Games played: Rayman (0:01), Suikoden II (0:09), Klonoa (0:24), Gradius Gaiden (0:45), Legend of Mana (0:55), Resident Evil 2 (2:04), Metal Gear Solid (7:05) Also, I just wanted to mention that while I show the hybrid prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation.. there were indeed plans at one point for an add-on unit (as I say "add-on" in the video). Also, you can use the PS2 memory card to back up PS1 saves (as many of you have mentioned). However, you still need a PS1 memory card to create those save files to begin with.
The Suikoden games are amazing. I actually got Suikoden 1 for $2 complete. The front cover has a crack in it but for $2 I can't complain. I would love to own Suikoden 2 on disc but it's like $800Au or more for a complete copy and I need complete copies.
Blatantly saying the 5th gen 3D games are all ugly shows how little of video games these people actually know and how little they enjoy games in general. I hope they aren't as critic with their own ugly selves, specially as they age. Apart from that, there are so many unique 3D games from the 5th gen for the N64, PS1 and Saturn with so much charm and great art direction, this was a great generation for gaming fans.
I've always been a fan, but for whatever reason, I've become a much bigger fan of the PS1 in recent years. Whenever I go to a second-hand game shop, it tends to be the console I go straight for. The shift from the Super Famicom's dominance in Japan to a new 3D platform from a less controlling company lead to all sorts of strange and inventive new games. There's so many games that are just completely unique to the PS1. Bushido Blade, Bust-a-Groove, Bomberman Fantasy Race, Bishi Bashi Special, and that's just the Bs. Sony's perceived coolness and multimedia focus seemed to lead to games that were lead less by programmers and project planners and more artists, musicians and creative directors, and I think a lot of really cool and distinctive games came from that shift in perspective. I've also become a much bigger fan of how PS1 games look in recent years. Now, with so much shared middleware and graphics engines, it's hard for games to carry much of their own visual identity without opting for heavily stylised graphics. On the PS1, every aspect of the presentation relied on the creativity and technical knowledge of the developers. 3D models, pre-rendered assets and hand-drawn pixel art could all be used in tandem to present some really complex visuals. They're more constrained by the limitations of the game design too, which makes them feel like a more natural, logical part of the game. I really love how Metal Gear Solid and Klonoa look and will take them anyday over Twin Snakes and Phantasy Reverie's less distinctive styles. I love the PS1. I think it's one of the most interesting consoles ever made.
You joke about people thinking the PS2 was just a DVD player, but this feature was huge in Japan. It kicked off a huge spike in movie rentals, and it was the go-to device for DVD playback, with games being incidental for many buyers.
It was a huge selling feature in the states as well, and that's precisely why I joked about it. I knew a lot of people back in the day who thought it was its best feature.
@@RetroBirdGaming 12 year old me in 2002 was not terribly happy when my mom made me share the PS2 so that her and my sister could watch Bringing Down the House once. But I was definitely happy when mom brought home a dedicated DVD player so I was then able to move it to my room. But in the beginning all my PS1 saves were wiped because the offbrand memory card my big brother bought me for my 8th birthday didn't hold up when I got the PS2.
Syphon filter is a series I have somehow managed to completely miss out on * not even aware of its existence* and have been having a lot of fun going through them
Recommended games that don’t get talked about much (or much anymore): Vandal Hearts - probably the best strategy game ever made. Tenchu 1 - great stealth ninja game Tony Hawk 2 - Great soundtrack, timeless fun, everyone seems to have forgotten these games. Wild Arms - Almost never heard anyone talk about this, it’s not super expensive and will have you playing for scores of hours.
You gave Klonoa the recognition it deserved so that was gonna be my recommendation. Instead, I'll go with Croc:Legend of the Gobbos. Fun little 3d platformer with an amazing soundtrack and alot of charm that goes severely underrated.
Love all the screen time you gave to Suikoden 2 and Legend of Mana. Two of my all time favorite games! I’m glad that attitudes are slowly changing on the PS1’s legacy.
PS1 will always be in my heart as that was the 1st console (not portable) gaming system I bought with my own money. I've had other consoles, but they were hand me downs & I didn't have to spend a dime. Before Mario Kart my favorite racing game of all time was Jet Moto. No drifting in that game just some futuristic electric bolt to get you around corners! That just blew my mind. Also didn't know the PS3 played PS1 games. I may still have mine. (Project to look into today!) Thanks again for the Bird Seeds for my future enjoyment of my Retro Games!
That's fine I couldn't find my PS3 I may have given it away as I didn't know it could still play PS1 games. However, I did keep my PS2 because I did know that could play all the PS1 games! So Star Wars Rebel Assault 2 is still...Game On!@@Fools_Requiem
I didn't have a PS1 as a kid so I had to go to a friends house to play it. I have fond memories playing Mega Man 8 and Blast-O! I'm more of a SEGA collector but I purchase PS1 titles here and there and man does it ever have a fantastic library. I especially Recommend Die Hard Trilogy, Twisted Metal 2 (please bring this series back), and the Syphon Filter games 👍
Thanks for giving Klonoa so much shine here! The funny thing is that you can copy PS1 saves to a PS2 memory card. You just can't use them! Ape Escape isn't talked about as much as I'd like it to be. It just came out on PS5 but still, it sucks that it's been 15 years since the last proper Ape Escape (Ape Escape 3 in 2006). Interactive CD demo discs are also very nostalgic. Parappa 1 and 2 along with Um Jammer Lammy also need more love. Oh, and Tomba in America/Tombi in Europe.
I rarely hear about Future Cop L.A.P.D. and I always enjoyed the gameplay in that. It's funny that you asked right before mentioning saving on games without the original case because mine doesn't have it's original case but that's just because I couldn't find one locally with the case.
One game I can recommend (before the impending price hike) is Saga Frontier 2. It's one JRPG that seems daunting, but is an excellent example of storyline, gameplay and music. And it is not necessary to play the original to fully understand the game.
When my original PS1 died I ended up playing all my PS1 games on my PS2. Even got a Japanese PS2 so I could play Japanese PS1 games. The PS1 is probably my largest collection at this point, I’ve been buying the original long-box games for a while, have about half of them so far.
Tecmo's Deception. The game is weird and creepy. You build a mansion, set traps and then get to act as bait to either kill or capture invaders. It's had a few sequels, but I personally liked the charm of the original the most.
I had my PS3 connected to an old CRT TV for years when I first got once back in 2008. It's difficult to read the text but it never stopped me having fun or completing games. I remember trying it on my parents large screen TV but I always preferred my CRT. My parent threw my old TV away a few years ago so I've estranged them. I'm not joking.
Bro, my family got in an argument over this last night as i was going through all my games and stuff asking where is this and where is that? My mom says it wasn't her job to move it from the old house while i wasin jail, so she gave all my rare Jordans basically my entire childhood stuff is gone
To answer this video's question, is a game I've mentioned it a few times in the comments. The first Fear Effect is my favorite PS1 game nobody talks about anymore, though in truth it's probably not the most obscure thing on the console, it did get a sequel that received a lot of press for all the wrong reasons. The first game has a pretty tight narrative even when the story goes full bonkers in the later half. It's a cool dark sci-fi neo-noir survival horror game with stylish early cel-shaded graphics. The thing that holds it back and probably why a lot of people don't talk about it anymore is the wonky tank-controls and finicky trial and error combat. It's also kind of a product of its time in terms of subject matter and some of the "Rated M for Mature" material. If you can look past that and are in the mood for something that feels like Akira meets Blade Runner then I recommend it.
Love that game! I remember wanting to play it since it had that Cel shade style and I was addicted to Jet grind radios art style I don't mind the tank controls but some of the puzzles were so cryptic. I had to look at an online guide for that part where you were in a kitchen and had to sneak past everyone. I have the sequel but have yet to play it and its a shame Fear Effect Inferno never came out 😔
The ps1 is and was such a powerhouse....so many it's started life on the ps1. Really enjoyed the video, great games featured! I was one of those that was well pleased to find out that I could play my ps1 games on my ps3... Nice one 😉👍
Hi retrobird - love the videos. Im a 1st gen gamer (very old dude) since atari 2600. With the ps1 I was there at launch and the games I never hear about are the early ones, mostly 2d efforts such as rapid reload (a gunstar heroes ripoff) hot blooded family (japanese beatem up), mr domino, bishi bashi special, radical bikers, incredible crisis, broken sword, super pang collection, puchi carat. Im in the UK the pal library was huge, I ran a video game store when the ps1 was king and the dreamcast was being launched. The dreamcast being my fave console ever. I left the business around the time of the wii launch - gaming changed a lot by then, but am still a huge gamer. Also I used to be a huge collector / player of neo geo mvs games, though I parted with the colllection years ago I still play the games using a neo geo mini. Sorry im getting sidetracked... more obscure ps1 games theme hospital, kudelka (rpg made by snk) kula world, any games made by jvc, penny racers, the list is endless🤘
I would recommend the amazing selection of lightgun games for the PS1. Time Crisis and Project Titan; Point Blank 1, 2, and 3; Area 51 and Maximum Force; and the two biggest hidden gems, Gunfighter: The Legend of Jesse James and Elemental Gearbolt. That’s among others both good and bad, but all fun in their own way, except Extreme Ghostbusters…
Legend of Mana is a goat tier rpg for sure. I was a part of the early 00s cracking of the code so to speak (crafting recipes for god tier weapons). Not enough people give that game praise that's for sure. I still have my original copy. I think I have nearly everything on ps1 featured in the video, asise from the junk platformers meant to illustrate a point.
I grew up with the n64,but recently I bought a ps1 and several games. So far I am having a blast. I still have my old consoles and all my games. I was one of the luckier teens during the 6th generation,having both a ps2 and gamecube. Man those were some great consoles.
Some of my favorite PS1 games are The Twisted Metal series The Crash Bandicoot Series Psychic Force The Unholy War Gundam: Battle Assault 2 King of Fighters 2000 Anything made by Capcom
The 2nd console I owned. Didn't get many games as a kid but over the years I've bought a bunch of games. I only have about 100 which is a small amount. Like other consoles there's some super expensive games that I would love to own. Like The Adventures of Lomax.
My grandma had got me goemons great adventure for n64. Had never heard of it but not only was it completely different but it was completely awesome!!! Forced myself to play it at first but once I got into it, turns out it was one of my favorites 😎😎
I will never forget the first time I touched a PlayStation. At KB toy store. Hakeem Olajuwon’s hands were diamonds, and they were the greatest thing I had ever seen.
Just a week ago I got my first PS1! A good place to start is the Final Fantasy games on PS1! Square Enix still sells FF games brand new. Final Fantasy Origins Final Fantasy Chronicles Final Fantasy Origins Basically, FF1,2,4-6 and Chrono Trigger, and they sell them at a reasonable price.
I really appreciate that this video didn't focus on the rarity or "collector's value" of these games, but rather the merits of the games themselves. Too often do I see the content of video games overlooked for the purported prestige of their place on the market. As far as a game I'd recommend people check out? I was tempted to list a few games which are great but unfortunately pretty expensive, but going right along with my sentiments above I'm going with "Sorcerer's Maze." It's a Breakout clone but you play as either a fairy or magical cat thing through 101 different levels of various patterns and block types with a lot of neat magical upgrades throughout. So, it's a fun game, fun concept, lots of content, and there's even a two player mode. On top of it all, a CIB copy will set you back less than $10 according to Pricecharting, and that's about how much I got mine for. Definitely worth checking out!
@@RetroBirdGaming Awesome! If you want a taste of what it's like, I've got a VoD up where I played a medley of PS1 games from my own CRT setup. Sorcerer's Maze starts about about the 1 hour mark, and yes, I have since fixed the sound issues and my streams greatly benefit from it. 😁 www.twitch.tv/videos/1521562033
One game I would ABSOLUTELY recommend is VAGRANT STORY by Squaresoft. It is severely overlooked as it came out towards the end of the PS1 life cycle and is a stunning SHOWPIECE of what the system is capable of graphically. The gameplay is unique, soundtrack is amazing(the ending credits song called Phantom Pain is Grammy worthy!), character design is interesting and story is great! Check this one out for sure.
I missed the PS1 train completely back in 1995 as I still played my SNES. I got into PS1 in 2002 and checked out what I missed. Boy did I miss a lot of classics. I played your crash games, Spyro games, Castlevania games and so on. I had loads of fun 🙂. These days I can play over 400 PS1 games on my retropie and enjoy the PS1 games that way.
I bought the Classic as never experienced any of those games only certain PS1 games (GT, Spyro, Crash Racing, Scrabble, Millionaire, I don't have a lot on me so they were all new to me) even when used PCSX or DuckStation to play particular ones which is what I do play niche games I don't care for the big ones really but with the Classic I didn't mind that. So seemed suitable for me to get it even regardless of PAL/NTSC as live in PAL so didn't bother me (nor do unsuccessful products anyway bother me) just experiencing the games. Not added more games to it yet though. I think it's a fine selection even besides the licenses but of course adding more makes sense.
I know this is a collecting video and I do have a small collection of PS1 games (about 40) but as the prices continued to rise, I was praying for a different original hardware solution...in stepped the PSIO...and then the Xstation, which is my current choice. Good quality ODE's that can play (in the Xstations case) every PS1 game! The PSIO allows you to keep the disc drive, but it has some compatibility issues. Anyway, just an option for those who want to play their original PS1 and save some $.
A lot of people may not know this but you can store ps1 save files to a ps2 memory card and then transfer it back to a ps1 memory card whenever you run out of memory card space on said PS1 memory card.
Oooh - I don’t know that could buy a game disc only. My entire collection (save for 5 NES games) are CIB, and even for those I have the manuals all in Custom Game Cases clamshell boxes. Heck, even all my Genesis and SMS games have the hang tabs on them! Anyway, yeah - love and support the suggestion Japanese for those games that don’t present a language barrier. I managed that by buying a Japanese PS2, since I was pretty big on import collecting for it.
Right now im playing through my SNES collection, but i cant wait to start collecying and most importantly play PS1 games, there are so many great games for it besides the usual greatest hits.
For the platforming fans I highly recommend Lomax. 3D games that still look good today: both Spiderman games. Games that aged well for PS1 3D games. RPG: Alundra (Sonys answer to Nintendos Zelda).
At ending you're right on saving money because I went into this thinking my ps1 collection is by far my most expensive collection. But I have to have CIB. And its preference by early titles in long box but thats just me and with current economy I won't be buying any long boxes unless I find an under the radar ebay auction and its on the cheap
Ape Escape for the original PlayStation pioneered the Dualshock. It's one of my favorite games of all time just because of how unique it is. I highly recommend it to anyone! Anyone else play this masterpiece?
The PS1 is awesome for the 3D games because it has the way better camera angles compared to modern systems because you can see everything & it pans with you like 2D games. Example of that would be the Resident Evil games. Games I recommend for this system. The Resident Evil games 1-3 (for 1 play the Director's Cut) Crash Bandicoot 2 & 3, Dino Crisis 1 & 2, Fear Effect 1 & 2. Metal Gear Solid, Star Wars The Phantom Menance & Silent Hill. The 2D games for sure. Resident Evil 2 on the PS1 is by far the best Resident Evil game I have ever played. Never mind about the crappy RE 2 remake where Mr. X is chasing you throughout majority of the game.
So many great IPs from the SNES carried over to the PS1 and is why I consider it the spiritual succesor to the SNES. You can't save PS1 files to PS2 memory cards but you can store files on them. An odd feature that almost no one uses.
the ps1 is hands down the best console out there. I have over 300 titles for it. Out of all my console systems I own, I have the most games for my ps1. Resident Evil and Castlevania symphony of the night are the top 2 games ever made in my opinion and they just so happen to be on the ps1. Other great sleeper games just to name a few on the console would be heart of darkness, oddworld, and lets not forget Einhander, I could go on and on but now I have to go to work. Great video!!!
Highly recommend looking for titles people don't regularly mention as I've noticed they can be grabbed for a decent price & are a lot of fun. Bloody Roar series Jet Moto series Jade Cocoon
One game that needs more love is Parasite Eve. It was Squares answer to Resident Evil it's an action RPG with great music and has some nasty body horror.
Is a great game to play for Christmas as well 😄 Quite a few people criticized how short the game is but I love that its digestible since I don't have as much free time as I used to haha
I probably play more PS1 games on my PS3 than I do PS3 games. Pre-rendered backgrounds are my favorite videogame art style and it's sad that it mostly got ditched once consoles could render all the environments. Just goes to show that sometimes limitations can encourage new ideas.
I totally agree with you Andrew. I really appreciate that aesthetic and I really wish certain things didn't get ditched just because we advanced in technical capabilities. I wish we could get more 2d games & 2.5d games. There is so much potential for games in our current era to make utterly amazing games in this niche yet we hardly ever see it get utilized. It's sad.
Under the radar PS1 game I own? Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX. A Tony Hawk clone on a bike. And it’s not as smooth as Tony Hawk, but I still have fun with it. My collection is pretty standard otherwise.
I.Q.: Intelligent Qube, I remember loving the demo that I had on either a disc that came with the console or the PlayStation underground and then couldn't find the game until years later at a crazy price, but I know I got plenty of use out of that demo
What it Do, stellar video , a recommendation gem for the Ps1 "Top Shop Board Game" monopoly mixed with quirky strategy and odd Japanese culture. Worth a go if you like those genres. Keep up the great work Big 🐦
As always, great video! Channel has been growing a lot recently too. I predict an explosion of popularity in the next 6 months if you keep it up like this.
Can agree having tested it now it moved a PS1 save to PS2 works. Really had no idea never tried it as thought they weren't compatible data on 8MB cards for some reason. Will try now and copy over my data. Would have thought that was only a homebrew thing or so. I assume 8MB ones don't get understood on PS1 but PS1 data on PS2 cards huh then of course on PS3 with adaptor and it's digitally accessible from there of course.
My recommendations; stick with most of Capcom Ips(they actually gave all of them equal treatment back in that era ), Square soft classics , both lunar games , Castlevania symphony of the night , and the silent hill games
Big fan of primarily the RPGs on PS1. I liked a few other games too but I find the 3D graphics of the PS1 jarring. Not many 3D titles have aged well at all. I was disappointed more devs didn't push 2D and sprites to the limit on PS1.
Know what's funny? I bought a ps1 way after I got a ps1 because I didn't realise til after I bought it and got some games that ps3 could play them til a friend went "Why do you have both set up?" lol
If you're collecting PS1 games track down Omega Boost. It's a rail shooter, kind of like Star Fox 64, but with a mech and with one of the best cheesy fmv opening cutscenes.
I just went through a massive headache of a process securing a PS1.... not sure it was worth it since I already have a PS2..... That's the life of a collector I guess!
The Playstation 1 is what got me into JRPGs and I do have quite the small library. As for Playstation 2 was my second DVD player and at the same time got me the Tales series. Playstation 3 my fatty darling is my own personal Media center in other words I can watch video's I downloaded via DivX and I have about 400 songs on there two
the PSX is my jam. been collecting for it since it was still sold new in stores (roughly 2003 or so). I always saw it as the successor to the Super Nintendo in terms of stature. One of my favorite games you don't see on many lists - Bushido Blade 2 (damn, wasn't Squaresoft simply *on fire* during this generation??). I also absolutely love the PSX port of Civ2, but i only ever played it as a portable title, playing it on the PSP, then the vita and now a smartphone - if you like Civilization or 4X games, having this in your pocket will ruin your life. Other non-popular games i loved: 2Xtreme, Cool Boarders 2, Fighting Force 1, Hot Shots Golf 1, Medieval, Soul Blade. Since you have a CRT, know that the PSX is also a lightgun power house.
@@HollowRick totally agree with Square. Konami and Capcom... Hard to decide between 32 & 16bit generations. They both ran some franchises into the ground in the 32bit era and totally abandoned others
