Best PS1 Games?

[KurrptSenate]

I've had a sudden interest in PS1 games and I wanted to know what titles you guys thought were MUST HAVES.

I have these so far :
GT 1 & 2
Final Fantasy Tactics
FF 8
Parasite Eve
Vagrant Story
Metal Gear Solid

[LorenzoL]

What type of games are you into? That should make the recomendations easier.

I see that you are into RPG so I will recomend FF7 (a must have). Also Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of my favorite games in the PS1.

[KurrptSenate]

thanks for the suggestions

I'm really looking for ANYTHING good, regardless of genre :D

[mh4268]

For RPG
Sikoden 1&2- 2 is my fave RPG for PS1, and since it is almost a direct sequel (about 1/3 of the characters overlap) might as well get 1 as well.
Xenogears
Grandia

For a space shooter
Einhander

[KurrptSenate]

ooo

einhander is pretty sweet. Thats a squaresoft make, right?

[Y2J850]

chrono cross and vagrant story are the two best ps1 rpgs that get looked over because final fantasy isnt in the title. castlevania sotn, tekken 3, silent bomber, fear effect 1 and 2 are all worth looking into.

[KurrptSenate]

i thought Tekken 3 was for ps2? better look into that


I actually got Chrono Cross last night, and have Vagrant Story, though I haven't played those yet.

I think my brother has Fear Effect, but I should really look for Fear Effect 2, I suppose

What is Silent Bomber?

[mrglass]

Aside from those already mentioned:

Syphon Filter
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

[dugan]

Soul Calibur 3
Virtual Fighter 4

[taffer]

Resident Evil 1-3

Tenchu 1-2 (stealthy ninja games)

Alundra (very reminiscent of Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past) Avoid Alundra 2 though because it is garbage.

Dino Crisis 1-2 (it is basically Resident Evil with dinosaurs instead of zombies)

Crash Bandicoot series

Syphon Filter series

[mh4268]

einhander is pretty sweet. Thats a squaresoft make, right?

yup.

[KurrptSenate]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

Dayum, i completely forgot about puzzle fighter!

I'm making a list of all the games I don't yet have yet. Hopefully these won't be too hard to locate

[LorenzoL]

Unfortunately, some of the games listed above are hard to find and you may have to go the Ebay route and pay a lot of money in order to get it. For example, check the price for Suikoden or better yet Tactics Ogre.

[KurrptSenate]

i actually had Tactics Ogre, but sold it 3 months ago for 25 bucks.


Should have kept it

[LorenzoL]

Just $25??? I thought that game was going for a lot more last time I checked.

[KurrptSenate]

well, it was


but I couldn't find the book + case, so I had to sell it CD only. My brother just called over the weekend stating that he found the case + book. Obviously, I wasn't too excited haha

[KurrptSenate]

theres a sealed tactics ogre on ebay going for 120+ already

[Ocelot]

Just $25??? I thought that game was going for a lot more last time I checked.


What? That much? I think i still have that game somewhere....

The only games i can quickly recall when PS1 is mentioned are:
FF7
Metal Gear Solid
Vandalhearts (spell?) Oh, i loved that game, loved it when you tag along a rookie char with you and have him/her destoy an "already" weaken enemy or heal a high rank ally, watch the rookie char's level soars in one turn!

[Gideon68]

Soul Calibur 3
Virtual Fighter 4

These are PS2 games, he's looking for PS1 games, and Tekken 3 is a PS1 game.

Puzzle games:

Devil Dice
IQ

For RPGs, I'll have to take a look at what I have and get back to you.

[whitetigeress]

Legend of Lagoon
Sypro series

[KingSmoth]

Silent Hill

[PerryD]

Some of my favorites that still hold up:
Point Blank series
Parappa the Rapper
Ape Escape
Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix

[NC-36]

another vote for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

[Kaiser Soze]

Twisted Metal 2. Great game back in the day.

[Gideon68]

RPGs

Chrono Cross
Dragon Warrior VII
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VII
Grandia
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Lunar II: Eternal Blue
Lunar: Silver Star Story
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II
Star Ocean
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
Xenogears

Others

Ape Escape
Builder's Block
Bushido Blade
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor Underground
Medievil
Omega Boost
Resident Evil 2
Soulblade
Tomba

[dom56]

Final Fantasy 9

Some people didn't like it but I thought this was the best final fantasy game I played for this system. Fantastic cutscenes, I got pretty choked up at the ending.

[Josh-da-man]

Somewhat related... but why aren't any of these PS1 games kept in print?

All of the Sony consoles are backward compatible with each other, so that shouldn't be an issue. CDs and DVDs are dirt cheap to replicate, as opposed to the old ROM cartridges, so a lot of these games could be kept in print without much trouble.

There are a lot of PS1 games that sell for quite a bit on the aftermarket (Symphony of the Night, Parasite Eve), and you also have games that are parts of series... Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy ... so it just seems kind of strange that there isn't any effort to keep these games available. Especially when the current consoles (PS, XBOX) are all backward compatible with the older models.

[Joe Molotov]

There is a company that acquires the publishing rights to some of these older OOP games and then does limited re-releases of them, but in the end it comes down to shelf space. No one wants to stock games that are more than a few years old. Stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy especially, but even Gamestop/EB has gotten rid of their PSX/N64 games. It's too bad that games can't be like movies and just stick around forever, but I guess that doesn't work, or the people in charge don't think it works.

[CreatureX]

My fav PSX games:

Wipeout XL
Parappa The Rapper
Jumping Flash! series
Um Jammer Lammy

[starseed1981]

Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy Tactics
Resident Evil 2
Parasite Eve
Xenogears
Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night

[RichC2]

Alundra
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8 (I'm easily entertained)
Final Fantasy 9
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (Nostalgia purposes)
Chrono Cross

Blood Omen
Bust A Groove 1 and 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (imo, best game of the generation)
Einhander
Incredible Crisis
Intelligent Qube
Metal Gear Solid
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus & Abe's Oddysee
PaRappa The Rapper/Um Jammer Lammy
Point Blank
Resident Evil 2
Skullmonkeys
Tekken 3
Time Crisis
Tomb Raider 1 and 2
Twisted Metal 2
Wipeout XL

[matome]

For me it was Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Wipeout XL and Need For Speed.

[lotsofdvds]

Games that still hold up:

Loaded
Reloaded
Project Overkill

Three ridiculous, over the top shooters.

[clownfish piece]

ohh man PS1 games.. brings back memories.. lets see here.. gotta think a minute.. not sure i can remember all the good PS1 titles i used to play

Twisted Metal 2, a MUST have.. best in the series in my opinion

FFVII and Tactics.. everyone says IX is great.. maybe i should play it but stay away from VIII! lol

Need for Speed hehe.. i remember my friend and i would use the code to get the secret car and run into each other at top speed and watch the cars flip and crash around lol good stuff

lets see here...

Metal Gear Solid, love the series but i played Sons of Liberty first so this MGS wasnt as good to me but still good nonetheless

Beyond the Beyond, great first gen PS1 RPG thats alot like older FF titles but its so rare.. i used to have it and now factory sealed copies go for $130.. its 2 or 3 discs long.. i was able to find a used copy for $50.. what kinda condition its in when i get it is yet to be seen

Crash Bandicoot series

Musashi haha.. a little ninja guy that runs around and kills things and jumps around... 3D platform type of game but its fun as i remember

Spyro!! i love Spyro games, especially Spyro 3.. its kinda a kids game but its so much fun

Resident Evil 1 and 2

Gran Turismo

Andretti Racing.. if you like that kinda thing

Discworld, definately a niche game.. no fighting.. you just wander all over the Discworld as a wizard searching for items to advance the story... its definately not for everyone but i liked it.. if you like monty python, its a funny game with that kind of humor (voices from monty python as well, eric idle does the main character) but its not action.. also a very rare early PS1 game.. if you think you'll like that, check out Blazing Dragons which is similar.. purely puzzle games with humor

Destruction Derby, also an early PS1 game thats kinda rare.. but its fun for awhile lol

if you like bowling, Ten Pin Alley is decent

Warhawk, also a first gen PS1 game... you fly around killing stuff in this futuristic "Warhawk" craft... aerial combat game... its very cool and very good cutscenes and some humor as well.. however this game is rare and its very hard even on the normal difficulty.. one of the few games i havent been able to beat, its just too hard towards the end but maybe you'll have better luck with it

Critical Depth.. from the makers of twisted metal, only with submarines.. its alright

Xtreme Games .. also a first gen PS1 game (ive been a PS fan since the beginning as u can tell lol)... u can basically be a skateboarder, biker, luger or roller blader.. you race courses against 15 other people who you have to punch and kick to knock them down into things that make funny noises (especially mailboxes lol) and try to finish first.. get points and money for equipment upgrades... graphics arent great but its fun.. you get the most out of this game if you have someone to play against though.. if you think noises and sounds are funny, you gotta get this game cuz it'll make you hysterical.. play on the hardest modes!

anyways there i go talking too much again

[Baron Of Hell]

There was this game where you made traps to kill people. Can't recall the name but damn was it fun chainnig traps together for crazy kills. One of the few games that let you play as a bad guy.

[tomwaits]

There was this game where you made traps to kill people. Can't recall the name but damn was it fun chainnig traps together for crazy kills. One of the few games that let you play as a bad guy.

Tecmo's Deception

[GreenMonkey]

MMm, Playstation 1, RPGs galore! The only kind of PS1 games I still play, really.

I hate FF8, but I'd agree on FF7, FF9. Personally I loved Dragon Warrior VII but I'd a Dragon Quest geek.

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete would be my other favorite PS1 game.

Castlevania SOTN is good, I agree, but I prefer the DS Castlevanias with the map screen. I got so tired of backtracking around and getting lost in SOTN.

I only played about 10 hours of them, but Tales of Destiny 1/2 are very good action/RPG hybrids.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Don't think I've seen R-Type Delta mentioned, so that. And if you like shmups at all, go get it now.

[Setzer]

Final Fantasy 9

Some people didn't like it but I thought this was the best final fantasy game I played for this system. Fantastic cutscenes, I got pretty choked up at the ending.

:up:

This and Xenogears were probably my two my favorite RPG's on the PS1.

Add Final Fantasy Tactics, Castlevania SotN and Valkyrie Profile and that would be my top 5.