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PS1 Appreciation/Collectors Thread of Ugly-Ass Polygons
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davidwhangchoi
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thanks guys,
sounds like BoF III is a winner.
i haven't beat IV yet but it sounds different from III. it looks like it's coming in monday so i'll give it a whirl then =)
I have only played the first Breath of fire, which i found decent, but nothing mindblowing. I am very nostalgic for it though, since i own the issue it was reviewed in together with Final Fantasy 3, and always longed for it after that. But yeah, when i finally got it, it wasnt that great. Need to play 2, 3 and 4 though, considering i now own them all.
davidwhangchoi
Member
hey guys, my BoF III just came in =)
davidwhangchoi
Member
oh man you 1CC'd it? crazy =)
thanks! oh, that's the back of the BoF III manual... sorry if it's misleading. i'll take out those pics =)
Yep. It took over a month to do it, lol. It was a bitch because the A.I. cheats like crazy in that game. I actually know how to beat the bosses easily now using hilarious tactics to trick their A.I. It's the AES version as well so it's pretty much arcade perfect.
Man, so I just found a copy of Gran Turismo 1 and decided to get it for the hell of it (double case is always nice), but its actually really fun and has a nice high detail PS1 look, which was surprising. I started the series with Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec, and while I didnt exactly fall for the series (dont really like sim racing) the PS1 game seems to have a perfect balance between arcadey and sim like handling?
Unless its just because I jumped straight into Arcade mode with a Skyline + Drift handling?
Unless its just because I jumped straight into Arcade mode with a Skyline + Drift handling?
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I only beat a few tournaments and one license test in simulation mode, but yea sim mode is obviously a slower start and requires more of a tolerance for frustration.
This was this year, tho, so believe me when I say it still holds up.
zephervack
Member
PSIO was in stock for like 5 minutes before it went out of stock 
, I really want this thing, I have so many PS1 with broken lenses.
, I really want this thing, I have so many PS1 with broken lenses.davidwhangchoi
Member
i ordered dinocrisis 1 and 2, i'll post they them once they arrive =)
ResidentDante
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Awesome dude! DC1 is survival and much like RE1-3 in structure. Remember to think over what you need when you are mixing darts and bullets!
DC2 is a different beast altogether, it's about racking in up combos and shooting everything that moves. They're both very different but do each their thing very well imo. Enjoy, and I look forward to hearing about it!
Currently on CD2 in RE2 myself, playing the Leon B scenario. I must have just played the Claire scenario A multiple times through the years and only Leon's once back when I originally completed the whole game. There's an impressive difference in both scenarios! Really having fun replaying it and bringing back memories from the 90's!
davidwhangchoi
Member
it's funny i beat dino 2 back in the days but never finished dino 1. i'm grabbing both again since i saw them cheap. i didn't like dino 2 but i dont know why i kept playing to beat it and never finished one which i really enjoyed. i think it was because i brought both really late in the ps1 system's life and it got backlogged once started playing dreamcast's code veronica =)
ResidentDante
Member
Yeah, I remember the day I got my PS2 everything prior to it kind of just got put away in a corner. Years later I'm actually more fond of the PS1 library than the PS2 one!
I feel the same way because thats the platform that really introduced me to a whole bunch of different genres. Stuff like MGS, RE2, Twisted Metral, Tomb Raider, JRPG's, etc.
Actually played and beat RE2 (on the Dreamcast) after this, and wrote about it in the 30 days of horror thread. Awesome game for as well! With Dino Crisis Im going back to the PS1 though.
Monado Blade
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Just got this in:
I had this on my eBay watchlist for the past 5 or 6 years or so. lol. Seller must have had a huge amount of unsold stock for it to remain up for that long! Anyways finally decided to take the plunge because even though it's a Mad Catz product it was the only PS1 mouse I could find and I realllllllly really want to play Policenauts without having to suffer using the PS1's dpad.
Had this sent into the office. Colleagues were like, "why'd you buy a mouse for the playstation????"
Anyone else have one? What do you think of it? Is it trash?
I had this on my eBay watchlist for the past 5 or 6 years or so. lol. Seller must have had a huge amount of unsold stock for it to remain up for that long! Anyways finally decided to take the plunge because even though it's a Mad Catz product it was the only PS1 mouse I could find and I realllllllly really want to play Policenauts without having to suffer using the PS1's dpad.
Had this sent into the office. Colleagues were like, "why'd you buy a mouse for the playstation????"
Anyone else have one? What do you think of it? Is it trash?
Lol I send all my stuff to the office, so get this all the time with all the various retro stuff thats coming in.
Monado Blade
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Hah! And with retro stuff, there's ample opportunity to bewilder colleagues.
"You spent HOW MUCH for that old game???"
"Why do you keep buying cables all the time???"
"They made diskettes for the NES???"
"You spent HOW MUCH for that old game???"
"Why do you keep buying cables all the time???"
"They made diskettes for the NES???"
Haha yeah, tell me about it I work at a university where it is pretty common to order a lot of books, so many probably just think that I read alot since i get stuff in the mail all the time (i try not to show them that its all games). I have gotten question about why so much stuff is coming in from Japan though, do they have so many great researcher in my field there lol?
About prices on old games, i try not to talk to much about it, noone i know understands that its possible to even pay for old games when they can be had for free on emulators (now Fifa or Cod 17 on the other hand lol).
I work at a university where it is pretty common to order a lot of books, so many probably just think that I read alot since i get stuff in the mail all the time (i try not to show them that its all games). I have gotten question about why so much stuff is coming in from Japan though, do they have so many great researcher in my field there lol? About prices on old games, i try not to talk to much about it, noone i know understands that its possible to even pay for old games when they can be had for free on emulators (now Fifa or Cod 17 on the other hand lol).
davidwhangchoi
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my dino 2 came in yesterday, now to wait for part one to show up in the mail =) (it was 13 bucks shipped on amazon)
IrishNinja
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^cool! ive still never managed to finish part 1 on my DC, maybe next halloween haha. was always curious about that one though, post impressions when you get around to playing it dave!
Monado Blade
Member
Okay, so I managed to spend some time with my brand new mouse and played about an hour or so of Policenauts with it. Whoa! The experience is so much more better!
I could not stomach the game when I was playing it with a dualshock (that d-pad sucks balls man) and the mouse just improves the experience a million times over. I could never the play the game much before so when I finally got to my first action sequence I was blown away because I had not been expecting one. Can't imagine playing that with a d-pad. At first I was a little iffy about the default mouse speed but you can change it in the options. I chose the "Fast" setting and that made it perfect for me.
So, all in all, this Mad Catz mouse isn't that bad at all. Pretty cool for the cheap price I got it for. After I'm done with Policenauts I'll probably have a go at Discworld Noir as well, a game I've owned for almost 15 years now but could never get into also because of the controls. I'm hoping this mouse will fix that!
Ah, I work in a tech company so people here are quite knowledgeable about this sort of stuff. They just don't get why I don't have the latest and greatest. One person once asked me if I have a PS4 after he found out I love video games, and was dumbstruck when I answered, "I don't own a PS4, but I do own four PSones..." That counts right??? lol
I could not stomach the game when I was playing it with a dualshock (that d-pad sucks balls man) and the mouse just improves the experience a million times over. I could never the play the game much before so when I finally got to my first action sequence I was blown away because I had not been expecting one. Can't imagine playing that with a d-pad. At first I was a little iffy about the default mouse speed but you can change it in the options. I chose the "Fast" setting and that made it perfect for me.
So, all in all, this Mad Catz mouse isn't that bad at all. Pretty cool for the cheap price I got it for. After I'm done with Policenauts I'll probably have a go at Discworld Noir as well, a game I've owned for almost 15 years now but could never get into also because of the controls. I'm hoping this mouse will fix that!
Haha yeah, tell me about it
About prices on old games, i try not to talk to much about it, noone i know understands that its possible to even pay for old games when they can be had for free on emulators (now Fifa or Cod 17 on the other hand lol).
Ah, I work in a tech company so people here are quite knowledgeable about this sort of stuff. They just don't get why I don't have the latest and greatest. One person once asked me if I have a PS4 after he found out I love video games, and was dumbstruck when I answered, "I don't own a PS4, but I do own four PSones..." That counts right??? lol
ResidentDante
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Yeah, I always felt the PS2 promised to top all this but somehow never managed to for my own experience. Sure some of the games were mindblowing sequels like the Gran Turismo games, Metal Gears 2 & 3 and Silent Hill 2 & 3. But it all just felt like better grpahics with less originality. I guess the early 3D era of the PS1 gave us a ton off innovation, for good or worse, made a very diverse PS1 library though!
Finished RE2 Claire A and Leaon B the other evening, amazing stuff! The two campaigns were a lot different, I'd forgot a lot about Leon's! I booted up instantly into RE3 afterwards, but I may need a little break. RE3 feels somehow PAL optimized, it just moves faster and lighter, but that may just be the design of the game.
I'm thinking of doing RE:CVX too, as I have the HD version lying on my 360. I've only played it once before back in the day on my PS2 (I wanted to play the Devil May Cry demo), so I feel I should revisit it.
IrishNinja
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damn, i literally just finished REmake (PS4) and RE3 (DC) for halloween, yeah im debating holding off of CVX (PS3) for next year as well. after that, all i have left is RE0 and maybe finishing Dino Crisis one day!
davidwhangchoi
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my dino I came in yesterday. the mailing package was ripped open when i received it.
Second, the manual had old water damage. (all stained, warped and the staples were rusted brown.
i guess i'm going to file a return through ebay and grab another copy.
Second, the manual had old water damage. (all stained, warped and the staples were rusted brown.
i guess i'm going to file a return through ebay and grab another copy.
ResidentDante
Member
Man such a shame!
I recently received Tomb Raiders for my Saturn (The Japanese version of Tomb Raider), without the fucking CD. Wrote to the seller immediately and he apologised and was going to send the CD straight away. I'm awaiting to see if I was ripped off!
davidwhangchoi
Member
^thanks! yeah, guy accepted the return and i ordered another copy from another ebayer coming tomorrow.
got this as well as today. never played it but got it out of curiosity:
got this as well as today. never played it but got it out of curiosity:
ResidentDante
Member
Ohhh, I think I've seen a lot of bad reviews of that one! It's an interesting look at what a fully 3D and first person RE game could have been, as that's what was initially planned for RE1. Post your thoughts here when you've given it a go!
davidwhangchoi
Member
yeah, i heard it's bad... busy getting my ps4 pro but i'll post some impressions later tonight, i really wanted to try this and the bouncer ps2 (games that i avoided) but curious about.
also, for dino crisis one, now i remember why i paused dino crisis and beat part 2, i was too lazy to figure out how how to use the medical items efficiently, and wasted items throwing random stuff together.
i got up to the first story branch and chose
to go after dr. kirk. vaguely remember going to the basement and using some crane to lift cargo to make a path and eventually saw dr. kirk. i also had another save that chose to go find the signal of late teammate and remember running into some pterodactyls in the air.
what's the best approach?
NormalFish
Banned
shmups are 3rd person, right?
ResidentDante
Member
Man it's been a while since I played DC1!
I recall making quite a few tranquillizer darts on my first playthroughs, helping me sedate dinosaurs that were to tricky to run past. Especially dead end rooms which I never would revisit: tranq, explore then leave the room. But later after I became familiar with the game I just collected and collected until I could make one shot kill darts, which by the end of the game I had quite a few of. You only get one poison dart per mix so mix them carefully without wasting resources. Also only use them on the harder dinosaurs on the second half of the game. You can of course check online for mixing help, but it maybe ruins the game a bit as you won't have the try and fail learning. Just remember a L++ tranq dart can then be made into a poison dart, try making them up to this level, anything lower can't be made into poison darts.
I recall the handgun being really bad in open combat, and should mainly be used behind a laser fence. The shotgun is good up real close as the raptors will be toppled over and can be shot while lying down afterwards. You can mix it up though if you don't mind jumping in and out of menues: shotgun them to the floor, handgun a few rounds into them as they get up, then shotgun etc. Later dinos won't be toppled over though I recall!
Supply boxes that are red are best as they contain ammo, yellow and green ones mostly contain health I recall. So choose ammo mostly!
Oh and the routes you choose in the game don't make huge item differences, they're there for replay value! Just choose what you feel as the story progresses, there's no right and wrong way as such!
davidwhangchoi
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ResidentDante
Member
Oh and the 180 turn is on a single button press, rather than a combination like RE3. Use it a lot!!
blast processed
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Silent Bomber
ResidentDante
Member
Gonna back this one up, overlooked and fantastic fun game!
Apocalypse. Yeah, the one with Bruce Willis. I haven't played it in a while but remember it being a solid third-person shooter.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Damn my replacement eBay order of dino crisis came to since the first seller had water damage. This copy smells like smoke and has heavy scratches.... Lol rats.... Man... Not having a good streak w eBay
theSlacker
Member
Don't let it get you down, it happens. Just be happy it wasn't on a bigger cost item.
davidwhangchoi
Member
thanks man! i just sent the first one back in the mail and waiting for the second seller to respond to my return request. on ebay now looking for a clean copy.
A Black Falcon
Member
Do you mean behind-the-character games, or ones with a sort of overhead camera and run & gun-ish gameplay? In that latter category Apocalypse and One are probably the better-known titles, but I, at least, find Assault: Retribution maybe better than both... fun game.
sixteen-bit
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Something for the PlayStation fan on your holiday shopping list.
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/de/c...d=5421634200001&category=MENS-VINTAGE-TOPS-EU
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/de/c...d=5421634200001&category=MENS-VINTAGE-TOPS-EU
alf717
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Started a new play through of X5 off a custom eboot I made for the PSP which is connected to the TV. I originally just wanted to test it all out then I realized it was 3AM. I forgot that the Gaea Armor could push blocks. I was scratching my head for a moment while in Axl the Red's stage trying to get that one heart container. My brain knew what to do I just couldn't communicate it to my finger to get it done. Its silly that I forget something so simple. All that is left now are the Sigma stages. Think I might play some TR II next. I always get a hanking to play TR in November. Been watching all kinds of speed runs and glitches that people pull off in these games still amazes me watching someone just break a game know all the ins and outs of a level so clearly.
Either or are fine.
davidwhangchoi
Member
X5 was funny with the guns n roses names.
alf717
Member
I didn't think much of the names back when the game released until I read up more about the names from various websites. Although I will say that Duff McWhalen is by far the silliest name in the series. Apparently Alyson Court apologized to fans which I didn't think was necessary. I know the X games name the Maverick's/Irregular's after animals and bugs but I always thought the Japanese names were more goofy in comparison. For example what is a Makkoeen? Web Spidus from X4. Heck even Spark Mandriller is goofy when you say it out loud.
Patrick Bateman
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Does anyone know where I can get a PSone with the original LCD-screen and how much would be a good price?