I mentioned it on the first page. Totally agree.
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PS1 Games: Have any truly aged well?
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I mentioned it on the first page. Totally agree.
immortal-joe
Member
Trying to avoid the usual suspects, which is easy to do since the PSone had an insanely varied library. Here's a tiny sample:
RayCrisis
Top down shooter from Taito - great design, enemy layouts and difficulty.
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Destrega
Fighting game where you roam a 3D arena and fight your opponent with projectiles from distance and hand to hand attacks up close. Surprisingly deep and great fun with a friend.
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Gunner's Heaven
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Frantic and fun side-scrolling shooter.
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Ghost in the Shell
Fast paced and really addictive Action game where you control a "Tachikoma" (probably misspelled that) mech that crawls around walls and rooftops while locking on multiple enemies and shooting them down with homing missiles.
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Future Cop LAPD
Isometric action game where you control a mech armed with multiple weapons from gatling guns to rockets and even flame throwers. Mow down foot soldiers, tanks and entire buildings. Simply one of the best games EA has ever made.
Silhouette Mirage
Horizontal scrolling shooter by Working Designs. More charm in a single screenshot than most shooters have in all their levels.
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Bushido Blade 2
Sequel to the great high-concept fighter where a single slash of the blade is all it takes to end the match. Better levels, expanded character roster (with many WTF-worthy creations) and REALLY addictive with a friend. They even threw in a first-person mode!
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Incredible Crisis
Crazy story-driven rhythm / action game. Stages include outracing a falling boulder in a descending elevator, racing down the road in a hospital bed, and "pleasing" a women in a ferris wheel. Yes you read that last part right, and it gets even crazier.
.....Ok I'll stop now.
RayCrisis
Top down shooter from Taito - great design, enemy layouts and difficulty.
----------
Destrega
Fighting game where you roam a 3D arena and fight your opponent with projectiles from distance and hand to hand attacks up close. Surprisingly deep and great fun with a friend.
----------
Gunner's Heaven
Frantic and fun side-scrolling shooter.
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Ghost in the Shell
Fast paced and really addictive Action game where you control a "Tachikoma" (probably misspelled that) mech that crawls around walls and rooftops while locking on multiple enemies and shooting them down with homing missiles.
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Future Cop LAPD
Isometric action game where you control a mech armed with multiple weapons from gatling guns to rockets and even flame throwers. Mow down foot soldiers, tanks and entire buildings. Simply one of the best games EA has ever made.
Silhouette Mirage
Horizontal scrolling shooter by Working Designs. More charm in a single screenshot than most shooters have in all their levels.
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Bushido Blade 2
Sequel to the great high-concept fighter where a single slash of the blade is all it takes to end the match. Better levels, expanded character roster (with many WTF-worthy creations) and REALLY addictive with a friend. They even threw in a first-person mode!
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Incredible Crisis
Crazy story-driven rhythm / action game. Stages include outracing a falling boulder in a descending elevator, racing down the road in a hospital bed, and "pleasing" a women in a ferris wheel. Yes you read that last part right, and it gets even crazier.
.....Ok I'll stop now.
The Praiseworthy
Member
Incredible Crisis
Crazy story-driven rhythm / action game. Stages include outracing a falling boulder in a descending elevator, racing down the road in a hospital bed, and "pleasing" a women in a ferris wheel. Yes you read that last part right, and it gets even crazier.
.....Ok I'll stop now.
One of the most enjoyable and awesome games EVER <3
I hear that!
Feel the same way.
Woah you read my mind!
SO many like-minded gamers
revolverjgw
Member
I don't mind the graphics and I LOVE the eclecticism of old 3D games. Old PS1 games weren't just uglier, clunkier prototypes of newer games, they were their own unique entities entirely. Still a fun and fascinating library that I'll never get tired of exploring.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Wonderful game, pity it's quite expensive to import so anyone who hasn't played it by now probably won't.
Vampire On Titus
Member
Played through Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2, Spyro 1 & 2 and Vagrant Story recently. They all played really great. Also if a case could be made for low polygon models being an art style rather than a technical limitation (sort of like how 8 and 16 bit pixel art styles made the transition). Crash 2 and Vagrant Story would be the best arguments for that idea.
They still look really cool in an abstract way, especially when played on an SDTV and all that.
They still look really cool in an abstract way, especially when played on an SDTV and all that.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VIII and IX still look stunning to this day. They look fantastic on my HDTV played on PS3. And they have excellent gameplay systems that keep me coming back for multiple playthroughs time and time again.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
they've aged better than N64 games, those are near unplayable
they're totally fine.
Aside from Crash Bandicoot 3, Tekken 3, and Tomba, Brave Fencer Musashi was also pretty good and held up recently.
Man, why isn't this a PSOne Classic yet? I miss it so much!
Megidolaon
Member
I still think FFVII looks good. The blocky character models are charming, not unlike some DS games' chibi character models. The game still has more style and atmosphere than many current JRPGs.
FF Tactics also has aged well. I don't mind PS1 graphics, just load times.
FF Tactics also has aged well. I don't mind PS1 graphics, just load times.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
My man. A friend and I busted that out recently. Still a deep, satisfying fighter that would not be improved by shinier graphics. Definitely stands the test of time.
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Pretty much any of the 2D games do. Valkyrie Profile, Breath of Fire III/IV, FF Tactics, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night all come to mind.
MikeE21286
Member
/joke post
:lol thank god
I downloaded them all (1 through 3) for free and they aren't even worth the space they take up on my hard drive sadly enough. I can't imagine how mad I would be if I paid $5.99 for them on PSN
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
I can't believe I forgot about this! BB2 was probably my most-played game of the era. I might have to pull it out for some matches next time my bro comes to visit. An updated version with online play would blow my mind.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Actually that's Fuchikoma as it is based on the original manga. But yes, this game has held up amazingly well. Friends are always amazed by it when I fire it up. It has a 16:9 mode to boot!
Night_Trekker
Member
Your expectations changed. The games did not. Keep your expectations in check and you can enjoy any game that was once worth playing. Whine about the graphics or the controls and bitch about what an older game isn't and you screw yourself out of enjoying a game for what it is.
No they aren't.
No they aren't.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
final fantasy 9 still looks vunderful to me. the backgrounds make it look like a kids' fantasy picture book. i play it over and over and always will.
This thread is great.
PSOne games have endured longer than I ever imagined. The weird, warpy textures and boxy characters is sort of this distinct, warm "flavor" of retro gaming. The games that still play well are usually ones with "old guard" gameplay (SOTN), weird little games with 3D visuals with fairly simple controls (Parappa, Incredible Crisis), or something that's so out there and daring that it does things that some games just don't do anymore (Resident Evil, Jumping Flash).
There's lots to love on this console. Sure N64 games look pretty good in 480p on the Wii, but I'll take the mood of Metal Gear Solid any day.
ONE MORE THING: If you have a ton of PSOne Classics on your PS3 and don't own a PSP, it's totally worth it. Games look great on that screen. It's like staring into 1997.
PSOne games have endured longer than I ever imagined. The weird, warpy textures and boxy characters is sort of this distinct, warm "flavor" of retro gaming. The games that still play well are usually ones with "old guard" gameplay (SOTN), weird little games with 3D visuals with fairly simple controls (Parappa, Incredible Crisis), or something that's so out there and daring that it does things that some games just don't do anymore (Resident Evil, Jumping Flash).
There's lots to love on this console. Sure N64 games look pretty good in 480p on the Wii, but I'll take the mood of Metal Gear Solid any day.
ONE MORE THING: If you have a ton of PSOne Classics on your PS3 and don't own a PSP, it's totally worth it. Games look great on that screen. It's like staring into 1997.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
This is why I love the 32 bit era. Everything was so experimental. It was relatively cheap to develop games and cartridge based "taxes" seemed a thing of the past. Game makers were just throwing things at the wall to see what stuck.
InfiniDragon
Member
Went into this thread to see if Legend of Mana had been posted. Did not leave disappointed.
Some more that hold up well to this day graphically:
-Breath of Fire IV
-Parappa the Rapper
-Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition
-Final Fantasy IX
-Final Fantasy Tactics
-The Legend of Dragoon
Some more that hold up well to this day graphically:
-Breath of Fire IV
-Parappa the Rapper
-Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition
-Final Fantasy IX
-Final Fantasy Tactics
-The Legend of Dragoon
FFVII looks better than most games today.
Cloud needs to head over to FitGaf.
His forearms and shoulders look good, but his biceps and triceps are lacking.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Agree with you on everything but this one. Been trying to play through it lately and am finding it incredibly dated visually. Heck, I think as the time it was released I thought the visuals looked pretty bad imo.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
in the future, this is a sign of beauty, as big triceps and biceps mean you do lots of lifting things, a sign of poverty. big forearms mean you do looks of small motions with your arms, up and down motions, wrist-centric motions, like staying up late at night in the dark churning butter.
H_Prestige
Banned
His body is optimized for buster sword wielding.
It all makes sense now.
No wonder people call this the greatest game of all time. So many intricacies, and attention to detail. What a truly rich fiction.
Gross.
I'll up the ante with MEGAMAN X 4. Probably the best Megaman X game next to the original.
[Edit: A bit biased of me since it's my favorite game ever. But,] I think Spider-Man 2000 aged pretty well, was playing it just a couple weeks ago and it still was as fun as I recall. The gameplay is simple bliss, the graphics ain't great, but they're adequate, and the character animation coupled with the stellar voice acting more the makes up for it I think. Little known classic, in my opinion. Music's coolio too.
Vampire On Titus
Member
Was just playing Smash Bros and Star Fox earlier today with some friends, they played well.
GraveHorizon
poop meter feature creep
I would so buy it if they release it online. It would be cool to beat it without using save states.
I haven't played many Spider-Man games at all, but this one was pretty agreeable, with a great amount of challenge. The levels were good, and web abilities were nicely done. That last level where you're trying to escape was a bitch. I went through maybe 20 save states to get through it.
Right on. The original Smash Bros. is my favorite of the three. And Star Fox 64 kept the gameplay classy and simple. On-rails shooting at its best.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Here's a few vids of Ridge Racer High Spec demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvWaeZEOz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D65nH4YY24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPuGlQZHU5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcx2AzVG1mw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0OoLfrQKo
Just incredible for PS1 IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvWaeZEOz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D65nH4YY24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPuGlQZHU5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcx2AzVG1mw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0OoLfrQKo
Just incredible for PS1 IMO.
I played through the Spyro games about half a year ago, they still look great and the graphics have a kind of old school charm to them. Lovely skies.
Driver 2 looks very bad but I love the gameplay, the car chases are classic.
The original Rayman looks beautiful still.
The resident Evil games still look okay to me although Survivor is horrendous.
Crash games still look great, especially Crash Team Racing which after playing it again has to be the best kart racer I've ever played.
Final Fantasy IX is still gorgeous, Final Fantasy VIII is nice too, VII has horrible character models but some of the pre-rendered backgrounds look okay.
Played a bit of Gran Turismo 2, I don't know what it is but there's a certain charm to the graphics which I can't put my finger on.
Driver 2 looks very bad but I love the gameplay, the car chases are classic.
The original Rayman looks beautiful still.
The resident Evil games still look okay to me although Survivor is horrendous.
Crash games still look great, especially Crash Team Racing which after playing it again has to be the best kart racer I've ever played.
Final Fantasy IX is still gorgeous, Final Fantasy VIII is nice too, VII has horrible character models but some of the pre-rendered backgrounds look okay.
Played a bit of Gran Turismo 2, I don't know what it is but there's a certain charm to the graphics which I can't put my finger on.
Ruud_Luiten
Member
I'm playing Final Fantasy IX on the PSP right now, it's beautiful, but not really playable anymore. The fights are soooo slow. Still the game is great fun, but the fights are just to slow.... long animations etc..
And I'm playing breath of fire III on PSP which works quite good, if you play it on a faster PSP.
PSP1000 makes this game slow, mainly in fights.... but on the Go this game is blazing fast and lovely. I'm having an great time playing this classis again.
And I'm playing breath of fire III on PSP which works quite good, if you play it on a faster PSP.
PSP1000 makes this game slow, mainly in fights.... but on the Go this game is blazing fast and lovely. I'm having an great time playing this classis again.