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[PsihoPerihelion]

How the hell can anyone consider the PS1 library as underrated. Is probably one of THE most talked about libraries in history.

Enough off-topic tho. There was a really weird game called Pinobee or something.

 

[Funkybee12]

Came in here to mention Thousand Arms. I'm still surprised that it never got more attention. The game is great man. It's my 1st ever jrpg game back in 1998 when I was just 10 years old, has a solid 20 hours of gameplay unless u wanna hit lv 99. Story chars ost gameplay plot & the dating mini-games is awesome & captivating. Still one of my all time fav jrpg games.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Starfighter Sanvein is really cool. Has an Evangelion user interface vibe all over.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

My very first PS1 game:

I was a huge Earthworm Jim fan on the Genesis and this being from the same team was an easy sell. Plus, look at those bullet points! I'll never forget the one that describes the last boss as "his face is the size of New York!"

Edit: Beaten

Shiny was such a great studio. They weren't quite as prolific, long-lived or insane, but I like to think of them as like... the western Treasure, due to their front and center focus on gameplay innovations and mechanics + humor and style.

 

[Beer Monkey]

1. Tom and Jerry in House Trap [/B]

Jesus, that's a total Spy vs Spy ripoff. Was playing that on the Atari 800 in 1984.

Anyhow, Incredible Crisis, Motor Toon Grand Prix 2, Jumping Flash etc. Poy Poy = best 4-player party game. Point Blank series is of course GOAT lightgun series.

 

[GeeTeeCee]

I'm glad to see both Silent Bomber and Sheep, Dog N' Wolf have already been mentioned. Excellent games, though I was probably a little young to fully appreciate them at the time.

I'll add Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear To The Rescue! and Monsters Inc: Scare Island, which are both very competent 3d platformers and far better than most movie tie-ins at the time.

Also Monkey Hero, a top down 2d Zelda clone. I can't remember if it was actually any good, just that I remember liking it.

 

[Acquiescence]

Came in here to mention Thousand Arms. I'm still surprised that it never got more attention. The game is great man. It's my 1st ever jrpg game back in 1998 when I was just 10 years old, has a solid 20 hours of gameplay unless u wanna hit lv 99. Story chars ost gameplay plot & the dating mini-games is awesome & captivating. Still one of my all time fav jrpg games.

Would've loved to play it, but unfortunately Atlus are oblivious to the existence of the continent named Europe.

I don't suppose it's available to buy on the US PSN store is it?

 

[Rattles]

Loved this game so much back when I was in the seventh grade.

Holy shit was trying to remember this game while watching kung fu panda with my nephew last night.

 

[thenexus6]

I loved these games, even got them on my Vita now.

 

[tuna_love]

team buddies. its the best game ever made

 

[Ganondorfo]

Does anyone remember this game (T.R.A.G./Hard Edge). It was released during the Final Fantasy 7 era I think, it was a bad Resident Evil clone.

 

[DiamondDog74]

never got enough love

The Interactive Demo Disk vol. 7 that came with my ps1 got played so hard. Between the Spyro video and the Gran Turismo demo, there was also Einhander.

I still get chills when the stock audio of that woman laughing plays in the second quarter of the first level as soon as you descend lower into the city. And that techno beat that bursts in for the mini boss with that police robot with the gun. Explosive for eight year old me who only knew his NES.

Also GEX 2: Enter the Gecko and Toy Story 2 where both of my Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie equivalents.

 

[Tevious]

I fucking love this game. The controls were awkward by default, but you can change them to be more like UMK3 in the Arcade Collection.

It also helps to put the infinite lives code. Yea it's technically cheating, but the difficulty is still very much there - but at least you feel like you can make some type of progress having unlimited attempts.

Also the first game to introduce some of my favorite characters like Fujin, Quan Chi and Shinnok. Music was sick, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4sJI35L-Y&list=PLBC2C7BA4527E3358&index=19

Also loved this game, but I had the N64 version at the time. People are way too harsh on it, including Ed Boon.

 

[potatohead]

Don't think Jet Moto 2 and G-Police are too unknown..

But they don't really get talked about these days like the most popular games from that era, not like Mega Man Legends of FF VII and stuff.

Spider-Man gets a +1 from me too. Bomberman World was my first and only Bomberman game that I owned, good stuff.

 

[threelights]

Granstream Saga is pretty good. Runs at 60fps and has an artstyle that holds up quite well even now.

Fights are 1-on-1 though. But it plays pretty good.


Besides that, the Ghost in the Shell game is something I can play even today (I sometimes do, in fact).


...and Pepsi-Man is the best ad game ever. =X

 

[Kresnik258]

Since it still hasn't been mentioned in this thread (that I can see), I guess it counts? Haha.

Terracon from the PS1. Helps that it only released in Europe I suppose. Hugely enjoyable third person shooter mixed with platformer. Still playable to this day imo.

 

[potatohead]

No idea where that missile is coming from, was that a thing?

I remember the bosses kicking my ass in the story mode in this game lol. Very unforgiving and quite addictive game actually, I kind of sucked at it really though.

 

[Ol No Bones]

I don't hear people talk about Wild Arms too often. Amazing game.

 

[Ganondorfo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1acI5Wd4rM

This was made by the Soul Reaver team right, will there ever be a new game announced in this franchise?

 

[RustyNails]

Man such a trip down memory lane and not a single shootbang in sight. So much variety in games, so many original IP's. PS1 was the golden age of gaming.

 

[RealityCheque]

Lone soldier. It was wonderfully awful.

Time has been very unkind to it but at the time it was a strange kind of attractive. Multiple weapons, loads of levels and differing environments. All 3d, it was pretty cool and very ps1-next gen. If it had actually been good that would've helped but even so, I still remember that potential it had even if it didn't live up to it.

 

[DiamondDog74]

Man such a trip down memory lane and not a single shootbang in sight. So much variety in games, so many original IP's. PS1 was the golden age of gaming.

Agreed. I always have issue understanding how people call the SNES library the greatest. I don't dispute that but I also see the variety and amount of games for PS1 being much stronger. The only negative is perhaps the dated visuals that early 3d brought.

 

[Ganondorfo]

Man such a trip down memory lane and not a single shootbang in sight. So much variety in games, so many original IP's. PS1 was the golden age of gaming.

PS2 was the golden age of console gaming, from the PS3 generation and on it got into shootbang territory and not enough creative games anymore. (Not talking about indies, they still feel like the golden era of Snes-PS2).

 

[SegaManAU]

OP - Well done for posting Jackie Chan Stunt Master.

I fucking loved that game. So good.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

PS2 was the golden age of console gaming, from the PS3 generation and on it got into shootbang territory and not enough creative games anymore. (Not talking about indies, they still feel like the golden era of Snes-PS2).

PS2 is my favourite too but looking over this topic you can't deny there was a lot of underrated/overlooked gems from the PSX library, it was full of variety and unique.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

King's Field games. I see people sometimes post about them here but outside in the real world I don't know anyone else that has played them.

 

[Kuksune]

Sled storm.

a snowmobile racing game with cool tricks in SSX style (if i remember it correctly, it has been a few years since i played it.) and a good soundtrack with licensed songs. It should be kinda cheap these days.

 

[dadjumper]

I played a decent chunk of this as a kid, not sure if it's any good now, though, but I seemed to enjoy it.

Also, here are some fantastic Japanese games:

Also, already posted in this thread, but Herc's Adventures was awesome.

 

[DMiz]

Japan only, but I love Suzuki Bakuhatsu

A bomb-defusing game with a lot of really inventive layouts; you can defuse the moon, a shadow, a mikan, an iced coffee. Superb stuff.

Only because when it is brought up we collectively weep that the IP hasn't been revisited. Such a good game.

The picture really sells the concept, ha ha. Just this idea of a Japanese girl holding up an object, looking completely calm and otherwise unaffected when in reality you are attempting to defuse said object.

 

[Cameron122]

This was my favorite game as a boy

 

[Bamboo]

https://youtu.be/dlWPsR3LNrk

Muppet RaceMania. Such a great game!

 

[SOR5]

Where my Rugrats: Search for Reptar at?

 

[Outrun]

Einhander

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

G-Police would be an interesting franchise to resurrect for like the Morpheus, as well as Colony Wars.

Who owns the copyright to both of those games?

 

[Retro_Stew]

Came to see this!

 

[MetalSlug]

 

[hydrophilic attack]

ESPN Extreme Games was the first game I got for my Playstation. It was great fun. There was a great sense of speed, and when playing on the highest difficulty the courses were stacked with obstacles, making them really tricky. I used to be unbeatable at this game.

Also, Gex: Enter the Gecko is probably my favourite 3D platformer ever. I haven't played Super Mario Galaxy yet, but it's certainly miles ahead of Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie.

 

[Correctomundo]

Too many to start listing off, but the one I think deserves the most love that never gets talked about by anybody ever is..

Silent Bomber silent bomber silent bomber silent bomber silent bomber silent bomber...

Oh, you got it. Nevermind.

 

[SirUltimos]

I was actually just coming into the thread to post this. Great timing!

It was a turn-based strategy game where you fought to control the map, acquire resources, and build units, but when it came time for units to fight it would switch to an action game, where each player would take direct control of their units and fight in a full 3D arena.

 

[Springfoot]

Looks like these have all been mentioned, but cosigning:

Silent Bomber

Einhander

Also not sure if these are considered rarely mentioned or not, but

Tomba (the first one)

and Klonoa

 

[gr4ndm4st3r.bl4ck]

I'm not sure if it's a less known game, but no one I know IRL has played Breath of Fire IV except me. Goddamnit, do I love that game with all my heart.

Also, Vanguard Bandits. Such a terrific game.

 

[khaaan]

Frogger on the first page reminded me.

Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge

The game is a mix of classic Frogger gameplay mixed with traits you would associate with platformers of the era. The frogs (you could pick) still moved one tile at a time so it was always clear where he would end up but you also had some additional abilities like a double jump that lets you jump over one tile or reach higher spots. Video for the curious.

V-Ball: Beach Volley Heroes

The creator of this video has done a much better job than I could in describing the game. I was quite young when I played it and don't remember much outside of it being entertaining to play with my brother and sister.

To take an excerpt:

What seperates it from traditional Volleyball titles is the game's focus on combat, stats, and items, incorporating an almost versus-fighter feel with minor RPG elements, which isn't too surprising given Technos' penchant for games where confrontation takes center stage. While Free Style Mode is basically quick games with adjustable game rules, Tournament Mode is a single player campaign where you can earn money by beating opponents and executing good moves that can be used to purchase a variety of items which characters can equip or use to improve their parameters (which expands when the game is cleared). Attacks can be upgraded as characters block attacks and play well as they build up "tension" (illustrated by brackets), which decreases as characters repeteadly execute specials. Characters can also execute super specials when their tension is maxed (illustrated by rainbow flashing brackets) and some moves are difficult to anticipate or stop such as the Izanagi Ninja team's trick-style attacks.

 

[fastmower]

STARFIGHTER

 

[notaskwid]

Forget if this one is any good but I remember liking it.

Fuck, this game was some cheap shit when you get to the later stages.

 

[Outtrigger888]

 

[Bog]

I really wish sony would put the game on psn so I can finally play it again

I remember trying this at E3. Bad place to check out RPGs.

 

[Bamboo]

Firebugs

It's a fun racer, that tried to be something in between Rollcage and Wipeout. Not the best of the best, but still fun. Just found out that it was only released in europe? That'd explain it why I never see it mentioned. It also came with a set of stickers which was cool.

 

[Kholdy]

From the top of my head:

Brave Fencer Musashi
Legend of Legaia
Wild 9
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Jersey Devil
Einhander
T'ai fu: Wrath of the Tiger

 

[GreyOcelot]

Intelligent Qube

holy shit. in searching for this game on google i discovered that there is an exact clone of this game for android. it's called XP1728 for anyone interested

 

[Red Hood]

Well, it may not be one of the lesser known games, but relatively speaking I don't tend to hear a lot about the first Driver nowadays. I remember playing it a lot at my cousin's house, just causing havoc and doing nothing in particular except for racing. Pretty good memories.