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[vireland]

A lot of it is uncouth, vulgar humor that really walks the line (and that mostly went over my head back in the day).

Ah, yes, ATAC 69 is probably exhibit A.

 

[goonie]

A lot of my favorites have been posted already, so I'll add:

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

I love that this thread reminds me of why the PS1 is my favorite console of all time.

Oh and...

 

[Tekku]

 

[wonderone]

Fighting Force!

This!

 

[Shion]

Some of my favorites:

Kula World / Roll Away

Kurushi / Intelligent Qube

Devil Dice

Overboard / Shipwreckers

The Divide: Enemies Within

Kingsley's Adventure

Rapid Reload / Gunners Heaven

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino

Vanark

 

[Defect]

Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012

I am really glad i lived in that era man games back then had something different than nowadays they were memorable and had soul i don't think i will ever feel the same about present day games in the future.

I was going to post this.

Also Klonoa and Punky Skunk.

 

[Conduit]

I forgot about Pandemonium

 

[Nakho]

Fighting Force!

Wow, used to play this game a lot.

 

[immortal-joe]

Gaming media back then were often clamoring for the return of the beat'em ups in 3D, constantly claiming that no one did it right.

In my opinion, we got plenty of fun, mindless beat'em ups that simply never got their due.

Fighting force was Exhibit A, Gekido B

Here's C:

Crisis Beat

Mindless, addictive fighting in a cruise ship. There was a satisfying "Lock on" combo system with cinematic takedowns and environmental damage. Localized for Europe.

 

[warheat]

most realistic fighting game ever, will sell kidney for next gen sequel. Come on SE.

Spoiler

not gonna happen

 

[chiimisu]

Not sure if this one's any good, haven't played it yet. But I really like that vibrant low-poly aesthetics. Looks almost as good as MML series to me. Probably isn't too heavy on Japanese, either.

 

[Nestunt]

this

still have the CD, without the case

 

[Aaron-Lagann]

Eternal Eyes

I thought I was the only person who played and liked that game.

 

[Acquiescence]

Only the greatest racing game franchise of them all. The sequel was even better.

 

[Foxigon]

How is this not on PSN...

A question I have nicely posed to Shahid Ahmad and Gio Corsi. They just ignore me, which is rather aggravating, considering that I'm quite very respectful when asking about the game's presence (or lack thereof) on PSN.

 

[swit]

ok, here is a real hidden gem in the psx library, never released in US or JAPAN, so only in 50Hz
LEGEND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gTStx7UznA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJOmZIr-XcE

It is a remake of the SNES game of the same name. More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(1998_video_game)

 

[Kaarina]

I really liked this survival horror point 'n click game. It's a sequel to a snes game with a same title but that game never had English release... Original Clock Tower game is inspired by Dario Argento's movie Phenomena which is also one of my favourite movies.

 

[Laconic]

*pours holy water on jpg*

v

(This was the first and only RPG I ever returned for a full refund.)

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

 

[Reedirect]

Star Ixiom. I was blown away by the demo in OPSM and really enjoyed the full game too. When I discovered it in my local game store several years later, I didn't hesitate for a second and grabbed it for nostalgia reasons.

 

[dracula_x]

Not sure if multiplats counts, but

also, games that mentioned before in this thread:

Shadow Master
Rapid Racer (basically that game reminds me WipEout, but with motorboats instead spacecrafts)

Also Jet Moto, Brave Fenser Musashi, Bushido Blade, Pandemonium.

 

[RooMHM]

Destrega. Loved the powerstony feel.

 

[Insane Metal]

Test Drive 5. Probably an all time favorite of mine.

 

[Death Metalist]

I almost posted something similar, yeah. Ahead of its time?

Yeah, definitely.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Star Ixiom. I was blown away by the demo in OPSM and really enjoyed the full game too. When I discovered it in my local game store several years later, I didn't hesitate for a second and grabbed it for nostalgia reasons.

This game almost got a sequel for GBA, developed by WayForward, but the game they made evolved into something unrecognisable as Star Axiom, so it was released under a different name: Sigma Star Saga.

 

[Andrew.]

I've never seen or heard of Gunners Heaven and now I want it. I take it this is an import? Will it work on my PS3?

 

[SolidSnakex]

I've never seen or heard of Gunners Heaven and now I want it. I take it this is an import? Will it work on my PS3?

It was released in Japan and Europe (it's called Rapid Reload there). So you'd need a console from those regions for it to work.

Edit: Unless it's on one of the PS stores, then it'll work no matter which region your console is.

 

[AkIRA_22]

Overboard.
Rosco McQueen.
Pandemonium!
Lifeforce Tenka.
Re-loaded.

Overboard was fantastic.

V-Rally was pretty sweet too

 

[Andrew.]

It was released in Japan and Europe (it's called Rapid Reload there). So you'd need a console from those regions for it to work.

Edit: Unless it's on one of the PS stores, then it'll work no matter which region your console is.

Fuuuuuuuuuck =(

 

[Eternal Gamer]

A favorite of mine that I picked up solely due to it being made by Atlus:

What is doing Terra on the cover of that... Oh is Amano

 

[Uchigatana]

I didn't see any pictures of T'ai Fu. I'm disappointed.
Fun beat em up where you play a kung fu tiger on his way to fighting a dragon.
Also you get powers, one of which is like the Emperor from Star Wars.

OMG, I'm not the only who played this game. It has an awesome level design with button mashing combos.

 

[PassiveObserver]

Little known hack n slash from Namco called Dragon Valor, which plays similar to an earlier arcade title called Dragon Buster. Not the best action-RPG (lite) on the system by any means, but worth a play. Has a cool generation gimmick that offers branching chapters/characters.

Here's a SRPG I don't see too many people talk about, given the other heavyweights for the PS1 in this genre. The aesthetic looks most similar to Vandal Hearts, and the gameplay is simple but fun given the many classic Journey to the West characters, who each had unique beast transformations.

 

[sn00zer]

Not sure if this one's any good, haven't played it yet. But I really like that vibrant low-poly aesthetics. Looks almost as good as MML series to me. Probably isn't too heavy on Japanese, either.

Woah this looks incredible...whats it called?

 

[Kikujiro]

Was this more popular than I remember? Otherwise, I'm disappointed noones mentioned it yet. Still nothing that duplicates this style of gameplay. Would love to see an update.

Searchin' for love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUI1lf6gNfE

 

[Death Metalist]

Another one

 

[chiimisu]

Woah this looks incredible...whats it called?

Dr. Slump. It is based on manga by Akira Toriyama :0 And yeah, it certainly looks great!

 

[Goteki_45]

Overblood

Really enjoyed this game back in days atmosphere was quite scary and loved punching and kicking enemies in the groin.

Saga Frontier 2

Loved the use of water style painting for the backgrounds that was in the game, enjoyed the storyline and the soundtrack to the game is amazing.

Sled Storm

Mulitplayer + Stunt moves + Awesome soundtrack = Killer game

 

[HellofaMouse]

soul reaver-esk game, can even call it the predecessor

 

[sixteen-bit]

Rapid Reload / Gunners Heaven

Better than the game people say it rips off

 

[Aldurin]

Street Fighter can go home and cry itself to sleep, DRA is a real fighting game.

 

[Finalow]

A favorite of mine that I picked up solely due to it being made by Atlus:

oh boy, Amano. nice, I'll give that game a try.

 

[RinSatori]

There are a few but for now il list these 2.

 

[Morfeo]

Reading this thread makes me so happy, the ps1 was amazing. Wish there was such variety on the recent plattforms

 

[Sword Familiar]

Better than the game people say it rips off

It's much better. Too bad it doesn't have a two-player option though.

 

[TechCat]

Surprised nobody mentions this one. My favorite Digimon game.

 

[Khaz]

This thread needs less covers and more screenshots.

 

[jellies_two]

carnage heart!

it had drag and drop programming of mech AI.

 

[nerv]

carnage heart!

it had drag and drop programming of mech AI.

I was just about to post this.

 

[djtiesto]

What are these 2 games about? Never heard of them before, and the second is a Squaresoft game??