The Most Awesome PS1 Games Ever Made

[ark_ader]

I'm not being lazy here but the above sticky is more DreamCast than PSX, and I would like to get a sample together before I go into Exile (college) that I can play on the tablet and the PC.  I have quite a few awesome originals, but I am looking for new ideas that will broaden my interests, considering the pure amount of what is available out there.  Most places I go to buy, I can snap them up for a buck, so help me out and advise me on the top 20 of your most awesome games for the PS1.  Thanks! 

[Drnick]

Dead ball Zone - very similar to speedball 2,  Wasted too many hours on this one
Vagrant Story - This game just kept me coming back for more.  I was never going to be happy until the hero was all that he could be
Disney Magical Racing Tour - My wife got me playing this one, like Mario kart its great for a quick pick up and play.  (If you don't like disney then )
Bust A Groove - A very quick to learn rhythm game - I still find myself occasionally humming the tune "Shorty and the EZ mouse" or "2Bad"
Parasite Eve 1&2 - The first game is very much in the vein of Vagrant story, the 2nd much more like Resident evil.  Both in my mind exceptional, The first for the music and the 2nd for its graphics My jaw dropped when I first played Parasite Eve 2 and it went from flv into game and the reflections etc on the floor just blew me away.

[Generic Eric]

Wipeout
Crash Bandicoot
Persona.  3 or 4
Rival Schools
Intelligent Qube
There was another where you had to avoid blocks.  Started with an "I"

[Well Fed Games]

So many....

Tekken 3
Micro Machines V3
Rollcage 1 & 2
Crash Team Racing
Trap Gunner
Point Blank 1, 2, 3 (i guess not if you are looking to emulate)
Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness


are a few unmentioned so far off the top of my head.

[Louis Tully]

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[Malenko]

Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Syphon Filter (1st or second, both pretty good)
Tenchu
Any of the Duke Nukem games, they're both the same really
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Valkyrie Profile
Dragon Quest VII
Parasite Eve
Soul Blade/Edge whatever they called it on PSX
Suikoden II (might need to pirate this one)
Vagrant Story
Mega Man X4
Bushido Blade
Twisted Metal 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Im not listing arcade games, even SFA3 which has new features like WorldTour, obvious exception to the rule is Soul Edge above. Game is just too much fun and the "adventure mode" is the shumz

[Slippyblade]

Final Fantasy VII
Nightmare Creatures

[Le Chuck]

Parappa the Rapper
Umjammer Lammy

[hypernova]

Xenogears is a highly regarded game.

[northerngames]

somewhat rare but also unique and cool in thier own setup as their is no others like them that I know of but I liked the deception series and clock tower is another weird intense one too lol.

def. worth grabbing if you never played them.

xenogears was a great game too like above but also as long as ffVII pretty much.

megaman legends and tron bonne were weird but good also but some liked them and some did not I did though 

[Zrooney]

If you ever find Einhänder, it is a great game. It is a side scrolling shoot-em-up made by Squaresoft. Graphics still hold up and the music is really good. Although, it is a little rare though.

[Le Chuck]

If you ever find Einhänder, it is a great game. It is a side scrolling shoot-em-up made by Squaresoft. Graphics still hold up and the music is really good. Although, it is a little rare though.

+1, really fun game.  Good weapon mechanics and decent replay value. 

[Malenko]

That reminds me, Zero Divide was a pretty fun robot fighting game, but it had a hidden game of Phalanx in it, which was pretty good side scrolling shooter. The SNES version is "famous" for its cover art of the old bearded guy with a banjo.

[pbj]

Get a Sega Saturn   

[Malenko]

FS: 1 Sega Saturn, complete in box

[jmike]

How about Die Hard Trilogy?

[rpgposer]

Don't forget FF Tactics and Ogre Battle.  Tactics Ogre isn't bad either.

[knave]

If you ever find Einhänder, it is a great game. It is a side scrolling shoot-em-up made by Squaresoft. Graphics still hold up and the music is really good. Although, it is a little rare though.

+1, really fun game.  Good weapon mechanics and decent replay value.

It took me Years...Years to find Einhander...

[thomas_surles]

Chrono cross
Final fantasy's
Spyro

[northerngames]

How about Die Hard Trilogy?

good one too that I invested many hours in and still play here and there today actually.

[ark_ader]

Well I took your advice and decided to make a list to buy on eBay and another via current technology. 

So far I have:


Ace Combat 2
Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere
Activision Classics
Air Hockey
Alien Trilogy
Alundra  (v1.1)
Alundra 2 - A New Legend Begins
Army Men - Green Rogue
Asteroids
Atari Anniversary Edition Redux
A-Train - Trains, Power, Money  (En,Ja,Fr,De)
Azure Dreams
Ballistic
Bloody Roar II
Brave Fencer Musashi
Breath of Fire III  (v1.1)
Bubble Bobble Also Featuring Rainbow Islands
Bust A Groove
Card Games
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Centipede
Chrono Cross  (Disc 1)
Chrono Cross  (Disc 2)
Colony Wars - Red Sun
Colony Wars - Vengeance
Command & Conquer  (Disc 1) (GDI)
Command & Conquer  (Disc 2) (NOD) (1)
Command & Conquer  (Disc 2) (NOD)
Command & Conquer - Red Alert  (Disc 1) (Allies)
Command & Conquer - Red Alert  (Disc 2) (Soviet)
Command & Conquer - Red Alert - Retaliation  (Disc 1) (Allies)
Command & Conquer - Red Alert - Retaliation  (Disc 2) (Soviet)
Cool Boarders 2
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot - Warped
Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back
Darkstalkers - The Night Warriors
Darkstalkers 3
Dead or Alive
Demolition Racer
Descent
Destruction Derby
Dino Crisis  (v1.1)
Dino Crisis 2
Driver - You Are the Wheelman
Driver 2  (v1.0) (Disc 1)
Driver 2  (v1.0) (Disc 2)
Ehrgeiz - God Bless the Ring
Einhander
Frogger
Frogger 2 - Swampy's Revenge
Future Cop - L.A.P.D.
G. Darius
Gauntlet Legends
Ghost in the Shell
G-Police  (Disc 1)
G-Police  (Disc 2)
G-Police - Weapons of Justice
Gran Turismo  (v1.0)
Gran Turismo 2  (v1.0) (Arcade Mode)
Gran Turismo 2  (v1.0) (Simulation Mode)
HBO Boxing
Heart of Darkness  (Disc 1)
Heart of Darkness  (Disc 2)
High Heat Major League Baseball 2002
Hydro Thunder
I.Q - Intelligent Qube
In the Hunt
Incredible Crisis
Jet Moto
Jet Moto 2  (v1.1)
Jet Moto 3
Johnny Bazookatone
Largo Winch - Commando SAR
MediEvil
MediEvil II
Need for Speed III - Hot Pursuit
Net Yaroze boot disc (World)
Pandemonium!  (v1.0)
Parasite Eve  (Disc 1)
Parasite Eve  (Disc 2)
Point Blank
Point Blank 2
Q-bert
Qix Neo
Silent Hill  (v1.1)
Slots
Sno-Cross Championship Racing
Sol Divide
Soviet Strike
Spyro 2 - Ripto's Rage  (1)
Spyro 2 - Ripto's Rage
Star Fighter
Star Gladiator - Episode 1 - Final Crusade
Star Ocean - The Second Story  (Disc 1)
Star Ocean - The Second Story  (Disc 2)
Star Wars - Episode I - Jedi Power Battles
Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Starfighter Sanvein
Suikoden II
Syphon Filter  (v1.1)
Tempest X3
Time Crisis
Time Crisis - Project Titan
Tomb Raider  (v1.6)
Tomb Raider III - Adventures of Lara Croft  (v1.2)
Walt Disney World Quest - Magical Racing Tour
WipEout XL

[amendonz]

Jonah lomu rugby

[shponglefan]

Personally, I'm an RPG fan so my list is bit biased that way:

Final Fantasy VII and XI
Final Fantasy: Tactics
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Suikoden I & II

[Le Chuck]

I noticed the awesomeness that is Parappa and Umjammer didn't make your list. You, my fine feathered friend, are missing out.


Kick punch, it's all in the mind!

[ark_ader]

I noticed the awesomeness that is Parappa and Umjammer didn't make your list. You, my fine feathered friend, are missing out.


Kick punch, it's all in the mind!

Already got them my friend. 

[Malenko]

Just wanna say, I found my old Road Rash disc, it still holds up.  Still hate the mountain side course though.

[Zrooney]

Knave: I didn't realize it was that rare. It came in a lot of other squaresoft games I bought in a huge bundle almost 1 year ago. . 

And i looked at your compiled list again Ark, and a couple other games came to mind.  Almost anything made by squaresoft was a hit on the
PS1 as well as most Capcom games. The Megaman X series is excellent on the PS1. (8 is a turd in my opinion)

Overall a very good list. Great list for anyone looking to explore the PS1, a little bit of ever genre on the list.

[knave]

Knave: I didn't realize it was that rare. It came in a lot of other squaresoft games I bought in a huge bundle almost 1 year ago. . 

I was really into shooters, and for a while it was the grail.  It is a great PS1 game and a solid shooter by any console standard. I only wish it got the love that Ikaruga has gotten of late.

[deadmoney5]

I remember buying Hot Shots Golf and Gran Turismo on the same day.  Gran Turismo used the new (at the time) dual analog sticks.  Those were good days for me

[lilshawn]

Ridge Racer Revolution
Raqe Racer
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Kingdom Hearts
Syphon Filter
FF tactics
FF9
FF8
hell most of the final fantasy series is great if you like RPG.

[Saneless]

Gex Enter the Gecko
Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver
Wipeout XL
Metal Gear Solid
Tomb Raiders

[eds1275]

espn extreme sports, silent hill

[Alistair Keith]

My favourites, one which is hyped (maybe overhyped) on the internet is Final Fantasy 7.
The other one I loved was Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre. Love my turn-based strategy RPGs.

[Vigo]

The original Grand Theft Autos haven't been mentioned yet. GTA, GTA London 1969, and GTA 2 .

[stinkyrob]

I loved X-Com on the PS1.  Obviously the PC port is much better, but I used to do my homework in high school during the crazy load times on the PS1 version of the game.  It may be hard to find now though...

[Spriggan Black]

No one said Resident Evil?

Resident Evil....

[ozone614]

No one said Resident Evil?

Resident Evil....

The first and second Resident Evil were some of my favs on the ps1. Resident Evil 3 wasn't bad either. Not as good as the first two but I still enjoyed it.

[empardopo]

I love the Winning Eleven saga!
Please, is it possible to collect all games in the first post?

Thanks in advance.

[gamer83]

No one said Metal gear solid? METAL GEAR SOLID? If you didnt play MGS or the RE series for ps1 you missed out,FFVII was great too,syphon filter...ahh its all coming back ..* nostalgic moment*

[Vigo]

Saneless did mention it, but I agree. I am surprised it didn't get much love on this thread.