I was so hooked on Tony Hawk 1 that I would skip school, but sit around playing the game in my school uniform so that when I had to run out the back door and pretend I wasn't home all day I was in the right clothes. LMAO
This video had me very nostalgic for the PS1. I'm a bit older than you so I had a PS1 mostly in college and probably played more games on the PS1 than any other system. Thanks, I liked all the stories and video footage.
I had a nintendo 64 at that time, so it was a torture be aware of ps1 having final fantasy saga, metal gear solid, resident evil...et cetera. But at least I had a friend who had ps1 so I curbed my lust for those games.
Vagrant Story, Xenogears, Metal Gear Solid, Star Ocean: Second Story, Castlevania: SotN, Final Fantasy(s), Soul Blade, Einhander, NHL98, Rayman, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Tenchu, Bushido Blade... So many great games. So many memories.
I really really admire your ability to express exactly what you do and don't like about certain games and actually critique them. This was a great video and it's awesome seeing how much meaning each of these games has to you. Thank you for this!
My go-to recommendations for PlayStation are Legend of Mana, Azure Dreams, Suikoden, and Vandal Hearts. Also, FF9 was hands down one of the best in the series, and is my personal favorite of those I've had the opportunity to play.
Xenogears is my top game of alltime. You seem to love story in games and to me, it has the best story of any media i have ever experienced. Also both Lunar games are great and highly recommend playing them.
1:49 = Whoo! Seeing that PS1 startup play before the collection listing gives me a nostalgia rush! Great way to start off the video, Pam!! Thanks for making these collections videos, Pam!! 🤩🤩
These are the kinds of collections videos I like. A focused collection purchased with care and with very detailed rundowns. Not the typical ones where they show thousands of games and only talk about their values on pricecharting
I find games on the PS1 all the time that I had no idea existed. It's like the final frontier for me. I'll one day dive into that library and figure it out. Your video has me in a PS1 mood now, thanks!
17:10 = The Legend of Dragoon was a PS1 game I constantly saw while in Blockbuster many times growing up. But I never rented it since I hardly rented games back in the day, mostly being games. But I always eyed that game wanting to try it out one day. Eventually, I got my chance with it after college and played a little bit of it. I’ve only played it briefly for four minutes, but I’ll make sure to play through it at one point. It’s a very unique game that deserves some attention! Glad to see you have it in your collection and that you consider it one of your favorites, Pam! 👍👍
Thanks for sharing your collection and memories of the PS1 with us Pam. I also loved Parasite Eve and would be thrilled to get a review from you. I think it uses tank controls though and like you I find those very difficult to deal with nowadays. Thanks again for the awesome video!
Yup, fear effect its freaking good, and it gets even better in the last disc, by the way, do you remember the part when you have to distract the enemies with the "towel trick" lol ?
I loved Lunar Silver Star Story on the Playstation. I played the heck out of it in high school, it was hard. Like, REAL hard. It was pretty interesting how the bosses would scale to your level, so if you overlevelled you would still get rocked by the boss.
0:50 = Nice collection of PS1 games you have here, Pam! The PS1 era sure had a huge array of impressive games, and it’s a fun collection to enjoy for generations.
When I first got Final Fantasy VII I stayed up all night playing as my friend watched. Got to the point where you can access the overworld map for the first time (after Midgar) only to realize my memory card didn't have enough space to save... The game was so good I didn't even mind having to replay those 6-8 hours. Those were the days!
I lOVE the PS1. It was the 1st console that I bought when I was in the military. So many great games, I still get a little excited when I see them out in the wild at thrift stores. I played through Parasite Eve for the first time this year..just WOW!
I started watching your channel based on your attention to the point & click adventure genre and was so excited when you broke out Blazing Dragons! You gotta play it! Some of the animations were a little stiff in their movements and that was just my opinion when my roommate and I played through it in the year 2000! But it's one of my favorite console P&CA games ever, great purchase.
Hi Pam. Great video. The PS1 can be hard to revisit on modern displays due to graphical fidelity, lag, and up-scaling artifacts. I would definitely recommend investing in an old 14” CRT with a SCART socket (I know S-Video was the high standard in North America during the analogue era but really, RGB is the only way to go) as you will get the clearest picture and not have to deal with lag and timing issues in games like Um Jammer Lammy. Also, I’d recommend that you check out Ridge Racer Type 4 as it’s fairly unique in that it combines story-based elements with excellent racing/drift mechanics. Its visuals are unique for driving games at the time as it employs a rich in-game palette and the soundtrack is probably the best in the series with lots of light pop and jazz that can create an oddly serene mood as you play.
My Favorite Startup in the 5th Gen Era is the PlayStation Startup everytime I put a Game in, turn the System on, and Oh My God the PS1 Startup will always hold a Special Place in my Heart since It Brings back alot of Memories from when I was just a Little Toddler (When I was 2 or 3 back in 2000 or 2001) so I still remember it from that time
@@Cannotbetamed1 I didn't start Developing Memories Until I was 3 (In 2001) since it's almost 2020 (Then after 2020 it'll be 2021) I have a Big Memory of almost Everything from my Life from watching Music Videos on MTV but hey I still remember those Music Videos from 2 Decades Ago (Once I looked them up on CZcams they always Jog my Memory) so yeah
You have an amazing collection. Almost all the heavy hitters. I recommend the 3 Resident Evil games. I think they will fit in your collection really nice
i absolutely love the ps1;its one of my favorite systems of all time and its good to see people revealing there collections on youtube;i have the ps1 classic and i love it so far
I can't believe these stories on youtube about how their parents just casually offered a brand new console. I had the PS1 on my Christmas list every year until I finally got one in 1998 and it only came with a demo disk. I had to purchase the games myself and money was very hard to come by when I was 14. But my friends all acquired consoles easily too. lol.
I agree, suikoden 2 is probably my all time favorite ps1 game, yes i like it even more than any ff-game. The story, fast-paced battles, the completely crazy villain Luca, castlebuilding and recruiting, mini-games, Amazing Music, its just packed with so much good stuff. I probably played through it at least 20 times
For psp rpg`s Chrono cross is very cool and vagrant story two of the only good rpg`s in psx there is final fantasy never will play it trash games all are the only one i finish is the psp version and so lame.Hi all the way from mèxico. Saludos a todos.
Great video 👏, my favorite console to collect games at the moment, particularly hidden gems from japan. And many other playstation 1 games are getting expensive as time passes by: Tomba, Einhander, silent hill, castlevania symphony of the night, Arc the lad collection, elemental gearbolt, medievil, Jersey Devil, Xenogears, Brave Fencer Musashi, etc etc .... I love your collection, games from every genre 👏, Fear Effect it's really good, give it a try, the puzzles are kind of clever as well.
Glad I ran into this channel, love these smaller review channels. :) (subbed!) Oh and don't feel bad, I have a HUGE backlog as well. 😩 I also start games and sometimes just... trail off.. Same thing happened to me with Symphony of the Night actually.
I played silent hill in 1999 i was 8 years old. until 13 I couldn’t go anyplace dark without panicking also couldn’t sleep alone ahh good times indeed .
Fear effect is great, I have to try it again. I don't have any problems with tank controls, I played the RE remake remaster recently and used the original controls.
8:57 = Fear Effect is a game I’ve never heard of in my childhood. I somehow stumbled upon it when in college, with its sequel Retro Helix being my introduction. I was impressed with how they did the face expressions on the models given the limitations at the time. It’ll be a while before I give them both a playthrough. But they’re very unique!
FFVII was also my inspiration for not only getting a PS1, but also getting my first job to pay for it, and also legit get into the FF series! On a semi related note: SotN is still prob my favorite GAME of all time.
Pam! as someone who had a PS1 when they came out...i'm happy to say on my PS3 and PS4 Online store was able to get Legcy of Kane/Silent Hill 1/the RE 1-4 just to name of few that i downloaded in to my 2 system. you know if you don't want to over pay for the CDs
Epic collection Pam! Castlevania SOTN is a masterpiece! I still think Legend of Dragoon deserves an HD Remaster. The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies, but the game is awful. Vandal Hearts is actually one of my favorite games of all time. Some of the graphics haven't aged well, but it has a great story. Xena was a great show!
Great vid as always. Wing Commander IV is great, though the loading times between FMV sequences is a little brutal (3DO version for some reason is better at this). I highly recommend the Suikoden series (1 / II on PS1). These are excellent JRPG games with a solid story and encompassing recruitment system (108 Stars of Destiny). Another series to check out - King's Field.
Wow, that's a pretty cool collection of PS1 games. I had one back then and I haven't heard of some of these game. Shout out for Lost World Jurassic Park, fun game, especially when you play the velociraptor and T-rex against human hunters. Had no idea original X-Com came to PS1. I had the Command and Conquer PS1 releases. Theme Hospital, loved messing around in that game back in the day. Interested in a unique FPS PS1 game? Check out, Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels. It's an FPS mixed with strategy elements bases on a fun Warhammer 40k board game. Also recommend: Syphon Filter trilogy, Soviet Strike/Nuclear Strike, Metal Gear Solid, and Die Hard Trilogy. This one has tank controls, but it is a unique PS1 classic, Galerians. Basically, Resident Evil meets Akira.
Please, please, please play Silent Hill. I just recently beat it and it was surprisingly amazing! It’s well worth a play through and facing your fears. I know I did. 🙂
A good way to face your fear if you're willing is to use guides, just briefly know what you're about to get yourself into and it takes some of that edge off.
I bought my first playstation in 98 when I found out Thunder Force V was being released. Then I picked up Einhander, R-type Delta, G-Darius, Tomba, and Klonoa. Later, I got a boot disc and imported Gradius Gaiden and several other great shmups. A great system, good job on the video. One day, I had a terrible notion to trade in about 40 of my most treasured PS1 games(including Suikoden 1 and 2 and all the Working design games I had) It was a blue monday for me the next day, I was sick with regret.
That sticker on the back of that copy of FFIX will likely survive the apocalypse. It's an old EB Games sticker. They were notoriously difficult to remove.
21:17 As a huge fan of that original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee I can highly recommend it although it's harder than the remake. Despite the pixelated PS1 screen, it actually has better graphics than the remake because they were all pre-rendered like film quality cgi at the time. The visuals and sounds and story cutscenes were so immersive. The sequel Abe's Exoddus also has the same gameplay and visuals although they also remade that one
I love how on the original ps1 model you can change the images to trippy colors and shapes when you put a music cd in it and can adjust the images speed and rotation by pressing all the different buttons on the controller. They took that feature out on the smaller ps1 model later on
@@Cannotbetamed1 i hated that they didn't include something like that on the ps2 when it came out. I was thinking, a new system? Better graphics? Maybe there's an even more trippy cd player mode. Lol. But alas, no. Oh well. Even if ps2's and ps3's can play ps1 games, that feature alone is worth owning an original ps1! At least to me 😊
Wow. I thought I was the only one foreign to the idea of memory cards when they got a PS1. Before that, I had only played games on the NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD and the Sega Saturn (the games I had I felt didn't need me to have the memory cartridges that I only found out about a decade or so after the Saturn was discontinued and that that was why there was a slot above the disc tray), so the notion of saving didn't take off on me right away (the only times I did save games was when I didn't consciously know I did like Super Mario World and virtually my entire N64 collection except Ocarina of Time but that's only because I sucked at it) because I was so used to only having a whole day to beat a game (and it only started to dawn on me to consider abandoning that way of thinking when my grandpa bought me Final Fantasy VII and X for my ninth birthday.) Seriously, I remembered spending a whole day to unlock everything there was in Tekken 3. It's nice to know I wasn't the only stranger in a strange land.
@@Cannotbetamed1 PS - Love your channel. Rare to see people from outside of Europe who grew mostly on PC gaming. Here in Israel it was very much the same.
The cutscene in Final Fantasy IX where Vivi does his best to fight off the Black Waltz attacking the airship is one of my favorites from the FF games I've played. Sitting there going like "Kick his ass little man!" the first time I watched it.
So much good stuff in your PS1 library! Rayman was one of the handful of PS games I traded away, because I got frustrated with it. It didn't play enough like the platformers I was used to in the 8 and 16-bit era, and some of the jumps felt off to me, so it didn't click. I've picked it up again recently though. I would encourage you to give Lunar a try, though I can safely say that, despite my love for the original, the sequel is better. Still, it's a fun and heartwarming story, and the whole package is great. Awesome soundtrack, fun characters, good voice acting, and a cute story. Parasite Eve! Love that game. Symphony of the Night is another one I'd say give another chance. The soundtrack alone makes that game worth playing, but honestly, the light RPG elements and other accouterments really help elevate that game. Vandal Hearts is actually really good, and has a good soundtrack. We played it last February for RF Gen, and it was my first SRPG experience. I really enjoyed it. I remember renting Fear Effect, and while the tank controls didn't bother me, I had a hard time figuring out what to do. That's one I want to track down, along with its sequel, and go back to at some point.
Nice! PSX was pretty much the only console that I got into growing up. Many good titles for NTSC alone, along with hidden gems and that's not even taking a look at imports. I only had a handful of games but learning in recent years about all of the titles that you can get for this has been eye opening.
Solid collection Pam, of course from you I would expect that as you always are a quality type of gamer. I should probably follow your lead on that one and purge my stuff in the future. Of course, I have said that for a couple years now and it still has not happened.
Thanks Pam another video gem. It made me think how few PS1 games I actually bought. Tekken 2 was my first game. RE 1 2 3 and Silent Hill was my PS1 library. I got console March 96. I still need to play PE 1&2. My game playing time has suffered last 14 years.
My two Rottweilers both are visual and into TV they Howl at alot of commercials that come on. Try playing games with two dogs barking and jumping at screen while you play :) A new level of difficulty added to games lol. I've had tons of dogs in my life never have any loved TV like these do. I can imagine them loving a VR headset lol.
About Civ II: I have this on PS1 as well, because I didn't have a PC to play it on back then. It's actually ported REALLY well to the controller, and even though you have to remember some weird button combinations, it's so good that I never felt "oh man, I'd much rather have a mouse and keyboard right now". Only thing that bothers me is that you can't turn off the music, only change it to a different tune.
Cool collection! I had a lot of fun during the PS1 time period. Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Gran Turismo, and Xenogears were some of my favorite games. Not going to spoil anything but I think you will like Xenogears once you start getting into the story. It has one of the best story lines/characters of any RPG I've played imo. Though due to some business issues and time pressures, many fans believe the game was rushed and did not feel as polished as it should of been but a great game regardless. An honorable mention here would be the (Twisted Metal) series and the (Tekken) series as well. You've just earned a sub! Nice video and keep up the great content.
Don’t have a way to play them but I still got complete copies of Lunar Eternal Blue and Arc the Lad Collections. Wish Working Designs was still around.
About Civ II: I loved it on PC and played it together with a friend. Since I didn't own a PC back then I bought it on PS1. It has been ported really well to the console, the controls are pretty good and easy enough to remember, so that you will find your way around just as fast as if you would use a mouse and keyboard. EDIT: About Gran Turismo: Yes, I too was pleasently surprised the soundtrack had Garbage on it. Awesome band!
Civ 2 played very well on Playstation but it wasn't the first on console. The first Civilization was released along the way on the Super Nintendo. That was where I first found Civilization. Also, if you like strategy games have you ever played Carnage Heart. Excellent game ported to Playstation that played very well and received almost no attention. Among the other great games that arrived on the PS were the 2 Suikoden games, the entire Legacy of Kain games (one of the greatest forgotten series out there), the Resident Evil and Tomb Raider games. Lastly, I will point out that the improvement from one generation to another for 16 bit (Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis) to 32 bit Playstation was probably the greatest and most impressive of all time. I was there when consoles and/or computer gaming first came out and the jump from the pixel sprites to the 32 bit comparitively real life looking characters brought me back into gaming at a time when I was getting bored, or perhaps jaded. And not only for system power but also ushered in the time when you disn't always have to play as a good guy, which you know holding Tecmo's Deception. Nice video, enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
I just discovered Valkyrie Profile and am working my way through it on emulator. It is already up there as one of the best JRPG's I have ever played. I can't believe I slept on it. It is actually stunningly amazing!!!
It's inferior to the sega CD version. I was a huge fan of the original and was stoked for this to come out. I bought it, played through the entire thing and it was terribly underwhelming. It lost practically all of the charm from the original version.
@@Vsinger82 I wouldn't say inferior...they both have their fair share of improvements and shortcomings when compared to the other. I think it's very much one of those things where if you played the Sega CD version first, SSSC will always fall short in your eyes and vice-versa. If I had to recommend a version to someone who's played neither, I would probably tell them to play Silver Star Story complete. It has a level of cosmetic and technical polish, along with a few game play tweaks which I think make it a more enjoyable experience overall.
DementedDistraction that’s fine, you can say whatever you like. I stick by my stance that it is far and away inferior. Just because a game has “graphical polish” does not make it a better gameplay experience. The art style and sprites were completely changed and I thought the original was way more appealing. They also added a bunch of padding, voice acting and cutscenes that made the story drag. I found the rehash to be shell of its former glory.
@@Vsinger82 By all means, stick by your stance - convictions are a good thing. However, boiling down my statement to simply isolate part of what I said, and then referencing it as the sum of my intent is a rather misguided basis upon which to pin a rebuttal. Your latter points are simply subjective conjecture - and again, convictions are good, but to completely dismiss the Playstation version of the game despite its improvements to the original (while accounting for its flaws) subverts any attempt at a balanced comparison of the two.
@DementedDistraction. dismissing the PlayStation version would be simply not playing it, which I did in it’s entirety. These improvements that you are noting are subjective to the player so I’m not disagreeing with you; I just don’t find them to be improvements. My opinion is that They took a game that was charming and unique and turned it into a generic hodgepodge that (to me) did not stand out in a sea of ps1 RPGs. I’m not going to sit here and say my nostalgia doesn’t play a factor in that.
Wow nice collection , sadly I purchased first PS1 in 2005 that is slim model yeah I know I was too late , at the time I played all piracy disc now I have that console but no collection
Ah, the old "pretend to be sick to stay home & play games" trick.....never gets old 🙂.
Now I mostly just book gaming vacation days
my mum cottoned on to that quickly
I was so hooked on Tony Hawk 1 that I would skip school, but sit around playing the game in my school uniform so that when I had to run out the back door and pretend I wasn't home all day I was in the right clothes. LMAO
I still do it at 32 years old.
Some of my best memory's from high school was when I skipped school to play videogames .
PS1’s intro was epic. Loved when I turned it on and that intro came up
Yeah! So many memories came by :D
I still smile everytime I hear that intro sound.
@@LordHorst Me too
This video had me very nostalgic for the PS1. I'm a bit older than you so I had a PS1 mostly in college and probably played more games on the PS1 than any other system. Thanks, I liked all the stories and video footage.
I had a nintendo 64 at that time, so it was a torture be aware of ps1 having final fantasy saga, metal gear solid, resident evil...et cetera. But at least I had a friend who had ps1 so I curbed my lust for those games.
I got an N64 about a year after my PS1, I think I only had maybe 4 games on it.
Vagrant Story, Xenogears, Metal Gear Solid, Star Ocean: Second Story, Castlevania: SotN, Final Fantasy(s), Soul Blade, Einhander, NHL98, Rayman, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Tenchu, Bushido Blade... So many great games. So many memories.
- What ps1 games do you have?
- yes.
Lots I will make a list
I really really admire your ability to express exactly what you do and don't like about certain games and actually critique them. This was a great video and it's awesome seeing how much meaning each of these games has to you. Thank you for this!
No problem :)
agreed!
My go-to recommendations for PlayStation are Legend of Mana, Azure Dreams, Suikoden, and Vandal Hearts.
Also, FF9 was hands down one of the best in the series, and is my personal favorite of those I've had the opportunity to play.
Azure dreams was so good. So frustrating but if u power through the shitty parts it's such a good game. Friggin kewne man I didn't see it coming!
Vandal hearts is awesome, shame VH2 was awful though.
Xenogears is my top game of alltime. You seem to love story in games and to me, it has the best story of any media i have ever experienced. Also both Lunar games are great and highly recommend playing them.
1:49 = Whoo! Seeing that PS1 startup play before the collection listing gives me a nostalgia rush! Great way to start off the video, Pam!! Thanks for making these collections videos, Pam!! 🤩🤩
These are the kinds of collections videos I like. A focused collection purchased with care and with very detailed rundowns. Not the typical ones where they show thousands of games and only talk about their values on pricecharting
I’m here cause I saw you on AVGN!
Same here! Found quite a few cool new reviewers!
Looooool I loved the "wtf"
Same
What the fuck?
WHAT!? Really? What episode?
Your taste in game's is very unique yet at the same time VERY similar to mine. It is great and help's me enjoy your content. Love the channel!
Thanks!
I find games on the PS1 all the time that I had no idea existed. It's like the final frontier for me. I'll one day dive into that library and figure it out. Your video has me in a PS1 mood now, thanks!
17:10 = The Legend of Dragoon was a PS1 game I constantly saw while in Blockbuster many times growing up. But I never rented it since I hardly rented games back in the day, mostly being games. But I always eyed that game wanting to try it out one day.
Eventually, I got my chance with it after college and played a little bit of it. I’ve only played it briefly for four minutes, but I’ll make sure to play through it at one point. It’s a very unique game that deserves some attention! Glad to see you have it in your collection and that you consider it one of your favorites, Pam! 👍👍
Thanks for sharing your collection and memories of the PS1 with us Pam. I also loved Parasite Eve and would be thrilled to get a review from you. I think it uses tank controls though and like you I find those very difficult to deal with nowadays.
Thanks again for the awesome video!
Does the first one use tank controls too? Ugh why am I not remembering any of this.
@@Cannotbetamed1 Only parasite eve 2 has tank controls.
Parasite Eve is one of my favs on PS1 as well. Go through it again soon, as it is as good as you remember it. :)
The PS1 startup screen is a classic that gets me pumped up everytime it appears before playing a game or PlayStation Underground! 🤩🤩🤩
I loved Fear Effect.
I probably would have liked it if I played it 20 years ago.
I didn't consider anyone would put it down over ther controls. It had a story like no other then.
Yup, fear effect its freaking good, and it gets even better in the last disc, by the way, do you remember the part when you have to distract the enemies with the "towel trick" lol ?
I loved Lunar Silver Star Story on the Playstation. I played the heck out of it in high school, it was hard. Like, REAL hard. It was pretty interesting how the bosses would scale to your level, so if you overlevelled you would still get rocked by the boss.
Awesome collection Pam! I really struggle with some retro video games but I try to play them anyway!! 😎😎😎
Thanks!
Xcom was so awesome on ps1! Played it over and over.
Heavy Hitting Collection! cool you showed all the gameplay and fun stories!
Thanks
Dancing with martians!
0:50 = Nice collection of PS1 games you have here, Pam! The PS1 era sure had a huge array of impressive games, and it’s a fun collection to enjoy for generations.
It’s such a great system
@@Cannotbetamed1 It sure is! 😉
I still have my ps1 collection
When I first got Final Fantasy VII I stayed up all night playing as my friend watched. Got to the point where you can access the overworld map for the first time (after Midgar) only to realize my memory card didn't have enough space to save... The game was so good I didn't even mind having to replay those 6-8 hours. Those were the days!
It’s funny, now I would be furious and probably quit any game if I had to replay 6 or 8 hours, but with ff7 it was just fine.
Cannot be Tamed same! FF7 was truly exceptional. At the time of its release I had never seen anything like it on consoles before
I honestly keep an original PS1 just for the greatest system start up sound ever.
I lOVE the PS1. It was the 1st console that I bought when I was in the military. So many great games, I still get a little excited when I see them out in the wild at thrift stores. I played through Parasite Eve for the first time this year..just WOW!
Fantastic collection Pam. Wish I had kept mine, but hindsight is 20/20.
1:49
genius for including that.. so nostalgic *YUS!*
I started watching your channel based on your attention to the point & click adventure genre and was so excited when you broke out Blazing Dragons! You gotta play it! Some of the animations were a little stiff in their movements and that was just my opinion when my roommate and I played through it in the year 2000! But it's one of my favorite console P&CA games ever, great purchase.
Hi Pam. Great video. The PS1 can be hard to revisit on modern displays due to graphical fidelity, lag, and up-scaling artifacts. I would definitely recommend investing in an old 14” CRT with a SCART socket (I know S-Video was the high standard in North America during the analogue era but really, RGB is the only way to go) as you will get the clearest picture and not have to deal with lag and timing issues in games like Um Jammer Lammy. Also, I’d recommend that you check out Ridge Racer Type 4 as it’s fairly unique in that it combines story-based elements with excellent racing/drift mechanics. Its visuals are unique for driving games at the time as it employs a rich in-game palette and the soundtrack is probably the best in the series with lots of light pop and jazz that can create an oddly serene mood as you play.
Going to pick up Star Ocean Second Story because I've seen you recommend it so much. Can't wait!
Yay, lemme know how you like it
My Favorite Startup in the 5th Gen Era is the PlayStation Startup everytime I put a Game in, turn the System on, and Oh My God the PS1 Startup will always hold a Special Place in my Heart since It Brings back alot of Memories from when I was just a Little Toddler (When I was 2 or 3 back in 2000 or 2001) so I still remember it from that time
Wow, I have no memories of being a toddler
@@Cannotbetamed1 I didn't start Developing Memories Until I was 3 (In 2001) since it's almost 2020 (Then after 2020 it'll be 2021) I have a Big Memory of almost Everything from my Life from watching Music Videos on MTV but hey I still remember those Music Videos from 2 Decades Ago (Once I looked them up on CZcams they always Jog my Memory) so yeah
You have an amazing collection. Almost all the heavy hitters.
I recommend the 3 Resident Evil games. I think they will fit in your collection really nice
i absolutely love the ps1;its one of my favorite systems of all time and its good to see people revealing there collections on youtube;i have the ps1 classic and i love it so far
PS1 start up is amazing and so nostalgic for me it brings back great memories
The first PS1 game I played was Rugrats: Search for Reptar. Nice way to start my PS1 journey.
I’d love to see a review of Star Ocean Second Story!
Yes! Me too. Still one of my all time favorites...love the ost.
I’d love to see a review on that game too.
Sweet video I've Rayman also. Such a fun game. Fave ps1 games have to Resident Evil 2 and Nightmare Creatures!
Nightmare Creatures is criminally under looked.
LUNAR - one of my all-time favorites.
I returned N64, Mario Kart, and Eave Race...to get a PS1 and FF7. It was a great decision lol. Been in love with Playstation ever since...
I can't believe these stories on youtube about how their parents just casually offered a brand new console. I had the PS1 on my Christmas list every year until I finally got one in 1998 and it only came with a demo disk. I had to purchase the games myself and money was very hard to come by when I was 14. But my friends all acquired consoles easily too. lol.
If you ever get a chance look up Suikoden. It is one of my favorite RPG games of all time. The story is badass in the gameplay is very very fun.
I agree, suikoden 2 is probably my all time favorite ps1 game, yes i like it even more than any ff-game. The story, fast-paced battles, the completely crazy villain Luca, castlebuilding and recruiting, mini-games, Amazing Music, its just packed with so much good stuff. I probably played through it at least 20 times
I love that game. I bought it back then and beat it.
thanks I never heard of this game, I'm going to buy it for my vita.
For psp rpg`s Chrono cross is very cool and vagrant story two of the only good rpg`s in psx there is final fantasy never will play it trash games all are the only one i finish is the psp version and so lame.Hi all the way from mèxico. Saludos a todos.
It's too bad number 3 never got an American release .
I still love the intro sequence and sound, I don't know why. It's a time capsule.
It’s the best
gurl... respect. you show a lot of legends there.
Man, that collection sure looks big and cozy.
Great video 👏, my favorite console to collect games at the moment, particularly hidden gems from japan. And many other playstation 1 games are getting expensive as time passes by: Tomba, Einhander, silent hill, castlevania symphony of the night, Arc the lad collection, elemental gearbolt, medievil, Jersey Devil, Xenogears, Brave Fencer Musashi, etc etc .... I love your collection, games from every genre 👏, Fear Effect it's really good, give it a try, the puzzles are kind of clever as well.
Glad I ran into this channel, love these smaller review channels. :) (subbed!) Oh and don't feel bad, I have a HUGE backlog as well. 😩 I also start games and sometimes just... trail off.. Same thing happened to me with Symphony of the Night actually.
Love the collection and content! Was hyped when the notification video for this popped up!
Great timing - I was getting very nostalgic for the 90s lately. Now life is full of adult stuff! :(
Very Nice Awesome Nice Collection My Favorite Console Playstation 1 Collection Greatest All Of Time Console System
I played silent hill in 1999 i was 8 years old. until 13 I couldn’t go anyplace dark without panicking also couldn’t sleep alone ahh good times indeed .
Fear effect is great, I have to try it again.
I don't have any problems with tank controls, I played the RE remake remaster recently and used the original controls.
8:57 = Fear Effect is a game I’ve never heard of in my childhood. I somehow stumbled upon it when in college, with its sequel Retro Helix being my introduction. I was impressed with how they did the face expressions on the models given the limitations at the time. It’ll be a while before I give them both a playthrough. But they’re very unique!
FFVII was also my inspiration for not only getting a PS1, but also getting my first job to pay for it, and also legit get into the FF series! On a semi related note: SotN is still prob my favorite GAME of all time.
Ufff final fantasy series on psx . .. .my favorites all time . . Played all new ones on pc but psx had those moments worth remembering for all time.
Love the ps1, I've been going after the Japanese shooters the past few years, I'm glad I saved all my Ps1 RPGs from high school.
Great video 😃🕹
Thanks!
I love PS 1 and 2 because they are awesome and they have excellent games library
I love Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.
Especially sneaking past the guards.
👍
On the other side of the mountain, i love that musical piece. I cried during that part of the game lol
Pam! as someone who had a PS1 when they came out...i'm happy to say on my PS3 and PS4 Online store was able to get Legcy of Kane/Silent Hill 1/the RE 1-4 just to name of few that i downloaded in to my 2 system. you know if you don't want to over pay for the CDs
Epic collection Pam! Castlevania SOTN is a masterpiece! I still think Legend of Dragoon deserves an HD Remaster. The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies, but the game is awful. Vandal Hearts is actually one of my favorite games of all time. Some of the graphics haven't aged well, but it has a great story. Xena was a great show!
The Vandal Hearts graphics are very unique, I will check it out at some point
Great vid as always. Wing Commander IV is great, though the loading times between FMV sequences is a little brutal (3DO version for some reason is better at this). I highly recommend the Suikoden series (1 / II on PS1). These are excellent JRPG games with a solid story and encompassing recruitment system (108 Stars of Destiny). Another series to check out - King's Field.
Cool, thanks
Wow, that's a pretty cool collection of PS1 games. I had one back then and I haven't heard of some of these game.
Shout out for Lost World Jurassic Park, fun game, especially when you play the velociraptor and T-rex against human hunters.
Had no idea original X-Com came to PS1. I had the Command and Conquer PS1 releases.
Theme Hospital, loved messing around in that game back in the day.
Interested in a unique FPS PS1 game? Check out, Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels. It's an FPS mixed with strategy elements bases on a fun Warhammer 40k board game.
Also recommend: Syphon Filter trilogy, Soviet Strike/Nuclear Strike, Metal Gear Solid, and Die Hard Trilogy.
This one has tank controls, but it is a unique PS1 classic, Galerians. Basically, Resident Evil meets Akira.
Oh, also Tenchu Stealth Assassins and Tenchu 2 Birth of the Assassins. Classics...
Please, please, please play Silent Hill. I just recently beat it and it was surprisingly amazing! It’s well worth a play through and facing your fears. I know I did. 🙂
A good way to face your fear if you're willing is to use guides, just briefly know what you're about to get yourself into and it takes some of that edge off.
You're little late to the party, but at least you're here now.
Why play popular games when there are such games like the Army Men series that are so underrated? Sarge's Heroes scared me as a kid lmao idk why
Tank control
greatest game
I think I’m gonna have to pick up that Bruce Willis game some time soon, I’m an absolute sucker for games like that
I bought my first playstation in 98 when I found out Thunder Force V was being released. Then I picked up Einhander, R-type Delta, G-Darius, Tomba, and Klonoa. Later, I got a boot disc and imported Gradius Gaiden and several other great shmups. A great system, good job on the video. One day, I had a terrible notion to trade in about 40 of my most treasured PS1 games(including Suikoden 1 and 2 and all the Working design games I had) It was a blue monday for me the next day, I was sick with regret.
Great video as always!!!Twisted Metal was only game I needed...
Twisted metal 1 and 2, The Need For Speed. Road Rash were some of my early favorites.
That sticker on the back of that copy of FFIX will likely survive the apocalypse. It's an old EB Games sticker. They were notoriously difficult to remove.
I know, I've tried to get it off, I think it's melded with the plastic.
21:17 As a huge fan of that original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee I can highly recommend it although it's harder than the remake. Despite the pixelated PS1 screen, it actually has better graphics than the remake because they were all pre-rendered like film quality cgi at the time. The visuals and sounds and story cutscenes were so immersive. The sequel Abe's Exoddus also has the same gameplay and visuals although they also remade that one
Throwback games, brings back memories
22:20 when ur family realizes you might be a little crazy.
I love how on the original ps1 model you can change the images to trippy colors and shapes when you put a music cd in it and can adjust the images speed and rotation by pressing all the different buttons on the controller. They took that feature out on the smaller ps1 model later on
Oh yeah; I forgot about the music player bit
@@Cannotbetamed1 i hated that they didn't include something like that on the ps2 when it came out. I was thinking, a new system? Better graphics? Maybe there's an even more trippy cd player mode. Lol. But alas, no. Oh well. Even if ps2's and ps3's can play ps1 games, that feature alone is worth owning an original ps1! At least to me 😊
PS3 does have a visualiser that is much in the spirit of the PS(1) one though.
Wow. I thought I was the only one foreign to the idea of memory cards when they got a PS1. Before that, I had only played games on the NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD and the Sega Saturn (the games I had I felt didn't need me to have the memory cartridges that I only found out about a decade or so after the Saturn was discontinued and that that was why there was a slot above the disc tray), so the notion of saving didn't take off on me right away (the only times I did save games was when I didn't consciously know I did like Super Mario World and virtually my entire N64 collection except Ocarina of Time but that's only because I sucked at it) because I was so used to only having a whole day to beat a game (and it only started to dawn on me to consider abandoning that way of thinking when my grandpa bought me Final Fantasy VII and X for my ninth birthday.) Seriously, I remembered spending a whole day to unlock everything there was in Tekken 3. It's nice to know I wasn't the only stranger in a strange land.
I think external memory cards were new to a lot of people with the ps1.
Hey, regarding Fear Effect - that style is generally called "cell shaded" where the characters appear a little cartoonish instead of regular textures.
That’s the term I was looking for.
@@Cannotbetamed1 PS - Love your channel. Rare to see people from outside of Europe who grew mostly on PC gaming. Here in Israel it was very much the same.
The cutscene in Final Fantasy IX where Vivi does his best to fight off the Black Waltz attacking the airship is one of my favorites from the FF games I've played. Sitting there going like "Kick his ass little man!" the first time I watched it.
So much good stuff in your PS1 library! Rayman was one of the handful of PS games I traded away, because I got frustrated with it. It didn't play enough like the platformers I was used to in the 8 and 16-bit era, and some of the jumps felt off to me, so it didn't click. I've picked it up again recently though. I would encourage you to give Lunar a try, though I can safely say that, despite my love for the original, the sequel is better. Still, it's a fun and heartwarming story, and the whole package is great. Awesome soundtrack, fun characters, good voice acting, and a cute story. Parasite Eve! Love that game. Symphony of the Night is another one I'd say give another chance. The soundtrack alone makes that game worth playing, but honestly, the light RPG elements and other accouterments really help elevate that game. Vandal Hearts is actually really good, and has a good soundtrack. We played it last February for RF Gen, and it was my first SRPG experience. I really enjoyed it. I remember renting Fear Effect, and while the tank controls didn't bother me, I had a hard time figuring out what to do. That's one I want to track down, along with its sequel, and go back to at some point.
Everyone keeps saying how great Vandal Hearts is which is a good sign... now I’m wondering why I didn’t play along.
Final Fantasy 7 was the same reason why I bought a Ps 1 back in 1997 !!
I'll bet you have an amazing rhythm.
Nice! PSX was pretty much the only console that I got into growing up.
Many good titles for NTSC alone, along with hidden gems and that's not even taking a look at imports. I only had a handful of games but learning in recent years about all of the titles that you can get for this has been eye opening.
Solid collection Pam, of course from you I would expect that as you always are a quality type of gamer. I should probably follow your lead on that one and purge my stuff in the future. Of course, I have said that for a couple years now and it still has not happened.
Thanks Pam another video gem. It made me think how few PS1 games I actually bought. Tekken 2 was my first game. RE 1 2 3 and Silent Hill was my PS1 library. I got console March 96. I still need to play PE 1&2. My game playing time has suffered last 14 years.
My two Rottweilers both are visual and into TV they Howl at alot of commercials that come on. Try playing games with two dogs barking and jumping at screen while you play :) A new level of difficulty added to games lol. I've had tons of dogs in my life never have any loved TV like these do. I can imagine them loving a VR headset lol.
Sometimes me dog smacks the controller out of my hands.
About Civ II: I have this on PS1 as well, because I didn't have a PC to play it on back then. It's actually ported REALLY well to the controller, and even though you have to remember some weird button combinations, it's so good that I never felt "oh man, I'd much rather have a mouse and keyboard right now". Only thing that bothers me is that you can't turn off the music, only change it to a different tune.
Cool collection! I had a lot of fun during the PS1 time period. Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Gran Turismo, and Xenogears were some of my favorite games. Not going to spoil anything but I think you will like Xenogears once you start getting into the story. It has one of the best story lines/characters of any RPG I've played imo. Though due to some business issues and time pressures, many fans believe the game was rushed and did not feel as polished as it should of been but a great game regardless. An honorable mention here would be the (Twisted Metal) series and the (Tekken) series as well. You've just earned a sub! Nice video and keep up the great content.
Thanks!
@38:30 Xenogears music came on and I woke up from my nap because of it
man...star ocean 2 was the greatest. will never forget hearing arlia theme for the first time.
still love worlds wildest police chases video game! and driver , oh how i miss driver! great video Pam!
Ha, I didn’t know Wildest Police Chases was a game
@@Cannotbetamed1 2001 i think.
The PS1 startup is just epic!
Never played Lunar??? Ya, I would play it or part 2. Great art and stories.
I never understood why a movie about "apocalypse" was never made. I would have loved it.
Great game..
I am proud to have a PlayStation t-shirt!
Don’t have a way to play them but I still got complete copies of Lunar Eternal Blue and Arc the Lad Collections. Wish Working Designs was still around.
About Civ II: I loved it on PC and played it together with a friend. Since I didn't own a PC back then I bought it on PS1. It has been ported really well to the console, the controls are pretty good and easy enough to remember, so that you will find your way around just as fast as if you would use a mouse and keyboard.
EDIT: About Gran Turismo: Yes, I too was pleasently surprised the soundtrack had Garbage on it. Awesome band!
Civ 2 played very well on Playstation but it wasn't the first on console. The first Civilization was released along the way on the Super Nintendo. That was where I first found Civilization. Also, if you like strategy games have you ever played Carnage Heart. Excellent game ported to Playstation that played very well and received almost no attention. Among the other great games that arrived on the PS were the 2 Suikoden games, the entire Legacy of Kain games (one of the greatest forgotten series out there), the Resident Evil and Tomb Raider games. Lastly, I will point out that the improvement from one generation to another for 16 bit (Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis) to 32 bit Playstation was probably the greatest and most impressive of all time. I was there when consoles and/or computer gaming first came out and the jump from the pixel sprites to the 32 bit comparitively real life looking characters brought me back into gaming at a time when I was getting bored, or perhaps jaded. And not only for system power but also ushered in the time when you disn't always have to play as a good guy, which you know holding Tecmo's Deception. Nice video, enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
I just discovered Valkyrie Profile and am working my way through it on emulator. It is already up there as one of the best JRPG's I have ever played. I can't believe I slept on it. It is actually stunningly amazing!!!
Omg flashbacks. Parasite eve. Thank you for bringing this game to light. Was an amazing game!
I need to replay it sometime soon
Silver Star Story complete.
It's inferior to the sega CD version. I was a huge fan of the original and was stoked for this to come out. I bought it, played through the entire thing and it was terribly underwhelming. It lost practically all of the charm from the original version.
@@Vsinger82 I wouldn't say inferior...they both have their fair share of improvements and shortcomings when compared to the other.
I think it's very much one of those things where if you played the Sega CD version first, SSSC will always fall short in your eyes and vice-versa.
If I had to recommend a version to someone who's played neither, I would probably tell them to play Silver Star Story complete.
It has a level of cosmetic and technical polish, along with a few game play tweaks which I think make it a more enjoyable experience overall.
DementedDistraction that’s fine, you can say whatever you like. I stick by my stance that it is far and away inferior. Just because a game has “graphical polish” does not make it a better gameplay experience. The art style and sprites were completely changed and I thought the original was way more appealing. They also added a bunch of padding, voice acting and cutscenes that made the story drag. I found the rehash to be shell of its former glory.
@@Vsinger82 By all means, stick by your stance - convictions are a good thing.
However, boiling down my statement to simply isolate part of what I said, and then referencing it as the sum of my intent is a rather misguided basis upon which to pin a rebuttal.
Your latter points are simply subjective conjecture - and again, convictions are good, but to completely dismiss the Playstation version of the game despite its improvements to the original (while accounting for its flaws) subverts any attempt at a balanced comparison of the two.
@DementedDistraction. dismissing the PlayStation version would be simply not playing it, which I did in it’s entirety. These improvements that you are noting are subjective to the player so I’m not disagreeing with you; I just don’t find them to be improvements. My opinion is that They took a game that was charming and unique and turned it into a generic hodgepodge that (to me) did not stand out in a sea of ps1 RPGs. I’m not going to sit here and say my nostalgia doesn’t play a factor in that.
Wow nice collection , sadly I purchased first PS1 in 2005 that is slim model yeah I know I was too late , at the time I played all piracy disc now I have that console but no collection
I have been wanting to play Vandal Hearts for ages!