Top Ten Must Have PS1 Fighting Games
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ม.ค. 2024
- The PS1 received an incredible range of fighting games, from Tekken to street fighter and lesser known hits like Bushido Blade. But finding the best ones to play can be tough. Here are ten of the best must have fighting games for the PS1, let me know your choices down below!
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You forgot Wu Tang For ps1. Never heard of it?
Nice ❤❤❤
It's shocking how well Tekken 3 holds up in every way. The framerate alone makes it just as playable and exciting to watch as it did nearly 30 years ago.
Also Tobal 2
I am a proud owner of Rival Schools, been loving this game since high school. Used to play it for hours with a group of friends. Now I have nobody to play it with so it just sits on my shelf..
For me: 1. Tekken 3, 2. Soul Blade, 3. Tobal 2, 4. Bushido Blade, 5. Rival Schools
I would definitely put Soul Edge/Blade and Dead or Alive in this list over a few of the entries
And I would also be remiss to point out that Bushido Blade has 3 stances, which the sequel expanded to 5. Without getting into the technical side of things you had the basic stance which you started off in, A low stance that prioritised defence but made it harder to get a clean kill (which is important for the hidden bushido mechanic) and a high stance that pushed aggression and power at the cost of making you much more vulnerable
Fighters Impact and Kensei Sacred Fist often get overlooked in terms of PS1 fighters.
Even Yusha: Heaven's Gate and Critical Blow.
And definitely Samurai Deeper Kyo.
Rival School is still one of my favourite
I'm pleased that you included SF Alpha 3 in your list and I completely agree with it's place on it. It's actually my favorite Street Fighter game of all time, and it's a little better on Sega Saturn due to the RAM cart with additional animations and visuals in general
Tekken 3, Rival Schools, Bloody Roar 2 & Evil Zone are the most fun!!!
I also fondly remember Street fighter EX2, X-men mutant academy 2, Star Gladiator, Fatal Fury wild ambition & soul blade.
Star Gladiator was amazing. I remember playing through it and unlocking all the characters. Endings were weak though, just text. I still play Soul Blade to this day. Li Long is the man!
Tobal 2
@@spirit_gun3869 Yeah, I wish I had a modded PS1 to play Japan only releases~
mine was PAL but it came with many free games since it was 1999 & sold to compete with other fancy stuff like Dreamcast.
Or If the CD was patched (not original) to run on my device.
The first row actually were included with my purchase 😎, the rest was obtained in later years
The Bloody Roar series are my fondest multiplayer gamns on PS1. The multiple systems of countering were really fun. I always wondered how well it held up. It still has interesting mechanics. The Beast Drive system is such peak 90s fighting game gimmickry that turned out to be really fin
I’ll second that, was great to play with some friends!
I want bloody roar to make a comeback!
@@joeyisabsb1 the graphics would be insane for a modern Bloody Roar
@@joeyisabsb1as soon as Konami loses the rights to the IP and someone gets ahold of it, Bloody Roar will never see the light of day again.
@@joeyisabsb1UE5 Bloody Roar would be something to see.
Rival Schools still is a damn good and fun game to play. If Capcom doesn't want to resurrect it, I hope some other developer can be inspired by it and make some spiritual successor.
Would love to see it make a comeback!
Project justice for Dreamcast was dope too. Which I think was renamed from rival schools.
Rival schools was an elite game with so much replay value
Came here for Bushido Blade, was not disappointed. Even to this day there really is no other fighting game like it.
Maybe Deadliest Warrior on PS3 and Kengo on PS2
Tekken 3, Alpha 2 & 3, Rival Scools, BR2, Soul Blade and Evil Zone are some of my favorite games ever. Period.
I have to check out that InuYasha Game.
Check out Samurai Deeper Kyo for PS1 and Tobal 2
Rival schools was THE BEST PS1 fighting game to ever exist. it came with 2 disk''s disk 1 was all the fighting and stroy line pvp stuff. disk 2 was where it was at tho, disk 2 you got to play so many cool mini games. like see how far you can hit a ball using your specials , lessons and all sorts of fun stuff. i still play the roms at least 2 to 3 times a year on my steam deck now. its just a blast
i love me some Resident Evil or new IP even but - it's strange how capcom forgot about this really really good title..
@@fumomofumosarum5893 i was always waiting for the "rival schools 2" game to come out, turns out they renamed it to "project justice" for dream cast... so i never owned a dream cast, but god danging it i do now with emulation.
There was Rival Schools 1.5 that only came out in Japan. It had a visual novel like story mode.
Still waiting for that to be fan translated.
@@fumomofumosarum5893It's not that strange.
Capcom abandoned all its fighters at one point post 2000 and only Yoshinori Ono's efforts within the company got us SF IV in 2009, followed by Tatsunoko vs Capcom for Arcade as well which got ported to the Wii and then that rejuvenated Marvel vs Capcom.
But the other fighters?
They tried to bring back Darkstalkers and Jojo with an HD port, but those went nowhere, also Tatsunoko never got a sequel, no more Rival Schools, no SFEX4, no Star Gladiator 3, no Tech Romancer 2, no Kenichi 2, no Power Stone 3, no Cyberbots 2, etc
Once RE, Monster Hunter and DMC took off, Capcom focused on those. Even MegaMan Legends 3 for cancelled.
Same thing with Star Gladiator. They only put the sequel on Dreamcast which I also didn't have@@AlteredCarbons
Evil Zone and Bushido Blade are excellent games. Thanks for including these overlooked gems.
I hope his second vid acknowledges Tobal 1 and 2 as well as Samurai Deeper Kyo, Fighter 's Impact, Psychic Force 2 (and X/1999) and Kensei: Sacred Fist.
I gotta add Tobal No. 1 to this list. Runs at a silky smooth framerate, character design by Akira Toriyama, full 3D movement, music is some of the best on PlayStation, dungeon-like quest mode to play through.... It's just one of the best fighting games on PS1
One of my favourites too. Great physics. Criminally overlooked
Tobal No.1 was my ish
Evil Zone and Rival Schools seem worth the trip back in time to explore
Evil Zone is crazy because you only need two buttons but it's still fun to play
Also Asuka 120% games
For me Soul Blade was the first game that surpassed everything that was on the market at the time (before T3 was released).
good and informative. not just a montage of random gameplay. thank you for this great vid
One of the greatest 2D fighting ever made, the Samurai Spirit 4 was also ported to PS1. But that game is as elusive as it goes. And a shell of what it's supposed to be.
It's nice to see EHRGEIZ on this list, i feel like it's very underrated, and the RPG mode is surprisingly fun! JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is probably my favourite fighting game on the console, with a surprising second being Gundam Battle Assault 2, or Bloody Roar 2, although i haven't played much of the latter outside of a demon.
Rival Schools NEEDS to come back. It's too good to just let it rot.
Your videos are relaxing, love it
Awesome video man. Great work.
So many great games listed. Super surprised not to see Dead or Alive in this list though 😮
Another great fighter from that era was Destrega
Happy new year! Glad to see your content continuing 🎉
Happy new year to you too!
My favourite fighting games in the PS1 is Dead or Alive and Soul Blade and Tekken 3
I preferred Dead or Alive on Saturn. Felt closer to the arcade version to me.
Of course when Dead or Alive 2 came out that decimated all
You know this is badass list when you kick it off with one of my favorites on the console, Ehrgeiz! The final 2 games mentioned are easily the strongest ones for the PS1 as well. Awesome list man! Now I want to fire up some Ehrgeiz again lol.
Ehrgeiz is an amazing hidden gem on the PS1. So cool to be able to play as a many of the iconic FF7 characters in full-blown 3D where you had full control over them as opposed to the turn-based combat of their own game. Just a shame that they completely overshadowed all the original characters, because while some of them are unique and interesting like the yo-yo cop girl (have you seen that movie btw?) they don't even compare to the likes of Cloud, Sephy, Vincent, Tifa, and Yuffie.
I think that game got a lot of heat thrown it's way because people didn't like the unorthodox design of the mechanics. Like I remember people complaining about its running system but ultimately that meant they didn't know how to properly play it.
You're not supposed to just let your character run around willy nilly like that.
You hold down the shoulder button while playing and then release if need be to run out of the way of attacks.
Also, like Tobal 2, it has Just-Frame attacks which isn't something normally used in fighting games much, so it has a difficulty curve in mastering.
It's interesting how it was rejected because of its 3D movement.
When you think of it, it's almost like one of the main precursors to arena fighters besides Destrega, Bushido Blade, and Thrill Kill.
And most people in the FGC do not like arena fighters.
I mean just look at Tekken: they tried to evolve it a bit with Tekken 4, and that got rejected so they referred back to simpler 3D movement with Tekken 5 and on through to 8.
Now you just see players moving awkwardly using Korean back dash which makes the game look glitchy.
Or some players don't even use the 3D movement at all, making it basically a 2.5D game (3D character models moving on a 2D plane which is basically what Street Fighter and Guilty Gear are now).
When you think of it, PS2's Urban Reign by Namco would be what Tekken would have evolved to if they didn't abandon developing and evolving the 3D movement.
Yup, RBS: Dominated Mind ^^ Love it! I still prefer the NeoGeo original, but the PS1 version is my favorite fighting game on the system.
That bastard end boss would try to get a last hit on you after you defeat him 😂
He also didn't mention how the game has a Street Fighter 3 parry like attack to it
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Cool some great fighting games here that i agree are still worth playing today. Many of them i have still yet to play myself but will definitely try them. My bro owned Rival Schools & yea a very cool game & i also played Bushido Blade & Bloody Roar 2, both are epic, Tekken 3 is just a masterpiece & my favourite in the series. Great video.
Man, I miss Bloody Roar.
Same here!
Great one, as always!
Interesting list, some obscure entries, never even heard of Evil Zone and InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale.
Very cool thanks 🏆🙂🙏🏼
Seeing Bloody Roar, Battle Arena and Bushido Blade on this list was so warming to witness. Both need reboots.
Bushido Blade kinda was with Kengo on PS2
Talk about perfect timing to watch this video. Tekken 2 intro music playing while the actual intro is playing on the TV
I actually wasn't expecting to see any games I didn't know. But I had no idea about the Fatal Fury game. It's not the first time removed the 3rd lane though, as the super nintendo was the first to do that due to hardware limitations. Great video!
Evil Zone is my favorite fighting game on ps1, Soul Blade was so fun too back in the day
Just starting the video and I'm here to say I'm absolutely here to see some love shown for Rival Schools
Buen año 2024 man!!! Excelent videos.... 😎😎
Your videos so crispy making PS1 games look like PS5 🤣
I wanna play each one right now💯
I was always interested in Ehrgeiz because of the FF7 characters, though I never played it myself. I remember playing Rival Schools at a friend's house when I was a kid. I sucked at it but I liked it! Batsu is definitely a cool character. I recently got Evil Zone for my collection as well! It's pretty fun! I remember playing through Inuyasha so many times to get all the characters!! My friend and I really liked it and it was the first game where Is aw the character Koga and he became my favorite. Always fun to watch what games you pick to talk about! Thanks again for the content!
All those games I got on my Raspberry Pi which I remember buying for about $50 five or so years ago.
Now I look it up and they go for damn near $300 wtf happened lol
Bushido Blade is such a unique game I will never forget it.
Would love to see it make a comeback!
This list is crazy and ironic becase I have Rival School, Evil Zone, Tekken and Battle Arena and still those games to this day. Along with the dreamcast and N64. My cousin and I retro game occasionally with these classic, and rivalry is still there since we was kids! This video gave me goosebumps.
Best N64 fighter was Fighter 's Destiny 2.
I learned alot today. We need some of these remastered.
Taking out all the 2D Fighting. Put in Place: Cardinal Syn, Thrill Kill, Tobal 1,2. Kensei Sacred Fist, Soul Blade, Bushido Blade 2.
Kensei is super underrated. Also Tobal.
Their grapple/reversal system is way more developed than Tekken's or Virtua Fighter's.
I do wish Konami never cancelled Fighting Bujitsu for arcade though. That looked like a serious 3D fighter contender.
Also Fighting Layer and Battle Tryst never got ported and SNK lost all the source code for Buriki One and both Samurai Shodown 64 games...
There's also Taito's Fighters Impact for arcade/PS1 which was very good and Atlus Yusha: Heaven's Gate which I liked (and it had unlockable guest character Kurara from the Power Instinct fighting game series.) and Critical Blow.
Star Gladiator by Capcom was also good.
Fun fact: it originally was supposed to be a Star Wars fighting game, but Lucasarts pulled the plug and made their own, so Capcom took the remaining assets and reworked it into their own fighting game.
That's why the main guy uses a lightsaber, the end boss looks like Darth Vader, and there's a character that looks like a Wookie 😅
Tekken 3 starting my fighting game journey, and I replace it all the time to this day
Had no clue there was a final fantasy fighting game! Great video
Yeah oddly enough, Namco of all companies published it for arcade first and the Final Fantasy characters in the original arcade version were Cloud, Sephiroth and Tifa, and they were time released within the internal clock of the arcade cabinet, much like how Tekken 2 arcade version did that as well (can't remember if Tekken 3 arcade did that too).
When Ergheiz got ported to the PS1, Squaresoft published it then they added Luffy and Vincent.
The game was developed by Dreamfactory who had also made Tobal #1 (which had come with a Final Fantasy VII demo disc with it in 1996) and it's sequel Tobal 2 which only got released in Japan (dumb mistake imo), and Dreamfactory was headed by Seichi Ishii, who was the designer for the first Virtua Fighter game and director of the first Tekken game.
That's why Tobal and Ergheiz share a lot of DNA with Tekken and VF
Soul Blade is my number 1, that game was so ahead of its time, so many innovative features, including RPG elements, not to mention the colorful graphics and memorable soundtrack, but Tekken 3, Bushido Blade and Street Fighter Alpha 3 are all top notch games.
Guilty Gear, Darkstalkers 3 and King of Fighters 98 deserve at least a mention.
One of the greatest consoles and eras for fighting games.
Evil Zone has to be in the top 10 most underrated for PS1. Seriously excellent game with a ton of personality and replay value. When you get down to a sliver of health you become ultra powerful, making matches really uncertain right up to the finish. Used to love being almost defeated and then wrecking their whole life bar on a sudden comeback.
Same, I loved this game and still love it.
I actually started a mini tournament at my Troop's Boy Scout Christmas party probably in 2011 iirc.
@@haloslayer255 Nice! I bet that was a blast. I need to play it again, it's been years for me.
Nice Psx fighting games list Bro. This is a great Psx reference ❤❤❤
The port of Street Fighter Alpha 3 I remember was pretty good with just a few compromises compared to the superior Saturn version. I think by the time Capcom got to Alpha/Zero 3, they started to get much better at porting 2d fighting games on the PS1 with its limited memory. I remember how happy I was when this was released because I must have spent a small fortune in quarters at the arcades playing this one.
It also had connection to the Sony Pocketstation (at least the JPN version I had did) so you could play on the go like Tamogotchi.
I find that fighting games along with RPGs and racing games hold up better than most other types of early 3D games.
Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer Evolution, Rage Racer, Tokyo Highway Racer and Ray Tracers are hard to get back into, but R4 Ridge Racer, Gran Turismo 2, Option still hold up.
Also Silent Bomber, Rising Zan: Samurai Gunman, Tenchu and Trap Gunner for 3D action games as well.
Certainly the older Resident Evil 1 & 2 games, Galarians, T.R.A.G., Vampire Hunter D, Countdown Vampires, Overblood 2, get a mixed response now due to newer games not liking tank controls.
Actually I don't think Countdown Vampires was ever liked 😂
Thankyou Now I have to play Erhgeiz.
Tekken 3, kof98, rival schools, sf alpha 3, tenshoden 3 my fav ps1 fighting games
Hey happy new year...
Love your videos please post more videos
Back to two a week now 🙂
I was searching of the name of Rival Schools for a long time, thank you! I was playing this in Atari places when I was child 😊
Glad the video helped out!
Bloody Roar deserves a game but with more characters representing new and different weapons from different regions
No Soul Edge and Dead or Alive?
Dude, Tekken 2's opening theme was perfect for this intro.
EVIL ZONE,FATAL FURY,BLOODY ROAR 2 n 3 are my favorite cant stop playing them...
I got Dominated Mind on my Pi4 along with Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (NEVER give up game over screen when fighting Geese at the end will be forever etched into my brain lol 😢)
Soul Edge
Cool to see Dominated Mind get some attention. Such a great version of Real Bout.
wow I didnñt know about that fatal fury game, I want to play it!
Tekken 3 scars are badges of honor. Nothing hits that spot like Tekken 3 and Tekken 5 . But all are nice and have a special place in my heart .
I just came here to show some love and add *DESTREGA* to the list😁👍.
I have that game and it's fun but man those story cut scenes are very good at putting me to sleep
@@omegaweapon116it was the first time a fighting game actually tried to put effort into their story mode 😂
You had me in fighting games 🎮
That part of the intro movie with Nina!
I'm glad to see Toshinden 3 here. You cannot imagine how many afternoons I played with my friends in that time.
Toshinden 3 didn't get a lot of love back in the day. It got overshadowed by Soul Blade and even Star Gladiator.
@@budgiecat9039 Totally agree by the way we spend a lot of time playing Star Gladiator and Soul Blade back in the day.
@@eljugadorescaldenc4002 I have Soul Caliber 2 HD Online too (cause it's got Spawn also you can unlock a legend of Valkyrie outfit for Cassandra though it takes a while)
So yeah Soul Blade, Star Gladiator, and of plenty of Battle Arena Toshinden.
Though I do like how Battle Arena Toshinden URA for Saturn looks on my Trinitron.
Toshinden always did get respect for having first 3D fighting game with actual 3D movement,, even though it was limited to just a dodge roll evade.
There should be some honorable mentions: Street Fighter EX2 Plus and Double Dragon. DD is such a cool game, I have bought the disc a few years ago. I remember pumping a shit ton of quarters on that game when I was a kid. Even now, I currently play it on my Miyoo Mini.
There's a part 2 coming
Rival Schools is one of my favorite fighting games of all time. I lost it when Akira made into Street Fighter V. I need more RS characters in SF6! Also, I find it criminal that Soul Edge/Blade was not on the list. That opening and song is the goat.
Loved Rival Shools
Fighting is the best genre on the console and it's really never mentioned. Too many people claimed Saturn to be superior in the genre because of the 2d port comparisons, but Saturn did not have Tobal, Tekken, SF EX, Soul Blade, Star Gladiator, Rival Schools, etc etc etc
I also prefer ps1 over Saturn because the games I like more on only on ps1. That being said, if I were to give an unbiased opinion and not a personal one, its the Sega Saturn.
I love how fighting games used to be all unique in their own way with originality and mechanics. It leaves great imaginations, style and never afraid to experiment. These days devs make fighting games feel more the same. I really miss those days.
Agreed but fighting games live and die on community and tournaments now so risk is not rewarded with ROI
You haven't played a lot of "modern" fighting games, have you?
@@DarkOverlord96Yup, the OP sounds like they must have dropped off of fighting games long ago if they feel this way about current fighting games because creating your own unique combos and ways of winning is exactly what newer fighting games do, more than ever before even!
I collect fighting games, I currently own every big hitter and the most unique fighting games made including every single game on this list. Fighting games hit a pretty low point during the ps3/wii/Xbox 360 gen which im assuming this is what you're basing this opinion off of.
Current fighting games are not only friendlier than ever before for newcomers with many notoriously difficult games becoming easier for newcomers, they also allow the most creative freedom in terms of combos than ever before.
The fact that this is one of the most liked comments makes me sad that most seem to be lost in the nostalgia of older fighting games but never actually kept up with them to see that they are better than ever.
@@joeyisabsb1 I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I didn’t say that modern fighting games are trash or didn’t get better . A lot of the news ones are good. What I am pointing out is that it not too many of them doesn’t do much or anything new to stand out because developers are afraid to make it original. It’s not nostalgia that makes me say this and I think fighting games is bigger more than ever. I’m pointing out how different it is compared to now.
During the Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3 and Wii, fighting games was on the high because of Street fighter IV. That’s why a lot of popular ones got franchises like Mortal Kombat, Soul Calibur, Tekken, and etc revived because of it.
Soul blade/Edge should’ve been on here
Nice to see Alpha 3 on this list. My all time favorite game. There's Street Fighter and every other game that wants to be Street Fighter 😊
Honestly Breaker's Revenge, Fatal Fury Dominated Mind, KoF, gave SF a run for its money quality wise. Also Power Instinct series.
Bloody Roar 2 was my fave. I still play it.
Does Armored Core count?
Nice cultured list of games
Nice!
Thanks!
How did u make this video without taking about Soul Blade...and thr first Dynasty warriors
Rival Schools is my go to for therapy!
Kensei scared fist,dragon ball gt final bout,xmen mutant academy, street fighter ex 2 plus, wwf smackdown(bit of a stretch)
Kensei has excellent atmosphere and soundtrack, final bout is broken fun with cool secrets, xmen is for combo nerds, sfex2p is EXCELlent for tryhards,wwf is saturday night fun with a buddy.
But my top pick would be KOF98.
Grew up playing these games and still a huge fighting game fan 🤘wish they would revive Bloody Roar.
MK Trilogy is still one of the best MK games ever made. It was the reason why I wanted a PS1 because I would always drop coins on the arcade machine near my place.
Very interesting list but the absence of Soul Blade makes my heart bleed :')
Ex2+ needs to be on here, it’s MUCH better than half this list.
I am simple man. I see Evil Zone, I push like. The ost in that game is god tier.
The practice mode background music.... 🎵 🎶 🔥
Gotta try Inuyasha! I would add to the list asuka 120% final...that game is a lot of fun!
Yeah Asukac120% Burning Festival Limited and Asuka 120% Excellent: Burning Fest. Excellent (not of a redundant title there 😂)
Ever played Advanced V.G 2 for PS1?
Wu-Tang and Street Fighter EX are good too
Tekken 3 is a miracle of optimization. Great graphics with great framerate. It it eats the cake and still keeps it.
street fighter. tekken. bloody roar. soul edge. and rival school
Rival School was Capcom's early attempt into 3D fighting games as the time VR Fighter and Tekken series were taking grounds. Also the first time Sakura ever showed up in Street Fighter series so it's part of the street fighter universe we need this IP remade.
You missed Street Fighter ex2 plus. It is still can be rival for recent era fighting games.
EHRGEIZ did in fact inspired "Dissidia Final Fantasy" on the PSP.
Shaman king is quite good too
Don’t forget Street Fighter EX2 and Critical Blow along with MK Trilogy and Soul Edge
On the topic of anime fighting games. While being Japan exclusive, there is Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans which is a pretty cool 2D fighter, mixing the humans who are 2D sprites, with their spirits who are 3D models.
There is also the Asuka 120% series.
There's also Samurai Deeper Kyo for PS1 which beats out Inuyasha and gives Last Blade and Samurai Shodown a run for its money imo.
Asuka 120% series is super underrated though yeah.
Mine was soulblade, hands down
Yea, I can't believe that didn't pop in my head first. It has one of the best opening movies of all time and the graphics were almost unmatched at the time.
Best Kos 😂😂😂