This is so tough! I love the PS1 days! 1. Final Fantasy VII 2. Metal Gear Solid 3. Resident Evil 2 4. Final Fantasy VIII 5. Final Fantasy Tactics 6. Xenogears 7. Legend of Dragoon 8. Mega Man Legends 9. Parasite Eve 10. Tekken 3 PS1 Library it’s just soooo good!
Some nice games there - lol yeah I kinda cheated with my list. I just added a chunk of honorable mentions under my top 10 as there were tons of brilliant games for PSX.
The PlayStation 1 will always be a great source of awesome gaming memories for me. Here are some of my absolute favourites: Resident Evil 2 Crash Bandicoot 1, 2 & 3 The Phantom Menace (don't judge me lol) Spyro the Dragon Resident Evil 3 Metal Gear Solid Spider-Man Mortal Kombat Trilogy MediEvil Final Fantasy VIII Dino Crisis
Solid list. I got Phantom Menace for my birthday when it came out. I really enjoyed it. Played well and was actually a good game. Nice to see it mentioned!
Ahh the start of disc 3 is amazing. I love how it feels like you "won" but life carries on and you have to deal with the consequences and carry on with life. Then everything kicks off again.
Man. I remember Christmas 96. My sister and I got a PlayStation we played Tekken 2. I grew up with a Genesis so when I saw what the PlayStation could do I was forever changed.😎😉 Great times.
I have very fond memories of Metal Gear Solid. I remember my dad was stationed in Korea at the time, but before he left he warned my brother and I that we weren't going to have our playstation for awhile. The reason being was because he went to get it modded there because it was cheaper to do it there than it was here in the states back in the late 90s. My dad finished his job in Korea and when he came back he came with a stack of CD-Rs and cases along with them. One of them was Metal Gear Solid. My brother and I were blown away, and then we stayed over at our cousins house to show him the game and even he was like "whoa this is amazing!" Good times~
Chrono Cross, Symphony of the Night, and my all time favorite Xenogears are in the list. You sir have all my respect! I dont say this often but you are one of the people I wish I could meet personally one day and talk about jrpgs and all those nostalgic games from my childhood. Love your taste in games, and your channel!
Yep, loved Soul Reaver back in '99. However, I went back to replay it a few years ago and the graphics just don't hold up. This game needs a Remaster or Remake.
My favorite classic PS1 games .Resident Evil 2 .Metal Gear Solid .Parasite Eve .Final Fantasy VIII .Tomba! .Chrono Cross .Strider .silent Hill .Wild Arms 1
I still put the game into a cd player and listen to the soundtrack. Other great ones you can listen with a cd player are GTA, GTA London and Duke Nukem 3D for example.
There is so many fantastic games on the PS1! Here's my top 5: 1. Spyro the Dragon 2. Crash Team Racing 3. Crash Bandicoot 3 4. Tekken 3 5. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
@@krlayne I might have to get back on it myself, I recently got a good emulator for my phone and can Bluetooth a ps4 controller to play it on! It feels like I just got a ps5 😂
@@StalwartShinobi I still have my original copy and I kept my PS3 so that I could play it. But no matter how you play it, Vagrant Story is a must play.
Star Ocean is such an underrated series!!!! I personally feel that SO should have gotten just as many games as Final Fantasy. It could have been even greater than FF.
Such a great game, the music was so damn good. In game menu theme, Shana's theme and this one here are my favorite: th-cam.com/video/Q_EItGXFkkg/w-d-xo.html
When you don't have great graphics to rely upon, you have to tell a good story. And a major part of that is the music. Incredible work by the composers here.
@@ItsMeBarnaby For the time they were the best, agreed. I remember being amazed at one of the Tekkens actually looking 3d. However, how blocky the graphics were was obvious even then. Still not great graphics. Especially in comparison today. And gameplay was also often clunky.
Damn, I love the PlayStation. Own close to 200 games, with so many legendary games. Squaresoft, Capcom, and Konami were at their highest during the late 90’s. Here are mine: - Final Fantasy Tactics - Resident Evil 2 - Metal Gear Solid - Final Fantasy VII - Xenogears - Vagrant Story - Silent Hill - Suikoden II - Chrono Cross - Parasite Eve Honorable Mentions - Intelligent Qube - Einhänder - The Legend of Dragoon - Legend of Mana - Suikoden - Arc the Lad Collection - Final Fantasy VIII - Parasite Eve II - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Excellent list! Some of my favorites back in the day, that you didn't already mention, were The Legend of Dragoon, Spyro 2, Breath of Fire III and IV as well as Star Ocean II, which is probably my most played game on that system.
Thanks Happy Console Gamer for these videos! I'm disabled and struggle with depression and this video really made me happy. Brought back my childhood memories of how great the PS1 was. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
The original PlayStation is my favorite video game console of all time. And I've been waiting for you to make a top 10 PlayStation video for a long time.
My favs: Silent Hill Ridge Racer R4 Oddworld Bushido Blade Heart of Darkness Brave Fencer Musashi Klonoa Door to Phantomile Gundam Battle Assault 2 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Tomba! Einhander Tekken 3 Final Fantasy 9 Crash Bandicoot 3 Crash Team Racing I grew up with PS1 and N64 and love both, but the PS1 has aged so much better and I find the graphical style so charming these days. There are also still amazing games being made in this graphical style such as Anodyne 2 and Banned Memories.
Vae Victus -- suffering to the conquered. Ironic that now I was the one suffering. Not anything as pedestrian as physical pain. Rather the cruel jab of impotent anger -- the hunger for revenge. I didn't care if I was in Heaven or Hell -- all I wanted was to kill my assassins. Sometimes you get what you wish for. The Necromancer Mortanius offered me a chance for vengeance. And like a fool, I jumped at his offer without considering the cost. Nothing is free, not even revenge.
People should never have whined about what games were on it because they should have realized that the modding community would have all the PS1 games on it with extras. I guess I cannot complain because I picked up my classic from Best Buy Canada for $10 brand new instead of the launch price in Canada of $130.
Wish they would release a PSOne Mini with a different line up of games, and actually good emulation. Though I agree with the previous poster that the lineup doesn't matter much, as the best thing to do with these mini consoles is to hack them to add all the games you want.
Breath of Fire 4 is genuinely my favourite JRPG of all time. If the franchise wasn't dead I'd be jonesing for a remaster... as in, exactly the same game but with the 3D elements brushed up to meet the artists' original vision. Headcanon for me was that the demons and dragons were rendered that way to show they were truly from a different dimension.
My top 10 1.-Metal Gear Solid 2.-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 3.-Megaman X4 4.-Final Fantasy 7 5.-Resident Evil 1 6.-Street Fighter EX 2 PLUS 7.-Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 8.-Gundam Battle Assault 2 9.-Megaman Legends 10.-Tekken 3 I love how pixel-perefect-crisp-crystal-clear your PSX game capture is Johnny, fantastic work!
This is a great list. The fact that my top 10 includes only two of your picks is a a testament to the crazy good overall catalogue of the playstation. Tomb Raider 2 Die Hard Ape Escape Spyro: Enter the Dragon Tekken 2 Silent Hill Metal Gear Solid Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Soulblade Wipeout 2097 Tekken 3 FF VII V-rally Gran Turismo Resident Evil ...loved all of these and so many others. Magical times. Soulblade was really tight fighter that needs more love. It was a groundbreaking game. Wipeout 2097 was pure adrenaline with its top playability, gfx and awesome music.
Johnny the editing in this episode was amazing, I liked the little ps1 transition you did. The footage from the framemeister looks amazing and i'm happy to know your able to play the original consoles and capture footage from them upscaled, i've been waiting for you to talk about some ps1 games for a long while now and i'm happy to have seen this, it made my morning. Will you ever be able to do a that copy games episode btw ? I would love to know how that was like back then.
Some of my personal Playstation one favourites: Tekken 2 & 3, Croc Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2, Medievil, Resident Evil, Star Wars Rebel Assault 2, Medal of Honour etc. Yep - I know some of the above are guilty pleasures 😄
I was playing through the first Croc again earlier this year. I thought it was quite good and I had a lot of fun. I originally had the Saturn version, but the camera was too zoomed in. The PS1 version is much more playable.
@@ravagingwolverine Glad to hear you enjoyed the replay. I think Croc is a highly underrated game franchise. The platforming is up there with the likes of Crash/Spyro.
Yeah, I didn't mind a bit of Croc. Rented it out once or twice back in the day. Wouldn't put it on my "top 10 platformers of all time" list but it is by no means a bad game.
I have so many memories. My brother and my friends and I playing games on this console. The Resident Evil original series. Metal Gear. Crash Spyro. Tomba, NHL 98. Amazing console.
1000% agree about Ridge Racer! It was the game that got me into racing games, I had the racing wheel/pedals and played for days! The music is still timeless!
Final Fantasy VII had a huge impact, not just on the RPG genre but also for the PlayStation as a new game console. I believe it shifted the balance of power at the time from Nintendo to Sony.
@@fukngroovnkc3700To say n64 games were mostly crap is mind-blowing to me. Some incredible games on that system, Mario 64 is one of the most important games ever made and Zelda OoT is (I think) still the highest reviewed game ever made
Syphon Filter was a gem I remember fondly, the stealth and action was spot on. The resident evil games especially 1 and 2 were ahead of their time, but I remember Clock Tower being pretty tasty also.
Du bist auch deutscher was ein Zufall xD ja stimmt ozar midrashim , Hauptmenü bei SR2 etc pure Perfektion und epicness. Auf alle Fälle wird ihrgendwann ein Remake kommen da bin ich mir sicher hoffentlich wird's auch gut
@@TheLegendKiller94 Du bist auch deutscher? Cool! Mir ist es mittlerweile eigentlich egal ob Remaster, Remake oder etwas ganz neues nur Hauptsache ist das überhaupt endlich mal was kommt! Ich bete das wir das noch erleben werden :-)
Da war ja dieses red sun ? Vielleicht hieß es doch anders wurde ja eingestellt sah aber auch echt nicht gut aus ,verschandeln sollen die die Reihe aber bitte auch nicht xD
Finally! One of the best consoles ever made. I've been waiting for you to do this list. Great list btw! Here's my top 10: 1. Metal Gear Solid 2. Castlevania SOTN 3. Final Fantasy VII 4. Final Fantasy Tactics 5. Resident Evil 2 6. Armored Core: Master of Arena 7. Gran Turismo 2 8. Final Fantasy VIII 9. Resident Evil 3 10. Tekken 3
Great list! Mine is pretty similar actually: 10. Street Fighter Alpha 3 9. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 8. Alundra 7. Chrono Cross 6. Castlevania SotN 5. Final Fantasy IX 4. Suikoden 2 3. Final Fantasy VII 2. Metal Gear Solid 1. Xenogears
Great list Johnny!!! Love to see SOTN on there. I remember you sharing a story about losing your Symphony progress to some kids who you let play your PlayStation. My personal top 10 1. Valkyrie Profile 2. Metal Gear Solid 3. Silent Hill 4. Star Ocean Second Story 5. Lunar the Silver Star 6. Final Fantasy Tactics 7. Symphony of the Night 8. Revelations: Persona 9. Resident Evil 2 10. Alundra
Nice list Johnny! Gotta say we share very similar taste in games. Xenogears, MGS, FF Tactics, Suikoden 2, Castlevania SotN, Dino Crisis, Star Ocean 2, are just some of my favorites on PS1.
I may have mentioned before that I came into the PSone era very late - 2001. My exposure to the console (and the games surrounding it) was very limited but when I saw the opening cinematic for FF8 (via a bonus disc for FF7) I knew I had to play it. It took me 3 years to rinse the game inside and out and it still stands as my favourite Playstation 1 game to this day.
Final Fantasy VII waz my verry first FF game I have ever played back then (in 2018) and I got addicted real fast. I played it again in 2020 around the exact same time its remake was released,it was perfection. 💯
Y'know I wanted to add FF Tactics to my list but decided not to since we never got a PAL release back in the day. I used to have the remastered one on PSP which was great (apart from the laggy spell animations).
Yeah, the PSP version definitely has a much more coherent script and some nice additions but I always preferred the PS1 version, mostly due to nostalgia and many characters having better names. Algus v Argath, Vormav v Folmarv, etc.
Great video and great list! So many classics on that system. The PS1 ranks right up there with the SNES for me as the greatest console of all-time. Watching you go through your list and talk about the good times you had with those games and friends made me reminisce as well. So many great games and good times. Thanks!
I picked up a used, mint condition PS1 model 9001 the other week, and I must say, the system is generating so much nostalgia...it has its own gravitational force that keeps pulling me back.
FF Tactics has some of the best plot, characters, setting, and storyline in all of gaming but I think that's overshadowed by the fact that it's a tactical strategy game which is outside the norm for a Final Fantasy. It's a shame we were never given more games in the world of Ivalice with direct links to the War of the Lions / Ramza and Delita era.
Seeing Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, and Final Fantasy Tactics on this list made me so happy. Your top 10 is nearly identical to mine. I really loved Saga Frontier and my favorite survival horror of all time is Clock Tower.
@@mastertarpolin had the same problem but then i got my hands on a PS1 with a region block overwriting chip. these are available on ebay as is the game. PS3 on a US acc setting also has it in the store. then there is also the PSX rom, but sadly there seems to exist no real functioning ones.
The PS1 era is something so special and legendary, just classic after classic, it made me a die hard fan of RPG's and fighters. I'm still playing the PS1 trilogy of Final Fantasy to this day.
you seriously have a great channel. I'm not even a gamer. the original playstation was the last time i was a gamer (ended up decided leveling up in real life was way more gratifying lol). but i keep coming back to your channel. your passionate about it, you have great stories that remind me of my own childhood. just cant say enough positive about your channel. keep up the great work.
when i was young i was obsessed with graphics and "next level" type of stuff. i wouldn't have even looked at some of these games and i think that's a bit of a shame. thank you for that video! i will at least give some of these titles a try!
Dude I've been watching a few of your videos here and there but never subscribed until I saw this video. You absolutely crushed it!!! The choices you made blew me away. Had Sony released the playstation mini with these games on it it would have sold like fire!!!
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This is so tough! I love the PS1 days!
1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Final Fantasy VIII
5. Final Fantasy Tactics
6. Xenogears
7. Legend of Dragoon
8. Mega Man Legends
9. Parasite Eve
10. Tekken 3
PS1 Library it’s just soooo good!
Some nice games there - lol yeah I kinda cheated with my list. I just added a chunk of honorable mentions under my top 10 as there were tons of brilliant games for PSX.
Thats why i have ps classic and ps1 OG
Don't forget twisted metal 2 and vigilante 8
Wow your list is my list lol
Wow your list is really good. Final Fantasy VIII doesn't get enough love. Tekken 3 is also probably the best fighting game on the ps1
- Breath of Fire 3
- Syphon Filter
- Metal Gear Solid
- Alundra
- FF7, 8, 9
- Legend Of The Dragoon
- Tomb Raider 2, Tekken 3
- Vagrant Story
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Resident Evil 2, Tenchu 2
- gran turismo 2
The PlayStation 1 will always be a great source of awesome gaming memories for me. Here are some of my absolute favourites:
Resident Evil 2
Crash Bandicoot 1, 2 & 3
The Phantom Menace (don't judge me lol)
Spyro the Dragon
Resident Evil 3
Metal Gear Solid
Spider-Man
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
MediEvil
Final Fantasy VIII
Dino Crisis
Excellent list. Those were the games I played too. Good taste.
Another final fantasy VIII enjoyer :]
Phantom menace game was better than the movie 😂
@@statiksea And another one :)
Solid list. I got Phantom Menace for my birthday when it came out. I really enjoyed it. Played well and was actually a good game. Nice to see it mentioned!
MGS1 is the Greatest PS1 Game of All Time
Second floor basement?
@@JonathanWillow-zz7rb I have to go all the way back there
Yes 😃👍
FFIX is a joy, playing it for the first time right now, just made it to disc 3
@@felipecarmo1032 absolute same my man, would probably throw earthbound in there too
Ahh the start of disc 3 is amazing. I love how it feels like you "won" but life carries on and you have to deal with the consequences and carry on with life.
Then everything kicks off again.
Such a phenomenal game :)
Dude, you've been missing out ^^
I have to agree with final fantasy ix and legend of dragoon. But what a great list!
Brave Fencer Musashi doesn't get enough love. One of my favorite games growing up, it's a hidden classic gem by the legendary Squaresoft.
I don't think something can be hidden and classic. Those are pretty mutually exclusive terms.
Great game too!
Same with Bushido Blade. One of my favorite fighting games.
I cannot wait for the christmas special this year
Same! Its been part of my tradition for 7 years now!
the grinch for the ps1 .. great memories.
Presents have arrived!
@@brandoboyer731 Same! Every christmas morning for the past 6 years ive played through the christmas special. Such a magical time
it's the highlight of hcg haha , i also hope we see more of Andrew sometime soon
Man. I remember Christmas 96. My sister and I got a PlayStation we played Tekken 2. I grew up with a Genesis so when I saw what the PlayStation could do I was forever changed.😎😉
Great times.
I have very fond memories of Metal Gear Solid. I remember my dad was stationed in Korea at the time, but before he left he warned my brother and I that we weren't going to have our playstation for awhile. The reason being was because he went to get it modded there because it was cheaper to do it there than it was here in the states back in the late 90s. My dad finished his job in Korea and when he came back he came with a stack of CD-Rs and cases along with them. One of them was Metal Gear Solid. My brother and I were blown away, and then we stayed over at our cousins house to show him the game and even he was like "whoa this is amazing!" Good times~
Chrono Cross, Symphony of the Night, and my all time favorite Xenogears are in the list.
You sir have all my respect! I dont say this often but you are one of the people I wish I could meet personally one day and talk about jrpgs and all those nostalgic games from my childhood.
Love your taste in games, and your channel!
Final Fantasy 7 over world music is my all time favorite.
Tekken 3 is still a game I play to this day.
I still have the Tekken 1- 5 book which shows all the concept arts and characters from hand drawn to early 3D models.
YES!!!
I have all the ps1 and ps2 tekkens (Tekken 1-5 and tag) and still play them a ton. 3 is my favorite❤❤❤
@@aaronclayton8958I was about to say dang that’s a bit much and then I remembered I own almost all of the call of duty games. 4/10 would not recommend
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LOUD NOISES!
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver deserves a mention. One of my favorites.
It's a work of art in it's own right. The angular graphics and textures really fit into the gothic futurism vibe.
Amen to that.
Yep, loved Soul Reaver back in '99. However, I went back to replay it a few years ago and the graphics just don't hold up. This game needs a Remaster or Remake.
I love it, to. But the puzzles would knock it off my list. But oh, that story and those performances are top tier indeed.
@@rickderris5294 that's because you need to play the dreamcast version higher resolution textures high quality music and 60fps
Legend of the Dragoon and Star Ocean: second story are must plays
Silent Hill, Tenchu and Armored Core would be my adds to this list
Silent hill is a true piece of art.
LOVE Tenchu. And, I'm going to go against popular opinion, but Tenchu did stealth better than Metal Gear Solid.
My favorite classic PS1 games
.Resident Evil 2
.Metal Gear Solid
.Parasite Eve
.Final Fantasy VIII
.Tomba!
.Chrono Cross
.Strider
.silent Hill
.Wild Arms 1
Tomba is a great game I found it on a demo disc years ago never played the full game
Honorable mentions: *Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean 2, Fear Effect 1*
I sank sooo many hours in Star Ocean 2. Great RPG.
I still have Valkyrie Profile in Mint Condition
Star ocean the second story was a way of life for many years, heck I still replay it once a year.
Fear Effect. Syphon Filter. Medal of Honor. Granturismo 2. Great times.
I cant count how many times I played Die Hard Trilogy. One of my favorites back then!
I still put the game into a cd player and listen to the soundtrack. Other great ones you can listen with a cd player are GTA, GTA London and Duke Nukem 3D for example.
10:45 - Johnny has such a way with words!!!
truly innovative i must say
Wowy zowy
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I remember when my sister and I got the PS1 for Christmas. It’s still the best Xmas I ever had.
Parasite Eve!!! One of my personal faves as well, still got my original copy from when it first came out, incredible game!!!
There is so many fantastic games on the PS1!
Here's my top 5:
1. Spyro the Dragon
2. Crash Team Racing
3. Crash Bandicoot 3
4. Tekken 3
5. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Tony Hawk was epic!
You came into the scene at the peak off the system’s powers, I see.
I loved LOVED LoVEd Xenogears and Symphony of the Night of course! Great list!
I can just imagine Hideo Kojima bringing in buckets of Legos every day.
I would also add Vagrant Story and Silent Hill.
Definitely! Especially Vagrant story, for me FF12 was like a knock off vagrant story
@@StalwartShinobi I still play Vagrant Story at least once a year. I love that game.
@@krlayne I might have to get back on it myself, I recently got a good emulator for my phone and can Bluetooth a ps4 controller to play it on! It feels like I just got a ps5 😂
@@StalwartShinobi I still have my original copy and I kept my PS3 so that I could play it. But no matter how you play it, Vagrant Story is a must play.
"Star Ocean Second Story" is an absolute PS1 classic.
I'm playing First Departure R. I hope Second story gets the same treatment on modern platforms
Star Ocean is such an underrated series!!!! I personally feel that SO should have gotten just as many games as Final Fantasy. It could have been even greater than FF.
Yeah great game
Front mission 3 doesn’t get enough love.
For all my gamer friends around me at the time FFT was all the hype but for me it was FM3. Because Emma's storyline though.
When you trigger ROF UP many times in a row and completely destroy the enemie's wanzer.
My all time is legend of dragoon.
Such a great game, the music was so damn good. In game menu theme, Shana's theme and this one here are my favorite:
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BLAZING DYNAMO!!
Agreed. It never gets the love of deserves
Yesss mines too, Lavitz🤘🤘🤘🤘
When you don't have great graphics to rely upon, you have to tell a good story. And a major part of that is the music. Incredible work by the composers here.
@@ItsMeBarnaby For the time they were the best, agreed. I remember being amazed at one of the Tekkens actually looking 3d. However, how blocky the graphics were was obvious even then. Still not great graphics. Especially in comparison today. And gameplay was also often clunky.
@@ItsMeBarnaby Stepping up to the xbox controller was a whole new world, lol.
@@ItsMeBarnaby this ^
Damn, I love the PlayStation. Own close to 200 games, with so many legendary games. Squaresoft, Capcom, and Konami were at their highest during the late 90’s. Here are mine:
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Resident Evil 2
- Metal Gear Solid
- Final Fantasy VII
- Xenogears
- Vagrant Story
- Silent Hill
- Suikoden II
- Chrono Cross
- Parasite Eve
Honorable Mentions
- Intelligent Qube
- Einhänder
- The Legend of Dragoon
- Legend of Mana
- Suikoden
- Arc the Lad Collection
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Parasite Eve II
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
castlevania symphony of the night my greatest psone game and greatest game of all time!
@@Paganichi yes
I just replayed it. It could very well be my fave game of all time as well.
Probably my second favorite on the console.. I'm a whore for Tony Hawk 2
If you don’t include RE2 and FF7 then yes
@@Paganichi yes
Excellent list!
Some of my favorites back in the day, that you didn't already mention, were The Legend of Dragoon, Spyro 2, Breath of Fire III and IV as well as Star Ocean II, which is probably my most played game on that system.
My top 5 in no particular order:
Metal Gear Solid
MediEvil
Resident Evil 2
Spider-Man
Tekken 3
Strong
Thanks Happy Console Gamer for these videos! I'm disabled and struggle with depression and this video really made me happy. Brought back my childhood memories of how great the PS1 was. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
Playing through Dino Crisis 2 right now, its a good time!!
i'm currently trying to pick it up for a good price on ebay, so i can play through again.
I always preferred Dino Crisis 2 over the original. It was more fun.
The original PlayStation is my favorite video game console of all time. And I've been waiting for you to make a top 10 PlayStation video for a long time.
Love the Final Fantasy Tactics representation! Great list Johnny. Hard to argue.
Xenogrears is my number one favorite game of all time. Greatest story I’ve ever experienced.
I will get to that game. One day. After I'm done with Vagrant Story. I promise. Thank the geeks for emulation;D
The Red Blue Belt
i am right there with you 👍
how long did it take you to figure out Deus at first though?
took me only a couple of years ^^
I got stuck with the hide and seek game. Then over leveled in the sewer and caped all my finisher so fei and Rico destroyed redrum
My favs:
Silent Hill
Ridge Racer R4
Oddworld
Bushido Blade
Heart of Darkness
Brave Fencer Musashi
Klonoa Door to Phantomile
Gundam Battle Assault 2
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Tomba!
Einhander
Tekken 3
Final Fantasy 9
Crash Bandicoot 3
Crash Team Racing
I grew up with PS1 and N64 and love both, but the PS1 has aged so much better and I find the graphical style so charming these days.
There are also still amazing games being made in this graphical style such as Anodyne 2 and Banned Memories.
Hell yeah another person who included brave fencer musashi in their list.
Drew Finally I see someone mention the incredible Tomba!
Good list! I would add Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Vae Victus -- suffering to the conquered. Ironic that now I was the one suffering. Not anything as pedestrian as physical pain. Rather the cruel jab of impotent anger -- the hunger for revenge. I didn't care if I was in Heaven or Hell -- all I wanted was to kill my assassins. Sometimes you get what you wish for. The Necromancer Mortanius offered me a chance for vengeance. And like a fool, I jumped at his offer without considering the cost. Nothing is free, not even revenge.
Finally! I was wondering when you were going to get to the Playstation!!!!
Meal gear was my favorite game on the PS, as well as Silent Hill.
I still remember when the original playstation first came out. Good times.
For me....
1. FF7
2. FF8
3. RE2
4. RE1
5. Parasite Eve
6. Metal Gear
7. FF Tactics
8. Silent Hill
9. Breath of Fire 3
10. RE3
Solid list
Underrated gems:
Team Buddies
Incredible Crisis
Hogs of War
Monkey Hero
Mr Driller
Fear Effect
Fear effect 1 & 2.... love those games!
Hogs of War
Played Mr driller for the first time today! It's a great addictive game
TEAM BUDDIES. FINALLY.
Hell yeah Incredible Crisis! I loved that game. The day in the life of a crazy Japanese family
My fave console ever....I love the PS classic mini aswell.
Great era. Wish Sony hadn't muffed the PS Classic so badly.
People should never have whined about what games were on it because they should have realized that the modding community would have all the PS1 games on it with extras. I guess I cannot complain because I picked up my classic from Best Buy Canada for $10 brand new instead of the launch price in Canada of $130.
The best era, we came from the 16bit/8 bit era of greatness and before the last era prior to online gaming taking off, long live the couch co-OP wars
It's an open source emulator, its meant for you to add roms.
Wish they would release a PSOne Mini with a different line up of games, and actually good emulation. Though I agree with the previous poster that the lineup doesn't matter much, as the best thing to do with these mini consoles is to hack them to add all the games you want.
Once flashed this is the best mini console out there!
I've been watching this channel for years, I seriously can't fathom why you don't have a million subscribers yet. Thanks for all the great content.
I would add to the list Silent Hill, Wipeout and Breath of Fire IV.
Breath of Fire 4 is genuinely my favourite JRPG of all time. If the franchise wasn't dead I'd be jonesing for a remaster... as in, exactly the same game but with the 3D elements brushed up to meet the artists' original vision. Headcanon for me was that the demons and dragons were rendered that way to show they were truly from a different dimension.
@@P33b4Ugo5omwh3r3 im with you on 5 and 6...but RE1R is an amazing remake and one of the best in the series. You should revisit it.
My top 10
1.-Metal Gear Solid
2.-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3.-Megaman X4
4.-Final Fantasy 7
5.-Resident Evil 1
6.-Street Fighter EX 2 PLUS
7.-Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
8.-Gundam Battle Assault 2
9.-Megaman Legends
10.-Tekken 3
I love how pixel-perefect-crisp-crystal-clear your PSX game capture is Johnny, fantastic work!
@5:48 Incredible cinematics! LOLOL
This is a great list. The fact that my top 10 includes only two of your picks is a a testament to the crazy good overall catalogue of the playstation.
Tomb Raider 2
Die Hard
Ape Escape
Spyro: Enter the Dragon
Tekken 2
Silent Hill
Metal Gear Solid
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Soulblade
Wipeout 2097
Tekken 3
FF VII
V-rally
Gran Turismo
Resident Evil
...loved all of these and so many others. Magical times.
Soulblade was really tight fighter that needs more love. It was a groundbreaking game. Wipeout 2097 was pure adrenaline with its top playability, gfx and awesome music.
Johnny the editing in this episode was amazing, I liked the little ps1 transition you did. The footage from the framemeister looks amazing and i'm happy to know your able to play the original consoles and capture footage from them upscaled, i've been waiting for you to talk about some ps1 games for a long while now and i'm happy to have seen this, it made my morning. Will you ever be able to do a that copy games episode btw ? I would love to know how that was like back then.
Some of my personal Playstation one favourites: Tekken 2 & 3, Croc Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2, Medievil, Resident Evil, Star Wars Rebel Assault 2, Medal of Honour etc. Yep - I know some of the above are guilty pleasures 😄
Medal of Honor 1 and 2 so good
I was playing through the first Croc again earlier this year. I thought it was quite good and I had a lot of fun. I originally had the Saturn version, but the camera was too zoomed in. The PS1 version is much more playable.
@@ravagingwolverine Glad to hear you enjoyed the replay. I think Croc is a highly underrated game franchise. The platforming is up there with the likes of Crash/Spyro.
Yeah, I didn't mind a bit of Croc. Rented it out once or twice back in the day. Wouldn't put it on my "top 10 platformers of all time" list but it is by no means a bad game.
Thanks for showing Grandia some love. One of my all time favs.😊
I’ve been waiting for this video my entire life and I didn’t even know it
I have so many memories. My brother and my friends and I playing games on this console. The Resident Evil original series. Metal Gear. Crash Spyro. Tomba, NHL 98. Amazing console.
"i slid him 100 dollars under a burger" -hcg 2019
1000% agree about Ridge Racer! It was the game that got me into racing games, I had the racing wheel/pedals and played for days! The music is still timeless!
Final Fantasy VII had a huge impact, not just on the RPG genre but also for the PlayStation as a new game console. I believe it shifted the balance of power at the time from Nintendo to Sony.
That on top of N64 coming out with mostly crap lol
@@fukngroovnkc3700 agreed I don't understand the nostalga for the nintendo 64 it's aged like milk compared to the PlayStation
@@HollowRick hhmmm I'm thinking of finding a DreamCast or N64 😜💩🔥
@@fukngroovnkc3700I've just seen this now a year later I'd say definitely Dreamcast
@@fukngroovnkc3700To say n64 games were mostly crap is mind-blowing to me. Some incredible games on that system, Mario 64 is one of the most important games ever made and Zelda OoT is (I think) still the highest reviewed game ever made
Syphon Filter was a gem I remember fondly, the stealth and action was spot on. The resident evil games especially 1 and 2 were ahead of their time, but I remember Clock Tower being pretty tasty also.
My favourite PS1 Game and also one of my All-Time favourites: Soul Reaver ♥
I was looking for a comment with Soul reaver Happy to finally found one. The Story, Characters and Dialogs outstanding.
@@TheLegendKiller94 I totally agree. Also the Soundtrack is a Masterpiece. For me it´s the Best Game Soundtrack ever made.
Du bist auch deutscher was ein Zufall xD ja stimmt ozar midrashim , Hauptmenü bei SR2 etc pure Perfektion und epicness. Auf alle Fälle wird ihrgendwann ein Remake kommen da bin ich mir sicher hoffentlich wird's auch gut
@@TheLegendKiller94 Du bist auch deutscher? Cool! Mir ist es mittlerweile eigentlich egal ob Remaster, Remake oder etwas ganz neues nur Hauptsache ist das überhaupt endlich mal was kommt! Ich bete das wir das noch erleben werden :-)
Da war ja dieses red sun ? Vielleicht hieß es doch anders wurde ja eingestellt sah aber auch echt nicht gut aus ,verschandeln sollen die die Reihe aber bitte auch nicht xD
Finally! One of the best consoles ever made. I've been waiting for you to do this list. Great list btw! Here's my top 10:
1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Castlevania SOTN
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
5. Resident Evil 2
6. Armored Core: Master of Arena
7. Gran Turismo 2
8. Final Fantasy VIII
9. Resident Evil 3
10. Tekken 3
A fellow Master of Arena'er! Good shit.
@@Truth_Hurts_Bad Hell yeah it's a great game. Played a ton back in the day.
Suikoden 1 and 2 are in my Top 10 PS1 games.
Right on place 1 and 2.
Great list! Mine is pretty similar actually:
10. Street Fighter Alpha 3
9. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
8. Alundra
7. Chrono Cross
6. Castlevania SotN
5. Final Fantasy IX
4. Suikoden 2
3. Final Fantasy VII
2. Metal Gear Solid
1. Xenogears
My top 10 list
1-8: Castlevania SOTN
9: FF7
10: Metal Gear Solid
I understand;D
A must have indeed!
The original Syphon Filter. You really felt like you were in a James Bond movie, and the taser...ah the taser. And I really loved Tomba!
I need that RR type 4 shirt. Also loved the game
All those great rpgs, Suikoden, Ff9, Grandia. Keep up the good work, Happy console Gamer!
Great list Johnny!!! Love to see SOTN on there. I remember you sharing a story about losing your Symphony progress to some kids who you let play your PlayStation. My personal top 10
1. Valkyrie Profile
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Silent Hill
4. Star Ocean Second Story
5. Lunar the Silver Star
6. Final Fantasy Tactics
7. Symphony of the Night
8. Revelations: Persona
9. Resident Evil 2
10. Alundra
Alundra was my first "Zelda like" game, before i knew zelda series exists ) Still Alundra is the best 2-d zelda clone ever made
@@sergeilikhomanov8638 I completely agree. Alundra feels like the lost 32-bit Zelda never was with s deep plot and rich characters
Nice list Johnny! Gotta say we share very similar taste in games.
Xenogears, MGS, FF Tactics, Suikoden 2, Castlevania SotN, Dino Crisis, Star Ocean 2, are just some of my favorites on PS1.
I may have mentioned before that I came into the PSone era very late - 2001. My exposure to the console (and the games surrounding it) was very limited but when I saw the opening cinematic for FF8 (via a bonus disc for FF7) I knew I had to play it. It took me 3 years to rinse the game inside and out and it still stands as my favourite Playstation 1 game to this day.
one of my favorites
Great video. Thanks for the good memories. It was a great console. All my friends had the N64. I was the only one to have a ps1.
Playstation 1 is my favorite console 😊
Final Fantasy VII waz my verry first FF game I have ever played back then (in 2018) and I got addicted real fast.
I played it again in 2020 around the exact same time its remake was released,it was perfection. 💯
Xenogears was and still is the love of my life. What an amazing game
Great video, John. I was happy to see Final Fantasy Tactics on your list, that’s my personal favourite of all time.
Y'know I wanted to add FF Tactics to my list but decided not to since we never got a PAL release back in the day. I used to have the remastered one on PSP which was great (apart from the laggy spell animations).
Yeah, the PSP version definitely has a much more coherent script and some nice additions but I always preferred the PS1 version, mostly due to nostalgia and many characters having better names. Algus v Argath, Vormav v Folmarv, etc.
Wild Arms and Xenogears are two of my faves... but I hope you have a lot of patience if you want to try Xenogears lol
Great video and great list! So many classics on that system. The PS1 ranks right up there with the SNES for me as the greatest console of all-time. Watching you go through your list and talk about the good times you had with those games and friends made me reminisce as well. So many great games and good times. Thanks!
Couldn't agree more about Xenogears, such a classic!
I picked up a used, mint condition PS1 model 9001 the other week, and I must say, the system is generating so much nostalgia...it has its own gravitational force that keeps pulling me back.
FF Tactics has some of the best plot, characters, setting, and storyline in all of gaming but I think that's overshadowed by the fact that it's a tactical strategy game which is outside the norm for a Final Fantasy. It's a shame we were never given more games in the world of Ivalice with direct links to the War of the Lions / Ramza and Delita era.
Seeing Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, and Final Fantasy Tactics on this list made me so happy. Your top 10 is nearly identical to mine. I really loved Saga Frontier and my favorite survival horror of all time is Clock Tower.
I live in a reality where Xenogears IS my favorite game of all time!
Aw man! Wish I lived in a reality where Xenogears had a PAL release!
@@mastertarpolin had the same problem but then i got my hands on a PS1 with a region block overwriting chip. these are available on ebay as is the game. PS3 on a US acc setting also has it in the store. then there is also the PSX rom, but sadly there seems to exist no real functioning ones.
@@zezefly6486 Yeah I remember the mod chip days! Cheers for the info btw
The PS1 era is something so special and legendary, just classic after classic, it made me a die hard fan of RPG's and fighters. I'm still playing the PS1 trilogy of Final Fantasy to this day.
Thanks for doing this list Johnny! To me the first Metal Gear Solid is the greatest video game of all time.
you seriously have a great channel. I'm not even a gamer. the original playstation was the last time i was a gamer (ended up decided leveling up in real life was way more gratifying lol). but i keep coming back to your channel. your passionate about it, you have great stories that remind me of my own childhood. just cant say enough positive about your channel. keep up the great work.
Resident evil nemesis and twisted metal are my absolute favorites
Gundam Battle Assault 2 is in my top 3 psone games for sure, I absolutely LOVE that game
"I am Alpha and Omega...", Xenogears was amazing!, your list almost match mine! (missing Valkyrie Profile and legend of dragoon)
when i was young i was obsessed with graphics and "next level" type of stuff. i wouldn't have even looked at some of these games and i think that's a bit of a shame. thank you for that video! i will at least give some of these titles a try!
I totally love the Colony Wars trilogy!
only ever played the first but loved it.
Dude I've been watching a few of your videos here and there but never subscribed until I saw this video. You absolutely crushed it!!! The choices you made blew me away. Had Sony released the playstation mini with these games on it it would have sold like fire!!!
Alpha 2 was my favorite SNES fighter
Love this list! Resident Evil II is my favorite game of all time, still to this day. Its the one that really got me into gaming. Thanks for sharing 👍😎
Jersey Devil is my favorite game ever straight up. But Ape Escape was so good. Gotta love old platforms
I like that you call them machines, its refreshing cause one really only ever hears console, system, etc