PSX Games for [CURRENT YEAR]

[MrTroll]

Taking this opportunity to post this
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It's always been common as a written word in forums/magazines/advertisements/etc, but I've never, ever heard anyone call it "PSX" IRL. Always PS1.

 

[Syaoran Li]

Controversial choice, but I think a lot of the PS1-era Army Men games still hold up today. Sarge's Heroes, Air Attack, and Army Men 3D are all awesome. I even liked Green Rogue. I'm surprised that nobody's decided to do a AAA revival of the Army Men games now that things like Fortnite and Overwatch are super popular these days.

Personally, I'd love to see a modernized revival of the Syphon Filter series as well.

 

[Pissmaster]

It's always been common as a written word in forums/magazines/advertisements/etc, but I've never, ever heard anyone call it "PSX" IRL. Always PS1.

It was almost exclusively called PSX on late 90's internet. It didn't really start getting called the PS1 until sometime after the PSone, the smaller version of the original console launched, and the name started being phased out.

The reason behind that name was because of people snarking off about when Sony announced the PlayStation, considering there was a home computer that took game cartridges called the MSX back in the 80's, but only in Japan. You've already tried one in emulation if you ever played Metal Gear 1 or 2 within MGS3. I guess the term stuck because everyone was so used to 3/4 letter abbreviations on every platform, and nobody knew back then that the PlayStation would become the world's biggest video game platform.

First the MSX, now what, the PSX? lolololol good luck taking on the N64, sony you n00bz, it's gonna destro-wait, why is final fantasy 7 on the psx, what's going on

 

[BananaSplit]

Unfortunately the PSX/N64 generation of gaming has a reputation for not really holding up. Most things were unrefined and clunky.

u wot m8

I'll give you that the N64 library is overrated as it doesnt offer much besides Nintendo first-party games, but the PS1 was home of a lot of diverse cool vidya that still hold up to this day, as long as old 3D graphics arent your personal kryptonite (in which case i'd call you a fag).

 

[CrunkLord420]

For computer emulation it's still kinda a shitshow.

Mednafen has been working flawlessly for me, once I got past configuring for dualshock and using ALSA directly instead of PulseAudio.

 

[sasazuka]

For 3D racing games, I think Gran Turismo 2 holds up better than most (other than the already mentioned Ridge Racer Type 4) since it can almost pass for an early PS2 game aside from the pop-up due to the low draw-in distance. That Seattle street circuit looked incredible back in the day due to the amount of real-world detail you'd pass by.

For computer emulation it's still kinda a shitshow.

If you're talking about official hardware emulation you're going to have to wait for the PS5. To bide your time you might want to look into Saturn emulation because that's been making leaps and bounds.

As for what games hold up:
Lunar
Lunar 2
Suikoden 1
Suikoden 2
Azure Dreams
Jade Cocoon
Alundra
Alundra 2
Legend of Mana
Legend of Dragoon
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Thousand Arms
Breath of Fire 3
Breath of Fire 4
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny 2(also goes by the name Tales of Eternia)
Valkyrie Profile
Grandia
Front Mission

What about Star Ocean: the Second Story, which I think is still the best game in the series (haven't played 1 or 5 yet)?

PSX JRPG's with 2D backgrounds and sprites tend to hold up better since they're more like prettier versions of 16-bit JRPG's (with CD-quality audio and better cutscenes) than modern 3D JRPG's anyhow.

It was almost exclusively called PSX on late 90's internet. It didn't really start getting called the PS1 until sometime after the PSone, the smaller version of the original console launched, and the name started being phased out.

Another reason why people in the 1990s would have been unlikely to abbreviate the original Playstation as "PS1" is because, at the time, branding didn't usually carry over between console generations, like how the Genesis wasn't the Master System 2 and the Saturn wasn't the Genesis 2. Numbering was generally reserved for revisions within the same console generation (like how there was a Sega Genesis 3, the third re-design of the Genesis).

I think I expected Sony to put out another console but it wasn't necessarily going to be called the "Playstation 2", even though that's the name they ended up using.

 

[CrunkLord420]

Also yes, as certified boomer we called it PSX. The VIDEO GAME MAGAZINE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX needed at least a 3 letter abbreviation to fit into their HOT RELEASES list format. The obviously choice was X, because X is eXtreme. Everything was EXTREME back then, not like today, where mediocrity is encouraged and extremism is something to be feared.

 

[byuu]

>Privateer 2 poster
shit taste even for a boomer

 

[killuminati]

you'll also get games like Siphon Filter which are kinda "why bother?".

Siphon Filter 2 is one of the best on the PS1. Shit, the whole series is underrated as fuck. KYS OP.

 

[CrunkLord420]

Siphon Filter 2 is one of the best on the PS1. Shit, the whole series is underrated as fuck. KYS OP.

big yikes on your questionable taste in gaming

 

[Meat Poultry Veg]

Nobody said Xenogears so I... won't say Xenogears either?

I have a love-hate relationship with this game. To my non-playing friends I described its story as having the plot of several 1000+ page books shuffled repeatedly. There's also the much-maligned second disc, which is basically a visual novel with the action interrupted with a traditional dungeon crawl after every couple of hours. As much as I "hated" the game it kept pulling me back in. But the reason I can't say it holds up in [CURRENT YEAR] is because it barely held up in 1998 either.

 

[Marissa Moira]

For 3D racing games, I think Gran Turismo 2 holds up better than most (other than the already mentioned Ridge Racer Type 4) since it can almost pass for an early PS2 game aside from the pop-up due to the low draw-in distance. That Seattle street circuit looked incredible back in the day due to the amount of real-world detail you'd pass by.



What about Star Ocean: the Second Story, which I think is still the best game in the series (haven't played 1 or 5 yet)?

PSX JRPG's with 2D backgrounds and sprites tend to hold up better since they're more like prettier versions of 16-bit JRPG's (with CD-quality audio and better cutscenes) than modern 3D JRPG's anyhow.



Another reason why people in the 1990s would have been unlikely to abbreviate the original Playstation as "PS1" is because, at the time, branding didn't usually carry over between console generations, like how the Genesis wasn't the Master System 2 and the Saturn wasn't the Genesis 2. Numbering was generally reserved for revisions within the same console generation (like how there was a Sega Genesis 3, the third re-design of the Genesis).

I think I expected Sony to put out another console but it wasn't necessarily going to be called the "Playstation 2", even though that's the name they ended up using.

For Star Ocean the PSP versions are better.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Controversial choice, but I think a lot of the PS1-era Army Men games still hold up today. Sarge's Heroes, Air Attack, and Army Men 3D are all awesome. I even liked Green Rogue. I'm surprised that nobody's decided to do a AAA revival of the Army Men games now that things like Fortnite and Overwatch are super popular these days.

Personally, I'd love to see a modernized revival of the Syphon Filter series as well.

I wish I agreed, but I found Sarge's Heroes and 3D to be laughably dated when I tried to revisit them, Air Attack is still decent though.

I do totally agree the ip has a lot of potential for a revival though.

 

[I can't imagine]

Nobody said Xenogears so I... won't say Xenogears either?

I have a love-hate relationship with this game. To my non-playing friends I described its story as having the plot of several 1000+ page books shuffled repeatedly. There's also the much-maligned second disc, which is basically a visual novel with the action interrupted with a traditional dungeon crawl after every couple of hours. As much as I "hated" the game it kept pulling me back in. But the reason I can't say it holds up in [CURRENT YEAR] is because it barely held up in 1998 either.

I think it's one of those games that would greatly benefit from taking the time to remaster it and effectively make it a complete product, but pretty much everyone moved on afterward so there isn't really anyone internal at Square-Enix to make that sorta thing happen. As it is, it sorta does hold up, but more as a curiosity than as an actual game.

 

[sasazuka]

For Star Ocean the PSP versions are better.

I saw the PSP version of Star Ocean once at a thrift store and passed on buying it simply because I didn't have a PSP that could play it (re: I only have a PSP Go that my brother gave me which obviously doesn't have a UMD drive). I regret not buying it as I've never seen it again at thrift stores.

 

[Pissmaster]

Another reason why people in the 1990s would have been unlikely to abbreviate the original Playstation as "PS1" is because, at the time, branding didn't usually carry over between console generations, like how the Genesis wasn't the Master System 2 and the Saturn wasn't the Genesis 2. Numbering was generally reserved for revisions within the same console generation (like how there was a Sega Genesis 3, the third re-design of the Genesis).

I think I expected Sony to put out another console but it wasn't necessarily going to be called the "Playstation 2", even though that's the name they ended up using.

That's true, though I think the Genesis 3 was the only console revision to use a number, and I don't think that even came out in America. Wasn't that version published by Majesco, not Sega, and didn't even come out in other countries? (So, no Mega Drive 3)

Nintendo console revisions in the west never had a different name despite radically different designs until the Wii Mini (Japan's SNES revision was the Super Famicom Jr., though), and Atari had a mid-generation name change when they rebranded the Atari VCS to the 2600.

Also yes, as certified boomer we called it PSX. The VIDEO GAME MAGAZINE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX needed at least a 3 letter abbreviation to fit into their HOT RELEASES list format. The obviously choice was X, because X is eXtreme. Everything was EXTREME back then, not like today, where mediocrity is encouraged and extremism is something to be feared.

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I've heard that a lot too, but the MSX thing also makes sense. Though if "PSX" was used because they just needed a third letter, why not "SPS"? Sony PlayStation? What about Sega Saturn? I think GameFAQs refers to that as "SAT". It's also worth mentioning how the GameCube was officially (autistically) abbreviated to "GCN", as to not cause confusion with the NeoGeo Pocket Color, or "NGC", because apparently 3-letter abbreviations are serious shit.

I guess the truth is ~lost to time~

I think it's one of those games that would greatly benefit from taking the time to remaster it and effectively make it a complete product, but pretty much everyone moved on afterward so there isn't really anyone internal at Square-Enix to make that sorta thing happen. As it is, it sorta does hold up, but more as a curiosity than as an actual game.

What's the deal with Xenogears and the rest of the Xeno- games, anyway? Are they spiritual sequels? Do they share the same universe? I've never played on extensively but I've never been able to tell just how they're connected or not. Like how does a franchise go from being a Squaresoft thing, to a Namco Bandai trilogy, to a Nintendo franchise?

 

[Calooby]

Namco Museum games are nice, also collect the PlayStation Underground discs if you're downloading shit, those are fun to explore too. And the PlayStation version of Doom and Final Doom holds up very well and on Doomworld there's a mod named GEC PSX Doom Master Edition or some shit like that that restores a lot of cut levels to the games.

Also no mention of MGS VR missions even though it's a great gameplay only Metal Gear game.

 

[HeyYou]

I've never heard of PSX emulation being that bad. ePSXe is a nightmare to get right for some games, but it is possible with most. And Mednafen is even better than that.

 

[BrunoMattei]

I've never heard of PSX emulation being that bad. ePSXe is a nightmare to get right for some games, but it is possible with most. And Mednafen is even better than that.

I tried and I tried and I tried and I couldn't get Alien Resurrection to run on an emulator with mouse support. The game supports the PSX mouse. So it's just like playing a shooter the correct way. But for whatever reason I can never get it to work or if I do it doesn't turn on mouse input.

 

[XYZpdq]

yeah it was the PSX like back before WWII they called WWI "The Great War" because there wasn't a 2 to separate it from