90s Games That Show How Lucky We Are Now

[@Cyborg_1612]

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[@buddinghumanist6285]

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[@postenjr]

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[@Rockymann27]

yOU CAN DO HEADSHOTS IN re 2 THOUGH.

[@gwenhidwy]

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[@raymondv.m4230]

gwenhidwy Lol yea, but I guess to be fair there's no general method to start a program line.

[@sadxsap2268]

90s games.. I played the first level of so many games

[@StalwartShinobi]

Jordan Robiller same, especially ps1 demos!!!!

[@GcorpCoPrez]

Same here with the opening bits and demos! Klonoa and tomba 2 And legend of the dragoon!

[@RickyRicardo03]

The length of the controller cord is something I really don't miss. I had people tripping on that like it was a booby trap.

[@revengefulgh0st]

Richard Gillespie and let someone trip and snatch my console off the entertainment center. God help them.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

I remember how excited I was when wireless controllers were new and optional rather than with consoles like the previous generation.

[@sunlightprince3173]

I still use a wired controller for my PS4 xD. But at least the cable is 2.5m long

[@PlayStationAccess]

I think many PlayStations met their maker after being pulled down from shelves and units after people tripped on the cable XD - Hollie

[@RickyRicardo03]

PlayStation Access Thanks Hollie! Love it when you comment on the comments! Cheers from LA

[@SamButler22]

Can you imagine telling yourself about cloud saves in the 90s? Can you imagine telling Nintendo about cloud saves in 2018?

[@edgarlarios4718]

Sam Butler Sick burn.

[@dien00b31]

Hollie: "Memory Cards." Me, looking suspiciously at my PS1 and 2 memory cards. Never lost them, but the fear is still real. When I was a child, I broke my arm and tried to hide it. But when I was playing Tomb Raider on my brothers PS1 (and I was far too young for it), every time an enemy showed up I pressed the shoot button so hard, my arm hurt like hell. Seeing the expression on my face, my mother got suspicious and I had to confess that my arm is propably broken. So it was. Today I'm 29 and still scared of the original TB games. And I love playing horror games...

[@Kiku91]

mechaguess It’s not impossible. I don’t know this person’s childhood experiences, but usually kids hide things like that if they don’t want to be a burden, or they don’t have great experiences in the hospital or doctor offices. (There could be other factors but that is another discussion on it’s own) Again I’m not saying I know their situations but it’s not impossible.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Worse than losing your memory card: "corrupted save file"

[@RodimusPrime29]

I remember my parents not buying a memory card with my PS1. My bro & I's first game was Gran Tourismo. LOL for almost a month straight we never turned of the PlayStation cause we would loose our progress & my dad knew the min we changed the thermostat temp he would freak out if he knew the PlayStation was continuously runnin while we were at school or friends houses for sleep overs. We had to shut the tv off to fool him lol & cover the green light with electrical tape. Fun times!

[@cqdrian]

RodimusPrime29 did you ever lose your progress?

[@RodimusPrime29]

Adrian Sanchez lol yea.... one time my bro left the controller out & connected to the PS1, he was on the very last part of a particular license test the let us get more cars. My mom called & he ran to answer forgot the cord was wrapped around his leg & pulled the whole console out. The system hit the floor & the disc tray popped open. Had to start all over again.

[@cqdrian]

RodimusPrime29 rip

[@laughnowcrylater3500]

Wow. I remember brother that damn cord got me good

[@cmelft2463]

RodimusPrime29 i know exactly how you felt with GT. Funny thing is the ps1 power usage compared to these newer consoles is basically nothing yet my parents were concerned about the power bill if i left it on too long, they must have thought with the graphics at the time it was a powerhouse to run them lol

[@inkblotCrisis]

Wireless controllers. Those wires are somehow designed to be tripped over, you remember it's there, you KNOW it's there, but somehow down you go...and your console too.

[@grownumber45]

My wires would mysteriously get tangled up when I wasn't doing anything

[@jomg8464]

This wrecked my first playstation. 😭😭

[@Venislovas]

Jom G And my playstation controller.

[@asifmetal666]

inkblotCrisis yup... we were so hyped playing game that we forgot it was there couple seconds n then it happen. Tripped n fall n the console with it. It always happen when friends or cousins over for night to play games.

[@mullaoslo]

I never saw anyone trip over console wires.. Is this an American thing like throwing wiimotes into the TV???

[@BlackKaioshin]

Oh my gosh, I had the same thing happen with the memory card that Hollie did. I got my ps1 as a Christmas present when I was 14, and with it came Final Fantasy 7. But, I didn't have a memory card, because neither my mom nor I knew you needed one. I spent the first week replaying the first 5 hours of Final Fantasy 7 over and over again until I got money for a memory card. Good times.

[@gibbie80s61]

I would have thought that most game stores at the time would have insisted you needed at least five memory cards. As well as several controllers and a carry case...

[@Antgirl89]

Same here. Played FF9's intro repeatedly for weeks until my parents got me a memory card for Three King's Day.

[@shugaroony]

FFVII changed the way I thought about games. I remember I used to get Playstation magazine and read reviews, and it was one of the first games to get 10/10. I played a demo of it in HMV, didn't like it; but then went back a week or so later as I was after a new game to play and so got it half-heartedly. I started it up, played it for a while, still not impressed. Following night did the same, and the same outcome. Over the next week I did this, then I found that I was becoming engrossed in it and that it had sunk its magnificent claws into me, and I was becoming hooked! Then I played as Sephiroth and thought he was the coolest thing ever, and it was then I began to realise the scope of the game and that I really was playing one of the best games ever made. I hated having to face him off in the end, and I completed it. When I told my mate about completing it he said, did you do this, did you do that, and I realised I had missed most of the side games and stuff you could pick up on the way. I played it again and got everything and was still hooked - and that soundtrack, oh my! Its still in my top three games I've ever played.

[@tomburrows6997]

I played through the entirety of wind waker without a memory card and just didn't switch off the game cube for about a week and a half

[@plasfariablarkaanisa9640]

This is quite simply the best Tuesday checklist video you guys have ever made. Special mention to Hollie's memory card story cause I relate to it so much. Like her it was a Final Fantasy game for me as well. I had to play the first two hours 22 times before I finally got a memory card.

[@EpicFred1736]

Plasfaria Blarka Anisa nice pfp :D what did u think of Gravity?

[@sonicrules666]

I had one of those off brand memory cards with 8 or 16 memory cards on them, of course some of them broke and others didn't, the Tomb Raider original trilogy of games should be remastered I think, wouldn't surprise me if they were, great games, I finished all 5 of the original ps1 games, TR1 Anniversary too, would love to play TR 1, 2 and 3 again, Tomb Raider 2 is one of the best games I've ever played when it came out.

[@plasfariablarkaanisa9640]

Epic Fred As a fan who got into metal because of bfmv, gravity is a disappointment. Aside from Leap of Faith,Coma,Breathe underwater and Don't need you the rest of the album is just underwhelming.

[@Entre_Consolas]

I think you guys should have a podcast

[@Jalin3516]

That my friend, is an outstanding idea!

[@jbthehero2506]

Indeed

[@rjnash2610]

Rubbish idea. Won't happen.

[@15thCrypt]

nicenessstreak I know what youre saying, personally never cared about radio banter for that reason Sometimes seeing the interactions/expressions is what makes it all feel alive

[@bonk369]

I'd love a podcast too. I like listening to stuff other than music while I'm doing something else. That being said, I know it's more time consuming to set up and record than people think, so I wouldn't be surprised if PS Access don't get around to do it. Plus, I don't think a podcast (which could easily last about an hour) performs as well as the other segments they have on the channel.

[@kevmcl4258]

Too many memory card woes to name them all but the one that still haunts me nearly 20 years later is the original Gran Turismo. I had all the licenses most of the limited edition cars and over a million in the bank. My friend wasn't doing as well so I agreed to copy my save to his memory card. Went into the memory card manager and accidentally chose delete rather than transfer. Luckily I noticed my mistake at the confirmation screen and pressed circle to cancel... only x was cancel and circle was confirm... Just about managed to hold back the tears as the 5 little blocks slowly faded away 😥

[@frodobaggins7710]

Kev McL That would have destroyed me

[@JarvisSensei]

I think I would have died. And now I really wanna play it again. The kill zones were so much fun. Also driving a firetruck or tank directly over people's cars and watching the carnage was just glorious. (Swear I'm not a pyscho)

[@wolf_4128]

Awhh, it already hurts just reading it

[@edgarlarios4718]

I HATED that setting.

[@ElBribri]

oh god!!!

[@Heraldofchaos]

I still have my PS1 and PS2 memory cards.. when my wife asked if I wanted to throw them out since they aren't any use anymore I told her no as it felt like throwing away part of my soul. Years of great memories and literally thousands of hours of my life are imbued on those things.

[@CallumMyers1995]

I knew rob was evil but I never knew he went that far lol 😂

[@buddinghumanist6285]

Memory cards, corrupted data, and Vagrant Story - I lost all my progress and gear. I hear you, Hollie and Rob.

[@ehrenknappe8268]

The digital memory card! Clear plastic with the green board inside and the digital display with two little black buttons. I actually still have mine saved away with my original PlayStation, and it works as of my last usage... maybe 15 years ago. It had 4 times the save space and I remember being so happy that I didn’t have to pick and choose what to delete if I had a new game file to save. It’s nice to see I’m not the only one who remembers those.

[@guilhermebatista6925]

I still have my ps2, two memory cards that came wth the console and all original gear, I take care of it like it is a baby, lots of great games in that sucker!

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

I have mine too(it is a slim), though one button on the original controller is broken. I do have another one and I have one PS2 and one PS1 memory card.

[@JarvisSensei]

We have our 2 & 3 still. Both are the og versions. Love my PlayStation collection. Need to find my old og PlayStation and add it to the collection. The memories I made on those consoles will last a lifetime.

[@stevenprutton5]

This hits close to home. I used to visit my dad on weekends and he would take me to the local rental store, and I would get Final Fantasy 7 every time. Considering I didn't have a memory card, and I wasn't very good at Final Fantasy yet, meant I got to see the elevator fight in the Shinra building countless times. It wasn't until a few years later that I got a memory card for my birthday. Oh man, the world of FF was finally open to me. Love you PS crew, and all PS players!

[@urface151]

Dang I love when you guys share childhood gaming stories it’s always like “wow we had the same childhood” 😂

[@AdamLacy228]

It's AWESOME to see Dave talk. I absolutely LOVE Rob, but I've never seen Dave in this light. LOVE it.

[@Popemeister]

Talking about cutscenes makes me think of red alert 2 and 3 i really loved the cheesy cutscenes

[@jessestumpf190]

Popemeister the scenes with tonya were always funny too

[@cmelft2463]

Popemeister the sad thing about your comment is that you reminded me that we will never have another c&c game that good again....good times, good times.😢

[@Popemeister]

CME-LFT lets all have a silent minute for that

[@Thehulksterbeast]

wow i was just playing red alert 3 yesterday on pc :) love it

[@toddhunter2667]

don't drink that tea, comrade

[@WhitcherJames]

Remember PS1s' Controller plugin Boomerang? For those of you born post 2000, the PS1 had only 2 controller slots but there were a lot of games that allowed more than 2 players. To help with this problem, Sony created the Boomerang, it added 4 new controller slots to the system, but at the cost of taking up one of the systems 2 controller slots, and as you probably guessed, was shaped like a boomerang. It was awesome back then, but it makes my grateful we have wireless controllers now.

[@furyrisen]

Honestly, you're all brilliant at this. Loved your E3 content and look forward to whatever future topics may be.

[@OtakuHanzo]

I feel lucky to have experienced the entire gambit of the video game age. The late 80's to late 90's will always be my favorite part. It was an exciting time and most games on any of my favorite lists are 90's games.

[@aaronreynolds1504]

I remember playing resident evil 2 on the PlayStation. When we first started playing we had no memory card. We left it.running for like 2 weeks and ended up having to start over due to parents turning it off or the game freezing. So happy when we finally got a memory card.

[@coyoteartist]

Since I had the internet by the time I got my hands on the N64, when I got Majora's Mask, I just said screw it, and printed out a guide, put it in a note book with a cover you could stick paper in and wrote out all the songs on that for quick reference. It got to be fun to see how far I got into the game at various points have actually learned things rather then looking at the guide.

[@einstin2]

The memory card bit hits hard at home. I remember playing ffx and after spending a month playing the game, I finally got to the final boss. I spent enormous amounts of time trying and failing to kill that boss. I took a break for a couple weeks. Then one day I resolved that I would beat that game finally. My little brother told me that he had to delete everything to make room for something. That included my ffx save. I still haven't finished that game.

[@NeoStorm247]

Great entry Hollie! Made me super nostalgic for my younger gaming days with a Dreamcast, Gamecube and PS2! Also, Rob you're a monster.

[@DavidVenters]

I started gaming in 80s when rpgs were a screen of text and you were asked what you wanted to do and had to reply like open green door or go through red door and my zx81 tape drive eeked and had to type in games from mags

[@firstcooommment3675]

I remember the memory card struggle. I had to became a speedrunner just to play a certain level or Character.

[@Stev02006]

That’s exactly what happened to me Hollie! Got my PlayStation for Christmas at the time but my parents didn’t realise I would need a memory card. Ended up spending Christmas money on one and having to redo all my game progress lol.

[@garbhanmyles]

I personally much much prefer gaming nowadays as compared to gaming in the so called golden years of the 80s and 90s (I'm 39 and I'm gaming since I was a kid). The level of depth that the story aspect has evolved with much of modern gaming is amazing. I still love so many of the games I grew up with and they'd were certainly generally much more difficult than modern game, however, i definitely do not see any of them as being better in so so many other aspects. To each their own though.

[@sunlightprince3173]

Same here. I started playing on PS1 back in the days and Nintendo 64 and they were a bunch of really awesome and exciting games but nothing really to miss . I love modern games (except some cheap mtx, season pass, loot boxes BS) and the games have gotten bigger, the story and sidemissions better and the graphics are unbelievably good. Of course bad games still exist but overall games are great nowadays. Edit: typo

[@garbhanmyles]

Sunlight Prince Nice one, sir. I think that we are arguably living in a golden era of gaming right now (apart from the negatives of loot boxes and such which you mentioned).

[@SleepyRickyC92]

I think one of the greatest advancement is definitely in the online multiplayer area of gaming. I remember having Resident Evil Outbreak on PS2 and trying to do co-op and online play, only to realize I had to buy a whole other set of hardware just to make it possible

[@PlayStationAccess]

I saw a PS2 network adapter in the library at PlayStation not to long back. I'd never know anyone who had one (or really that they even existed), is that the bit you mean? - Hollie

[@taylorwatson5421]

I never knew that existed....

[@fianle]

My worst memory card difficulties were when: - I accidentally saved over my brother's Guardian's Crusade save file since we shared the same memory card. I think with that game there was no "Are you sure?" message that appeared after you chose a file. He had just gotten the last doll/toy thing a few hours before I did that erasing hours of effort. - I finally got Ernest in my party in Star Ocean 2 and something happened to the memory card resulting in me spending hours getting him back.

[@MrFutago87]

Intersting how everyone seems to call it a RE2 Remaster, as if no one knows what a remake is anymore.

[@sunlightprince3173]

Mr. Futago Yeah, it is a very, very big differences

[@fianle]

- Shadow of the Colossus was advertised as a remake. - Crash was advertised as a remaster. - Spyro is being advertised as a remaster. - Resident Evil is being advertised as a remake. To me I'd say all of those are remakes, but eh.

[@quietdignityandgrace]

The № 1 "Piss Me Off" is when your character will be walking along, and the turns their head to look at something. It is just a rock. Every time you walk by that particular spot, stares at rock. Drove me up the wall. Tomb Raider, Max Pane, Resident Evil, Summoner, Dino Crisis, every sequel, every time. "What in the hell are you staring at? There is nothing there! Stop messing with my head, and stop turning yours!!"

[@Darkside-origin]

Rob, idea 💡: 7 weapons you earn only after completing the game, destiny raid weapons, res evil 4 the hand cannon you obtain for 5* in each mercenaries mode.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Resident Evil 1 Remake, two amazing weaponry.

[@Tensolin01]

The Legend of DarksIde If you do Destiny raid weapons then you have to include any mmo raid weapons from anywhere tho...I guess that's a good video tho so why am I complaining... hmmm

[@bobthecrazydog2273]

Or 7 weapons you get after completing the game that are then completely useless...because you’ve completed the game.

[@brianoconnor7003]

I'm so glad you showed this. I remember walking with my sister to catch a bus and go to the mall and buy "Mrs. Pacman" for my Atari system around 1983-1984 and we spent $30-$40 on it. Compared to today's cost it would be around $70-$90. It didn't matter much to me because I was 12, so I and sister saved l all our money from cutting grass around the block and chores. And that game was only a bunch of blocks and squares and we would play for hours on the huge 28" Zenith TV in the living room. There is so much to do for this generation. Luckily, for my kids sake, I'm still into the same things these days. I love playing ESO on the PS4 and love EDM music. I guess I'm still a kid at heart. Lol

[@codym5352]

"another evil thing I did to my sister" And the cackle of true evil, fuckin sat down and told the story

[@deanbaggio09]

Hollie's was absolutely spot on! Drink opening in your bag. On man, I definitely repressed those memories

[@sonicrules666]

I once had a can of Monster puncture and leak all over my power pack for my laptop, I was worried about firing it up again so i just bought the nearest power pack I could find to the one that was soaking wet, thankfully everything was fine. Closest I've come to losing important stuff was when a plastic pocket for putting paper in which had my work in came into contact with an old 3 and a half inch floppy disc, the static wiped the floppy disc, fortunately I had a backup, I don't miss memory cards that's for sure!!

[@vincentsitiawan6345]

what rob did to his sister is actually really smart (evil too) lol

[@theguyinthere]

I remember secret's in the 90's used to be harder to find like getting the magnums early in tomb raider at a jumping puzzle in colosseum

[@jamesb9453]

Hollie and Rob talking about Populous the Beginning!! I absolutely loved that game

[@cayv7694]

OMG ROB, i totally had that same experience. Stucked at exactly the same place when i played it around 6-7 yrs old, everything u described i could remember vividly.

[@justinkubiak6838]

That bit at the end about the Tomb Raider save had me in stitches. Sibling rivalry at it's best, right there. Too, funny.

[@paulberry7037]

Looong time viewer..first time commentor ..Just finished playing Tony Hawks on my OG PSX and this video is a great accompaniment for my late night nerdfest before work tomorrow , always love your vids guys..greetings access team and thanks from Australia

[@psychsteeves4577]

paul berry PSX????? what's that?

[@MachoTurtleMan]

zSNAX lastTAP PS1 Emulator only available on PC

[@psychsteeves4577]

MachoTurtleMan k, cool thanks

[@paulberry7037]

Nope,PSX is the original Sony playstation,the consoles after were called playstation one because PSX was the original console

[@erikheijden9828]

The psx is a ps2 dvr that was only released in japan. A ps1 is not a psx.

[@SumEpithet]

I understand the fear of spillage on memory cards but this is also why I used to put them in ziploc bags when traveling.

[@cjr3559]

The memory card era really brings back some memories! Oh man

[@BadgerOff32]

I seem to remember having a football management game, possibly Premier Manager(?), on the PS1 (or 2) that needed an entire memory card to save one game. That sucked. Also remember when i would be one block shy of being able to save a game and having to agonize over what i could live with deleting. The struggle was real

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Peter Badger I remember that.. My friend has ps2 and save lot football game and wrestling. and I only got small space for fighting game... 😂 .....maybe that why I fix on fighting game until this day...

[@carlossosa2907]

Thanks for an amazing show guys... I'm Cuban, we only had memory cards when someone brought one from abroad. I lended one to a friend and he erased both my FF8 and my Chrono Cross saves... I cried for days. Also for some reasons the disks would scratch or get fungi and you would never be able to play it again. So glad we are past that now 😀

[@Finkbird]

“Allow me to explain....go ahead, me.” Lol

[@B.A.Killington]

Great vid guys. I was a kid in the 80s/90s too so I can relate. I actually had my buddy buy me my own memory card for PS1 before I actually had a PS1. Space was so limited that if I wanted my own save, I had to use my own card. Thanks for the trip down memory lane :)

[@YanxaW]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the subtitle "It's a long old poke that, enit."

[@nrxia]

I must've had 5 or so PS1 memory cards. I had one dedicated to Resident Evil 2 because you had your A & B scenarios with both Leon and Claire. I also had one dedicated to Xenogears because that one took 3 blocks a pop. Then there was the fighting game and Tony Hawk card. There was a Squaresoft card for Final Fantasy games, Parasite Eve and Einhander. Remember when Square and Enix were different companies? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Finally there was one misc card for everything else, like Silent Hill and Puzzle Fighter. The worst thing about the memory cards is that they were so easily corruptible. Take them out too early and your stuff was toast. And that definitely happened to me on more than one occasion while in college. With friends like these... These really are some of my favorite videos from you guys. I appreciate the candid and sincere responses. I like that the jokes aren't scripted and we get to see what you guys actually find funny. Good times.

[@skynet091287]

Playing the original Pokemon Red and Blue (or any game really) on the original Gameboy... Never mind that basicly half the game didn't work as intented (Much like the first 6 Final Fantasy games). The biggest problem was finding that crucial angle during the evenings in front of a lightsource so you could even see the screen to begin with! Now, you get the backlit screen, making it possible to play simply by turning the game on...

[@reizak8966]

Oh the memory cards! >.< You totally called it on that one. Didn't get a memory card with my PSone or PS2 when I got each of those for Christmas. For the PS2 I was living so far away from town, in the mountains, and of course it was during Christmas so we were snowed in. I played the beginning of Kingdom Hearts so many times that I could do the beginning island with my eyes closed. I had also received FFX that year and my mom got so sick of the "heavy metal" playing during the blitzball cutscene that she made a special trip and risked wrecking the car so my sister and I could get a memory card and move past that part.

[@mattroe849]

Great Video! 90s Games are probably the ones I'm most fond of.

[@gamingdevil800]

In the thumbnail Hollie looks like she is mimicking one of those click baiting KZbinrs who always put their shocked or surprised mug in the thumbnail for something pretty bland.

[@sunlightprince3173]

Man, I remember when I didn't had a memory card for my PS2 and always had to start all over again and when I finally had 1 it was a really tough decision what to delete when the storage was full.

[@johnowen8321]

I watched this just to see Hollie......we miss Hollie.

[@ashleycoonfield9051]

I remember playing Metal Gear Solid without a memory card.

[@ultrabosh6427]

Just the quick mention of Koudelka made me so very happy. Truly not enough people have played that gem of a game.

[@chrisfolwell3008]

I've just watched this and the mention of 'Creatures' has taken me back! Loved that game!

[@The-Mstr-Pook]

Never have I ever had a video make me cry 😢. But hearing what Rob Pearson did to his sister, made me shed a tear.

[@TedraBear]

I still have a 4mg memory card that still works, it has a switch to click between the four cards. 90's game for me was Medal of Honour, an all black sky, no looking up or down, and bullet proof leaves. An honourable mention goes to Syphon Filter with the characters flat, drawn on faces.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Linear Game Worlds, in the 90s video games gave you a specific objective: find strong weapons, beat the big bad, save the kidnapped damsel, bosh Nowadays when you boot up a massive open world game, there's those three objectives plus hundreds more minor ones that take you all over the large expansive map

[@JuanFerCaba91]

That brings me back to my childhood when I lived in Guatemala. My great-cousin (not much older than me) used to steer in doom II and I used to just shoot. We both played on the same keyboard, but I wasn't good enough to manage the whole keyboard by myself. I just hit the CTRL key to kill the enemies. That's pretty funny. Good stuff mate.

[@daveretzlaff8391]

This makes me feel old! You all talk about being kids when the PlayStation was released.....I was 17!!

[@luckdragon88]

Oh wow, Creatures?! I haven't though about that game in decades! I'd forgotten all about it! I remember being quite addicted to that for a while as a kid. What a blast from the past. Such a strange game too...

[@PlayStationAccess]

Totally strange but I was obsessed with it! It's a hard one to mention as I don't think a lot of people knew about it but even in the early stages of the internet at had a fair community - Hollie

[@JayfroC]

Funny how the opposite concept would also make for an interesting video

[@SpectreDusk]

I once got a free PS2 memory card because of the way the blister packs were stuck together, the guy scanned it and I was on my way, got home and set about opening it only to realise there were two stuck together. Thanks Electronics Boutique staff member!

[@dwaynehusbands6960]

Could listen to hollie talk about final fantasy 8 all day

[@johnjogerst5919]

14:02 I remember those! My best friend had one with 2 options. Was pretty cool.

[@moleshaman3040]

So many memories ! I still have my 2 PSX memory cards (along with the console and games) and I remember gaming in the 90s fondly (Holly and I are the same age).

[@sourwaffles]

Memory cards were the worst, lost count of how many times something went wrong and I lost all my save data

[@lukeoliver596]

Holly's Memory card stories are making me relive traumatising childhood memories

[@quietdignityandgrace]

Legend Of Dragoon. Work and grind to raise your party. Alister, the green one level 13, gets killed in story, and replaced with Arthur level 8. : { Then later Rose, your go to powerhouse, just up and leaves for... reasons. Both things thought I was gonna lose my mind. Damn near wrote a letter.

[@howjy0062]

Hollie’s bit about memory cards reminds me of the time my dad who had travelled to the uk bought me a n64 without a memory pak. They didn’t sell the n64 in my country back then so I played games on my n64 without a save for the better part of a year. And I had no idea about the memory pak until I read about it in a magazine. So when my dad went back to the uk I made him get me a memory pak. It was a lot further than Cardiff that’s for sure. That being said I’ve finish games like goldeneye and fifa 98 in single sittings. Only much later could I enjoy mario 64 and ocarina of time.

[@leafandryly]

It's funny that we all have USB sticks kicking around everywhere but after this video I realized that I still have a bunch of my old memory cards around my gaming area.

[@Ten80pete]

I actually really miss memory cards. I liked being able to go to a friends house and just pop in my card and pick up where I left off. Didn't have to sign them out and sign myself in (or when they have a PS4 account and I didn't).

[@BrutalBarracuda]

You can skip the entire first level of Tomb Raider 3 with one well placed jump! You can also get on the roof of the mansion and access the quad bike without getting the key.

[@turbogeek.421]

There's this years Xmas Let's Play: Rob The Xmas Raider, finally playing Tomb Raider 3.

[@DivinityFallen]

Eyyyy I’m from Cardiff too! :D The worst was when you had a memory card but your parents wouldn’t buy more and it was full so you had to sacrifice your game saves!

[@GuilhermeHarrison]

"Is it secret? Is it safe?" I appreciated this so much.

[@cloudlesswolf470]

Oh wow, I had forgotten all about Koudelka...such an underrated gem of a game. I think the most horrifying moment for me was that sinking feeling when extended family have been to visit when you're not home and someone has said "oh it's fine, just play a game if you want to"... Also known as the reason I restarted Final Fantasy 8...got home to find my nephews had used ALL of the high level magic I had junctioned and somehow managed finish the Garden vs Garden section and Sorceress fight at the end of disc 2! Also the reason I obsessively have 10+ saves for all my RPGs now...

[@madmaxandrade]

I completely understand Hollie's pain: my brother and me had a PS2 for, like, two months before my uncle bought us a memory card. We must have played the first section of Onimusha 3 five times before being able to save :)

[@lonefinch2127]

There was so much innovation in the 90s though. New things were being made, not just slight remixes of pre-existing games(looking at you Battle Royale). Game design has been so streamlined nowadays and it shows how stangant the pool is right now. Now that isn't to say that there aren't gems, I think we've refined many things to their perceived fullest potential but I don't think saying we're "luckier" nowadays is completely accurate.

[@PowerMetalGamer]

My mother put my pants in the washing machine with a memory card in it. I had over 70+ hours of Final Fantasy VII, 50+ hours of Grandia all the characters unlocked in Tekken 2 . I brought it to a friends house for Tekken 2. That memory still hurts. lol

[@ericscottmorrison7424]

Oh my god Shockwave Assault!!! I definitely played that and forgot it existed. It's like you just described a dream of mine but then it turns out it wasn't a dream, it was a random PS1 game haha. How surreal! I learned where Cairo is as a kid because of that first level.

[@BeardtasticYogi]

Had a lot of great PS1 memories of my friend and I starting a Final Fantasy game either without a memory card or with a memory card that had no space to save.

[@Alizardwithdaftideas]

The memory card thing hit home. I was heartbroken when my card with my BoFIV save died. These days I could have just downloaded my cloud save. But at the time just pure despair.

[@omgmrtea]

The limitations in control in RE2 made it so great and intense, you really had to decide how to move and then execute properly, no fast reaction twitch out of a dangerous situation. Try the remake of RE1 on PS4, you can choose modern controls, but it destroys the tension because it doesn't fit the game and makes you superhuman, like no need to turn around etc.

[@Philadoxical]

Memory cards... Dial up broadband.... FLOPPY DISKS! Ah, the ancient entries on the technological ladders. Love 'em. Anyone remember the Dreamcast?... That was a thing too for all of a year or so.

[@JuanFerCaba91]

Also, a game that I loved on ps1 was "Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko." That game was epic!

[@otterpoet]

I remember my friend inviting me over to show me his PS2. When he started searching through memory cards for a save file, as an XBox player, I thought he was having a laugh... It made no sense to me. It's also why I wept tears of blood when my PHAT PS3 bricked and took all my PS2 saves along with it (including 150+ hours of Persona 3). Then again, when I was a kid, most of my games were saved on 5 1/4-inch disks and cassette tapes, so can't complain too much XD

[@platypusfox73]

I just finished a 90's game not that long ago. It was the Original Breath of Fire for the SNES. Anyway I'm enjoying my time going through it, then I get to Carmen and Tick Tock tower. Getting up the tower is hard enough but then the bad guy kicks you out once you reach the top and separates you from your party. So not only do you have to find your way back by yourself but you have enemies that know an instant death spell. And because this is a 90's game you can't save anywhere so if you die you have to do the whole thing over again. So the entire trip back I kept thinking how I played Ni Nu Kuni 2 before this and just remember how fortunate games have reached a point where we not only have auto saves but the ability to save anywhere without having to worry about designated save points when exploreing on the world map.

[@faerieknight2298]

Ah, memory cards. How I don't miss needing them for every game. I use to have 3 or 4 PSOne memory cards, of which I only have one anymore. The rest got lost. The multi-page ones that could act like 5 or 6 memory cards in one were AMAZING... And frequently would end up erasing everything on a given page. Was so amazed when I got a PS2 and the memory card had eight whole MB of space. Despite all the games I have, and almost never deleting any saves from it I've never filled that sucker. Unlike my PSOne cards which I was constantly having to micro-manage which game saves I kept, and what card I used for what game.

[@mikhail_roberts]

Yay! Please explain "that's a long ol' poke that enit" 🤣 that was hilarious.

[@rhysmyatt5136]

I didn't have a memory card with my ps2. I had metal gear solid 2, so no saving. Ps. Hollie if you like those cutscenes then the command and conquer ones are amazing.

[@rollstuhlwolf]

I grew up in the 80's when the only way you could continue a level (in some games) was by making it to the end and writing down a long code (like in "Punch Out") only to find out you screwed up and wrote OLXB6-04GYH-12OOP where all the O's were actually zeroes and the "B" was an eight or an "l" was a one.

[@joelbaines8293]

still have my old PS1 memory card with my ff7 and tenchu saves. Dust it off once every couple of years for a nostalgia run through.