BAD PS1 Games That Were Good The Whole Time, Actually

[@poster-boy]

13:06 it says poo in the corner 🤭

[@grawlix311]

When I was a kid, I was gifted any game at Toys R Us. I grabbed Einhander because “Squaresoft”. It was NOT what I thought it would be. I played for a little bit and dropped it and randomly, months later, picked it up again and COULD NOT put it down. I think I just needed some time and a perspective shift. I really like that game now

[@johnbillings5260]

I can't believe that Apocalypse is on this list. It has been one of my favorite PS1 games since when it was first released.

[@trashcan9001]

back in the day, my dad got my Apocalypse randomly second hand in a basket at a toystore at a mall at florida while on hollidays, just like it is for you, one of my favorite ps1 games!

[@DjAle1]

I love Apocalypse. Fun fact: it has the same engine of THPS. The very first internal build of what became THPS was Bruce Willis skating around.

[@bluefantasyz]

You said "Toy Story 2 Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue" but showed the cover for Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

[@bagelbytes69420]

@14:45 - Apocalypse I had rented from the game store back in the day and it left such an impression on kid-me that I got it later and beat it on Duckstation via emulation. Honestly, its a way underrated gem of a game.

[@tedstahl3794]

Huge fan of Apocalypse. Just a bunch of fun. Too many people tried to play it using the original controller and that was its downfall. As a twin-stick shooter with a Dual Shock, it rocks!

[@danielsuniga4596]

I've only played played it with the og controller and still love! This game definitely doesn't get brought up enough. I think this is only the 3rd time I've seen it on a list of any kind.

[@Tummamu]

Toshinden is a series that I don't really know why it is so hated. I enjoyed it personally and have not known it was widely disliked until I became an adult and used the Internet.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Toshinden 3 was fine, but Toshinden 1 was so janky it's almost unplayable.

[@TheL1arL1ar]

@@davidsentanu7836but that soundtrack👌🏻.

[@RippahRooJizah]

@@davidsentanu7836 As someone who only first played Toshinden 1 about 15 years ago... I couldn't agree with the "Unplayable" notion. Jank? Sure, it was hella jank. But I couldn't call it unplayable.

[@davidsentanu7836]

@@RippahRooJizah I thought so too... until I played again recently. We had a lot more patience and way higher tolerance level back then (especially if we had friends to play with.) Seeing 3D polygons moving around was enough to wow us. The PS1 was just chef's kiss. Toshinden 1 is on par with Tekken 1. Or Street Fighter 1. All those game are borderline unplayable by today's standards.

[@RippahRooJizah]

@@davidsentanu7836 The last time I played it was, like, within the last 2 years. I still can't call it unplayable. I would also go as far as to say Tekken 1 aged worse than Toshinden 1.

[@mrjpsycho10]

They always say, don't judge the games by the covers...or the gameplays? Either way, they're pretty good games!

[@CulturedVultures]

And you're a pretty good egg, cheers dude!

[@mrjpsycho10]

@@CulturedVultures Cheers! 🍻

[@graescalefilms2475]

I love the calm vibe that always accompanies this channel’s videos, you guys are excellent and deserve more attention! Oh and shave the damn neck, Wynn.

[@siderbrighthelm]

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING SLAMSCAPE!!! I had nightmares about that eye implant opening scene watching my dad play it when I was a kid. (I don't think he knew about the opening.) I've been hunting it for YEARS

[@turismofoegaming8806]

It's so crazy. I remember renting felony11-79 and test drive4 from blockbuster one weekend when I went to stay at my father's house and playing both of those games and yelling at the TV periodically, the entire weekend.!!! Such good times !!! The fact that I was 12 then really makes me feel old now....

[@Fizzix]

Trasher Skate & Destroy was absolutely dope asf. The ost rivaled THPS, the game play is absolutely early SKATE

[@theaccursedj.e.2723]

Lol I got Felony 11-79 my freshman year of high school when it came out back in '97. You're using the mysic from Bully in this video. Awesome!

[@doomie316]

I play Thrasher Skate And Destroy religiously, Once you spend alot of time practicing it becomes exponentially easier. Its extremely satisfying when you learn how to piece together combos and lines. The soundtrack is king aswell.

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@RedSoul001]

Shave your neck Wynn!

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[@blackishjustin]

I always liked Tomorrow Never Dies and never understood the lackluster reception from the critics. You'll probably dig this if you're a big fan of the Syphon Filter series. It's like a B-version of that. It's like Grind Session to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

[@jeezycreezy4220]

I think too many people wanted it to be Goldeneye 64 Part II, but instead got something completly different.

[@echobase6372]

Thank you for mentioning thrasher! I still like it more than THPS, but it's obvious why it didn't reach the same popularity. It is much harder to learn and be successful at, and there only being tricks/high score as a goal was probably too simple for most. But a good sequel adding more depth to the game overall would have been incredible.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Even though me and my buddies were like 12 years old when jersey Devil came out, we all agreed on one thing: Jersey devil should absolutely have a cape!

[@daniellion5291]

I love waking up to your vids. Chill and just enough mental stimulation to get me going

[@SophiaXiaoyuAralaCran]

Heh, bringing up T'ai Fu was quite a gem there. Rented the game with him twice, finally bought it once later but then the PS2 died so I can't play it anymore...

[@MN_-]

18:24 what game is that

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff, as always!

[@JamesShow]

Love Apocalypse forever. Bought it because Poe is in it. Loved it for being twin-stick, having some hidden powers up that were fun to find, the fact that ultimately the stock weapon is the best if you slow down and shoot everything from far away, non-stop gore and explosions. Cheesey dialogue. Total 90s soundtrack. Oddly reminded me of Nightmare Creatures but with guns.

[@johnmccombe6342]

I absolutely loved Skate and Destroy. Fantastic and underrated game. Apocalypse was also a fantastic game. Many nights on the couch with my buddy playing this game. No one ever talks about these two games so I am really happy to hear you talking about them!!!

[@theodanielwollff]

Thasher is the BEST stake boarding game of all time. Amazing sound track and also there wasn't really any win or lose. Just skate around.

[@TumoFiji]

Happy to hear others enjoyed Tiger Shark, underrated title indeed!

[@ryanlopez7226]

The soundtrack to Felony 11-79 made me a lifelong fan of the band The Surf Coasters! The soundtrack is siiiiiiick!!! Pure surf rock!

[@RippahRooJizah]

Of these games, I've played a demo of Thrasher years ago, I currently own and played a bit of Felony 11-79-, might have played Tai Fu... maybe, and currently own and beaten Robo Pit. That said, as someone who does occasionally search for obscure titles, I've seen most of these already in some fashion. Neat to see obscure titles shown.

[@anakinchromosomewalker7031]

007 games on the ps1 were always fun, I didn’t know people didn't like them.

[@jedewitz]

Poe is on the soundtrack for Apocalypse. She got really popular for like a minute around this time. I always thought that game was it's whole own alternative vibe.

[@CulturedVultures]

She's even in the game as Bruce's wife!

[@jedewitz]

@@CulturedVultures Didn't remember that! I have Apocalypse on the 353v and now I have to fire it up and do a playthrough again!

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff!

[@Biggsmech]

Some very underrated games on this list. I would like to suggest Mission Impossible on PS1 it could be nostalgia talking because i haven’t played it in a while. But i had a lot of fun and frustration when i was younger playing it. And also Return Fire for PS1 is pretty much just forgotten not underrated because I never hear anyone even mention it. It has some fun playing solo. But it gets better and more competitive when you play with a friend. Such good times playing this game growing up. Treasures of the deep was really good also

[@j.walker6845]

Return Fire is absolutely one of my top PS1 games, although it does seem a little unfinished, or at least there was the potential for more, the simple puzzle-like aspect, vibe and aesthetics were just perfect.

[@NarcolepticProphet]

For the longest time I couldn’t remember what skate and destroys name was. I played that demo so many times it’s not even funny. The rag doll physics blew my mind.

[@xtlm]

Just to note - Twin Stick controller games were also around a decade before with Smash TV. Heck, you could even Twin Stick it up on the NES if you chose too lol Also also, Robotron like a decade before that too lol

[@japangamejunk]

Originally the Atari 2600 had dual stick games also!

[@noneofyourbiz5973]

Along with Tiger Shark, you should checkout 'Sub Rebellion' on the PS2, which is a fun submarine action game.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

When Jersey devil first came out on the PlayStation, me and all of my buddies that rented it that weekend were amazed by it!!! We thought it was so cool to have a game kind of crash bandicoot but with a Gothic/Halloween style aesthetic to it!? Playing today it really shows its age, but back then we loved it and it was a great game and that I was disappointed to not be added to PSN when Sony released the PSP and the PS3 and then the Vida and all that later on .... because people would have gladly bought that game to have on their new console? Some of us even considered Jersey devil is like sort of a mascot to PlayStation?? Even though most of us gave that honor to crash..

[@lewismacleod543]

It should be noted that Robo pit 2 was released SEVEN years after the original at the tail end of the PS1s life cycle in 2003.

[@MikeRox83]

Z-Axis went on to do Dave Mirra BMX so all was forgiven. Is the Dreamcast Psychic Force a different game in the series again? :O So many of these games are also on Dreamcast >_< where they were also heavily under-rated. Chicken Run is a blast. Even Felony 11-79's sequel was on Dreamcast before further releases on PS2 :D

[@JustinLeeper]

It’s like you made this video just to catch my attention! I didn’t know Z-Axis made Skate & Destroy! Their Aggressive Inline is a THPS-worthy extreme game.

[@accountname-tu2om]

chuck a chicken in chuckachiggen in chugg a chigenchug

[@Bowen_Landry]

ahh , I remember playing the tiger shark demo back in the day. but I can't recall if I tried it on pc or ps1 at the time.

[@elone3997]

3:02 That got me - So funny hearing you almost lose it there 😁 ps Wasn't Tizer more like IronBru than Lucosade? Ahh Lucozade - the taste of being ill.

[@CulturedVultures]

dude! does Lucozade actually do anything good for your health? or is it just all the sugar haha feels like a proper old school myth when your mum would just ply you with Lucozade when you had a sniffle

[@elone3997]

@@CulturedVultures Haha, yeah I think it's all sugar (glycose) with added nasty orange colouring, just so you think there is something vaguely scientific going on. Can't stand the stuff even now!

[@MrQ12elve]

@@CulturedVultures "Lucozade" is the best thing bout being sick as a kid, my parents said its energy drink to help you get past the cold/flu, i love the original flavor !! haha

[@krono5el]

Psychic force 2000 on Dreamcast was pretty fun and we played the hell out of it.

[@GoblinSlosher]

Is that the Bully game soundtrack running in the background?

[@CulturedVultures]

🫡

[@hilmalumay]

The old days when internet was not yet very accesible no video tutorial exist so if you find the game hard you just quit it due to frustration.

[@shanenice5380]

plus I played co ops together it was fun our watch a friend playing and taking turns

[@hilmalumay]

@@shanenice5380 the days when the console was still lighter specially the psone that can fit in a backpack where we can bring to a friends house with a couple of games.

[@DjAle1]

Tutorials were written in video game magazines

[@hilmalumay]

@@DjAle1 and i had no clue where and how to get them, specially I don't have my own money to spend for it as a kid. . I live in a province of a country where those are not readily accessible.. we even played Tomba 2 japanese version and we don't know what we're doing and if there's a way to change the language i don't know

[@CragusMaximus]

LOVE Psychic force! I convinced my friend to get it because of the epic anime cover! The Anime intro song is amazing. The gameplay is decent too 😛

[@Bloowashere]

wait. robopit just did the same thing as multiplayer games do now. The ditch local co op/multiplayer and make it to where you have to have two copies of the game to play it multiplayer.

[@Kanephan]

You talk about Tiger Shark like someone who has never played Treasures of the Deep!

[@blahblah6787]

sink trinks went in my quote book straight away. thanks

[@markgoldspink5109]

3:01 - I want Hony Tawks Sink Trinks.

[@RedRanger2001]

Psychic Force is actually a port of the arcade game.

[@mentalhell4846]

007 and Apocalypse were never bad games to start it, they are actually good just not on par with other action games like Metal Gear, Medal Of Honor, Mega Man, Time Crisis, Doom...etc

[@Skip2TheEnd]

Miss Tizer so much 😭

[@phxGAMMA]

bro you gotta put the names in the seek bar, not numbers. itd also be nice if the name was in the bottom left or somewhere else visible at all times. and if you use licensed music - have a popup displaying the name of the song. thanks in advance.

[@CulturedVultures]

you're clearly skipping through the video and not realising that there are info cards for each game... your application to run the channel has been unsuccessful

[@phxGAMMA]

@@CulturedVultures yeah i guess accessibility doesn't matter to some content creators. your appeal to have me waste my time has been unsuccessful.

[@SunGodSe]

007 Tomorrow Never Dies was fire

[@Gnilretsam]

I'm not sure if it's considered a bad game, but BROKEN HELIX doesn't get talked about enough

[@bottlecapdave2021]

Star Wars Episode 1 for sure is (edit after watching: should be) on this list. The game is better than the movie and while not a fantastic game its a pleasure to play through.

[@EvilPoptart673]

I had Skate and Destroy growing up and really enjoyed it

[@KeithRiley-gb2xl]

I had the demo of this game and I enjoyed the hilarious skateboarding end level stun gun welding cop who challenges you

[@ryanlopez7226]

Anyone ever learn and get into Pitball??? That shit was the greatest bargain bin game my mom ever bought for me 😂😂

[@SkySlayer666]

Where is DESTREGA ??? Why nobody talks about DESTREGA ?? That fame was fkin great. The story mode kind of sucks but oh god playing with a friend is just fun.

[@bronysimpson3250]

In truth, there are plenty of good games that are highly misunderstood to this very day. in fact, you should do a video of SNES games that are awesome but considered terrible.

[@thrilleex]

The only thing I disliked about Thrasher S&D was the police/dog chases, just because of the camera

[@CulturedVultures]

aw man I liked that! Not enough games give you Babe POV 👀

[@robertoshigeeda1944]

​@@CulturedVultures Driver San Francisco mode 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hiyazaki09]

TyFu wrath of the tiger is my jam 🤘🏻😜👍🏻

[@pharmcat8484]

I remember liking Tomorrow Never Dies. Just not as much Goldeneye. No Oddjob.

[@Silverindisguise]

Shave your neck Wynn

[@GodTangrowth]

No Mort the Chicken? Where Mort the Chicken. wheres mOrt

[@dumbstruckempire]

These hands are rated E for Everyone if you ever thought JoJo was a bad game

[@SwiftJustice]

It's for sure not as good as the arcade or Dreamcast version

[@dumbstruckempire]

@@SwiftJustice Fair!

[@TasteTheD]

Thrasher is still my favourite game of all time

[@patrickhein6986]

Wait, who said Apocalypse is a bad Game? I hear this for the first Time. Everyone I know (me included) who played it loved it. Also it has System of a Down in his Soundtrack. So, for real...WHO SAID THIS IS A BAD GAME??? 😳

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

Sink trinks xD

[@Jburneyjr]

Tomorrow Never Dies first half of the game was pretty good. However the last half levels felt too similar and didn't vary the game play enough to make up for the mediocre level design.

[@torkelsvenson6411]

I don't care what anyone says, my 7 year old self had an absolute blast playing Tomorrow Never Dies

[@Silverindisguise]

All you had to do is say you miss me instead of bully me lol

[@lerozitos]

Fun fact Robo Pit on Saturn play so much better

[@F1ghtGam3r]

I got banned from little league for always running w/ the bat

[@cluclap]

Why does your voice sound like the computer from courage the cowardly dog 😂

[@Tenpouin]

Tai Fu and Apocalypse were indeed good games. Most of the others I don't know

[@SkinnysBooks]

Skate and Destroy was fire

[@theodanielwollff]

Funny that most all these games I played and beat because they were either at the rental place or in the bagin bin at the store.

[@synaesthesia2010]

Apocalypse didn't do anything new as a twin stick shooter, have you never heard of robotron?

[@CulturedVultures]

false, there had never been a twin-stick shooter featuring Bruce Willis before it

[@tessjdt]

I’m a sucker who loves James Bond games

[@phillyredsox]

You have immaculate taste in mediocre games.

[@AwesomeRangerX]

explain tell us the boi scout story in full detail

[@joshuaclark4662]

my wife really likes Taifu

[@robertsloan2877]

Tomorrow never dies is a terrible game.

[@beverchakus4441]

Thasher!!!! I love that game SO much!!!!

[@adamantium4797]

I like silly silly games too

[@japangamejunk]

Psychic Force... Like Dragon Ball I just can't get into both x and y axis control... Maybe brain too weak

[@FibonacciWhale]

Tomorrow Never Dies was my shit

[@matthewbrookeart]

I loved tai fu it was awesome

[@mjdf122]

PS1 time with the Vultures

[@Steffek]

This is exactly on how NOT to make a video. Painful to watch and listened to.

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@FibonacciWhale]

Apocalypse was also my shit lol

[@Mr.X---47]

Ok so I really like tomorrow never dies!!

[@jinstinky501]

Wow. Those first games on your list were pure shite. Change the title of this video?

[@Ranechannel77]

Meh, Golden eye is overrated asf anyways! Long live Tomorrow never dies! 😊

[@TheMrnicename]

shave your neck Wynn

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@waxmandr]

No, no, no. TND was not good and I'm tired of modern day gamer cults pretending that it was. We went from Goldeneye to that. And even in hindsight, TND is still a load of shite.

[@CulturedVultures]

"modern day gamer cults" is an insane thing to say when I was there playing it 64 years ago

[@raymondluna3187]

Dead by daylight 5 yhe cover haha tell me it is made by woke people without telling me lulul trash

[@rogeliolarronda]

psst1