PS1 Buying Guide | Should You Purchase A PlayStation? | Top 10 PlayStation Games

PS1 Buying Guide | Should You Purchase A PlayStation? | Top 10 PlayStation Games
On today's episode of Gaming Off The Grid, we dive deep into Sony's first console, the PlayStation 1! We discuss the history and our nostalgia, console variants and accessories, plus we reveal our TOP TEN PLAYSTATION games of all time!
We then wrap up with the question, should YOU purchase a PlayStation!
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24:48 - Should You Purchase A PS1?
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[@stutterin_stick239]

Fun story: I found my 1st ps1 in the dumpster of my apartments where I was living it came with on the AV cables and I pulled the plug off my stereo to power it on and it worked! Then I rode my bike to the pizza hut and ask for all their demo discs and the cool cashier guy gave me one of each free of charge 👍fun times love the ps1😎

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Now this is an epic nostalgic story! We still have a few of those Pizza Hut demos. They are so cool to go back to and play. Thanks for watching. Cheers!

[@stutterin_stick239]

@@GamingOffTheGrid thx you guys for the awesome content, I still own them all and will never get rid of 👍🍺😎

[@marccaselle8108]

Demo discs were fun back in the day if you didnt have the money for a retail game.

[@bert_gimspon]

GOOD TIMES! I remember the first time we played Tony Hawk Pro Skater was from a demo disc given for free with a pizza at Dominos! Damn WHAT A TIME TO LIVE! The best to be a kid. That game changed my life…

[@B-Hathaway]

The PS1 got me back into gaming in college. Final Fantasy 7, Tomb Raider, Twisted Metal, Parasite Eve, NBA Live.

[@itskennyjohnson]

One of my traditions back in the day was when we ordered Domino’s Pizza, I would usually end up playing Crash Bandicoot Warped. Such a good game!

[@jimijames6449]

First PS1 game I ever owned. Still play it annually! Ha - amazing game.

[@santiagozambra2000]

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[@bert_gimspon]

The best of times… We had it good. God damn those were the days. A free demo with a pizza!?? CMON!! We were fucking chilling harder than we knew…

[@HunterAtheist]

I can't believe you didn't even mention Tony Hawk 1 or 2.

[@OregonChronic]

When I think PS1 I think amazing survival horror and RPGs. My biggest memories are silent hill, RE2, FF7, and GT2.

[@HollowRick]

Hell yeah :D also ridge Racer type 4

[@JLMtime]

3 rampage games are great

[@stevec5465]

Silent Hill was good enough to make you crap your pants. 😂. The fog and the soundtrack. It was the first game that gave me the willies. I love it still to this day.

[@samanthaazira]

I love how you guys are no bull and just tell us what you like. You don't cater to other peoples ideals and it makes the content more pure than most. Thanks for reminding my why the ps1 was great.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Well thank ya :)! We just keep it real. Cheers!

[@hepwo91222]

N64 was my personal favorite of that generation, but Symphony of the NIght, MGS, Einhander, Xenogears, Tekken 1-3, Jumping Flash 1-2, Crash Bandicoot 1-3, FF7-9, Grandia, Suikoden 1-2, Chrono Cross, NFL Gameday, Gran Tursimo, Twisted Metal 1-3, Twisted Metal Black, all fun games I liked on PS1.

[@stevesteve0521]

Agreed, I was an n64 kid and I love its library (I own close to 150 n64 games) but the ps1 was and is still is fantastic.

[@davidgill7412]

That is a heck of a nice list you got there.

[@vinicius401]

No love for twisted metal 4? :(

[@RetroMoments]

I threw out my SNES immediately when I saw the PS1! My most played console of all time. In hindsight, I wish I kept my SNES as well.

[@jc4446]

I had a weird transition from snes to psx , I only had the snes about 6 months before I became enamored with the psx and worked my butt off to get one , sadly snes was pushed to the side once I brought this bad boy home

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

I am the exact opposite. I was blissfully in love with my SEGA MegaDrive. One day my dad and I were walking through the mall in 1997 and he saw a PlayStation exhibition and the guy told him all about 3D graphics. My dad forced me to try out the display set they had and after 10 minutes he paid $250 USD on the spot to take the PS1 home with us (and in my country $250 American dollars is about $1000 bucks in our local currency). I couldn't believe it. I had to sit there and watch him unplug my SEGA and store it in the closet so the PS1 could take its place. I hated that thing. The graphics were so ugly and jagged and crooked and everything looked like dirt, and I couldn't figure out why I had to give up my lovely sharp clean colorful 2D side-scrollers which I hadn't even finished yet so we could have polygons that didn't even look finished. It took about 2 years before I finally accepted the past was gone and I was stuck with this thing. Thankfully there was Castlevania Symphony Of The Night and Crash Bandicoot which were tons of fun to help me adjust.

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

@@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 dope story, me too all those damm jagged graphics And its damn loading time. It took at least 3 years for the thing to get into itself. 3d games in its first 2 years was full of experiments until they got 3d gaming fleshed out. And then we saw simulation type gaming, better cameras and a little better graphics and less rice grain look, full fleshed content . On those disks

[@autobotstarscream765]

_Threw out?_

[@RetroMoments]

@@autobotstarscream765 Like, "Here, take it!" Sold it really fast to get the PS1.

[@retrobroski2904]

Ps1 is still my fav console of all time! I play my ps1 more than any other console I own and collect for to this day! Man… games that take me back are- metal gear solid, resident evil 1 , 2 and 3. Ff9 , ff7 , tekken 3 , hogs of war, parasite eve, Dino crisis 1 and 2, Spyro the dragon , tony hawk 2.. the list goes on. Love the mighty ps1

[@chaosdimension6433]

Greatest console of all time by far, golden era of creativity and variety in gaming

[@retrobroski2904]

🙏🏻 amen! Love the mighty ps1

[@charlieb308]

PS2, can play dvd movies and also PS1 games

[@jc4446]

Agree 100% , we won’t live through another time like the great 90’s ever again …. Love the psx

[@charlieb308]

Old consoles are best, when world collapses we can still play these because you Don’t have to be connected to the inter-webs forward to work, just get solar panels for power

[@majorgear1021]

I was exclusively a PC gamer until around 2013. Shows like this let me know what I missed out on so I know what to pick up on the used console market. And I appreciate it!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Glad we can help you out! Cheers!

[@BigFamilyGaming]

Love this series! What a classic system with so many epic games.

[@Septer_Sever]

Rolling Rock reminds me of being a teenager...If you want to check out the last memory card for the PS1 you'll ever need, go look at the new MemCard Pro. It's amazing what kind of technology the retro gaming community creates every year! I gave up collecting PS1 games and just modded my console with an Xstation. That'll be good enough for me, from now till eternity.

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

Regarding the PS One, the LCD screen was sold separately and as a combo pack. The ac car plug was sold separately too. My parents bought me the lcd combo and I remember we had to hunt down the car power supply in a bigger city. This thing was awesome for road trips, we went to florida once or twice a year, which was a 10+hour drive. At night, we would get so many looks going down the road because that screen lit our car up like a spaceship lol. It was one of my favorite gifts I ever got, I thought I was definitely living in the future playing Driver on the go.

[@benevans7564]

I had one with no LCD screen and seem to remember it being a budget choice.

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

@@benevans7564 yeah, from what I remember the PsOne released like right around the same time the PS2 was released, it was definitely cheaper than the original PlayStation. I feel like from what I remember, the lcd combo was pretty exspensive, like 249 or 300 if I remember correctly, with out the LCD it was wayyy cheaper.

[@IKBroski4]

I grew up with the PSone as my first console. We had Spyro 3, Gran Turismo, Disney's Dinosaur, Driver, Legend of the Dragoon, Star Wars Masters, Star Wars Demolition and others. That console broke a few years after getting a ps2. I luckily found a PlayStation at a thrift store a couple years ago. I bought it for the sole purpose of the music visualizer. I used to listen to CDs on it and bounce on my couch while drinking Kool-Aid. It was so nostalgic and I also was looking for an excuse to collect CDs. A couple years later I have hundreds of CDs and I love collecting them and listening to them on the PlayStation with that visualizer running. It's definitely one of my passions in life.

[@BenSchmerler]

The PSOne LCD screen is surprisingly good for the time. I wouldn't play anything with small text on it, but most games are very playable on it even today. I picked up a system with the LCD at a flea market a couple years ago for $20 with a stack of games...super lucky find. Then I completed another one with a screen with a broken hinge but the monitor works great. Regarding the price of games, the library is so extensive that there are many good games still very cheap even at full retail price, and many others that are easily justifiable for the price of a brand new game, like Super Puzzle Fighter 2 or Rayman or the numerous fighting and racing games on the system.

[@andrewplaysguitar]

I recently discovered your channel and now I'm on a GOTG binge. I love your buying guides and how honest you are with your reviews. I personally have nostalgia for the PS1 because it was the first main console I owned. I didn't have a load of games but my friends and I used to lend our games to each other and play the PS1 when we went round each other's houses. I still have my original copy of Dino Crisis and didn't realise how expensive it is now.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Glad you found us and are enjoying the vids! Really appreciate your kind words and support. Cheers 🍻

[@OregonChronic]

Great video. I always wanted the PS ONE with the LCD screen when I was a kid but my single mom could never afford it. I finally recently got one with the carrying bag and I couldn’t be happier. I believe the LCD was sold separately and in a combo with the console. I know the boxes combos sell for a pretty penny. 3rd party companies also sold portable batteries for the combo but they’re incredibly hard to find and definitely don’t still hold a charge. Thanks for the hilarious quality content. You guys always cheer me up after a long day.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya man! Best part of collecting as adults is we can afford the shit we couldn't get at kids :). Cheers!

[@honda443]

Just to clarify a little further about the PSone, it was released in the summer of 2000 (a few months before the PS2's release) and the LCD screen was released about a year and a half later in early 2002. The screen was sold both separately and as a combo pack (for those who did not already have a PSone) for a couple of years in the states. By then however, the PS2's increase in popularity & success, its price reduction, and the release of the PS2 slim contributed to its demise here in the states and probably elsewhere too. Also, I still have my old Playstation my dad bought back around October or November of 1998 and the very first game we bought from Walmart was the original Gran Turismo. The reason why I wanted the Playstation was because my sister and I were at a friends house and some of the other kids and I were playing Gran Turismo and I thought it was the best thing ever in my 8 year old mind so I asked my parents if we could get a Playstation as well and about a few weeks later, we bought one and it's been in the family since 🙂

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Gran Turismo was definitely a console seller! So we can see why it made you want one! Love the story! Cheers!

[@chaosdimension6433]

Am I the only one that think that PS1 games in Jewel Cases looked more elegant? Plastic boxes are soft and flimsy now

[@jamesratcliffe8840]

@@Chris-Courage this is spot on

[@geoffreyblanchet8065]

​@@Chris-Courage %eS

[@TucBroder]

PS1 was my first console, so I'm definitely nostalgic for it. Man, I love that console. Still have my original console, still working, and a PS1 Slim (or PSX). I still collect for the console. My absolute favourite game for the PS1 is Syphon Filter 2.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thats awesome you still have your original console! I have a few of my originals of certain consoles a d it holds a special place in my heart! Cheers!

[@LibertyFixxxer]

DANG dude, no crash bandicoot, no gex, no medieval, no resident evil 2, no Tomba lol. Honestly, a top ten list for ps1 is super hard. Kudos for choosing great games!

[@retrobroski2904]

Love y’all’s channel and to one retro collector to another, much love Broski’s ! Keep doin y’all’s thing! Love y’all’s channel so much!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks a ton man! Much appreciated. Cheers!

[@RetroWolf88]

Another awesome buying guide in the books! I sadly have ZERO nostalgia for the PS1. My brother had one when I was a kid and I remember playing Syphon Filter and Silent Hill. I had a PS1 when I was a teenager and the only game I remember playing was FF7. One day I may go back and explore the PS1 library.

[@HollowRick]

You should you're missing out especially if you're an RPG fan

[@superbn0va]

The awesome part about collecting for the Ps1 is discovering the insane amount of hidden gems. Tomba! Lomax, Jackie chan, Legend of legaia, Rapid reload, Ape escape, Ray tracers, Ninja, Galerians, Fantastic four, Gex, Blasto, Spiderman, Jumping flash 2, ESPN extreme games. Not even mentioning classics like MGS, Tomb raider, Resident evil, Silent hill… and you can play the games on your Ps3 upscaled on your modern tv. Sony oled upscales really good. Also some 3D games still look good and even have that retro charm look

[@whoisjayohh]

Just recently picked up an old PS1 racing wheel, and got back into Gran Turismo 2 again!! Such memories with this system, great video!

[@myretronation]

the all black PS1 was the Net Yaroze edition, that allowed you to hook it up to a PC and create games for it the early PS1s were also considered audiophile CD players, with audio output on par with CD players that cost 10 times the console here's some recommendations to get you guys started with the PlayStation 👇 Ace Combat 2 Alien Trilogy Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Brave Fencer Musashi DOOM (best console port of the original game!) Einhänder FIFA: Road to World Cup '98 Philosoma Power Rangers Zeo Full-Tilt Battle Pinball Project: Horned Owl R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 RayCrisis: Series Termination RayStorm Rival Schools United by Fate Soul Edge Tekken 3 Wild Arms Wipeout XL X-Men: Mutant Academy Xenogears

[@franciscobuenrostro3891]

I bought a Ps one with screen about a year ago. It worked well but I haven’t played it since. It just looks nice in my collection

[@ainsbass]

I was also born a year before the PS1, it was my first console in 99! Crazy nostalgia for this and the GBC

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Nice! Gotta love Nostalgia! Cheers!

[@PuroresuFan]

I have a ton of nostalgia for the PS1, because the first game (and first wrestling game) I ever played was on the PS1. WCW Mayhem was the first game I ever played. And I fell in love with that game from the moment I touched it. Didn't play anything else for a good portion of my childhood.

[@marccaselle8108]

If you like WCW Mayham for PS1, try WCW vs the world for PS1. WCW vs the world plays like WCW vs nwo world tour for the N64. WCW vs the world is very fun and easy to play. The game has loads of wrestlers too and it has 7 hidden wrestlers also.

[@PuroresuFan]

@@marccaselle8108 I just recently picked that up back in 2015 actually! A buddy of mine and I fucked around and made some Championship save files on a memory card and it was some of the most fun I've ever had playing a wrestling game. We just sat there making up dumb names for title belts cause what else were we gonna do, we couldn't design them 😂 but the gameplay was also fun too, what a loaded roster WCW vs The World had. Actually might be bigger than World Tour if I remember correctly

[@marccaselle8108]

@@PuroresuFan I didn't know the real names of most of the other wrestlers until years later. I'm the Japanese version of WCW vs the world for PS1, Vader is in the game🙂

[@marccaselle8108]

@@PuroresuFan the game is so good

[@YoursTrulyNavin]

You guys kept your word! Thank you 😭🙏🏾

[@MCMP1113]

I got 2 PS1s for Christmas 2001. (One from each parent) they got me madden 2000, NFL extreme, NFL Blitz, Spiderman (2000), Tarzan, MLB 2000, planet of the apes movie game, Land Before time, Triple A baseball, NHL 2001 and 98, and Yugioh! My first console. What a time.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Nice 2 of them! You were doing mighty fine! Great list of games! Cheers!

[@retroforce6919]

I remember buying the PS1 on launch week. It was a good system for its time, still fun playing it today. You can't go wrong playing titles like Resident Evil, Twisted Metal, Ridge Racer and much more. 👍

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Those are all epic games! PS1 Set the stage for the Playstation Empire! Cheers!

[@hangtime95]

Didn’t grow up with a PS1, but got into it last year. I’ve had a great time playing Gran Turismo and THPS2!

[@Ho-swae]

Love these videos! Great job guys

[@mancman-bu4kz]

Ps1 is the 1st computer I actually bought myself from my mum's catalogue using paperound money.. I did morning afternoon and weekend deliveries. It came with 2 pads porche challenge and tekken.. Fave game ever FF7 of course lol (I'm from UK btw) I'm kid free next couple days so watching this has made me decide get my hacked mini out some beers and steak and chill lol Rainbow six with og pad was sooooo awful lol My best mate and me use system link up and spent hundreds of hours playing command & conquer games. We use spend hours building up our bases to be best we could before attacking each other it was epic

[@retrorated]

Great vid, really enjoyed it. So many games to choose once you get digging. Original Tekken, Die Hard Trilogy with the light gun, Destruction Derby 2, Wipeout...great console

[@DreamcastAesthetic]

Awesome buying guide! I have a PS3 that can only crossplay PS1 so this is dope and really helpful! Also fire beer, some may say the online gamer's classic beer

[@angryretrogamer7313]

Rolling rock use to be my favorite beer when i was young i do remember it being skunky alot but when it was good it was really good tasting beer with that rocky mountain spring water. I love ps1 and hope someday you guys get further into it. The library for ps1 is so vast and amazing its definitely worth investing time into. I was in high school when i first got a ps1 and have good memories of the console and i also love the jewel cases. When they are in good shape they are shinny and nice but we all have our own preferences. I enjoy the channel and like the tshirts you guys wear i have the nirvana tshirt in black and yellow and find myself looking for some of the shirts you wear on the show. Happy gaming and keep up the awesome content

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Rolling Rock is a great beer for a hot summer day! PS1 does have a vast library! Glad you enjoy thr channel! Yeah we love our rock n roll! We have picked up most of these shirts from garage sales and thrift stores mostly! Cheers!

[@Ret_Chrogames]

Honorable mention: Breath of Fire IV ... criminally underrated!!!

[@blueskin1978]

No Pandemonium 1 & 2, Heart of Darkness, Silent Hill, Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus, Tomb Raider 1 -5, Legacy of Kain Blood Omen & Soul Reaver, Nuclear & Soviet Strike? Ouch... These jewels are sitting on my shelves for sure! Great video though, always fun :)

[@literallyunderrated]

They have Silent Hill

[@argedismun2]

I used to love playing skate or die on my nes and when i played tony hawk on my friends house i nearly pissed myself, and by the way that rolling rock beer just made me go back on watching avgn old episodes marathon, thanks

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

😵 skate or die 🤤 omg U can go to store and fall over and over It was pure NES bliss ❤️ Tony hawk was a moment of clarity.!!! & 2 uped the voltage by 1million

[@marccaselle8108]

I missed out on the PS1 back in 1995 even though I was around then. I hung into my SNES for many years later. I got into PS1 back in 2005 and checked out what I missed. Nowadays, I have a RetroPie and a separate 256gig card that has 605 ps1 games on it.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Getting to experience it is the most important part! Cheers!

[@Kenno10rapid]

My first time playing Strider was on the Amstrad. That game goes way back. Cool video.

[@jakethegamer3974]

I got one of these last year it’s fun

[@RectWizard]

Love the channel gentlemen! Keep killing it!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying our content! 🍻

[@markm4033]

I remember it well back in the day. My brother and I wanted to get the next gen system. We still had our NES and Sega Genesis systems. We went to Toys R Us and looked at our choices. At the time it was a choice between Sony PlayStation or Sega Saturn. We kept going back and forth to check the games. Just tiny posters that showed the front artwork and on the back tells what the game was about. After a long while, we chose The Sony PlayStation and we made the best choice! Lots of great games. I'm not a basketball fan but I had a blast playing NBA Shootout 98. So fun. Then we had to buy several memory cards. Ah the memories. Later I bought us a second PlayStation so we could both play Doom at the same time with that link cable. I still have my PlayStation, in prime condition, just as the day I bought it and I played the hell out of that system.

[@deadpoinsettia]

I'm fairly certain that I watched a Metal Jesus video once where his buddy Reggie talked about having one of those mobile PS one's that he used while in the military.

[@gru3som3rick]

Where did you get the image of the Trinitron border/background for this video? Great video btw!

[@TheMovieCheerPodcast]

Great video gents. I remember when I got a PS1, it was so awesome. I used to really enjoy the wrestling games on it too, WCW Mayhem, and the WWF games, Attitude and Smackdown. I purchased a Ps classic last year when they were dirt cheap as you mentioned and it's so cool going back to the old games again. It's not something I play all the time but it's still fun to play every now and again. Do you have a favourite wrestling game on the PS1?

[@edselgreaves6503]

I live outside the US so my local currency is 4 times weaker than the US Dollar. One day my dad was taking me shopping and there was an exhibition display at the mall where they were promoting the PS1. My dad dragged me there to check it out (I was tired and wanted to go home) and the salesman told him this was the next gen gaming console that uses 3D polygons and has more realism and violent games with blood spewing out. He told my dad it was gaming for adults, and my dad gave him 1000 bucks on the spot to take the PS1 home. That's $250 USD, but still. Spending 1000 at once in the 1990s was no joke. Now when I emulate the PS1 for free on my low spec laptop, I think about how much he spent for something that would be so easy to pirate a few years later and shake my head.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thats an awesome story! It was cutting edge back then! Cheers!

[@tilozoru1255]

I also love the 'beer' commentary at the end of your vids... hic... I'm with ya's on that too!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks man! Beer and games is one of the best combos! Cheers!

[@JustinCardiff]

Bought the PS1 on launch day in the U.K., loved it.

[@Danny-xm1pe]

The reason that I have to own this console in my collection even though I also have a PS2 that can play all of the PS1 games is the PS1 startup screen sound. Playing a PS1 game without hearing that nostalgic startup screen sound before the game loads just doesn't feel right. It is the greatest startup of any console ever.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Totally agree brother!!!! Cheers 🍻

[@cd5sircoupe]

Parasite Eve, Metal Gear Solid, & Symphony of the Night are goat games. PS1 was my jam back in the day, have a pretty beefy collection but there's a lot of holes in what I've got. Prices are insane for a lot of stuff right now, and good finds aren't turning up like they used to on the second hand market for any of the consoles pre gen6, then there's also the new breed of hunters... ugh. I've got a few people in my general area that scoop everything and resell the stuff online for 3x+ price. My old man used to get most of my second hand collection until the market took off. He was actually telling me about this smarmy guy the other day that is like 1 step ahead of him every weekend and he buys all the games at the fleamarkets and tag sales. Turns out based on his description, my brother knows that this guy's a local nuisance & scalper that pissed off the majority of the local fb retro game group. Sounds like a total shitbag. But that gripe-ing aside, check out some gameplay of Vagrant Story if you like Parasite Eve and dungeon crawlers with a Squaresoft touch.

[@alexanderkennedy3736]

I found a launch PS1 (the one with the AV ports built into it) at a Goodwill recently. The laser works perfectly

[@Mysticbladegod]

What a find 😮

[@sportsamania]

Great video! My first system! Got ever single one since

[@Videogamelover58]

Awesome video you guys!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks man! It was great getting the chance to meet you. Hope you had an awesome time at SEGE dude.

[@LARGEMANNN]

I love this console just brought an HDMI out put for it and it looks so much better👌great episode guy keep’em coming 💯

[@andrij.demianczuk]

Hearing that startup chime from the ps1 still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I can never get enough PS1.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

One of the best start-ups of any console! We definitely agree with you! Cheers!

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Had the Long Box to Twisted Metal1, Destruction Derby, Tekken, Ridge Racer, Jumping Flash, College Slam, Warhawk, and some more I can’t remember.. but I had sooooo many I wish I still had now😭 GT1, GT2 I still have to this day black labels Mint- But I had all the RE Games, Tekken1-3, Rage Racer, D.Derby2, Driver1-2, the list goes on… Oh yeah!! I had Silent Hill !!!! I traded my Purple Gameboy Color w Pokémon Blue to a buddy that had the game in Summer School after I had rented it the previous week!!! Silent Hill 1-3 the Best Survival Horrors of all time for me!! I run thru at least Silent Hill2 EVERY Halloween!! REALLY WISH they would at least Remake 1 & 2…. Oh and of Course I had METAL GEAR SOLID!

[@cliffordthevinylcheapskate351]

There's a Konami collection for Xbox 360 with Symphony of the Night on it and it plays great and a much smaller price tag.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

I always forget about that. Thanks for the reminder. Need to track it down. Cheers!

[@autobotstarscream765]

Konami Classics Volume 1, I have that one! 😎

[@luismiguelsamayoa9405]

The Capcon fighting games were great in the PlayStation. I love the PS and Saturn but having so many great arcade ports were the main reason why the Arcades slowly disappeared.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That is very true! We enjoy the few arcades left! Cheers!

[@BrianBorkowski]

Rolling Rock is the best budget beer 🍻 great video!

[@far2d28]

Picked mine up beginning of this year had one long time ago of course but got rid of it a couple years back and started collecting again. Got this one from offer up for $40 came with rascal, Rayman 1, crash bandicoot 1-3. I got a steal so stoked and the box included

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Damn good deal and getting the console box is sick! I love how they display. Always a good look in a game room. Cheers!

[@smedlings]

Awesome content as always

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed. Cheers!

[@chaosdimension6433]

The thing about PS1 is that you really really need a CRT to enjoy the game graphics, they look like vomit on Lcd, some games like Silent Hill look even better with RF blurry as hell graphics

[@Septer_Sever]

Gotta get that RetroTINK 5x, homie!

[@chaosdimension6433]

screw that, I play in my 21 inch Sony Trinitron Wega!

[@VideoGameXDomain]

Im a huge PlayStation guy and fan of the 90w. It's def worth picking up. Many games are dirt cheap these days compared to N64. Great video!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

It is definitely easier to build a collection on ps1 over n64! Cheers!

[@aaronargenta3207]

From the glass lined tanks of old latrobe! I'm from Latrobe Pa and rolling rock is one hell of a beer. No dont buy it much anymore but nostalgia is in full force from all the high school & college times. We used to buy a case for $8 so can't be that when you dont have money. Cheers boys

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Cheers to that!

[@TadashiNazuka]

There is one positive about jewel cases. You can buy a 10 pack of Brand New jewel cases for $5 at Office Depot and have all your DC and PS1 cases Brand New for cheap.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Very true

[@marccaselle8108]

When I had a gray PlayStation in 2015, I bought 4 original memory cards and filled them up with saves from all the games I had at the time. Now, I have a RetroPie system with 2 micro SD cards, one is 128gb that has loads of games and old systems on it. The 256gb card has 605 PS1 games on it.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Nice! Doesnt sound like you will have much trouble finding something to play! Cheers!

[@marccaselle8108]

@@GamingOffTheGrid thanks, the games are all compressed in .CHD format for more fun and less space.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thats a smart idea!

[@squadleader420]

love the video you guys are so funny lmao

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL! We are idiots for sure. Cheers!

[@itchy.tasty.]

Us ol' timers do call it "PSX". It is my Twisted Metal 2 & WipEout 2097 machine. I adore it.

[@alex64gaming28]

Just tried buying one, got home and it was defective unfortunately. I really wish I didnt sell my old one.

[@retrobroski2904]

Physical over digital all day!!!

[@RaphaelRemington6969]

I love your dudes’ channel.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoy our channel! Cheers!

[@jsttv]

Almost bought the first PlayStation, but as soon as I read Sony was releasing PS2 that is backwards compatible, and play DVD’s. I decided to wait, and got the PS 2 on launch day. Never regretted my decision.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

As much as we like playstation we think you 100% made the right choice! Ps2 is so epic! Cheers!

[@jsttv]

@@GamingOffTheGrid thanks!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

yw

[@Emceemur]

I was drinking Rolling Rock before AVGN did it. Lol and an intro with LTGG! Lets go!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Lol!!!! OG!

[@CrispysCollections]

Rollin’ Rock ON the ROLLIN’ ROCKER

[@robmason5799]

Wow I remember telling you guys you should do a ps1 video for 2021. Thank you guys

[@figphenom]

Nailed it with Symphony of the Night and MGS at the top spots🔥

[@rickyc955]

For years tho’ I’ve stated being on this sonny console of the play station, it was the time in my uncle’s room that he had a play station at the time I was only like 4 or 3 that he show me to play it and the first game I played on that console was crash bandicoot. And also Dino crisis, and. Some other I know but can’t figure out and now if this 2023 will be a perfect opportunity I gonna own this old special play Station for my own sake and own it happy 2023👊🏼💯

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Awesome story! Dino Crisis is a hammer for surr! Cheers!

[@RetroGamesNow86]

very nice video guys! congrats! I'm a huuuuuge fan of the PS1

[@NeoTurboManiac78]

The PlayStation is amongst my favorite consoles. #1 no doubt for me has to be Symphony of the Night. It's cool to see that you're Parasite Eve fans. I've beaten the main story, but I still need to finish the epilogue, which is a grind to say the least. I bought Parasite Eve II years ago and have yet to play it. I'm a huge fan of Alundra. What are your takes on that game? For RPGs other than Final Fantasy VII, I love Suikoden, Wild Arms, Lunar Silver Star and Eternal Blue, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Vandal Hearts. For shooters, I have the R-Types and The Raiden Project compilations, which make nice additions for shooter fans. I used to have Raystorm and Thunderforce V, but those are very expensive to re-acquire. For insanely expensive PS1 games, I recently sold a copy of Klonoa for $435 and I paid just $30 for it. I have been taking advantage of this, using the funds to buy more Neo Geo MVS and AES games.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Haven't played Alundra unfortunately. Damn, that Klonoa score is nuts! Well done on that. Cheers!

[@NeoTurboManiac78]

@@GamingOffTheGrid Alundra is fun, but can be frustrating with all the riddles and puzzle solving. Gameplay wise, it's similar to Link's Awakening.

[@cheifofsinners]

The PS1 was my first console, me and my brother played the every loving crap out of that system. My favorite 3 games for it were: in no particular order, 1. Tom Clancy's rainbow six, 2. Spyro the Dragon 3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2. Good. Damn. Times.

[@bingobetes1825]

Just found my copy of Spyro on ps1 and in the booklet there is a code for a demo for for crash bandicoot warped. It says hold L1 + triangle at New/Load screen to play. About to give this one a shot.

[@tylerd1dennett141]

Wes and Robert those ps1 where cool you could find those any where dont remember what games i had but remember playing some like star wars jedi power battles and i came up with some ideas for game topics we should talk about cheers guys

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Point Blank(also made by Namco) for the GunCon is also Very FUN!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

I actually found it not to long ago at a thrift store :). It was in a Time Crisis 2 for PS2 case, so not CIB but I was still happy as a clam.

[@gordostein1008]

I bought my first PlayStation at a JcPenny in the back where you placed catalog orders. It was sitting on a wire rack shelf with a $100 sticker on it. It had been returned. I had Gran Turismo, EA NHL 98, and Triple Play 98. Played the crap out of those games with a roommate. I donated it a few years later to my nephews to be a grownup. I’ve since acquired two more consoles and a ton more games.

[@zr1cvette]

You guys make good points. Other then Crash, Spyro and the Tekken games. Maybe the Twisted Metals. I couldn’t see a reason to go back. There’s so many ways to play the software. If you’re 30 like me this is one of the first systems you had and legitimately remember along with 64. At the time. PlayStation was definitely edgier, more people had it then 64 and I felt like games looked better then on 64. Now 20-23 years later it definitely seems people look at 64 more fondly. Funny how that changes. But yeah this gen is rough. 8 bit and 16 bit era has charm and always will. But the 32-64 bit era was experimental and not looked back on fondly. 6th gen and above really showed the potential of 3D and every other gen has added on.

[@zagrebzebra]

Destruction Derby, Cool Boarders, Future Cop LAPD, Soviet/Nuclear Strike... there are some pretty overlooked games on this console.

[@greencastle337]

Will never forget the day i came back from school to see my parents bought a ps1 and were playing crash bandicoot 😱 all i knew was the snes so those graphics blew my mind. it will always be my favorite console im still going hard on those jrpgs 👌.the jewel case can be a pain but i just love the look of it especially the dual case. I think you can collect for the ps1 even without nostalgia especialy if your a fan of 2d games and jrpgs the ps1 has some awesome 2d games that still looks beautiful today.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Awesome story! I remember Gen 5 growing up and it was groundbreaking! PS1 started the Playstation empire! Cheers!

[@stashmerkin9576]

The Ghost in the Shell game for the PS1 was awesome!

[@retrobroski2904]

Love the ps1 !!’ Still my fav console ever! Been replaying ff7 actually this week 🤘🏻

[@flofearless9173]

No matter how long or hard a day you have had.. you can always come to a KZbin channel talking about retro games and systems to help relax you. Love the video keep growing 💯✊🏾

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks! Glad we can help calm and relax you! We know very much how stressful life can be sometimes! Cheers man!

[@flofearless9173]

@@GamingOffTheGrid cheers my brothers! 🤘🏾

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Cheers!

[@jjwhy321y3]

My list would include Legend of Dragoon, Wild Arms, Syphon Filter, Xenogears and definitely FF 9. Though everyone has different preferences.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

100%! Everyone's list should be different off expirence and types of games they like! Cheers!

[@CrispysCollections]

There are a lot of dimes in terms of games for the system in a variety of genres represented just like the PS2, but y’all are right you can play them on a number of different platforms and nostalgia has spiked the prices intensely. JRPGs are nuts in price and I feel as long as a game is unique in gameplay, not relying on 3D as much, and doesn’t have plans for remaster, it’ll keep going up in price. A.k.a symphony (metroidvania), klonoa (platformer), vandal hearts (Strat), parasite eve(action), no one can stop Mr. Domino (quirky puzzle), Suikoden II(JRPG) and Einhander (Shooter) to name a few

[@Groglor]

started game hunting this year and never collected for the ps1 before. But 2 of my most expensive games are now for ps1. Tomba with a barely opened sticker seal. then a shadow tower in worse condition. Got around 10 other pretty good ps1 games so far.

[@RetroReminiscence]

It was definitely a weird time in gaming, but this system was great back then. It torched the competition and had some solid bangers. But just because of HDMI, I would recommend playing your ps1 games on your ps2 or fat boy ps3. Great episode fellas

[@davidgill7412]

Y'know, PS1 games work on all PS3's.

[@RetroReminiscence]

@@davidgill7412 yes correct I was talking about if someone wanted to play all their ps1,2,3 on one machine get a fat boy.

[@davidgill7412]

@@RetroReminiscence either that or you do what I did and hack my non-backwards compatible PS3 and restored the ability to play PS2 games.

[@Mega-Matt21]

Twisted Metal series is what I remember the most from ps1.

[@bucky5869]

I always had Nintendo and bought a Playstation and then PS2 for my brother for his birthdays to try to get him to leave my consoles alone. The only reason I have one nowadays is so I can run some Area 51 with my brother and dad since we used to burn tons of quarters playing the arcade version. In my legacy console collection the Playstation dukes it out with the genesis and Dreamcast for smallest library.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Totally understand that! The arcade experience is amazing but mighty price overtime! Nice to have your games on home consoles! Cheers!