I Bought a PS1 Console from EBAY... and we've got problems!

It's been a while since I've played a PS1... so I decided to buy one from eBay. The one I bought came in the original box. Check out the video to see everything I got!
PS1 Console: amzn.to/3eG5E6R
PlayStation Classic: amzn.to/3eKzCXq
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Blue Snowball Microphone: amzn.to/2S4DhEu
Sony a6600 Camera: amzn.to/300uK9d
Sony 18-135mm Lens: amzn.to/2ZeoPy1
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[@jrob0021]

Who here has a PlayStation Classic?? Haha

[@mariannhorvath5145]

First

[@pottsie_era]

i do my brother gave me his PS1 & PS2 back in the late 2000's

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

Me

[@jimmyxz7687]

I know some one who dose

[@mangobeyblade6190]

I do but i dont play it...

[@1snikta]

It's almost hard to believe I'll be 36 this year. I still remember Christmas of 97 😅. This ps was my biggest surprise 😂😂. Thank you mom & dad 😁

[@garrettdykes]

Heading a 20 year old talk about the PlayStation makes me feel so old. It’s like giving a teenager a rotary phone. I died inside when he said “SY-FON filter.”

[@youraveragejoe2]

Might be the arthritis kicking in. Time to take your pills 😊

[@garrettdykes]

@@youraveragejoe2 I’m getting my hip replaced next week. Thanks Joe.

[@youraveragejoe2]

@@garrettdykes no prob. Feel better.

[@garrettdykes]

The hip replacement went great. No more pain and I can walk again like I used to. No more walker or canes. I’m so happy. You don’t realize how good you have it until you lose your health. First it was the kidney failure, dialysis, transplant, hip replacement due to the kidney transplant meds. Now I can get back to living a normal life again!!

[@youraveragejoe2]

@@garrettdykes glad to hear it went great for you. My mom had her 2nd knee replacement surgery last year.

[@jongeo]

The model number for PS1's are very important and you should read about them before you make a purchase. The 1001's have rear RCA ports for audio and are prone to more rapid degradation because the optical drive is positioned close to the power supply. Subsequent models moved the drive to the other side. Also if you plan to mod your console certain mods only work with certain revisions. The 5501 is one of the best consoles for mod compatibility.

[@GamingForst1]

retro gaming sucks if u dont know what ur doing im sticking to emulation

[@jongeo]

@@GamingForst1 It's a hobby, you have to enjoy learning about it. Emulation is fine.

[@spooktaculeryt2169]

@@GamingForst1 emulation is worse cause sometimes it can be glitchy and some of their websites can give you a virus if you wanna play ps1 games good then get a ps3 slim

[@boricuaenOK]

Is there any way to tell which version it is? I am looking to buy one from a lady who hasn't used it in over 20 years. She doesn't have the original box, she says there is nothing for her to test it on either so I am kinda sketched out about that as well.

[@Gamerappa]

​@@spooktaculeryt2169only if you're going on the first few results after searching "free roms" on google. if you want roms, go to vimm's lair.

[@kiwiaussie739]

Just the slightest scratch on these discs can make it skip, clicking sounds etc. Flip the console upside down if doesn't read the discs, it sometime works. Old school remedies. LOL

[@stinemaarii]

Haha i remember me and my friends used to do that when the disc wouldnt work😂 good old times🙇‍♀️

[@nonethelesss]

I use to put it vertical, so the gravity helped the laser motor lol

[@plexilea]

Weren't PS1 discs really weak?

[@bradp213]

@@plexileayou’re weak!!!

[@user-nl9dc9ii4x]

Im buying a ps1 soon and evem if its the weajest light scratches can it atchully do that?

[@EmperorMegas]

It's probably been said (many times) already, but have you tried loading the game with the PlayStation upside down? Younger gamers may not know, but the original PlayStation consoles had a very common flaw that caused systems to have trouble loading games with FMV. A work around was to play the system upside down. It may sounds like I'm kidding, but I'm not.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

I came here to make the same comment. Had to do it myself, learned the trick at a friend's house.

[@garethhawkins6974]

If you have to do that dude it means the lens needs replacing, it only helps at first but in the long run its pointless.

[@jrob0021]

nah I sold this console like 6 months ago, but thx for the info

[@the_blue_gamer]

God I remember those days were my game stopped working and I was like hmmm... let's try this. Turned it upside-down and BOOM! It worked. And I played it like that till eventually the entire system no longer worked.

[@420.........]

I have to use a IO bypass to launch official games because it will fail the checksum check at boot..

[@bryandrobny7690]

I was 18 years old in 1998 that 1 port in back is for link cable you can link 2 PlayStations togeather for command and conquer red alert

[@KoopaKid660]

Ps1 lan pretty much

[@drEmulatorMadmax]

from time to time i get that game out and play it, good memories of base building

[@chrismcauley8158]

Best game ever command and conquer loved it

[@snakefriesia6808]

The serial port is used for connecting two machines up for multiplayer games like Command and Conquer and Duke Nukem3d , each console needs it's own disc to make it work.

[@johnnada6855]

Ps1, Psp and Ps2, those consoles and those catalogues are the golden era of Playstation without of doubt, untouchable

[@jonathankulesa]

It's crazy to see people spending so much money on these things... A few years back when I had my game shop, I couldn't sell these for $25 with 2 controllers...

[@bananamutnuffin1667]

I wish I could run a game shop. How did that turn out for you and how did u start?

[@w0nd3r6]

Was your shop a mom and dad shop? I had a few around my area but sadly they closed i love those stores so much better then crapstop

[@billyc3035]

Dude Nintendo was the pioneer of "hints & tips" hotlines. NES games were pretty tough so tons of kids called in for help.

[@xcrack6364]

Crazy. It looks almost brand new. Tough find today, especially having a good working lid release button.

[@Jonny_NI]

That port on the back was used to hold smart/chip cartridges. Basically cheats for the games or sometimes held full games on them.

[@vintageshed965]

One of the common problems with bad disc reading is broken spindle. On yours you can see the red rubber ring trough place where would normally be plastic tabs. They are fragile and easily break off, when the spindle tries to spin the disc, it just slips under it and make a horrible rattling sound. Luckily you could salvage spindle from any old top loaded CD or DVD player.

[@jeffstanley9724]

For around 25 bucks you should be able to get a new laser already assembled and very easy to change out with the one that came with the used ps1. You may want to pick up some some lubricant for the spindle motor just incase it has dried. It's a slight chance but it is possible that it may be dry when you receive it.

[@m_acg]

15:20 That grimy looking could be a real problem for the game disc: if the owner removed the label/sticker (which was probably placed by a rental company like Blockbuster) by brute force, it would probably damage the disc's data layer. If this happens, the disc is unrepairable.

[@artgaignard8817]

It hurt my soul everytime I had to sticker a disc back in the day

[@psychorabbitt]

Also the serial port was for the Link cable so you could connect two consoles together for local multiplayer. The parallel port was never used for anything official, but third party stuff was produced that hooked to that port so you could play region locked games, put in cheat codes, or even play first gen Gameboy games. And it was because of those region lock hacks that the parallel port was removed when the PS1 revamp came out.

[@jupreindeer]

Oh...that's right. The first generation of games had a hand full of support for this faux LAN link. While a great way for some head-to-head local get together parties, it never felt like Sony promoted the notion in the slightest. Nor the games. Like the back of the jewel case would have this little square that said the feature was there and nothing else. By the second wave of games, the feature was barely supported. And may have vanished by the third generation. Your Gran Turismo 2 game (being in with the second wave) might list the feature. However, you basically need two of everything. In fact, I don't remember ever seeing this special cable sold, anywhere. It may have been super generic, though.

[@djbosanac19]

If Syphon filter is renewing it's an instant buy for me.

[@Disoulsound88]

me too

[@Brbos06]

I got a PlayStation in 1997, that isn't the original box design. The original design is closer to what the PS classic mini box looks like.

[@danielvogel5252]

Wrong buddy. Ours was from 95 and that was the box it came in. You got the version 2 aka the DualShock.

[@Brbos06]

@@danielvogel5252 incorrect, as I remember when the Dual-Shock version came out, that was in the late 90s. My controllers didn't have analog sticks. You may be right about it being the second incarnation though, because I believe the very first system's connectors had composite connections on both ends, whereas mine and most others at that time had composites on one side and an AV bundle connection on the end that connected to the PlayStation.

[@SpliffDonkey]

@@Brbos06 I'm 99% sure the console on this video is a 3rd generation system (no RCA connectors, but before Dualshock). 1st gen had RCA and S-Video, 2nd gen had RCA but no S-Video, 3rd gen didn't have RCA or S-Video. DualShock was introduced with the 4th gen systems at the end of 1997.

[@Brbos06]

@@SpliffDonkey That could be, if that's the case then it's possible I had a 3rd generation then. I got mine in early 1997, it didn't have RCA connectors on the console, it had the bundle. Definitely didn't have dual shock controllers, I remember getting those when I got the PSOne in '99.

[@SpliffDonkey]

@@Brbos06 Definitely sounds like you had the 3rd gen. 3rd gen released early 1997, 4th gen late 1997.

[@justinmason757]

You turn it off in an interesting way. I saw that main menu probably twice back in the day. Mostly just to delete saves on a memory card.

[@MarkFarge]

Yeah that on/off sequence is weird. I used to change the game disc and then hit reset, the console would boot straight into the game instead of visiting the console menu first.

[@schizowallflower]

The PSone (Slim) was a bit enhanced; it played Video discs so if you bought a CD that the artist/company embedded a music video on or other video content for playing in a computer the PSone was able to play it, so the menu was made differently.

[@daveshank1921]

My 1st gen PS1 would play VCD too.

[@schizowallflower]

@@daveshank1921 hmm, weird. Mine didn't. But the PSone release that my step-brother had did

[@jimechols4347]

I'm very amazed that the capacitors still work in the unit. And I am surprised the CD unit didn't need to be re-greased.

[@hughmann1537]

I have a COLECO, NES and an Atari 2600, all still work fine. Also my chipped Playstation from '97, no issues. Consoles made before 2000 can, and will last. Now, you get rings of death and flashing yellow lights.

[@brianhenry2134]

Try cleaning the disc, Sometimes I use the tooth paste method. I would try replacing the SMD Capacitors. Try cleaning the av port. I have been repairing Game consoles since 2001. Let me know if their is anything I can do.

[@smartfox2295]

Definitely try cleaning the disc, it helped me multiple times. You should also try the disc with another Playstation. For cleaning discs i use water with dish soap and a microfiber cloth.

[@martin.aguilar.a]

@@smartfox2295Or clean the laser, but disc scratches is the problem.

[@razorx2024]

another fantastic thing you should maybe look into for the ps1 is the newly released MemCard PRO, it's a ps1 memory card that saves to micro sd card and it has other really good features too and more features to come.

[@bryanandrews648]

It's fun to see someone discover old tech that was new for me once. I'd love to see you try out a rotary phone.

[@AbdullaSulaimani]

The parallel I/O port was being used for the Game Shark game enhancer. I remember owning a ps1 back then and using the Game Shark with it.

[@djgastraytv682]

you just unlocked some insanely caged memories 🤣🤣

[@glom_gazingo]

i remember using the GameShark for Tecmo's Deception!! WOOOO!

[@NikhchansGaming]

12:46 Slim version had a more user friendly menu with grey tiled background and proper readability. The layout was similar though.

[@thatonebabywhale]

I honestly miss the metallic art Style they always used on the disk for PS1 it’s so nice vs these graphic stickers on the top LOL

[@shanematthews1985]

The small serial port was used for the system link cable, the larger port was mostly unused but third party tools used it, there were chest cartridges and it could be used for things to enable piracy before modchips

[@kyleclark163]

The large port was not unused it was for the game genie

[@shanematthews1985]

@@kyleclark163 I said mostly unused but that 3rd party tools used it, Sony didn't really use it

[@ASuwan22]

I remember buying a PS1 in 1997 lol. That port on the back, allowed you to connect a device that would like you play copied games lol. Good Times man!

[@WazzieShmozzie]

wouldnt hurt to give the disc a clean and wipe too, might make a difference?

[@kemy6775]

That big port o. The side was used for Gamesharks and I remember having a cd backup loader on mine. It came with a metal spring to keep the lid button pressed so you could swap discs.

[@bryanandrews648]

Final Fantasy 7 was the reason I saved up to buy this beast of a system. It was also the first system to play your music CDs. A revolution at that time. And the sound files were animated.

[@davestationuk7374]

Turn ps on side or upside down for syphon filter to work.

[@JeffisWinning]

I have a SCPH-7501 Playstation that is still in the original box, which looks different from the SCPH-5501 box in the video here. The parallel port on the back is used for a game shark or the alike. Also, your console might be chipped and by hitting reset and keeping the lid open the closing, the chip is being disabled and reenabled if it's a MM3 chip and it is getting out of sync. Only if it's chipped though, but only way to tell is to open it up and look at the mainboard.

[@austinkoeppen6122]

I bought a box of 60 jewel cases from Uline, exactly the same as the original cases and relatively cheap. Great for replacing PS1 game cases.

[@DebitAdams]

The port on the left was used for a gameshark and they also have an after market gameboy player

[@vasopel]

;-) too bad they omitted that port in later revisions

[@sayedistrending]

I have always wondered how many people have given out that hint line phone number instead of the number for Animal Control. Sounds like a cruel April Fools Prank...

[@Dommgamer-zo6kf]

D

[@pcharl01]

I remember playing Crash Bandicoot and NCAA Gamebreaker from the demo disc when I get mine in 98.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

yes.. i remember crash, spyro, i loved monsters inc scare island and i also remember a bugz bunny game where he and Taz were playable characters and the various levels were based on different eras of history.. i remember there being one that was Aztec themed wich was pretty interesting..

[@stinemaarii]

I remember that i used to love playing Asterix mega madness, gta and tekken on the ps1! *Feeling old* 🥸

[@j-stilt9746]

You should always clean your stuff up. Dirt and residue on the top side of the disc can affect how it plays too. Mix some 70% Isopropyl alcohol 50/50 with water and clean that stuff off. Goo Gone for sticker residue. 99% Iso for electronics.

[@Hannah-ee7st]

The smaller io port is a network connection commonly used for linking 2 machines together for full screen multi player and the larger io port is an expansion port which was commonly used for game cheat cards

[@BeanOS]

Congratulations on 200k

[@Jerry4050]

I remember that box this was my first PlayStation I own came with the interactive sampler CD vol 3.5 and the Final Fantasy 7 demo with Bushido Blade demo this is the 1997 edition.

[@averagediamond2509]

keep up the good work

[@DuckAlertBeats]

You might find you have to turn the machine upside down, on it's side, or at an angle between the two to get these old PS1s to read discs. I often had to do that even when mine was only a couple of years old lol (especially with burned discs, it was chipped/hard-modded) A common problem with the PS1

[@zanerinsane1574]

Ha first time I’ve heard of that. I have to do that with my ps3 slim that I’ve had since it launched 😂 never heard of anyone else or even another console having that issue

[@onewondershow2]

@@zanerinsane1574 i was looking for the upside-down tip. The doors didn't always latch tight enough. turning it upside down was common.

[@TrexelCat]

10:50 The larger port to the left that was covered by the cover was an expansion port for connecting other devices to the console. I don't remember if Sony ever released an official device that used this expansion port for the PS1, but it was used by the original PS1 GameShark before they switch to disks for the PS2. The PS1 expansion port was capable of overriding the OS that was built into the console, as well as alter the active memory, which allowed the GameShark to get around some of the safety measures put into place on the console and effectively cheat the game by changing the conditions of the active memory of the running game. 12:27 That is actually the OG PlayStation menu. I had one of these growing up and became very familiar with this particular version of the OS. I've actually never seen the slim's OS.

[@brianoconnell6459]

Jeeze, I must have been lucky, I scored a PS1 OG model on eBay for about $50, works perfectly, and in almost like new condition on the exterior.

[@Dman911011]

If the top of the disc gets damaged it will not work data is on backside of label. If tape was on siphon filter and it was pulled off it may have removed part that had data on it. Look closely at area where tape was see if any small chunks of label are missing.

[@Skarfar90]

I have owned two PS1 consoles throughout my time. Did you know that there was a third controller in the official series? The "missing link" if you want, between the classic digital controller, and the DualShock we all know and love. It was called "DualAnalog" and featured the longer grips from the digital controller. It did not have a rumble feature, as it was made before Nintendo added the RumblePak, so the rumble feature wasn't something Sony had in mind. Namco also made an official controller for their games called the NeQcon. A pretty rare piece of tech today. Regarding the ports on the back: Early models (SCPH-1000) had separate RCA/video outs on the back in addition to the multi-cable. Parallel I/O was used for cheat devices like the Game Shark. Serial I/O was the connector port likely used for the mouse, if you compare it to early PC mice, which also used a serial interface to connect to the machines.

[@glennwilson58]

I also had a PS1 and I owned the mouse. The mouse plugged into the controller port.

[@AnthonyJLopez]

Parappa The Rapper was such a good game for the PS1 it's really the best game

[@jrob0021]

I've never played it before. Maybe I'll try it out

[@AnthonyJLopez]

@@jrob0021 ok

[@HARDBEATZZZZ]

Kick, punch its all in the mind.....

[@AnthonyJLopez]

@@HARDBEATZZZZ yes yes that's how it goes

[@CopycatkboxYoutube]

Will you keep making these style of vids i love them and maybe also buy more from goodwill aswell

[@Synes7hesia]

I think the "demo disc" mentioned on the front of the box was a Playstation Underground disc. I remember when I was a kid and my parents got me a Playstation, it also came with a demo disc, and I'm fairly certain it was the Playstation Underground disc from 1998 with an import of Tail Concerto as a demo along with some behind the scenes stuff for Medievil and Tomb Raider Also, the 5501 revision included some vibration dampening to prevent an issue with the disc laser along with the removal of A/V Direct Out.

[@keithvincenttucker9923]

I wish I had save the packaging for all my old systems and games. Back then, we never dreamed that there would be a collector market for old games. We never dreamed of seeing any money for a Atari 2600, NES, or PlayStation in the future. They were just games to play and saving packaging just took up more space.

[@Voorhees-Jason]

The back bigger port were used for other accessories. I had a game shark for it and there was mod chip companies that later made something like gameshark but for the purpose to bypassing the protection from playing copies games.

[@daveharvey1141]

I was just about to comment this but you beat me to it. My ps1 console already came with a port on the back that fit a GameShark cartridge. I have nice memories of playing games using it.

[@ps4fan954]

The port on the back with a cover on it was for the xplorer cheat cartridge. I still have the cartridge

[@jrob0021]

I might have to find one on eBay

[@smartfox2295]

It was used by devices like cheat modules and someone made even an weird adapter to play gameboy games, but it was never intended for that purpose. Sony never made a device for that expansion port and dropped it at some point with later hardware revisions.

[@skiez7430]

Hows the loud plane turbine

[@schizowallflower]

I bought the official "GameShark" that plugged into that spot. It looked awkward like a N64 Rumble Pak. To this day it's still one of the best purchases I've ever made; got so much use out of it.

[@DannyWilliamH]

So that wasn't the OG box or system but it was a fine deal. The big port is a parallel port and never used. Today you can use it to buy a device that plugs into it and allow you to run games off SD Card. This unit appears to be one of the first after they ditched the direct composite connections of the original model. That second port is a serial port and mostly went unused, IIRC.

[@kyles8524]

that serial IO port is used for hooking 2 systems together on different TV's for games like command and conquer you can playmultiplayer with and not be able to see each others screen.Thats what I used mine for anyhow with a friend

[@kenmorrow86]

Laser is old man. If you have a PU-18 motherboard, you can install an X-Station ODE and never have to worry about loading from disc.

[@pukalo]

10:38 it was used with the link cable to link 2 systems together for games that supported it. The parallel port was never used by Sony, but there was a third party device that enabled Video CD playback that plugged into the parallel port, and action replays also used the parallel port.

[@RacerX-]

The port with the cover is the Parallel port. If I recall only 3rd parties used this. IE: Gameshark and a few other cheat carts. There is also a cartridge that allows backups to be played. The port next to it is the Serial port and that was used officially by Sony for the Link cable. This allowed you to link 2 consoles together to play multiplayer. I know that some of the Twisted Metal games supported this and it was great fun. Downside was you had to lug your TV/Monitor to your friends house to play this way. Sony removed the Parallel port and the Serial/Link port from future revisions of the original PlayStation.

[@tank-zilla5008]

So to answer a few things, this is the first gen, as it does have the covered port on the back (they removed this port later on). The covered port was for a Game Genie and the serial I/O was to connect multiple systems together.

[@godfreake]

The first console had the red white and yellow av ports plus the AV multi out and the rest of the ports so this is a later revision not the original

[@SpliffDonkey]

As Adam said, it's not a first gen. First gen SCPH-1000 had all the ports, second gen SCPH-1001 / 1002 (US/UK) had the rear AV ports, from third gen onwards all they had was the Parallel I/O, Serial I/O and AV Multi Out.

[@ItsFreakinJesus]

The serial I/O was for the link cable and parallel I/O was for dev stuff and other devices that Sony never really released outside of Japan. Most people used the parallel port for cheat devices like Gameshark and Action Replay, which also let you play imports and burned discs if you used those devices and a retail disc to exploit the easy disc swap method.

[@joe_schmoe_420]

Don't even need the cheat device anymore Just a modified memory card and a retail copy of thps2 or a handful of other games

[@giles852002]

I just bought a PSOne slim for £33. Love it.

[@thealien_ali3382]

Nice I like ponies

[@NBABIGANT]

Man I remember this box and spending so many hours on ff7

[@chrishill6729]

i had 3 of them no idea why i wanted 3 but i owned 3 and then traded the consoles off for games i wanted

[@pizzapartyreso]

Seller sells PS1 broken: Jacob: *get nae nae'ed*

[@LilleyComix97]

SyphonFilter is one of my favorite PS1 games of all time great stealth game!

[@jeremynevens6649]

If that was a gamestop sticker from the 90s,it would say electronic boutique...lol

[@aedan2003]

21:44 PlayStation: *so you have chosen personified fear?*

[@bryandrobny7690]

Put a led flashlight on the label side see if you can see scratches on the data layer

[@AscendedZombie]

It might have been that during shipping the console got bumped around enough to stir up some dust on the inside that made its way onto the laser

[@jdubbuttm]

It was EB Games before GameStop. Pretty cool. Love your videos man. Keep em’ coming.

[@koyzillasama]

The ultimate OG PS1 is the Japanese Launch Model SCPH-1000, which is now highly collectible

[@BenUK1981]

It looks like an early early model ps1 with the plastic black drives. My old unit I got in 1996 failed in about 1998 and had to get the drive replaced. The newer models had metal drives which visually looked different.

[@drEmulatorMadmax]

you could always try the disc on epsxe (assuming you have a disc drive on your pc (some pc's don't have one ) but i'd hazard a guess the disc has failed (all depends on how many hours the owner played it , remembering that a ps1 game streams the data onto the ps1 )

[@razorx2024]

most people back in the day used the large port on the back for cheat cartridges which usually also let you bypass protection and some if i remember let you swap an original disc for a backup. as for the smaller port i used it back in the day with a link up cable to connect to my brothers ps1 so we could play multiplayer but using two consoles and two different tv's (in my case from my room to my brothers) if i remember we used it to play command and conquer against each other. in 2021 i'd say the best thing you could buy if you wanted something that plugs into the large port on the back and let's you play games is the PSIO (sadly does require a little soldering inside the console) which is a cartridge that let's you play PS1 games from sd card via that port on the back, it's what i have on my ps1. if you're looking for something that will give you really good hdmi output that's plug and play i'd see if you can get your hands on a RAD2X PS1 HDMI Adapter which is pretty hard currently given just how hard it is to get anything these days :D but totally worth it, again it's what i currently use on mine. hope that helps.

[@jasoncamacho4526]

The port that is covered is where the GameShark is added. There was a way to play copy games and regional games by using an action replay. I used to play copied discs by using a pro action replay disc.

[@the_blue_gamer]

My slim had those main screens from what I can remember back in the day.

[@kdgaming4703]

You have to turn off power before changing the disc or you could damage the console

[@RealCanadianGaming]

Absolute animal hot swapping discs with the console on

[@Kinsanth_]

the left port under the removable cover actually is a port for a cheatmodule called xploder. i have that module but sadly not my original ps1 anymore for that but you could start the game and find some cheatcodes with that module. i think the serial i/o port was meant for accessories like the joysticks and mouse and so on

[@NBABIGANT]

Who remembers the open close trick on ps1?? If the game freeze open it and close it the game a start back working

[@dustyshoopman845]

I could tell by the box and the games on the back of the box that is not a launch model box. Also if the system itself were a launch model it would have some AV/RCA ports(the Yellow, Red, and White) on the back of it. Sony removed them in the first revision of the console.

[@SpliffDonkey]

Sony actually removed them in the third generation systems. Gen 1's had RCA and S-Video, Gen 2's had RCA but no S-Video, Gen 3's had no RCA.

[@TheCutiePatrol]

i used to love looking at all the games i could get on the back of the boxes, such an 80s and 90s thing lol.

[@Twintania]

the original PS1 (at least in the US) would be the SCPH 1001 with RCA jacks on the back. The SCPH 5501 you have here is my favorite model since it has all the ports, no cost cutting design and had a nicer audio DAC that was in the SCPH 1001

[@whoohaaXL]

The PCB board was definitely reduced and simplified for that series. Not to mention that's the first model where they moved the laser assembly.

[@nielsen145]

like the gameboy, you could use a link cable between the 2 playstations and play :)

[@jacobnicoletti1235]

You definitely got a gem with Syphon Filter. Give it a play.

[@mahoroandou3000]

You can hook a physical gameshark device into the Long serial port in the back and have it be running on boot instead of having to use a disc gameshark.

[@xcrack6364]

I’d like to get an old PSone. The really small white version that released at the end of its life cycle. Tons of great memories with the original PlayStation.

[@roxycastleton1350]

That port is for items like the Action Replay.

[@bonesz0659]

Serial ports were for the game shark and the other to link systems. Great video! 👍👍

[@jrob0021]

Yeah, thinking I might have to buy the accessories to try out the serial port

[@bonesz0659]

@@jrob0021 I used it for playing doom 2 player back in the day. Problem was you need 2 of everything, TVs, games, consoles. Game shark was kinda funky but was cool using it with resident evil and getting all the guns in the start. Fyi you can not save the game then when using it in resident evil 2🤣🤣🤣

[@swankflea5550]

Hey Jacob, easy fix for your knife , well box cutter. The razor blade can be taken out..there is a fresh blade on the opposite side , I have the same one.. :)

[@jasp2003]

I would always turn the system on and off rather than reset. I would never have the disk tray open with the console on

[@franknappi8423]

i remember having to turn my PS1 upside down or propping it up at an agle to get it to read certain disks

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

omg yes 😂 it's odd how old tech sometimes needed that extra nudge to work be it from a correcting slap or by literally picking it up and holding it upside down

[@AyyTeeG]

Very nice video bro

[@pagerglitz249]

Some models of the original Fat PS1 have that main menu with the bubble gum dark blue looking main menu, while other Fat PS1's and Slim PS1's have the gray tile looking main menu

[@tehSunBro]

Having a ton of games on the back of the box usually is an indicator that it's a later model, aside from the "98" sports games which would've released in 97, making the cconsole about 2 years old. You been joking about how the newest console launched with only a few games (and most of them cross gen) but it wasn't that different on previous generations. PS1 launched with 8 games (2 being Mahjong games some Arcade ports, pretty much the exact same thing as today) N64 launched with like 2 games. The big diffrerence to today is, back then they launched the console to the rest of the world 10 months later, You could easily fill the back of the PS5s box with games available now 6 months after the release. I mean if you could get one that is.

[@michaeldarkwolf9726]

All greatest hits games were about $20 back in the 90's. Also I belive the extra ports were used for stuff like the GameShark.

[@Mbrook77]

It’s the perfect model for HDMI mod and ODE

[@Mikeb1001]

The model numbers run as follows on the original PlayStation SCPH-1xxx,3xxx,5xxx,7xxx and finally 9xxx. Each one represents a reduction in features to reduce cost. Yours is a 5xxx console so the third significant revision. This one dropped a number of advanced sound output ports from the rear of the console. The games listed on the back suggest it dates from late 1997

[@pittibarlin8692]

The ports on the back were for peripherals, and the other for cheat cartridges and the like. I can't remember which was which as my memory is vague after 25 years, but I do remember having a bootleg cartridge plugged into my PS1 that allowed you to play burned games, you had to blutack the door release button, load up an original game and swap out the discs while the lid was open, but the PS thought it wasn't due to the release button being in. Very archaic, but cheap and easy and didn't require any modding.