PS1 Games | MGS, FF7, Crash Bandicoot + more

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In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets and Easter eggs surrounding many classic PS1 games like Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and more!
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[@DidYouKnowGamin]

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[@Cliffordlonghead]

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[@charlesc2095]

The PSOne era will forever be burned in my mind as the wild west of console gaming. Developers creativity blossomed and the market was *filled* with people hungry for unique games. Some silly, some pretty broken, but most were legends. MGS showed that games could be cinematic, FF7 showed that games could be deep, Tekken proved that the arcades are now located in your own home. It felt as if every month new ground was being broken, one after the other.

[@charlesmaclellan8124]

Good times playing Twisted Metal at a buddies house after school back in the day.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

I disagree with this assumption with what you're saying here as MGS showed that games can be stylishly cinematic AND deep entirely as MGS IS a very deep game with it's own themes to it all for the characters.

[@AlexTenThousand]

I like how the "moody and gothic tones" of Castlevania Symphony of the Night has footage from the Colosseum, which had Wandering Ghosts as its theme, a funky tune with lots of electric bass.

[@MegaMato]

I like how Koji Igarashi is such a handsome man.

[@victoriousf.i.g.3311]

@@MegaMato Igarashi-san, we know this is you 🤣

[@loki.odinson]

It's my favorite song from the entire game. I love Wandering Ghosts!

[@Cheeki_breeki6]

@@loki.odinson Dance of Gold or Dance of Pales

[@TiNRiB]

Wandering Ghosts is in my actual daily Playlist. Awesome song.

[@Forever_Zero]

8:29 A lot of people complain about how OP you can get in Symphony of the Night but if you ask me,that's part of the fun, there's a ton of options and you can go with whatever you want

[@javierortiz82]

People seem to forget that Alucard is Dracula's son, he's got to be overpowered. But yeah, the lame dynamics around shields is a boomer.

[@FamousAaron99]

Maxing the Muramasa to 999 ATK 😎

[@onldhes]

Fun fact: Tommy Tallerico probably didn't write that James Bond song. It has come out recently that he hired a lot of ghost writers under his company and then took credit for the music or sound effect.

[@D_Fyre]

Damn, I recognized his name as the composer of Earthworm Jim music, which I love. I wonder if, at that time, he was writing his own stuff.

[@b3ans4eva]

@@D_Fyre, he did compose his own stuff back in those days when he was working with Dave Perry at Virgin/Shiny. There’s an interesting interview on VGMpire with him, but if what was claimed about taking credit for ghostwriters is true, then that’s very disappointing.

[@oOGambitOo]

Anything related to Tallerico is basically blood-stained excrement floating in dead water. Unless your a fanboy of the Amico.. oh wait, that's also a pile of lies and scams. Oh well. 🤣

[@HistoryandReviews]

Bruce Faulconer and Shuki Levy did the same thing with DBZ

[@jordychinchin]

Didn’t Tommy Tallerico also have his own video game reviewing show on TechTV before it turned in G4?

[@mrsilents]

Ah, Alundra! The most brilliant zelda clone ever, with much deeper tones about humanity and equally awesome gameplay. This game absorbed my teen days. Back in the day this game was impossible for me to complete. I had to rent it from my local video store multiple times to actually complete it. Had to follow a magazine guide to complete it. It's a tough game which won't hold your hand but a very satisfying experience overall. Thank you DidYouKnowGaming for reminding me this gem exists. I may play it again soon!

[@Stratelier]

Back in the day I made it all the way to the final boss but was unable to defeat it. I came back some years later and played all the way through.

[@HistoryandReviews]

Brave Fencer Musashi is better

[@Sunrie]

Alundra is a hidden gem most people never played.

[@Sunrie]

@@HistoryandReviews No, it's just as good for different reasons

[@Craxin01]

Still have my copy. Haven't played it in YEARS!

[@TheHawksEyeYT]

Finally Alundra getting the attention it deserves. You love to see it

[@gaylordfocker7990]

Too bad Working Designs butchered the game, yet again. They ruined the difficulty of damn near every game they translated.

[@IaconDawnshire]

@@gaylordfocker7990 And now their successor is practically dead

[@gaylordfocker7990]

@@IaconDawnshire And they deserve it

[@timyac]

I can't believe I missed this game as a kid. Looks like a next-gen Landstalker. I would have been all over it.

[@gaylordfocker7990]

@@timyac There's a push-block ice dungeon that almost requires a walkthrough. It's flat out ridiculous. I have to wonder why people praise Working Designs? Yes, they translated games that others wouldn't touch. But they ruined them. Why would you make a game so intentionally hard to render it broken?(Exile 2)

[@toguroMax]

Alundra is basically a 32 bit version of LandStalker, and that by itself is awesome. I loved Alundra, but oh boy, some of it's platforming was maddening...

[@g0ggles1994]

Happy to see Alundra get a mention and even happier to see people commenting about it. The whole 'Zelda clone' aspect is only skin deep, as you get into the story you start to realize-and appreciate-where it and Zelda differs. Yes they share a few mechanics here and there, but most of them are standard RPG tropes of the era.

[@nanoglitch6693]

Yeah, I get that it's a convenient shorthand to describe the gameplay. But it also feels kinda dismissive. Like calling it a rip-off or a wannabe or something.

[@g0ggles1994]

@@nanoglitch6693 Agreed. I wonder how many more copies would have sold if reviewers didn't constantly call it a Zelda clone for easy headlines. There again, some sources claim that Working Designs deliberately kept the print numbers low so there wouldn't be excess copies and Psygnosis did the same here in Europe, so sales may not have been affected that dramatically in the long run.

[@Taiki0210]

Metal Gear Solid changed the way I saw video games forever. It was the first time I was hooked so much on a game's story that I repeatedly finished the game (also because I could rarely afford new games). I really got lucky in obtaining MGS without any knowledge of how great it could be.

[@OddOttAllen]

thank god butch hartman never touched crash ever again

[@neogriff]

The PlayStation kinda helps me through a darker times in my life. Games like Final Fantasy series, Suikoden series and more, helps me in negating the urges to self destruct by simply keep me in front of the TV for hours 🙂

[@joeymontanez3249]

Id most likely be dead if it wasn't for games. I know people talk shit on people that say stuff like that,but whatever. Was always like a safety net. Can hide and play your game and be somewhere else. Just sucks,as you get older,at least personally,you can't get into it like you used to. When I was a young kid,I'd feel like I was the character. Now I'm lucky if I can forget its a game for even a second. I also realize how precious time is,and have OCD,so I basically ruin the games for myself,being so quick and methodical about doing and seeing everything. I hated Death Stranding by the time I had the Platinum. I'd have said it was one of the best games ever made,and I'll never play it again because of that run. But I agree with you. It's been really interesting seeing the things I got made fun of for as a kid getting more and more acceptable. I used to get clowned on because Captain America was my favorite and "he didn't have any powers" and whatever else. Imagine my surprise when the movies came out,and there were cheerleaders and everything else wearing his logo,that couldn't even tell you his real name,or one person that ever drew him ha. PlayStation especially has it's own...style? I'm not even sure what to call it. More like an atmosphere,or attitude. Some of the memories from the games are more fun that ones I have "in real life". I remember renting Final Fantasy VII, getting to the first boss and begging my mom to go and buy it lol. I had nothing but an NES up until then,so I was just shocked that wasn't the end of the game lmao.

[@BBWahoo]

@@joeymontanez3249 Hugs

[@j05h909]

Ps1 had unusually harsh colors in certain games and that turns out to be the thing I missed the most in remasters aka Spyro

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

Working Designs was great. They did some top notch localizations for about a decade or so.

[@WyvernCult]

Haven't played Alundra yet but the graphics immediately interested me. I guess that's on my list next!

[@user-ui2nm9ty4g]

the soundtrack is amazing too

[@ScaryStoriesAt2AM]

Love this channel so much, something so relaxing about just letting these lil gaming trivia vids run in the background 😌😌

[@claytonschmitz2393]

Yes! For whatever reason I find these videos so comforting

[@jonathanwilson7949]

Same :)

[@tseawell90]

agreed

[@tripplordofinconvenience9953]

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[@DaxSkrai]

I love watching your videos! I do sometimes wish they were longer, but you have great content!

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Working Designs were one of the unsung-hero publishers of the PS1 era. So many hidden gems that would have otherwise remained Japan exclusives were brought by them to the West: Lunar: Silver Story Complete Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Alundra Vanguard Bandits Elemental Gearbolt Arc the Lad Collection (Arc 1, 2, & 3) RayStorm RayCrisis Thunder Force V

[@yrtti7732]

They would be 'heroes' if they weren't so keen on going full blown dumb with their localisations. Sex jokes, weed jokes and whatnot. Some freedom is to be expected within localisation process but they just take it way out of its boundaries. Also, iirc, Vic Ireland's "dream" is to localise an Idolm@ster game... and censor it.

[@EddieTheBear]

It's great to see Alundra get some love. 😊

[@ISirSmoke]

oh my god I haven't seen that T-Rex in 20 years, thank you for that

[@IamaPERSON]

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[@gameaddict09]

That T Rex still lives in the PS5.

[@ISirSmoke]

@@gameaddict09 yeah I switched to PC after ps2

[@packlesswolf1]

@@gameaddict09 ps5 is Overrated

[@spiddy1335]

Yeah I accidentally stumbled upon that trex presentation on a demo one disc when I was a kid and at first it scared the shit out of me

[@Rapamaru]

Man,i adore Alundra!Great music too.

[@MazterP28]

I love that dice game it’s so fun

[@GrayMetalSnake]

I didn't think i would see the day where people would talk about Alundra again, it makes me so happy.

[@JustinLeeper]

Victor Ireland actually ran Working Designs. Zach Meston was a game journalist. I enjoyed my interactions with him (I was a journalist, too, but am now a game designer)

[@gnocchidokie]

This is such a good video, I was absolutely glued to my screen. I’m so steeped in retro games that I thought I knew everything, but this was on a completely different level and I’m so grateful for your content. Thank you!

[@iznogood4895]

small trivia on ffvii translation: Emerald Weapon has an attack called "Aire-Tam Storm" in English version, giving a hint that the attack's damage is related to Materia (Aire-Tam is materia spelled backward). in JP version the name of the attack is simply "Emerald Big Bang", giving no hint at all to the Materia.

[@DWedge]

YEAAAAA DEVIL DICE!!! I remember playing that demo all the time growing up but never could find the actual release copy of the game when I was younger I want to try and find one at some point to own for myself finally after all these years.

[@LeviathanRX]

Working Designs did some great localization of games that normally would not have come to the US. Definitely glad they did Arc The Lad.

[@McFweeFwee]

They sure did! I played through Vanguard Bandits recently and had a lot of fun with it. I've had some of the soundtrack stuck in my head for weeks. I think they made some of the best instruction manuals of the era as well, so much detail in them.

[@thelogladyslogbaby8186]

I remember getting weirdly addicted to a net yaroze game called Blitter Boy on a demo disc I got from PlayStation magazine. You played a space man looking guy who goes around rescuing babies from Pac-man style ghosts. So weird but so fun.

[@ObliqueVisualsNz]

Bro I played that too. The babies had a really annoying cry

[@Windraesa]

mate your delivery of 'fucking pizza' had me in stitches, I had to replay it like 10 times. Also great vid x

[@Jonathan-io2qk]

Lsd, alundra, and the trex demo in the opening. That's some cult references!

[@izeas1002]

good god imagine a timeline where butch hartman is saying he "created your childhood" because he worked a little on crash bandicoot too

[@goranisacson2502]

To think I'd ever be grateful for being in THIS timeline...

[@mattwo7]

I like how the triva starts of lowkey dunking on Butchered Heartless.

[@timyac]

I have played and beaten FF7 like 5 times and never once encountered that "Gigi" enemy or even heard of it

[@demonthekid718]

Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbone, Series X trivia is missing the love lol.

[@richardpage2082]

Ah man! ALUNDRA! I absolutely love that game and remember going to the Virgin Megastore in Norwich to pick it up! I remember the story being so much darker than anything Zelda would have ever put out... And then came the sequel...

[@DidYouKnowGamin]

That store was incredible... A distant memory :(

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@DidYouKnowGamin May I make a suggestion with the name you said in the video, Yusuke Naora? The first name is pronounced as "Yuss-kay" Not Yu-suku-kay.

[@tonysullivan1276]

Always enjoy this channels content. Been watching the videos for years. Keep up the great content and production value.

[@Craxin01]

Funny enough, the most overpowered weapon in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a shield. You used either the shield rod or mablung sword in combination with Alucard's shield, and it powers the shield up to ridiculous levels. One, when it's out, anything it hits creates hearts for the sub-weapon, absorbs HP, and does very high damage, all with very rapid attack. It does drain magic when it's out, since you can almost literally walk through enemies and kill bosses in very rapid order, including the final boss, it's super overpowered.

[@Level1Sword]

That's a bit of creative license for Barret's dialogue, no?

[@majoraz6051]

I always look forward to the next DYKG video

[@sykode]

OMFG i Loved ALundra, but never finished and now I know why! it wasn't the odd jumping puzzles, it was the mob health boost!

[@NameIsWario]

I love these videos. I like to watch them before I fall asleep, it's tons of cool info to gather right before bedtime.

[@kailiahseekings]

Games aren't the only thing you provide. The console trivia videos are pretty cool if I do say so myself. I mostly enjoyed the Game Cube Xbox Play Station and Dream Cast videos

[@ZenkaiNick]

Spent many hours playing tony hawk. Such fond memories, especially skating around as spider man

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

That unused line in captions at the start had me hoping there was gonna be some Bushido Blade trivia! Maybe the series would be a good fit for a video on unusual/obscure fighting games? 💕

[@CarlTheQuaker]

Never thought I would learn that Butch "Mr. Bloated Ego" Hartman was an early designer for Crash Bandicoot (Then known as Willy the Wombat), If I'm to be honest, it's a good thing that initial design was rejected cause it looks goofy as all hell.

[@sunflow57]

I learned something new today. Great list!

[@BenjaminRodriguezReyes]

I never had a PS One, started with the PS2 slim, but I still have a bit of secondhand nostalgia for the era after playing Crash Bandicoot and FF7 on PC.

[@Buiseru]

Coincidentally, the IS a videogame called "Willy Wombat" published by Hudson for the Sega Saturn, only a year later after Crash!!

[@Shadow-Rukario]

Oh wow, someone finally covered Alundra, that's seriously awesome! What I wonder, though, is why the game shared a couple of OSTs with both Legend of Legaia and Wild Arms, when they weren't even made by the same companies. Does anyone have any idea how that happened?

[@hypellopotion]

I would love to see content on Legend of Dragoon! I feel like it’s one of the PS games it’s hard to find background information on.

[@espensele662]

Glad to see Alundra getting some love!

[@Blu_Slime]

Hearing Tommy Tallarico’s name takes me way back to the good ol’ E3, Electronic Playground days

[@calennon3]

‘The faith of a few and a little weed is all we need’ is my new life motto

[@wolf397]

"The faith of a few and a little weed is all we need, bro." _... gonna live my life by that damn quote_

[@pojler]

Toshiharu Furukawa looks lit

[@TheOrangeG1]

Crash is my obsession. I can't take him off my head, man! I love ALL the games :D (expecially the one from TT Games and Radical Entertainment)! My dream would be to make a fan made comic book about him someday... but fear of copyright stop me in doing so. Anyway, great selection of games, not everyone of my taste but I played and completed them all regardless (exept Alundra and FF7, I just tryed them but never finished). The Net Yaroze fact is actually epic, I never knew that the creator of Ape Escape have such a background. THAT is obscure trivia in my book, really well done! I know you don't ask at the end Daz, but I want to tell you my favorite 3 PS1 games anyway (hope you dont mind): Spyro 3 Year of the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot 1 and Mega Man Legends 2! I'm still catching up with games I never played on the system, but I'm positive this 3 are my top 3 for sure.

[@Tzen03]

Those clips of Alundra made me think a lot of the fantastic SNES RPG Terranigma.

[@OmegaFeggy]

That t-rex at the start of the video still gives me nightmares 😂 that demo always freaked me out lol

[@ThoughTMusic]

Ah, the good ol days of gaming.

[@GUYI621]

*We’re making the mother of all omelets here, Jack. Can’t fret over every egg!*

[@user-ui2nm9ty4g]

always nice to see someone mention alundra. have you played breath of fire 3?

[@jrrr9219]

MGS is the best ps1 game ever. Hands down.

[@tseawell90]

Never played it

[@MacCanma]

Classic.

[@cederhr]

It always blew my mind to go from standard game soundtracks from NES and SNES to hearing full songs on PS1

[@Levyathyn]

Alundra truly was the most hidden, and most gem, hidden gem. Possibly in the history of gaming, though I'm assuming there's at least a few really good ones so hidden even I haven't heard of them.

[@hyperflame17]

Oof Hartman, dodged a bullet with that hack

[@ProtoSnake]

Wow! You guys took a lot of *Shmuplations'* interviews to make this video, thanks! Interesting video, and hope to hear *Caddicarus* narrating a PS1 topic video, again soon.

[@andtails]

I always felt like Barret's rant about the f'in "pizza" and the track name in Final Fantasy VII felt random, but man, hindsight is 20/20...

[@4Legacy]

I give you credit for dropping the f bomb. Don't know if I've ever heard you swear (which honestly, is one thing I like about this channel), but you didn't hold back quoting where it was warranted, and that's worth respect.

[@slixxerman]

Surprised Legend of Dragoon didn't make the list in some way

[@Riknos]

I loved all the Net Yaroze games I would play on the PSX magazine demo discs, my introduction to indys!

[@MacCanma]

PS1 and PS2 were legendary consoles.

[@Kamikazeray]

I'm glad someone remembered alundra.

[@ministerofjoy]

YES, thank you!

[@RebirthofJanus]

I was a huge fan of landstalker but never played Alundra.

[@DiamondAppendixVODs]

I remember seeing the dice game as a baby!

[@Rickc120]

Tony Hawk was my JAM.

[@solidsnake3861]

mgs1 still my fav game of all time even after witcher 3 and tsushima

[@darknight10000]

Cool, more PlayStation facts.

[@djiboutinationalanthem5252]

As the tech gap between consoles gets less and less significant, the jump from the 4th to 5th generation becomes even more incredible. Will always love PS1, N64, and the Sega Saturn is also there.

[@TheCreepypro]

I love the musical reference in ff7

[@marandmartins]

One of my favorite consoles ever!

[@philipmurphy2]

The PlayStation 1 had two ways to move a character, A Sticks which is the modern PlayStation method and Direction Buttons which is the controller build in the PS1 console first method.

[@EldrickJag]

Yay Alundra!

[@IamaPERSON]

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[@l88ch3r]

*raises hand* I listened to Limb Bizkit on my PS. Those were the days.

[@SGFTI]

PLAYING LIMP BIZKIT IN MY PS1 TAUGHT ME HOW TO BREAK STUFF AND DO IT ALL FOR THE NOOKIE!

[@queso_king]

Anyone else think about Rebel Taxi (Pan Pizza) when you heard the music in the Tony Hawk section? Lol

[@521techguy]

Haha, I don't think I've ever heard you cuss in one of your videos!! Of course it would have to come from Barrett in FF7 lol.

[@bbyjohn11]

I’ve been saying Tony hawks pro skater is basically a 3D platformer for years. I feel so vindicated.

[@JannahSWT]

Downhill still made it into to the Game, just as a Canyon

[@thatsruffdog]

9:40 are you sure he didn’t say “damn?”

[@seanchan4478]

Younger me legit thought barret had a problem with pizza

[@BR-jw7pm]

I actually played Alundra back in 2017 but never beat it due to difficulty. Now i see why (still need to beat the sequel)

[@FamousAaron99]

Some of the coolest games ever were on the Ps1...

[@joyconboys2918]

I love your videos!

[@IamaPERSON]

You love them so much, you’ve only commented… once

[@CCAndPinkie]

I wonder if anyone’s ever tried playing Tomorrow Never Dies on a CD player to see if it’s on the audio files? Because sometimes you can play the soundtrack of PS1 games on CD players.

[@mattwo7]

8:35 No one liked shields? Sorry, are we in the Rising of the Shield Hero universe? One of the most iconic superheroes of all time wields a shield as his primary weapon, his sidearm is his fists...

[@sabata414]

1997 is when it came out, and i doubt the Castlevania team wasn't big on Captain America.

[@manthing1467]

Devil dice is so much fun

[@guaporicann]

Metal Gear,SOTN, Parappa and Crash made the ps1 the shit, I even like gran turismo alot and it got me into the car scene a bit when I never used to care for them

[@Cobaltios]

4:37 "Shift" ...wait, not THAT Shift, right? >Looks it up Holy shit, the first game from the God Eater devs!