Graphically Impressive PS1 Games #4

[@thatvideogamesshow]

What is your favourite PS1 game?

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

There are so many, Final Fantasy 8, street fighter EX 2, Twisted Metal 4 and Crash Team Racing(For Family and Friends challenges😝)

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Some great choices there!

[@Jamato-sUn]

For some reason I remember Digimon Rumble Arena very fondly. I was also obsessed with Final Fantasy 7 for a while. But Metal Gear takes the top spot for me for sure.

[@ChrisMeadows92]

Silent Hill, but closely followed by the first two Crash Bandicoots, Spyro 1 and THPS1.

[@omegaweapon116]

@@thatvideogamesshow It's hard to pick one but the PS1 definitely has my favorite tactical RPG of all time which is Final Fantasy Tactics

[@ChrisMeadows92]

Playing Klonoa right now and the animation/art design/framerate are absolutely mind blowing on PS1. Great video as always!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Klonoa is so good. Thanks for watching!

[@motbus3]

Gran turismo replays felt like movies

[@MitraDaGalp]

@@motbus3 this right here 👆

[@omegaweapon116]

I remember the Fear Effect games blowing my mind when they first came out

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Love the cel shaded style of those games!

[@knightsabre2k]

Funny fact: back in the day, reviewers lambasted the games controls as being unwieldy and awkward... same said controls are now the default standard for console FPS games. PS1 Dead or Alive was also very different from the arcade original (which was ported to the Sega Saturn). This "new" PS1 version was released in the arcades as DoA+

[@HEADBOY_PHENOMENON]

I remember watching a Guru Larry video talking about that in particular.

[@ChaossX77]

Which game?

[@knightsabre2k]

@@ChaossX77 alien resurrection

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

@@knightsabre2k Yeah Alien Resurrection was the first ps1 game that fully utilized the dualshock control system and the reviewers bashed it for it. It is one of the biggest irony in gaming ever and just another reason why you should never take reviewers 100% seriusly, as a lot of times they just dont understand how to properly review em, especially now more than ever they are so biased.

[@knightsabre2k]

@@Bird-Birdy-Love hindsight is 20/20. Reviewers can only look at games with contemporary views at the time. It’s fascinating reading old video game magazines and seeing what they think of games when they were new. Most classics were still loved but I was reading one the other day where ninja gaiden was given 40-something % score with them citing frustrating gameplay & restrictive controls as faults. Things that are considered the games strengths now.

[@Lenskee]

Delta Force: Urban Warfare from Novalogic is a graphic masterpiece too. It's a FPS from 2002, so not many people knew about it. I've discovered it like 2-3 years ago when I was searching for some unknown FPS titles. I was shocked how it went under my radar... Well, you can always put it in the next part. Cheers!

[@BigCalsWorld]

Shame Alien Resurrection on PS1 costs a fortune now cos people discovered it can be used to play copied discs. In 2024. Like that in any way matters these days lol.

[@PsychomachineryEBM]

Emulation is the right way

[@spencerstevens2175]

Same thing with a particular version of splinter cell for og Xbox. You can't softmod without it using a more popular method

[@kmfdmww3]

Um no, using the original hardware is the right way to play, emulation second.

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

I got it a couple of years ago for only 10 euros, the price has gone down since tough. The Pal vers costs an average 30 to 50euros. the NTSC ver spiked to over 300 dollars but now it is more like 80 dollars. which is far cheaper but i guess still somewhat expensive :(

[@Gloryboyquan]

​@@kmfdmww3my PSP is my ps1

[@thebestofdeadoralivedoa2005]

Dead or Alive has always been a graphically impressive series. DOA is known to push technological limits on the systems it's on. The character and environment graphics are beautiful, and the character movement animations are fluid and realistic looking. DOA3 in particular held the title for being the most technologically advanced fighting game ever made, same for DOA4.

[@Vulpas]

I miss DOA, too bad it's deemed PrObLeMaTiC nowadays...

[@RiceShogun]

I think Xena: Warrior Princess for the PS1 should definitely be highlighted in one of these videos!

[@bottlecapdave2021]

Alien Ressurection was a Christmas present from the uninformed parents for me. A pleasing surprise, the graphics were awesome and well thought out for my aging PSX. Not a bad game overall and an enjoyable playthrough many times for a good year or so. I hope the designers and programmers got a bonus for this game. Alas I have just looked at the reception for Alien Resurrection... overly critical of the graphics???? And the control scheme was brilliant considering it was one of the first to bring in dual analog controls and it worked well for me, didnt have an issue. This game was ahead of it's time it seems. Poor Argonaut Games. Did they not pay the review sites for marketing?

[@gamernaut8864]

Another great list TVGS! The PS1 is my all-time favorite console still for some reason. I can't remember if you've already covered it in a previous video, but Porsche Challenge was always one of the best looking titles, in my opinion. Just to throw in my own honorary mention. Thanks for the great content.

[@alexevaldez]

Seriously your lists is one of my fave references during work as a game dev

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@shazmanbound1496]

Fun fact! Alien Resurrection was the first FPS game to use dual analog sticks on a console. The setup was disliked by some reviewers. Yet it became the standard control layout for FPS on consoles that is still been used to this day.

[@Hshm27]

And also Medal of Honor. DualShock really is ahead of its time when it released in 1997

[@DrySushi]

Goldeneye on N64 had dual analog stick control 3 years prior.

[@midgetsparkle]

Yeah, I've read those reviews complaining about the control. I didn't but the Game at release because of that. But after switching to wasd/mouse for quake 2 on pc, I went back and tried it and I couldn't believe we EVER did controls for shooters any other way :)

[@Vulpas]

​@@DrySushiYep, came to say that. It's a technicality but still true.

[@purebaldness]

I'm pretty sure he mentioned this in the video...

[@PJB-11]

This was a really interesting video, I had no idea PS1 could do 60fps and I'm of that era. I might be a bit biased but I really think Crash and Spyro hold up in terms of graphics.

[@parazels83]

What?! There were tons of 60 fps games on the PSX!

[@purebaldness]

25fps or 50fps is what we got in certain parts of the world, as in PAL regions. Biggest example of this I experienced was how much faster Tekken 3 played in the arcade compared to PS1. It was just a framerate thing.

[@T3hPwnerer]

PS1 and this channel, gifts that keep on giving. I've played a lot of PS1 games but now I have to play Fist of the North Star. And don't tell me you didn't pick DOA because you liked the jiggle physics

[@Jack-nj9pi]

Thank you for mentioning saga frontier 2. Game is heavily slept on and deserve more attention as out of all the saga games this one is the most beginner friendly

[@AnimeDynasty001]

Awesome Video !!! The PS1 is one of my favorite consoles!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same here!

[@jedewitz]

Always love these lists! Great picks on this one.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@M00SHTY]

First video ive seen on this channel. I like how slow and calm it is. i think i will subscrooob

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Appreciate it!

[@yournightmare9999]

I have all of these games and over 700+ games in my collection. PlayStation1 is best beginning 3D game era

[@ChaosDom69]

Syphon filter 3: non lethal weapon lime the teaser 😂😂 I use to hold the botton till they all burned 😂 looked lethal to me 🤭 Thanks for the vid brings back good memories 😊

[@Des_Zee]

The crash bandicoot games don't get enough love. Those games were fun!

[@capnsop]

As for today, Dead or Alive is the best entertainment for gentlemen the world has to offer lol. This game is one of the many proofs that simple crazy ideas can save companies and change the world.

[@lustisnotlove6226]

Thank you for bringing back good times

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Any time!

[@henshin587]

tobal 2 almost looks like a dreamcast game, just amazing for the ps1 hardware

[@m.isamario3214]

kensei sacred fist is pretty underrated fighting game, it has smooth graphic and unique parrying system

[@Tasuke]

The Tobal games I have been interested in, especially with Toriyama's passing. Spyro 3 is one of my faves! I loved the extra playable characters, especially Agent 9, and it was the first one in the trilogy I beat, though my friends and I played it together. Dead or Alive is a franchise I follow here and there, and this PS1 version looks amazing! Crash Bandicoot Warped is my favorite of the three, mainly because it's the one I played the most.

[@Kurosu963]

Tobal 2 got a world record for most characters in a fighting game, about 200

[@theultimategamer95]

Christ almighty. Imagine the amount of backlash that would get in this day and age with the hardcore fighting game fans lmao.

[@d3bugged]

@@theultimategamer95 Why would that get backlash?

[@theultimategamer95]

@@d3bugged Too much to learn for competitive and all that, too much to nerf, etc.

[@extraful1]

It also has a bangin' soundtrack!

[@alanf8622]

@@theultimategamer95 lol you think it was 200 completely unique characters? it was just new models really

[@johnmartinez-valentin5427]

Kasumi and ayane are my favorite characters when it comes to d.o.a

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same!

[@gzero26]

I dont remember if it was or not mentioned in previous videos but. I am shocked Valkyrie Profile was not mentioned in this list! awesome video tho. Playstation 1 is seriously up there with the SNES/Genesis for me!

[@omegaweapon116]

it was definitely the best system of that generation

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

One of the things these games over all you listed have in common is there more cartoonish style. That type of style of visual representation ages a lot better than most other types. Especially photo realism which degrades rapidly over time. I still need to finish Alien Resurrection, i have been trying for over 25 years now. Something always comes up that prevents me. However mark my words i will finish it.

[@GraveXSensei]

Bloody Roar 2 - The New Breed ~ 😎🍻

[@vladstad8102]

glad im not the only one that loved bloody roar

[@raccoonstarsmember]

Was the tobal 2 game footage shown running on emulation? And if so was it filtered. Did not see any of the polygon breaks that the PS1 is known for.

[@ThorD4602]

A lot of these clips look filtered. I was a developer from the beginning with PlayStation, it was an important and amazing console, but lots of tears and jaggies.

[@OtojitoBG]

Love this series tnx you ❤

[@jmssun]

0:00 was this BGM from Tekken 1 opening?

[@Sevent77]

9:00 Non lethal teaser? Tell me you never played any Syphon Filter game without telling me you never played any Syphon Filter game.

[@purebaldness]

I mean he isn't wrong, to be fair.

[@Retro.Gamer.1982]

Alien Resurrection was supposed to coincidence with the film in 1997 but it had a troubled development. It was originally a 3rd person shooter. Dead or Alive on the Saturn is closer to its Arcade, Model 2 original, than the PS1 version. The PS1 version is more of a remix although still technically impressive.

[@anasbakhit4303]

few to mention Terracon. Muppet RaceMania. Silent Hill. Chrono Cross. Disney Tarzan. Bust a Groove 2 Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. Omega Boost.

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Glad to see my favorite game of all time on the list, Spyro Year of the Dragon.

[@brucefields7009]

4:50 this Macross VF-X2 game looks amazing. Gotta see if it had an English release

[@Rexorazor]

Sadly no it doesn't, the game was never sold outside Japan. I was one of the lucky few outside Japan who got to play it, I still have the CD.. 😊 The soundtrack are so good and gameplay was way ahead of its time too. Never found any game like it ever since. Even Ace Combat games of that era can't hold a candle to it.

[@AdamAdamHDL]

01:15. Man casually walks past charging zenomorphs.

[@Philroq7]

Playing Alien Resurrection with the ps1 mouse and a controller works incredibly well and is recommended.

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff, as always!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@willnogood]

9:05 non lethal weapon, lol

[@GameCubeGalaxy]

I had no idea there was a Macross game on the PS1...looks awesome! Also never knew about the Fist of the North Star game on PS1. Another excellent episode man!

[@kabiebebe2332]

Yeah and gundam simulator too

[@brooklynboiprod]

It wasn't released to the States, unfortunately, but you can play it on an emulator

[@adrian_veidt]

Of all the square soft rpgs and outside of that studio, Xenogears got the best story I have ever played! The intro animated movie alone got me curious and hooked! Wanting to know the answers and learn more about the massive lore. Sadly, annoying encounter rates and design of the dungeons pissed me off. But the ending was really well worth it!

[@payne540]

Tobal 2 is amazing. I got a PS1 just to play it after I inexplicably found it locally in Omaha around 2000. I really need to download an English language patch so I can reasonably play the quest mode

[@TrophyJourney]

This video made me reeeally want to play Xenogears on my Steam Deck

[@purebaldness]

I reckon Quake II PSX could give Alien Resurrection a good run for it's money in the visuals department. Both _unbelievably_ well made FPS for for the platform.

[@Vulpas]

Chrono Cross is the prettiest game on PS1, maybe not graphically impressive technically but still amazing. *Threads of Fate* is fully 3D and not very jaggy looking, the models and backgrounds were quite detailed and had good art direction.

[@wirlogx]

Macross VF-X 2 is an amazing game BUT! you can unlock the true ending by fulfilling two conditions: Play it on maniac difficulty and when you're face to face with your leader... DO NOT SHOOT!!

[@mardenkarden]

As you say "non-lethal weapons, like the taser", I snicker like a sadist 😏

[@alanf8622]

Tobal #1 was not "popular", it came with a FF7 demo lol

[@dashaltaro303]

what is the ost played in the background when saga frontier 2 appeared? i need the name pls :D

[@рэйзэрахтос]

will there be sections about psp and ps2 games?

[@mjdf122]

Perfect you’re back in action Snake it’s been a long time 😂

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Kept you waiting huh?

[@djdilo7208]

Love this Channel

[@TheRoninteam]

great video!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks!

[@OwtDaftUK]

Tobal 2 has to be the best aged fighting game from that gen, shame it didn't come out in the UK.

[@daniellion5291]

Oh ya then why no tobie 3?

[@Ravenlock]

Is there an English version / patch for that PS1 Fist of the North Star game? The only thing I've been able to find is the game in Japanese.

[@evilblader7]

0:15 I'm glad to see it on the list, this game is like DOOM 64 to me. 1:47 never heard about it... looks like Tekken clone xDDD but I'll check it out.

[@airwolf558]

Include super robot war games for gba..to which one is the best

[@The_Eyes_Of_God]

They should re-make or mods xenogears. Amazing game indeed.

[@albenjon]

Idk what that called but despite blocky, ps1 is so pretty, like they have some unique charm to it. (Also holy shiet There Macross for ps1, last I played that move like that is Omega boost I think)

[@gerardohuitron8724]

Efectivamente el Hokuto no Ken: Seiki Matsukyu Seishi Densetsu es uno de los mejores Beat-'Em-Ups de todo el catálogo de la PSOne ya que su jugabilidad es entretenida y debido a que recrea las mejores escenas de este anime. 🤛👊🤜

[@Kousaburo]

Tobal 2 looks like a Dreamcast game.

[@darshanpatil2809]

14:41 fist of the North Star is the Jojo reference 😮

[@waliddjidane984]

Legend of mana? Valkyrie profile ? Final fantasy 9?

[@andrumanliveman5773]

I always dance in the intro

[@DukeTogo505]

Sad we will probably never get another spiro again.

[@fidizila]

Macross Plus Game Edition must be listed.

[@dzulk9]

Waitttttt so before they make games for Konami, they made Spyro lol

[@PROSTO4Tabal]

Medal of honor. Mummy

[@johnmartinez-valentin5427]

Can't go wrong with crash

[@PaulvonOberstein]

The boob physics in the first DOA were excessive even for DOA.

[@mcbill7352]

Bro forgot valkyrie profile

[@bringbackmy90s]

I disagree, no good game deserves a reboot, that's why it is called a good game, a classic.

[@TheHardStyleLife]

Still not a fan of the wabble. Maybe on a CRT it is acceptable. Been 15 years or more since we've owned one

[@darkhadou7017]

Brave fencer musashi Macross D.Y.R.L Wild arms Vagrant story.

[@spencerstevens2175]

Yesss. The good music is back

[@allenantonio4389]

[@41illusion]

I am beyond blown away by the visual presentation of Saga Frontier 2. It hasn't aged a day. I've wondered if Castlevania: Symphony of The Night has the most outstanding and timeless of graphics on the PS1 akin to that of Paper Mario on the N64, but I'd wager Saga Frontier 2 takes the crown potentially. I'm curious on others opinion on this as well. Great video, thanks!

[@nguyengamer7906]

Can you make PSP please

[@thatvideogamesshow]

On the way 🙂

[@TheMagnificentGman]

I see xenogears I like

[@CasepbX]

I thought DOA looked like crap on PS1

[@AlexKarel-bh3yy]

💚💚💚💙💚

[@tROnIx-tECh]

Is this an ai generated voice?

[@kleberleonardo-me]

I guess not! I don't think he was born speaking English. Today he speaks perfectly, but he's not AI. 😂

[@samuelmelendez7566]

The ps1 wasn't know for it's graphics especially against the N64 but some developers really pushed the limit of what this 32 bit console can do

[@qwerty2020100]

We get it!! no matter how lame the graphics, u will include RPGs!! They're not graphically impressive on a PS1

[@scottshomo2205]

Why does the title say graphically impressive PS1 games yet you failed to mention the best one which is grand Turismo 2. Also a lot of these games aren't the most impressive graphics on the PS1. Resident evil 3,Dino Crisis, medal of honor also were more impressive graphically then anything in this video.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Covered in a previous part.

[@Teknoman]

Because it's part #4, and he's covered others in previous entries.

[@adt636]

Thanks for telling us this is your first video without telling us it's your first video 🙄

[@Mr_x_19922]

13:50 That's not entirely true, it's the hardest of the 3 to reach 100% and it also has the hardest bosses