Top Ten PS1 Hidden Gems

[@thecarrotmonster8827]

This isn't dissing the rest of the video but that Tekken 2 theme at the end hit me right in the nostalgia

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a good song! No offence taken haha

[@o1h823]

@@thatvideogamesshow can you do a top 10 ps1 games to play on ps vita?

[@michaelhake7681]

Legend of Dragoon and Jade Cocoon were awesome!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Instant classics!

[@DAM251983]

Legend of Legia 1 was a pretty good rpg that gets overlooked as well.

[@onewaytriggames8832]

Over looked by who?? I hear about it all the time haha

[@brycestrife5605]

I really liked that one, and wild arms

[@brycestrife5605]

@@onewaytriggames8832 bro NOBODY knee about it when t came out. I had it but the reviews and "talk" about it weren't big

[@onewaytriggames8832]

@@brycestrife5605 aight yeah I guess that makes sense....there are a lot of examples of games that didn't get great coverage when first released but blew up

[@drag00n365]

@@onewaytriggames8832 but legend of legia isnt one of those examples. its still incredibly obscure and overlooked. including the 3 of you in this comment chain that marks 4 total people ive found on the internet that have even heard of the game. legend of dragoon is way more popular and even it is on the edge of obscure.

[@ilusorius]

Excellent video. You are an amazing youtuber. Thanks for your work.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Really appreciate the kind words =) Glad you enjoy the content!

[@kill_repeat8491]

Always love to see Jade Cocoon get a nod. Noone EVER mentions Monster Seed though.

[@rpgaholic8202]

Was Monster Seed the one that created monsters based off save files on your memory card?

[@kill_repeat8491]

@@rpgaholic8202 I think you're thinking of Dragon Seeds, which just gave me the hardest hit of "Ohhhh yeaahhhhh, I remember that" I've ever felt. I think I rented it from Blockbuster one time. Monster Seed made monsters based off of seed type and a few other small factors. It played like a strategy game. Super cheesy too

[@OliverPlayzDaCoolDude]

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

[@vandalpir9]

Yes!!

[@JovemCabeludoEBravo]

Great

[@leeartlee915]

Is that really a hidden gem at this point though? It even got a fancy remake on Switch.

[@ChevroletEpica]

Never heard of Jade Cocoon and I claim to be a PS1 veteran. Thanks for the video

[@OnlyNolesknow]

A must play imo

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Rapid Reload looks right up my alley. I love Gunstar Heroes.

[@ReaperofSouls42]

The Legend of Dragoon is one of my favorite games. Love it so much.

[@Nick-eb4je]

Yes it's a absolute gem and I'll never forget playing it.

[@smithcm14]

Jade Cocoon is short and sweet. Very fun game with memorable bosses.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

It wasn't so short if you wanted every skin/entry in the beast log. Took me a year to figure out that your name changed the first creature you get.

[@Livingtree32]

Your pronunciation of Ehrgeiz 😂😂😂 makes my German mind explode

Is it a German word?

[@Livingtree32]

@ Yes, it means ambition.

[@seto02]

Same haha

[@Assassin0Ninja]

Jade cocoon was my introduction to the RPG world. still love it

[@LordMoebius]

Yooooo! I played threads of fate in a demo and for decades I couldn't remember what the name of it was and thought I imagined it! Thanks for reminding me what it was called.

[@hasanahent.5016]

Because of this list, I've installed PS1 emulator on my PC (again). Thanks man. 😀

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Enjoy those PS1 games my friend!

[@Hmbs271]

Great vid as always man. I'm surprised you always find games I haven't heard of, like Kartia.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks a lot, really appreciate that =) will be doing some more videos on the PS1 soon!

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

holy crap man, me and my bro we played the heck out of threads of fate. almost forgot what it was like

[@colleenglanville8293]

"LSD Dream Emulator" Am I tripping!? 😂😂😂

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Hahaha its definitely worth its name 😅

[@colleenglanville8293]

That Video Games Show I love to tell jokes in the comments, sorry if it's a little bit too much lol! 😂😂😂

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Never too much 🙂

[@colleenglanville8293]

That Video Games Show That's good! 🙂

[@kurtisschwartz9870]

You will be.. You will be..

[@Nelekets]

Look up "Incredible Crisis", you won't regret it. A true PS1 hidden gem, the game just has so much bizarre personality, it's hilariously awesome and fun, albeit short. Also, I don't consider The Legend of Dragoon a "hidden gem" it's widely considered a favorite among many ps1 owners.

[@goodday9088]

Bro me and my cousin used to play that game like crazy back then I thought no one knew of that game

[@KayMayhem777]

I just looked it up. I MUST PLAY IT NOW I LOVE WEIRD FUN JAPANESE GAMES LIKE THIS. Thank you!!

[@goodday9088]

@@KayMayhem777 the dancing mini game in the cubicle office is my favorite

[@bigbadchevy]

Oh man I passed that game up at a game shop a week ago just because the covet art didn't really catch my attention it look great.

[@craiganderson7986]

Universally panned (in the states) when they came out, but well worth a playthrough: King’s Field 1 and 2! From From!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Never heard of these I’ll have to check them out and potentially include them for another episode! Thanks for the suggestions!

[@mastertarpolin]

Wanted to get into these ones back in the day but the PAL versions of King's Field (yup, New Zealand no no NTSC PSX over here unless you were clued up with the import scene!) was nearly unplayable due to it's sluggish controls and shitty frame rate. Was a precursor of things to come though - look at some of the 1st person RPGs that have come out since then (ie, Skyrim).

[@orbitingdecay6797]

Same studio that did dark souls.

[@snidecommentman]

As a kid without a pc in the late 90s I went into funcoland and asked if they had anything like Everquest and the guy pointed me toward King’s field. At first I was understandably a little disappointed but over time it really grew on me. Solid games.

[@rudidellama3718]

I'm pretty sure that Threads of fate was developed by Square, maybe atlus published?

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Your right! That’ll teach me to double check!

[@rudidellama3718]

I think I just know that because I played alot as a kid lol

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a good game! Thanks for pointing out the mistake, I appreciate it.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

Speaking of atlus: they made a TON of tactical rpgs based on some odd things like the one where you use a French horn to manipulate dolls on a battlefield? Rahpsody?

[@watsondontaable]

I knew Jade Cacoon would be #1. I stumbled into the game by Blockbuster rental and it kept me playing for hours.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

I stole it from them before they shut down.

[@brain67braker]

I'd suggest Silent Bomber, an amazing 3d arcade by Bandai.

[@oromain]

Developed by CyberConnect! Their other game on the platform, Tail Concerto, is also really good :) EDIT: He talked about Silent Bomber in another PS1 list!

[@shermhart7617]

Tekken 3 vagrant story and dragon warrior 7 along with syp filter 1 and 2.

[@ElGaby323]

Sherm Hart those aren't hidden gems. Everybody knows about those games.

[@Sammmmmmmm617]

3:52 Threads of Fate was developed by Square Soft, not Atlus.

[@superbn0va]

Nice list! Some underrated gems i thought of: Jackie chan stuntmaster, Jumping flash 2, Ninja, Nightmare creatures, Courier crisis, Ray tracers, Lomax, Gungage, Ape escape, ESPN extreme games

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Courier crisis was so good! Great suggestion man.

[@superbn0va]

@@thatvideogamesshow awesome that you mention Courier Crisis!

[@dstammel]

This is what i love about the PS1 library. There are just so many games and everyone has their group of favorites. There wasn't the ever present internet at the time telling you which games you are supposed to like/buy. I remember just browsing stores looking at the cases. Found some true gems that way.

[@rzsonnygameplays]

Jackie Chan is not underRated, you moron.

[@squidward1728]

Ape Escape was advertised quite a bit though.

[@sonofsolo69]

einhander is gorgeous, it could pass as a ps2 game it’s so polished

[@Food4Dogs]

Threads of Fate and Jade Cocoon would be my two favourites from this video. 😀

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Incredible games! Had so much fun with them back in the day.

[@alexwilliams76]

Got all of these great review though and there's plenty more hidden Gems waiting to be discovered

[@leecritchley3738]

just subscribed great review

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks Lee glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ballajfreestyle8545]

Love the tekken 2 music at the end awesome video . im going to check out shaolin it looks fun thanks bro !

[@wellingtoncrdeseusamigos]

Brigandine is an excellent tactical J-RPG. I recommend!

[@dpcquak]

Awesome video. Very obscure games ;)

[@deanrosenberg7079]

Needs more Monster Rancher 2

[@vandalpir9]

Trap Gunner, Silent Bomber, One Piece Mansion, Tetris Plus and Destrega

[@KevinRomero-oc2iq]

SLED STORM!!! SPENT HOURS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS.

[@azucii]

Used to play that when i was kid. I was scared of the wolf level 🤣

[@Ashurman666]

"Ehrgeiz is a fighting game that takes many characters from the popular Final Fantasy series" No...no it's not. The game has literally THREE Final Fantasy characters in it as guest characters, that's it

[@Onikirikage]

In fact they are six: - Cloud - Tifa - Sephiroth - Vincent - Yuffie - Zack There’s also the character Django who basically is Red XIII with another color. I think that with 6 FF character vs 11 Original character it’s appropriate to say there are many FF cameos.

[@JaredConnell]

So it's not a game that takes many characters from the final fantasy series, it's just a game that takes 6 (or 7) characters from the final fantasy series... Got it.

[@Renulph]

Ending with that amazing Tekken 2 intro theme, props.

[@MichaelHarto]

Played most of the games. Legend of dragoon is a masterpiece almost as equal to ff7.

[@shermhart7617]

It was ok not great; but fair. Beat it and really never thought about it again. Nothing remarkable about it.

[@iamfishmind]

yo, you actually put bishi bashi on here. props. Deep cut.

[@guyinapandasuit2691]

Legend of the Dragoon and Jade cocoon. This list is complete.

[@scottconnatser4626]

Not sure I'd put ANY Squaresoft games on a hidden gems list as most of them are pretty well known. Good list though, Dragoon and Jade cocoon are phenomenal

[@hilarioph]

I’m a big Final Fantasy 7 fan that’s why I like to buy Ehrgeiz for the PSONE

[@thatvideogamesshow]

It’s such a great game, nothing better than fighting as Cloud!

[@chesspunk489]

FF7 is my favorite game of all time.

[@hitpeppens2932]

Jade Cocoon will stay in my heart forever and I only finished it once. The soundtrack, the atmosphere, it´s a real gem. Legend of dragoon is awesome too

[@eireian4939]

Very entertaining thank you. Just subbed.

[@TheShortQuest]

If Legend of Dragoon is not the best rpg on ps1, what would you say is? I own them all personally and can say from experience that Legend of Dragoon is on it's own level. And I mean, I own ALL ps1 rpgs. From Persona to Tales of Destiny, Lunar, etc.

[@mattcalabro1795]

Abe's odyssey and legend of legia were overlooked games, but gems.

[@Livingtree32]

Abe's odyssey wasn't overlooked actually, it was pretty popular

[@mattcalabro1795]

@@Livingtree32 that's true. Should have said Herc's adventure. Loved that game, ended up selling it for like $200

[@Gummelgimp]

Jade cocoon Was my Favorite game back then directly followed by Metal gear Solid But Jade cocoon was the game i played most intese a masterpiece in Work together with Studio ghibli nice list some games i Like to Play

[@ryno464]

No Hellnight!!?? 😆 Sick list though. Legend of Dragoon was immense.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Haha god damn Hellnight that game haunts me now!

[@bkcollectorshop9631]

You got a new sub here. You deserve way more subs! Keep up the great content

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks mate! Glad you enjoy the content.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

Came to see you talk about jade cocoon :) Edit: was not disappointed. It's a shame you didn't include intelligent Qube or tobal no.1

[@akawakanebaneba1]

I totally played einhander but completely forgot about it!!! Similar to it was G Darius. One of my favorite hidden gems is the Tomba series

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

But why does he bite the pigs!?

[@23RAD]

Dude i had one Arcade cabinet with it in my primary school canteen in the early 2000's! .It was big deal at the time,and i never saw that title in real life again! 😄 Remember playing it once or two

[@Gatorade69]

All good choices. I remember really liking the Einhander demo. My friend had G Darius and it was fun. I don't really like shmups either. Also Tomba is my favorite. I was actually playing it last night in an emulator.

[@LanceTheeGamer]

Shaolin's concept would make for a pretty awesome Dragon Ball game; following Goku as he ages.

[@dashfox8464]

I love this channel!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks Dash! Plenty more videos on the way 🙂

[@BoboDestroyer]

Brave Fencer Musashi!

[@chesspunk489]

The ultimate hidden gem.

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

The Adventure of Little Ralph, Harmful Park, Sexy Parodius, Cotton 100%.

[@squidward1728]

I feel like Legend of Dragoon isnt a hidden gem. Soo many people talk about it and say how great it is that it becomes overrated as I just found it boring as a kid.

[@moogibeans9822]

I feel the same way. I see people talk about it on EVERY ps1 video talking about how no one talks about it. I love jrpgs, but I found it boring, too. Isnt a hidden gem, and think it could even qualify as overrated as well.

[@jamzqool]

the battle system is good at first but it gets boring and slow the more we did it

[@dorondavid4698]

Einhander is one of my favorite shooters

[@colleenglanville8293]

"Shaolin" "You Grow Up As Your Skills Develop." So it's like Pokemon except you play as a child that grows up when your skills develop!? Sounds actually quite interesting! 🤔

[@thatvideogamesshow]

It’s a really good game, well worth a shot!

[@colleenglanville8293]

That Video Games Show It sounds like a pretty good game, I might try it out some day! 😄😁👍

[@colleenglanville8293]

TheSpidercrabb4 It definitely sounds like an interesting game! 🤔😄😁👍

[@rfernadez]

Whats song in "Threads of Fate"?

[@leonellumba7056]

Best PS1 games for me are Gekitsou tomarunner, wu tang clan and valkyrie profile

[@nemesisurvivorleon]

LSD dream emulator is amazing

[@DottieDott]

Bishi Bashi with 2 players is fun. Very nostalgic

[@Mailrobot]

Legend of Dragoon looks very sharp in that footage. Is it modded?

[@the1ucidone]

Great episode. I'd personally recommend Clock Tower on the PSone. Graphically it looks bad. But, for it's time it was pretty impressive as a child. Now, it's a point and click adventure style in real time which gives it a more unique feel than other games of it's type. There are multiple endings, around eight I believe. We have some genuinely amazing scares in this game and I love it. Tons of secrets as well. It is possible to save everyone in the game, or even die at the beginning and get a bad ending right away. Though challenging, you can make it with some memorization. Will you survive... Clock Tower?

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed it Joseph! Ooooo Clock Tower! Great suggestion, many fond memories with that one.. I can proudly say I survived it haha I'll have to include it for a future episode.

[@Retrochipsgames]

For a video done in 2019 these games have constantly been brought up. Einhander has a cult following and is expensive.

[@dejanzabaljac6950]

LSD Simulator is not something you get from dream at all...This is something you get by sitting on the toilet fighting for your life!

[@younesakdah1803]

I'm in dire need of the outro song name. Thank you.

[@IvanArantes]

Vanguard Bandits is awesome too!

[@devinisabeastsmith]

Love your production value man it means alot to me as a viewer who just follow the feed

[@mauricioalves4747]

Jade coco joguei muito, salvei duas vezes mesmo depois de salvar tem as dungeons infinitas top demais 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@luffyraffy7961]

threads of fate is the very first RPG game that I have ever played.

[@MRBundle5]

Tht music is from tekken rite?

[@yoyoyonasa]

tobal 2 ?

[@yozzu5101]

Need part 2...top ten is not enough

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Totally agree, will be working on a part 2 very soon!

[@yozzu5101]

@@thatvideogamesshow yeah so many hidden Gems on ps1 like brigandine, front mission 3,saiyuki,vigilante,thousand arms, ape escape,

[@Coreisus]

Plays a 2nd Legend of Dragoon song as he starts talking about LSD Dream Emulator..... Clever

[@solidsnake3861]

remember legends of dragoon played a demo back in the day

[@borndorian92]

Great video , always a joy to watch your videos brother Could u do a gba best adventures / rpg ? Lol been on a Pokémon binge lately 😂

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed in Juan! Nice, which Pokemon games have you been playing? Yeah sure I’ll add it to the video list!

[@borndorian92]

💯💯 thanks for replying dawg . And man lately it’s been fire red and Also leaf green .

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Juan Solorio ahhh nice the remakes! They were so good. Think my favourite RPG on the GBA has to be Golden Sun, so many fond memories!

[@lilachie]

I actually played Shaolin , I'm surprised I owned an obscure game😂

[@whentheworldwasatwar8717]

Jade Cocoon seems interesting, how did I miss it?

[@gremio1710]

Whats that intro song?

[@REPVILE]

Plastic Jesus apparently doesn’t have the lockdown on hidden gem videos anymore.

[@mickymousejuju]

Tekken music 😍😍😍 at the beginning

[@mickymousejuju]

I use to love Shaolin a lot

[@dionnichols5947]

Does anyone remember a game called Brownie(y) or the main character went by brownie(y)?

[@ugandahater]

Jade cocoon, threads of fate, and bishi bashi are the best

[@bt5087]

Tekken 2 outro♥️😭♥️♥️♥️

[@rawbird5341]

Jesus that Tekken 2 theme is still so sexy as ever

[@davidverkaik1]

Kept thinking the game was called Fred's of fate

[@willfarts1249]

I couldn't tell you how many hours a 10 year old me put into jade cocoon. I love that game happy to see it mentioned.

[@SumoCurtain]

I spent hours into the demo alone. Sadly, never owned the full game.

[@nobody5280]

Legend of Legaia is another PS1 gem that is often overlooked. It uses a similar battle system to Xenogears and the story is great too. I'd heavily recommend it to anybody that is a fan of PS1 RPG gaming.

[@OnlyNolesknow]

Azure dreams anyone?

[@onewaytriggames8832]

*Legend of Dragoon on screen* "Although it's not the best RPG on the system" Whoa dude!!....you watch your filthy mouth!! It definitely is

[@thenoblerot1511]

I wish I had a physical copy of einhander, it’s way too expensive.

[@Nebujin383]

If you call these "hidden gems" then you are just about to scratch the surface :S Nice video tho!

[@mpomagalhaes]

Legend of Legaia!!! The best!!!

[@oromain]

PS1 hidden gem list without Tail Concerto smh EDIT: Oh you got more videos! Still see no Tail Concerto but at least there's Silent Bomber :)

[@sylent19851]

Only three games in the video I didn't even heard of, the rest were well known.

[@atrioberlyn9151]

I was not expecting this HIDDEN. Never heard about. 🤣

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed the video Atrio!

[@atrioberlyn9151]

@@thatvideogamesshow you welcome, was pretty good 😊 I forgot, hi from 🇧🇷 👋

[@2koolpa]

The legend of dragoon is the best rpg on the PlayStation. It's the best rpg ever made and one of the greatest games of all time.

[@2koolpa]

@@BaristaShin everyone has their own opinion. But mine is as I stated =)

[@chesspunk489]

FF7 is better

[@azeriustv]

Jade Cocoon ist the best

[@axlphishm6943]

Idk where the hell we got jade cacoon but that game was dope

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Solid game!

[@axlphishm6943]

@@thatvideogamesshow I love that you could combine them into other monsters