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20 Great Games For The PSOne Emulator: Part 1 of 2

Posted Jun 6, 2006 at 8:50AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PSP Tags: emulator, gaming, PS1

Let me start by saying this is by no means a "10 best games on PSOne" list, what follows is simply a stroll down memory lane highlighting some of the classics that debuted on Sony's cute grey progenitor. It's a list of cool, fun games, some more well known than others. It's a list of games that were great then and will most certainly be great today. The PSone era had so many ultra cool titles it's mind boggling, creating this list and researching all the titles that came out for the platform, it occurred to me that it's no wonder Sony dominated the competition. And now in no particular order, let's have a look at some of these classics shall we?

PSOne

Vagrant Story: Vagrant Story had a real unique sense of style and a classy, grown up vibe that just drew you into the complex, compelling story. The graphics were intelligently stylised to take maximum advantage of the PSOne's teeny polygon budget, and the gameplay was refreshingly different from the majority of RPG's out at the time. It used a real time battle system that allowed you to focus attacks on certain parts of the enemy's anatomy, and chain attacks together with timed button presses (called Break Arts) for maximum damage. The cinematic presentation of Vagrant Story holds up with the best of the best, using its real time in-game engine it often approached and sometimes surpassed the amazing presentation of even the legendary Metal Gear Solid.

PSOne

Rollcage: Many combat racers try to balance racing with actual combat, but few have come as close to perfection as Psygnosis and ATD's ultra fast paced futuristic racer. Hot on the success of Wipeout, Rollcage adds wheels back into the equation, but offers the ability for racers to reach such ludicrous speeds that they're capable of racing upside down on the ceilings of tunnels and on the sides of cave walls. The frenetic pace of the game was further enhanced with some truly wild weaponry, including destructible environments that could come crashing down onto the track, homing missiles, electrical weapons, a wormhole gun that teleports its target one position behind you and loads more. Let's have some infrastructure play with this one Sony!

PSOne

Heart of Darkness: It's a crying shame Heart of Darkness got treated the way it did, constantly delayed and lounging in development hell for nearly five years, the game finally debuted on the PlayStation in '98... to the sounds of crickets chirping. Heart of Darkness tells the tale of a young boy on a quest to find his dog, Whiskey, who disappeared during a freak solar eclipse into a world filled with wonder and oozing with imagination. Very few platformers since have been as likeable, inventive and quirky as this gorgeous 2D side scroller, a game very much in the vein of Doug Tennapel's The Neverhood and Abe's Odyssey. Let's hope Sony's virtual console will provide a better surrogate home for this charming cartoon classic.

PSOne

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: A brilliant marriage of action rpg and exploration, this entry in the Castlevania series had lush 2D graphics and a huge amount of depth and customization to offer. Memorable lines such as Richter's, "Die monster, you do not belong in this world!" and Dracula's retort, "But enough talk, have at you!" will ring in gamers ears for years to come. We're yet to see a videogame vampire slayer quite as cool as Alucard (that's Dracula backward y'know). One thing that makes SotN so satisfying is the amount of game there is, you can spend hours and hours just exploring Dracula's castle, finding secret passageways and trapdoors and hidden rooms scattered all over the place. The retro style graphics and oodles of content would be a great match for the PSP's glorious screen and built in save to memory card features.

PSOne

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: Although the story began with the excellent RPG Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, the epic adventure really took off with Soul Reaver. We were introduced to the brooding tortured soul, Raziel, brought back from the abyss we follow him as he embarks on his journey across the eerie land of Nosgoth, slaying his vampire brethren on a quest to find his master Kain and pay him back for the torment lavished upon him. Soul Reaver featured beautiful graphics and award worthy level design, and a truly epic story that laid the foundation for an amazing trilogy.

PSOne

Crash Team Racing: Nearing the end of the PlayStation era, Naughty Dog, having released three stellar Crash Bandicoot games decided to take the furry marsupial in an altogether different direction than everyone was expecting. CTR was Naughty Dog's first foray into Mario Kart-esque cutesy racer territory, and many were uncertain if the boys at the kennel really had the chops to take on the ragin' red plumber. But they do, and they did, Naughty Dog arguably took all the best elements of Mario Kart 64 and improved upon them by adding slicker graphics, a consistently smooth frame rate, zanier weapons and tracks and a simple but intuitive boost mechanic. This one would be an absolute riot if it supported four player infrastructure.

PSOne

Dino Crisis: Dino Crisis came at a time when the world was infected with Dino-Mania, it was basically Resident Evil but with million year old reptiles instead of zombies. Looking back there are certain gameplay elements of Dino Crisis that are somewhat similar to those found in Resident Evil 4, such as the timed button mashing scenarios and a couple of the large scale boss battles. The games got fluid graphics, real time backgrounds (as opposed to the pre-rendered kind found in the RE games of the time) and of course some of the most unintentionally hilarious dialogue this side of a Chris Redfield soliloquy.

PSOne

Driver: Before Grand Theft Auto, there was Driver... wait that's not right. Before 3D Grand Theft Auto, and before the Driver series of games started its downward spiral, there was Driver. Driver was a game with a sleazy sense of seventies style, substance and focus. You played an undercover cop masquerading as a getaway driver, and you were to get your clients from point A to point B, simple, no sandbox gameplay, no living city, just pureunadulterated driving fun. Check it out for the crashes, the physics, and the badass seventies tunes baby.

PSOne

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions: "What's this? Where's the original Metal Gear Solid?" You ask, simply put, we've all played MGS, we know it's great, it's awesome, so why bother putting it on the list really? VR Missions came out a while after the first groundbreaking game on PSOne, and promised to tide us over till MGS: 2's historic debut on Sony's new hardware, the PS2. VR Missions is a series of gameplay scenarios that take the very essence of the MGS games, the core gameplay, and delivers it in a potent package that'll have even the most hardcore tactical stealth action specialists scrambling for a game guide. There are over 300 missions squeezed onto the disc, and each one's more complicated to solve than the last. If you're a guy who believes in gameplay over graphics, then this is your nirvana.

PSOne

Medal of Honor: A first person shooter... on the PlayStation? Yep, in case you've forgotten, the famous WWII franchise from EA got it's start on the great grey machine, complete with creative input from good ol' Stephen Spielberg. Masterful sound production, addictive gameplay, frenetic multiplayer action and suicidal Nazi hounds from hell made this one a game to remember. If you're an FPS fan and you've never played the original, give this one a go and get to know your roots, there's plenty to love.

And that about rounds out the first ten in our series of 20 Great Games to get for the PSOne Emulator. Hope you've enjoyed taking this little detour down memory lane. As always I'd love to hear from you, so why don't you share what your top ten games to get for the emulator are, they just might be on the next list!

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Well, Chris has really been cranking out the articles! I'm glad to see the better of the Capcom "RPG"'s made it on the list (Dino Crisis was, in my mind, leaps and bounds ahead of Resident Evil).

Does anyone here remember the Oddworld series? Perhaps another candidate for Sony's emu . . .

And I'm sure Tekken will get a spot somewhere . . .

And before anyone starts whining about what games they want for PSP, remember the lack of a second analog stick.

Ape Escape played atrociously on the PSP when compared to its original debut on PSX.

# a post — groggo 2006-06-06 09:07

Heart of Darkness, as I remember was a 2 disc set, I bought it used, and only the 2nd disc, I had to look up a cheat code to play some of the later levels; Indeed it was a cool game.

I hope command&conquer makes it.

# BLASTO — Guest 2006-06-06 09:11

The only game I would really want to see emulated on the PSP is BLASTO! That was a great game especially with Phil Hartman as the voice of Blasto. Sadly the sequel was cancelled because of his death.

# Anyone remember this... — Guest 2006-06-06 09:12

n-gen, anyone remember this? the plane racing game... omg this was so awesome... one of the unsung/unseen by many top arse games on the ps1 - anyone know where i can find an iso; my ps1 disc is heavily scratched it wont even fix it in a 'cd fixing machine' :|

# blank — PSPness 2006-06-06 09:17

marvel vs capcom and legend of legaia are my favs for ps1

# So many cool games I never got to play on the PSOne. — Chris C 2006-06-06 09:21

The Psone had a truly amazing library of titles, it's really cool we'll be able to get these games for the PSP as while it's great to stroll down memory lane, there are a ton of titles I simply didn't have the time or money to get back then.

# excellent list — twelve 2006-06-06 09:25

i fully agree with every game on that list without those games i think the games we play today could be a whole lot different. especially driver that without a doubt paved the way for the GTA games we play today.

some of these i had forgotten existed but I will be dusting them off and having some fun 2moro. rollcage pwnd wipeout all the way, what a killer soundtrack that game had.

this article could have been named the games that time forgot as these are classics that no one mentions anymore. some of them have next gen sequels but in my opinion they cannot live up to the quality of these originals.

abes oddysey had better be in the next 10 as that game ruled the world.

i still hold vagrant story as having better graphics than some current gen games. that and mgs squeezed absolutely everything possible from my ps1.

# can't wait — Brainiac 2006-06-06 09:32

@16 : I remember N-Gen. I don't have the game myself but I played on a demo disc. It was pretty neat.

I can't wait for the PSOne Emulator. I want to play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Final Fantasy 7 on my PSP!!

# ? — Guest 2006-06-06 09:36

that was dumb as hell.

# How could they leave these out — Guest 2006-06-06 09:39

i dont understand WHY Gran Turismo isn there, and Crash Bandicoot 1 and of course the 1 and only Parappa The Rapper

# - — AnonymousTipster 2006-06-06 09:42

*beep beep* Messaging Pac Man Fan, we need you!

I'm thinking they'll have patched the devhook hack by the time the PSOne emu comes out, so 1.5er's only hope is PMF....and I think he might be gone.

Also - ROLLCAGE FOR THE WIN!!

You just reminded me of the best racing game ever. God I loved that game. If I could emulate PSOne on 1.5, that's the first ROM i'd get (buy from Sony if necessary).

# more — Guest 2006-06-06 09:45

legend of dragoon, ff anthologies, ff 7 8 9, lunar series, chrono trigger and cross and robotron x!

# 0->- — Guest 2006-06-06 09:47

Ummm your missing two of the greatest games on that list...Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Cross!

# hod — Guest 2006-06-06 09:48

I had forgotten all about heart of darkness till i seen this, that was a great game.

# I agree w/ #13 — Guest 2006-06-06 09:48

Oddworld series, all the way - would be well suited for the "pick up and play" style of a handheld, something current PSP UMD games are lacking, IMO.

# wtf — Guest 2006-06-06 09:52

how could u possibly forget what i think to be the absolute best; Legend of the Dragoon. that game had ps2 level graphics and a story line that kicks all the asses of about 97% of all games ever made. it saddens me the such a truly incredible game wasn't even on the list let alone #1

# Where's the MGS — Guest 2006-06-06 09:56

Hey where the F**K is Metal Gear Solid???????

# Red Alert and Spyro — Guest 2006-06-06 09:57

I would have to say the best game i played on the ps1 is Red Alert and i still can go back and play it cause its a game that takes a good hour to do in skirmish mode

I know there is a homebrew version of red alert but just now its not great but it would be great to be able to play red alert and the move

Another great series is spyro would be great to see that too

# I've never heard of those games! — CarXCrashXHearts 2006-06-06 09:59

You know what we need? Tekken 3, Thousand Arms, Ehrgeiz, SPYRO, and Test Drive Offroad. I honestly think that Sony picked the stupidest games ever. SPYRO, PLEASE, SPYRO!!!

# missing — Guest 2006-06-06 10:01

Gundam Battle Assault 1 & 2

Marvel Vs Capcom

Final Fantasy VII

Ehrgeiz

Jet Moto (c'mon.. classic)

Rage Racer

Gran Turismo

# what — Guest 2006-06-06 10:02

well i cant agree with most of those, duke nukem time to kill is far better than moh, final fantasy, ace combat 3, resident evil 2 is alot better than dino crisis. who wants the vr when you can have the full game and what about tekken.

# LoD — Guest 2006-06-06 10:03

I sure do hope Legend of Dragoon is in the next installment since it's pretty much one of the best games ever made.

# IQ — Guest 2006-06-06 10:06

Really, you have to mention the game I.Q. which I fell for just by playing it on the demo disc for PS1.

# Awesome old games — Guest 2006-06-06 10:06

OMG! Rollcage and Heart of Darkness! It brings me plenty of good remembers...

Crash Team Racing, wow! this game with wifi enabled would be awesome

of course Vagrant Story, the best action rpg, has to be on my psp with Final Fantasy series and Metal Gear Solid, and Resident Evil series and Silent Hill....

Too much games, too many time to play XD

# buishido blade — Guest 2006-06-06 10:10

buishido blade

# GT2! — Guest 2006-06-06 10:12

Where's Gran Turismo 2?

# ..... — Guest 2006-06-06 10:13

Destruction Derby 1 & 2

# FFVII — Guest 2006-06-06 10:19

I NEED Final Fantasy VII

I pray every day!

# . — Guest 2006-06-06 10:20

sorry, but where's tomb raider 1 and 2?

# Guest 2006-06-06 10:25

Kurushi!

# missing — Guest 2006-06-06 10:32

kula world. It was sort of like Mercury, but not gooey.

# typo — Guest 2006-06-06 10:36

"it ccurred to me" uh oh a typo

Good list

# off topic, kinda like mostthings on the site ^_^ — Shadownet 2006-06-06 10:36

FFVIII owns FFVII

# To daemoncel.. — Guest 2006-06-06 10:37

So you 1.50 fellas over there also play homebrew?

Ad hoc snes emu? ISOs? Discussing latest Loaders, etc?

I need some help here with Devhook 0.40 im trying to load Splinter Cell USA ISO but I cant get it working, maybe I'll join next party..

# Good PS1 Games! — Guest 2006-06-06 10:43

Don't forget theses games:

Broken Sword 1

Broken Sword 2

Nightmare Creatures

Doom

Final Doom

Ridge Racer Revolution

Rage Racer

Rapid Racer

Destruction Derby

R-Type Delta

Abe's Oddysee

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Croc

Spyro

# I've been really critical of this author — Guest 2006-06-06 10:43

But way to go. The topic is strong, and not because i agree with you (I'm an RPG fan), but for the reason that it's just a fun topic. Good job.

# mgs VR, what the.... — Guest 2006-06-06 10:44

y not the actual game itself.....? that seems a better game for this list.

# MISSING ONES — Guest 2006-06-06 10:45

Ridge Racer Type 4

Gran Tourismo 1

FIFA 99

Metal Gear Solid (NOT VR)

International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution

# This is not the favorite games... — GHenrik 2006-06-06 10:48

its portable games. Don’t forget it. Yes we all want this and that, but can you play it a short time and then take a rest? I don’t think so with like final fantasy. But yes, Sony wont leave out all the important ones you all want to replay. (repay to):

# Where is it???? — Guest 2006-06-06 10:51

Where is Riiiiiiiiiiiiii iidge Raaaaaaceeeeeer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?????????????? lol

# wtf...!?? — Guest 2006-06-06 10:52

the games you picked out i think blew well i mean a couple were good but c'mon vagrant story>>??? i'll be coming up with my own list soon maybe i'll put some time into it and research. sorry dude i just didnt agree

# . — gamerz275 2006-06-06 10:52

wheres doom and rush 2?

# what?! no final fanstasy VII?!?! — j_dawg469 2006-06-06 10:55

*shakes head*

# Rollcage! — huds601 2006-06-06 11:00

Man what a GREAt game that was!!!

I hope in part 2 though to see a few of the best. My list would probably contain FFVII, Tomb Raider (I, II and III), Worms possibly, Gran Turismo, pong, Tekken 2, and probably Kula World (I never did complete that!)

Can't wait for the PSOne emulator!

# It's not just about which games were good — Guest 2006-06-06 11:01

It's also about what games fits for the psp, and sorry but MSG doesnt fit for the psp (movies) same goes for FF7 etc.

Games like Rollcage, CTR and Heart of Darkness are all pretty much pick up and play. Though maybe Heart of Darkness is a bit too "not-pick-up-n-play" but i will it would work.

Tekken, GT, ridge racer ? All those are, or are coming to the psp in new versions, so no need for those. If you are a fan you may have them on your PS1 anyway :)

I would like to see Crash Bandicoot: Warped too. Parappa The Rapper, remember that one :D? Would be so awesome too.

# WTFFFFF!!!!! — Guest 2006-06-06 11:02

where the hell are the resident evil games they practically made the whole danm system worth having.

# Another Legend — Guest 2006-06-06 11:07

Where's Legend of Dragoon? I'm so happy you put Vagrant Story in the mix, but you're missing some of the RPGs that were in their prime at the time.

# WTF !! — Guest 2006-06-06 11:08

You missed one of the greatest shooters from the PSOne -- Einhander is easily the most enjoyable shooter from any console up to this point and was far better than Gradius or any other.

# wheres the part two? — Guest 2006-06-06 11:14

Where's the part two?

# wrong — Guest 2006-06-06 11:15

Bad list.!

# c — PSPness 2006-06-06 11:20

well there is a part two, so stop hatin and wait to see if your game is gonna be on there.

# asdf — Guest 2006-06-06 11:24

And don't forget about these:

- Carmageddon

- Grand Theft Auto 2

- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

- Resident Evil 1 to 3

- Silent Hill

- Diablo

- Nuclear Strike

- NFS:HP

- Tomb Raider 1 to 3

- Fighting Force

- Worms (let's face it, the psp version is crap.)

# i like this titles in the psone emulator — Guest 2006-06-06 11:27

mi titles:

Legend of Mana

Chrono Cross

Lunar series

MEGAMAN X!!!! X1 to X6 =) and

MEGAMAN LEGENDS 1 and 2

Chrono Trigger

Marvel Vs Capcom

Final Fantasy VII

Digimon Rumble Arena

# asdf — Guest 2006-06-06 11:33

Tomba! anyone?

# Hmm — DiabloTerrorGF 2006-06-06 11:42

Ctrl+F "Xenogears"

"Phrase not found"

This list fails :/

# Re: 68 — Guest 2006-06-06 11:53

"Phrase not found"? Firefox fails.

Xenogears is a mediocre RPG at best.

# list — Guest 2006-06-06 11:54

comon guys this is only HALF THE LIST...stop complaining and wait for PART 2

# comon guys this is only HALF THE LIST — Chris C 2006-06-06 12:05

This man speaks the truth! But it it's great to hear you guys reminisce about the classics, so by all mean's lets hear more games you'd include in your lists.

# comon guys this is only HALF THE LIST — Chris C 2006-06-06 12:15

This man speaks the truth! But it it's great to hear you guys reminisce about the classics, so by all mean's lets hear more games you'd include in your lists.

# Here's some good games — Guest 2006-06-06 12:29

I've been collecting some psone titles recently and here is some I would like to see on the psp for sure...

Resident Evil 1-3

Final Fantasy Tactics (A MUST!)

Final Fantasy VII

Star Ocean: The Second Story

Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness

Thrill Kill (I know this wasn't released ever, but a cool game)

Silent Hill

King's Field

Clock Tower

Capcom vs. SNK Pro

Metal Gear Solid

Vandal Hearts

And those are the games I would love to see on the psp psone emulator.

# Here's some good games — Guest 2006-06-06 12:31

# sorry — Guest 2006-06-06 12:33

sorry for the double post :\

# . — Nietzsche 2006-06-06 12:43

Hey Chris, just so you know, the "PSX" was the codename for the original Playstation. The "PSOne" was the midget-ly thing released before the "PS2".

# loved crash — RaiderX 2006-06-06 12:43

and VR missions!

# Einhander — Guest 2006-06-06 13:04

Einhander!!!!!

# . — danzel 2006-06-06 13:10

Gran Turismo 2

Final Fantasy 7

Crono Trigger.

That'd be enough to make it worthwhile :)

# how dare you : — Guest 2006-06-06 13:17

wheres FF7 , that is the greatest , FF7 deserves being the first mentioned and it's not even there?!?!?!?! , Christopher C. or whatever is your real name , I will track you down in your dreams , you're gonna hev nightmares for the rest of your lives ( yes , I can appear in people's dreams and make then nightmares , and I'm not that ***** of freddy krugel , I'm real :< ).

# awful — Guest 2006-06-06 13:18

that list is terrible, it is in need of serious revisions.

# can't please everyone it seems — Guest 2006-06-06 13:31

personally, i'd like to see these games on the PSP, whether through emulation or remakes:

Silent Hill

Colony Wars

Metal Gear Solid VR missions

Medal of Honor

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Soul Reaver

Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy IX

Chrono Cross

Tomb Raider 2

Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve 2

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 3

Incredible Crisis

that's about all i can think of for now. i'd personally love a graphically upgraded Silent Hill, and brand new, PSP exclusive Castlevania title. it's such a great handheld, and i'm glad this second year is really showing what the system can do, emulator or not.

# Ah — Guest 2006-06-06 13:50

Looks like Chris C is at it again: posting irrelevant and pointless posts.

If Sony had released the first generation of games they would release for the PSX emulator this would be news. But it's just some guy daydreaming about what he'd like to see. Boring + pointless.

# #83 — Jake D. 2006-06-06 14:14

Open any newspaper, magazine, or other serious gaming website (IGN, Gamespot, 1up, etc) and you'll find articles just like this.

Clearly from the responses, your opinion (regardless of how much you are entitled to it) is in the minority. ;)

# Nietzsche — Chris C 2006-06-06 14:58

Thanks for keeping a sharp eye open. I actually chose to use the PSOne monicker intentionally as I felt PSX would be confusing to some, Playstation 1 and "The Original Playstation" were both a bit clunky, I figured "PSOne" would get the point across :)

Making this list made me realise what absolute gem the console was.

# crash bandicoot — Guest 2006-06-06 14:59

i duno bout ny of you guys but i think crash bandicoot deserves a spot on this list..... i mean he was pretty much the sony mascot for a lil while and deserves a lil bit of respect

# Wrong — Guest 2006-06-06 15:01

Jake D, stop spreading the lies. IGN, Gamespot and 1up do not have op-ed pieces, alright? They report the news. Chris C belches his opinions and spreads his ill-written reviews of genre games he doesn't have experiance in.

# RPG's — mikekearn 2006-06-06 15:20

I really want to see some games like Diablo or Darkstone. I loved those games.

# BB2 — Guest 2006-06-06 15:22

Bushido Blade 2 is THE greatest multiplayer ps1 game. ever.

Me + Hongou + broadsword = you being not alive.

# More off-topic.... — Shadownet 2006-06-06 15:30

FINAL FANTASY VII SUCKED!!!

Half the peopleasking for it probably are just doing it because other people say it "the best"

it had a very obvious story line and sub-par character development. The main reason tis so like was that it was the first 3d FF. I prefered FFVIII (8) due to its interestin plot, inovative battle system, and relatable characters. The game was much more belivable than a skiny spiky-haired guy holding an impossibly huge sword fighting another guy with another ridiculusly large sword (althugh Sephiroth was probably the only redeeming quality of FFVII).

# all tbs sucks — Guest 2006-06-06 15:37

they do

# WTF? — Guest 2006-06-06 15:40

Where are all of the better games,such as Einhander,FFVII ,FFVIII, andLegend of Dragoon.I have berely heard of any of these,and some just berely know the franchise.

# #87 — Chris C 2006-06-06 15:49

I'm sorry you're not enjoying the articles I write, I make a concenrted effort to make them relevant and entertaining, that said if you really dislike them so much, please feel free to skip them.

# ... — Guest 2006-06-06 15:59

some good games would be wipeout

ff7

mgs

crash bandicoot

jumping flash

gran turismo

jet moto

# i would love to see — Guest 2006-06-06 16:04

the gex the gecko series, they rock!!!

# games — Guest 2006-06-06 16:05

DOOD *****IN MEDAL OF HONOR!!!!!!!!!! !!

I FORGOT HOW MUCH I USED TO JACK OFF TO IT (JUST KIDDING) BUT THAT GAME WAS FREAKING TIGHT

THEY FORGOT 2XTREME THOUGH...

I AM GETTING THIS EMULATOR IN A HEARTBEAT EVEN IF IT MEANS I DONT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT

# How could you forget — Guest 2006-06-06 16:09

MegaMan Legends 2?! I STILL play that game to this day! I`m also planning on getting Lunar 2, MegaMan X4 and maybe if they release it MegaMan 2 Complete Works (released in UK and JP only)

# hmmm — Guest 2006-06-06 16:16

I honestly have to say that list sucks Chris C. I mean why not mention final fantasy tactics? That game would make one of the best portable games and it's very long lasting and fun! Plus just because people have played the popular games years ago does not mean they do not want to any more. I would gladly play metal gear solid on the psp any day or FFVII. So get your list together, hopefully for part 2 it will be...

# well — Guest 2006-06-06 16:20

I mean the game you have listed are good, but certainly not close to the best. Are you listing these games just because they would be good for portablity or for the fact you think these are the best psx games?

# If this game isn't on the list... — Guest 2006-06-06 16:21

Final Fantasy Tactics... one of the primary games I'll be waiting for.

Among others like...

- Metal Gear Solid

- Breath of Fire III/IV

- Gran Turismo 2 (Kinda a no-brainer seeing that its a first-party developed emulator)

- Final Fantasy VII/IX (Just for the shear number of fans, although I prefer Tactics over both, IX would be worth the price of admission)

- Suikoden (If the 2-pack doesn't make it here, the boat has already passed anyway...)

- Xenogears

- Intelligent Qube

- Resident Evil(s)

- Wild Arms (Never got around to playing it, the spell system intrigues me)

- Front Mission 3

Can't think of others off the top of my head at the moment, but basically all I want to play is FFT... lmao. I would be happy if that was the only game supported.

# lol — Guest 2006-06-06 16:43

I agree, fft is my favourite psx game, its the only game i want =D

# #87 (op) — Jake D. 2006-06-06 16:58

Took all of 15 seconds to find an opinion piece on the front page of IGN. Now hush, relax, enjoy:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/711/711583p1.html

# ps1 emulater? — Guest 2006-06-06 17:06

where do i get it and does it work on 2.6

# ahhhhhh nooo — Guest 2006-06-06 17:15

only 1 person mentioned silent hill 1 person it is by far better than dino crisis or resident evil and it was all real 3d too silent hill is by far the best ps1 game along with ffs (i will admit the ffs are a little better) but i have played most of the games on the list and silent hill trumps them all in terms of gameplay story and shear beauty (those cutscenes where way better looking then the ones in ffvii)

seriously anyone who remembers that game and beat it was so sad when lisa dies towards the end easily as sad if not sadder than the aeris thing in ffvii oh well it was an awesome game the ps1 graphics how the textures where kinda blurry was kind of scary in its self and was a much scarier game than the ps2 games

it was so much better than re in so many ways real 3d, better story (if you actually take the time to understand it), less retarded production values(you all know what im talking about "master of unlocking") and even better music/ambience

any way it best be on the next list

(where is silent hill 5 i need it)

# to casey — Guest 2006-06-06 17:17

you don't get it it doesn't exist yet

the pictures you see on the internet are fake

unless you are talking about the pac man fan one

which hasn't been updated in monthes

(does any body know if he died or something?)

# diablo — Guest 2006-06-06 18:16

did ever diablo I come out for PSone?

# .. — Guest 2006-06-06 18:27

is there a psp psone emu???

anyway my top 10 are

- crash bandicoot 3

- tekken 3

- metal gear solid

- ff7

- gran turismo

- syphon filter 2

- syphon filter 3

- wwf smackdown 2

- fifa .(forgot what year).

- Klonoa

# Some stuff... — Guest 2006-06-06 18:35

A few things:

1) I'll probably get some final fantasies first, just for their longevity and the nostalgia value. Plus, I never beat FF IX, so I'll need to get that started again.

2) I think the PSP has enough racing games on it already to not need the PSX emulator to compensate for it.

3) "ANGER" (106), you phool! Now I know that Lisa dies, and I no longer wanna play Silent Hill. You phoolish spoiler, you.

4) Einhander and Resident Evil would have made good additions to the list, as well as Brave Fencer Musashi.

# What should be next... — podpet24 2006-06-06 18:51

First things first - love the way you can hide unregistered user-posts. Seriously, the best idea QJ has come up with.

Definitely Tekken 3, Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo 2, Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, and Megaman Legends 2. Not the first one, cause it sucked...

Hopefully Legend of Dragoon comes out for it, even if it would take up an entire 4 gig mem stick. I loved that game to death...

# DON'T FORGET..... — Guest 2006-06-06 19:56

Lets just hope that when the games come out they dont have those annoying jaggies(boxy edges)!or me i'm hoping for Shadow Man,Jumping Jack Flash2,Warhawk, Abes Oddessy,Castlev ania,Soul Blade,Syphon Filter,Tekken 3,Crash Team Racing,Resident Evil 1+ 2,Legacy of Kain,Doom,MKomb at,Rayman,Marve l vs Capcom,Capcom vs SNK,and whatever else looked clean and polished!!

# man no MGS — Guest 2006-06-06 19:58

metal gear solid (the normal one) was really cool, and I still havent completed it yet

# Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: — Guest 2006-06-06 20:23

I better be able to get my 300+ rooms again!

# this list sucks — Guest 2006-06-06 20:43

there are many better games on ps1 then that wheres Xenogears, Final Fantasy Tactics/VII, Wipeout 2097, Colony Wars, Resident Evil 2. Sigh.. One i agree with is Castlevania SoN...

# gangsta games — Guest 2006-06-06 21:08

metal gear

ff7

ff9

CTR

tekken 3

syphon filter 2 (never played 3 but probably better)

micro maniacs

gta 2

and the rest

# Sorry if this has been answered before... — Sackavelli 2006-06-06 22:35

does anyone know how this is gonna happen, I get the downloading thing, but will we have to rent the game from $ony, or once we pay can they be on our cards for good or be interchangeable ?

# Oh yesss.... — Guest 2006-06-06 22:44

Metal Gear Solid

Final Fantasy 8 (yes, Part 8!)

Resident Evil

Abe's Oddysee

Heart of Darkness,

and so many I couldn`t remember...

# Some games I thought would be good — Guest 2006-06-07 00:41

heart of darkness was class. played the PC demo, missed out on buying full game (could hardly find it)

Other good games to put on though, Little Big Adventure and Wild 9?

how could you forget those?

btw...tekken 3 aswell, but seems sony have got that covered. ¬_¬

# nice — Guest 2006-06-07 00:44

Very nice list. A few games I wouldn't have thought of including. Looking forward to the next part.

# PSX vs. PSOne — Vipre77 2006-06-07 01:06

Hey, Nietzsche,

Did you forget about the actual unit marketed by Sony as the "PSX"? That was completely different from any version of the original PlayStation? The actual PSX, IIRC, was a PS2 with an included PVR and a cd/dvd burner and was only sold in Japan because it didn't do very well? Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Yes, I know the original PlayStation was called the PSX in it's short-hand form. However, since Sony released a unit actually branded as the "PSX," it now makes more sense to refer to all regular PlayStation units as PSOne or PS1 or whatever simply for clarity's sake.

# Good games indeed, but... — Guest 2006-06-07 03:46

What happened to:

- Metal Gear Solid (seriously, VR Missions is basically an add-on, not a complete game)

- Final Fantasy Series, Chrono Trigger & Cross, Tactics Ogre and Legend of Dragoon (Oops! How can you forget about these? Each one individually kicks Vagrant Story in the nuts any day... I understand, maybe you don't like RPGs)

- Twisted Metal Series (Anyone besides me remember all the fun in the living room blasting friends to shreds?)

- Tekken Series (Seriously...Great fighting & one of the best CG Rendered Movies on the system)

- Resident Evil 1 & 2 (Survival Horror genre pioneers....Anyone? I think only Silent Hill has been able to rival these two, so there's another game)

- Gran Turismo & Ridge Racer series (I could never pick one over the other, as they would complement each other in areas where they were missing something that the other didn't have)

- Parasite Eve Series (This one would better all the little failures found in games like Resident Evil, Dino Crisis and Silent Hill. That and the story line alone made it worthy of game greatness...The graphics were pretty innovative for that time, too.)

- Marvel vs. Capcom (anyone who still owns a copy of this, still plays it at least once or twice a month, so this game speaks for itself)

- Jet Moto (I think everyone got to own this one)

- Battle Arena Toshinden (This fighter was beautiful when it came out, and so simple to play, too)

- Jumping Flash! (Anybody Remember this one? It was more addictive than sex!!! Well, not really, but you'd still play the part of a rabbit lol.)

...And a whole lot of other games, that weren't on that list...Not to flame or anything, but some of those titles in the list are copies of other games (CTR=MarioKart) and that makes them mediocre to me.

# mine — Guest 2006-06-07 04:39

I'd go for:

MGS

Castlevania SOTN

Silent Hill

RE3

Marvel vs Capcom

FFVIII

CvS pro

Tenchu

# good games — Guest 2006-06-07 05:07

FFVII and FFVIII(i'v beaten both and 7 is 1,000,000 times better)

legend of the dragoon

marvel vs capcom

enhergize

gran turismo

nfl blitz

crash

legend of Mana

Madden

tenchu

DBZ ultimate battle 22

rival school

blasto

resident evil

and others

# ISS PRO 98 — Guest 2006-06-07 05:21

ISS PRO 98 has to be released again

# random — Guest 2006-06-07 05:59

if i didnt have a psp i would buy one just for ff7 portable

god that game rules also crash i played way too many ps1 games lol

# great game — Guest 2006-06-07 06:16

Team Buddies would be great for the PSP...

# FF7 — Guest 2006-06-07 06:41

and what about final fantasy VII???? its the best game ever played!!! and i don't see in that list!!!!!!

# c12? — Guest 2006-06-07 07:01

i'm probably the only one, but i thought c12: final resistance was a great game, which would work great on the psp as well

# ... — Neo_Rena 2006-06-07 07:43

Valkryie Profile!

Wait a minute...

...

I'd like to see Darkstone actually.

That was a very fun game for some reason.

# More games that should be added — Guest 2006-06-07 07:57

>>>Xenogears (Must have)

>>Parasite Eve

Trap Gunner (Specually if was Wi-Fi)

>>>Street Fighter EX! (Ftw!)

Sky Diving Extreme (Hahahaha)

>>Marvel Vs. Capcom

>>Tekken 3

>>>>Final Fantasy 7 (Essential + they will make Money)

Grand Turismo

>>>>Legend Of Legaia

Tomba

>>>>Legend of dragoon (Another Beutiful game)

Saga Frontier (Perfect Portable)

>>>>>>>> RESIDENT EVIL

Any other FF game after 7

Yeah, those will be their money maker on top of that list up there....am probably forgeting a few games..watev.

# GTa — Guest 2006-06-07 07:58

grand theft auto that what i want and Crash Bashincute 1,2,3

# More games that should be added — Guest 2006-06-07 07:59

Xenogears (Must have)

Parasite Eve

Trap Gunner (Specually if was Wi-Fi)

Street Fighter EX! (Ftw!)

Sky Diving Extreme (Hahahaha)

Marvel Vs. Capcom

Tekken 3

Final Fantasy 7 (Essential and they will make Money)

Grand Turismo

Legend Of Legaia

Tomba

Legend of dragoon (Another Beutiful game)

Saga Frontier (Perfect Portable)

RESIDENT EVIL

Insert Any other FF game after 7

Yeah, those will be their money maker on top of that list up there....am probably forgeting a few games..watev.

# More games that should be added — Guest 2006-06-07 08:05

Xenogears

Parasite Eve

Trap Gunner

Street Fighter EX!

Sky Diving Extreme

Marvel Vs. Capcom

Tekken 3

Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9

Grand Turismo

Legend Of Legaia

Tomba

Legend of dragoon

Saga Frontier

RESIDENT EVIL

Final Fantasy Tactics

Yeah, those will be their money maker on top of that list up there....am probably forgeting a few games..watev.

# The list — Guest 2006-06-07 08:09

yes its part one of the list easyyy it going a good way only some fighting games bit more racing perhaps thoe will come later on

# Castlevania — Guest 2006-06-07 10:59

Finally...

At least they got Symphony of the night! Prolly one of the best games of all time (imo).

# BREATH OF FIRE 3 WTF! — Guest 2006-06-07 13:33

WHERE THE F IS BREATH OF FIRE 3???????

# WHEN — Guest 2006-06-07 14:15

WHEN IS THIS EMULATOR COMING???? ANYONE KNOW-------------------------DRIVER 2 is better then Driver------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# i know where the psone emulator is!!!!! — Guest 2006-06-07 15:17

if youu really wont now its on a web site but it ONLY works with 1.5! maybe the eloder but all it does is just show a wired pickture at http://www.hackmypsp.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p13_sectionid=5

# More games that should be added — Guest 2006-06-07 16:18

# agreed — Guest 2006-06-08 02:58

ive been thinking for ages now that i wanted CTR on psp. its perfect for it. all the new crash bandicoot games are utter pants. Bring on the ps1 emulator

# :-| — mse369 2006-06-23 00:23

Marvel vs. Capcom!!!

# WTF — HISPANOMEGA 2006-07-21 03:53

okay, this may be a stupid question but how or where do i download the emul. for playstation???...can't find any links.

thnx anyway!

# heart of darkness — Guest 2006-07-26 05:43

that game is great ı want to play this in my psp

# ps1 emulator games — Guest 2006-10-31 06:25

when and where can i get ps1 games for the psp emulator?

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