Thanks for all the suggestions! It is clear that this is a library of games I certainly slept on. I’m looking forward to finding them to play!
I went through the comments and tried to tally up what people suggested and here was the list of games in no particular order, just based on the most tallies. I also combined series entires, for example Tony Hawk’s Pro skater series were all the tallies for the single entry. Here is what I see:
*Here were a list of games that were mentioned a few times, but didn’t reach the list: * MediEvil (1 & 2) Herc’s Adventures Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone Future Cop LAPD
*Here were games mentioned once: * Driver 2 King’s Field (1 & 2) Rapid Reload (a.k.a. Gunner’s Heaven) Jumping Flash! Bishi Bashi Special Vanark The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Tail Concerto Silent Bomber Namco Museum (Volumes 1–6) Tempest X3 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Chrono Cross Pitball Valkyrie Profile Fear Effect Vigilante 8 G-Darius Incredible Crisis Tenchu Rakugaki Showtime Trap Gunner The Unholy War Ghost in the Shell Return Fire Star Ocean: The Second Story Blast Chamber N2O: Nitrous Oxide Threads of Fate Disney’s Hercules Blood Omen (Legacy of Kain) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit R-Type Delta Omega Boost Wipeout 3: Special Edition Bushido Blade Arc the Lad III Parasite Eve Jade Cocoon Azure Dreams Legend of Dragoon Tomba (a.k.a. Tombi) Rayman 2 Soul Blade Spider-Man (Neversoft) Dead or Alive Frogger 2 Jet Moto Rugrats: Search for Reptar Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo Toy Story Racer Hogs of War Worms Armageddon Hydro Thunder Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee/Exodus Jackie Chan Stuntmaster Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Front Mission 3 Grandia Grand Theft Auto 2 DDR / DDR Konamix Vib-Ribbon Team Buddies Tales of Phantasia Suikoden II Hugo Legend of Legaia Breath of Fire III Guardians Crusade Brightis Love & Destroy Intelligent Qube (a.k.a. Kurushi) Scrabble Devil Dice (a.k.a. XI)
I have certainly played a few from the top 25, and interestingly for what little of PS1 I played, I played a fair bit of ones only mentioned once or twice. I recall playing a demo for Meidevil and having a blast, same with Tenchu, Valkyrie Profile, Blood Omen, and Harry Potter.
What do you think?
Lemmy’s essential 25 PS1 games
Someone posted a bit ago about the super station one fpga system and i decided to preorder one. Now I’m curious, what would all of your essentials be for the playstation system? No need to give me a whole list, but if you can share me some of your standouts and why, id appreciate it. i’ve played very little of ps1 and didn’t even realize it was a system until the ps2 came out!
Do you leave your consoles on?
Do you leave your consoles on while you’re not playing them and if so, whats the longest you’ve left it on? does it matter if the system is disc based, cartridge etc?? why do you leave it on? personally i was told by my parents to always turn it off when i was done. thinking this was a pretty normal thing to do until one of my friends shared with me that he always has his n64 running conkers bad fur day. if it isn’t, the powers out. I’m rather surprised, but curious if anyone else does this.
Retro Mahjong and your preferred games
Two years back i went to Sakuracon in Seattle and they had a whole room dedicated to teaching Riichi Mahjong, and my wife and i found it to be a particularly addicting game. Naturally wanted to find some console versions because we dont really have other people around us who are interested in playing the table game. ive seen a lot of retro mahjong games and not so much modern console ones. not really a big deal, but there seems to be a lot of import mahjong games and i cant really tell even from gameplay videos are considered ‘good’. So, if you like these games, which ones would you recommend? i have a super famicom, and a saturn. im not opposed to buying another console for a game if it is like the golden goose of mahjong. Additionally, why do a lot of these games have some sexy overtones to them? i dont mind it, but this game type seems to have it in excess.
Squirrel King?
Fess Up or Call Out
I’ve heard people say it is therapeutic to reflect on your actions and interactions with others. So relieve that mental burden and let us know the retro game(s) you took/borrowed and never gave back. Or let us know the game(s) that were taken and never given back to you. Are you still friends with that person? did you confess to them or call them out? How do you feel about it now? Did you make out like a bandit in today’s retro economy? Spill the beans! — I have three occasions: I ‘worked’ all summer doing chores so that i could buy RPG Maker 3 for the PS2. Once I received it i had troubles figuring out how to play it. it didn’t come with a manual so a friend offered to make me one by playing it. I believed him and gave him the game. Shortly after, my dad lost his job and we moved. I never got to truly play the game that I had worked so hard for that summer. I was very young and i do not talk to that friend at all. However, that memory stays with me and I’m still pretty miffed. perhaps i would have found an early passion for game development! who knows! I apologize to my good friend who I accidentally sold his copy of harvest moon 64 before i left for university. I fessed up years later, and he just laughed. still good friends to this day. I apologize to a childhood friend’s brother for borrowing both Alundra and Alundra 2 on PS1. Even after 22 years I still have them and keep them in my home office waiting to return them someday. I don’t talk to the friend, but I have been trying to reconnect. to make it more difficult, I’m pretty sure his brother moved to Japan and i don’t want to pay postage. — I think i got $25 for harvest moon at the time, and I don’t think the Alundra games are all that sought after these days. Same for the loss of Rpg maker 3, but I remember paying at least $45, and I felt that missing as a tween! If anything I’m in the hole or broke even.
How’s the progress of (insert retro game title) going?
What have you been playing and hows it going? Anything got you stuck? What high score are you going for? is this the first, second, (n+1) play-through? I’ve been slowly getting through Shadow Run for Genesis when i have free time. thanks to some feedback from this community i restarted the game but I’m on a lot better footing. still on my first play-through. Sadly my free time has come to a halt as my child is going through a sleep regression. Looking forward to getting back into it soon. Hope everything is well!
What’s Your Oldest System?
when did you get it and why? how often do you use it? If you don’t own a retro system or console, what is the oldest system you emulate or which system would you like to own in the future? — For me, my oldest system is an Atari 800xl (i’m counting early home computers). I purchased it on a whim when Netflix’s Bandersnatch interactive movie was briefly popular. I was studying (and still am) computer science and was curious on what you could all do on a home computer from the early 80s. Turns out, quite a lot and I’ve had a lot of fun sifting through the 50+ floppies i have finding everything from home finance software, a plethora home brew games, and even floppy magazines (a bunch of articles on a floppy. not sure the proper name) when i first got it i was on it more than my modern computer, but after moving it has been gathering some dust in its box. i’m hoping to eventually find a home for it in my home so i can use it more. a fun thing of note is that it still has the saran wrap on its chrome parts, and it has a Sears Service sticker on the bottom of it when one of the previous owners had it serviced.
Really appreciate all the comments and personal experiences with the game! Happy to feel I wasn’t the only one who had an initial hard time.
i learned my lesson on killing innocents when accidentally walked into the star station and they fine me all of my nuyen… still loving the game but i think I’m going to restart again with all the fresh new knowledge.
genesis seemed the way to go for this game! always interesting in the genesis snes console era where, despite the names of the games and their IP being the same, the experiences were very different. would love to see that confusion happen in the modern console generation haha.
thanks again!
Have experience with ShadowRun for Genesis, chum?
Started playing this game today, and with retro games I hate looking things up. So, if you’ve played this, could you be my friend at the lunch table and clarify a few things: - Am I imagining this games difficulty? I feel like I am making little progress and I’m always getting ganged up on. - Does this game require a lot of grinding or repeating tasks before moving on? - Should I be killing these innocents I see on the street? I try to get shadow runs but they seemingly always involve killing ghouls, which bend me over and spank my samurai butt. I’ve put my morals on hold and have been tediously murdering the population for the little nuyen and items they have. - is the samurai class the all-rounder character or should I just restart as a shaman or netrunner? I really like the atmosphere of the game and despite my Initial confusions I’m having fun. Do you have any insights you could provide me? Do/did you like this game? How is it compared to the Snes version? Thanks in advance chums.
