/vr/ - Retro Games

G police.

>>6748696
>download Rising Zan
>boring stages
>boring swordplay

3/10

>>6748720
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING????

Kulas world
Tomba 1
Road rash jailbreak
Blitter boy
Ghost in the shell
Treasures of the deep

A lot of PS1 shovelware isn't that bad either, things like kotobuki grand Prix and ski air mix were decent

>>6748708
I'm actually about to start this. Anything an autist like me should know before jumping in?

>>6748963
>Treasures of the deep
based game i randomly downloaded it one day and it was really good

>>6748696

>tfw everyone loves Star Control and 1v1 fighters but ignores pic-related masterpiece completely

>>6748696
Nectaris. No one talks about it.

>>6748963
Ghost in the shell isnt obscure

>>6749037
Unholy War was amazing.

Bomberman Wars (get English patch)
Bugs Bunny Lost in Time
Front Mission Alternative
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster

Lego Racers - my personal fav racing game of this gen. The environments are based around lego sets which is cute, and little lego men trash talk you before the races. If you beat them you unlock their pieces which you can use to build your own car.

Incredible Crisis - Series of minigames based around a family who each experience a different wild series of events, sometimes overlapping. The worse you do the more stressed the characters get, and you lose if they freak out.

Team Buddies - Criminally overlooked action/RTS game with a very British style of comedy and fun. You control little pill-shaped dudes with British accents who swear a lot and blow each other up. Multiplayer is chaotic and brilliant.

>>6749239
is it worth playing the psx version of lego racers? i only had the pc version

>>6748696
pic related

>>6749248
Not sure as I never played the PC version. The PS1 version I imagine has longer load times, but the loading screens all contain stylised maps of the tracks with little clues as to where the shortcuts are, so it's quite enjoyable studying them for an "aha!" moment.

Loaded is mindlessly fun.

>>6749113
no shit

>>6748696
digimon world 2 is criminally underrated, people shit on it because they wanted another tamagotchi borefest, and they were literally filtered by what is arguably the best mystery dungeon clone ever

>>6748696
Sheep Raider and The Divide.

Kattekita Cyborg Kurochan, Wolf Fang - Kuuga 2001, Mad Panic Coaster.

>>6748696
Like every single game that isn't Final Fantasy or Crash Bandicoot are underrated games on PS1. The console has a huge library with mostly really innovative games

Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit

PSX has some fps bangers:
>Alien Trilogy
>Alien Resurrection
>Quake 2 port
>Exhumed port

>>6748696
Brave Fencer was legit Zelda + Kirby. Good stuff

Spawn

Fighting Force is pretty cool if you have a friend to play it with. Kind of like a 3D Streets of Rage, with weapons, hidden rooms, alternate routes, etc.

>>6749248
You gain absolutely nothing. On PC you get rock solid frame rate and no PS1 graphical quirks.

Kagero: Deception II, which I found out about on this board, became one of my favorites.

>>6750430
One of my favorite euro janks, and yes it's janky as fuck

>>6750430
love it

>>6748696
just give it a chance

>>6751687
I can't. I'm too busy playing Jedi Power Battles

>>6748696
Speed Punks is pretty good.

>>6748696
Wtf was the name of that game with the white haired guy who shot mines out of a gauntlet on his hand? I played that game on a demo disc a lot as a kid. Man, it was sick.

>>6748696
gex 3!

Gekido

>>6752758
Silent Bomber?

Akuji had some nice levels. I had to drop it near the end because it requires you to find and collect items to proceed. But it was ok.

Philosoma, Vanark, Eternal Eyes etc

Micro Maniacs is a combat racer where you play as little genetically engineered things who run around a race track using superpowers to attack each other. It has a nice 90s breakbeat soundtrack and a cool genetic science theme. I much prefer this to micro machines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7hoA7x7so

>>6749414
I'm a Digimon fan, but haven't tried Digimon World 2.
Is the game really a mystery dungeon? From what I've seen, it looks like a boring RPG with the same old boring RPG turn based combat.

>>6752824
This but fuck that flood level

>>6753014
Is this a popular game? I liked it as a kid but it seemed kinda obscure to me.

>>6748696
>great physics and feeling of momentum
>soundtrack is late 90s british electronica
>budget release from late in ps1 lifespan
>wide variety of gameplay styles, from racing to time trials to gladiator battles
>secret golf mode
I had a ton of fun with this game.

>>6748696
Bass Landing, if you want to fish.

mizzurna falls finished english translation when

>>6748696
not good my homo

>>6753906
I've never played it but it looks cool. Might have to give it a download since its expensive now

>>6748696
I dunno how hidden it is, but Jet Moto 1 and 2 are really good. Not sure I ever played 3.
2 has all of 1's tracks hidden behind a cheat code too.

>>6754957
If you have the reprint, you get them right off the bat.

>>6749037
>>6749136

Nice to see other anons with fuckin TASTE. you should know that Wrath Unleashed was practically its sequel.

>>6748696
Legend of Dragoon got missed by a lot of people

A ton of REALLY good recommendations.

>>6755523
Did anyone recommend mega man battlenetwork yet? That’s my recommendation.

Might as well ask here. Is Beetle with PGXP the best for PSX emulation?

>>6749414
>digimon world 2 is criminally underrated,
No it's not. As someone that bought it on release, it's one of the worst games I've ever played, and it was the first video game sequel to ever disappoint me like that. On top of having fuck all to do with Digimon, it's a poorly designed game from top to bottom that mistakes tedium and time wasting for gameplay.

>>6753873
>I'm a Digimon fan
Then don't touch it.

>>6756306
I just use epsxe. Have done for years. Works great.

>>6756306
Beetle PSX HW with Vulkan enabled is the best overall PS1 emulation you can get.

>>6756407
What's that got over PGXP? I heard PGXP let you upscale resolution and got rid of texture warp nicely.

>>6756315
Based gatekeeper/secret DW2 fan

>>6756414
>gatekeeper
No.

>secret DW2 fan
Hell no. The game is fucking trash. When my brother and I were kids and he wanted to annoy me, he'd play the game because he knew that he hated it slightly less than I do.

>>6756420
I used to love the game, it taught me patience and discipline that I would’ve otherwise not developed.

>>6756413
PGXP is an option inside it.

>>6756459
I'm a retard that was looking for HV, not realizing that I'd read it wrong when I saw it. Thanks.

>>6748696
The Choro Q games are pretty nice.

>>6756979
I've only ever played the not retro games in the series so I think I'll check those out. Thanks for the recommendation, anon!!

Hogs of War
not really that unknown, but still doesn't get mentioned very often
basically worms in 3d but before and better than worms 3d

>>6753014
Yeah, that's it!

>>6757019
>better

>>6757115
you heard me

>>6753873
don't listen to grumpy old anons, give it a chance and form your own opinion
it's not GREAT but it pioneered 3vs3 battles and the overall design and ost and everything is spot on.
don't be afraid to cheat with emulators, the exp system is broken and deserves it

>>6757130
>and the overall design
What design? They went from a full Digital world to a bunch of random assets slapped together in the shape of squares with wire mesh textures on top of random things.

>>6757015
No problem. Don't forget the spin off boat and plane games.

Did I do alright, frens? I usually don't pick up disc only games but they were very cheap and I want to play them. Should I start Kings Field or Rising Zan first?

>>6749610
Resurrection is REALLY hard.

Really funny, good music, a bit repetitive.

few cars, but graphics, music and gameplay is good.

not as good as ALPHA series but still worthy.

a isometric shoot em up, quite repetitive.

>>6755529
this thread is for recommending ps1 games anon

>>6758001
My nigga, I played the shit out of this on PAL Demo one, even became obsessed over it, years later a friend of mine found it and I copied it and I felt like it was meh.
Also, it's called Shipwreckers on NTSC.

Apocalypse is a good run'n'gun and playing as Bruce Willis makes it even more fun.

>>6758085
I just don't get why it is single player.

>>6749610
>Alien Trilogy
First PS game I ever played. Took me over a month that first time.

I had fun with this one.

>>6757749
Never heard of Total Eclipse Turbo. Try Zan out.

>>6757019
Top draw. Hearing Rik Mayall shout out various racial stereotypical one-liners before exploding everything to shit with my BAH-ZOOH-KAH was a staple of my childhood.

>>6758134
I fucking lost my demo one. That music for the manta ray tech demo...

>>6755324
No it didn't. Good game, but not underappreciated or a "gem" by any means.

Gamera 2000 is an awesome on rails shooter. Its fully in english too

>>6748696
Transport Tycoon is fun.

>>6748708
Raid on the Nanosoft HQ is nearly impossible without cheesing/run-and-gunning. The controls are fucking terrible.

>>6750456
I need to go back to this but I feel like I was barely scraping by. I'm not good at setting up trap combos

>when movie games were good

Not really obscure but pretty rare.

>>6753402
Vortex was hot

Not as good as Driver but still great

Rare but fun

>>6761267
But driver was really bad anon

>>6758376
>>6761069
I love these ones

<-short, repetitive, but good and nice designs and OST.

chunky but good.

ex series need more love.

jedi power battles and episode I took all the credit, but this one was cool too..

best one from looney tunes batch.

This one made me tense, but in a good way. The higher levels are nerve-wracking,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwsmNM8LQa0

>>6761961
Based and redpilled. One of the few games my dad and I beat together back in the day.

>>6748696
Nanotek Warrior
G-Police 2
Aquanauts Holiday

>>6761961
That's Sheep Raider, right? I fucking love that game. Still have a physical copy buried with all my stuff at my parent's house.

World's Scariest Police Chases is better than anyone would think it would be.

i don't remember any bad ps1 games

>>6762749
I have lisetened that, Thanks for saying that.

>>6761958
awful game

>>6761942
Read that as retard force

if you can read japanese

>>6750456
The whole series is great. Even the modern entries are good despite abandoning the pretense of having a sensible plot after Trapt.

>>6764029
What's it about?

>>6764403
it's a sort of visual novel with real actors and movie fmvs where you are inside the mind of a high school girl who talks to you
its really atmospheric horror

>>6764441
>it's a sort of visual novel with real actors and movie fmvs where you are inside the mind of a high school girl who talks to you
Sounds like every other mediocre Japanese psychological horror VN except with the real actors gimmick.

The Silver Case
Echo Night
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moonlight Syndrome
King's Field Series

It didn't have the tightest controls but Tenchu was an amazing game that seemed to just came and went in a few months with no notice. The soundtrack is incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPLGtG2Nk8

>>6755324
It had a huge marketing campaign at the time, and tried to set itself up as a Final Fantasy killer app at a time when most rpg fans were either burnt out on JRPGs or were eagerly awaiting the PS2. Most people agree it's at least competent, but it was released way too late in the PS1s life cycle, and rpgs like Dark Cloud and Final Fantasy X came out and rapidly buried it.

>>6764458
it is but it dows the atmosphere really well if you like 90s japanese weird stuff

>>6763918
No problem

>>6764752
>if you like 90s japanese weird stuff
I do, but there are some Japanese things that are just so beaten to death that I've lost all interest in the concept.

>>6758001
When I saw the thumbnail I honestly thought the 2 sails on the right were a pair of giant ass cheeks. This is your brain on porn.

Tomba! (currently replaying this one since I finally got a copy, holds up better than I remember as a kid, 100%ing it has been a total joy so far)

Tomba! 2 (voice acting is asscheeks but a lot of what was fun in the first one is present here too, FUCK that trolley quest though)

Bug Riders (really unique racing game)

SpongeBob SquarePants SuperSponge (solid platforming, good luck getting 100%)

>>6764663
well I do see it mentioned pretty often
Also I remember it stirring quite the buzz back in the days, or it could just have been my teenage ass being way too into vidya

>>6748696
-Gritz - The Pyramid Adventure
-Mawatte Mucho!
-Arc the Lad Collection
-The Unholy War
-Pop N Tanks
-Rally Cross 1 & 2
-Firebugs (Rollcage 3: Kid Edition)
-Pocket Dungeon
-Community pom
-Klonoa Beach Volleyball
-The Rhythm Games (Pop N Music, PacaPaca, Bust a Groove, DDR, PaRappa, VIb, & Lammy). Not really "hidden", but nobody ever brings 'em up, so...

>>6765657
I forgot Colony Wars Trilogy. Sorry.

>>6748696
deception series
i liked 3

>>6748696
Jedi Power Battles
Team Buddies
Music 2000
MediEvil
Lego Racers

>>6764663
what about tench 2? sequels tend to be forgotten in somes cases this one I think is from 2000 or 2001.

Darkstone. Damn good ARPG

>>6748696
Syndicate Wars

>>6761273
I loved this game, me and my brothers would play all the time. Didn't realize it got so expensive/rare.

Colony Wars
ive only seen 1 other person call it based

>>6764010
Me too

>>6748696
Alundra 1 & 2 are Zelda-like adventure games
.
Monster Rancher Hop-a-Bout is a fun action game. You have to pogo hop across various levels.

Someone mentioned a fishing game; those are pretty comfy. Some even allow you to use the right analog stick to reel or move your boat.

THPS3 PS1 isn't bad at all. No cruise ship, but you get a Rio downhill level.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park - Special Edition: 2D Platformer with dinosaurs.

Kero Kero king is a quirky analog to Everybody's Golf 1&2, which are also great.

>>6766861
My nigga. This shit is the next best thing to Diablo on PSX to me.

>>6751687
Stand back I'm about to slash...

Dead Ball Zone, loved it and it was the closest to Speedball 2:Brutal Deluxe that I'd ever played since the Amiga days

>>6766861
always wanted to play this

>>6764663
>>6766725
I can't get into the Tenchu games to save my life. The controls kill me. Tank controls in an action stealth game do not work.

was this one underrated?

>>6769269
Get good.

>>6769330
Yeah, the game should get better, I agree.

>>6769272
No, it was gay

>>6749414
I had it back in the day and got filtered within 10 minutes. Never figured out how to not run out of steps in the dungeon.

>>6762082
yeah good game, very tense

>>6762082
>>6770069
I can't tell what kind of game this is from watching video
Worth a go?

>>6769357
low iq

>>6748696
Everyone knows about Medievil, but Medievil 2 is also worth a play. I don't see it mentioned much.

>>6770519
there's two of them?

>>6770539
some sequels are a bit forgotten.

>>6770169
You are a synthoid. (looks a lot like an Oscar) You have ability to absorb matter and use it to make: other synth bodies, stone blocks, tree things

Each level is in a grid pattern, with many different spots and areas at different heights. You start each level at the lowest, the Sentinal is at the highest. You have to reach his height and absorb him.

You move, by targeting a spot, creating new body there, jumping to it, then re-absorbing what you left behind. You can also make stacks of stone blocks (if you have the points) to stand on for more height. You gain points by absorbing the tree things that are scattered around.

The Sentinal constantly sweeps the area. If he spots you, he starts sucking up your energy points. You gotta move quick.

As you level up, the sweeps get faster, the sweep area gets wider and the Sentinal starts to get sidekicks helping him.

It's a great game if you enjoy being white knuckled and tense.

>>6770539
4, if you count the remakes.

I've never seen anyone besides myself mention Tiny Tank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp3CZFMiTD0

I really love the novels, so I’m a bit biased.

It is underrated. They should not have attached the Alundra name to it and gave it the legacy.
It should have been Flint:The Pirate Hunter. As a stand alone game it is quite good. The puzzles are good, the story is light hearted and there is a few jokes thrown.

>>6748696
WORLD's SCARIEST POLICE CHASES

late psx games and late sequels are a bit underrated or forgotten some of them are good others just meh.

This one was good. Not overly Trekkie, since you're piloting various fighter craft. Good looking, too.

>>6753873
It's strange as hell but otherwise enjoyable twist on RPGs.

Evolutions had fuck all to do with lore. actually scratch that, the game had fuck all to do with lore. You just played it for the rather sweet combat

>>6773083
I just played through this for the first time about a week ago. Very creative and a lot of fun, but had some weird difficulty spikes and no continues which is odd.

>>6768906
Alundra 1 was great but also extremely hard and long.

>>6773246
Always felt too janky for my taste.

>>6769269
you got filtered by the combat strafe button

>>6764663
Tenchu 1 to 3 are all great games for different desu.

>>6771982
That sounds pretty intriguing. The atmosphere and ost alone had me sold but that does sound very tense. Might pick up a copy

>>6758016
level design on this shit was great tho'.

>>6751687
It's actually good desu

>>6774861
>Alundra
I'll never forget almost beating the entire game without ever using a guide until the last puzzle of the last dungeon where I spent 6 hours trying to figure it out, finally caved and found out that you have to push a little pillar that's one pixel offset from other identical pillars and most pillars that look like it aren't even moveable. Great game but some of the puzzle designs were back asswards.