/vr/ - Retro Games

you can get FF7 built for modern PCs on the Square Enix site

>>861883
Buy a PS3, a significant amount of great PSX games can be bought cheaply on the Playstation Store. You can get a PS3 for a little over $130 if you shop around.

Just don't get the old backwards compatible models. Their lifespans are really short and they've been out for years.

I think there are some infographics andpeople might give you grief about FF7 (it's a polarizing title but I love it)

Anyway, the next game to play is Castlevania: Symphony of The Night

PSX games run on a PS3.

No shitting you, try it.

>>861883
this will be a good place to start
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Playstation_1
My favorite game is FF IX
Be sure to play that one out!

>>861898
>don't get the old backwards compatible models
gtfo

After Castlevania, Tomb Raider & Tomb Raider 2, Resident Evil & Resident Evil 2.

Be sure to play LSD: Dream Emulator.

>>861898
I was really, really close to getting a PS3 a couple months ago but I heard the PS4 will have most if not all the catalog that the PS3 has access to by mid next year, so I figured I would just hold out and have access to PS4 games as well, as I'm jumping ship from Microsoft this next generation.

crash series nigga

>>861917
only on certain early models though.

>>861913

It is true, they have a relatively shorter lifespan than the other PS3 models and repairing them can be a hassle.

Pick up a mid to late generation ps1 for like 5$ and then wait for the psio

>>861883
>I've never owned a playstation in my life, despite being 25

Sure you're 25, 15 yo shitbabby

threads of fate is an excellent action RPG by squaresoft. its also got a KILLER soundtrack. it deserves a spin for sure.

>>861932
That's probably going to be erroneous although with the x86 specs the PS4 has it could run the PSX & PS2 emulators full speed no sweat.

>>861946
It's pathetic that video game consoles have anything other than an infinite lifespan with maintenance, but compared to the 360 PS3s are extremely durable. Even when the motherboards go out, rarely, they're much more tolerant of reflowing than 360 motherboards. You could probably do it in your oven.

>>861913
I've had two of them break within the space of two months with infrequent use. I got 40 hours out of each them if my Dark Souls save data is accurate. New consoles simply do not have a long lifespan. There is a lot of shit that can go wrong with them, and the power of their components makes shit easier to go wrong.

You know why handhelds and old consoles never break until several years later? Because they don't overheat. Older consoles don't even have fans for cooling because they weren't needed.

Until a method of prolonging the life of electronics that are pushed to the limit is found, this problem will only get worse. I have a betting pool on how long it will take for the next gen to start having major hardware problems. I'm betting 10-12 months. I have that little faith in modern consoles.

>>862004
That's why a lot of us are finally joining the PC master race after our experiences this generation - and the fact that both the XBO and PS4 are x86 platforms only makes the decision that much easier.

>>861947
Work fine on my Slim model from last March.

>>861983
Do you ever get tired of doing this?

>>862203
He won't as long as people keep on taking the bait.

Final Fantasy Tactics is fantastic.

>>861883

Hey, ff8 can be hard at first, junctioning and abilities for your gf's is detrimental to enjoying this game.
also, find any way possible to NOT level up. it is the worst thing you can do. ever. don't. no

>>861883
*PS1

>>862289
This nigga.

Also, the Mega Man games.

ALL of the Mega Man games.

>>862349
Also, Star Ocean 2

>>861947
It works on all the models.

Some titles that I think won't get mentioned here.

Shooter
>Einhander
Great 2d Style shooter with some awesome 3d graphics, pretty fucking tough too, kick ass soundtrack also.

Flying
>Ace Combat 2
You can really see the skeleton of the future series coming up in this one. From the branching mission paths and the appearance of Kei Nagase, it's a great game.

Racing
>Rage Racer
I love all the Ridge games, and while Ridge Racer Type 4 is the Superior God of them, I think Rage Racer deserves some love and credit. Fantastic fucking soundtrack.

Platformer
>Tomba! or Klonoa The Door to Phantomile, or even Pandemonium
Three fantastic platformers that really get challenging in the later stages

Vehicular Combat
>Vigilante 8
Twisted Metal is the game everyone associates the franchise with, and while TM is fun, I found Vigilante 8 had a hell of a lot more replay value.

Some honourable mentions include

>Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure
>Jet Moto 1 and 2
>Wild 9
>No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
>Blast Chamber
>Grid Runner
>Time Commando
>Medievil 1 and 2
>Syphon Filter

I can go one but those are some of my favorites. Trying to remember a game from when I was really young on the PS1. Had a bunch of people, kind of chibi-ish japanese characters I guess, it was all polygonal 3d, and it was sort of like a sports party game.

Jumping Flash

Just

Play it

I always tell myself "Why the hell did I enjoy this game in the first place" and then I find myself playing that shit through the end over and over. I've lost count to how many times I replayed it. Despite being a bit easy, just rushing through the game gives you the most amazing feeling in the world.

>That music
>THAT FINAL BOSS MUSIC
>Simplistic Ye Old 3D graphics that somehow just work and you can't get enough of it
>The liberty
>All that jumping
>Sixtuple fucking jumping
>Gazing to the world from atop as you slowly fall down
>Using fucking fireworks as weapons
>That nostalgic ending that somehow gives a feeling of an old movie
>The narrator ringing through your head every time you think of the title screen

I just can't. I just can't get over the fact that this series just got forgotten. It just had so much charm. I understand if some people don't like it, but this game will honestly always be in my heart.

3 Games I absolutely love, and are easy to play on android:

Final Fantasy Tactics
Chrono Cross
Jade Cocoon

If I had to pick any playstation game to play for the rest of my life, it would be Cocoon. Hands down.

Grandia.
Breath of Fire 3 and 4.
Tomba 1 and 2.
Crash Bandicoot 1-3.
Spyro the Dragon 1-3.

Vigilante 8
The first Driver
Crash
Spyro

Man i wish i still had my PSX.

Suikoden 1 & 2
Breath of Fire 3 & 4
Legend of Legaia
Wild Arms 1 & 2
Grandia
Brave Fencer Musashi
Mega Man X4 & X5
Mega Man Legends 1 & 2
Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Xenogears

Crash 1,2 & 3
Driver 1 & 2
Ridge Racer 4
Gran Turismo 2
Ace Combat 2 & 3 (for 3 get the japanese version if you can moonspeak)
MGS
Spyro games
Chrono Cross
Silent Hill
Jade Cocoon

>>862354
My nigga. I was afraid I was going to have to be the one who mentioned this.

>ctrl+f
>Lunar
>0 of 0

Shit guys. Also all PS3 models have PS1 BC. Certain models have PS2 bc(some are very limited in it).

You don't have a PS3 get it for that, or emulate it.

>>861883
>wants to compare FF7 to FF8
don't, trust me. FF7 uses the same basic spell and combat system since FF5 with the minor change being materia (which makes a minor come back in FF9).

Also, Squall is a pussy ass bitch who moans a lot, forewarning....

I would add some non-RPGs because those will run you $199 a pop, $300+ for suikoden 2.
- Gran Turismo 2
- Gundam Battle Assualt
- Street Fighter alpha series (though, alpha 3 is considered by purists to be bad)
- Capcom vs. series (any of them)
- Driver 2
- Strider 2
- Resident Evil 2 (again, purists hate this one)
- Castlevania Symphony of the night
- Final fantasy tactics

I'd say about 95% of PS3 owners are not aware that the console plays PS1 games.

Yes, every model.
Yes, even the slim.

>>864542
>all PS3 models have PS1 BC
WUT

PEPSIMAAAAAAAN

Atelier Marie Plus
Atelier Ellie
Summon Night
Summon Night 2
Shin Megami Tensei: If...
Black/Matrix ✝
Black/Matrix 00
Growlanser
Policenauts
Ace Combat 2

>>861947
Wrong. Early PS3 models are the only ones with PS2 emulation, but EVERY PS3 model ever runs PS1 games.

Final Fantasy VII-VIII-IX-Tactics, Xenogears, Vagrant Story, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Suikoden 1-2, Ace Combat 2-3, Crash Bandicoot 1-2-3, Spyro the Dragon 1-2-3, Ape Escape, Medievil 1-2, Rayman 1-2, Klonoa, Tomba!, Croc 1-2, Gex 1-2-3, Oddworld: Abe's Odysee-Abe's Exoddus, Heart of Darkness, MDK, Alundra, Gran Turismo 1-2, Crash Team Racing, Ridge Racer Type 4, Need For Speed 3-HS-PU, Driver 1-2, Wipeout XL, Tomb Raider 1-2-3-LR, Resident Evil 1-2-3, Dino Crisis 1-2, Parasite Eve 1-2, Fear Effect, Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain, Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver, Brave Fencer Musashi, Front Mission 1-2-3-Alt, Breath of Fire III-IV, Chrono Trigger-Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, Threads of Fate, Saga Frontier 1-2, Star Ocean 2: The Second Story, Grandia, Valkyrie Profile, Wild Arms 1-2, Revelations: Persona, Persona 2 E.P.-I.S., Vandal Hearts 1-2, Legend of Dragoon, Legend of Legaia, Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen LE, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, Final Fantasy I-II-IV-V-VI, Tales of Phantasia-Destiny-Eternia, Azure Dreams, Bushido Blade 1-2, Street Fighter II-Alpha 1-2-3, Street Fighter EX Plus alpha-EX2, Rival Schools, Tekken 1-2-3, Pocket Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes-Marvel vs. SF-MvC-Capcom vs SNK Pro, Soul Edge, Darkstalkers 1-2-3, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, King of Fighters 95-95-97-98-99-00, The Last Blade, Guilty Gear, Tobal No 1-2, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Metal Slug 1-2, Megaman 8-X4-X5, Einhander, Tenchu 1-2, Twisted Metal 1-2, Vigilante 8 1-2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-2, Cool Boarders 1-2-3-4, Medal of Honor, Syphon Filter 1-2-3, Spider-Man, Skullmonkeys, Intelligent Qube, Parappa the Rapper-Um Jammer Lammy, Bust a Move-Bust a Groove, Worms Armageddon-World Party, Monster Rancher 1-2, Dance Dance Revolution, Gex 1-2-3, Megaman Legends 1-2, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Armored Core 1-2, Ghost In The Shell, Digimon World 1-2-3, Theme Hospital, , Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

>>865868
Hidden gems:
Bomberman Land, Loaded-ReLoaded, Jade Cocoon, Arc the Lad 1-2-3, Ergheiz, Lost World Jurassic Park, Tai Fu Wrath of the Tiger, Jumping Flash! 1-2, Robotron X, Omega Boost, Skullmonkeys, Loaded-Reloaded, Project: Overkill, N2O, Bloody Roar 1-2, Strider 2, Hercules, Tarzan, Warhawk, One, Colin McRae Rally, Sheep Raider, Micro Machines v3, R-Type series, R-Type Delta, Gradius Gaiden, Raiden-Raiden DX, Strikers 1945 1-2, Poy Poy!, Poy Poy! 2, Future Cop LAPD, Time Crisis, Akuji the Heartless, Silent Bomber, Kula World, Clock Tower 1-2

>>861883
Listing the ones i thought were god tier
>Spider man
(Spider man 2 was fucking trash)
>Syphon filter
>Any crash game
>Rayman
>Grand turismo 2
>Metal gear solid
>Tekken 3
>Any spyro game
>Driver or driver 2
>Twisted metal
>Tommorow never dies
>Need for speed 3
>Wwf smackdown

Best Platformer?
Spyro the Dragon

Best Action?
Metal Gear Solid

Best hack-n-slash?
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Best Fighter?
dunno

Best Shump?
Einhander

Best RPG?
Loaded Question

Best Strategy?
FF Tactics

Best ???
Intelligent Qube

>>865868

>doesn't list Megaman X6

Oh my

>>861883

Get a PSP and play PSX games on it.

>>865871
>>865868
By comparison, a N64 list would look like this

SM64
DK64
B-K
OOT
Turok
Goldeneye
MK64
Conker
Perfect Dark

Aaaand that's pretty much it

>>865951

>No Turok 3
>No Doom 64
>No Goemon's Great Adventure
>No Mischief Makers
>No Sin and Punishment
>No F-Zero X
>No Mario Party 2
>No Star Fox 64
>No Ogre Battle 64
>No Paper Mario

That's off the top of my head. Also,

>Posting this in a PSX thread

>>865951
Nintendo 64 has so many more games than you try to make it seem, stop trying to stir shit up.

>>865967
>>865954
N64 has no gaems

>>866945

Dude, naw.
Naw, dude.

Crash Bandicoot 1-3 and Crash Bash

>>865868
>Dino Crisis 1-2

I don't see these mentioned much in /vr/. Highly recommended.

>>867484
I dun like Dino Crisis for the same reason I dun like RE3

>>865858
Why can the PS3 play PS1 games but not games from the PS2?

>>869783
PSX software emulation is relatively easy to pull off given the difference in power between the two consoles.
PS2 however is considerably harder, and while older PS3 models had the PS2 hardware itself inside the case to ensure compatibility it was later removed to reduce production costs and push HD remakes

>>864707
It's true.

Probably the fact that the original PS1 didn't have actual 3D acceleration.

dude, just buy a saturn.

>>861883

Xenogears and Grandia are my favourite games, along with Mother 3. I sincerely recommend giving them a try. Xenogears is a better recommendation than any FF for the console in my opinion - it started development as the initial version of FFVII but became it's own thing. Anything good about 7's story was siphoned out from Xenogear's initial script.

MGS1 is a good way to enter the series. It's like Die Hard with a spy as the protagonist. It's like an excellent game/movie hybrid.

Bushido Blade 2 and Tekken 3 are fucking excellent fighters for the console. Bushido Blade 2 in particular is really unique and a ton of fun. It has realistic weapon mechanics that result in lots of instant kills.

Crash Team Racing is FUCKING FUN.

>>875947

Also, Megaman Legends 1 and 2 are really fun and atmospheric 3D dungeon crawler/action games. The overall story will never be finished but it was really good.

I think the graphics for both are pretty much the most charming of the 5th gen console games.

Also, Harvest Moon Back To Nature is probably one of the best in the series. Farm/waifu mechanics are cool, but the overall design of the game is really cool.

I recommend Clock Tower for PS1 for a horror game. It's really unique and pretty scary for what it is.

>>875947
Back the fuck up.
Mother 3 was originally devolved for the N64, then revived on the GBA after it's cancellation.

>>875947

*and Mother 3 is a GBA game. I was just listing my favorite JRPGs.

>>875959

Sorry bro;

>>875958

I wrote that poorly.

Spyro

>>861983
I know your post is old but I'm also over 20 and I've also never owned a playstation product.

Heres a few:

Syphon Filter
Mr Driller
Bust A Move 2: Arcade Edition
Dino Crisis
Tomb Raider I+II
Heart Of Darkness
Sexy Parodius
Tenchu
Tiny Tank
Lego Fuckin' Racers

My two cents on Xenogears:

It's a fairly well-written RPG that falls apart towards the end and has a dull as hell battle system. However, you should still give it a shot.

Play the Super Robot Wars games. There's in-depth story guides on the internet, and Alpha Gaiden has been completely translated in English.

Also, play Ape Escape.

you should totally give Armored Core a try, if you can look past the clunky controls its really good

>>877278
>Tiny Tank

This dude knows what's up.

>>865871
>N2O

Also good, and being able to play the Crystal Method soundtrack in any CD player off of it is a great bonus.

Can anyone tell me about something about the game Linda Cubed? Is it good? I have scans from an artbook, and it's really good!