is it worth the price to build ps1 library

i found my oldps1. it works fine and everything but it needs a memory card. i also have metal gear,fear effect,wild arms and star ocean 2

now i looked at theprices for the niche rpgs and holy crap they are expensive. 60 dollars for the tales games lunar is like 45 both the personas are expensive and suikoden 2 is a100 is it even worth it or should i just save up for the psp 2

i already own a xbox and ipod but they are nearly done game library wise

the psp 2 is going to bomb because of the ipod touch and 3ds taking 90% of the market. so yes invest in a ps1 but its better if you invest in a ps2 because you get triple the library ps1, ps2 combined. want HD ps1 games? get a ps3

Well yeah, JRPGs on PSX seem to be very expensive. If that's your game genre of preference, it might be better to looking into PS2, which does play PSX games anyways if you wanted to throw down the money on them.

However, if you can live without some of the more well-known JRPGs, there are plenty of great PSX games that aren't RPGs and are quite affordable:

Action/Adventure:

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Okay, not the most affordable, but cheaper than a lot of JRPGs on PSX and a fan-freaking-tastic game)
• Fighting Force
• MediEvil 1 & 2
• Mega Man 8
• Mega Man X4 & X5
• Mega Man Legends
• Metal Gear Solid
• Resident Evil 1-3
• Spider-Man 1 & 2 (Different from PS2/XBox/Gamecube games)
• Syphon Filter 1 & 2
• Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
• Twisted Metal 1 & 2
• Vigilante 8

Early First-Person Shooters:

• Descent & Descent Maximum
• Final Doom
• Quake 1 & 2

Fighting Games:

• Marvel Super-Heroes
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Street Fighter Collection
• X-Men: Children of the Atom

Platformers:

• Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2
• Gex
• Pac-Man World

Shoot Em Ups:

• Einhander
• G-Darius
• Thunder Force V

If those games never drop in price after you bought them, sure why not

Wait. Tales games are $60? Where? I paid $130 for Tales of Desiny, and would like Desiny 2 as well, but that's the same price on Amazon... Though I would rather import the PSP version from Euope though... cheaper and portable. But I just don't know where to do so...

Yes, I am pretty obsesive about the Tales series.

Wait. Tales games are $60? Where? I paid $130 for Tales of Desiny, and would like Desiny 2 as well, but that's the same price on Amazon... Though I would rather import the PSP version from Euope though... cheaper and portable. But I just don't know where to do so...

Yes, I am pretty obsesive about the Tales series.

lazyathew

i dunno what you mean exactly, but I personally started buying some PS1 games. I just have a handful of games so far. I think i will eventually get a few more games like the original Resident Evil and both Jet Moto and Jet Moto2, but thats really about it, and only IF i can find them for reasonable prices. The ps1 is a great console for some nostalgia, but I have more fun with my NES and Genesis. some PS1 games are just plain ugly to look at now and the load times can be horrible too. To ME a ps1 game is only worth $10 at most. No way i'm spending over $10 on a ps1 game. but that's just because and I know ANY ps1 game I want is going to be available somewhere in town or online for $10 or less. I just got Ace Combat 2 for $7 on amazon. totally worth it.

the psp 2 is going to bomb because of the ipod touch and 3ds taking 90% of the market. so yes invest in a ps1 but its better if you invest in a ps2 because you get triple the library ps1, ps2 combined. want HD ps1 games? get a ps3

bigM10231

It's definitely worth the price... if you're patient enough. It's possible that you can just pay the high entrance fees of owning those titles, but I find it better to wait patiently for a more fiscal opportunity. It just takes time. I remember clearly trying to purchase Breath of Fire III. Each auction I watched on Ebay would go up towards $28-$40. Finally, I was able to find an auction in which I only paid $16 for the game. It was most definitely worth the wait. Just have to set a price you're willing to buy something. One that is somewhat reasonable.... can't expect to pick up Valkyrie Profile for $20 when $50-$60 would be a more reasonable benchmark compared to its usual $75-$100 price point.

Well yeah, JRPGs on PSX seem to be very expensive. If that's your game genre of preference, it might be better to looking into PS2, which does play PSX games anyways if you wanted to throw down the money on them.

However, if you can live without some of the more well-known JRPGs, there are plenty of great PSX games that aren't RPGs and are quite affordable:

Action/Adventure:

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Okay, not the most affordable, but cheaper than a lot of JRPGs on PSX and a fan-freaking-tastic game)
• Fighting Force
• MediEvil 1 & 2
• Mega Man 8
• Mega Man X4 & X5
• Mega Man Legends
• Metal Gear Solid
• Resident Evil 1-3
• Spider-Man 1 & 2 (Different from PS2/XBox/Gamecube games)
• Syphon Filter 1 & 2
• Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
• Twisted Metal 1 & 2
• Vigilante 8

Early First-Person Shooters:

• Descent & Descent Maximum
• Final Doom
• Quake 1 & 2

Fighting Games:

• Marvel Super-Heroes
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Street Fighter Collection
• X-Men: Children of the Atom

Platformers:

• Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2
• Gex
• Pac-Man World

Shoot Em Ups:

• Einhander
• G-Darius
• Thunder Force V

Emerald_Warrior

no it's not worth $40.. ps1 games are really easy to find.. look for them at thrift stores and swap meets

there were a gajillion copies of these games made they're easy to find for cheap..

I wouldn't pay more than $50 for a psx game, I don't care what it is. Like someone else said, set a reasonable price point and be patient.

I wouldn't pay more than $50 for a psx game, I don't care what it is. Like someone else said, set a reasonable price point and be patient.

sayyy-gaa

This coming from a guy who paid $130 for a game using SNES technology... I don't mind admitting I am a bit crazy for doing that. But still, many of us are willing to pay $60 for a short game with awesome graphics, so why not pay the same price for long game with bad graphics, if they don't bother you much? And to many of us, I don't think they do.

yea.. get a ps2 with component cables and play ps1 games at high quality... im starting a library myself.

[QUOTE="bigM10231"]

the psp 2 is going to bomb because of the ipod touch and 3ds taking 90% of the market. so yes invest in a ps1 but its better if you invest in a ps2 because you get triple the library ps1, ps2 combined. want HD ps1 games? get a ps3

Darkman2007

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="bigM10231"]

the psp 2 is going to bomb because of the ipod touch and 3ds taking 90% of the market. so yes invest in a ps1 but its better if you invest in a ps2 because you get triple the library ps1, ps2 combined. want HD ps1 games? get a ps3

ubpoker123

This is what the Dreamcast looks like on this TV via the VGA, sadly it looks a bit bright through the webcam, but trust me , its not as bright as that on the actually TV.

this is what Dead Or Alive on the Saturn looks like on this TV, connected with an RGB SCART cable.

keep in mind these pics were taken with a pretty bad quality webcam

of course I also own a 32inch Sony Bravia HDTV, for the PS3, but for older games, this TV is better, its only a 17inch TV. but its really sharp.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="ubpoker123"]An LCD SDTV, this sounds very interesting to me =). Is this a hard TV to find would you imagine? And to TC if I were you I would just find a bunch of cheaper games that you want instead of spending alot of money on a single game that you might not like, and assuming that you like RPGs your gonna find very very few cheap quality games for the PS1, in comparison to something like the PS2.ubpoker123

i found my oldps1. it works fine and everything but it needs a memory card. i also have metal gear,fear effect,wild arms and star ocean 2

now i looked at theprices for the niche rpgs and holy crap they are expensive. 60 dollars for the tales games lunar is like 45 both the personas are expensive and suikoden 2 is a100 is it even worth it or should i just save up for the psp 2

i already own a xbox and ipod but they are nearly done game library wise

ps2snesgod

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i found my oldps1. it works fine and everything but it needs a memory card. i also have metal gear,fear effect,wild arms and star ocean 2

now i looked at theprices for the niche rpgs and holy crap they are expensive. 60 dollars for the tales games lunar is like 45 both the personas are expensive and suikoden 2 is a100 is it even worth it or should i just save up for the psp 2

i already own a xbox and ipod but they are nearly done game library wise

quasarwolf

[QUOTE="quasarwolf"][QUOTE="ps2snesgod"]

i found my oldps1. it works fine and everything but it needs a memory card. i also have metal gear,fear effect,wild arms and star ocean 2

now i looked at theprices for the niche rpgs and holy crap they are expensive. 60 dollars for the tales games lunar is like 45 both the personas are expensive and suikoden 2 is a100 is it even worth it or should i just save up for the psp 2

i already own a xbox and ipod but they are nearly done game library wise

Darkman2007

Well he is right, to a point. The timeframe can be debated, but no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable that your disc-based system will wear out unless you simply don't play it. Moving parts wear out over time. I've had to replace 1 XBox, 1 XBox 360, and 2 PS2 Original models. And no, I don't beat up my systems and I don't have kids or a dog to do it for me.

It's funny though, because my older disc-based systems like Saturn, PSX, and Dreamcast work fine. My Sega CD is a little touchy with scratched discs, but it still works.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="quasarwolf"] the way i see it collecting any disc-system isnt worth it. we know how long cds last so unless you have your games stored in a humidity controlled enviroment and barely handle them your ps1 games will be uselss in 5 to 10 years. go cartdrige systems! though they might need a mem battery changed they should last foreverEmerald_Warrior

Well he is right, to a point. The timeframe can be debated, but no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable that your disc-based system will wear out unless you simply don't play it. Moving parts wear out over time. I've had to replace 1 XBox, 1 XBox 360, and 2 PS2 Original models. And no, I don't beat up my systems and I don't have kids or a dog to do it for me.

It's funny though, because my older disc-based systems like Saturn, PSX, and Dreamcast work fine. My Sega CD is a little touchy with scratched discs, but it still works.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="quasarwolf"] the way i see it collecting any disc-system isnt worth it. we know how long cds last so unless you have your games stored in a humidity controlled enviroment and barely handle them your ps1 games will be uselss in 5 to 10 years. go cartdrige systems! though they might need a mem battery changed they should last foreverEmerald_Warrior

Well he is right, to a point. The timeframe can be debated, but no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable that your disc-based system will wear out unless you simply don't play it. Moving parts wear out over time. I've had to replace 1 XBox, 1 XBox 360, and 2 PS2 Original models. And no, I don't beat up my systems and I don't have kids or a dog to do it for me.

It's funny though, because my older disc-based systems like Saturn, PSX, and Dreamcast work fine. My Sega CD is a little touchy with scratched discs, but it still works.

Is it worth the price to build your PS1 library?

Yes it is, Just because a game is of an older generation doesn't mean it is not fun.

I have recently bought a copy of Syphon Filter 3. For the same price as the playstation network price.

So yes if you have missed out on some Playsation 1/PSone classics.

Someone once told me that a "library" of games was a minimum of thirty titles in your collection. So finding 30 quality games for the original Playsation is easy enough. There is about 7000 games released for PS1.

So yes it is (The first Playsation has arguabally the best library of games out of all the Playstations)

even with psp 2 lol , id still build a ps1 library but thats me , plus me i dont see psp 2 coming f or a while , ,

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="quasarwolf"] the way i see it collecting any disc-system isnt worth it. we know how long cds last so unless you have your games stored in a humidity controlled enviroment and barely handle them your ps1 games will be uselss in 5 to 10 years. go cartdrige systems! though they might need a mem battery changed they should last foreverEmerald_Warrior

Well he is right, to a point. The timeframe can be debated, but no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable that your disc-based system will wear out unless you simply don't play it. Moving parts wear out over time. I've had to replace 1 XBox, 1 XBox 360, and 2 PS2 Original models. And no, I don't beat up my systems and I don't have kids or a dog to do it for me.

It's funny though, because my older disc-based systems like Saturn, PSX, and Dreamcast work fine. My Sega CD is a little touchy with scratched discs, but it still works.

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