PS1 games that hold up today......

Ok...sounds crazy because most of the playstation is indescribable polygons and pixels when looked at today...but there are a couple that can stand the test of time...well sort of.

What Playstation 1 games in your opinion are still playable and easy enough to look at today?

I'll throw some games out there that I still play today and don't get a headache from.:P

Gran Turismo 2

Einhander

Metal Gear Solid

Tekken 3

Final Fantasy Tactics

Final Fantasy IX and VIII look great, and Symphony of the Night still looks as good as the DS Castlevanias.

Front Mission 3

Spyro

Gran Turismo

Almost all the PSX games I have hold up pretty well. Maybe it's because I don't mind the graphics and focus on what the games offer me other than graphics.

street fighter alpha 3(i think it looks better than all the newer sf)

chrono cross(looks better than any mobile rpg available now)

What great PS1 games don't hold up? And how many of these games truly "held up" when they were released? Final Fantasy VII was always a graphical mishmash of realistic and cartoonish design, for example.

Final Fantasy VIII still looks amazing to me.

street fighter alpha 3(i think it looks better than all the newer sf)

chrono cross(looks better than any mobile rpg available now)

iminyaface

any 2d games will look ok today imo

Those kind of games with 2D backgrounds like Tekken 3, Dino Crisis etc. most of them look very nice, on the other hand all 3D games on the PS1 aged pretty bad though.

Final Fantasy VIII still blows me away to this day.

Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo 2, Syphon Filter, Driver, Tekken 3, Tomb Raider 3 and Crash Bandicoot 3 still are amazing games.

Also, I would play the crap out of Rugrats: Search for Reptar if I had it today, purely for the nostalgia factor and reliving childhood memories.

Final Fantasy IX and Crash Team Racing, I've always keep coming back to those games

Considering I still enjoy playing 8-bit games even today in 2012. The original Playstation 32-bit games I still enjoy. The gaphics are dated, but since I remember when they were state of the art. My current Playstation 1 games I am playing are MDK, Independence day, Diablo and Final Fantasy VIII. I'm not hung up of graphics in videogames so much.

I just remember that these are 32-bit videogames, so the look does not effect the enjoyment I get from old Playstation games. Anygame can hold up today if you enjoy it.

I still enjoy the original "Twisted Metal" on the original Playstation, even though it doesn't come close to"Twisted Metal" on the Playstation 3.

Chrono Cross.

Considering I still enjoy playing 8-bit games even today in 2012. The original Playstation 32-bit games I still enjoy. The gaphics are dated, but since I remember when they were state of the art. My current Playstation 1 games I am playing are MDK, Independence day, Diablo and Final Fantasy VIII. I'm not hung up of graphics in videogames so much.

I just remember that these are 32-bit videogames, so the look does not effect the enjoyment I get from old Playstation games. Anygame can hold up today if you enjoy it.

I still enjoy the original "Twisted Metal" on the original Playstation, even though it doesn't come close to"Twisted Metal" on the Playstation 3.

Megavideogamer

I think the 8-bit comparison is a little off base since most of those games are really unique in style and made to be cartoonish...Where as if you play Medal of Honor on the ps1 it was (at the time) a pretty gritty realistic type fps game, but looking at it today it looks worse than doom on the Snes.

In some ways I could see some comparisons to the Atari Gen, for being part of the gen that really started the 3-d polygon movement (where the Atari Gen really started the video game movement in general)

2-d already had 20 years to help perfect itself while 3-d polygons were pretty dang new. Which is why some of the games on the ps1 In my opinion look crap today. I realize though if you thought it was fun back then you probably could still get some enjoyment out of it today. But there are a couple of games that I had fun with back when I was younger and I can't play them anymore today just because my eyes hurt from trying to make out pixelated blobs.

EDIT: Yes I know polygons were used on the SNES system so you really could use the argument that the SNES and the Jaguar was the atari2600 type console for 3-d polygons, I'm just stating as the Saturn, PS1, N64 generation as a whole made it their main push. Where as on the SNES it was more of a gimmick at the time and the Jaguar just bombed.

"Driver" and "Colony Wars", "Tony Hawk"... Pretty much anything that was good, is STILL good.

Those kind of games with 2D backgrounds like Tekken 3, Dino Crisis etc. most of them look very nice, on the other hand all 3D games on the PS1 aged pretty bad though.

Stefan91x

[QUOTE="Stefan91x"]

Those kind of games with 2D backgrounds like Tekken 3, Dino Crisis etc. most of them look very nice, on the other hand all 3D games on the PS1 aged pretty bad though.

tab134

I'm playing Spyro the Dragon right now, it's still fun.

Spyro series, FFVIII, Metal Gear Solid still hold very well for me.

[QUOTE="tab134"][QUOTE="Stefan91x"]

Those kind of games with 2D backgrounds like Tekken 3, Dino Crisis etc. most of them look very nice, on the other hand all 3D games on the PS1 aged pretty bad though.

Stefan91x

"Driver" and "Colony Wars", "Tony Hawk"... Pretty much anything that was good, is STILL good.

MonkeySpot

Tekken 3, Gran turismo 2, and Colony Wars

Pretty much games made with Sprites will hold up IMO because they are not based on polygons which don't age as well

Final Fantasy Tactics Lunar Rayman Saga Frontier Street Fighter Alpha 3 Legend of Mana Grandia Mega Man 8 Marvel Vs Capcom SOTN

[QUOTE="Megavideogamer"]

Considering I still enjoy playing 8-bit games even today in 2012. The original Playstation 32-bit games I still enjoy. The gaphics are dated, but since I remember when they were state of the art. My current Playstation 1 games I am playing are MDK, Independence day, Diablo and Final Fantasy VIII. I'm not hung up of graphics in videogames so much.

I just remember that these are 32-bit videogames, so the look does not effect the enjoyment I get from old Playstation games. Anygame can hold up today if you enjoy it.

I still enjoy the original "Twisted Metal" on the original Playstation, even though it doesn't come close to"Twisted Metal" on the Playstation 3.

NodakJo2010

I think the 8-bit comparison is a little off base since most of those games are really unique in style and made to be cartoonish...Where as if you play Medal of Honor on the ps1 it was (at the time) a pretty gritty realistic type fps game, but looking at it today it looks worse than doom on the Snes.

In some ways I could see some comparisons to the Atari Gen, for being part of the gen that really started the 3-d polygon movement (where the Atari Gen really started the video game movement in general)

2-d already had 20 years to help perfect itself while 3-d polygons were pretty dang new. Which is why some of the games on the ps1 In my opinion look crap today. I realize though if you thought it was fun back then you probably could still get some enjoyment out of it today. But there are a couple of games that I had fun with back when I was younger and I can't play them anymore today just because my eyes hurt from trying to make out pixelated blobs.

EDIT: Yes I know polygons were used on the SNES system so you really could use the argument that the SNES and the Jaguar was the atari2600 type console for 3-d polygons, I'm just stating as the Saturn, PS1, N64 generation as a whole made it their main push. Where as on the SNES it was more of a gimmick at the time and the Jaguar just bombed.

PS1 had great graphics - for 1995. You have to put things into perspective. Back then 3D graphics were something new and exciting but today - not really. Yes, the polygon counts on the 5th gen consoles are pathetic for modern standards (only the Jaguar and 32X were worse) and the games look extremely pixelated (N64 was a little better in this regard) but that were the hardware limitations back then. If you wanted the best graphics you either needed a good PC or had to go to the arcades. Still, the 5th gen has given us some all-time classics that really pushed their genres to the next level. The outdated graphics don't really tarnish that imo. But if you absolutely need better graphics then I recomend playing PS1 games on the PS2 or emulator which makes them look better (same with N64 games which look a lot better on VC or emulator).

Ace Combat

Ace Combat 2

Ace Combat 3

Resident Evil

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 3

Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve II

Metal Gear Solid

Star Trek Invasion

I still play my PS1 a lot even to this day. There are some great titles where fun-factor hugely overcomes the poor graphics.

Star wars phantom menace

Nightmare creatures

Hogs of War

Worms

Doom 1+2

Tekken (any of them)

Fighting Force

GTA 1+2

Hercules

Final Fantasy 7

Theme Park

Syphon filter 2

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head but there are definately more :)

After playing the Metal Gear remake on gamecube i can't go back to the PSone version. Also the PC version of FF7 and FF8 makes the PSone look like a joke , ditto if you add high res mods.

After playing the Metal Gear remake on gamecube i can't go back to the PSone version. Also the PC version of FF7 and FF8 makes the PSone look like a joke , ditto if you add high res mods.

Vambran

Rival Schools, still great to look at and fun as hell to play.Dudersaper

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"]Rival Schools, still great to look at and fun as hell to play.LP4EVA2005

crash bandicoot

Resident Evil 2

ace combat2

twisted metal 1,2

Gran Turismo 1, 2

but thats just my opinion

Final Fantasy VIII still blows me away to this day.

Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo 2, Syphon Filter, Driver, Tekken 3, Tomb Raider 3 and Crash Bandicoot 3 still are amazing games.

Also, I would play the crap out of Rugrats: Search for Reptar if I had it today, purely for the nostalgia factor and reliving childhood memories.

paranoidpixie95

What great PS1 games don't hold up? And how many of these games truly "held up" when they were released? Final Fantasy VII was always a graphical mishmash of realistic and cartoonish design, for example.

CLOUDsea

[QUOTE="CLOUDsea"]

What great PS1 games don't hold up? And how many of these games truly "held up" when they were released? Final Fantasy VII was always a graphical mishmash of realistic and cartoonish design, for example.

Last-Resort

Pffft...what?! Are you kidding me? The CGI cutscenes were absolutely jaw-droppingly astonishing to behold at the time of release. I'm not a JRPG fan, and I played through the game just to see the next great CGI scene.

[QUOTE="Last-Resort"][QUOTE="CLOUDsea"]

What great PS1 games don't hold up? And how many of these games truly "held up" when they were released? Final Fantasy VII was always a graphical mishmash of realistic and cartoonish design, for example.

Emerald_Warrior

Pffft...what?! Are you kidding me? The CGI cutscenes were absolutely jaw-droppingly astonishing to behold at the time of release. I'm not a JRPG fan, and I played through the game just to see the next great CGI scene.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="Last-Resort"] But Final Fantasy VII however, never looked good in the first place compared to many games at the time. Not many Rpgs on the PSX J influenced looked that good.Last-Resort

Pffft...what?! Are you kidding me? The CGI cutscenes were absolutely jaw-droppingly astonishing to behold at the time of release. I'm not a JRPG fan, and I played through the game just to see the next great CGI scene.

Did you use an HDTV when playing it? That's what would cause those problems. And yeah, most people did play SNES and Genesis before PS1, wince those were the systems before PS1...so what's your point? There was no Dreamcast or PS2 yet. Compared to Saturn and N64 games of the time, FFVII's CGI was quite impressive, so again, I'm failing to see your point with the consoles comment.

And please, point out these many games in 1997 that had better looking CGI.

[QUOTE="Last-Resort"][QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

Pffft...what?! Are you kidding me? The CGI cutscenes were absolutely jaw-droppingly astonishing to behold at the time of release. I'm not a JRPG fan, and I played through the game just to see the next great CGI scene.

Emerald_Warrior

Did you use an HDTV when playing it? That's what would cause those problems. And yeah, most people did play SNES and Genesis before PS1, wince those were the systems before PS1...so what's your point? There was no Dreamcast or PS2 yet. Compared to Saturn and N64 games of the time, FFVII's CGI was quite impressive, so again, I'm failing to see your point with the consoles comment.

And please, point out these many games in 1997 that had better looking CGI.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="Last-Resort"] No they were not. The only way that would impress anybody is if they restricted their gaming to only mainstream SNES and GEN games and just jumped onto mainstream PS games with no other or many non-mainstream games/consoles in between. It's not amazing at all, that's all they used for the ads anyway, FMVs looked better, the CGI was floaty, unattached, pixellated, and static, and could mess with your TV screen in some cases causing random flashes in some cases. Also, the whole rest of the game was a large failure in the graphics department. What do you think the CGI was there for? Fun? It was there to cover up the fact the rest of the game looks like a$s even though the CGI also looked like ass, and many games around the same time and before looked much better. It's called mainstream gaming, the hype was there so you made yourself believe it was amazing bcause you were riding the hype train.Last-Resort

Did you use an HDTV when playing it? That's what would cause those problems. And yeah, most people did play SNES and Genesis before PS1, wince those were the systems before PS1...so what's your point? There was no Dreamcast or PS2 yet. Compared to Saturn and N64 games of the time, FFVII's CGI was quite impressive, so again, I'm failing to see your point with the consoles comment.

And please, point out these many games in 1997 that had better looking CGI.

Yeah, I know there were no HDTVs back then, I was asking you if you played it on an HDTV because I never had any flashing or floating pixels. There was something wrong with your copy of the game or your T.V.

And are you really trying to say that games like Phantasy Star III, Breath of Fire, Final Fantasy VI (JRPGs before FFVII) were visually more impressive than FFVII? Your blind.

[QUOTE="Last-Resort"][QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

Did you use an HDTV when playing it? That's what would cause those problems. And yeah, most people did play SNES and Genesis before PS1, wince those were the systems before PS1...so what's your point? There was no Dreamcast or PS2 yet. Compared to Saturn and N64 games of the time, FFVII's CGI was quite impressive, so again, I'm failing to see your point with the consoles comment.

And please, point out these many games in 1997 that had better looking CGI.

Emerald_Warrior

Yeah, I know there were no HDTVs back then, I was asking you if you played it on an HDTV because I never had any flashing or floating pixels. There was something wrong with your copy of the game or your T.V.

And are you really trying to say that games like Phantasy Star III, Breath of Fire, Final Fantasy VI (JRPGs before FFVII) were visually more impressive than FFVII? Your blind.

^ some random 2 cents to the above discussion.

Final Fantasy 7 imo looks pretty bad, but at the time it still looked pretty good...it should make sense. Even though it can be hard sometimes today to look at its still a fun game to playthrough, but compare screenshots of 7 to 9 and you see big differences.

All ps1 Final Fantasies are fun...but yes I do agree that FF7 looks pretty ugly today even compared with its sibling FF ps1 games.

^ some random 2 cents to the above discussion.

Final Fantasy 7 imo looks pretty bad, but at the time it still looked pretty good...it should make sense. Even though it can be hard sometimes today to look at its still a fun game to playthrough, but compare screenshots of 7 to 9 and you see big differences.

All ps1 Final Fantasies are fun...but yes I do agree that FF7 looks pretty ugly today even compared with its sibling FF ps1 games.

NodakJo2010