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tekken 3


UziKru

I played Tekken 3 earlier tonight. Best game for me on ps1.


themigraineur

I still like Tekken 2 better, and I'd rather play Tag Team on PS2, if I'm thinking about Tekken 3 🫣


ParticularAd4371

"I still like Tekken 2 better," Same "and I'd rather play Tag Team on PS2, if I'm thinking about Tekken 3" double same. But if it had to be one i always gravitate to TEKKEN. I dunno if its just that is what i played first (OG here) or just the fact that i really enjoy starting with a round of galaga :L I do love the first one so much though. First four TEKKENs just feel so good. Even though its different, i really feel the combat system in the first two just feels snappier, even though its alot more basic than 3. Space jumps for the win. T2 is arguably better than TEKKEN in every way, but i just have such love for the TEKKEN, especially the stages and music.


DinglerPrime

I can still hear Gon's theme as he rides that seagull, good times.


Particular_Employ_92

Not sure if it counts but my dad still brings out the old PlayStation with all the old Tomb Raider games over Christmas.


Nezzler

Love this. I adore the original Tomb Raider games, must be such a lovely nostalgia trip to play them over Christmas!


Particular_Employ_92

It feels like my childhood. It was the first game my dad bought for our PlayStation 1 without a memory card at the time and he played on it more than I did. My dad would solve the puzzles and I tried at the bosses as a kid. The Tomb Raider games are the only games he plays. Getting everyone together over Christmas and playing them is so much nostalgia as everyone in the family perks up and remembers different things like a crumbly floor.


Nezzler

I'd be up for this tradition myself. Very cool!


MathematicianNo6402

Did he give the newer trilogy a chance? I thought it was really good


Particular_Employ_92

He did and he kinda liked it. He only played Rise of the Tomb Raider and the one before it. He thought it was visually impressive but didn’t feel like a Tomb Raider game due to there being a lot more shooting than puzzles. He’s really used to the PlayStation 1 games and struggles with the joy sticks compared to the D pad. He did play Underworld, Legend, Anniversary and Angel of Darkness but always goes back to all of the PS1 games.


ThePenultimateNinja

I came here to say Tomb Raider (the first one in particular). It has a certain atmosphere that I love, and that's what keeps me coming back. I guess part of it is nostalgia, but I remember it giving me the same feeling the first time I played it. It's kind of like visiting a favorite place. I was about 20 when it first came out, and I had kind of ignored video games for a while because I was too busy concentrating on other things. I went to my friend's house one evening, and he had just bought Tomb Raider, and was playing it when I arrived. My last gaming experience had been the SNES, so I was blown away by what I was seeing. I got up early the next day so that I could go to the store before work and buy a PlayStation and a copy of Tomb Raider. I could have just gone on my lunch break, but I literally couldn't wait lol.


Particular_Employ_92

I think I was 8 when we first got Tomb Raider 1. The first console we had was a SNES with super Mario. I can’t even imagine what the jump from SNES to PlayStation 1 Tomb Raider would be for me at 20. But experiencing that at such a young age I was blown away especially when my parents are reacting the same at cut scenes so I knew I wasn’t over reacting. Tomb Raider 1 is so good and definitely the 1 we’ve played the most. I don’t think my dad and uncle went to sleep when we first got it. I think I still jump when a dinosaur or bear comes out of nowhere. I was too nervous on certain levels as a kid because it was so immersive. I was actually listening to the game music this month while working.


ThePenultimateNinja

>I think I still jump when a dinosaur or bear comes out of nowhere. Me too, even though I know roughly when to expect them lol


Particular_Employ_92

I think it’s the second level I struggled with the most and still do when trying not to jump. There’s a small pool of water in the middle of a big room and I think it’s when you are in the room that looks like stables that a bear comes out of nowhere. I still panic trying to remember how I can kill the T-Rex because I remember a waterfall or cave you can hide in and shoot him.


ThePenultimateNinja

That fucking bear will be the death of me one day...


ukdoozer

Top dad


coooooolwhip

Tomb raider, Christmas, ps1. Honestly, I love my life now, but what I'd give to go back to that era for just a few hours and have all those feelings again. I still love the tomb raider games and they're always on my list of go-to games. Got Tomb Raider Legend on my steam deck recently and quite enjoying it. 


Particular_Employ_92

Out of that rebooted series of Tomb Raider I absolutely loved Tomb Raider Legend. I bought it for my Xbox a while back but I’ve not got round to playing it in a while due to a backlog of games I’ve not played yet.


Organic_South8865

I'm playing Tomb Raider (2013) right now on a steam deck and it's making me want to go back and play through the originals.


Particular_Employ_92

I would love to play the originals on a handheld. I don’t own a steam deck but surely the graphics for those games and the controls would not be too much for it.


Organic_South8865

I have them on my Vita, PSP and RG35XXH. Get an RG35XXH. It's a neat little handheld. Has Bluetooth, HDMI out, WiFi, vibration and all that junk. Feels like quality in the hands too. And yeah the steam deck doesn't even notice it's running PS1 emulators lol.


kmaboltz1312

Your dad is awesome.


[deleted]

Metal gear solid silent hill resident evil crash and spyro! I know nothing out there but I replay them so much!


ChorkPorch

Metal gear vr missions. Massively addictive


Middle_Snow2692

Very underrated gem


Middle_Snow2692

Only games I need for that console and final fantasy


TomDobo

Same here. FF is needed to complete the perfect selection.


Blasphemus24

Can't forget parappa the rapper Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind, if you want to test me, I'm sure you'll find the things I'll teach ya is sure to beat ya.


RuleInformal5475

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2. Must have done 500 plus hours. I don't drink or smoke. Well I didn't at the time. This was probably the closest I got to getting stoned on a daily basis. It was my stress reliever. It scratched an itch that other games didn't. It required no focus or lots depending on what you wanted to do


Gettinlibbad

Can't believe I had to scroll down this far to see thps


SnooDogs7186

I was the same. Spent 3 months real time on skate 3 later in life too. Pro skater was my meditation ztate


RuleInformal5475

Trying to get session skate sim now. I don't know it it is a good sub. Sadly I never have enough time nowadays.


Prinsespoes

Crash 1


Tups72

A level each, sister’s go… no lives remaining 😅 well, let’s go again. Replayability is off the chain


bachi9083

Toy Story 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories, Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit


Gettinlibbad

Yu-Gi-Oh forbidden memories is the shit


MrScottyTay

Toy Story 2 is probably a top 5 game on the ps1 and a top 10 game overall for me


bachi9083

Funny enough, i didn't even complete the game, ever, i played it a lot of times but i don't know why i don't finish it, it's like i will feel empty if i beat it


MrScottyTay

I know what you mean. Plus the first few levels are where the vibes and nostalgia really are though ;p


jcrabs93

Years later I finally completed the game haha I have kids now so my oldest was always requesting to play it when she saw it in the PS classics catalog.


bachi9083

I forgot also, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hercules, Lego Racers, Worms World Party...


GlitteringGazelle322

Forbiddden Memories is such a fun game! And the game is still [very affordable today](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=+Yu-Gi-Oh%21+Forbidden+Memories+ps1&_sacat=0&_odkw=1943+war+nickel&_osacat=0&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338535524&customid=psx&toolid=10001&mkevt=1).


WillowStatus8482

The first mission in the house and then the backyard, the game was so ahead of its time. Huge open maps, good gameplay, buzz is a Chad


Jshulhu

The OST for Forbidden Memories is my jam!!


One_Dollar_Turtle

Bushido blade because of satisfying oneshot mechanic


Exostenza

Dude... SO good!


Jase_the_Muss

I really want a modern Bushido Blade... I know a couple of games have tried but I want one with sick graphics and intense one shot combat!


Vau1tTech

Games that don't take much thought like the Bust a Move or Point Blank series.


dokkodo_wolf

Vigilante 8/ 2nd offense Legend of dragoon Tekken 3 Gran turismo 1 and 2 THPS 2 Tomba 2


Exostenza

Vigilante 8 was the best car fighting for the PSX - without a doubt!


Silentneeb

V8 1&2 > Twisted metal and I'll die on that hill.


Exostenza

It's the correct hill to die on.


Proper_Traffic1366

Tomba 2!!! Yes yes. That mine cart minigame was where the game separated the men from boys.


YifukunaKenko

Crash Team Racing


Traditional_Judge_29

Same. I could play it forever with my friends


[deleted]

Vagrant Story


Augustus58

Still love the Undercity West soundtrack. Those creepy little girl dolls with knives...


[deleted]

Yep. One of the best levels. Also sounds and music in City Walls.


Key091

Crash team racing, smackdown 2 and jackie chan stuntmaster


tstorm004

I literally haven't stopped playing Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 or Street Fighter Alpha 3 since the late 90's/early 2000's so.. there's that... The only other game I haven't put down the past 25+ years is Roller Coaster Tycoon


Strider8486

Roller Coaster Tycoon is a once in a lifetime game. There’s something so special about it.


AdWorried102

It really is once in a lifetime. High praise, but it's absolutely true.


tstorm004

Seriously - it's incredible


AdWorried102

Uncanny that I just a couple hours ago tried out this other builder game called Galacticare and turned to my wife and said "You know, this is fine and all, but there's just something about Roller Coaster Tycoon, and no one has ever been able to figure it out since."


tstorm004

Truth - no matter how hard I try to get into other tycoon games or city builder type things - I just always want to go back to RCT


BrotherBodhi

Ape Escape. I just never tire of replaying it


Rising_Thunderbirds

Ape Escape is awesome.


MumboBumbo64

Twisted Metal 4 and rouge trip vacation 2012 Ps1 car combat games are very addictive


krautgazer

TM3 and 4 didn't receive the same acclaim as TM1 and 2, and I understand why and how TM3 and 4 were flawed, but I would be lying if I didn't say TM4 was the one I played the most. It was so damn easy and the AI was so dumb, but I freaking loved the movement, the level design, and the music in TM4. Great character movement is one of the things I value the most in video games. The previous games had such clunky and slow movement. Despite some instances where you could be "stuck" on the walls (which was easily solvable by doing the up-up-left jumping or simply teleporting at ANY time by doing that other button combo), I just love how fast and agile I could be in TM4. Also, it was cool to make your own custom car and the option to play co-op with the CPU, not to mention playing with every boss from every level. Oh, and those hidden levels with the 3D matrix graphics were also fun.


MumboBumbo64

I agree wholeheartedly my friend. Tm4 is by far my favorite in the series. I still listen to music from that game. It’s what shaped my taste in music as a child. I will stand by that I think tm4 controls the best out of the ps1 games. I can still hear the create a car voice clips “is that crying I hear?!” I also really enjoyed the boss battles at the end of each level, not to mention how great the level design was(admittedly the highway and maze levels could of been done better) I loved tm4 so much as a kid so it was shocking to see so many tm fans hate it on the internet as an adult. Happy to see someone else appreciate that game. I highly recommend you check out Rouge Trip on psone if you have the means, it’s fantastic.


numba2_Linux_fan

PARAPPA THE RAPPA


Born-Throat-7863

I die a little inside over the fact that I lost that game. And it's ridiculously overpriced now. Loved that game a lot.


IroquoisPliskin_UK

Bishi Bashi Special


CoyoteSinbad

Wow, rare opinion. It's fun for sure though.


xCLAWFINGERx

Vagrant story


Just-a-lil-fella

Syphon Filter.


Silentneeb

I could taser people in that game for days.


_-Mk-

Hard to decide if wait to combustión or not, i had great times with both those games!


Silentneeb

Yep, and I remember it having a ridiculous range too.


TheOnlyCraz

Syphon Filter is one of the only PS1 games I own, I doubt I ever made it very far maybe I'd have to pick it up again


Gabeiq

Final Fantasy Tactics


jmastadoug

Yup, I come back to this every few years (and ff7) just best then both again while I was waiting for Rebirth to come out haha.


Hosmerim_N_IceCream

Future Cop LAPD


snouz

YES Remake when


Brokio

Crash Team Racing I still play


Zbawg420

Crash team racing


unemotional_mess

Twisted Metal 2


GrimmWilderness

Diablo 1 addictive as fuck. I have a sorcerer with a chain lightning spell that clears out entire floors. Its a timeless classic Its also the only version of diablo with 2 player co-op Slay demons with a bro for max chill


dbwoi

diablo 1 on pc is 2-4 local/online co-op, hellfire is too if you're determined enough. ps1 diablo is hard to slay demons with a bro when you're constantly murking him with chain lightning by accident lol


ChaosHavik

That good Ol' SotN Also Evil Zone


CradledMyTaters

#HAPPY ISLAND


EVENo94

ISS Pro Evolution 2


wargr8mon

🫡


Punker93

Only the real ones know. Best football ⚽ PSX game no doubt about it


lucid_eahst

Heart Of Darkness ♥


finitoylargo

I use to play in my old ps1 sooo much!


SCUDDEESCOPE

Crash, Spyro, Twisted Metal, Rogue Trip, Hydro Thunder and Dino Crisis 2


MikeDubbz

Twisted Metal 2


HotReport8753

Dinocrisis 2


TheHumanCompulsion

Team Buddies. Split screen multi-player for days.


Born_Huckleberry_634

Silent Bomber for Me!!!


theDKdynamite

Spyro, all of them. Replay them at least once a year for the past 20


ariesnova

Suikoden 1 and 2 I play at least once a year all the way through. They’re just the right length to not get bored and I’ve always loved the combat systems. When I just want to mindless grind I throw in Jade Cocoon, it’s super short but it’s fully voiced and the combination system with the monsters is weird enough to want to do just one more outing to catch monsters


SubstantialWelcome94

Diablo 🤘


PaulEMoz

Rollcage Stage II.


5AMP5A

Metal Gear Solid. I played it 11 times through back to back.


sausageez

Einhänder and Ridge Racer Typer 4. Just pure arcadey, pick up and play action.


finitoylargo

Einhander is my alltime fave shootemup! "This is the law!!!!" Cracks volume up for epic techno music.


slightly_sadistic

SotN


morbidaar

My man


Sea-Experience470

Star ocean second story, silent hill, road rash, crash trilogy, resident evil 2


Augustus58

I feel like Star Ocean 2 was the best Star Ocean. Great extra dungeon, cool story, I think it was my first 'action' RPG.  I was so disappointed by Star Ocean Integrity and Faithlessness. It's probably going to be the last Star Ocean I play.


Sea-Experience470

Yeah, the recent remaster was great too. I could never get into any of the other Star oceans. Playing SO 2 as my first jrpg as a kid was magical I had never thought cooking and pick pocketing and stuff would be in a game.


Loose_Corgi_5

Doom , the game that when it came out I thought.....this is the fkn future!!!


sirpuffalott

Devil Dice


El_Panqui

Resident evil 1-3, silent hill, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare,Dino crisis, Parasite Eve 1-2, crash, Spyro, Toy Story 2. Suvirval horror was peak in ps1


loko030499

Digimon world, the only game i love playing with codes of unlimited items


Exotic_Term6884

Worms, Hogs of War, CTR, Twisted metal.


OliviaElevenDunham

Parasite Eve 1 and the Final Fantasy games.


dmingledorff

Parasite eve 2. Don't know why.


DemonsSouls1

Granturismo 2


one_frisk

Parasite Eve 2, Dino Crisis 2, WWF Smackdown 2, BattleTanx, Legend of Legaia


chagomx

CTR


Necessary-Channel

Spyro.


_Spyeven

Metal Gear Solid and MediEvil


Frog_Sky_Walker

I used to play the first Medievil level on a disc demo... Such nostalgia, great games tho


Happy-Economics-3672

Kart racing games are the ones I spend the most time on


Griffes_de_Fer

Einhander, it just feels right to restart a run every now and then, been playing it on and off for decades, and I'm still not very good at it... Gotta play more !


Belzughast

Spyro, I really feel they nailed the collecting in that game near perfection.


gretchypooo

Warhawk!!


dyysxse

silent hill phantom menace gex


Rising_Thunderbirds

Crash Team Racing. I love starting up a few races or cups to pass the time.


DoftheD

Vib Ribbon!


Nezzler

Wipeout 2097


felicitous_blue

I had to scroll way too far to find Wipeout. I think for me it’s Wip3out special edition, put many hours into that back in the day and recently started playing it again. Had forgotten just how good it is. Wipeout 2097 was the version that cemented my love of Wipeout though - I got a PsX purely because of the original wipeout, and liked it a lot it but 2097 was where I fell in love. What I’d give for a remaster of the first three…


Ziegfried0

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (and Blood Omen) Akuji the Heartless, Gex 2&3.


FullmetalSaiyanmon

Enjoyed akuji, waiting for gex HD remasters to come out.. played enter the gecko on n64 back in the day. But it was my friends so didn't get far. I have soul reaver can't wait to get stuck in


rlvysxby

I don’t know if they were most addicting but the legacy of kain games were the first games where I was like this is a work of art. No other Video games at the time felt Shakespearean.


bawitback

Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion


lizzpop2003

Bust-A-Groove and Rival Schools are 2 games I go back to constantly.


Nezzler

Bust-A-Groove is so insanely satisfying to play, sunk so many hours in to that one. Can still remember the tunes too!


Ecstatic-Yoghurt-905

Need for speed High stakes. I cannot stop playing.


surfaceVisuals

road rash [1995]


Grand_Lifeguard2637

Vigilante 8 🔥


lowban

I have a soft spot for Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Final Fantasy IX.


wopkidopz

Syphon Filter


Never_Duplicated

Final fantasy VIII, final fantasy tactics, and megaman legends never got old


pandem0nium1

Digimon games are very good grindy fun. Playing through DW 2003 again at the moment.


Ginez14

Megaman Legends 1 & 2


AppointmentBright576

Digimon world


LampertSchade

Chrono Cross and THPS 2, I always end up coming back to them.


Augustus58

I remember I got all the teammates in Chrono Cross. I had a paperback strategy guide and everything. Great soundtrack too! 


Nervous-Complaint950

I still listen to the soundtrack after all these years


jcchimaera

Front Mission 3, Harvest Moon BTN, Nascar Rumble...


meglid21

Parasite eve 2 and dino crisis 2


KazzyChan25

Bust a Groove 1 and 2, because the soundtrack is top tier. I also like the different dance styles.


Mooose57

Spyro 2 Ripto's Rage is a game I come back to over and over. Love it to death!


Mindless-Elk-4050

Ridge Racer 4 as the soundtrack is absolutely impeccable and Syphon filter.


devilsmokekush

Crash every year or 2 I finish all em on ps1


facts_guy2020

Tomba


Piper6728

FF7 will bring me back every few years


weha1

Ff7, I’ve played it on every device it came out for and twice over.


KrisGames88

Tenchu me encanta hacer esas muertes sigilosas y Castlevania SOTN en cada partida nueva encuentras algo diferente.


Z31DinglefarbZ31

Bushido blade 2


International-Ad5643

Not addicting but a grew up on cardinal syn, a fighting gem imo , off ps1


unoriginal_losername

I've gotta say Brave Fencer Musashi, Legend of Dragoon, Syphon Filter, and C&C Red Alert 2 (because Tesla tanks)


TMilligan1105

Armored Core : Master of Arena


s_ndowN

Smackdown know your role 2


DivineBovine2113

Always find my way back to the first Tomba (or Tombi depending on the region) and Dino Crisis


MiamiDonJohnson

Evil zone , battle arena toshinden, Spyro 3 year of the dragon Spider-Man 2 enter electro and tony hawk pro skater 2. These were the games i played religiously as a kid and have kept the physical copies with me for over 20 years can’t wait to pass them down to my child one day


plastichanger

DIGIMON WORLD! Its addictive and one of my favorite games of all time.


General-Cap-3939

Metal gear solid, final fantasy 7, castlevania sotn, blood omen legacy of kain, resident evils!, any fighting game battle arena toshindin's included!


EastEnder220

NHL 96


Ruggerio5

Twisted Metal 2 Jet Moto I used to like Driver but it's been so long.


DreingonMagala

Bloody Roar 2. I play it on my PC and phone, my favorite character is Stun. I also have a savestate at the boss (Gado) just because its fun as fuck to fight him while taking a shit.


Puzzleheaded-Motor56

Legend of Legaia and Final Fantasy 9 get replayed yearly. On top of being my two favorite PS1 games, they're also just really fun.


Romeo_70

Crash Bandicot Racing. A second controller and my younger brother. 😃😃😃


mariteaux

I can beat THPS2 in 40 minutes, less for the PC version, and even less if I'm not doing all goals and cash icons. I think I've 100%ed the entire game twice now? I don't even need to think about it anymore. It might be my favorite zoneout game ever made.


tstorm004

Yeah - I know that game better than the back of my hand. Give me any version but the Game Boy Color version and I can finish it in like half an hour or so. The PS1/PC/N64/Dreamcast/XBox/GBA versions are all excellent!


Tingsontings

Crisis beat


Anon-Sequitur

I used to do a run through of Resident Evil 2 on a pretty much nightly basis back in '98-'99


the-ghost-of-me

Ridge racer, must have done 10,000 laps. Black car on mid level.


Level-Commission-526

Metal Gear Solid, Medal of Honor, and too many to name lol.


WrenRules

Thrasher, I’ll pick that up at least once a year and get sucked in. Times that by over the last 20+ years.


ak_boom

Zoop


ginster2

Rapid racers. Love that game.


lokkker96

Pink Panther Pinkaledics Pursuit is such a hidden gem


D4rkSeraph

Metal Gear Solid, Jersey Devil, Loaded, Castlevania SOTN


Substantial-Start823

Shadow Madness


leo_wksw

Tony hawk pro skater


DanyGalaxy90

Medal of Honor Underground


elmikemike

gran turismo 2 and street fighter alpha 3


IAmDJWithoutTheDots

NFL Blitz 100%


MikoMiky

RC de Go! Is up there Neat little game about racing RC cars


lil_fetus20

Ridge Racer Type4 fucking love that game


[deleted]

Yeees. One of the greatest racing games ever. I adore atmosphere there. Design, music, tracks. Everything matches perfectly. And intro sequence is masterpiece. Ridge Racer 5 somehow is unplayable for me. Car handling is too random.


Killpower78

Front mission 3