We'll see what they do with their first party titles I guess.
PlayStation Classic announced, coming in December for $99, preloaded with 20 games
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I'd agree, if the controllers that came with it had analogue sticks. With the standard controllers, I don't think there's many FPS games on PlayStation that work well (maybe with exceptions for Doom and similar games that are okay with a 2D movement system to which the camera is tied).
Tekken 3 is the 5th best selling PS1 game.
If you are paying for licensing a game better be the most popular.
For Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Type 4 it's debatable though.
If there was a "Starfox 2" of the PSOne, what do you guys think it would be? I can't think of a game that was completed (or nearly completed) and anticipated in that way. Thrill Kill lol?
I can't think of anything like that either, but there were plenty of games that released in JP only, like Tobal No. 2.
Oh man. That's gonna create some serious competition between PS Classic and N64 Classic.
Thinking the same thing. It's popped up a suspiciously large number of times recently for a game cancelled over two decades ago. I don't think Sony will feel that they're obliged to put a never-before-released game on the PlayStation Classic, but if they did, I'd say RE 1.5 would be the top contender.
It's probably been mentioned but I noticed today on the box art on Amazon UK it has a provisional PEGI 18 rating.
Obviously it's not final box art but it could point to games like MGS, Resident Evil, Silent Hill etc. being on there.
This has been known since the beginning. But thanks for bringing it up again. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I was gonna buy one for my nephew. Aren't they limiting their market by doing this?
Maybe they'll include parental controls to lock out certain games.
If there weren't any problem with the licenses and emulation then I would pick games from these franchises to make the most popular PS1 selection (in parenthesis the episode I would chose).
Third-Parties:
Ridge Racer Type 4, Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil (2), Tomb Raider (1 or 2), Tekken (3), Metal Gear Solid, Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot (1 or 2 or 3), Spyro, Castlevania Symphony of the Night.
Sony for International markets:
Wild Arms, Jumping Flash, Jet Moto (1 or 2), Cool Boarders (3 or 2), Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Wipeout, Twisted Metal (2), Gran Turismo (1 or 2), maybe Legend of Dargoon (if they want another RPG)
Sony for Japan:
Wild Arms, Jumping Flash, Everybody's Golf (1), Intelligent Qube, Arc the Lad, Parappa the Rapper, Devil Dice, Doko Demo Issyo, Gran Turismo, maybe Legend of Dargoon (if they want another RPG), Ape escape if it was possible (but alas no dualshock)
If it's the ones who were there when PS1 was still active then there is no risk.
Third-Parties:
Ridge Racer Type 4, Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil (2), Tomb Raider (1 or 2), Tekken (3), Metal Gear Solid, Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot (1 or 2 or 3), Spyro, Castlevania Symphony of the Night.
Sony for International markets:
Wild Arms, Jumping Flash, Jet Moto (1 or 2), Cool Boarders (3 or 2), Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Wipeout, Twisted Metal (2), Gran Turismo (1 or 2), maybe Legend of Dargoon (if they want another RPG)
Sony for Japan:
Wild Arms, Jumping Flash, Everybody's Golf (1), Intelligent Qube, Arc the Lad, Parappa the Rapper, Devil Dice, Doko Demo Issyo, Gran Turismo, maybe Legend of Dargoon (if they want another RPG), Ape escape if it was possible (but alas no dualshock)
Depend who is the audience they are targeting.
If it's the ones who were there when PS1 was still active then there is no risk.
That legit surprised me, until I thought about it. Purely cos I played it first on PS1, but of course it's more suited to PC. Never really thought about it.
This is probably more marketed towards people who have had the PS1 so I'm thinking children might not be their main target anyways.
You just listed 7 games for a top 5. 20 games if we include every one from each series. And that's leaving out properties like Ducktales, Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, TMNT, Gradius and a wealth of other favorites. Go to Japan and you'll get more list toppers like Dragon Quest, Famitsta, Spelunker, etc.
I mean I could do the same with PSX, pick 7 top series (Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, GT, Crash, Tekken, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider) and that's pretty okay coverage like your NES list. I could list a bunch more here too, but again, not much different from every other mainstream console. This isn't as difficult as you're making it out for Sony, their only real disadvantage vs Nintendo, Sega, SNK, etc, is that they own far fewer of the historic or popular games on their platforms.
To me this is cool collectors item, nothing more.
I'll stick with my original Playstation and the supperior dual shock controllers and all the original games I have if I wanna play some games.
For anyone, who sold all his stuff, this is pretty nice, though.
I'll stick with my original Playstation and the supperior dual shock controllers and all the original games I have if I wanna play some games.
For anyone, who sold all his stuff, this is pretty nice, though.
Fingers crossed for Omega Boost and Treasures of the Deep being on that list. Or were both of those games DualShock titles? Can't remember.
I think there is a difference: FF games are different in story characters gameplay etc, but not DKC.
for example I like Crash 3 more than 2 and don't like first one at all. But if I were Sony and wanted to include just one platformer Crash, it would be the first one. But for a series which its titles are not connected to each other, I would go for the one that aged better.
They weren't, I never had a Dualshock on PS1 and I loved Omega Boost so. :P
Rather have a 2D fighter like SF Alpha 3.
If there were another 3D fighter, I'd prefer soul blade or bloody road.
^^^ Some places still have stock.
Or if you prefer amazon it's worth checking back regularly.
It's probably been mentioned but I noticed today on the box art on Amazon UK it has a provisional PEGI 18 rating.
Obviously it's not final box art but it could point to games like MGS, Resident Evil, Silent Hill etc. being on there.
Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 are 15 not 18, but could (and probably will) be on there. Silent Hill and MGS didn't even have certificates in Europe, so anyone could play them.
There aren't actually that many 18-rated PSone games, and those that are feature strong language or excessive gore. GTA 1 or 2 would be my guess as to why PlayStation Classic has the 18 cert.
I'll just return/cancel mine if it is.
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If tekken 3 is in there, it means we aren't just limited to the first couple years of Playstation, which were good, but also have an older feel than that latter half.
I'm pretty excited. It's been a long time since I've revisited the PSone. I know it's quite aged at this point, but I can't wait to play these shitty games again.
I'm pretty excited. It's been a long time since I've revisited the PSone. I know it's quite aged at this point, but I can't wait to play these shitty games again.
Man checking YouTube opinions on this, why are so many meh or negative on ridge racer 4. :(
It's one of the titles that excites me the most so far (even though I have it on my vita/psp from psn)
It's one of the titles that excites me the most so far (even though I have it on my vita/psp from psn)
Here's a potential game to think about for this list, but what do people think Medal of Honor's chances are getting onto this console (Maybe as a western regional exclusive for the PS Classic). Certainly the PS1 had plenty of classic games, but I don't think many can think of many iconic FPS' for the system. The N64 had Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and Turok, the PC had the Quake series and Rainbow Six, and PS1 had...Jumping Flash (which is on the classic) and a bunch of ports of some of those PC games. Medal of Honor however felt like the first truly great FPS that you could have only on the Playstation 1 according to reviews. I'd say that deserves some recognition to give the console an FPS, but we'll see if it cracks the console's roster.
Also does anyone else fear that the PS Classic could have lots of driving games on it. Not that its an entirely bad thing since it had lots of well regarded racers and driving games, but that genre could eat some space for a mini console with 20 pre-loaded games. I could see 4 to 5 of these driving games making it onto the console:
Also does anyone else fear that the PS Classic could have lots of driving games on it. Not that its an entirely bad thing since it had lots of well regarded racers and driving games, but that genre could eat some space for a mini console with 20 pre-loaded games. I could see 4 to 5 of these driving games making it onto the console:
- Ridge Racer R4 (Already there)
- Gran Turismo 1 or 2
- Twisted Metal 2
- Crash Team Racing
- Wipeout 2097
- Driver
- Jet Moto (Any of them)
Jumping Flash is indeed really cool. I'd love to see a new one in the series. Make it VR. That would be horrifying and exhilarating. lol
I actually experienced vertigo the first time I played this back in '96. It seems silly in hindsight, but coming straight from SNES and Genesis, there really was nothing to prepare me for Jumping Flash. I'd like to see it in VR, but one of the PSVR demo games had similar mechanics, and it made me feel pretty sick in short order.
You are joking, right? I played through this a few years ago after not having touched it since 1995. It's fantastic. I immediately bought the sequel, which is also fun. It's the definition of "classic".
I'd definitely rather have Ridge Racer 1 over R4. I mean, how can you have a PlayStation nostalgia machine without it? It's literally the first ever PlayStation game, SLPS 00001.
Speaking as a hardcore RR fan, I consider the emphasis on story and unlocking endless tiers of cars to be detrimental to the concept of an arcade racer. R4 is a great game, but it doesn't give me what I want, at least not the way I want it. I want to be driving fast, as soon as possible after I put in the disc, not dick around with engine parts and decals, or grind my way through zero-challenge low spec races, or listen to my pit crew dish out their life story. R4 doesn't feel like Ridge Racer, it feels like a RPG on wheels. I remember a quote from R4's team saying how much they were inspired by Gran Turismo, and that R4 was a deliberate attempt to upstage it, and I think a little too much of GT's style rubbed off on it in the process. Ridge Racer to me is instant, flashy, camera-tilting, commentator-babbling, techno-pounding, roller coaster-ride satisfaction.
But still, like I said, R4 is a great game nonetheless, and very good at what it does uniquely. But it's not really Ridge Racer.
Speaking as a hardcore RR fan, I consider the emphasis on story and unlocking endless tiers of cars to be detrimental to the concept of an arcade racer. R4 is a great game, but it doesn't give me what I want, at least not the way I want it. I want to be driving fast, as soon as possible after I put in the disc, not dick around with engine parts and decals, or grind my way through zero-challenge low spec races, or listen to my pit crew dish out their life story. R4 doesn't feel like Ridge Racer, it feels like a RPG on wheels. I remember a quote from R4's team saying how much they were inspired by Gran Turismo, and that R4 was a deliberate attempt to upstage it, and I think a little too much of GT's style rubbed off on it in the process. Ridge Racer to me is instant, flashy, camera-tilting, commentator-babbling, techno-pounding, roller coaster-ride satisfaction.
But still, like I said, R4 is a great game nonetheless, and very good at what it does uniquely. But it's not really Ridge Racer.
Having replayed through the series on ps1 ealier this year, nah you probably don't. Probably won't happen but if they give us both game disc the 2nd disc did have part of the first ridge racer included (including the prototype 60fps version).
I know you don't care for the story aspect of r4 but how can you not consider it a ridge racer when the driving and drifting of later games take more from r4 then previous games. I mean the game isn't R: racing evolved. :)
The 'purest' RR games would be Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2, Rave Racer, and Ridge Racer Revolution. They're what defines Ridge Racer for me, and why I love the series. That's why I was ready to kill for a PlayStation when I saw Namco's mindblowing port running on affordable home hardware. Subsequent Ridge Racer games dispensed with the simple front end and concise car selection, and weren't necessarily better for it imo. R4 is clearly part of the franchise, arguably more so than Evolved or Unbounded, but it's still a very big departure from its arcade roots.
Wait.....rage racer wasnt my favorite of the ps1 ridge race games? Well damn. What was I thinking??
Thanks guys. Although i prefer Amazon ive just preordered at Smyths. Hope they are ok as i have never ordered from them before. Still im well chuffed. Thanks again :)
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