Sony Playstation

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Essential Games
Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Vagrant Story, Tekken 2 or 3, Gran Turismo 2, FF7 or FF9/Suikoden II, Tony Hawk 2, RE2/Silent Hill, Abe's Oddysee/Abe's Exoddus, Parappa the Rapper, Tomb Raider 1 or 2, G-Darius/R-Type Delta/Einhänder/DoDonPachi, Ridge Racer Type 4/Wipeout 2097/Wipeout 3 Special Edition, Tomba!/Klonoa, MMX4/Metal Slug X, Intelligent Qube/Kula World (Rollaway)/Devil Dice, FF Tactics
Maybe: Bomberman Party Edition, Team Buddies, Front Mission 3, Circuit Breakers/Micro Machines V3, Driver, Alundra/Parasite Eve/Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain/Threads of Fate, Soul Reaver, FF8/Grandia/Suikoden/Breath of Fire III or IV/DW7/Valkyrie Profile/Star Ocean 2/Chrono Cross/Xenogears, MM Legends, Mr Driller, Soul Edge (Soul Blade)/Tobal 2/Rival Schools/Dead or Alive, RE1/RE3, Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot 2 or 3/Tomba 2/Spyro 1 or 2/Ape Escape/Jumping Flash 1 or 2, Medievil 1 or 2, Strider 2, RayCrisis/Gradius Gaiden, Fear Effect 1 or 2, Rapid Reload, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PC Win)/Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0, Point Blank/Time Crisis, Future Cop LAPD, Spider-Man, Armored Core, Tenchu 2

Strengths: Well-rounded library!
Weaknesses: WRPG, several (most?) 2D games are worse than on SAT (some are better though; SotN, In the Hunt, etc.), Strategy/FPS/Sim games without mouse (and keyboard) support?


Lists
Top PS1 Games

Impressive PS1 Music
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Innovative PS1 Games


Game Reviews
Ace Combat II

Alundra

Alundra 2

Ape Escape

Apocalypse

Armored Core

Blaster Master: Blasting Again

Brave Fencer Musashi

Castlevania Chronicles

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Circuit Breakers

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot 2

Divide, The: Enemies Within
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Einhänder

Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy Tactics

Future Cop: LAPD

G-Darius
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Grandia WIP

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo 2

Ghost in the Shell

Gunner's Heaven/Rapid Reload

Incredible Crisis

In The Hunt

Jumping Flash!

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Kula World

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Lomax/Adventures of Lomax
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Mad Stalker

Medievil

Mega Man Legends

The Misadventures of Tron Bonne

Metal Slug X

Metal Gear Solid

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Parappa the Rapper

Parasite Eve

Raiden Project, The

Rayman

Resident Evil 2

Ridge Racer

Soul Blade/Soul Edge

Spyro the Dragon

Spyro 2

Strider 2

Suikoden

Suikoden II

Tail Concerto

Tekken 2

Tekken 3

Threads of Fate

Thunder Force V (US version)

Tomba!/Tombi!

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return​

Tomb Raider 3

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
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​Vagrant Story

Wipeout

Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL

Xenogears

X-Multiply

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