Ps1 games best sellers

Also you could fart, which was funny. And still is. Crash Bandicoot's less-loved cousin, Spyro, arguably starred in the better game. While he might be a forgotten secondary element to Skylanders these days, Spyro's first and second, and third adventure on PlayStation was an exercise in joyful creativity and pure platforming fun. Also dragons.

There was a period in the late nineties where pretty much every game had to have some element of stealth in it. Some were great, some were awful. Tenchu was both great and unique, in that it didn't just rip off Metal Gear Solid.

Instead you got to be a badass ninja, sneaking through the shadows and executing your targets with style and precision. Castlevania has been around pretty much since videogames were a thing to really care about, but it was a series perfected back on the PlayStation. Symphony of the Night is so very-bloody good, it holds up insanely well even to this day - and it still looks great, too.

The image here is of an international superspy called Gabe Logan dispassionately electrocuting an enemy combatant with such intensity that he has set on fire. Syphon Filter allowed you to do this - actively encouraged you, in fact. It was a very strange, very good game.

Yet another PlayStation sequel where the third game nailed the formula perfectly. While the common claim is Wipeout was the best in the series, we're going with the third: it was more confident, competent and com- fun.

Sure, we broke some controllers trying to beat it, but the satisfaction of maxing every course was unparalleled. Playing through career mode with three other friends was one of the gaming highlights of the entire PlayStation generation, no doubt. But even back then it was the series of choice for true football fans.

While it's aged in many, many ways, you can still go back to this one and have a lot of fun. Kick, punch, it's all in the mind. If any game gave us all a mantra to live by, it's Parappa the Rapper 's "I gotta believe! A relative unknown on this list, Silent Bomber was perhaps one of the most unfairly-overlooked games on the PlayStation.

Decidedly old school and offering some fine arcade action, we still await the day it's re-released ShortList is supported by you, our amazing readers. When you click through the links on our site and make a purchase we may earn a commission. Learn more. By Ian Dransfield. Players must square up against their own superiors in order to bring peace. Jumping Flash! Robbit the robot rabbit first bounced into our lives back in He, along with the game itself, are often credited as championing 3D gaming on home consoles.

Whether you care about impressive accolades or not, Jumping Flash! Imagine, if you will, a first person Space Station Silicon Valley. The graphics might look a little dated now, but this was cutting edge stuff back in the day! Critics praised the groundbreaking success of this game and the immersive action spread across each of the 18 levels. It still holds the world record for being the first true 3D platform game too.

One took me absolutely ages to find pictures and links for, so the least you can do is stick around to learn a little more about it. Just lots of singular PS1 games, and none of them One! On the contrary, One is an epic game that requires brains to beat.

I always used to hate the long load times with PS1 games, though One never had that problem. It used asynchronous loading to keep gameplay flowing, leaving players to pump enemies full of lead and figure out clever ways of staying alive.

The main character wakes up with an arm missing. With only a tattoo of a barcode on his neck, players must try to keep the mysterious fighter alive long enough to find out who he is. One looks and plays like a PS2 game. Bushido Blade takes the 35th spot on our list of the best PS1 games ever made! Square Squaresoft feature a heck of a lot in this article. Imagine Mortal Kombat with Ninja Swords. Matches in Bushido Blade are like playing a game of chess. A single move could prove fatal, and while the rounds may last a long time, the gory deaths are pretty quick and brutal to watch.

Players feel every hack and slash in this game, as do the characters. Unlike Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, there is no time limit or health bar. One strike really is enough to defeat an opponent if timed right. Characters can be wounded with certain hits, leaving them to hobble or crawl. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is the perfect title for recreating arcade feels in the living room. Players choose one of four imaginary teams and car makes from four different countries before going for gold in different races.

As with titles such as Burnout and Need for Speed, new cars and upgrades are unlocked as players progress through the game. There are main cars to unlock in total, with a final car based on a certain famous dot-eating arcade character arriving as a bonus vehicle thereafter.

Where would I put them? Ridge Racer fans will already love the hi-octane corner taking and drifting past opponents, and PS1 fans in general should give this game a go.

Find a JogCon and experience this game with total control. Spider-Man wall-crawls into the 33th spot in our list of the best PS1 games of all time! As a marvel nerd anyway, anything with Spider-Man is usually on my radar. But playing as Spidey for the first time with voice actors from the original cartoon series — well that just blew my mind! Spideys out to clear his name after being mistaken for a criminal.

Narration from the one and only Stan Lee, the opportunity to unlock comic book covers, swinging through cities; the Spider-Man video game has it all. Compared to Miles Morales, one of the best PS5 games , this much simpler adventure feels more like a comic book outing and less like a motion picture. Twisted Metal 2 takes the 32nd spot in our list.

And when I put it like that, it suddenly becomes one of the best games ever, right? Ruined husks of Moscow, New York, Holland, and other countries around the globe serve as proving grounds in this no-holds barred battle game.

Like current deathmatch games such as Fortnite, the last plater standing is the winner. Items and weapons are scattered around each of the battle arenas for players to collect. Nothing beats plowing over your mates in a tank…and I mean nothing! As a self-proclaimed sci-fi nerd, the Phantom Menace game was like a dream come true. Wielding lightsabers on a federation ship, solving puzzles in Naboo, traversing the underwater Gungan city; it all happens in this epic playable version of the film.

Fighting with Lightsabers in 3D was the closest I could come to being a Jedi back in One of the best bits about this title is how in depth each of the levels are. Lucas Arts could well have made a simple Star Wars title, though they went to great efforts to add engaging NPC dialogue into the game and areas for players to explore. These explain what other characters may have been up to while other scenes were playing out.

Rest assured, this is a cleverly made and well thought out Star Wars game for the ultimate Jedi-wannabe. They should have renamed the console the PlaySquare! As with the other games in the canon, it champions turn-based battles and RPG plotlines that George R. R Martin could only dream of conjuring up. Featuring an unknown world, a futuristic sorceress, romance, action, and gigantic monster, FFVIII is a stunning game for players to sink their teeth into.

It has everything that one might expect from a Final Fantasy game. Spyro games have a timeless feel to them that make them popular with gamers everywhere. Watch his colour as he indicates how much life Spyro has left.

Bottled butterflies act a little like a bottled fairy in Zelda, giving Spyro an extra life. The enemies, buildings, and scenery are quintessentially Spyro. Glide to hidden areas, ram bad guys, and get that perfect gem-collecting score on every level. Pilot all kinds of crafts from the Star Wars franchise including X-Wings as you take down Tie Interceptors in the heart of space. This game rules! Chase phantom ties and defend Rebels from obliteration at the hands of the Empire.

Unsurprisingly, the game was huge commercial success. Besides the gameplay, the game score was phenomenal and, true to every Star Wars film, had us humming and whistling along in no time. The controls are a little skittish at times, but the PS1 port is like watching a 4K video compared to the PC version. Parasite Eve roars into the 27th spot on this list of the best PS1 games of all time, accompanied by Bring Me The Horizon playing at full volume!

Gameplay follows a similar pattern to Pokemon, albeit without the fluffy monsters and a load of burning bodies instead. Aya encounters battles at random while walking over certain areas and can dodge and attack in a turn-based system. Check out how good the graphics look too. This game looks well ahead of its time and plays like a PS2 title. Still, playing the game again after completion brings a new mode with a new level filled with battles to test your wits against.

Xenogears takes the 26th spot on our list, adding to the ever growing number of Square titles compiled here. Players begin by exploring the world of Ignas, working alongside other characters and utilising information from NPCs to find, collect, and battle their way to victory.

Turn-based battles are the name of the game in Xenogears. Gamers control Fei Fong Wong as he tries to remember who he is while teaming up with other interesting folk from different parts of the region. Expect reincarnation, magic, upgradable skills, and every other desirable trait one might find in a Square game.

Fans of Nintendo favourite F-Zero X will love the first game in our list. Wipeout has some incredible Star Wars inspired futuristic vehicles and is the second instalment of the series.

This futuristic racer is faster and more dangerous than the original game. The damage bar was introduced for the first time in this game.

The graphics on this game are superb and the courses are well thought out and incredibly imaginative. The music really got you pumped up and added to the whole feel too. One of the only reasons that I used to agree to go bowling as a kid was so I could play Time Crisis in the arcade afterwards.

This game was the coolest, and when a port came out for the Playstation, I could finally give up bowling altogether. Standing behind the sofa with the GunCon Light Gun was amazing. It felt like I was really in the action, except for the fact that I was in a house and not a cavern filled with gun-toting enemies. The duck and reload element of Time Crisis is what made the Arcade game so exciting.

That and the mega bosses you had to face up against too. The PS1 port is amazing and great fun to play with a friend. As the player, you make your way through various stages kicking bad-guy ass. There are various objects to hide behind while you reload, and you have to tactically pick off the enemies one by one to move to the next stage. Once again, you can play as Ayame or Rikimaru, two faithful and honorable ninja whose lord is a gentle man in an age of warfare.

With your training nearly complete, you find yourself caught See full summary ». Five centuries after the events of MediEvil , our dead hero sir Daniel Fortesque is resting on display at the Great Museum in Kensington. This rest is rudely interrupted when one Lord T Action, Sci-Fi. You are the Rookie in this game where you pilot the walking tanks called Fuchikoma. Features nice anime cut-scenes for the story of the game. You are only pursuing your mission by yourself on 12 Missions.

Valendia is a land that had undergone civil war, the end of which had birthed the parliament and several organizations to control the balance of power. Ashley Riot is a Riskbreaker, an M Action, Drama, Horror. Smith , John Hulaton , Duncan Hamilton. Action, Comedy, Fantasy. Sexy human lady and fellow agent Xtra has been kidnapped. With the help of his trusty butler, turtle Alfred, Gex must now get out of his retirement and back in action to save her.

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If you need a multiplayer game that anybody can pick up and play, this mini-game collection should definitely be in your library. Bishi Bashi Special is a compilation of Super Bishi Bashi and Hyper Bishi Bashi, containing 85 different button-bashing challenges with a variety of bizarre themes, ranging from kicking mobsters to chucking custard pies at your wedding guests.

If it had simply done that, that would be one thing. But this version did so much more, adding new characters to complete the inclusion of the Super Street Fighter II cast, as well as a World Tour mode that allowed players to customize their characters via fighting challenges. It felt absolutely stuffed with content back in , and remains satisfying for both lone players and those of a more competitive nature.

Is it fair to say that Tenchu was one of the first authentic ninja games ever? We think so. While the shadowy assassins had never been short of videogame representation, they had typically appeared in action games.