Is it just me, or does anyone else find the PS1 design to be absolutely gorgeous. Like it's such a nice looking console.

This guy is getting me obsessed with retro games now😂

My top 10 list would be: Final Fantasy 7 Castlevania SOTN Crash Team Racing Metal Gear Solid Legend of Legia Resident Evil Megaman Legends Tomb Raider Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver Legend of Dragoon

One of my first PlayStation memories, leaving ape escape running to go to the shops with my mum to get a memory card after remembering we needed one P:

Rayman and Resident Evil 1 were my first games as a kid having PS1 and to this day they're still stupidly fun. We had good ass games back then.

Such a fun system to collect for! Next to the Atari 2600, the most games I have for any one console is the PS1. Both are similarly cheap to collect for and have such a massive variety of stuff to choose from. And imports are a total pleasure for the PS1, that could be another lengthy video on its own. Nice list of games there, and the beauty of it is that my list would be almost 100% different :)

I don't know how many people know this but when you play a cd in the playstation push the select button and you get a butch of cool graphics you can play with.

Reggie really knows his shit man. Impressive. I love when hes a guest

I was so obsessed with that mini PS1 with the LCD screen attachment, being able to play PlayStation in bed was like a revolutionary idea to me lol

Here are some of my favorites that didn't get mentioned: - Spyro the Dragon 1-3 (Great platformers and a lot of fun for all ages) - Tekken 3 (imho the best fighting game on the system) - T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger (A game by Activision and Dreamworks that is basically a badass video-game version of Kung Fu Panda) - Toy Story 2 (Another great platformer and one of the best licensed games out there) - Crash Team Racing (An amazing Mario Kart clone with Crash Bandicoot and friends) - Tomb Raider 2 (Really doesn't need any introduction)

I'd throw ol' Tony Hawk 2 on that list, it stands out and still stands up to this day and those sound tracks are still bad ass

Who remembers those demo discs? I think I had as much fun in some of those discs as I did in full games, some memorable mentions as far as demo games are FF8, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Tomb Raider. In addition I think you guys missed some games such as Crash Bandicoot Racing (CTR), the Twisted Metal and Tony Hawk series, as well as the Mega Man games.

I remember when I was little I had a ps1 asked my parents for a ps2 but got another ps1 lol

Metal Jesus I need to be careful when watching your videos. In the past month I bought an NES, dreamcast, and PS1... You should make a video on how to not destroy your bank account with collecting haha

Reggie always mentions voice acting in games and I love that because it's important to me too just as much as the music and sound effects.

Your channel has really inspired me to start my PlayStation 1 collection. A lot of games where lost in my many moves and I want to acquire them all back one day. So far I found my old Gray PS1 at my moms and I opened it up, cleaned it, gave it a nice overhaul and plugged it back in. The last game in there was a greatest hits mortal kombat trilogy. The system still works. Nonetheless this makes me love my PS3 even more since it can play ps1 and ps2 games.

Fun fact: Soul Edge was renamed Soul Blade for the American release because there was some dickhead named Tim Langdell who owned an old PC game company named Edge Games, and he claimed to have a trademark on the word "Edge" and always threatened to sue anyone that put Edge in a game or product. It was only recently that the trademark was cancelled because he tried to sue EA in 2010, but of course he lost the case because... well he was just some trademark troll trying to sue one of the largest gaming companies in the world for infringement.

Legend of the Dragoon (Everyone forgets about this amazing game) Spyro Year of the Dragon, Twisted Metal 2, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid

For anyone wondering, all ten of these games in 2022's market would cost ~$366 on eBay. Oh how times have changed.

I remember how cool the small PSone with the screen used to be. Not everyone had a TV in their room and it was so cool to have a little playstation on your nightstand. I recently got to test one while working at a used game store and that screen still holds up and those speakers are loud as hell. The build quality was amazing!

C'mon guys... Die Hard? Point Blank? Don't get cute, this is supposed to be an essentials list. Twisted Metal 1 & 2 Metal Gear Solid Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 Final Fantasy 7, 8, & 9 Soul Reaver

Sheep Raider! One of my favorite games on the PS1. Parappa the Rappa, MediEvil, Spryo 2, Driver, Twisted Metal, Wipeout, the system has a ton of great games.

Silent hill. Metal gear. Ff7. Legacy of kaine. Tomb raider. Missing some good games

Die Hard Trilogy was one of my favorites. I couldn't wait to get home from school to play it. That, Silent Hill, Final Fantasy 7, Metal Gear Solid and many more.

How did Metal Gear Solid not make the cut? Others I'd recommend: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2, Silent Hill, Apocalypse and Twisted Metal 2.

Recommended: Crash 1-3 Crash Team Racing Crash Bash Spyro 1-3 Metal Gear Solid (+ Special Missions if you get into it) Resident Evil 1-3 Silent Hill Ape Escape Tekken 2 & 3 Soul Edge Gran Turismo 2 Rayman Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Syphon Filter Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Street Fighter Alpha 3 Wipeout 1-3 Tomb Raider 1-5 (don't think they've aged well but were great at the time)

Reggie and Jason (I hope I got his name right) are so similar to me in their unapologetic love for nearly ALL game genres. As I get older (currently 39), I notice that I have the patience to learn and appreciate odd or even, dare I say, cute? games? - the point being - anything, so long as it is entertaining and quality.. I watch these guys ALL THE TIME...so many vids I bet I've seen 20x or more by now...they're just the BEST.. Like, I consider these guys like family members I haven't met yet lol. Love these guys!!!!!!!!!!!!

How are you not at 1 million subs yet? You’re one of my favorite retro gaming collectors out there.

Thanks for including Die Hard Trilogy. Always felt this great game has been overlooked. I love the driving part.

The Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver is a must. Superb story telling and great graphics for the time. It is such an underrated series.

The same thing happened to me with my first console. N64. Understandable raddical Reggie. Great games, Silent Hill --- is fantastic. That Castlevania game got a remake on the psp. The ps1 still holds up.

11 PS1 Games I played A Lot: - In The Hunt - Driver - Front Mission 3 - Vigilante 8 - Fisherman's Bait - Bushido Blade 2 - Medal Of Honor: Underground - Super Puzzle Fighter 2 - Tekken 3 - The Raiden Project - Rival Schools

Mine is a SCPH-9001. My PlayStation level is over 9000

I would honestly recommend the first Metal Gear Solid also, as a way for the new user to get used to the 3-D at the time. Fantastic game and quite challenging. And I would love to recommend Worms: Armageddon for more hilarious yet challenging tactics. Also: - Tekken 2 - Tomb Raider - Spyro the Dragon - Medievil - Medal of Honor - Twisted Metal 2 - Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey

The extra AV out on the first PS1 model was due to a lack of official cables when they first came out. I had to solder an RGB scart cable directly to the board for my Japanese ps1 console. Also, people liked to connect them to a seperate stereo system that wasn't connected to their TV. My rgb monitor at the time had no speakers so I used the phono connectors.

6:37 - That left thumb stick has seen some battles. A veteran.

The PS1 is one of the cheapest consoles to collect for and has so many great games! Even typing this is making me want to play some Xenogears :P

Gran Turismo was the game that introduced my interest in cars. And that second model PlayStation you showed is the one I have and with the parallel (or serial?) port, my PlayStation is able to play games on backup CDs. And I have a LOT of games to cover about the PlayStation but I don't want this comment to drag out any longer.

Great video guys! Can't believe you didn't put MGS, Tekken 3, or Silent Hill!

(1:36) If I recall correctly, the RCA jacks have a DC out mixed in because it was likely meant to be used with a Handycam RF modulator to output to older and lower-end TVs that didn't have composite video inputs. Some Sony Handycam cameras of the time had the same arrangement for A/V out.

The Spyro games are one of the few ps1 games that aren't outdated and still playable today. The third one, Spyro: Year Of The Dragon, would be my favorite but all three are really good! And they have excellent graphics even with today's standards.

I was always really impressed with the sound quality of the PS1, even now when I go back and play need for speed high stakes

I remember getting really hooked on the first Oddworld game - that might have been the first PS1 that really got me. It was so weird and different from anything else up to that point - part platformer, part puzzler, amazingly graphic graphics, and refreshingly original storyline. I just remember putting in a ton of time on the game, beating it, then learning that there's an alternate ending if you save all of the little Oddworld slave people. So then I was unable to rest until I "truly" finished the game. As a result, I didn't have any time for Resident Evil, Rayman, or Gran Turismo. Too busy with Oddworld...

Armored Core, Twisted Metal 2, and Jet Moto 1&2 were the first games I got with my PS1. Love those games still!

Just want to give you a big thank you. I recently began watching your videos because I started to collect video games around May of this year. Your videos have helped tremendously. I have a decent collection right now. Nothing like yours, but I'm getting there haha. But thank you for all of the advice and tips you provide within your videos!

Glad to know my friend and I weren’t the only ones turning a ps1 upside down to play a rpg

LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER (1999)one of the greatest games of all time!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Damn. I remember being 9 or 10 years old at my friends house. He showed me Metal Gear Solid, we played a little bit. I instantly fell in love with the Cyborg Ninja boss fight. When Psycho Mantis made the controller move, even as a kid i noticed that this is a new way of videogames and how interaction with videogames evolved. I only had a Commodore 64 at that time, so it was incredible. It was a great time. My parents bought the PlayStation later, when it was released as a PS One. The years prior i went to the shopping mall in the summer holidays, playing the crap out of the Tekken 3 demo or fighting with older kids, because they always played "Battle Arena Toshinden 3" and never let the younger kids play it. Fun times. And when the N64 came out, i constantly ran from one shop to another to play these consoles for free. These feelings. :) From time to time my older brother, who moved out when i was a kid, came to us with his PlayStation and i played "Soul Blade" for days. Damn. I feel old.

"This game is massively like good" -Reggie

13 year old me bought a PS1 with Final Fantasy 7 and had no idea I needed a $35 memory card to save my progress. Those were the days...

I had the one you have, I had no idea they removed those ports and I never used the parallel port though I think I used it for an action replay from UK for cheats (not pirating I was about 8 years old Lol) cool vid learnt something new! Also Crash was my favourite game as a kid back when you'd play 1 or 2 games all year round and Personally I prefer Crash Bandicoot 2 to Warped as the polar bear level and the humour with N Cortex is just amazing. Soul Edge was changed due to that guy Tim Langdell who patented the word Edge and was a super patent troll towards anyone who used the word edge in any way shape or form, Larry Bundy Jr Did a fantastic video about it for Fact Hunt.

I’m definitely a PlayStation guy so always great to come back to this video and PS1 games definitely hold their value to this day… metal gear sold is definitely a classic on that

Here's my quick 5: FF Tactics, Breath of Fire 3, Harvest Moon BTN, Twisted Metal 2, Tony Hawk PS 2. Its kinda weird how much i enjoy MetalJesus's channel when we have completly opposite taste in games. lol

I like the idea of this video, but wouldn't it be better to suggest 10 fairly cheap games? Symphony of the Night is one of the best games on the system, yes, but also one of the most expensive. When I first started collecting for ps1, I searched for the cheap must haves, like Tomb Raider, Crash bandicoot games, spyro games, syphon filter, medievil.

PSOne Slim w/ LCD sceen for the win. Play it by itself, or on a television. Built like a tank, and hasn't failed me for the past 15 years. Only thing to be careful of is the AC Adaptor...be kind to it. If you have replace it they sell for $11 on Amazon. So many memories of chilling with my father and brother, blasting at each other in Crash Team Racing, swinging through cities in Spiderman, or getting into street fights in Jackie Chan Stuntmaster.

My brother had the PS1 and I was an N64 kid. BUT for the PS1 I loved Gran Turismo 2 and Spyro, that little dragon controlled by analog sticks was amazing to a little kid. And this week ive been replaying them both on a GPD xd +

NO YOU DIDNT TALK ABOUT SPYRO WHATS WRONG WITH YOU

y'all forgotten Tomb raider series

Even 3 years later (2018) the PS1 is one of the easiest and Accessible systems to purchase for.

You guys nailed all those games, I had everyone of them back in the day and I can testify they are great games to have in your collection. Nice Video!

You forgot Spyro, Legend of Dragoon, Megaman Legends and Ape Escape

I definitely think Crash Bandicoot 3 is my favorite game on the system. Spent hours on that game and enjoyed every second of it.

Alien Trilogy Abe's Odyssey Abe's Exodus Fear Effect Medievil Akuji The Heartless Shadowman All fantastic games. Point to note: Resi 2 came on two discs with two parallel but independent storylines that criss-crossed during the playthrough. Once you'd finished disc 1, you played disc 2 with an alternate character who had access to a different POV. This gave Resi 2 loads of replayability and great value for money.

Road Rash 3D, that game kicks ass! And the soundtrack is just Rockin’! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🎮🎸

One thing you didn't include is using the PS3. The nice thing about the PS3 is that you use it on an HDTV. You can use the wireless dualshock 3 controller and you don't need any memory cards, it makes a virtual memory card on the hard drive.

I like watching these videos.... a throwback to my childhood. Good times.

My 1st PlayStation: 1999. Birthday gift with a copy of driver, No memory card. I played and went through the whole game on a weekend. Never turning off the system.

Oh the Guncon! That takes me back lol. I remember being so disappointed that the gun slide on top didn't move or kickback like on the Namco arcades.

Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil 2, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid are my top 5

Front Mission 3 - one of the BEST tactical RPGs ever. You just must play this :) Legend of Dragoon is cool as well. Alien Trilogy - must have FPS, as well as Disruptor and Lifeforce Tenka by Naughty Dog and Insomniac.

This was my most used system. The genre of Vehicular Mayhem [Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 type games] was born and died on this one console. I have clocked so many hours in the Twisted Metal series, love them so much.

Extremely late to the comments here but a tip for anyone playing PS1 games on their PS2. While you do need a PS1 memory card to save games and load your saves during play, you can copy your PS1 save files over to the much larger PS2 memory card and store them there. Meaning you can basically use a PS2 memory card as a bank for your save files, and get away with only using a single PS1 memory card to load/play those save files. All you need to do is copy the files back and forth as needed. I have hundreds of save files for PS1 and I would need probably dozens of PS1 memory cards if I didn’t do this.

To those who may actually care, that cat on the PocketStation is named Toro (In the US it's just called Sony Cat) and is to this day, the official mascot of PlayStation in Japan.

If you like rpg's the ps1 is king in that area, the must have games on my list are these, Brigandine is the most addictive game on the system, criminally overlooked and a major hidden gem, it is getting expensive as i gave like 80 bucks for my replacement copy, a must have thats worth every penny, next is vandal hearts 1 and 2. simply awesome games, going up in price but Reasonable unlike Brigandine. next is chrono cross and final fantasy 7, get them now while they are not to pricy, ps1 rpg's are sadly getting expensive as hell and i will not ever be able to buy alot of the ones i still want for my collection, i only collect games i love to play, im more of a bioshock,singularity,god of war, uncharted, max payne type of gamer, i love action and 1st or 3rd person shooters, but i still at times crave that rpg type of experience with games like tales of vespera or eternal sonata, but i really love the ones like knights of the old republic and jade empire, anyway those are not ps1 games but my point is that if you want that real true rpg experience then the ps1 is the way to go, the 1st games i mentioned are musts but also check out games like the growlancer series and lunar or suikoden 2, and well there are hundreds so just check out the plethora of rpg's on Ps1 and sadly be ready to break your bank cause alot of them are expensive as hell and only getting more expensive

MJR: "What else have we got?" Both: *rubbing their hands together*

The Tony Hawk series were a masterclass and I believe should be included in a must have. Especially THPS2 which is a masterpiece. Select Free Skate and ride around in the map for hours 😀

Twisted metal was an awesome franchise

GT1 still has that unique feature, where one could upgrade your family station wagon into a racing machine by "installing" a racing chassis ... a feature that should have never been removed from the sequels.

Watching this in 2023 blows my mind! The psone (yep, thats the name), still looks new and clean to me. It's so bizarre the phone I'm watching this on can connect to an 80" 4k tv and bluetooth a controller, upscale the games and I can take everything with me on a whim... Still doesn't hold a candle to getting off school, nabbing my copy of resident evil or metal gear, riding my bike to my buddies house and showing them where I was in the game on their dads "massive" projection big-screen tv.

Spyro games, Crash games, Marvel Vs Capcom, Guilty Gear, Street Fighter Alpha games, endless fighter games, Saga Frontier 1&2, Star Ocean 2, Dragon Quest, Gran Turismo 2, Need For Speed games, Final Fantasy 7,8,9, Final Fantasy Tactics, Alundra, Tomba 1&2, Blasto!, Dino Crisis 1&2, Resident Evil 1,2,3, Metal Gear Solid, Syphon Filter1&2, Gex1,2,3, Breath of Fire 3,4, Silent Hill1&2, Megaman X4,X5,X6, basically EVERY GENRE, the PS1 absolutely killed it and knocked it out of the park it’s absolutely overwhelming and the amount of time I spent on some of these games easily exceeded 100 hours, etc etc the PS1 was a force to be reckoned with it amazes me that the N64 and Saturn lasted as long as they did the N64 specifically had nothing but platformers and like 1 or 2 games of each genre that were “notable” i think it’s hilarious that many people deem those same 5 N64 games as “legendary” (ocarina of time, goldeneye, smash, mario kart) where as the PS1 had a HUGE library, of high quality, diverse, high end games from developers that simply abandoned Nintendo due to their rigidity and stupid decisions regarding the design of the system and what they allowed on the N64. Saying this as someone who has both and grew up with both. The Playstation is a great system and is timeless and its emergence marks the beginning of Nintendo’s great downfall in gaming until the arrival of the Wii.

Yessss! Die Hard Trilogy! I played that game so much & never knew the mouse could be used haha!

loved your video, metal Jesus but I wouldn't recommend crash warped to a new collector - I would recommend the crash trilogy instead (which is the one I have) where they get all three games other than that - great video as usual

Where’s Tomb Raider series’s, twisted metal series, MGS. OH man some awesome s games. Really takes me back

Who's here to get game ideas as to what iso to download for the hacked ps1 classic?

Reggie i just want to hug you. You look so huggable. I bet smell like coco butter and vanilla marshmellows

You skipped another controller, there was a dual analog controller that did not vibrate. Came out before the Dual Shock

My first three games I bought for the PS1 were Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, and Need For Speed. Fun games, Fun times!!!

Great recommendations! Always enjoy hearing from Reggie as well 👍🏻

Gotta love Big Reg, he just exudes warmth, kindness and knowledge.

no spyro?

My Top 10 PS1 Games: 1. Syphon Filter 2 2. Forsaken 3. Hot Shots Golf 2 4. Twisted Metal Small Brawl 5. Spec Ops 6. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage 7. Mega Man x4 8. Medal of Honor 9. Silent Hill 10. Rainbow Six

Ape escape for day one pickup, controls a bit awkward at first but the game is great, bright colors fun levels with replayability in the form of Dexter coins. It might be the nostalgia talking but I love the sound track for it too.

the reason soul egde was renamed soul Calibur was because some company named edge games copyrighted the name edge and gone after other companies who used the word edge in there product names. the creators of Soul Calibur didn't want to get into some legal troubles and decided to rename Soul Edge to Soul Calibur in its North America release. also fun fact: they intentionally misspelled Calibur just in case someone copyrighted the word Calibur.

+MetalJesusRocks I see footage from Hard Ticket To Hawaii and a few other b-movie classics there at the end. Hard Ticket is one of my favorite movies ever. Well done, sir.

I got into video game collecting because of MetalJesusRocks.

I started collecting PSone games, and have found that although the 3D games have aged very badly, the 2D art style game are beautiful to this day. With all the love and passion the artists put into these games it is a shame that they are missed out on by so many. I haven't even played them all yet but so far these titles look promising for any like minded collectors: Heart of Darkness Adventures of Lomax Alundra Castlevania Symphony of the Night Disney's Hercules Disney's Tarzan In The Hunt Marvel Vs Capcom Mega Man 4 Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee Rayman 2 Street Fighter Alpha 3 If you know another good looking 2D game or unique art style like Fear Effect, please let me know. Thanks for this video Jesus. I hope I -ahem- resurrect interest in it from this comment.

Nintendo Makes Super NES controller (1990-jp, 1991-us) Playstation makes PS1 controller (1994-jp, 1995-us) Nintendo makes N64 controller, inventing the first thumbstick (1996) PlayStation makes Dual Analog Controller with TWO, improved thumbsticks (april/1997) Nintendo makes rumble pack for N64 controller (april-jp, july-us, 1997) Playstation Makes Dualshock, with 2 rumble motors built in with no need for batteries. (Nov/1997) 1990's gaming= Nintendo invents PlayStation improves

grand turismo is a must!

Just pulled my PS1 out of storage since originally purchased. Having trouble finding my games. I appreciate y'all giving me some direction on which games I should look for. Going to have some fun hunting these down.

Your friend seems pretty cool too. I remember seeing some of his gem picks and they looked pretty legit.