Obscure PS1 Hidden Gems

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The PS1 is one of the greatest consoles of all time with an immense library of games. It's quite easy to get stuck on what to play or what to buy. Join TVGS as they list and discuss ten of the most over looked and obscure PS1 hidden gems the system ever received. Many lesser known games released for the Playstation console so let us know your hidden games down below!
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@jiraiya0698 3 жыл бұрын

Of all my years in the PSX Bussines, I´ve never heard about Gamera 2000. The Ps1 never cease to amaze me.

@jeffjeff2834 2 жыл бұрын

Got it on rom iso !! U ll love Vanark to

@orinanime Жыл бұрын

I'm sad to learn that it never released outside of Japan

@dr.decker3623 Жыл бұрын

@@orinanime most of the games mentioned are Japanese only titles,.. cheap way to make a hidden gem list lol.

@josecoon-adams4816 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I got a ps1 2 years ago, and I got 50 games for it, and I love it! I like my playstation way better than N64.

@alefzenha7613 Жыл бұрын

I found it 2 years ago, looking for panzer dragoon look a likes

@lilchappy223 3 жыл бұрын

Sled Storm is criminally underrated. And you forgot to mention its top notch soundtrack

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Good shout! The soundtrack is really good!

@subielife4life 3 жыл бұрын

I agree sled storm was bad ass! I just played a demo back in the day but I remember that it was bad ass!!!

@alejandrovelasquezv5935 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Sled Storm deserves more recognition.

@notyetskeletal4809 2 жыл бұрын

I was late to the party and finally bought a PS1 in 2000. I got sled storm. Played the shit out of it. great graphics, gameplay, soundtrack. I remember trying to find a secret area but never managed to get up there. I ended up believing it wasn't achievable.

@deadjuice1880 2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS! One of the family games for me. That game rocked! It was so rewarding to play. Rough, but rewarding. The soundtrack is both for everyone, and not for everyone. "DragulaaaAAA!"

@jamesquinn4678 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone remember Future Cop LAPD? Me and my friend would play that for hours on end split screen.

@reagandow850 3 жыл бұрын

You’ve been ON FIRE lately my friend. These are some amazing games, some I didn’t even know about!!

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reagan! Glad you found something new mate 🙂

@rgm4646 2 жыл бұрын

I agree! i knew nothing about a lot of these games, I think a video of gameplay also helps. the ps1 and 2 were beasts!

@Gruntvc 3 жыл бұрын

Fear Effect and Galerians could use some more appreciation too. Silent Bomber is fun, shame it's so expensive now. It's apparently available digital on PSN Japan for PS3.

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Oooo Galerians! I covered that in a previous episode. Such a good game!

@Gruntvc 3 жыл бұрын

@That Video Games Show, Maybe check out TRAG for the PS1 too. Interesting mix of cyberpunk, Die Hard, and Resident Evil.

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Genome I’ll give it a look 🙂

@kpopsource5564 Жыл бұрын

Been wanting to finish Silent Bomber since I played it back when I was around 14 yrs old. I'm 35 now and just finished it on my emulator using my phone like 5 minutes ago. Damn that game is hard. It's so hard so I used cheat. Man I can't imagine that game without invincibility. The barrage of enemies makes it impossible. Good gameplay, too hard, story sucked.

@mr.cooper8148 2 жыл бұрын

Tomba! was a really good platformer. Starts up kind of easy but you get sucked into it pretty quick. Wonderful soundtrack, and some Metroidvania style elements.

@Somereasonstolive 3 жыл бұрын

This list is fresh as hell! Never saw these games mentioned in other videos before

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found some new games!

@Gakki_Aniki 3 жыл бұрын

PS1 has a lot of hidden gems waiting to be played !

@ramenkamen8135 3 жыл бұрын

Gear Fighter Dendoh, Panzer Bandit, Ghost in the Shell & Rising Zan the Samurai Gunman ✨👌

@ronindebeatrice 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting for reference.

@Pridetoons 3 жыл бұрын

Gungage and Blaster Master Blasting Again are also good games.

@octoroktwinkie9271 2 жыл бұрын

Rising Zan!! Weird game but I love it.

@laplace5412 2 жыл бұрын

Thats some amazing work you're putting in your videos, i found new games to try i didnt even know existed before, thanks man and keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber

@thatvideogamesshow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laplace! Glad you found something new 🙂

@Zysperro 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks to the KZfaq recommendations I found my hidden gem! Great videos, man!

@IlliyaVjestica 3 жыл бұрын

Loved your show for a long time now. First time commenting. Your picks are always unique and interesting. A lot of these are pricey but I picked up Silent Bomber as it looks really fun!

@qaz3000 2 жыл бұрын

Its funny when your Canadian and you hear of Sled Storm being a obscure/hidden gem EVERYONE had it here haha

@kingsontoast1848 Жыл бұрын

Heard of 2 of these games, wicked video amigo, diggin the vibes, kingontoast

@helio1055 Жыл бұрын

This channel has the best hidden gems list for video games i’ve ever seen

@Xale007 2 ай бұрын

AMAZING VID, DIDNT KNOW MOST OF THESE GAMES THANK YOU

@billcook4768 3 жыл бұрын

Are we not going to talk about the fact Tiny Tank is wearing a cowboy hat?

@Hatto070 3 жыл бұрын

It's a power-up obtained when defeat a certain boss.

@janX9 2 жыл бұрын

7:57 "There are so many tricks to be..." meanwhile I've seen only *TWO* tricks drive over and over again LOL

@irvingzisman8949 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, bro Just wanted to give you a huge thank you for introducing me to hogs of war. I love worms 3d and was sad that i couldnt find anything like it on psx. Ive been playing all afternoon and LOVE it!

@BDMZ404 Жыл бұрын

Ray Crisis, Time Crisis and Dino Crisis: A Dream Come True

@jimmypage9283 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks.

@Des_Zee 3 жыл бұрын

Another great vid. Appreciate it👍

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Des!

@BeardTech Жыл бұрын

There's some absolutely awesome lighting in some of these games!!

@andiferdhian9649 Жыл бұрын

been so long since the last time playing on PS1 and there is one game that I always play back in the days and I wanted to play again now but I forgot what the title is. And then I search videos on youtube, after many time spent watching those videos I found it on your video, and yes it's the last one and the title is Silent Bomber. Thankyou very much, I finally can revisit it now.

@rgm4646 2 жыл бұрын

Your gameplay videos are always so colorful, do you use and upscaler or something?

@Neonagi Ай бұрын

Omg, I played Tiny Tank so much, I virtually forgot about it until seeing it show here again.

@Uutama 3 жыл бұрын

I was definitely not expecting to see Asuka 120%. I thought I was like the only person who knows about it

@cure2tv 3 жыл бұрын

very very strong list thank you!

@elhafo6925 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best lists I have ever see, thanks for sharing!

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hafid!

@BlackCanvasAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Hopefully I can play some of these on my Vita!

@boywithanearring 2 жыл бұрын

great list as always

@thatvideogamesshow 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

@telios13 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos as ussual mate good job!

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stelios!

@CarlosBehrens3D Жыл бұрын

Glad to finally see someone giving some love to Rhapsody! One of my favorite games ever.

@dodgykebaab 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel, the content is really good

@GamerDadschannel 3 жыл бұрын

"Its not the size of your howitzer its what you do with it" i remember that tiny tank commercial still

@KohighMathy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for including Hogs of War. A true British Classic

@mistlord 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance we can get the soundtrack list used in yout videos? some of them are pretty cool! And you have a new subscriber. Keep the awesome work you are doing!

@ericb31 3 жыл бұрын

Thousand Arms is my favorite underratted gem from the PS1 era.

@moneymatt536 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work bro

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt I appreciate that 🙂

@XxTurk3ybo1xX 3 жыл бұрын

N2O: Nitrous Oxide always get left out even though its sooooo good

@thisguy4505 2 жыл бұрын

N2O was a trip! I loved it. The Crystal Method soundtrack was one of the best OST choices I've seen a game make. And you could stick it in a CD player for a free album 😆

@gkingk9800 3 жыл бұрын

Had such a blast with hogs of war as a kid and silent bomber was awesome but it got stupid hard so I never completed it 🤣 nice list haven't heard of the other games 👍

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gaz! Glad you found something new 😊

@gkingk9800 3 жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow damn right man 👍

@jmac79ers 3 жыл бұрын

Those backrounds in Raycrisis, wow!

@netanel212 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you a lot! may i ask what music is this from time 3:00 i did not find this music in the game RAYCRISIS OST Can you help?

@mitchclark1532 3 жыл бұрын

Brigandine and Clock Tower are my favorite hidden gems on PS1.

@TheDeathOfLucifer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome list for sure.

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@razumijinatreides4691 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual. I suggest you to check "Chase The Express" it's an interesting game, mix of survival horror and stealth action game. Another game that I really think it's underrated is "Road Rash Jailbreak". Yeah it's a bit clunky but it's fun as hell. "C-12" it's another game that nobody remembers but it has a lot of quality. It's an action adventure game with a sci-fi plot.

@gcapeletti 3 жыл бұрын

Great selection! Did you record the footage on an emulator, to get this framerate?

@chrislaustin 3 жыл бұрын

Silent Bomber was the "bomb", as it is for sure an hidden gem, and one of my favorites on any system.

@bagelbytes69420 3 жыл бұрын

Discovered Silent Bomber last year. Liked it so much that I played through in like 2 sittings, even though the game is kinda short, I rarely do this.

@cam9144 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit someone finally recognizes Silent Bomer. Total sleeper hit and was a ton of fun back in the day. Never heard of Wolfgang, looks great though. I'll for sure check that out.

@X-Cutioner 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Silent Bomber is a great game and very hard too jejeje

@luook3 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought a PS1 last week, thanks for the list!

@xBaphometHx 3 жыл бұрын

I remember spending many hours playing the Hogs at War demo. It reminded me of Worms a lot.

@thenicflynn 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy. I finally have seen someone else play tiny tank on KZfaq. I loved this game growing up and that black hat bit was my goal to keep that thing as long as possible 😂 hilarious and so much fun. ☺️

@thatvideogamesshow 2 жыл бұрын

Such a solid game!

@thenicflynn 2 жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow indeed!!! It’s one I’m always excited to pull out and play

@Jagarnot 3 жыл бұрын

A few of my favorite hidden gems on PS1 are Devil Dice, Future Cop: LAPD, Omega Boost, Apocalypse, Monkey Hero, and Pitfall 3D.

@jamesyu5212 2 жыл бұрын

Except none of those qualify as “hidden”

@hyperfocus4866 2 жыл бұрын

What about Mr Dominio?

@chesspunk489 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesyu5212 I would consider them to be hidden. There are definitely different degrees of hidden.

@jamesyu5212 Жыл бұрын

@@chesspunk489 Devil dice was a well reviewed puzzle game. Future cop LAPD was made by Colony Wars guys, and was prominently advertised. Omega Boost was a Polyphony game. Apocalypse- Bruce Willis? Monkey Hero, advertised as a Zelda-like. Pitfall- need I say more? It's pitfall. Again, none are hidden.

@xoutofdatex 4 ай бұрын

all of these were fairly promoted and sold when they came out. They're not hidden at all.

@TetsuroOda 3 жыл бұрын

I don't like racing games but Sled Storm... is another story.I loved that game since the first time I played it,so fun to play!

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

So much fun, especially all of the tricks!

@stashmerkin9576 3 жыл бұрын

My wife and I both still enjoy playing Tiny Tank...fun game! Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorite sorta obscure PS1 titles.

@lonewolffang 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw Sled Storm I immediately remembered the soundtrack.

@lonewolffang 3 жыл бұрын

I played Tiny Tank all the way to the end. Some of the cg scenes are funny and entertaining but gameplay can get difficult in certain areas. Still it's a must play.

@xMawkKnightx 3 жыл бұрын

I just recently bought and played Rhapsody. I loved it. It has flaws in some dungeon design but the story is a tear jerker.

@JoshuaJacobs83 2 жыл бұрын

Well I’m sold. I love a good story in a game!

@Antonio_Ortiz 3 жыл бұрын

A question about the Encroachment Percentage in RayCrisis: what other benefits do you get from keeping it from reaching 100% besides not being sent directly to the final boss? I might have to try it out.

@RichardCraig 3 жыл бұрын

Speed Punks needs to be on one of these lists... it's an excellent kart racer with truly unbelievable graphics for PS1.

@GodzillasTodespranke 3 жыл бұрын

I think i have 4 copies of Silent Bomber. The PAL version has a production issue. The game crashes at a certain cut scene on most copies. Never got to complete it :(

@xord-vii3439 3 жыл бұрын

"Captain Tsubasa J" was a big PS1 hidden gem for me! also Pocket Fighter

@WhatAboutZoidberg 3 жыл бұрын

Still havent seen anyone talk about The Unholy War, its my fav hiddem gem. A mix of arena 1v1 brawler with a fun cast & a tactical mode. A mish-mash like ergheiz but both parts were really good.

@xelyx13 3 жыл бұрын

I was just coming to talk about that. I almost never see it mentioned, but hear nothing but good things when someone does bring it up. It's criminally unknown.

@iconoclasttastic9258 3 жыл бұрын

Some great choices here dude ;)

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@k2a2l2 2 жыл бұрын

a pretty obscure ps1 game id say is eternal eyes (2001). its an RPG where you collect puppets for your team kind of like pokemon but its a strategy rpg. its nothing amazing and is a bit bland but i believe it has some charm to it. i like the character design and the music is fantastic. just gives off a really nostalgic feeling but thats probably just because i remember watching my sister play it when i was a little kid. its really cheap as well

@quietdignityandgrace 3 жыл бұрын

Re Boot Tiny Tank. Seriously that game rocked and with today's hardware it would be a great shoot 'em up.

@sinisterritesofxano-humair68 2 жыл бұрын

Small Soldiers was slept on because the team behind it didn’t spend much of anything on marketing, they figured the movie was large enough to ride the wave but they released it too late for that to be the case. Its story is divorced from the movie, instead focusing on the backstory of the Gorgonite war and their homeland. Amazing third person shooter for its time with stunning soundtracks and epic split screen multiplayer versus! The campaign is fun as hell too.

@leonardooliveiramodesto1690 2 жыл бұрын

which song is playing when yyou're talking about rhapsody a musical adventure? Is it a OST from the game?

@danteedmunds1820 3 жыл бұрын

There was a Fire-fighting game on PSX, hammered it on the demo disc.

@huaxiong1990 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious as to the name of the tracks you used for the intro, during RayCrisis, and Gamera 2000?

@chesspunk489 Жыл бұрын

I have been playing the ps 1 for a long time now. My favorite hidden gems are Brave Fencer Musashi, Tomba 1 and 2, Pacman World, Bugs Lost In Time and its sequel, and Blast Chamber.

@renanss Жыл бұрын

I like your videos is always well done. I just miss the game sounds. I think u could present the games while playing their sounds on the background.

@GameFlix2022 3 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of classic gaming, this vid is kool

@xXBoogiepopXx Жыл бұрын

I'll take a bullet for any human that likes Silent Bomber, the GOAT of obscure video games. My childhood PS1 favorite. 😭

@kothalu 3 жыл бұрын

Soul of samurai was an amazing game, wish I could see it in a top some day

@SylvesterAshcroft88 3 жыл бұрын

I got hogs of war on release, it was a really good game, I'm so glad they released it on steam as well, as that game is extremely polished for a playstation game, and has a lot of secrets! Silent Bomber always gets a like from me, that game definitely deserves some love, especially for the epic boss fights!

@sergiomendoza5165 3 жыл бұрын

Hogs of war inspire Worms 3d and Worms 4.

@OrehBelich92 3 жыл бұрын

Man, that Tekken TAG2 ost in the beginning of the video is very nostalgic.

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great song! 😊

@uncannyvallerie 2 жыл бұрын

This should have been called “john lennon reviews obscure ps1 games”

@chrisharvey1091 11 ай бұрын

I've played Sled Storm when it came out back in the day and it's a lot better than you've been able to describe, in my opinion. The biggest features are the soundtrack and the awesome snowhawk sleds (the ones that look like dirt bikes converted to snowmobiles but with only one ski up front). Those snowhawks completely changed the way the game handled. I also played Rhapsody when it came out as well and it's a pretty solid RPG for its time as well. Kind of a sappy story to it, from what I remember, but the gameplay was spot on compared to it's competitors (like Lunar: Silver Star Story, Tales of Fantasia, etc).

@JonnyRoboto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much i will get at least 2 od the gMes

@billyoswaritpookkanasut4316 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta go back to Silent Bomber, my childhood memories

@billblaski9523 3 жыл бұрын

It would be tight if you had the list of games in the description

@yuibucki 3 жыл бұрын

11:19 Nice cut!

@iskeypxx 3 жыл бұрын

hogs of war and rhapsody we're actually pretty popular back then. especially rhapsody. it's one of those games that you would often see get recommended in magazines as a classic around that time. it's also the game that made people know about NIS.

@ainsbass 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah most of my friends had Hogs of War tbh, used to play multiplayer mode in our own generated maps so much!

@CabooseMiller101 3 жыл бұрын

What was the music playing in the background for Gamera? Sounds jammin

@CasepbX 3 жыл бұрын

I wish games like Tiny Tank, and later on Metal Arms were still being made today. I love quirky robot characters.

@thatvideogamesshow 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, there a severe lack of games of that kind these days.

@thisguy4505 2 жыл бұрын

Sled Storm is good, but everyone knows it. *Sno-Cross Championship Racing*, on the other hand, was completely overshadowed by the PS2 launch! It is the Gran Turismo of snowmobiling. Check it out!

@alejandrovelasquezv5935 3 жыл бұрын

Sled Storm the best!

@tedwerd2561 Жыл бұрын

Brooooo silent bomber!!! I played this game on a game informer demo disc and have been searching for it ever since. I totally forgot it’s name.

@marvinsison929 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh Tiny Tank one of my fave game only few know it

@Uutama 3 жыл бұрын

I rented it all the time as a kid

@mkr9968 Жыл бұрын

Hogs of war also voiced by the late Rik Mayall, made the game so much better I loved him man

@thatvideogamesshow Жыл бұрын

Same here, especially the Bottom series!

@mkr9968 Жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow yeah watched the whole of that show multiple times when I was younger, such a character

@yoyoyonasa Жыл бұрын

Silent Bomber was very well known in Europe. Crazy nice game, really need a remake

@thisguy4505 2 жыл бұрын

Sentient is a game I never see anyone talk about. It's a mystery adventure game that takes place in real time on a free-roaming space station with in-depth conversation options. It was leagues ahead of its era.

@quindecim577 2 жыл бұрын

That turtle is badass

@deadjuice1880 2 жыл бұрын

Sledstorm is a legit fking gem. Maaaaybe rough to get into now, but was absolutely a pure gem at the time.

@madcat4563 3 жыл бұрын

Mini tanks made me think about Seek and destroy. A PS2 game where the tanks are actual characters. 😂😁

@mario-mario822 3 жыл бұрын

Fist of the North Star import,Dark Tales from The Lost Soul import and the Point Blank series if you're lucky enough to still have a CRT📺.

@paxhumana2015 3 жыл бұрын

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure also has been ported to the Nintendo DS and it is also a part of a trilogy of JRPGs that are collectively called the Marl/Marl's Kingdom Trilogy. However, the other two games in the series were never localized, though you can get some English translated unofficial copies of the game.

@leozar69 Жыл бұрын

What do you rate the series?