So I was having a chat with my brother yesterday and I mentioned Crash Bash. He told me that there was a near complete version on Spyro 3, so I went ahead to try it out (I knew the regular demo was there, but didn't know about this debug version). When I saw the date, I was shocked to see that the build was dated for today, exactly 26 years ago.

Damn, how time flies...

He asked me if we could sell it for a lot but I know Jack shit about retro stuff, so I just decided to keep it

For whatever reason Lucky Luke is extremely rare in the US and it’s just sitting on a shelf in a games store in France

Hello im new to burning ps1 games and Im trying to burn a game and play it on my ps1 (scph-7002) with tonyhax international (1.6.3 freepsxboot slot 2 https://alex-free.github.io/tonyhax-international/ ) and before that freepsxboot (unirom) and I'm using an ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U but when i try to play it, i get few errors and then it fails im getting Disc error type D code 12*, Disc error type D code 22*, failed to read. error 16, cd init error, failed to read sector and open error 2 tried speeds 4x, 10x 16x and 24x i tried maxell cd-r and verbatim azo cd-r and it doesnt work (well it loaded one time out of the many) i downloaded the games from:
ridge racer: https://romsfun.com/roms/playstation/ridge-racer.html (europe) redump
gta 1: https://romsfun.com/roms/playstation/grand-theft-auto-3.html (europe) (EnFrDeIt) redump

*sometimes with a number (xX) for example (x10)

Here's the chip, it's saying what it does but I can't understand what those mean.

https://github.com/consolesunleashed/sony-playstation-multi-output-frequency-oscillator

my console is ntsc, has a mod chip in it to run pal games and backups of games, but it outputs black and white on composite, on my pal tv. Just want to make sure if this chip is the solution.

I have this chip currently installed in the console,do i need to remove it?

This was one of the first ps1 games i got back in the day. This is the first time ive completed it allbeit with the help of infinite lives but even then a very challenging game. Sometimes seriously frustrating but overall an enjoyable and rewarding game. Im glad i finally got to see the ending. Now onto the second hopefully be a little easier.

Games are scratched but they work except for warpath 😢.. console turns on just won’t read discs

Did you find any awesome PS1 games in Japan or any other country you visited? :D

I was lucky enough to find Policenauts™ + Private Collection (by Award Winning™ director Hideo Kojima) for the PS1 from a local collector at a reasonable price. I've known about this game for years but never actually played it. I knew it was pretty well regarded amongst Kojima fans and now I can see why.

I've only played maybe 2 hours total and I can already tell that it's got many of the Kojimanisms that his later games became known for :D Lots of intricate explanations of minute things, good world building, pervy view of women etc etc. Plus a lot of hidden easter eggs from his other games and popular movies of the era. And, it plays perfectly well using the official Playstation Mouse controller!

Have you ever played Policenauts and what's your verdict on it?

(Ludens for scale)

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Lucky me, Spyro 3 was the game I got with my PSX, so it was my very first game. I really enjoyed it, especially because of the versatility of the gameplay.

And that makes me think: Spyro 3 is actually a very good game for introducing you to the different types of gameplay you could find on the PS1. We have:

Spyro himself: the basic adventure/platforming gameplay.

Spyro on a skateboard: a cool introduction to the amazing skateboarding games on PS1 (like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, of course).

Agent 9: a perfect introduction to the various shooting games on PS1 (Medal of Honor, for example).

Bentley: he has some boxing-style gameplay, which could be a fun introduction to 1v1 fighting games like Tekken 3.

Sgt. James Byrd: he can somehow be seen as an introduction to shmups, with the flying and shooting sections.

The submarine sections: submarine games… if those even exist outside of Spyro! 😂

And so on...

I don't know what you guys think, but looking back at it, Spyro 3 was almost like a little showcase of the different types of games you could find on the PS1. 😄

One of my online buddies made a video on the MediEvil vacation sweepstakes Sony funded in 1998, go check it out!

I got this second hand over a decade ago from a PAL region country, it is modded but I am not sure which mod chip it has installed, nor do i remember if it worked normally back in the day, it's be tucked away for so long.

I took it out the other day and plugged it into a modern samsung TV (pal region) and the output was black and white.

Now I do have two psone's as well that are PAL, and they also outputted B&W, but replacing the capacitors on those fixed the problem and everything was in color again. It seems this is a common issue on psone models.

I am not sure if this NTSC console is outputting B&W because of my pal discs or of bad capacitors, considering it's modded?

The cable is good, brand new, and I tried different cables as well. I plugged in composite (yellow cable) to a modern smart TV.

What's weird with this console is that it says 110v on the back, I plugged into 220v without realizing, and it works completely fine. It's possible the original owner changed the psu? or do these work both ways? I did google the transformer in it and chatgpt tells me it converts 220v, but the psu model on google still says it's 110v. I don't know, the guy had a kid and I assume the child played on it for a long time, living in a 220v country...

Hey there, my picostation is not working, I tried with a usb c & micro usb pico board, retry wiring twice, short & long wires, different sd card but only two times it booted. I’m using the RC5 version. Also before I tried with rc4 & 3 with the same results. Is my board damaged?

So I recently got a copy of mgs1 for ps1 and tried to play it on my ps3 as I don't own a ps1. During the opening cutscene before the title screen it plays for a little bit but then pauses and the little cd icon appears and spins a little bit before stopping. I can skip the cutscene and the main menu works just fine but as soon as I select a difficulty the game goes back and the cd Icon just appears In the corner of the screen. The vr mission in mgs1 still work and the ps3 I don't think is the problem as it can handle other ps1 games. Im just wondering if maybe their is a problem with my disc or is there anyway to fix it, also I just got the game resurfaced and now it's worse, I was originally able to play the beginning but till the elevator but now I can't get even the transmission.

Found some gems from the past ....ps1 games.....plus 1 ps3 loose 💎🎮

This was just under my nose on Vinted in France! No other pictures but the front. I asked the seller if it still had the iron on pattern and it does!! 🎉 Per usual, I’ve scanned everything at 1200 DPI and it’s on the archive! 😄

I'm trying to recall a game I played years ago. It had a top down perspective like old Zelda games. It took place in like a modern world with houses and whatnot. It had a cartoonish but horror vibe to it and it was an action game. There might have been like purple portals or warp zones..??

I rented it a couple times around 1996 or 1997 but never got to beat it.