Playstation 1

[WhiteWolf0180]

So I just figured out how I can play ps1 games on my pc. know I need some games... I already got a few of my childhood favorites: Digimon World, Final Fantasy IX, and Jade Cocoon. So I gues you guys know what I'm going to ask next :P.

Do you know any good ps1 games that I should get?

Thanks

[KelsieKatt]

Depends on what kind of games you like. Could you be more specific about genres and what aspects you like about those genres?

The PS1 library has around ~2500 games in it, granted, not all of them are good, but it's still a huge thing to narrow down and not everybody likes the same types of games.

[coffeebreath]

Crash Bandicoot
Croc

Two classics that come to mind.

[ZoundX]

^They were awesome! I prefered croc2 though

[SadisticTendencies]

I'm currently re-living my childhood by playing Digimon World 1 together with my friends. Staying up all night to play Digimon on PS1... I have no life! ^^

[WhiteWolf0180]

^ lol. and I would say that I like RPG's the most.

[captaincrunch]

Parappa the Rappa :)

[KelsieKatt]

Well, as far as RPGs go, some of the more popular ones are:

Chrono Cross (Although, I'd recommend playing the original Chrono Trigger on the SNES first, if you haven't already, as Chrono Cross is the sequel. The PS1 port of Chrono Trigger is... iffy at best...)
Obviously, you could also check out Final Fantasy VII and VIII since you've liked FF games before. There's also Final Fantasy: Tactics as well, but it plays pretty differently from others in the series.
Grandia
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia (Not affiliated with Dragoon.)
Legend of Mana (Related to the very popular Secret of Mana on SNES. A lot of people liked it, but it was also somewhat criticized by comparison to Secret of Mana.)
Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Parasite Eve series (It's kind of a mix of Resident Evil with turn-based Final Fantasy combat)
Persona 2
Suikoden series
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Valkyrie Profile
Xenogears


They also had a couple 'Tales' series entries on PS1. Tales of Destiny and Tales of Eternia.

Wild Arms 1 and 2 also started on PS1 as well. I haven't played it first hand, but it has a pretty strong fan following.

Vandal Hearts 1 & 2 also have a decent fan fallowing, but again I haven't played them firsthand.

They also had some more entries for Breath of Fire and Dragon Warrior if you're a fan of the series. Both are pretty similar to a lot of other JRPGs out there.

Could also try out Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It's an RPG, but the gameplay is more side-scrolling action focused, with RPG stat and character customization elements.

There's also the Alundra games, which are pretty good, but it's more similar to an Action-Adventure game like Zelda, than RPGs, but it does have RPG elements.

Those are the main ones I can think of offhand that fall into a Japanese RPG-ish category...

Another series I can think of offhand is King's Field.... Although, it's more of a first person dungeon crawler, and I would most likely recommend avoiding it unless you have a high tolerance for one hit deaths, slow/unresponsive controls, repetitive environments and grinding. It's kind of a niche series... but it did inspire Demon's Souls on PS3 (which is a vastly superior game in my opinion. I never liked King's Field...)

[Schizm]

Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil Trilogy (do I even have to mention these games?)
Incredible Crisis (if you want something unusual)
Parasite Eve 1 & 2

[Cetonis]

I think Kelsie beat me to the big RPG list -.-' Only one I can think of to add is Vagrant Story. It's not a traditional RPG in the sense that you just control one guy and the battle system is semi-real time, (it's also one big maze of dungeons, no real "towns") but it has all the stats, spells, customization, story, etc. one would expect. Different, but very good. Just make sure you watch the scene that plays after the title screen sits for a while, or else you may get a little lost with the plot early on.

(p.s. while I'm apparently doing some shameless plugging for the game, it is now available on the PSN)