Top 50 PlayStation Games

[digitalpress]

Ace Combat 2
Ape Escape
Armored Core
Bomberman Party Edition
Castlevania: SOTN
Chrono Cross
Colony Wars
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Team Racing
Devil Dice
Driver
Einhander
Elemental Gearbolt
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VII
Front Mission 3
G-Darius
Gran Turismo
Hot Shots Golf
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash 2
Medal of Honor
Metal Gear Solid
Micro Machines V3
Mr. Driller
Pac-Man World
Parappa the Rapper
Point Blank 2
Resident Evil 2
Ridge Racer 4 (RR4)
Roll Away
Silent Hill
Sled Storm
Soul Blade
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Tempest X3
Tenchu
Tony Hawk 2
Twisted Metal 2
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile
Warhawk
Wipeout XL
WWF Smackdown 2
Xenogears
Xevious 3D/G

[theaveng]

Why FF9 and not 7? (just curious)

[geelw]

no problem with any of those on youe list- though i'd replace destruction derby 2 with warhawk- dd2 had me in pain for a bit until i actually finished a race, lol...=^P

also, glad to see you gave the bomberman game the props it deserved- that's one forgotten character these days, especially when hudson keeps trying to make "adventure" games- it's all about the multi-player!... :twisted:

[Sylentwulf]

Well, even though I'm sure Theaveng doesn't mean it

Why no Final Fantasy VII? Why FF9? I would DEFINITELY switch them if not include them both (I liked FF8 WAY better than FF9, but I know I'm in the minority there)

[NvrMore]

oh look, theaveng still won't let it go

I agree with Sylentwulf, you can't throw FF9 onto that list without putting FF7 on, look at the impact FF7 had, the following it still commands and.. it's greatness

Personally FF7 is one of the few PS1 games I really did enjoy so IMO there's pleanty of games on that list that you could probably drop to make space, if you prefer to drop a game of the same genre I'd say drop FF9 or Chrono Cross, otherwise any number of games are possibilities e.g. Ace combat 2, Devil Dice, Mr. Driller, Tenchu etc, but again this all comes down to personal taste.

[Sylentwulf]

If nothing else, get rid of silent hill *Looks for Puking smiley face ukes:

[geelw]

lol, i know folks are entitled to their opinions, and i can dig that, but what, pray tell, is *wrong* with silent hill?...=^P

[mauigamer]

That list looks great. The only thing I would add would be Street Fighter Alpha 3. IMO that is the definitive Street Fighter. I also liked Silent Hill. When that phone rang my heart sunk.

[Arcade Antics]

Wow, what a list!

Can't complain, but I'm surprised to see that one of the Bust A Move games (I'd vote for #4) isn't on the list. Like Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, it's one game I still see in every arcade.

A question for the masses: should Tempest X3 be dropped in favor of Dance Dance Revolution? (The Jag version is better IMO.)

The only other thing I can offer is that PaRappa the Rappa should be PaRappa the Rapper.

[Sniderman]

WHAT?!? NO APE ESCAPE!?!

[digitalpress]

OK I can't do much with this latest discussion.

Drop Silent Hill, guess not since more vote to keep in on.

Add Ape Escape, FF VII, Street Fighter III Alpha... well what gets knocked OUT?

I *was* able to replace Destruction Derby with Warhawk and fix the spelling on Parappa, however.

[geelw]

crap. it's getting tough...

drop mr domino in favor of ape escape, in the meantime.. it's great, but devil dice takes care of the "street game"/puzzle hybrids, i guess, lol...

[AlanD]

Why not just make it a top 60 list. That would represent the top 5% of the 1200+ released U.S. games.

This message is actually from Allen's lazy roommate Richard.

[AlanD]

Oops ! Make that Alan's lazy roommate Richard.

[Kid Fenris]

Since this discussion is evidently still going (and I missed the first time), I'll throw in my suggestions.

Drop G-Darius, Jumping Flash 2, Tomb Raider, Pac-Man World, and Xevious 3D/G.

Add SFA 3, FFVII, Ape Escape, Valkyrie Profile, and FFVIII.

Keep Silent Hill.

I'd give reasons, but I'm too tired at this point. G'Night.

[ROBOTRON]

Nectaris (millitary Madness)
Arcade Collection (The one with Burgertime on it)
New version of Asteroids (Warning: This game destroys subwoofers)
Tempest
Einhander
R-Type Delta

[digitalpress]

Since this discussion is evidently still going (and I missed the first time), I'll throw in my suggestions.
Drop G-Darius, Jumping Flash 2, Tomb Raider, Pac-Man World, and Xevious 3D/G.
Add SFA 3, FFVII, Ape Escape, Valkyrie Profile, and FFVIII.
Keep Silent Hill.
I'd give reasons, but I'm too tired at this point. G'Night.

I like most of the games you're suggesting to add, especially Ape Escape... but I can't believe my eyes with the games you want to drop! No way! I'd argue that G-Darius is the system's best shooter. Jumping Flash and Pac-man World are great platformers. Xevious?! Wow even if you didn't like Xevious (I didn't), the remix and the 3D version are spectacular! The only one I'd maybe give you is Tomb Raider but I think we're considering dropping that because it's so overdone NOW. The original game is STILL a classic though.

[Andy Rampage]

Jumping Flash and Pac-man World are great platformers. Xevious?! Wow even if you didn't like Xevious (I didn't), the remix and the 3D version are spectacular! The only one I'd maybe give you is Tomb Raider but I think we're considering dropping that because it's so overdone NOW. The original game is STILL a classic though.

"Good list D.P. ! ... but "Why? Res. Evil 2 and NOT Res. Evil ??"
You justify "platformers" like JUMPING FLASH (for example)
Why don't You "consider: The FIRST Res. Evil GAME in The SAME way??
it "Made" The Sony PLAYSTATION "worth" owning, after a series Of Dogg Games that came-out for it then!! .. .
in My humble opinion .... i Stayed Up & inside ALL SUMMER playing & Beating that Game, over & over, it's One Of those GAMES that i think Of, when Someone says: "PLAYSTATION" .....
the 2nd, to me, was Quite a-bit of a dis-appointment.
... but alas, it is Your list & Not mine ...
think of it this way too ...
it Not Only STARTED The SURVIVAL HORROR Haze/Craze,
seen NOW in GAMES, it also pretty MUCH"defined" it!
it's un-fair, i believe, to have SILENT HILL up there and Not it's Pre-decessor, that created The GENRE'! and IS a "CLASSIC", by Any Other Name! DROP 2 and put RESIDENT EVIL in it's proper place!
i "think" it should be On the list!
GAME'On Bro.!

[Kid Fenris]

I like most of the games you're suggesting to add, especially Ape Escape... but I can't believe my eyes with the games you want to drop! No way! I'd argue that G-Darius is the system's best shooter. Jumping Flash and Pac-man World are great platformers. Xevious?! Wow even if you didn't like Xevious (I didn't), the remix and the 3D version are spectacular! The only one I'd maybe give you is Tomb Raider but I think we're considering dropping that because it's so overdone NOW. The original game is STILL a classic though.

The trouble is, I never liked G-Darius, and even though I dig the original Xevious, I thought that the remake was ugly and tedious. Since you're attached to them, though, I'll suggest some others.

How's about we dump Thunder Force V (decent stuff, but not great), Silent Bomber (a good game, but there are better ones not on the list), Spider-Man, and, as geelw suggested, No One Can Stop Mr. Domino?

I still think that Tomb Raider should get yanked. It was groundbreaking and impressive back in the day, but the years since have turned it into a fairly boring game.

It's also tough to keep my personal likes/dislikes out of this. I'd actually rather see Guilty Gear and Soul Blade on this list instead of Tekken 3 and SFA3.

[batmanlivesatmyhouse]

X-Com would make my list, along with adding the obvious SFA3. Go Chrono Cross! Yes, X-Com is also a computer game, but being a turn based and Microprose game, it is great! I played it first on the PS anyhoo. Me and my friend played it a whole summer on the PS. He later traded his PS for an N64 (his reasoning was better games and better graphics, and Star Wars). He cried a lot after that, and his disposition changed forever.