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Moving swiftly on, it’s time to come up with a top 10 for Son’y debut in the home console market the PlayStation (or PSone if you prefer)



If you need a reminder, here's a list of PlayStation games.

Just list your top 10 below (each counts for one vote, so ranking them isn't important).

Voting is open for a month, and will close on 29 September.

As always, I look forward to seeing your nominations.

1. Metal Gear Solid
2. Resident Evil 2
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Ridge Racer 4
5. Dino Crisis
6. Tekken 3
7. Wipeout 3
8. Gran Turismo 2
9. Soul Blade
10. ISS Pro Evolution 2

Off the top of my head

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Crash Bandicoot 2
Tekken 3
Oddworld Abe's oddysee
WWF Smackdown 2 Know Your Role
Worms Armageddon
Spiderman
Ridge Racer Type 4
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil 2

Best console ever

Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy 7
ISS Pro Evolution
Gran Turismo 2
Tekken 3
Crash Bandicoot 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
WWF Smackdown 2
Formula 1 '97
TOCA Touring Cars

#. Alundra
#. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#. Crash Team Racing
#. Driver
#. Metal Gear Solid
#. Resident Evil 2
#. Silent Bomber
#. Spider-man
#. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
#. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Alone in the Dark: Jack is Back
Alundra
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Carnage Heart
Colin McRae Rally
G-Police
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Resident Evil
Rollcage
Silent Hill


My first shortlist had 20 games. I've had to be brutal to halve it.

1 Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
2.Tombi
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. Tenchu
5. Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX
6. Croc
7. Crash Team Racing
8.Driver
9. Worms Armageddon
10. TekKen 3

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Tony Hawk 3 on PS1?
Grand Theft Auto
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Worms.

1) Pro Evolution Soccer
2) Spyro The Dragon
3) Twisted Metal: World Tour
4) Doom
5) Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
6) Rage Racer
7) Destruction Derby 2
8) Jumping Flash!
9) Sled Storm
10) Assault

What a machine .

I was a massive SEGA fanboy when the PS1 initially launched and didn't want one at first. I finally caved and bought one in 1997 and immediately realised I'd been missing out on some great games.

• Ridge Racer Type 4
• Metal Gear Solid
• Soul Blade
• Tekken 3
• Rage Racer
• Driver
• Gran Turismo
• Rollcage
• Point Blank
• Wip3out

Namco were on fire back then.

This is tough!

Abe's Odyssey
Driver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Metal Gear Solid
Parappa the Rapper
Resident Evil
Spider-Man
Tenchu
Tomb Raider
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Driver
Everybody's Golf
Moto Toon GP 2
Rage Racer
Ape Escape
Castlevania: SOTN
Medal Of Honour
Grandia
Medal Of Honour Underground
Power Shovel

Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy 7
Resident Evil 2
G Police
Gran Turismo 2
Tekken 3
Wip3out
Tomb Raider
Command and Conquer Red Alert
Colin McRae Rally

Here's my top 10:

• Driver
• Driver 2: Back on the Streets
• Micro Machines V3
• WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role
• Bust-a-Move 2
• Die Hard Trilogy
• Time Crisis
• ISS Pro Evolution 2
• Twisted Metal
• Wip3out

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IX
Resident Evil 2
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Metal Gear Solid
Um Jammer Lammy
Mega Man X4
Silent Hill

(special mentions to Crash Team Racing, Mega Man 8, Spyro the Dragon, Resident Evil 1+3, Grandia, Breath of Fire 3, Parappa the Rapper, Tomba and Rayman)

Still quite a bit more I need to experience on the system, should get more PS1 classics on my Vita and maybe set up an emulator on PC

[Checks latest entries for signs of Twisted Metal: World Tour]
[Disappointment reigns]

jawafour wrote:[Checks latest entries for signs of Twisted Metal: World Tour]
[Disappointment reigns]

My TM experience extends to about five minutes on the PS2 iteration as a downloadable classic on PS3 <_<

Jazzem wrote:My TM experience extends to about five minutes on the PS2 iteration as a downloadable classic on PS3 <_<

. To be fair, I've only played the World Tour game in the series and it was at a time when a couple of mates had the game, too. We were not youngsters even then (all in our mid 20s) but we often played two-player battles and it was chaotic fun. It is a wee bit clunky and the graphics have aged badly, but it holds fond memories for me .

jawafour wrote:

Jazzem wrote:My TM experience extends to about five minutes on the PS2 iteration as a downloadable classic on PS3 <_<

. To be fair, I've only played the World Tour game in the series and it was at a time when a couple of mates had the game, too. We were not youngsters even then (all in our mid 20s) but we often played two-player battles and it was chaotic fun. It is a wee bit clunky and the graphics have aged badly, but it holds fond memories for me .

Ahah nice one, neat to hear it was a favourite among you and friends! I've never personally found the games' aesthetic appealing, even so I'm sure I'd get some goofy fun out of them in multiplayer. Funny thing is I get the impression the series was a far bigger success in the US than over here, I've certainly never known anyone who grew up with it

Jazzem wrote:...I get the impression the series was a far bigger success in the US than over here, I've certainly never known anyone who grew up with it

The first game was reasonably popular but the second one - World Tour - was very warmly received. The series seemed to lose it's way a bit after that and, as you say, Jazzem, I think they sold better in the US. I recall that a cartoon / chibi version of the game was released over there that I don't think made its way to the UK or Europe.

I liked the variety of characters and vehicles in World Tour and the battle maps were neat, too - we used to enjoy steaming around Paris and the Eiffel Tower .