GRcade

- Final Fantasy VII
- Metal Gear Solid
- Resident Evil
- Grand Turismo 2
- Tekken 3
- Parasite Eve
- Spyro The Dragon
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Castlevania: SOTN
- Tomb Raider

Special Mentions: FFIX, Driver, Twisted Metal, Resi 2, Tomb Raider 2, Silent Hill and Soul Reaver

GRcade has spoken

Quick results


1st
Metal Gear Solid
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Publisher: Konami
First released: 1998


2nd=
Resident Evil 2
Capcom, Capcom
1998


2nd=
Tekken 3
Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment
1998


4th
Final Fantasy VII
Square, Sony Computer Entertainment
1997


5th
Driver
Reflections Interactive, Ubisoft
1999


6th
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Konami
1997


7th=
Resident Evil
Capcom, Capcom
1996


7th=
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Neversoft, Activision
2000


7th=
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Yuke's, THQ
2000


10th=
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment
1998


10th=
Gran Turismo 2
Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment
1999


10th=
Spyro the Dragon
Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment
1998


10th=
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Acquire, Activision
1998


Bubbling under: Crash Team Racing (Naughty Dog, 1999), Gran Turismo (Polyphony Digital, 1997), Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Crystal Dynamics, 1999), R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (Namco, 1998), Silent Hill (Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, 1999), Tomb Raider (Core Design, 1996)

Total games nominated: 95, Total voters: 23, Total votes: 230

Thanks for voting!

No Ridge Racer Type 4 makes IronHide something something......

CTR was robbed, but MGS won so it's okay

Driver? Crash Bandicoot? Spyro? Who voted for this gooseberry fool!

Not a bad list in all fairness, but I think most (if not all) of those in the "bubbling under" section have been robbed!

How ours compares to Official PlayStation Magazine's last ever Reader poll in 2003:

10. Resident Evil 2
9. Gran Turismo
8. ISS Pro Evolution 2
7. WWE SmackDown 2: Know Your Role
6. Tekken 3
5. Gran Turismo 2
4. Final Fantasy IX
3. Final Fantasy VIII
2. Final Fantasy VII
1. Metal Gear Solid

Bubbling under: 20. Driver; 19. Grand Theft Auto; 18. Mr Driller; 17. Medal of Honor; 16. Parasite Eve 2; 15. Quake II; 14. Road Rash; 13. Soul Blade; 12. Tomb Raider; 11. Resident Evil

Lack of votes for Parasite Eve makes me sad

Hmm, not a great list, not a terrible one either. That said there are so many great games for the PSOne that it's impossible to boil it down to just ten.

KK wrote:How ours compares to Official PlayStation Magazine's last ever Reader poll in 2003

Interestingly, Final Fantasy VIII (3), Road Rash (14), Quake II (15), Parasite Eve 2 (16) and Mr Driller (18) didn't receive a single vote from GRcade members.

good, because FFVIII is awful
didnt even know there was a PS1 version of Road Rash
Quake II - was that a port? dont know why anyone wouldnt just play the PC version at this point
Parasite Eve & Mr Driller sound relatively obscure

I preferred FFVIII over VII, never actually finished either through despite multiple attempts at both and owning both on PS1 and PC.

SerialCeler wrote:

KK wrote:How ours compares to Official PlayStation Magazine's last ever Reader poll in 2003

Interestingly, Final Fantasy VIII (3), Road Rash (14), Quake II (15), Parasite Eve 2 (16) and Mr Driller (18) didn't receive a single vote from GRcade members.

I think you need to check my list

Rubix wrote:I think you need to check my list

Sorry Rubix, I did count it, just forgot. I did see you voted for Parasite Eve, rather than Parasite Eve 2 though.

Wasn't Quake II on PSone a coding marvel? I'm sure I've seen a vid on YouTube about it pointing out how a PSone shouldn't have even been able to run Quake II.

SerialCeler wrote:

Rubix wrote:I think you need to check my list

Sorry Rubix, I did count it, just forgot. I did see you voted for Parasite Eve, rather than Parasite Eve 2 though.

there is a reason for that



I Never finished PE2

IAmTheSaladMan wrote:Wasn't Quake II on PSone a coding marvel? I'm sure I've seen a vid on YouTube about it pointing out how a PSone shouldn't have even been able to run Quake II.

I can't quite remember if it was 1999 or 2000, but I didn't have a PC at that point. It was indeed bloody brilliant, though FPS controls were rather awkward back them. I can't remember if it used the sticks or not. I think not, because I'm sure the first FPS on console I personally played with analogue sticks was MOH: Frontline on PS2 in 2002. Memory could be amiss however.

There was a PS1 version of Road Rash?

KK wrote:

IAmTheSaladMan wrote:Wasn't Quake II on PSone a coding marvel? I'm sure I've seen a vid on YouTube about it pointing out how a PSone shouldn't have even been able to run Quake II.

I can't quite remember if it was 1999 or 2000, but I didn't have a PC at that point. It was indeed bloody brilliant, though FPS controls were rather awkward back them. I can't remember if it used the sticks or not. I think not, because I'm sure the first FPS on console I personally played with analogue sticks was MOH: Frontline on PS2 in 2002. Memory could be amiss however.

Bloody typical, I can't find the video now but it pointed out how a PSone's specs weren't even close to the minimum specs required to run the game on a PC. For example Quake II on DOS needed a minimum 8 MB of RAM with 16 MB recommended and on Windows 95 there was a 16 MB minimum with 24 MB recommended plus a 75 Mhz or better processor. Considering PSone only had 2 MB of RAM and an approx 34 Mhz processor getting the game to run at an acceptable level never mind being playable sounds like a pretty big technical feat.

Moggy wrote:There was a PS1 version of Road Rash?

Multiple versions in fact. Road Rash was released I think 3 times (in early 1996, again in 1998 as part of a charity compilation alongside Myst and Broken Sword, and then as a budget re-release for about £9.99), which was then followed up by the passable Road Rash 3D in 1998 and the truly horrible Road Rash Jailbreak in I think 2000.

KK wrote:

Moggy wrote:There was a PS1 version of Road Rash?

Multiple versions in fact. Road Rash was released I think 3 times (in early 1996, again in 1998 as part of a charity compilation alongside Myst and Broken Sword, and then as a budget re-release for about £9.99), which was then followed up by the passable Road Rash 3D in 1998 and the truly horrible Road Rash Jailbreak in I think 2000.

I used to love the Megadrive games but completely missed them on PS1.