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AdamAnt316

09-19-2018, 03:39 AM

According to this article (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-announces-playstation-classic-mini-console-co/1100-6461868/), Sony is planning to release the PlayStation Classic on December 3rd. Like the NES and SNES Classic Mini, it's an HDMI-only plug-and-play console, offering 20 built-in games including Final Fantasy VII and Wild Arms. Can't say I'm entirely surprised to see Sony trying to get in on the action, given how crazy the whole situation's been with Nintendo's all-in-one offerings. Not sure these things will have quite the same following, but we shall see.......... :hmm:
-Adam

Bratwurst

09-19-2018, 08:05 AM

No analog sticks on the controllers is a major omission.

Aussie2B

09-19-2018, 09:31 AM

When it comes to this era of gaming, it's rather fitting that Sony is copying Nintendo. But I am surprised they're totally ripping off the title and not coming up with a slightly different spin.

Personally, I like the original non-analog controller better than the Dual Shock anyway, but I know I'm in the minority there. Final Fantasy VII and Wild Arms both predate the Dual Shock, so I wonder that will be the case with every game included. If none of the games support analog to begin with, then the omission won't matter.

Assuming December 3 is the worldwide release, then that's pretty meaningless to American gamers. That may have been when the PlayStation originally launched in Japan, but the US didn't get the system until September of '95.

Greg2600

09-19-2018, 12:07 PM

Lack of analog is strange. Price also not great, and obv. needs more popular titles (which Sony doesn't own) like Tomb Raider, Crash, etc.

bb_hood

09-19-2018, 12:08 PM

They mention 2 games, Final Fantasy VII and Wild Arms..

Which I think is funny just because Final Fantasy VII is a great game but Wild Arms in my opinion is very mediocre and overall not a very good game. It makes me curious to see what other games they will offer. With 20 games, you can be sure there will be a mix of all genres so how many more really good RPGs will be on this system? It looks like there will be Jumping Flash which is cool, Tekken 3 which is kinda just meh, and Ridge Racer which some racing game fans might like?

So I think it will be a popular item, but I feel that if they really wanna make something awesome they should make one or more flashback systems that are dedicated to different genres. Like a system with 20 of the best racing games, or 20 of the best RPGs.

Further more, it seems like they are just gonna fill the system with games already on the PSN. It would be cool if they were to feature games that havent already had a re-released at the 5$ price tag.

Greg2600

09-19-2018, 12:30 PM

Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3, and Wild Arms were announced already. Symphony of the Night is another big one it really should have.

Aussie2B

09-19-2018, 12:35 PM

I assume Wild Arms on there is because Sony published it. Sony also published Final Fantasy VII in the US. Depending on region, they also had a hand in Crash, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer, and the Tekken series. I suspect there will be little in the way of games that were 100% third party. I'm sure it's easier for them to just include games they either own outright or can easily include because they had some role in their publishing in the past.

Greg2600

09-19-2018, 01:07 PM

Perhaps Wild Arms was big in Europe or Japan?

bb_hood

09-19-2018, 02:01 PM

Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3, and Wild Arms were announced already. Symphony of the Night is another big one it really should have.

SOTN is a really big one that everyone really loves. Although I very much doubt its gonna be on the system, simply because if it was gonna be on there they would have showcased it along with FF VII.

mailman187666

09-19-2018, 02:37 PM

bb_hood

09-19-2018, 04:17 PM

I'm not sure Castlevania will be on it or not, but I did see an article regarding SotN and Rondo of Blood just got rated again by a Korean ratings board "seemingly as a collection for PS4".

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/19/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-rondo-of-blood-seemingly-coming-to-ps4

If this is a seperate release, they may not include it with the PS Classic. Unless they are able to kill 2 birds with 1 stone by getting it rated for multiple releases.

Well if thats the case, maybe we will see a decent CastleVania collection that isnt limited to a handheld.

I just think that if it was gonna be one of the 20 games it would have been mentioned along with FF VII. To highlight Wild Arms along with FF VII kinda seems "this is the best they got". Now obviously there are 15 games not yet mentioned, but if the PS mini were going to have FF VII and SOTN, I think they would have lead with that info. THose 2 games together would definitely draw alot of interest, but Wild Arms? Thats just strange to me.

Also I feel that 20 games isnt enough variety.. I think for most or all gamers, there is gonna be a genera that you dont like. So there is gonna be 3-5 games that your general gamer just wont be interested at all. Like if you are really into RPGs, well you probably already own or have played through FF VII, and Wild Arms is pretty lackluster.
Unless they reveal some other actual 'classic' PS1 games, there wont be much incentive to buy this.

Like if you look at the SNES Classic, every game on that system with the exception of Kirby Dream Course is a seriously awesome game (now I like KDC but all the other game are just way more epic).

jperryss

09-19-2018, 09:54 PM

Greg2600

09-20-2018, 12:32 AM

AdamAnt316

10-23-2018, 05:16 PM

Some info on pre-ordering the PlayStation Classic can be found here (https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/21/playstation-classic-cost-preorder-release-date). Oddly, Sony still has yet to announce the remaining 15 games included with the Classic. Not a great sign, if you ask me.......... :shameful:
-Adam

eskobar

10-24-2018, 01:12 PM

The Nintendo and Super Nintendo had 512MB flash memory ... depending which games they include, the internal flash storage should be at least 6GB. Cost-wise it should influence the decision to include the original controllers and not dual shock analog controllers.

Aussie2B

10-29-2018, 02:26 PM

The full US lineup has been revealed:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Cool Boarders 2
Destruction Derby
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash
Metal Gear Solid
Mr Driller
Oddworld: Abe�s Oddysee
Rayman
Resident Evil Director�s Cut
Revelations: Persona
Ridge Racer Type 4
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six
Twisted Metal
Wild Arms

And it's pretty lackluster, in my opinion.

mailman187666

10-29-2018, 03:31 PM

I like that game list. If it were up to me, there would have been more rpgs, but you are getting your money's worth from Persona and intelligent Qube alone.

Tupin

10-29-2018, 04:37 PM

Shame that the re-releases of the absolute most popular/enigmatic PS1 games (Crash/Spyro/SoTN) kept them from being on here.

AdamAnt316

10-29-2018, 09:25 PM

Some decent titles on there, like GTA, MGS, RE, etc. Also several omissions, as pointed out (SotN, Crash, Spyro, Tomb Raider, etc). Guessing they're holding some titles back for the next release, which will probably include analog controllers. Not terribly exciting, but not entirely disappointing, either.
-Adam

OldSchoolGamer

10-30-2018, 02:59 AM

A list of ANY 20 titles was never going to please everyone, there are some really good games for sure and it seems they did try for some variety, of course everyone had their own idea of the perfect list. FOR ME as I have heard from others, the attractiveness will come down to hack-ability and being adding to add ones own titles.

Nz17

10-30-2018, 04:12 AM

Polygon lists the "American 20" plus it also lists the "Japanese 20" which are included with the PlayStation Classic (https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/29/18037502/). Which line-up of games do you prefer?

Aussie2B

10-30-2018, 09:53 AM

I think the Japanese lineup is leagues better. It replaces most of the US version's releases I couldn't care less about with games that are worthwhile.

That said, even the Japanese version has some odd choices. It's true that the PS1 has a huge, diverse library and there's no way to capture everybody's top 20 exactly. For example, I would never expect them to include some of my obscure favorites like Tail Concerto and Rhapsody. But they couldn't even nail the most popular stuff among people who still play PS1 (or want to play PS1 games again). It seems like they picked some games based on which series are popular now (Persona, GTA, etc.) despite the fact that the original games aren't very well liked and others because they were popular back in the day, yet hardly anyone cares about them anymore (Cool Boarders 2, Destruction Derby, etc.).

Tron 2.0

10-31-2018, 02:16 AM

Sony must have been drunk to put battle arena toshinden on there id think soul blade would have been a better choice.

Aussie2B

10-31-2018, 09:55 AM

At a bare minimum, if they were set on representing Battle Arena Toshinden, they should've gone with the second one, which is more popular and at least has a killer soundtrack. There are a number of games on there where they could've improved the assortment just by going with a different entry in the same series. It's strange because it seemed like they were trying to pursue the better regarded games when they went with Ridge Racer Type 4 and Tekken 3, and yet they then go with the first games for Toshinden, Twisted Metal, Syphon Filter, Persona, etc.

bb_hood

10-31-2018, 08:05 PM

Yeah its like, theres only room enough for one really good game.
Its an alright list but still kinda meh.
Mr. Driller is awesome tho, thats solid.

Hep038

11-07-2018, 02:38 PM

AdamAnt316

11-07-2018, 09:18 PM

Wait didn't Nintendo copy Atari , intellivision and Colecovision with these all in one mini consoles? Not sure why nintendo is getting credit for something THEY copied.
It's not the mini console concept I'm talking about, it's the name. AtGames uses the "Flashback" title for their mini consoles; Nintendo uses "Classic Edition" or "Classic Mini" for theirs. You'd think Sony would've been able to come up with a more original name for theirs, like "Retro". Big controversy, I know.......... :roll:
-Adam

kupomogli

11-07-2018, 11:28 PM

Others have already stated my opinion, first games in the series when future titles are considered some of the best games in the series and the lack of variety. Also though, there's a whole lot of corporate ass kissing imo. The US version is filled with Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, and Capcom of games that really don't deserve the list. Revelations Persona is only on the list because of how well Persona 5 has sold.

I feel they could make a better representation of the list by changing a few of the games to their sequels, removing GTA and adding Driver or Driver 2 instead, yes, also Ubisoft, but Driver was much bigger than GTA at the time, removing a lot of these kiss ass releases and actually replacing them with games that people consider are some of the greatest games on the system.

It's like Sony doesn't consider what's actually good, they just have a bunch of guys over at corporate looking at a bunch of overall sales numbers or at the time of release and who's a third party partner to them now. These people have no passion about video games. Just another bullet point for me to add on my "Sony is incompetent as fuq list."

I really think that Sony was just completely unprepared. They should have contacted Konami and Capcom for instance and asked them to not announce Castlevania Requim and Mega Man X Legacy Collection. Two games that really belong in the list, but can't be added because they've just been released.

The thing is, is that the PS1 has so many quality games is that anyone who's passionate about gaming could make a great list showing off a lot of Playstation history while also having an excellent collection, keeping the base structure of the list, my list might be completely different from another person's list who thinks that this will show whoever is interested in playing Playstation games that this is what it means to be a Playstation fan. Now, I don't even include a lot of my favorite games on the console, I'm including games that I think capture the essence of Playstation.

FF7
Driver 2 (since a lot of people complained about the opening section, losers.)
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash
MGS
Oddworld Abe's Oddysee
Rayman
Resident Evil 2
Dragon Warrior 7
Gran Turismo 2
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Wild ARMs
Mega Man Legends 2
Die Hard Trilogy
Tomb Raider 2
Wipeout 3
Armored Core Master of Arena
Star Ocean the Second Story
Vandal Hearts

The only four games in this list that long time Playstation fans would say that they wouldn't consider these classics to the general public, because the games are niche, but here's my reasoning. Armored Core Master of Arena for instance. Armored Core is probably one of the most classic game franchises on this list and people just don't know it. Why do I say that? Well just look at what the most popular genre to play is today? The FPS and TPS genres with in game currency and character customization. Armored Core has all of that. You play a fast paced skill based shooter stage, after completing a stage you purchase equipment to outfit your mech to do more missions. Many games use that structure today and the Armored Core series has always been a really solid franchise.

I replaced Revelations Persona not with what I'd consider to be the best RPG on the system, but for another RPG series that is popular today. The difference is, is Revelations Persona while good is really on the lower half of the list compared to the vast amount of quality JRPGs the PS1 has, and Dragon Warrior 7 is not only amazing, it's the best game in the franchise. This title started on Nintendo consoles, but so did Final Fantasy 7, and Mr. Driller is on other consoles and has sequels that aren't even on Playstation, so how is that a PS Classic?

Then the final two are wild cards and there for variety. Star Ocean the Second Story and Vandal Hearts. This could have very well been Tales of Eternia and Front Mission 3, Arc the Lad 2, etc. The reason these two were included were both quality and variety though, and while imo it's a better choice, I myself wouldn't have included Final Fantasy Tactics since it's Final Fantasy. Yes these games are RPGs, and there's already three RPGs on the list, but Star Ocean the Second Story and Tales of Eternia are both action RPGs with gameplay heavily influenced by real time combat, while Vagrant Story, Tactics Ogre(which I know a lot of people would have hated due to its difficulty,) Final Fantasy Tactics, etc, etc, etc, I included because TRPGs.

Another game I didn't put on my list but I really do think it belongs there, is King's Field 2(the US version.) Just like Armored Core, a few above it's another niche title, but there's a few reasonings behind this one. From Software(who also developed Armored Core) has always been niche but have always been seen a more Playstation developer over others. The entire concept of Demon's Souls was because Sony Japan requested them to co develop a spiritual successor to the King's Field series. This was also the first "Elder Scrolls like" open world game on consoles. This is like pre-everything-on-PS4-has-to-be-open-world. But I didn't include it in the list I made because I can see people not liking this game. Extremely difficult, very hard to find where to go, kinda slow, etc. I prefer the first US released King's Field the best personally, but I think this one captures open world better.

gbpxl

11-11-2018, 06:41 AM

Ok I just saw the official list of games and thought I'd chime in. First of all, the list is disappointing. I was hoping to see at least 1 Crash Bandicoot and 1 Spyro, but both were missing. Secondly, if they were going for nostalgia, I don't know how many people are feeling nostalgiac for GTA1, Syphon Filter, and Mr Driller.

Props to them for including Jumping Flash because it's an excellent game which is hard to find. Intelligent Qube is another sought after title which is spendy.

They really could have included some titles that made the system popular in the first place...

Parappa the Rapper
Warhawk
Ridge Racer 1
ESPN Extreme Games
Medievil
Gran Turismo
Wipeout

Could probably think of a lot more but some of the games they chose are real head scratchers

Edmond Dantes

11-25-2018, 03:13 AM

I can't be the only person whose interest in these kinds of things is predicated on "it'll make it easy to get certain hard-to-find titles again" can it?

In that regard... well, Revelations: Persona is the most interesting title on here, though I've heard the PS1 US release had an incredibly butchered translation, so it might be better to go for the PSP version.

Aussie2B

11-25-2018, 09:08 AM

I'm the same. If I ever get a SNES Classic, it would be for Earthbound and Star Fox 2. If I already have a game, its inclusion is no selling point to me, and since I prefer physical over digital, if physical copies are cheap enough, I'd just go that route. So for me to care about these throwback plug-and-plays, they need to have games that are both not already in my collection and difficult/pricey to acquire. So Intelligent Qube is probably the most enticing game this collection offers me (since I already have Persona).

Greg2600

11-25-2018, 02:24 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kieGhJJRenI

"Not Actual Gameplay"

eskobar

11-26-2018, 12:51 PM

Last week I had the chance to see more information of the PSClassic and I have to say it is better than I thought at first glance. Licensing a good emulator was a really nice move and I hope it shows the competition that this is the only way to go, using all the expertise gained from years of hard work of more people constructing a working emulator and not just stealing or violating free use licenses.

The game selection is good, this is the topic where we can have a favorites list and agree / disagree about it, but would be a subject of long discussions and in the end the opinions would be a bit different. From a global perspective, it has all the games that represent most genres and of course there are surprises but not bad at all.

Of the games we all agree should be on the list is Castlevania SotN, hard to get because Konami is selling the game. Rockman games I think are not as PSX representative, are actually an actual product from CAPCOM. Gran Turismo should be hard to renew the car manufacturers licenses. Crash Bandicoot the same, the IP is being used by the owner. I would have added Tomb Raider because it is a game I first played it on PC but in some way consider it very representative PSX game. On RPGs I can't complain, FF7 is a must have on the list and Revelations: Persona is a really great addition, very obscure in that days but quite popular today. The english localization is shitty, the PSP port is better, but even this way, it is good to have it on the list.

Battle Arena Toshinden. Represents the 3D fighting genre on the PSX.
Cool Boarders 2. Popular, not great.
Destruction Derby. Good.
Final Fantasy VII. Must have.
Grand Theft Auto. Very popular name.
Intelligent Qube. Incredibly good game, quite strange selection.
Jumping Flash. Great game, very PSX representative.
Metal Gear Solid. Must have.
Mr Driller. Not bad. Strange selection.
Oddworld: Abe�s Oddysee. Good game, representative of the brand.
Rayman. Good game, recognizable.
Resident Evil Director�s Cut. Must have.
Revelations: Persona. Great selection, obscure but recognizable name.
Ridge Racer Type 4. GREAT GAME.
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. GREAT GAME, strange selection.
Syphon Filter. Not bad.
Tekken 3. MUST HAVE.
Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six. MEHHHH
Twisted Metal. Good game, very recognizable on the PS brand.
Wild Arms. Great game, very representative.

Bless you, guys. Will consider a purchase.

Aussie2B

11-27-2018, 02:03 PM

It turns out around half of the games are the PAL versions, for some bizarre reason: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/11/26/playstation-classic-the-miniature-ultimate-faq/

Greg2600

11-27-2018, 09:47 PM

Should PAL even matter? HDMI doesn't care.

Aussie2B

11-27-2018, 10:05 PM

It shouldn't matter in that they should give European buyers the superior US versions of the games on their European PlayStation Classic. Modern European TVs will have no problem with them.

It does matter when Sony is giving both Europeans and Americans the PAL versions of the games for no good reason, considering the PAL versions run worse/slower.

Nz17

11-28-2018, 03:06 AM

Perhaps those games are the PAL variants so that the games will have EFIGS language support (English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish)? Nonetheless, I'm sure that 50 versus 60 fields-per-second will matter the most in the action games.

Aussie2B

11-28-2018, 09:46 AM

Unfortunately, the PAL versions are basically nothing but action games. It's gonna really hurt for the fighting and racing games.

I have no idea what kind of language support the PAL versions may have. If they do have EFIGS support, I could see that as reason to keep them in the European lineup. There's no reason to keep them in the North American lineup unless they're prioritizing gamers from Quebec and Latin America. Even then, though, it wouldn't make much sense because the games with the biggest language barriers are still English-only. Final Fantasy VII and Wild Arms both had PAL releases, and while I don't know if Wild Arms was localized into anything but English, Final Fantasy VII was definitely localized into other European languages (as notoriously bad as some of those localizations may be).

eskobar

11-28-2018, 10:29 AM

It turns out around half of the games are the PAL versions, for some bizarre reason: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/11/26/playstation-classic-the-miniature-ultimate-faq/

Ohhh FUCK.

This is a really stupid decision :mad:

Greg2600

11-28-2018, 10:50 AM

I wonder if this is the reason a few of the early reviewers complained about "lag" or emulation slowdown?

Aussie2B

11-28-2018, 12:41 PM

Could be, but it's also possible that the emulation and HDTVs are adding some input lag as well.

kupomogli

11-28-2018, 09:47 PM

Yet another fuck up to add to the long list of Sony fuck ups. It's like they're trying to make people switch to other console manufacturers.

jb143

12-06-2018, 04:03 PM

Apparently you can use a keyboard to access a menu letting you change the games to the NTSC versions.

RARusk

12-06-2018, 08:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7VRmiOVgE

kainemaxwell

12-07-2018, 01:56 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7VRmiOVgE

That escalated quickly.

RPG_Fanatic

12-07-2018, 06:15 PM

This video actually show Crash running on the PS Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoxAR2nLav0

Nz17

12-08-2018, 02:09 AM

This is what Digital Foundry had to say about the emulation's quality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU0dn9pRKuw

Robocop2

12-09-2018, 11:04 AM

I went by Best Buy the other day and they had a ton of them there. If the game list were better, I might have picked one up but the list is just not hitting a home run for me either.

Niku-Sama

12-16-2018, 04:11 AM

from what I have read, pal or not, most of the games run like crap.
a hacked snes classic runs them better for what ever reason.

I am wondering if they got a crappy version of the emulator, or they are running a crappy version of the bios for a game console they created

RARusk

12-16-2018, 02:04 PM

Why not both?

Cornelius

12-18-2018, 05:31 PM

I pre-ordered one of these on the chance it turned out hard to get like the NES classic. Wound up returning it based on reviews and plentiful supply. I'll probably get one when they go on sale or clearance. Really too bad they missed so badly with this thing.

AdamAnt316

12-19-2018, 03:01 AM

I stopped by a local Wal-Mart, and they had four PlayStation Classics in their display case. Doesn't look like they've sold any, unless I'm mistaken (looked like there was room on the shelf for two more behind the four in the case). Oddly enough, there was no sign of the NES or SNES Classic in the Nintendo section of the display case; not sure if they've been discontinued again, or if they've sold out and haven't been replenished (didn't see price tags for them on the shelf).
-Adam

Aussie2B

12-19-2018, 09:00 AM

The NES and SNES Classic are going out of production again, yeah. Nintendo says once the holiday season stock sells out, that's it.

AdamAnt316

12-20-2018, 12:51 PM

The NES and SNES Classic are going out of production again, yeah. Nintendo says once the holiday season stock sells out, that's it.

Had a feeling that might be the case. :( Glad I got examples of both this past summer; hopefully, they'll be releasing revamped versions (and change their minds (https://kotaku.com/nintendo-s-reggie-fils-aime-on-hopes-for-an-n64-classic-1830465672) about the N64 Classic Edition) at some point. As far as the PlayStation Classic goes, hopefully the current model will be pulled from stores soon, and replaced with an improved unit. Granted, I have yet to experience its apparent issues for myself, but the concensus definitely hasn't (https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/sony/1408324/playstation-classic-review) been (https://kotaku.com/playstation-classic-the-kotaku-review-1830668016) good (https://www.digitaltrends.com/video-game-system-reviews/playstation-classic-review/). :-/
-Adam

gbpxl

12-20-2018, 01:18 PM

I just couldn't get into the NES Classic. I'll probably sell mine if anyone is interested. I don't like the look of the picture, the size of the console, the short controller, save states, lack of playing cartridges

RPG_Fanatic

12-24-2018, 07:03 PM

The Playstation Classic is already $30 dollars off at Amazon! How much cheaper do you think it'll go?

https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Classic-Console/dp/B07HHVF2XG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1545696138&sr=8-3&keywords=playstation+classic

gbpxl

12-25-2018, 10:46 AM

Greg2600

12-25-2018, 12:46 PM

$59.99

Where? Amazon 69.95

gbpxl

12-25-2018, 03:54 PM

Where? Amazon 69.95

He asked how much cheaper we think it will go i think 60

YoshiM

12-25-2018, 11:41 PM

Man, if Sony played their cards right, this could've been big. Pretty much everywhere I go wearing my PS logo hat I get comments from younger (about mid 20's or so) folk that get visibly nostalgic for the ol' Playstation.

RPG_Fanatic

12-26-2018, 06:44 PM

It's now $59.99 on Amazon! Best Buy & Walmart Have it for $59.99 too!

Greg2600

12-26-2018, 11:24 PM

Apparently Sony lowered the MSRP across the board.

Niku-Sama

12-27-2018, 02:22 AM

i noticed the same at best buy. i'm on the fence to buy at $60 though.

$100 was no way in hell, $60 is close to worth modifying territory

Gameguy

12-27-2018, 09:53 PM

I would maybe pick this up for $5-$10 just to mess around with it, but I still might not keep it after. Does anyone here really need this for any real reason? Most of the games are common and we would already own legitimate copies of, and anything else could be burned to disc to play in a modded system. Playing PS1 games is pretty easy too as PS1, PS2, and PS3 consoles are pretty common and easy to get. We're all collectors here, I'm going to assume anyone here who's into the PS1 would already have everything they need to play these games already, probably purchased years ago and still owned.

Niku-Sama

12-31-2018, 04:41 AM

i could see modding it and using it on the go, hotel rooms and what not.

that was my main reason for the NES/SNES versions. SNES mainly because it has more room and an extra controller than the NES

gbpxl

12-31-2018, 09:14 AM

Usually if I know Im gonna be staying at a hotel I will bring my GBA SP and 1-2 games.

AdamAnt316

04-10-2019, 12:50 AM

And the markdowns keep on comin':

The PlayStation Classic's Price Has Dropped To $40 (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-playstation-classics-price-has-dropped-to-40/1100-6465362/)

In fact, using a promo code from a company who makes wacky ads about how to pronounce their name, you could even get one for $34 (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-playstation-classics-price-just-dropped-to-34/1100-6466122/).

And no, I couldn't help myself. :embarrassed: In my case, I stopped into a local GameStop, where they had over a dozen PS Classics on the high shelf next to a smaller stack of NES Classics priced at the usual $59.99. The clerk said they were having a 'spring sale' and that the PS Classic was $20 off. After some hemming and hawing, I plunked down the $40, and gingerly walked out with my 'prize'. Set it up a little while ago, and thus far have had a nominal amount of fun playing a few of the included games. Haven't really noticed the slowdown issues that much as of yet, though I don't have a lot of experience playing original PS1 games. In any case, should be interesting to look into the possibilities for hacking these things. :|
-Adam

Niku-Sama

04-11-2019, 02:55 AM

hmm i wonder how much longer until certain stores hit $20

gbpxl

04-11-2019, 08:31 AM

hmm i wonder how much longer until certain stores hit $20
I am thinking that at $40, it is essentially a wash for them, so anything below that means they just need to clear up some space and theyre willing to take the loss.

The only way I can see the PS Classic being a good buy is if one wants to play old games legally and the CDs have gotten to the point where disc rot has made them unplayable and its not possible to download them off the PS Store. So thats a lot of "ifs" but for me, itd be worth it if the discs stopped working on my original console

Edmond Dantes

04-11-2019, 05:27 PM

So how is the modding scene? I'm kinda thinking these might be a decent way to play the original King's Field fan-translated.

Tupin

04-11-2019, 05:49 PM

So how is the modding scene? I'm kinda thinking these might be a decent way to play the original King's Field fan-translated.
From what I've heard you may as well get a Raspberry Pi.

fluid_matrix

04-11-2019, 06:34 PM

From what I've heard you may as well get a Raspberry Pi.

I was able to get one from Rakuten a couple days ago with their 15% sitewide coupon code. After factoring in about $5 rakuten points I had, I paid just over $29 shipped. These come with 2 controllers already whereas a Pi you will have to buy controllers. Are these things perfect? Absolutely not, but at a $30'ish price point with 2 controllers I think they're worth it.

Gameguy

04-11-2019, 08:23 PM

So how is the modding scene? I'm kinda thinking these might be a decent way to play the original King's Field fan-translated.
What about a modded actual PS1, or a modded PSP? I'm pretty sure modded PSPs can play PS1 games and there's a TV out cable available. I just stick with actual PS1 or PS2 systems personally.

YoshiM

04-12-2019, 08:42 PM

I'm not enamored by the Pi as a game system.

My NES and SNES Classics tickle my nostalgia bone. I can easily play my favorite games in, to me, near perfect emulation. Since it sounds like the PSOne Classic plays PS1 games natively near perfect, this would be right up my alley. Especially at those prices.

Edmond Dantes

04-15-2019, 01:49 AM

What about a modded actual PS1, or a modded PSP? I'm pretty sure modded PSPs can play PS1 games and there's a TV out cable available. I just stick with actual PS1 or PS2 systems personally.

I had trouble playing translated KF1 on a modded PS1. Whenever I save my game, there's a random chance that the "saving" screen will never go away... meaning the file is corrupted, and progress is lost.

I recently played it on an emulator and that was fine. Its possible it was just that I was using cheap CD-R media but, well... I'm not made of money to keep experimenting with different CD-R brands.