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Tell GR: What PSOne Classics Are Must-Own?

Posted on Monday, August 27 @ 10:28:29 Eastern by Anthony Severino

Tomorrow, (or more than likely, overnight tonight) PlayStation Vita firmware update 1.80 will become available for download, allowing support for the vast library of PSOne Classics already available on the PlayStation Network.

Tell GR: Vita owner or not, which PSOne Classics are must-haves, and the first games Vita owners should load up first when the update becomes available?

Tags: PS Vita, PSOne Classics, firmware

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Barth_Vader
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am
silent hill, first two tony hawks and of course critically acclaimed the crow: city of angels

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213EDD
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Crash bandicoot!

JUST KIDDING

**** you daniel!

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:25 am
What's wrong with Crash Bandicoot?

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Haha, and it's me, not Daniel that hates Crash.

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Again, what's wrong with Crash?

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WILLS_COOL_MODE
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
I would imagine (as someone who doesn't dislike crash) that it's because they're basically 2D games that are in 3D, and that's a pretty valid criticism.

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cyberjim2000
Joined: Feb 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Symphony of the Night.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
This. Big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics, too. MGS and the other FF's didn't hold up as well over time for me. But these two PSOne Classics did.

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Ananymous
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Parasite Eve

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Snacko
Joined: Jul 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:15 am
There's the obvious stuff, of course: Square has a great collection on PSOne Classics, and not just the PS1 Final Fantasy games. Xenogears and Vagrant Story, overlooked and somewhat difficult to get a hold of games that are absolutely worth the purchase, and Chrono Cross is every bit its forebear's prequel. Other mega-sellers like the Crash Bandicoot games, Metal Gear Solid, and the Resident Evil games all hold up pretty well too.

Easier to overlook but just as worthwhile are the first two Oddworld games, which are just as charming, fun, frustrating and unique as they were on release. Klonoa is also great, and Symphony of the Night is another difficult to find classic.

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:22 am
First and foremost, Metal Gear Solid.

When you're done with that, play it again.

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:26 am
Sons of Liberty with naked Raiden.

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:26 am
How about GTA with the cheat code "theshit"

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MessianicGamer
Joined: Aug 2012

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:47 am
well...this is an obvious.....METAL GEAR SOLID! hands down

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Longo_2_guns
Joined: Jun 2003

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Megaman Legends.

Oh wait, Capcom hates good games and that's not available to download.

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LawnGnome
Joined: Apr 2007

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:59 am
Final Fantasy Tactics.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
A man of my own tastes.

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used44
Joined: Mar 2002

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Hell yeah. The "War of the Lions" port is already on Vita's PSN.

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Heath_Hindman
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 9:39 am
Yeah, if I were going to get FF Tactics on my Vita that'd be the version I would get. I receommend it highly to people who have already played the original. The updates are a worth a look, though the lag *is* kind of a pain in the butt. I guess that's one advantage the original has.

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
I'm going to get Final Fantasy VI first if it supports it.

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MasterRabbi
Joined: May 2007

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Armored Core. Any of the three. Bushido Blade for it's fast and brutal combat.

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TurinAlexander
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
I really tried to like Armored core, but the controls were just so awful. I absolutely could not get used to using the shoulder buttons to look up and down.

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HorriblePerson
Joined: Sep 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Chrono Cross and Xenogears are great.

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
MediEvil. Was the first game I got with my PS1 and I still love it to this day. The writing is fantastic and the gameplay is buttloads of fun.

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Axelownz
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 need to be on there. They are classic PS1 games and are just amazing. I would love to have them on my PSP, and eventually Vita when i get one....plus on my PS3 i guess.

Also the Spyro the Dragon 1, 2 and 3 are must own Playstation games. Crash Team Racing is an awesome one too. CTR and Spyro 1 were my first playstation games.

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moretokes
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Just bought mgs1 yesterday and btwi bough fight night champion for 5 bucks on psn yesterday

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Ananymous
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
What time is the update supposed to be available for download?

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Kijan
Joined: Aug 2008

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Brave Fencer Musashi, Spyro, Silent Hill, Final Fantasy 7 - 9, Grandia, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken, Bloody Roar, Medal of Honor... there's quite a collection. :)

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
NBA Showtime, though only if you have some bros to play with.
Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Spider-Man, Syphon Filter, Gex, Tony Hawk, Jeremy McGrath's Supercross 98, Gran Turismo, Triple Play...

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phantomasko
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Any of the Tony Hawk's, heck even all of them. Also first 3 Crash games and some Spyro, Gran Turismo 2, Metal Gear Solid. And a few games i liked - Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill, Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense, Soul Blade.

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Kakulukia
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Final Fantasy IX, MediEvil, Silent Hill, Crash Bandicoot 2 and Soul Reaver will be among the first games to be transfered to my Vita

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inferno003
Joined: Jul 2012

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITES:

driver, dave mirra bmx, tony hawk, gran turismo 2, suikoden, smackdown 2, intelligent cube, twisted metal (series), bloody roar, resident evil (series) dino crisis, tomb raider, mk trilogy, jet moto, oddworld...

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Heath_Hindman
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
If you like JRPGs, you should probably play Xenogears. I'm not saying you'll love it, just saying it's a game that should be played by JRPG fans. *I* happen to love though. ^^;

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Commiebot
Joined: Mar 2007

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
If nobody else will mention it: Tomba! Such a great game.

Beyond that, FFT, Vagrant Story, and Medievil. Never enough love for them in my experience.

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Ananymous
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Xenogears is an awesome game!

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Flagpole
Joined: Oct 2005

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
I think that I'm going to have to agree with several of people here and chim in: Final Fantasy 7 and Xenogears. That aside, I think that there are a few others that should join the list in my personal opinion. They are: 1. Jet Moto 2. Sledge Storm 3. Twisted Metal 2 4. Cool Boaders 5. Colony Wars 6. Legend of Dragoon. 8. Driver

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Flagpole
Joined: Oct 2005

Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
I think that I'm going to have to agree with several of people here and chim in: Final Fantasy 7 and Xenogears. That aside, I think that there are a few others that should join the list in my personal opinion. They are: 1. Jet Moto 2. Sledge Storm 3. Twisted Metal 2 4. Cool Boaders 5. Colony Wars 6. Legend of Dragoon. 8. Driver

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derb
Joined: Jul 2012

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 7:07 am
Team Buddies, its a little known gem but it is one hell of a multi player game and solid single player.
Speaking of multi player, micro machines V3, well worth the pain of trying to organize 2 multitaps, 8 controllers and 8 people.

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sarlndr
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 8:37 am
The Legend of Dragoon. /end

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xclant
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
marvel super heros, Discworld, Z, cc Red Alert, afraid of the dark, legends of legia, Shaolin,

What i wouldnt give to play shaolin again.

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