Ah, back in the day where I didn't have everyone's opinion thrown around about every game. A ton of these games would probably be torn apart on the internet if they were released today (if technology was the same). But just getting them with no outside information, you were able to just have fun without subconsciously adapting someone else's opinion.
PS2 was the last decent dedicated game console. The type that was made for.....mostly playing games and not trying to emulate a computer or get pointless achievements.
Yooooo Bushido blade, I played this shit on PS one in Vietnam (I didn't know English back then). I could not remember the title. But now as I am watching this video. I now know the name of this game. Thank you JESUS!
You probably aren't still reading comments here, but what I dig about your reviews is that you're an elite collector who isn't an elitist. You've got crazy good stuff yet don't have the ego that usually overtakes that. Keep it up man. I'm playing only PS1 and PS2 and these vids have been awesome.
When I saw Einhander i had a nostalgia overload! I remember playing the demo constantly when I was a kid. Thanks MetalJesusRocks, I'm gonna pick it up soon!
Man, PS1 had SO many good games. I wonder if anyone knows this handful of gems I can recall from the top of my head: Fighting Force -> Best beat 'em up and one of the most amazing multiplayer PS1 games overall. Nectaris -> Awesome turn based strategy game. Simple, but very engaging for TBS fans. Cardinal Syn -> Pretty fun 3d fighting game. Awesome characters overall. Fantastic Four -> Unexpectedly fun gameplay and very good multiplayer experience. Moto Racer -> Best bike racing game I've played, it has both dirt and sport bike genre. I really liked JetMoto 2 too, but I don't think it could be called a hidden one. Also, Brave Fencer Musashi and Wild 9 were personal favs. Aside from Fighting Force, none of my friends knew any of these games, but all of them were really awesome back then.
wow never heard of that one, tks And Vigilante 8 is considered a watered-down clone of Interstate 76, a PC game from Activision... A little tricky to get it running on Windows 7 but you will be surprised with how good that game is, it runs on the Mechwarrior 2 engine, so lots of customization
I wouldn't argue that Vigilante 8 is a clone or watered down. But it has a unqiue 70s setting and feel and is overall just very solid. A lot of it for me is nostalgia though, I never was fortunate enough to own a Twisted Metal game when I was a kid. Just had to play whatever my parents were nice enough to buy for me :)
Yeah Vigilante 8 and 2nd offense were really good I mean I'm not going to claim they were the best ps1 games but they were definitely enjoyable I actually still have my copies with their original manuals and case and basically everything.
By far my favorite PS1 hidden gems(ish?) are Klonoa, Tomba!, Alundra, Kula World (Roll Away in US, I believe), Circuit Breakers, Devil Dice, Kurushi (Intelligent Qube in US), No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, Spider, Felony 11-79 (Runabout in US), Swagman and Hogs of War.
raafmaat in the US it's pretty damn hidden. I have been looking for either a physical copy or a working ROM for use with an emulation program for around 20 years now. I have yet to find either a reasonably priced physical copy or a working ROM so far. I discovered the game when it came on a demo disk that was included with a old monthly PlayStation magazine I bought occasionally in the late 90's sometime.
+TXF Remember renting this game from the local movie store myself, and LOVING it. It seems my favorites list of PS1 games is basically this list sans ghost in the shell. I used to play the SHIT out of Einhander, Bushido Blade AND Apocalypse. Another super awesome hidden gem is Future Cop LAPD
john tyler and not just that one of the most revolutionary games, you know what im talking 'bout the judged dog PARAPPA THE RAPPA and it also has my fave game, vib-ribbon, IT MAKES LEVELS OUT OF CDS WHATS BETTER THAN THAT
2875dulce Yeah, Vib-ribbon was way ahead of it's time I think, I mean that in the best way possible, I mean damn, who comes up with that concept? You essentially make your own DLC just by what you listen to, and it's good! xD
Gamester81 brought his Pandora by my house last weekend and showed me it playing PS1 games via emulation. I have to admit that I was impressed! They games ran flawlessly and at 60 frames a sec.
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@Rene Toby thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Awesome list. The music in Ghost in the Shell was so good too. Additionally, Trap Gunner and Tecmo's Deception and were some of my absolute favorites from the PS1 that nobody talks about.
So glad you had Heart of Darkness on this list. I remember playing it as a kid and the deaths scared the shit out of me (lol rated E for everyone, my ass). Such a fantastic game.
I have that game and played it so much as a kid I recently got it again and it's so fun Definitely challenging It's very underrated I feel Nobody talks about it It's definitely one of my favorite ps1 games
The whole time Bruce was blasting away baddies, all I could think about was One. I first played the demo when I was only 7 or 8 years old, and it made me fall in love with shooters.
i just discovered einhander today and man is it ever awesome, super tight mechanics, amazing music that pumps you up, challenging, cool blade runner feel to it and graphics that have aged well. going to be having fun with that one
I find my brother awesome for giving me Bushido Blade. Me and my little nephew play the crap out of that game whenever he is over. I am utterly crap at the game compared to him, but hell, it's a really fun game and terribly underrated. Love it to pieces.
Those aren't hidden, most gamers who have looked up great games of the ps1 or ps2 era know of those....especially since a ton of gamers when people ask for a good game from that gen will recommend that among others that are great rpg's...
My personal Hidden Gem is a point and click adventure called Blazing Dragons. It’s a fun little story with full voice acting and some funny writing. I originally had it for Saturn, but when my Saturn wasn’t working, I went and picked up the PlayStation version to replay it.
James LeBeau mindblowing that nonone has tried to make some modern take on Bushido Blade. I️ guess the closest thing would be those Xbox Arcade Deadliest Warrior games.
There are so many hidden gems when it comes to PS1, one of my favorites is Blasto! I know that it was marketed fairly heavily prior to its release because it was a Sony game, but I was also know that it didn't sell well. I remember playing a demo of the game and remember it being extremely hard.
same, the platformers maybe and the hot wheels also but the shooters...yeah once you've seen one you've seen them all....just different story and maybe different mechanics but yeah otherwise not that great of a video from him...
Fun piece of trivia that didn't get mentioned in the video: Omega Boost's lead designer / programmer Yuji Yasuhara had been a member of Team Andromeda during the development of Panzer Dragoon Zwei.
theres a great racing game on the ps1 called Micro maniacs, it even got high scores from reviewers but nobody seems to know about it, what makes it interesting that the characters are racing on foot instead of being in vehicles.
Squaresoft also made a nice role playing game called Parasite Eve. A Bit of a Resident Evil Clone, but a better story line. 2 Space shooters that I liked for rhe PS1 were Colony Wars and Philosima. I haven't played them years, but I would lve to add them to my collection again.
***** Great Graphics and Sound. Another game that I liked was the game Philosima, It had game play like Axelay, Gradius, and Musha, all rolled into one.
I used to have Apocalypse for the PSone. It was a lot like a similar game called Loaded and it's sequel Re-Loaded. If you haven't played those games, you should check it out.
Bushido Blade, Subzero, Stealth Assassins, Nightmare Creatures and Diablo is badass. My four favorites on the ps1. Forgot Doom, Resident Eevil and Tomb Raider.
***** Diablo and Doom was my two games for Ps1. But doom was the first though. I played the pc Wolfenstein version when I was ten, my cousin had it and was hooked. When I heard doom came to playstion, noticed similarites I had to have it.
Ah! the late 90s, best period of time for video games. I'm so glad I grew back then. Modern games don't even hold the candle to Kurushi or Tail Concerto.
I stumbled across this channel a few days ago, and it makes me so happy. Just nice people talking about what they like, it's not political, it doesn't make anyone angry, it doesn't make me angry and it's a breath of fresh air. Subbed.
This might be a tough recommendation to make, given the PS1 library, but I'll give it a shot. Can anyone recommend a PS1 title, accessible to younger player (let's say... the Crash Bandicoot demographic) that has a gripping story? I imagine my future kids would get bored of the "level after level" formula and want some meaty story to enjoy, but I don't want to impose mature or complex stuff like Final Fantasy 7 or whatevs. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks.
To you and M J, you should check out the second tier flag ship platformer, Tomba... Also it should be said that the PS1 original had one of the best music players.
I have a US import on the PS1 called Nascar Rumble. It's really superb, looks good, & plays really well. The PS2 game known as Rumble Racing is based upon this hidden gem, but it has fewer cars & tracks.
Koudelka was a breakthrough. I agree that Parasite Eve wasn't obscure, despite the fact that I fucking love Parasite Eve II. Instead of PE, put Vagrant Story, the real hidden gem from Square on the PlayStation 1.
deekismusic maybe not where you live... but here in the Netherlands, in all the years since i played it (1998 i think) I've NEVER found another person to even know about parasite eve.... only some people who knew it because of the 3rd birthday, but ive never come across anyone who ever played the original! also, the only reason i ever got this game is because my friend was subscribed to some service where each month you could order a bunch of illegal copies for 10 bucks each.... i dont think i ever even seen parasite eve in the stores :S
Oh Man I loved Hot Wheels Turbo Racing when I was a little kid. You wouldnt even expect a hot wheels video game to be decent but that one was so addictive
I have this very rare playstation 1 display and original sony tv for it..I do not own this photo...but I do have this..offer me a prize? I will post a photo video soon
@MetalJesusRocks I've been watching your Hidden Gems series (so far SNES, Dreamcast, and now the PS1 series) and it shows just how hardcore of a gamer, and how wide my tastes were growing up in SNES in pre teen years and PS1 from 13 to adulthood. Almost every hidden gem in all your vids are games I played and seriously appreciated as a kid.....and the weirder part is all these hidden gems were games my friends thought I was nuts for liking. Although, I wouldn't consider Einhander a hidden gem, unless you're counting when PS1 was in it's peak because back then, only Squaresoft fans were hip to Einhander......nowadays it's a quintessential for any PS1 collection.
I remember playing Einhander at a KB Toys demo station when i was younger and being absolutely enthralled by the game....it was like nothing i had ever seen before
CROC legend of the gobbos (The story of Croc is that the company wanted to make a Yoshi game but Nintendo refused so it bears likeness to a Mario 64 Yoshi mashup.), Croc 2, DOOM (because its the best version), R-Types, C-12 Final Resistance and the James Bond double pack! All great games!
I still play Bushido Blade 2 in an emulator. The first one has a really funny glitch if you position your player near the dead guy at the end then gallons of blood comes flying out when they jam their sword in the ground into the corpse. In Bushido Blade 2 my favorite character is Night Stalker with the Nodachi. The Bushido Blade commercial back in the day was funny with the blacksmith making kazoos.
Thanks Jesus! I was waiting for you to bring up Einhander! Definitely an arcade like sidescrolling shooter that makes me crap my pants and rage in tears everytime I play it.
Intelligence Qube DEFINITELY deserves to on here. Not a lot of people know about it,and if a lot of people played it today,they might not like it,but it is addicting,and if you find it on Amzazon/Ebay it usually costs A LOT!!!!!
Felony 11-79 Good hidden gem, good fun driving through buildings.Of course there was a lot of good games on the RPG side but that's like an entire 15 part video all by its self :)
I can assure that Hot wheels is fantastic, I have it here on my right and I gotta tell you I played it first probably 15 years ago and it never gets old.
Thank you for putting heart of darkness on the list. There's a lot of people who whine and complain about it, but it's a good game. Just a bit hard for some people. Amazing Studio was also an indie team, so they worked especially hard.
The original PlayStation remains my favorite console (PS2 close behind). RPG's, Strategy games and Shmups galore. You mentioned Strikers and Einhander, awesome. There's Gekioh Shooting King, Raiden Project, and Thunderforce V as well for all Shmup fans out there. So much to be said for the PlayStation, hell I'm still finding PlayStation games I've never heard of.
Omega Boost kicked ass. There was actually a fairly huge marketing hype for it, and they touted that Satic X had a song on the soundtrack. Also a band called Loudmouth but I'm not familiar with them.
I have some hidden Gems to share. Tail Concerto- Same people who made Solatorobo for the Nintendo DS. Jet Moto 2(Jet Rider 2 in the PAL regions)It's like a hover jet ski racing game. Doom PS1 version- Has very creepy music feels like you're in a horror movie. Mobile light force(Aka Gunbird)- Awesome vertical shoot em up. Darkstalkers 1 and 3- Awesome fighting games made by Capcom. Raiden Project - It has the Raiden 1 and 2 arcade games. Really good shooter. Gekioh Shooting King - Very underrated shoot em up Lunar series - One of the Best RPG's on the PS1
Ah, back in the day where I didn't have everyone's opinion thrown around about every game. A ton of these games would probably be torn apart on the internet if they were released today (if technology was the same). But just getting them with no outside information, you were able to just have fun without subconsciously adapting someone else's opinion.
PS2 was the last decent dedicated game console. The type that was made for.....mostly playing games and not trying to emulate a computer or get pointless achievements.
tenchu stealth assasin series
Definitely one of the best
Yooooo Bushido blade, I played this shit on PS one in Vietnam (I didn't know English back then). I could not remember the title. But now as I am watching this video. I now know the name of this game. Thank you JESUS!
Jesus saves
You were in nam? My grandpa never played that when he was there
You probably aren't still reading comments here, but what I dig about your reviews is that you're an elite collector who isn't an elitist. You've got crazy good stuff yet don't have the ego that usually overtakes that.
Keep it up man. I'm playing only PS1 and PS2 and these vids have been awesome.
Yeah, he's a pretty casual guy who collects because he loves the games. It's nice to see that and easy to relate to.
yeah. i agree with you MJR is a well adjusted person.
I actually have a high amount of respect for him.
You worded that really well without sounding elitist either :). (which most RUclips comment do)
Excellent video dude, for a magnificent system. Thanks
When I saw Einhander i had a nostalgia overload! I remember playing the demo constantly when I was a kid. Thanks MetalJesusRocks, I'm gonna pick it up soon!
This game is really awesome. I finished this game but I found It to be really hard
Urban Chaos from Eidos is a real hidden gem. I was released in 1999 and I can tell It was a shape for GTA 3.
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster. Nuff said.
Oh shit I just posted this one. I didn't know someone already did.
Game is so dope
Man, PS1 had SO many good games. I wonder if anyone knows this handful of gems I can recall from the top of my head:
Fighting Force -> Best beat 'em up and one of the most amazing multiplayer PS1 games overall.
Nectaris -> Awesome turn based strategy game. Simple, but very engaging for TBS fans.
Cardinal Syn -> Pretty fun 3d fighting game. Awesome characters overall.
Fantastic Four -> Unexpectedly fun gameplay and very good multiplayer experience.
Moto Racer -> Best bike racing game I've played, it has both dirt and sport bike genre.
I really liked JetMoto 2 too, but I don't think it could be called a hidden one.
Also, Brave Fencer Musashi and Wild 9 were personal favs. Aside from Fighting Force, none of my friends knew any of these games, but all of them were really awesome back then.
lol me an a mate used to play fighting force non stop!! it was a brilliant game
OMG!!...Cardinal Syn...Excelent Fighting Game
Scorpsyn Wild 9 was a great surprise
Fantastic Four lol. Game is garbage
I feel like everybody at the time knew what fighting force was. Tenchu is too well known to be considered a hidden gem in my opinion as well
My rare gem pick would be Vigilante 8! Loved this game. It's like Twisted Metal but I always enjoyed it more.
You should also check out Critical Depth. It's by the original Twisted Metal developers. It's Twisted Metal in submarines.
wow never heard of that one, tks
And Vigilante 8 is considered a watered-down clone of Interstate 76, a PC game from Activision... A little tricky to get it running on Windows 7 but you will be surprised with how good that game is, it runs on the Mechwarrior 2 engine, so lots of customization
I wouldn't argue that Vigilante 8 is a clone or watered down. But it has a unqiue 70s setting and feel and is overall just very solid. A lot of it for me is nostalgia though, I never was fortunate enough to own a Twisted Metal game when I was a kid. Just had to play whatever my parents were nice enough to buy for me :)
FeelingShred Critical Depth is watered down ;)
Yeah Vigilante 8 and 2nd offense were really good I mean I'm not going to claim they were the best ps1 games but they were definitely enjoyable I actually still have my copies with their original manuals and case and basically everything.
By far my favorite PS1 hidden gems(ish?) are Klonoa, Tomba!, Alundra, Kula World (Roll Away in US, I believe), Circuit Breakers, Devil Dice, Kurushi (Intelligent Qube in US), No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, Spider, Felony 11-79 (Runabout in US), Swagman and Hogs of War.
intelligent cube is not really hidden tho, in europe it came packaged with the ps1 later on in the ps1 gamespan ;)
alundra! yeesss!!
Swagman made me think it could have been put on the Sega Genesis.
raafmaat in the US it's pretty damn hidden. I have been looking for either a physical copy or a working ROM for use with an emulation program for around 20 years now. I have yet to find either a reasonably priced physical copy or a working ROM so far. I discovered the game when it came on a demo disk that was included with a old monthly PlayStation magazine I bought occasionally in the late 90's sometime.
Holy fuck. Didn't know anyone else knew about Hot Wheels Turbo Racing. I used to play the hell out of it.
+TXF Remember renting this game from the local movie store myself, and LOVING it. It seems my favorites list of PS1 games is basically this list sans ghost in the shell. I used to play the SHIT out of Einhander, Bushido Blade AND Apocalypse. Another super awesome hidden gem is Future Cop LAPD
BagelBytes I do remember playing Bushido Blade quite a bit too.
that game is awesome!
The PS1...easily my favorite system, it had over 2,500 games and sold over 104 million units.
john tyler and not just that
one of the most revolutionary games, you know what im talking 'bout
the judged dog
PARAPPA THE RAPPA
and it also has my fave game, vib-ribbon, IT MAKES LEVELS OUT OF CDS WHATS BETTER THAN THAT
2875dulce Yeah, Vib-ribbon was way ahead of it's time I think, I mean that in the best way possible, I mean damn, who comes up with that concept? You essentially make your own DLC just by what you listen to, and it's good! xD
john tyler IKR!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS MY FAVE GAME
I dont care about sales, but there were lots of great games
+Super Fluffy Kirby Yup!
I think that "Valkyrie Profile" and "Grandia" were some rare ones I'd call gems.
Gamester81 brought his Pandora by my house last weekend and showed me it playing PS1 games via emulation. I have to admit that I was impressed! They games ran flawlessly and at 60 frames a sec.
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@Nickolas Bowen instablaster :)
@Rene Toby thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
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Awesome list. The music in Ghost in the Shell was so good too. Additionally, Trap Gunner and Tecmo's Deception and were some of my absolute favorites from the PS1 that nobody talks about.
Hercules Action Game was an excellent hidden gem for the PS1. It is a 2D sidescroller with some 3D action segments thrown in.
Metal gear solid
Aliens trilogy
Twisted metal
I remember those good old days
Twisted metal 2 was the best
So glad you had Heart of Darkness on this list. I remember playing it as a kid and the deaths scared the shit out of me (lol rated E for everyone, my ass). Such a fantastic game.
Dude! Einhander is probably one of the most underrated games of the PS1, such an awesome game. Greetings from Peru!
Jersey Devil. A really good and challenging 3d platformer that i owned back in the day.
Bruno Martins i loved that game! could never get past like a quarter of the game though
I have that game and played it so much as a kid
I recently got it again and it's so fun
Definitely challenging
It's very underrated I feel
Nobody talks about it
It's definitely one of my favorite ps1 games
So glad you mentioned Disruptor! I’ve been trying to remember that game for 20yrs!
Jackie Chan: Stunt Master and Tai Fu the Tiger
The whole time Bruce was blasting away baddies, all I could think about was One. I first played the demo when I was only 7 or 8 years old, and it made me fall in love with shooters.
Legend of Dragoon! That game was so good.
amazing game, beautiful story
Loved that game. It was amazing for the time period.
i just discovered einhander today and man is it ever awesome, super tight mechanics, amazing music that pumps you up, challenging, cool blade runner feel to it and graphics that have aged well. going to be having fun with that one
HEART IF DARKNESS. THE BEST.
Heart of Darkness is basically the hidden gem of all hidden gems. What a stellar game.
you forgot overboard, epic game
Disruptor was amazing. One of my all time favorites from the ps1.
Suprised he didn't comment about the intro into the Hotwheels game, since his youtube name is MetalJesusRocks. The intro is Metallica's Fuel.
Gimme fuel,
Gimme fire,
Gimme that which I desire
MetalJesusRocks >:D
MetalJesusRocks
Gimme foo, gimme fah, gimme dahbajabazah!!!
+Jared Vincent lmao dude
In reality, he's more like Hard Rock Jesus.
I find my brother awesome for giving me Bushido Blade. Me and my little nephew play the crap out of that game whenever he is over. I am utterly crap at the game compared to him, but hell, it's a really fun game and terribly underrated. Love it to pieces.
You should have shown Grandia and Legend Of Legaia :P
Those aren't hidden, most gamers who have looked up great games of the ps1 or ps2 era know of those....especially since a ton of gamers when people ask for a good game from that gen will recommend that among others that are great rpg's...
My personal Hidden Gem is a point and click adventure called Blazing Dragons. It’s a fun little story with full voice acting and some funny writing. I originally had it for Saturn, but when my Saturn wasn’t working, I went and picked up the PlayStation version to replay it.
Heart Of Darkness is a cool game, some parts of the game are pretty hard and frustrating and the game itself is pretty short despite having 2 disks
Sooo glad you included Heart of Darkness, I found it in my adult years and it became one of my favorite games ever
Try Vigilante 8 ;) I prefer this one than Twisted metal.
+Przemyslaw Szulc Agreed - way better.
Interstate 76 (PC) is the inspiration for that game
HELL YEAH! Still playin' it in 2017 man^^ And Second Offense^^
Apocalypse was amazing. My brother and I would play it all the time. The shooting and power-ups were so much fun.
Bushido Blade was fuckin' awesome.
James LeBeau mindblowing that nonone has tried to make some modern take on Bushido Blade. I️ guess the closest thing would be those Xbox Arcade Deadliest Warrior games.
There are so many hidden gems when it comes to PS1, one of my favorites is Blasto! I know that it was marketed fairly heavily prior to its release because it was a Sony game, but I was also know that it didn't sell well. I remember playing a demo of the game and remember it being extremely hard.
Hey metal Jesus have u played Ninja Shadow of Darkness on the Ps1? Now that's a good.game!!
Watched this video again today, bought omega boost last sunday at the garage sale last sunday. Really loved this game back in my kid days!
None of these games appeal to me, I'm surprised I usually dig his picks.
same, the platformers maybe and the hot wheels also but the shooters...yeah once you've seen one you've seen them all....just different story and maybe different mechanics but yeah otherwise not that great of a video from him...
Joshua Miller What, you can say that about platformers, and a lot of other game types, or actually any video game really.
These games are pretty awesome especially the 1945 and apocalypse games.
Fun piece of trivia that didn't get mentioned in the video: Omega Boost's lead designer / programmer Yuji Yasuhara had been a member of Team Andromeda during the development of Panzer Dragoon Zwei.
Omega boost a hidden gem??? Its just a pure GEM best game on psx i hope some day poliphony makes a second part. Great channel suscribe.
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theres a great racing game on the ps1 called Micro maniacs, it even got high scores from reviewers but nobody seems to know about it, what makes it interesting that the characters are racing on foot instead of being in vehicles.
Squaresoft also made a nice role playing game called Parasite Eve. A Bit of a Resident Evil Clone, but a better story line. 2 Space shooters that I liked for rhe PS1 were Colony Wars and Philosima. I haven't played them years, but I would lve to add them to my collection again.
I liked Parasite Eve a bit more then Resident Evil. Resident Evil just didn't seem to creep me out very much.
***** Great Graphics and Sound. Another game that I liked was the game Philosima, It had game play like Axelay, Gradius, and Musha, all rolled into one.
Still playin' Colony Wars in 2017^^
I just picked up Colony Wars a few days ago without even hearing about it before. Glad I did, it's a fantastic space shooter. :)
my hidden gem recommendation is "Evil Zone" just love this one and it's not just one of those generic beat 'em ups
I used to have Apocalypse for the PSone. It was a lot like a similar game called Loaded and it's sequel Re-Loaded. If you haven't played those games, you should check it out.
Bushido Blade, Subzero, Stealth Assassins, Nightmare Creatures and Diablo is badass. My four favorites on the ps1. Forgot Doom, Resident Eevil and Tomb Raider.
***** Diablo and Doom was my two games for Ps1. But doom was the first though. I played the pc Wolfenstein version when I was ten, my cousin had it and was hooked. When I heard doom came to playstion, noticed similarites I had to have it.
The original resident evil games on ps1 are great
Man, Disrupter was such a cool game. I could never figure out how it got swept under the rug. Good video man.
Man, that Omega Boost looked amazing. The cinematic style and graphics seemed fantastic for it's time.
+Daniel Ramirez
Omega boost is awesome... I was just playing it on my emulator with the OpenGl plugins. Awesome.
Thank you for the list. I played Disruptor, it's awesome. I'll try Ghost in the Shell and Omega Boost.
Metal Jesus, is it true you can heal leopards?
Lepers, tigers and bears too.
Oh my!
01:22 You saved me a drawn out comment. Seriously, this comes as one of my most loved games ever.
Ah! the late 90s, best period of time for video games. I'm so glad I grew back then. Modern games don't even hold the candle to Kurushi or Tail Concerto.
Ms Pacman: Maze Madness - such an ace puzzler! Totally agree!
I stumbled across this channel a few days ago, and it makes me so happy. Just nice people talking about what they like, it's not political, it doesn't make anyone angry, it doesn't make me angry and it's a breath of fresh air.
Subbed.
u forgot to mention that Einhander got one of the best soundtracks ever !!
This might be a tough recommendation to make, given the PS1 library, but I'll give it a shot.
Can anyone recommend a PS1 title, accessible to younger player (let's say... the Crash Bandicoot demographic) that has a gripping story? I imagine my future kids would get bored of the "level after level" formula and want some meaty story to enjoy, but I don't want to impose mature or complex stuff like Final Fantasy 7 or whatevs.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.
To you and M J, you should check out the second tier flag ship platformer, Tomba...
Also it should be said that the PS1 original had one of the best music players.
Tomba's got a good story?
It looked like another Spryo-esque deal from the videos I've seen.
Mike Mike
Those both sound good.
I think I'd sooner go for Abe's Oddysey, 'cause it looks more like it has it's own unique atmosphere.
Mayeur000Donz Gex:enter the gecko, one of my favorites when i was younger :D
HAMMYZ94
I remember that one!
That was sweet!
I have a US import on the PS1 called Nascar Rumble. It's really superb, looks good, & plays really well. The PS2 game known as Rumble Racing is based upon this hidden gem, but it has fewer cars & tracks.
Legend of Legia, Unholy wars, Crazy Ivan, Resident evil: dead aim, so many to name.. those are just off my head
Parasite Eve and Koudelka I consider to be hidden gems.
Parasite Eve is in no way obscure.
koudelka was fucking glorious.
Koudelka was a breakthrough. I agree that Parasite Eve wasn't obscure, despite the fact that I fucking love Parasite Eve II. Instead of PE, put Vagrant Story, the real hidden gem from Square on the PlayStation 1.
deekismusic maybe not where you live... but here in the Netherlands, in all the years since i played it (1998 i think) I've NEVER found another person to even know about parasite eve.... only some people who knew it because of the 3rd birthday, but ive never come across anyone who ever played the original! also, the only reason i ever got this game is because my friend was subscribed to some service where each month you could order a bunch of illegal copies for 10 bucks each.... i dont think i ever even seen parasite eve in the stores :S
the cgi cut scenes in heart of darkness are breathtaking you just feel the love and hard work that went largely unappreciated in a gem like that
Thats what i do all the time with crash 2 games like that just never leave you. You could beat it over 9000 times and still find it entertaining.
tomba 2
I remmber it was on the cover of every magazine back in the day, so it was kind of big
Oh Man I loved Hot Wheels Turbo Racing when I was a little kid. You wouldnt even expect a hot wheels video game to be decent but that one was so addictive
I have this very rare playstation 1 display and original sony tv for it..I do not own this photo...but I do have this..offer me a prize? I will post a photo video soon
I found Silhouette Mirage for $9.99 back in 2004 in a bargain bin at a drug store. I still have it in pristine condition.
Thank you for mentioning heart of darkness... easily one of the best games I've ever played
Silhouette Mirage and Omega Boost were great games. I'm glad i held on to them.
Einhander, Silent Bomber, One, Jade Cocoon all come to mind. Happy Einhander was on here.
YES I love Heart Of Darkness! A hidden gem indeed; thank you for mentioning it in your list! One of my favorite games of all time!
EINHANDER... THANK U MJR
Used to play this game back in the day but I honestly never knew the name of it until watching this video. Great game!
Totally agree with Disruptor, Ghost in the shell, Apocalypse and Heart of Darkness. Those games rocks.
Nelson
I bought my PS1 for Bushido Blade. There was sooo much advertising and hype for Bushido Blade.
@MetalJesusRocks I've been watching your Hidden Gems series (so far SNES, Dreamcast, and now the PS1 series) and it shows just how hardcore of a gamer, and how wide my tastes were growing up in SNES in pre teen years and PS1 from 13 to adulthood. Almost every hidden gem in all your vids are games I played and seriously appreciated as a kid.....and the weirder part is all these hidden gems were games my friends thought I was nuts for liking. Although, I wouldn't consider Einhander a hidden gem, unless you're counting when PS1 was in it's peak because back then, only Squaresoft fans were hip to Einhander......nowadays it's a quintessential for any PS1 collection.
I loved playing Strikers so much as a kid. It's still my favorite shmup and is single-handedly responsible for me becoming a fan of the genre
6:20 killed me "I like Bruce Willis as much as I'm legally aloud to"
Gekido, C-12 Resistance, Wild 9, Fighting Force 2, Akuji: The Heartless, Legend of Dragoon, Ninja: Shadow of Darkness, Ehrgeiz, Parasite Eve 1 & 2, Nightmare Creatures II...
I deeply love you Metal Jesus from the past !!
Dude, heart of darkness was the first PS1 game that i ever played and I never got to finish it! Thank you for reminding me!
I remember playing Einhander at a KB Toys demo station when i was younger and being absolutely enthralled by the game....it was like nothing i had ever seen before
CROC legend of the gobbos (The story of Croc is that the company wanted to make a Yoshi game but Nintendo refused so it bears likeness to a Mario 64 Yoshi mashup.), Croc 2, DOOM (because its the best version), R-Types, C-12 Final Resistance and the James Bond double pack! All great games!
I still play Bushido Blade 2 in an emulator. The first one has a really funny glitch if you position your player near the dead guy at the end then gallons of blood comes flying out when they jam their sword in the ground into the corpse. In Bushido Blade 2 my favorite character is Night Stalker with the Nodachi. The Bushido Blade commercial back in the day was funny with the blacksmith making kazoos.
I miss my ps1, Legend of dragoon, Lapd future cop, mgs1, Syphon filter. Great childhood memories.
Thanks Jesus! I was waiting for you to bring up Einhander! Definitely an arcade like sidescrolling shooter that makes me crap my pants and rage in tears everytime I play it.
Intelligence Qube DEFINITELY deserves to on here. Not a lot of people know about it,and if a lot of people played it today,they might not like it,but it is addicting,and if you find it on Amzazon/Ebay it usually costs A LOT!!!!!
Hot Wheel's Turbo racing is my all time favorite racing game on the PS1 and everyone should seriously try it out.
Felony 11-79 Good hidden gem, good fun driving through buildings.Of course there was a lot of good games on the RPG side but that's like an entire 15 part video all by its self :)
I can assure that Hot wheels is fantastic, I have it here on my right and I gotta tell you I played it first probably 15 years ago and it never gets old.
Disruptor was my favorite game on PS1!!! Still looking for a copy since I got a PS2 Slim a few months ago.
MetalJesusRocks, you make great videos. I didn't know there were so many games I have never played before.
Thank you for putting heart of darkness on the list. There's a lot of people who whine and complain about it, but it's a good game. Just a bit hard for some people. Amazing Studio was also an indie team, so they worked especially hard.
The original PlayStation remains my favorite console (PS2 close behind). RPG's, Strategy games and Shmups galore. You mentioned Strikers and Einhander, awesome. There's Gekioh Shooting King, Raiden Project, and Thunderforce V as well for all Shmup fans out there. So much to be said for the PlayStation, hell I'm still finding PlayStation games I've never heard of.
Einhander - one of my all time favourite PS1 games ever.
Omega Boost kicked ass. There was actually a fairly huge marketing hype for it, and they touted that Satic X had a song on the soundtrack. Also a band called Loudmouth but I'm not familiar with them.
I have some hidden Gems to share.
Tail Concerto- Same people who made Solatorobo for the Nintendo DS.
Jet Moto 2(Jet Rider 2 in the PAL regions)It's like a hover jet ski racing game.
Doom PS1 version- Has very creepy music feels like you're in a horror movie.
Mobile light force(Aka Gunbird)- Awesome vertical shoot em up.
Darkstalkers 1 and 3- Awesome fighting games made by Capcom.
Raiden Project - It has the Raiden 1 and 2 arcade games. Really good shooter.
Gekioh Shooting King - Very underrated shoot em up
Lunar series - One of the Best RPG's on the PS1
Einhander I never knew about. You sir are correct. It is excellent!!!!
Gundam Battle Assault 2 is definitely my ps1 hidden gem. probably one of my favorite fighting games ever
brave fencer musashi and wild 9 are 2 games that i love that nobody i know has heard of