I want to experience the PS1. What are the must-play games?

[IcaroRibeiro]

BraLoD said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

@firebush03 if you're considering pirating these games, please don't. Don't be part of the problem. There are plenty of ways to purchase and experience PS1 games legally, whether digitally on PS3, PS4, PS5, and PSV, or physically on the original hardware. Some of the best PS1 games are also available via modern collections, like Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, and Castlevania Requiem.

There is no problem to be part of by emulating 5th generation 1990s games in 2025, the money they invested got its return back then.

I don't use emulators myself, pretty much since the PS3 I've decided to not touch emulators and invest in original hardware and physical copies of the games, but that is expensive, messy and a horrible way to just try some old games.

I do recommend trying to buy the rereleases over emulation, but trying the game first and buying it later if you liked it seems a lot easier and would result in zero harm to the industry.

Media should be all be public domain after a few decades. But 70 years is too much for games, it should be 40 or less since consoles don't last more than 10 years in market, everybody depends on companies goodwill to keep them available digitally with ports 

If the company that owns the copyright of a game go extint or is bought by another there are odds you never will see that game available for purchase again