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

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Leynos said:

firebush03 said:

I would need to hook up noise cancelling headphones to any TV I’m playing (I’ve got a funny little neurological disorder that makes it very uncomfortable to play games otherwise, at least for the short term). So, as much as I would love to play CRT, I’ll have to stomach visuals plastered on a 4k TV.

That said, I think the plan is this: I purchase an OG PS1 (to get that real authentic experience), purchase a game that looks very enticing (Ape Escape is top of the list), and if the disc/console doesn’t work, either (i) research disc/console repair OR (ii) emulate if all else fails.

I don't know if they are easily available to buy yet but a Polymega is a solid choice. It plays the original discs but also burns a copy to the console so you don't need the disc and has save states and other accessibility options. I enjoyed my Polymega quite a bit. I do have the original hardware to play all this. Another option is buy a PS2 refurb off Ebay. Since PS2 plays both PS2 and PS1 games. PS2's I believe, are easier to repair. 

To me it's a way bigger offense to use savestates on old games that you never played before (if it's not the first time it's fine) then emulating them.

You want the PS1 experience? You use a memory card/virtual memory card and use the game save points.