PS1 - Timeline
Friday12th Apr 2024
Random The Brutal PS1 Driver Intro Even Bested F1 Pro Lewis Hamilton
Verstapp-ed in his tracks
The world is divided up into two types of people: those who have beaten Driver on PS1, and the rest who never got past its absurdly difficult tutorial. Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time F1 Championship winner, is one of the many who couldn't. In a new video uploaded to the Mercedes-AMG F1 YouTube channel, the professional racer...
Thursday22nd Feb 2024
News Outgoing PlayStation Exec Says Sony Must Continue to Entertain, Surprise, and Delight
"We're an entertainment business"
Jim Ryan is hanging up his DualSense and leaving PlayStation after a wildly successful 30-year career next month. While his misunderstood, deeply dry sense of humour has landed him in hot water with enthusiasts on numerous occasions, no one could criticise his achievements at the company, which has seen Sony become...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News PS1 Racer Jet Moto 2 Brings High-Octane Thrills and Spills to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Ride it out
Sony’s continuing to bring a hearty helping of emulated classics to PS5 and PS4 courtesy of its PS Plus Premium subscription, and alongside Resistance Retribution, it’ll be adding Jet Moto 2 from 20th February. The original game in the SingleTrac series is already available on the Japanese giant’s contemporary consoles, but this...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
Uncanny Ani
Talking to StarWars.com on the 20th anniversary of the first Star Wars prequel film, George Lucas was clear that, "The films were designed for 12-year-olds." Big Ape Productions mustn't have got the memo when developing PS1 Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace though, because a steep difficulty curve, and bewildering design ensures...
Thursday11th Jan 2024
News PS1's Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Is Almost Certainly Haunting PS Plus Premium
Lights out
We know the PS1 classics being added to PS Plus Premium from 16th January include Rally Cross and Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace – but Sony may have accidentally leaked another upcoming retro release. Mentioned on PlayStation UK’s Twitter account before promptly being removed, the 2001 surv
Saturday6th Jan 2024
Poll Which Persona Game Has the Best Opening?
Now it's personal
Atlus revealed the opening for Persona 3 Reload earlier this week, and it's so good that it got us wondering: which Persona game has the best title sequence? In case you don't know, each game in the series typically introduces itself with an animated opening, featuring a unique song and some gorgeous artwork. There's no doubt...
Thursday7th Dec 2023
News PS Plus Premium Will Add PS1's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Next
Feel the force
The next PS1 title to be ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s emulation effort looks likely to be Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, as Disney continues its unprecedented support for the programme. So far, the movie and amusement park giant has pledged several of its classic titles to Sony’s PS Plus Premium tier, and it...
Friday24th Nov 2023
Feature How the PS1's Amazing JRPGs Shaped My Life
"Final Fantasy altered my perspective forever"
This feature is taken from The Console Chronicles, an upcoming book that we're working on in conjunction with Lost in Cult. If you like what you see, you can pre-order a copy using the link below. <products id="24929"> I was introduced to the wonderful world of gaming through the power of the...
Tuesday17th Oct 2023
News More Platinum Trophies for PS Plus Premium Retro Releases
Trophy unlocked
PS Plus Premium hasn’t quite delivered on the value Sony perhaps promised prior to the top-tier’s release, but in the manufacturer’s defence, it has continued to iterate upon its PS1 and PSP emulator – and pretty much all of the first-party games it’s ported have Trophies these days. That continues to be true with the...
Monday14th Aug 2023
News Play WipEout in Your Web Browser While Fans Pray for Sony to Bring the Series Back
Play the PS1 original right now
Regular readers will know that we're huge fans of WipEout. The futuristic racing series has long been ignored by Sony — much to our disappointment — but if you're yearning for a quick fix of eye-watering speed (and perhaps a healthy nostalgia hit) then you may be in luck. Programmer Dominic Szablewski has managed...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Fans Vote Clive the Second Best Final Fantasy Protagonist
Guess the winner
Wow, people really like Clive Rosfield. The main character of the recently released Final Fantasy 16, the leather-clad hero seems to have really struck a chord with players, as he was voted the second best protagonist in Square Enix's mainline series. That's according to several thousand Final Fantasy fans, all of whom voted in our...
Friday28th Jul 2023
Poll Who's the Best Final Fantasy Protagonist?
There can only be one
Now that we've all had time to settle into a reality where Final Fantasy 16 exists, this is our chance to revisit a question that's reverberated around the Final Fantasy fandom for decades: just who is the series' best protagonist? Now, for the sake of this poll, we're going to streamline things and focus on mainline Final...
Tuesday18th Jul 2023
News Twisted Metal Duo Add PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophies
Gravity Crash Portable also has a full set of gongs
Trophy hunters, rejoice! Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal 2, launching officially on PS5 and PS4 this week as part of PS Plus Premium, will both have Platinum Trophies to unlock. Confirmation comes courtesy of server scraping site Exophase, with the full lists now appearing on Sony’s backend. The...
Thursday13th Jul 2023
News Twisted Metal Completes Grand Comeback with PS Plus Premium Pair Ahead of TV Show Debut
For those with a Sweet Tooth
Love it or loathe it, Twisted Metal is one of Sony’s oldest first-party franchises. It’s also the platform holder’s earliest hit: while the series didn’t catch on quite the same in Europe, it spawned multiple sequels during the PS1 era, and would go on to receive various entries across PS2, PSP, and even most...
Thursday22nd Jun 2023
News Square Enix Devs Pester Director Yoshinori Kitase About Remaking Final Fantasy 6 Constantly
Good
Final Fantasy seems to be having something of a resurgence, if you haven't noticed. It's not like the decades-old RPG series ever went away, or anything, but Square Enix seems focused and determined of late, done with distracting frivolities. Final Fantasy XVI, the next mainline entry and a triumphant return to form, is out today, and
Wednesday21st Jun 2023
Random Talented Pixel Artist Recreates Chrono Trigger's Leene Square in Glorious HD-2D
Dare to dream
Chrono Trigger remains perched upon a JRPG pedestal all these years later, virtually unrivalled in terms of reverence. In a reality in which we already got a Final Fantasy VII Remake, there really is nothing else in that realm more deserving of the remake treatment. Until that happy day finally comes, we can at least better imagine...
Saturday17th Jun 2023
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2023?
Another 27 games added
It's another significant update for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers this month, as Sony has confirmed that a whopping 27 additional games will be made available next week. As you'd expect of such a sizeable selection, there's a lot of variety on offer, from big budget open worlders like Far Cry 6 to brand new indies like...
Saturday20th May 2023
Random Battle Tapes' New Music Video Is Packed with PS1 Nostalgia
Blast from the past
Whether you've heard of electronic rock band Battle Tapes or not, you're bound to enjoy their latest music video if you're a PlayStation fan. 'Brand New', the band's latest single, is absolutely packed with PS1 nostalgia. The whole thing's been masterfully rendered and animated in a typical polygonal PS1 style by 3D artist...
Friday19th May 2023
News PS1 Stunner Herc's Adventures Likely Coming to PS Plus Premium
Holding out for a hero
First announced as a SEGA Saturn exclusive but eventually released day-and-date on PS1 as well, Herc’s Adventures was billed as a spiritual successor to SNES classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors when it first launched in 1997. And now the slickly animated, cartoon-style top-down action adventure from LucasArts looks like it’s...
Tuesday16th May 2023
News Original Crash Bandicoot Voice Actor Brendan O'Brien Has Passed, Aged 60
Woah
Brendan O'Brien, the voice actor behind many iconic characters from the Naughty Dog era of Crash Bandicoot, has passed away aged 60. Best known for his role as the eponymous Crash Bandicoot, O'Brien also voiced Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Nitrus Brio and Tiny Tiger in the original trilogy on PS1, as well as various other characters in spinoffs like...
Thursday11th May 2023
Poll What's the Best PlayStation Startup Sequence?
PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5?
When you think of PlayStation, does a specific console startup come to mind? Sony's crafted some iconic system screens over the years — complete with some iconic sounds — but which one's the best? We know that's a potentially difficult question — and it might be wholly dependent on how old you are! — but it should...
Sunday30th Apr 2023
Feature Net Yaroze - Sony’s Fascinating First Foray into the World of Indie Game Development
Let's do it together
In the 1980s, the hobbyist game development scene was absolutely thriving in the UK. Home computers like the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Commodore 64 all allowed their users to write custom code from scratch, in what was known as the Basic programming language. As a result, each system had an incredibly dedicated audience of...
Friday21st Apr 2023
News Atari Has Acquired the Rights to One of PS1's Worst Ever Games
I knew I should've taken that left turn at Uranus!
One-time top-dog of the console game Atari has announced the acquisition of more than 100 games from the 80s and 90s, which sounds totally tubular to us, dude, and includes fun throwbacks like Hardball and Demolition Racer. But when buying so many IPs, there is always the chance of a real stinker...
Tuesday4th Apr 2023
News Capcom's Classic RPG Series Breath of Fire Is Now 30 Years Old
Come on, Capcom
Originating on the SNES all the way back in 1993, the Breath of Fire series is now 30 years old. It's one heck of a milestone, but then Capcom hasn't touched the franchise for what feels like an age. The Japanese company's last attempt at reviving the property came in 2016, when it launched the free-to-play, browser-based Breath of...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
Review Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1) - The Pinnacle of PS1 Ridge Racer Games
I want to be R4-ever young
Republished on Saturday, 18th March, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of March 2023's PS Plus line up. The original text follows. Push Square has pondered the infancy of 3D console graphics during the 32-bit era, and reflected that the ageing process was not always...
Saturday18th Mar 2023
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2023?
Plus or minus?
We're not going to beat around the bush: PS Plus Extra is pretty good, isn't it? The middle tier of Sony's subscription service has quickly established a large catalogue of great PS5 and PS4 games, and it feels like it's being meaningfully expanded every single month. March 2023's additions bring some real value as well. Delightful...
Thursday16th Mar 2023
News PS Plus Premium Subs Treated to a Trio of Retro Treats Next Week
Emulated action
There’s no doubt about it: PS Plus has improved dramatically across all three tiers this year. Sony revealed the full lineup of games for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscribers earlier, with members of the latter getting treated to a trio of tasty retro releases –
Thursday2nd Mar 2023
Review The Legend of Dragoon (PS1) - A Flawed But Charismatic Classic
The legend lives on
For many, the PS1 was defined by the global recognition of Japanese role-playing games. Final Fantasy VII obviously led the charge in this regard, but it was flanked by now legendary properties like Breath of Fire, Wild Arms, and Suikoden. It's easy to see the impact that the JRPG boom had on the gaming landscape of the late 90s...
Monday27th Feb 2023
News The Legend of Dragoon PS5, PS4 Patch Should Solve Performance Issues
Available to download now
A new update for The Legend of Dragoon is available to download now, supposedly fixing the recently released RPG's technical issues. As you might have read last week, the emulated PS1 classic, which is part of PS Plus Premium, launched with a bunch of performance problems. These issues ranged from bugged visuals to full-on...
Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News PS1 Classic The Legend of Dragoon Does Indeed Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
And a Platinum
The Legend of Dragoon is battling its way to PS5 and PS4 on the 21st February as part of this month's PS Plus Premium update, and as previously rumoured, the classic JRPG does indeed have a full Trophy list at launch. It's got a total of 47 trinkets — with four Golds and four Silvers — and yes, it includes an all-important Plati
