Need help rebuilding my PSX collection.

[MSI Magus]

My fiancee had alot of medical bills when I meet her....then her car broke down. So to help I sold most of my 200+ game playstation collection(heh actually I sold them here at CAG) to help pay her bills. Now im starting to rebuy said games. Many are easy to remember since they were favorites(Suikoden, Final Fantasy, Ape Escape) or because they were stand out collection peices(again Suikoden, Valkyrie Profile etc). Many lesser known titles are easy to forget about....stuff such as Tomba, Adventure of Lomax and Robo Pit are MUCH harder to remember.

So im hoping you guys can recommend me the best games for the PSX that I need to add back to my collection. Obscure games are naturally the best....but still name the mainstreame stuff incase I forgot something(like the other day I remembered Parasite Eve).

PS2 obscure titles im happy to hear too since I sold some of those too and gamerankings.com can be a bitch to use for titles that got below a 7.0.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Are you only looking for rare stuff or anything needed to have a nice collection?

[willardhaven]

Most PS1 games just don't play well enough to warrant repurchasing.

In my opinion, here are some good games that aged quite well:

Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Cross
Crash Bandicoot 2
Final Fantasy IX
Lunar Eternal Blue
Rayman
Saga Frontier 2

[MSI Magus]

Are you only looking for rare stuff or anything needed to have a nice collection?

Doesnt have to be rare. Just nice collection peices. It started off that I just collected RPGs(and its still the main stuff I like)but it grew so now its not just RPGs but also great stuff like Ape Escape or Klonoa.

2 games I can think of that are missing from my collection but I cant think of the name are.

1. A game thats about a weird Japanese family and just a bunch of weird little mini games.

2. An RPG/Guncon shooter hybrid. This ones kinda rare and last I recall went for like $40. Name was Elemental something(runs to check gamefaqs now that he remembers elemental was the first word).

[Mr Unoriginal]

Doesnt have to be rare. Just nice collection peices. It started off that I just collected RPGs(and its still the main stuff I like)but it grew so now its not just RPGs but also great stuff like Ape Escape or Klonoa.

2 games I can think of that are missing from my collection but I cant think of the name are.

1. A game thats about a weird Japanese family and just a bunch of weird little mini games.

2. An RPG/Guncon shooter hybrid. This ones kinda rare and last I recall went for like $40. Name was Elemental something(runs to check gamefaqs now that he remembers elemental was the first word).

2. Is probably Elemental Gearbolt?

Some great games that shouldn't be too tough to find are: Hogs of War, and Project Overkill.

[wbc1228]

Doesnt have to be rare. Just nice collection peices. It started off that I just collected RPGs(and its still the main stuff I like)but it grew so now its not just RPGs but also great stuff like Ape Escape or Klonoa.

2 games I can think of that are missing from my collection but I cant think of the name are.

1. A game thats about a weird Japanese family and just a bunch of weird little mini games.

2. An RPG/Guncon shooter hybrid. This ones kinda rare and last I recall went for like $40. Name was Elemental something(runs to check gamefaqs now that he remembers elemental was the first word).

#1 is probably Incredible Crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredible_Crisis

[MSI Magus]

#1 is probably Incredible Crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredible_Crisis

Yep! Thats it! Thought it started with an I. Thanks man.

Keep suggestions coming though!

[Vinny]

Maybe you should put a master list in the first post, so we know what you already know you want.

Tomb Raider 1, 2
Metal Gear Solid
Wild Arms 1 & 2
Xenogears
Vagrant Story
Grandia
Lunar 1 & 2
Ape Escape
Parappa
Crash 1, 2, 3
Tomba 1, 2
Final Fantasy (all of them?)
Star Ocean 2nd Story
Klonoa

[simplygriff]

shmup favorite of mine... Einhander. oh and Castlevania SOTN.
-G

[bmachine]

Syphon Filter (and Syphon Filter 2)

Silent Hill

[depascal22]

Definately Silent Hill, Parasite Eve, and Vagrant Story.

[DaveD]

Intelligent Qube!

[MSI Magus]

Intelligent Qube!

Added it. Thats one I had forgotten about!

[Dandeschain]

Brave Fencer Musashi
MGS
Gran Turismo 2
FF tactics
Castlevania Chronicles
DonPachi
Oddworld 1 and 2
Rtype Delta
Silhouette Mirage
Dino Crisis 1 and 2
Fear Effect 1 and 2
Dragon Quest 7
Alundra 1 and 2
Persona 1 and 2

[MSI Magus]

Brave Fencer Musashi
MGS
Gran Turismo 2
FF tactics
Castlevania Chronicles
DonPachi
Oddworld 1 and 2
Rtype Delta
Silhouette Mirage
Dino Crisis 1 and 2
Fear Effect 1 and 2
Dragon Quest 7
Alundra 1 and 2
Persona 1 and 2

Thanks. Added Silhouette Mirage

[Ronin317]

Wild 9 was pretty solid, and quite overlooked.

Some of my faves...

N2O
Rogue Trip
Twisted Metal 2
Devil Dice
Irritating Stick (there really is nothing like this game...and that's both good and bad)

On the PS2

Bombastic

[Slim Gatsby]

Here's my 360-count PSX collection, (and to think, just over a year ago all I had were Final Fantasy IX, DDR: Konamix, and Star Wars Demolition -- thanks CAG!) Anyway, I hope it helps.

Oh and don't forget Jo Jo's Bizzare Adventure and Tronne Bonne (<3 that game)


007 Racing
1xtreme
2xtreme
40 Winks
Action Man - Operation Extreme
Activision Classics
Adventures of Lomax, The
Akuji the Heartless
Alien Resurrection
Alient Trilogy
Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Animorphs: Shattered Reality
Ape Escape
Arc the Lad Collection
Arcade Party Pack
Arcade's Greatest Hits / The Atari Collection 1
Armored Core
Armored Core: Master of Arena
Armored Core: Project Phantasm
Armored Core: Project S.W.A.R.M.
Army Men 3D
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Austin Powers Pinball
Barbie Detective: The Mystery Cruise
Barbie Explorer
Batman: Gotham City Racer
Battle Arena Toshinden
Beast Wars: Transformers
Beast Wars: Transformers - Transmetals
Beyond the Beyond
Blade
Blast Radius
Blaster Master: Basting Again
Blazing Dragons
Bloody Roar
Bloody Roar II
Bogey: Dead 6
Bomberman Party Edition
Bomberman World
Bombing Islands, The
BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
Brave Fencer Musashi
Bushido Blade
Bust-A-Move '99
Buster Bros. Collection
C-12: Final Resistance
Caesar's Paace II
Capcom vs. SNK Pro
Cardinal Syn
Centipede
Chess
Chessmaster 3-D, The
ChessMaster II
Chocobo's Dungeon 2
Chrono Cross
Civilization II
Colony Wars
Colony Wars III: Red Sun
Contra: Legacy of War
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bash
Crossroad Risis
Crusaders of Might and Magic
CTR (Crash Team Racing)
Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
Danger Girl
Darklight Conflict
Darkstalkers 3
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Darkstone
Dead in the Water
Deathtrap Dungeon
Destrega
Devil Dice
Diablo
Die Hard Trilogy
Die Hard Trilogy 2 - Viva Las Vegas
Digimon Rumble Arena
Digimon World
Digimon World 2
Digimon World 3
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
Dracula: The Resurrection
Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek
DragonBallZ: Ultimate Battle 22
Driver 2
Driver: You Are The Wheelman (DEMO)
Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown
Dune 2000
Dynasty Warriors
E.T. Interplanetary Mission
Echo Night
Epidemic
Evil Zone
Fear Effect
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Fifth Element, The
Fighter Maker
Fighting Force
Fighting Force 2
Final Doom
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Foresaken
Frogger
Future Cop: L.A.P.D.
Galaga: Destination Earth
Galerians
Game of Life, The
Gekido: Urban Fighters
Geom Cube
Gex
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
G-Police
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto London
Granstream Saga, The
Grid Runner
Guardian Crusade
Gubble
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Heart of Darkness
Hellboy: Assylum Summer
Hot Shots Golf
Hugo: The Evil Mirror
In Cold Blood
Incredible Crisis
Incredible Hulk, The
Independence Day
Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Crazy Maze
Iron Soldier 3
Italian Job, The
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Jeopardy!
Jersey Devil
JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
Jumping Flash 2
Jupiter Strike
Jurassic Park: The Lost World
K-1: The Arena Fighters
Kagero: Deception II
Kenzei: Sacred Fist
Kileak: The DNA Imperative
King of Fighters '99
King's Field
Kingsley's Adventure
Koudeka
Land Before Time, The: Great Valley Racing Advanture
Largo Winch: Commando Bar
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Mana
Lego Racers
Lemmings: Oh No! More Lemmings
Lethal Enforcers I & II
Loaded
Madden NFL 97
Marble Blaster
Martian Gothic: Unification
MDK
Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor Underground
Medievil II
Mega Man 8 Anniversary Collector's Edition
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends 2
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X5
Men In Black - The Series: Crashdown
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear: VR Missions
Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1
Misadventures of Tron Bonne, The
Miss Spider's Tea Party
MLB 2002
Mobile Armor
Monopoly
Monopoly
Monster Rancher
Monster Rancher 2
Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II
Monsterseed
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
MTV Music Generator
Muppet RaceMania
Namco Museum vol. 1
Namco Museum vol. 2
Namco Museum Volume 3
Nanotek Warrior
Nascar Racing
NBA Live 98
NBA ShootOut 2003
Next Tetris, The
NHL 99
NHL 2000
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures II
Ninja: Shadow of Darkness
Norse by Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings
Novastorm
Nuclear Strike
Oddworld 2: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Olympic Summer Games
Pajaa Sam: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet
Pandemonium!
Panzer Front
Parappa the Rapper
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Persona: Revelations
Phix: The Adventure
Pinobee
Pipe Dreams 3D
Point Blank
Point Blank 2
Populous: The Beginning
Power Move: Pro Wrestling
Power Rangers : Lightspeed Rescue
Power Rangers Zeo: Fulltilt Battle Pinball
Power Rangers: Time Force
Powerslave
Professional Underground: League of Pain
Project Overkill
Punky Skunk
Q-Bert
Quake II
Rainbow Six
Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Rampage: Through Time
Re-Loaded
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resurrection: Rise 2
Risk
Riven: The Sequel to Mist
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Arena
Rocket Power Team Rocket Rescue
Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths, & Legends
RPG Maker
Rugrats Search for Reptar
Saga Frontier
Saga Frontier 2
Saiyuki: Journey West
Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
Scrabble
Shadow Madness
Shadow Master
Sheep
Shooter Starfighter Sanvein
Silent Bomber
Silent Hill
Sim City 2000
SimTheme Park
Skeleton Warriors
Slots
Sno-Cross Championship Racing
Sol Divide
Soul of the Samurai
Soulblade
Soviet Strike
Space Invaders
Spawn the Eternal
Spec Ops: Covert Assault
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
Speedball 2100
Spiceworld
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2 Enter: Electro
Spin Jam
SPOT Goes to Hollywood
Spyro the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Demolition
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II
Starwinder
Steel Reign
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Strider
Strider 2
Suikoden II
Super Bubble Pop
Syndicate Wars
Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter 2
Syphon Filter 3
Tai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny II
Tall Infinity
Tecmo's Deception
Tekken
Tekken 2
Tekken 3
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tetris Plus
The World Is Not Enough
Threads of Fate
Three Stooges, The
Tigershark
Time Commando
Time Crisis
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Sear
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider: Chronicles
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tonka Space Station
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Toonenstein: Dare To Scare!
Torneko: The Last Hope
Total Eclipse
TRAG: Mission of Mery
Treasures of the Deep
Turnabout
Twisted Metal 3 (III)
Twisted Metal 4
V.I.P.
Vagrant Story
VR Sports Powerboat Racing
Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
Warpath: Jurassic Park
WCW vs. The World
Wheel of Fortune
Wild 9
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Wipeout 3
Wipeout XL
Worms
WWF Attitude
X-Files, The
X-Men: Mutant Academy
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
You Don't Know Jack
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
Zero Divide

[MSI Magus]

Wild 9 was pretty solid, and quite overlooked.

Some of my faves...

N2O
Rogue Trip
Twisted Metal 2
Devil Dice
Irritating Stick (there really is nothing like this game...and that's both good and bad)

On the PS2

Bombastic

Sweet, I had forgotten irratating stick. If you havnt you should try Kuru Kuru Kurin for the GBA. I had never heard of N20.....what is it? It doesnt show up at gamefaqs.

To the second poster I LOVE Jojo and Tronne Bonne!

[Vinny]

Tron Bonne was good? Really?

Damn, another game I need to get.

[Moxio]

Most PS1 games just don't play well enough to warrant repurchasing.

In my opinion, here are some good games that aged quite well:

Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Cross
Crash Bandicoot 2
Final Fantasy IX
Lunar Eternal Blue
Rayman
Saga Frontier 2

Listen to this man. However, nix Lunar and Rayman from the list and you've got a great start.

[MSI Magus]

Tron Bonne was good? Really?

Damn, another game I need to get.

Tronne bonne was a fun game. If you played Mega Man Legends expect similar gameplay but mission based and with some fun mini games.

Moxio actually I already copied his whole list....hehe I own them all already cept Rayman and Saga 2 but both were on my list(90% of the games in the topic were, but iv gotten a few great ones out of this).

[MSI Magus]

Know I had just responded but wanted to make a post thanking slim gatsby. I hadn't looked at his list till now and managed to snag a few games off it.

[Slim Gatsby]

Hey, anytime! I'm glad that my unhealthy collecting and cataloging tendencies were at least able to help someone. ;)

[Zerostatic]

Don't do it man! You are going to ruin all your memories! That generation aged horribly (except for the 2d stuff)!

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Here's a few I played which I think would be good for a collection. Albeit at least one(Treasures) did NOT age all that well.

Treasures Of The Deep-treasure hunting game where you play as a shipwreck diver looking for sunken treasures.

Wild 9-you use a Ghostbusters type rig to throw your enemies into grinders and all sorts of other obstacles, very fun

Rising Zan-a unique game for it's time, it combined gunplay with swordplay ala Devil May Cry. I'm still trying to locate a copy of it for myself.

Roscoe McQueen: Firefighter Extreme-self explanatory but still VERY fun

I played MANY more games during the PS1 era, but those are just SOME of the ones I've enjoyed.

[EDiddy0042]

Metal Gear Solid is a must-have

[yeldarbthetitan]

Xenogears

[Ronin317]

I had never heard of N20.....what is it? It doesnt show up at gamefaqs.

N2O is a tunnel shooter that's part tempest, part descent. But on Acid. With a soundtrack by the Crystal Method. It's pretty damn cool...it's even aged well, IMO.