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PlayStation One EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag PS Store Update: adhocParty and Peggle 7 The cure for a problematic blank screen, a messy desk, and the urge to answer a phone while it’s ringing is Peggle. I’ve been using it for years to avoid doing what I’m supposed... PS Store Update: Braid and Star Trek D-A-C 11 We’ve been neglectful, PS Store. We should have continued posting what was new on you over the last few months, but things happened. People changed, man. But no more! We shall resume showin... Final Fantasy VII still the most popular PSN game 39 Despite having a whole wad of brand new and original games all the time, such as Gran Turismo PSP or Critter Crunch, the PlayStation Network proves that nostalgia overcomes all, with Final Fantas... Oddworld invades PSN this Thursday! 34 What? YES! The gorgeous Oddworld: Abe's Oddysey and Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus are finally coming to the PlayStation Store's PSOne Classics section where they belong, and they're hitting the PSN thi... Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver coming to PSN 49 Oh ESRB, you never fail to delight with your game release spoilers. Yes, once again America's game rating board has spilled the beans on a PSOne Classic, rating Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for re... Oddworld series coming to the PSN and Steam 33 Bitmob did a interview with Lorne Lanning, the father of the Oddworld franchise, where he revealed some exciting stuff for Oddworld fans. Numerous things were discussed in the interview, but the... Game SERIES Debate to the Death! T. Metal VS G. Turismo 66 Last week's debate will hopefully be a wake up call to those responsible for the Mortal Kombat series' future. The numbers from our microcosm debate poll may show that a small group of people are... UmJammer Lammy doesn't suck ass like Parappa PSP did 27 To this day I'm still pissed off about the PSP release of Parappa the Rapper. If you haven't played it, don't. It's broken so badly that it's unplayable. How could you mess up button timings in g... PlayStation World Magazine bites the dust 17 I know we talk here and there about the death of the print magazine, but seriously folks, it's not looking so good. This morning, MCV reported that Future Publishing has announced that they will ... Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and DINO CRISIS for PS3 37 Capcom is continuing its commitment to re-releasing everything in the world, with fresh ratings cropping up for Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Dino Crisis. The beans have been spil... The Memory Card .62: Leaving Midgar 44 "The Memory Card" is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.The feeling of discovery. It’s ... Sony pulls the plug on PS1 home dev Net Yaroze community 21 Do you remember that cool matte black PlayStation that launched in Japan and Europe for programming geeks to be able to code their own games? That was Net Yaroze, a special debug system that coul... Resident Evil: Director's Cut hitting PSN on May 28 24 Barring having to download and install a forty plus hour PlayStation Network update, you should be able to sink your teeth into the first of Capcom’s teased PlayStation One downloadable gam... Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil coming to PSN? 38 FINALLY! After years of waiting, some true PSOne Classics are coming to the PSN's PSOne Classics store. The ESRB has done what the ESRB does best and leaked details of five PSX games headed to th... Breaking barriers at the highest arcade in the world 7 Reflex- or twitch-based videogames are a lot like visual art or music in a lot of ways, particularly in that they don't depend on language to communicate ideas effectively. A good game is good, n... From cuddly to crazy: The history of the videogame bunny 51 Hey, bunnies of the world. Today is Easter, your special day. Forget about Peeps, coloring eggs, and celebrating the resurrection of that bearded fellow. Today is all about you. Without you, who ... Street Fighter Alpha most popular downloadable PSN game 31 I love being able to download PS1 titles on PSN, and I wish that the list of available games was longer, but I'm certainly not complaining about what we've gotten so far. Some of my favorite titl... Silent Hill now on PSN ... in Europe 22 The BBFC spilled the beans early, but Konami's psychological survival horror Silent Hill is now available to European PSN accounts. For we filthy Capitalismos stuck in America, we could theoretic... Capcom finally working on PS1 titles for PSN store 27 Capcom readers haven't been the happiest with the lack of content from the company, specifically in the form of their PS1 titles. Japan keeps getting flooded with old Capcom titles, while not too... Commercial Success: Spyro the Dragon is better than Mikey 9  These days, videogame commercials try so hard to be "awesome" that they nearly always end up generic and uninteresting. Once upon a time, commercials didn't have to try, they were... Nielsen ratings are fact, Wii third place in overall console usage 57 Nielsen ratings are awesome, partially because they keep my favorite T.V. show (JAG) alive and well. Nielsen also collects videogame data. The kicker is that the demographic willing to fill out t... Atlus announces an Amazon-exclusive rerelease of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment 39 Despite the fact that Square-Enix has been my favorite publisher for a very long time, I am seriously starting to believe that Atlus is about to usurp them, if only for the incredible regard they... Dissidia EX gameplay features some epic ass kicking 14 Dissidia is shaping up to be a joyful jizzfest for Final Fantasy fanboys (and girls!), and this video showing off the EX Mode in the game is sure to only heighten the excitement. How lame is it t... Game Debate to the Death! Silent Hill VS Resident Evil 2 91 Of all the debates we've ever had together, last week's discussion definitely wins the "debate most called a landslide when actually the votes were almost dead even" award. Tallyin... Sony hires company to recycle PSOne cases 8 Who doesn’t want a chair or a pen created from a PSOne? Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has contracted a UK-based company by the name of Electronic Waste Company to potentially recycle s... Game Debate to the Death! Twisted Metal 2 VS Resident Evil 2 103 Last week we argued over two early 3D adventure games of completely different genre backgrounds, and the decision was overwhelmingly in favor of story and artistic expression over action and exci... Game Debate to the Death! Silent Hill VS Tomb Raider 79 Last week we came to the conclusion of the SNES / Sega Genesis odd debate brackets, with NBA Jam heating up and Donkey Kong Country on a banana and balloon filled rampage. Each side made the... Square Enix PSOne games coming to PSN 46 It has been somewhat discouraging to watch how Sony has handled the availability of classic PSOne games on the PlayStation Network. It's great that you can download these reasonably priced games ... Bargain Bin Laden #38: Thrasher: Skate and Destroy 20 In the collective consciousness of skateboarding games, Tony Hawk has been the only one to hold the throne. There was never a rivalry, like with 2K Sports and EA Games. Challengers came and went,... Game Debate to the Death! Favorite Metal Gear game? 116 In the last debate, we shared similar nightmare stories about the hardest games we've ever played. Hundreds of votes were cast for over a hundred different horror stories, but in the end only two... Rumortoid: Suikoden may get the PlayStation Classics PS1 treatment 29 Of all of the libraries of older games I want to dig into for re-release, Konami's is probably the most tempting. They already gave us Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a PlayStation Classic... An RPG Draws Near! Wild ARMs 35 Most of the games from the original Playstation fall into a certain category in gamers' minds: those that have aged poorly. Although the graphics were cutting edge at the time, even beloved title... The Great Retro Quiz! .19: Resident Evil 59 I know, I know, calling the PlayStation “retro” is up for debate, but a few months ago I decided to make it official: the original PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 are re... Games time forgot: Fear Effect 27 Cel-shading before cel-shading was cool. Multiple, amoral protagonists. A mishmash of survival horror, puzzle solving, and plot-driven third person shooter. I'm talking about Fear Effect for the ... Why Oh Why? PlayStation emulator for iPhone now available 29 While the iPhone and iPod Touch excel at slower paced, touchscreen-based puzzle games, the lack of buttons makes you wonder why anyone would even bother with game emulation for the platform. I g... Game Debate to the Death! Twisted Metal series VS Gran Turismo series 70 Last week's debate was a simple showdown that took us back a digital decade to a pair of old games that helped get us all addicted to computer gaming. It was an uphill battle for the Rodent's Ren... Games time forgot: Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure 39 bhive01 is responsible for this week's forgotten game. While I myself have never experienced Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure (otherwise known as Little Big Adventure), bhive's adoration for the ... Sony updates backwards compatibility search engine for PS3 13 1UP says that the recent v1.92 PS3 firmware update fixed some issues with the backwards compatibility of some PS2 games (so that's what it did), which is good, but I'm sure we all would love to k... Bargain Bin Laden # 24: The Legend of Dragoon 59 As our revered Mr. Monocle informed us last week, the equally-venerated Aaron Linde is in Budapest eating bears, as we speak! Thus, I was asked to cover this week's Bargain Bin Laden, and I humbl... 'Mean' Gene Okerlund gets off on videogames 9 Here's a little slice of gold from wrestling site Stained Mat. Veteran professional wrestling announcer 'Mean' Gene Okerlund is shown here in his days with WCW, promoting some of the defunct comp... The Memory Card .07: Attack of the zombie dog! 36 Video games are a unique form of entertainment, but they tend to draw inspiration from many different sources. One common source (especially concerning modern games) is film.The gaming genre in p... S.A.P.S: Sony foretold the coming of Jack Thompson 16 I showed this fantastic commercial for the original Sony PlayStation to the rest of the Destructoid crew and sadly, being a European-only advertisment, none of my American colleagues were at all ... PlayStation 1: The audiophile's dream? 101 Sometimes we get these tips that come out of left field. We got one late last night from reader Riku, who talks about his dad's unusual acquisition for his high-end audio setup:Hi!My father&#... $30K PSX auction; it's worth it just for Vib-Ribbon 38 Niero, the (ferrous) head of Destructoid, is insanely wealthy. For dinner, he has been known to stuff geese with smaller, more opulent geese, only to throw them all into the koi pond in his break... Weekend Destructainment: Nothing but Fear Effect edition 17 Hey look! Another themed edition of Weekend Destructainment! For this edition, I'm just focusing on one game series, Fear Effect. It was a really great series originally on the PS1. It had a ... The Memory Card .03: The encounter with Psycho Mantis 47 What makes a video game moment memorable? Well, in the case of the last two Memory Card inductees it was the story twists and emotional heart tugging sequences that helped seal them in the memori... The online PlayStation Museum ruins my life 11 Dear Dtoid tipster Mike, I'm a busy guy; I have work to do. I don't understand why you feel the need to ruin my entire morning by sending us a link to the online PlayStation Museum. Sure,... Games time forgot: Brave Fencer Musashi 42 Admittedly, you've probably heard of this week's forgotten game. It was one of the best (if not the best) action RPG titles on the PSOne, it's got a huge following in Japan, and it&#... PaRappa The Rapper returns for the PSP 12 One of my all-time favorite PlayStation games, PaRappa The Rapper, is making a comeback ... yes. I've actually asked for it on a few occasions, so it's good someone is listening. You see,... Sony updates PS3 firmware with some useful, new features 27 Like a cat that steals your breath while you sleep, Sony has quietly updated the firmware for the PlayStation 3.Main Features Revised in System Software Version 1.70You can now download PlayStati... Games time forgot: Wild 9 32 If you think "Shiny," you should either think of (A) a slang word from the Firefly universe used to denote something pleasing, or (B) the development company that created Earthworm Jim.... Sony launches handy dandy BC Euro site 15 If you live in the Europe lands and must concern yourself with PlayStation 3 backwards compatibility issues, then Sony's new site dedicated to such a thing should help in whatever ill will ... Game Debate to the Death! Tifa VS Aeris 153 Last week we continued our best gaming heroine debate by arguing over Perfect Dark's Joanna Dark and Resident Evil's Jill Valentine. Here were the results:Joanna Dark: 31 votesJill Valent... The Euro PS3: What backwards compatibility problem? I ain't got no problem 20 Remember how the Sony hate bandwagon went all crazy when it was revealed that the PlayStation 3 would be a bit *ahem* different in Europe? Well, Phil Harrison has put some of those backwards comp... PlayStation Network gets some Friday love 10 If you just so happen to go against the Internet grain, like me, and enjoy your PlayStation 3, then you'll be happy to know that GripShift is now available for play on the PS3 and the PSOne ... Japan gets more PSOne dowloads; small crowd cheers with joy 9 The handful of people in Japan who actually own a PlayStation 3 got some PSOne goodness today in the form of nine new dowloadable titles over the PlayStation Network for 525 yen ($5) a piece. Wha... PlayStation 3 contest riddle update! 6 Just two more weeks before we give away a free 60 GB PlayStation 3! For logistical purposes of tallying up the winners, the last day to get your vote in will be the 23rd.  The forum will be ... PSP gets PaRappa The Rapper re-release 14 Released for the PSP in Japan on December 7th, 2006, was a re-release of PaRappa The Rapper, the famous PSOne game, at a price of 3,980 Yen (the Yen equivalent of $34 or €25 or £17). T... Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI releasing for PS2 in North America 4 The last few months have been very generous to the PlayStation 2. Despite the 360, Wii, PS3, PSP and the DS all being major contenders in the gaming industry currently, it seemed certain develope... PSOne games up for download in PlayStation Store 13 Almost as if in response to Nintendo's new Virtual Console releases earlier today, Sony now has five PSOne games available for download in their online PlayStation Store.  Here are the ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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