{"id":67974,"date":"2014-08-26T06:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T04:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=67974"},"modified":"2014-08-26T07:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T05:51:00","slug":"playstation-1-the-king-of-all-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/67974-playstation-1-the-king-of-all-consoles","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 1 &#8211; The King of all consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony released its\u00a0first console way back in 1994 under the simple moniker PlayStation. That name would spend the next 20 years thrilling gamers and bankrupting parents, and continues to grow in strength with its latest iteration, the PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p>But without the original PlayStation, The King of all consoles, we would not have the powerful gaming machines\u00a0we have today.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a title=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/products\/compare\/3614\/1655\/4233\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/products\/compare\/3614\/1655\/4233\" target=\"_blank\">not boasting the best specs of its generation<\/a>, it pushed the limits of visuals and gameplay; it made games on discs and memory cards the norm; it introduced the vibrating controller; and it was home to many great exclusives.<\/p>\n<p>The PS1 was the first console to sell over 100 million units, with the last console sold over Christmas in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look back at what made the PlayStation great.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DIxUScfOQwg?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The games<\/h3>\n<p>As of June 2007, a total of 7,918 titles had been released for the PS1, with 962 million units of software sold. The last game released for the console was Fifa 2005.<\/p>\n<p>We all have fond memories of Abe&#8217;s Oddysee, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Crash Bandicoot &#8211; the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the games that scored highest on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>*Scores based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation\/tony-hawks-pro-skater-2\" target=\"_blank\">Metacritic<\/a> aggregation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater 2 &#8211; 98<\/li>\n<li>Tekken 3 \u2013 96<\/li>\n<li>Gran Turismo \u2013 96<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy IX \u2013 94<\/li>\n<li>ISS Pro Evolution \u2013 94<\/li>\n<li>Chrono Cross \u2013 94<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Solid \u2013 94<\/li>\n<li>Gran Turismo 2 \u2013 93<\/li>\n<li>Street Fighter Alpha 3 \u2013 93<\/li>\n<li>Wipeout XL \u2013 93<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7w5i_YCFmQ?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even though the PS1 was released in Japan in 1994 and in the West in 1995, it was not until 1998 that it received its bestselling titles. Here are the titles that raked in the most sales.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gran Turismo \u2013 10.85 million<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy VII \u2013 9.72 million<\/li>\n<li>Tekken 3 \u2013 8.5 million<\/li>\n<li>Crash Bandicoot Warped \u2013 7.13 million<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Solid \u2013 7 million<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">A longing to go back, a tear in the\u00a0eye<\/h3>\n<p>In my humble opinion, here are the titles that made the console exceptional. Be warned, watching these videos will make you wish you were 10-years-old again, and may bring a lump to your throat.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Final Fantasy VII<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbClDIVCpmg?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Crash Bandicoot<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CVp5Ro8GLg?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Metal Gear Solid<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5SA5VVBb2bU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Silent Hill<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWkHlOcbcj8?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Tekken 3<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0Z3bWPEkfc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Share your greatest PS1 memories with us, in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/67946-metro-redux-pre-order-price-roundup.html\">Metro Redux pre-order price roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/67956-razer-reveals-new-blackwidow-ultimate-chroma-gaming-keyboard.html\">Razer reveals new BlackWidow Ultimate Chroma gaming keyboard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps4\/67952-playstation-4-on-sale-at-takealot.html\">PlayStation 4 on sale at Takealot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like a childhood friend who moved to Australia in Grade 3, the PlayStation 1 is fondly remembered by all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":68002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21,1870,2659],"class_list":["post-67974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-headline","tag-playstation","tag-playstation-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68250,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67974\/revisions\/68250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}