Ps1 Game facts
While investigating facts about Ps1 Game, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Two PS1 games (FIFA 01 and Gran Turismo 2) have scratch & sniff disks. The FIFA 01 disc smelled like a football pitch, while the Gran Turismo 2 disc smelled like car tires.
Sony's PlayStation 2 was the most popular game console of all time, selling over 155 Million units, and beating out 2nd place(PS1) by a huge margin. The Nintendo DS is the most popular hand held unit of all time, selling 154 Million units, beating out the Game Boy by over 35 Million units!
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 14 of the best facts about Ps1 Game I managed to collect.
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The game "Alien Resurrection" for PS1 was criticized for its control setup, which is described as "The left analog stick moves you forward, back, and strafes right and left, while the right analog stick turns you and can be used to look up and down"
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Pepsi Japan have a mascot: Pepsi Man. He even has his own PS1 game.
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The 2001 PS1 game "Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro" was pulled from shelves, in the wake of 9/11 and re-released with any usage and references of the Twin Towers removed, completely changing many key elements to the plot.
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The first PS1 game that required use of the DualShock controller (AKA dual analog sticks) was Ape Escape, developed by Sony.
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The PS1 game Cosmic Race was considered so bad by the magazine Game Players that they named it's 0% score after the game.
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Ghost Rider almost had a side-scroller PS1 game developed by Nethersoft (Tony Hawk Pro Skater devs)
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Pepsi Japan actually has a mascot: Pepsi Man. He also has his own video game only released on PS1 in Japan.
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Vib Ribbon, a PS1 game, was stored entirely in RAM and allowed you to play any CD track by removing the game disc and replacing it with your own, then it auto generated the level based on your CD.
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The ps1 syphon filter games use the same engine as bubsy 3d
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PS1 was not SONY's first official video game console. Before it, there was the Intelligent Discman. It is a portable version of the CD-i console, which is known for games such as "Hotel Mario", "Link: The Faces of Evil" and "Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon"
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The original Grand Theft Auto (PS1) is now old enough to play Grand Theft Auto games.
The original PlayStation (PS1) had games released for it up until late 2012, towards the end of the PS3's run - source
