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The original PlayStation launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, and in Europe and America about a year later
25 years on, the PS4 rules the games world, and the PS2 remains the best-selling console of all time
The PS3 also came out, with its expensive launch price and initially weak software library.The PlayStation changed games forever: it
arguably made them mainstream and adult at the same time, and it had an extraordinarily large catalogue of titles.So much love remains for
until I saw the T-Rex demo (I think it was included on a demo disc with the PS1 as well), which showed off the kinds of graphics effects we
could expect with the new console
That short little demo has become as iconic as some of its games.Matt Hanson, Senior Editor: ComputingMetal Gear Solid was arguably the
first non-CD-ROM adventure game that felt truly cinematic, with high-quality voice acting (for the time, anyway), and a reasonably mature
Its moody intro leads into the game's first room, a basement area where you can learn all this revolutionary stealth game's basics: don't
step in a puddle, or enemies will hear you
You can punch an enemy and knock them out, but you can only kill them by grabbing them from behind
Did you get caught? Crawl under a surface and hide until the alarm goes away
These fundamentals of stealth gameplay would change games forever.Samuel Roberts, Senior Entertainment ManagerTriple Triad in Final Fantasy
VIIIHey, Final Fantasy VII remains the most talked-about RPG on the PlayStation (and that console had a lot of good ones), hence why it's
being remade right now in stunning fashion
But Final Fantasy VIII had arguably the best minigame of any game: Triple Triad was a really simple card game where you placed cards on a
3x3 grid, aiming to flip the cards of your opponents by placing more powerful monster cards next to theirs
It was a perfect time-waster in a game that already took tens of hours to finish.Samuel RobertsStealing a car in the first Grand Theft
Auto(Image credit: Rockstar Games)Grand Theft Auto was a game of playground legend: an 18-rated, incredibly violent top-down adventure where
you could drive around an entire city (several, as a matter of fact)
The first GTA, made by DMA Design in Dundee, was unlike anything else on PlayStation, and all the fundamentals that still shape the series
(and other Rockstar games, like Red Dead Redemption 2) today are in there: how missions work, that you press triangle to steal a car, and
the fact that the most fun always comes from the chaos you create yourself.Samuel RobertsThe PlayStation startup soundEnough said.Olivia
without the legendary gaming mascots that are so inherently linked to the brand springing to mind
Over 25 years PlayStation has brought us some iconic characters, including Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Lara Croft, Nathan Drake,
Aloy, Kratos and many more
still integral to the brand
It goes to show that PlayStation truly has a knack for creating some of the most charismatic, relatable and memorable characters in
gamingVic Hood, Gaming writerA world without walkthroughs(Image credit: Capcom)We take it for granted now that, if you get stuck on a tricky
level in a game, you can simply go online and find a walkthrough within seconds
Back on the original PlayStation, things were nowhere near as easy, and games felt considerably harder
gaming mag that (hopefully) had the answer
It was frustrating at the time, but nowadays we maybe take for granted the fact that we can swan through difficult levels at our leisure.Vic
HoodDemo discsThe PlayStation's use of the CD-ROM was significant for a few reasons
Using low-cost media allowed Sony to undercut the significant software prices of the Nintendo 64, and it also meant that demos of games were
viable on consoles for the first time
game.Samuel RobertsMicro Machines V3 with two multitaps and 8 controllersAh, multitaps
Remember them? The huge chunks of plastic, the forever tangled web of controller leads, and that one player who always sat just that bit too
far from TV, resulting in the console being yanked onto the floor any time they gesticulated
penchant for football titles, Song 2 by Blur will forever hold a very special place in their hearts
transported back to the digital representations of the 16 French World Cup stadiums, graced by David Beckham, David Ginola, Paolo Maldini
and co.John McCannTony Hawks Pro Skater 3Sometimes in life you get a perfect confluence of events, and for me that happened when I broke my
leg at university and bought Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3
An extra adrenaline rush was supplied by the superb soundtrack, which saw The Ramones merge into Motorhead as I attempted to unlock secret
characters like Darth Maul
This was my gateway drug to the equally addictive SSX snowboarding series, and both set a high watermark for pure PlayStation fun that
remained unmatched until MotorStorm swerved onto the scene in 2007.Mark Wilson, Cameras EditorFighting games, growing up, and Tekken 2Having
Staff writer, Home EntertainmentFinally completing Crash BandicootWhen we finally got a PlayStation, we answered a local newspaper ad from a
Many an hour was spent after school, sat cross-legged in front of the TV, repeatedly plunging to my death in The High Road, or being crushed
by boulders in Jungle Rollers
Inevitably, I was hooked, and at the ripe old age of 25 I finally completed Crash Bandicoot
Well, apologies to those people, but PlayStation Disney games were the absolute best
death; the genuinely sleepless nights; the having to live it all again in Silent Hill, Outlast and countless sequels and reboots
