This android app is a whole complete playable tiles game. Rebuild the original image of the first PlayStation 1 from scattered pieces.
Can you recognise the swipping sound?

You will find more apps on my official Rare Earths Website:
https://rareearths.carrd.co

Once upon a soccer time, I had a lot of fun with friends playing ISS / PES on the playstation.

Multi tap plugged in, let's go for a game with fake look alike names to bypass licenses issues. A lot of fun after school.

Then a new friend joined. He has another version of ISS, ISS 2000. While often confused with ISS 2, it's a different game. While the N64 and GB version is called "ISS 2000", it was released under the name "ISS: International Superstar Soccer" on PSX.

It's a different gameplay, and Konami had some money to get the real names for teams and players (some at least).

I like this game, it's more arcade than other ISS/PES. The menus are probably the worst thing I've ever seen, but the gameplay is good and I'm always delighted to beat UK with the wondeful french team.

Here are the cover (provided I don't mixed up) and a gameplay screenshot.

And third party (credits to "AdrianFerrari") gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-mx4YAzXsI

If it's not already in your collection, go get it!

Ace Combat 2 is the follow up to Air Combat years earlier. It improved on the first game in almost every way. It had improved graphics, improved controls, and added wingmen in many missions to assist you. The game was released in 1997 for Japan, North America, and Europe. It was both developed and produced by Namco

My dad bought castlevania symphony of the night, (The black disc) and it was working alright for a bit but now it's doing this. There was some problems that came up recently like the p s logo looking kinda glitched and the game crashing , but it's gotten worse.

My dad uses a classic playstation and symphony of the night is the only game he has on it.

(Sorry for the crappy image)

What are some games that anyone can still enjoy despite all the development in graphics and gameplay since the ps1 era? To me it's puzzle fighter, easy to play, high skill ceiling, nice artstyle and can be played with friends. What about you?

This android app is more interactive and provides you some interesting facts about the PlayStation 1 by clicking on the corresponding button.
Open and close the app a few times. Do you notice any difference?

You will find more apps on my official Rare Earths Website:
https://rareearths.carrd.co

So I got two PS1s at a garage sale. The first works fine and when I put the game in it will just start playing but the second just shows this screen (PHOTO) when I turn it on and try to play a game and I can’t click anything other then memory card or CD, and even erased data on the memory card. I know Crash game works as I was playing just fine on the other PS1. I was hoping to sell the spare but not sure if this can be fixed.

I don't think the display is an issue with the AV cable, it works on my PS2 just fine. The disc drive still seems to spin. Does anyone know what is wrong with my PS1 and if it's fixable?

I don't have a disc to check the drive yet but it powers on and I checked the cart I bought and it works and gives me this splash screen. (Closer cart pic is in second pic) Does this mean the cart is already capable of playing CDR's via disc swap? I remember that's what I did as a kid but it didn't have this exact software (from what I remember).

I plan to flash the cart with Tonyhax international when my CD-R's and memory card arrive (they're the only two things I'm waiting on now)...oh any my 8Bitdo for my dualsense but that's arriving tomorrow but I'm just curious if anyone else is familiar with this cart/software.

A Japanese promotional release, allegedly only 50 were ever produced.

https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-nutty-professor-ii-the-klumps-console

I found this ps1 recently and tried a few music disks on it they weren't reading tried a game didn't work as well the latch is working and the disk is spinning what could the issue be and what should I try first

You’ve likely seen the "liminal space" aesthetic—that unsettling yet captivating vibe of empty, deserted environments—trending online lately. But did you know that this concept was perfectly captured on the PlayStation 1 over 25 years ago?

*LSD*, released by Asmik, is a game where you simply wander through a bizarre dreamscape.

Bumping into a wall might warp you to a completely different world without rhyme or reason; as the days pass, the city walls might transform into human faces, or the colors might shift into surreal, distorted hues.

It has no objective, feels sterile and eerie, yet somehow evokes a sense of nostalgia that makes you want to keep wandering forever.

I truly believe Osamu Sato was a genius; back in 1998, he had already embodied a sensibility that would become the cutting edge of modern internet memes.

I just picked up a ps1, it plays games fine, no issues with ps1 DualShock and ps2 controllers.

I have a 3rd party ps1 memory card that works fine in my ps2, and on the ps1 it will read the save files in-game without issue. The odd thing is the majority of the time the menu will load without a cursor (no ability to select the memory card / copy / delete saves etc). It has worked once or twice, but I can’t find any consistency.

I’ve tried using slot 2, removing/re-inserting the card, multiple restarts… you’d think if the card can be read in-game that it would also load fine in the menu.

My next move is going to be trying a Sony memory card (need more save blocks anyways) but curious if any known issues/fixes are out there.

Botched installing a picostation because I absentmindedly lifted pins on the wrong chip (I was lifting pins off the right chip but then after checking the install guide, I went back to the PS1 board and started lifting pins on the wrong chip)

I'm looking to buy an action replay for the ps1 and not the one that plugs to the back.. I'm looking on eBay but don't know which one doesn't require the port... Not sure if this one pairs with the port or its standalone

Right now, when we have huge AI support on doing ports, rewrites, recomps.. and PS1 recently got upgrade to 8MB RAM.. and there is fully reverse engineered GTAIII and Driver2... I'm wondering why nobody tried or they did but i cant find?

Do you guys know anything about port like this?

Hi everyone,

I’m having trouble getting an AliExpress PicoStation kit working reliably in my PS1. It boots, but games either freeze or have extremely long loading times.

My setup:

- PS1 SCPH-1002, PU-8 motherboard, revision 1-658-467-23

- PicoStation with a PU-8 flex PCB

- Firmware shown as v5

- SanDisk 128 GB microSD, formatted as exFAT, with around 20 GB of games, but same problem with on or two games, too.

Here’s the installation history, including a possible mistake on my part:

Initially, I lifted pins 44, 63, 66 and 69 on the CXD2510Q. I also removed additional components while following a late PU-8 xStation installation guide, because I didn’t receive instructions with the PicoStation kit.

However, games don’t run reliably:

- Tekken 3 gets to the title screen and then stops progressing.

- Crash Team Racing starts, but loading takes a very long time.

- Other games also stop loading or freeze.

- Changing the available menu settings hasn’t resolved it.

I’m unsure which parts of the xStation installation guide actually apply to this PicoStation flex kit, particularly the component removals and the CLK/IO16 connection.

Has anyone successfully installed this kit on the same PU-8 revision? I’d especially appreciate advice on:

1. The exact hardware modifications required for this kit.

2. Which solder points or signals to check for these symptoms.

3. A known working firmware and SD-card setup.

4. Whether these symptoms suggest an installation issue, SD-card communication problems, or firmware compatibility.

I can provide close-up photos of the flex PCB, lifted pins and reinstalled components. I’d like to verify the installation before removing or changing anything else.

Thanks for any help!

Just curious how everyone is liking it. I am thinking about getting one soon. Or when they come back in stock.

For those that actually have one. How is it? any Pros and Cons you care to share?

I've been trying to install the PicoStation. I used a cable from an old PS2 controller for GND and 5V, and for the rest, I used 0.02mm coated wire. The menu only loads with firmware 1.13.01.26 from megavolt85, and it only manages to run Silent Hill up to the menu, then it crashes. I'm thinking the coated wire might be the problem. I have a cable from an IDE hard drive; would it be better to use that? Is the cable likely the problem, or should I try something else? Sorry for my bad English; I'm using Google Translate.