Feature: Top Ten PlayStation One Games That Are Still Worth Playing Today

Even with all the latest gadgets, consoles and fancy games, sometimes it’s good to reminisce about the good old games. Some of the best games for the PlayStation One are still very playable today, either via phone emulators, PC emulators, PS Vita or better yet, in their original form on a PlayStation 1 console! Here’s our top ten PlayStation One games, starting with number 10.

**10. Ape Escape
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Ape Escape is a goofy, yet awesome game in which you are a kid that travels around catching apes that have ran away. I loved this game when I was younger because of how different it was from all the other games, it also actually made the controller responsive to what happened in the game by vibrating.

9. Tekken 3

Fighting games that never been my field of expertise but I did grow to like Tekken, especially due to this game. It has characters that are very fun to play and use skills in the different game modes that are found in this game, one of them involves keeping a volleyball from hitting the ground.

8. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

This game not only left an impact with me due to the gameplay, but it also has an incredibly memorable soundtrack. The game is great because there is so many different tricks and maps to learn then on, while also having different game modes for multiplayer. It is still one of the most fun skating games to play, and is better than most of the one’s that came out after it.

7. Silent Hill

Out of all the horror games I have played this one still comes in as one of the best and favorites. This game was so good that they made a movie for it…. 7 years after the game was released. The main character lost his daughter at the start of the game and must search for her, but due to being an ordinary human has many obstacles to overcome before he can get there.

6. Tomb Raider

A game that had excellent exploration, combat, and puzzles all in one. It is like an early version of Uncharted, or Assassins Creed - except with a gorgeous woman. I had a lot of fun playing this one when I was younger, and would strongly recommend its sequels as well. What’s more is that you can enjoy this one on the PS Vita!

5. Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot is one of the very first games I played as a kid, and in turn set grounds for what I expected from a game. It is a very simple, yet addictive story about a tasmanian devil wanting to save the girl he loves from an evil doctor. It was the first of many games that displayed similar mechanics such as the Ratchet and Clank series. Crash is also available on PS Vita, as are the rest of the Crash Bandicoot games.

4. Castlevania: Symphony of The Night

I typically really dislike side-scrolling games that aren’t Mario, but this one proves to be a worthy exception. It has a lot of space in each map and offers a wide variety of different weapons and objectives to do while playing. This is a must have for anyone who can experience 2d side-scrolling graphics.

3. Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2 is another great horror game, one of the earlier zombie apocalypse themed ones as well. It outlines some backstory from the first one while also laying out room for the story to carry on - which it does, the series has several games now and typically see immense success among the gaming community.  I preferred this one to the first simply because it helped create a much more engaging story, and set the stones in place for future games.

**2. Final Fantasy VII
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Final Fantasy VII is a turn based role-playing game created and developed by Square Enix. The main character, Cloud, struggles with figuring out who he is and there are several community presented theories about the issue. This was one of the first games that introduced multi-platform exploring in an open-world setting. It also set the bar for nearly all role-playing games released after it.

1. Metal Gear Solid

One of the very best stealth games of all time, it really took advantage of all the features a stealth game could have; night vision, radar, gas masks, and more. It has continued to release sequels on every major console since this one and Solid Snake, the main character is one of the biggest faces of the modern gaming industry.

Which games should be on this list that aren’t and which games shouldn’t be on this list that are? Let us know in the comments section below.

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