Explore 1990s PlayStation Titles

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

1997 · Adventure · Sony Playstation

In a lush of diabolical danger where everyone wants to eat you, you're the skinny guy with no weapons. Run, jump, hide, scramble and talk your way past the ugliest bunch of carnivorous crustaceans ever created. Unlock Abe's special powers then figure out your foes, and you might save your race. Don't, and you're dinner! Enter Oddworld's surreal, sensory overload of pure gaming and claim your destiny.

Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

1998 · Action · Sony Playstation

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

1998 · Platform · Sony Playstation

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. Although the game is a sequel to the video game Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, it is considered a spin-off title in the Oddworld series, and not part of the main Oddworld Quintology. It was released in November 1998 for the PlayStation video game console and in December 1998 for Microsoft Windows. It was re-released on the PlayStation Network in October 2009. The game continues the story of Abe, charting his efforts to save his fellow Mudokons from another plot by the Glukkons to exploit them. Abe discovers that the Glukkons are enslaving Mudokons, this time to produce a drink called Soulstorm Brew, which uses Mudokon bones and tears as its ingredients. The player assumes the role of Abe, embarking on a quest to halt production of SoulStorm Brew. The game was released to similar critical acclaim as the first title. Reviews praised the game's ability to allow the player to quick save anywhere they liked, a feature that was not present in Abe's Oddysee, while noting that it was very similar to that title. The game won multiple awards upon release.

Wipeout XL

1996 · Racing · Sony Playstation

Wipeout XL is a 1996 PlayStation video game developed by Psygnosis and released by Psygnosis Inc. in the USA on September 30, 1996. Anti-gravity racing that’s light years ahead of the pack! The original scorched the game world and became an instant classic. Fast-forward now to a brutal new generation of anti gravity racing. Loaded with faster, smoother graphics, more tracks, more crafts, and a range of nasty new weaponry. Wipeout XL will give you the rush of your life. -Up to 15 ships on the track as the same time -Secret racing features for accomplished players -New range of strategic and more explosive weapons -Multiple racing classes for a variety of player ability levels -Cool soundtrack by Future Sound of London, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Underworld, Fluke, and Photek

Street Fighter Alpha 3

1999 · Fighting · Sony Playstation

UK PAL version

Metal Gear Solid

1999 · Stealth · Sony Playstation

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game developed by Konami and released for the PlayStation in. Solid Snake must liberate hostages and stop the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting is used throughout.

Tekken 3

1998 · Fighting · Sony Playstation

The Fight of Your Life An ancient evil force has reawakened, attacking in secret and feeding on the souls of mighty warriors. To lure it out of hiding will take the greatest fighting contest the world has ever seen... Tekken 3. Some are fighting for revenge, some for honor. Ultimately, all are fighting for their lives and the fate of all mankind. Hidden Features • Secret characters, secret game modes, and dramatic cinematic sequences for each character. New Fighting Styles • Including the Brazilian art of the Capoeira fighting and two new styles of Kung Fu. New Characters • Includes your favorite arcade characters: Eddy, Jin, Xiaoyu, Hwoarang, Julia, Law, Mokujin, Bryan, Ogre, and more, along with new characters created just for the PlayStation version. Faster Gameplay • Instant bounce-back from falls, more escapes from tackles and stuns, plus all-new throws make gameplay faster then ever before.

Krazy Ivan

1995 · Shooter · Sony Playstation

You play Krazy Ivan, a Russian soldier with a crazy mission! So leap into your forty-foot power suit and get ready to riot. Equipped with the outrageous armory of weapons ranging from 30mm guns to the ground breaking earthquake tsunami generator, you'll be more than prepared for the craziest all-out blasting experience this side of the future!

Kurushi

1997 · Puzzle · Sony Playstation

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

1999 · Action · Sony Playstation

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. Taking place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen, Soul Reaver chronicles the journey of the vampire-turned-wraith Raziel, lieutenant to the vampire lord Kain.

Legend of Kartia

1999 · Role-Playing · Sony Playstation

Gather your army and set forth on a courageous quest. Learn the might of steel and the majesty of magic in this tactical fantasy role-playing adventure. Your destiny calls you. Sammeln sie ihr Heer und stellen sie sich mutig zum Kampf. Meistern sie die Macht des Stahls und die Majestät der Magie in diesem taktischen Rollen-Phantasieabenteuerspiel. Das Schicksal liegt in ihren Händen.

Legend

1998 · Action · Sony Playstation

Let the legend begin. The King has been kidnapped by Morlock the Soul thief, an ally of the King's evil brother. You have to control the King's lifeguards Axel,Kara and Tano in an attempt to rescue the King from the clutches of evil and restore peace and order to the Kingdom of Tokavia.

Legend of Legaia

1999 · Role-Playing · Sony Playstation

LEGO Racers

1999 · Racing · Sony Playstation

Racing tracks in the game include Dark Forest Dash, Magma Moon Marathon, Tribal Island Trail and the Desert Adventure Dragway. Track hazards and tight corners present other obstacles that players need to master. Each track has its own set of unique hazards that need to be overcome in order to be a winner. For example, there are Lego barrels that can be shot away to reveal a short cut or lava geysers to avoid in Magma Moon Marathon.

Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings

1997 · Puzzle · Sony Playstation

Lemmings, Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings! It's your duty to train these mindless suicidal creatures to perform tasks that will carry them to safety. Without you, they'd walk into their ultimate demise! As a compilation of sorts, Psygnosis has ported the original Lemmings to the PlayStation along with the Oh No! More Lemmings companion. In either puzzle game, you'll assign different skills to individual lemmings; skills are assigned in coordination with the challenges the little critters face. Sometimes you'll need to build stairs and assign roadblocks to cross and avoid a large pit; there are instances when you'll have the lemmings climbing walls and digging in the ground. You can also bash through walls, assign bombers and float in the air. With the lives of many lemmings at your fingertips, use your powers wisely.

Lemmings 3D

1995 · Puzzle · Sony Playstation

You, as in all other Lemmings games, are responsible for helping hoards of lemmings through hazardous environments to safety. However, this lemmings game goes just that little bit further by introducing the lemmings to 80 new 3-dimensional levels!

Lifeforce Tenka

1997 · Shooter · Sony Playstation

Wars and pollution have driven the Earth to chaos. The year is 2096. The remaining colonists' only dream is to leave the planet and establish on Extrevius 328, a corporate conglomerate manufacturing plant for deadly warriors, known as Bionoids. You are Joseph B. Tenka, future Bionoid, very unpleased with the situation, and determined to stop the corporate evil plans. Over 20 missions with detailed briefings can be found in this Doom clone with creepy atmosphere which has been compared to Aliens.

Impact Racing

1996 · Action · Sony Playstation

Part automotive racing, part shooter, Impact Racing lets you choose from five different cars which vary in degrees of speed, power, engine size, payload, armor strength, and grip. While racing on any of the twelve tracks, your car is capable of destroying other vehicles in its path. Each of the five cars is equipped with an endless supply of laser beams. During the race you can add to the arsenal by collecting heatseekers, mines, exploding firewalls, concussion missiles, and smart bombs. You can also pick up extra time and armor along the way. In order to progress through the game and race in bonus rounds, you must complete the courses and destroy a certain number of cars during an allotted time period.

In The Hunt

1996 · Action · Sony Playstation

The Dark Anarchy Society is taking over the world, destroying Earth's biggest cities in the process. As captain of an attack sub, you must seek and destroy the D.A.S.'s underwater headquarters which lie somewhere in the frigid depths of the Antarctic Circle. Your ship is equipped with machine guns and torpedoes. These weapons can be upgraded to surface-to-air missiles, smart missiles, floating mine launchers, hyper torpedoes, and supersonic torpedoes. While you cruise beneath the surface of the ocean, helicopters, walkers, submarines, and other vehicles of destruction release a torrent of bombs, torpedoes, and missiles, constantly assailing your ship from all sides. You've also got to watch out for ice beams that freeze all vessels within range. This side-scrolling shooter is composed of seven levels: The South Pole, The Channel, Seabed Ruins, Sunken Town, Deep Dark Sea, and the Enemy Base. A friend can join in for two-player simultaneous action.

Independence Day

1997 · Shooter · Sony Playstation

Race to save the world from an armada of aliens, set to wipe out civilization city by city. Make your way through fully-rendered 3-D environments in this flight and flight quest, to destroy the aliens' mothership by planting a virus in its computer system. Build an armed fleet of mankind's greatest fighter jets -- F-18's, Eurofighters, Russian MIGs and more. One by one, blast each of the giant spacecrafts poised to obliterate New York, Tokyo, Moscow and other world centers. The onslaught intensifies as cities begin to fry and the fate of the Earth falls into your hands.

Intelligent Qube

1997 · Puzzle · Sony Playstation

Put your brain to work! A squadron of Qubes are coming at you, and if you're not quick enough to get rid of them, you're toast! Capture them, contain them, and confine them...score points for capturing big groups of Qubes! Just don't touch the black Qubes, because...well...you're dead if you do. And the rules are very simple. If you lose, you die. So you know what to do, right? That's right...don't die.

INTERNATIONAL MOTO X

1995 · Racing · Sony Playstation

Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper

1998 · Action · Sony Playstation

Iwatobi Penguin: Rocky × Hopper is a Japan-exclusive party game series consisting of two games for the PlayStation featuring two Macaroni Penguins named Rocky and Hopper originally designed by Polygon Pictures. The game begins when Rocky & Hopper are watchin the TV and they see the advertisement of the evil pirate bird that invites them to his mini games tournament and the prize for the winner is a treasure. The game features various games modes: -Story mode: In this mode Rocky and Hopper are invited to be a challengers in a competition - VS Mode - Team mode - Free Mode The game features 11 different mini games. And music like "Get down on it" by Cool & the Gang or "Staying alive" by the Bee Gees in electronic versions.

Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper 2 - Tantei Monogatari

1998 · Action · Sony Playstation

Rocky X Hopper 2 is just like it's prequel, a party game. Consisting of 12 mini games. The stars of the game are two penguins, Rocky and Hopper who run a detective agency. One day they get hired by Pinky the penguin to search for her lost cat. Seeing a possibility to earn a quick buck, Brownie joins in the search. During their adventure, the cat is kidnapped by an evil scientist, which happens to be a poodle. These story segments are all presented in FMV and add lots of humor to the game. Adding to the craziness of it all are FMV commercials that can be unlocked by completing the story mode. In these you can see Rocky and Hopper star in Japanese spots for a product called "Super Hard" hair mousse. But what the game really is about. is the minigames. These are fun when played alone, but when played with 2-4 people the craziness of this game really starts to shine through. 4 players can play using a multitap, but also by sharing just 2 controllers and selecting the strangely called "Love Mode". Minigames range from memory games, where one must flip 2 cards at a time and try to match animal sounds to score points, up to a little shooting gallery where you have to avoid shooting the kitty and must try to shoot the evil poodle before someone else does. Another game has you dialing a phone number as quick as possible. All numbers on the phone are presented by buttons on the Playstation pad. Now the tricky part is that these symbols are written on individual cards which spin, twist and turn at different rates, so that you can never see the whole 8 symbol combination at once. Making this a game of quick reflexes. The popcorn game: You are stuck in a square room with a popcorn machine in the middle. The object is to collect as much popcorn as possible. The machine spits out popcorn in all directions, and once the popcorn touches the floor, it's gone. When catching popcorn in mid-air by jumping towards it you get more points then by just waiting for it to drop into your beak. Sometimes there is also different colored popcorn that is shot out, which accounts for more points. And one last thing, at certain times the popcorn machine starts spinning around. When you then touch it, you also start to spin for several seconds. That wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that when you're spinning, you can't jump. Hereby adding a new tactic of trying to push you opponents against the spinning popcorn machine, while you will be able to jump over their heads gobbling up as much popcorn as possible. Another game has you popping balloons of different colors, which are floating at various heights. These all have different point values. The longer you hold down the jump button, the higher you will be able to jump. But then again, jump too high and you will get stuck in the ceiling for a few seconds. When jumping on top of another penguins head, you also get bounced of higher, adding to the danger of getting stuck in the ceiling. At the start of each game you are being shown which buttons on the controller must be used. The only minigame which could be confusing without a little explanation is a memory game where the 4 penguins all stand next to each other, facing the camera. You can start by pressing any button you like. The 2nd played must repeat your command and add one of his own. The 3rd one must repeat both of these and also add one himself. This is repeated until someone can't remember all the commands or simply make a mistake. All in all, this is a very fun little game, which becomes extremely enjoyable and hilarious when playing with multiple people.