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Sony Playstation (9002 Series) | 
 enlarge | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: £7.90
Used (19) from £7.90
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3085
Platform: Playstation
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.4
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 12.8 x 4.5
UPC: 711719821908
EAN: 0711719821908
ASIN: B00004SQNM
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: PLEASE NOTE: this is just the console, no leads, no controllers, would make a great replacement for a faulty one!!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Better than ever really August 26, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Firstly, I'll try to offer a review thats written in good english..
Its amazing to think that for over 10 years, this thing has been stuck in my bedroom, and connected to my portable t.v. Why? Quite simply, because it offers the gameplay, the imagination, and offers "fun" in games that modern games and consoles totally lack.
On a personal note, the Playstation offers me a route back to the 90's. I was still a kid back then, and i'll always say they were the best years of my life more hundreds of reasons. My Playsation is always their for me if I just want a bit of escapism from the modern world!
First game I played? The classic Crash Bandicoot, and I was hooked ever since. The colourful surroundings and humour surrounding the game was just start of an era for myself, and friends who got one when the console/game came out. And since then, nothing has changed. I still play on my original Playstation with mates, and we have such a laugh and a good time. You just cant do this with modern consoles (apart from the Wii). Instead, companies battle out to produce the best graphics, and forget about the most important thing that made this console popular - gameplay.
For anyone who's never see/held/played on the original Playstation (no doubt their are people, thats why i'm writing the review), its approx the size of 2 and half DVD cases together, and the thickness of a good sized novel/book. Indeed, with its rather dirty looking grey colour, its not much to look at, but I think this reflects the era it was made in, because this was the Playstations signature colour - a brushed metal look. I'm a real 90's person, and whenever I glance at it, It brings back so many memories, many of staring into the Blockbuster video shop window and seeing the Playstation box, as everywhere was mad about it at the time.
Technically, the loading times are average, but the thing i've noticed over the years most is the Memory Card loading/saving times, which now seem so, so slow. The graphics are obviously now dated. At just 32 bit, they're blocky, but who cares? Even as time went on the graphics imprived immensely! But I dont care anymore. And I dont think I ever did - I was too busy having fin! I think these dated graphics add character to the games/console very much, in a way the Nintendo 64 can't, because the 64bit chip offered such perfect polygons.
If people come out with "it keeps crashing, therfore its rubbish" crap, then what they don't realise is that the console will actually crash more now than it did in 1994! This is because of a design fault - their is no fan. Over the 12 years the console has survived, the plastic strut that holds the laser head in a horizontal position warps with the heat, and this causes the laser to move out of alignment... thus it crashes because it can't read the disc properly. One common fix everyone I know we used to do was to tilt the console on its side, but not all consoles have become this bad.. so I hope that clears up a few mindless opinions. In fact I remember being at my friends one day, and to play "Tenchu", we had to stack it with just the right number of books! Incredible.
So, why is it better than ever? Simply because of the state of games today, where companies rely on the graphics to sell the games. But I dont remember 'Pong' being a big hit for just 2 white squares, a dot and a line. Worth getting? Everytime! The Playstation is timeless. I'm fed up of people saying ridiculous things like "Its not powerful enough!" or "Its got rubbish". People forget this was made in 1994 - not 2007! This is far better than any of the next gen consoles I've owned simply because of the things that made gaming worth while - cheap games, simple controls, great multi-players, and most importantly, fantastic gameplay!
In fact, you'd be stupid not to buy it at these prices! Unless you find one in a charity shop for a couple quid like I've seen hundreds of times....
My all time favourite console! November 9, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I first played the PS1 back in 1997 after one of my friend bought one along with Tekken and a few other games.
Up until then I'd only really played the Master System, Megadrive and SNES and was more used to 2d sidescrollers like Sonic and Mario.
So when I started playing the PS1 I was totally amazed at the awesome graphics and sound and the brand new gameplay experience.
The thing I like most about the PS1 is how many great games there are for it. Some of my favourites are Crash Bandicoot, Klonoa, Tekken 2, Die Hard and Rage Racer but there are **** loads more games for the PS1 that make this console the best ever!
I still get more fun out of this now than I do with the newer consoles simply because this console has the best selection of games.
If you haven't played a PS1 then you should get one now!
Still the best in my eyes October 24, 2000
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The PlayStation lives on, and will continue to do so for many years to come. I love it, there are loads of great games, and the prices are now so cheep, you'd be daft not to buy one (if you havn't got one already). I've tried other newer consols, and have not been impressed. Sure, they may have better graphics, but there is no where near the support from game produces, as the PlayStation commands. I can't wait till PS2 comes along...wehay! Do not underestimate the power of PlayStation!!!
Great and Fun September 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first console we bought and we still use it. You can have a lot of good fun with it. The graphics were good at the time and are still pretty good. The sound's were also great. The gameplay in some games were poor but in others good but not great.
This console is great and fun.
Classic March 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i can remeber when my brother got a PS1 for his birthday. his first game was Crash Bandicoot 2 and i can remeber sitting and watching him play it as i was only around 4 or 5 years old.
whenever i got a turn to play i would always get immersed in the game and start jumping whenever Crash did. Games don't make you do that anymore...
people always seem to think that power is what makes a good console but its not. my favourite RPG of all time is FF7 which had characters whose bodies were differently sized cubes basiclly. free roaming RPGs like oblivion may look great but the character you create always lacks a personality and history.
the PS1 is just a great console overall (it's outlasted my PS2 which broke). it has so many fun games like Crash Bandicoot, Medal of Honour, Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9, and Metal Gear Solid that it's dated graphics and slow loading times don't matter.
because your having too much fun to notice
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