DF Retro Marathon: Sony PlayStation/ PSOne - Every Launch Game Tested!

Bringing together three prior DF Retro episodes for a long-play marathon video spanning a massive two hours and 46 minutes, John Linneman and Audi Sorlie revisit the launch of the Sony PlayStation from its origins in Japan to its eventual rollout across the globe - and in the process, assess every single launch title in all three territories, stacking them up against other versions on other systems. It's coverage without compromise. This is DF Retro.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:33 Chapter 1: Interactive Origins (Making of PlayStation)
00:09:05 Chapter 2: PlayStation arrives in Japan (Japanese launch games)
00:12:18 Ridge Racer
00:18:56 Gokujyou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack
00:26:19 TAMA: Adventurous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth
00:29:39 Crime Crackers
00:35:33 A IV Evolution
00:38:09 Nekketsu Oyako
00:43:50 Mahjong Madness
00:48:52 Chapter 3: Journey to the West (Launching PlayStation in North America)
00:52:28 Chapter 4: The American Dream (North American launch games)
00:54:43 Total Eclipse Turbo
01:00:19 Battle Arena Toshinden
01:06:27 Rayman
01:17:00 Street Fighter: The Movie
01:26:21 The Raiden Project
01:30:53 NBA Jam T.E.
01:43:35 Power Server 3D Tennis
01:46:17 ESPN Extreme Games
01:51:55 Kileak: The DNA Imperative
01:57:47 Chapter 5: To a New World (Launching PlayStation in Europe)
02:05:06 Chapter 6: Your European PAL (European launch games)
02:07:45 Wipeout
02:15:08 Air Combat
02:17:20 Rapid Reload/Gunner's Heaven
02:25:24 Novastorm
02:32:03 Jumping Flash!
02:38:35 Lemmings 3D
02:42:54 Ending
02:44:41 Credits

[OptimumSlinky]

The OG PS1/PSX startup sound is so iconic. I wish I could set my PS5 to play it at startup.

[morpheus]

This is probably the best documentary on PlayStation I've ever seen. So much detail and so well researched.
I'm 52yrs old so lived through the early console years and owned everything from Atari 2600 to PS5. Watching this video was like reliving my past.
I was big in the rave scene in the 90s and remember seeing PS1s at raves running Wipeout.
It was a great time to be a young adult in the UK.
Thank you both so much for the incredible video/movie. Amazing stuff

[SystemBD]

The Mahjong Madness bit at 43:50 is really great. Thank you for the laughs!

[norbosneogeo]

I was born 1980, and this is my favourite gaming era! The transition from 2D-3D was mind blowing!

[Matt_MR]

Hey John I don't know if you'll read this but I just wanted to say that I absolutely love these type of videos that you do, I can clearly see the passion that you put in all of them, your content is among the best of the best and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

[DougHolmes]

Lemmings 3D was technically Clockwork Games' first game under that name. I joined them and we went on to make a couple of racing games

[Mizerableklaha]

I remember 12 year old me going to a shopping mall in Melbourne and seeing a Playstation connected to a huge flat screen tv and hifi system with Wipeout running. To say I was blown away is an understatement.

[townsjim]

The GOAT channel for retrospectives, thanks John and the rest of DF

[bombjack]

As the description notes, this is just a compilation of previously released videos. Even so, I'm happy to watch it again.

[plume...]

My first encounter with a Playstation was close to release when a local night club had installed a couple of them in their "Chillout room". I was absolutely off my face on pills and Ridge Racer was the most incredible thing I had ever witnessed. The "Chillout room" was busier than the actual club.

[illgottengains]

The PlayStation start up reminds me of the 90s ‘wow’ factor.
The digital revolution was a fantastic time to be a teenager 😢

[leftyfourguns]

Mr. Kutaragi was one of the most talented and passionate people in video games. His absence at Sony has been sorely missed the past few decades.

[paweldurczok]

My favourite console of all time. By far. I still have a PSOne and a decent collection of games, including some gems, like The Adventure of Lomax, Blazing Dragons, Koudelka, Brave Fencer Musashi and Parasite Eve (which never came out in my home territory of Europe), Omage Boost and I recently got Breath of Fire 4. I would argue, that the PSX had the most varied, eclectic collection of games of any console.

[CantankerousDave]

I was living in Japan when it launched. Still have a bunch of the brochures and remember the TV commercials with schoolkids chanting “1-2-3, 1-2-3!” (It launched on December 3rd.)

[Deadfistx]

Always a solid choice to start a video with a Tekken 3 song

[onceuponatimeonearth]

A nearly 3 hour DF ps1 marathon oh my god amazing

[moker]

Ape Escape - Time Station in the outro. Godlike, you get it John. Bravo.

[thebham]

my dad worked for sony at yhe time and came home.with a ps and tekken. my life was never the same

[aceofhearts]

I remember when i got home from hanging out with my friends in mid 1997 and my dad had a PS1 there for me with my first two video games. Air Combat and Twisted Metal. Been a gamer ever since. I also had a demo disc that had FMV sections of the upcoming FF7. Eventually I got Crash Bandicoot and Spyro.

[Philroq]

This was absolutely amazing to watch through. Born in 1980, the jump from 16-bit to PlayStation was absolutely mind blowing that time. I loved the 16-bit era but the 32-bit era was just another beast with a plethora of new ideas and new IPs.