PlayStation Retrospective Extravaganza | Ashens

Do YOU remember the Sony Playstation? Well I don't care, I'm talking about it anyway. You can reminisce or learn things depending on your personal situation!
We take a look back at the hardware, accessories and games of Sony's game-changer. Yes, we look at that glove controller and yes, it is awful. (Viewer advisory warning: This video contains footage of Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi.)
Oh, and Pingu appears too. Good for him!

Big thanks also to Jon Firth-Clark who played all the games while I operated the footage recording gubbins. (Setup for those interested: PSOne to Retrotink 5X via RGB SCART cable, then into an Elgato HD60 S.)
Splendid image by cookie_studio on Freepik:
Also thanks fly out to @DidYouKnowGamin for lending me the Glove controller, and obviously CeX for not only sponsoring the video but lending me bits & bobs.

[grfrjiglstan]

Finally, the Ashens Cex tape we’ve all been asking for.

[quicksilver]

Got the Playstation in the best way. My Grandmother won one in her bowling clubs raffle, she called up our place late afternoon one Saturday in December 1995 asking if we knew what a Playstation was and asking if we wanted it. It became the bane of our parents as all we did was play it.

[oneofmanyjames-es]

Don't do this to me Ashens. You're making me feel like I'm ageing faster than that guy in Indiana Jones who drank from the wrong grail.

[joevictor]

I remember getting my PSone in 2001. It was my first console and kids made fun of me for getting it so late when the PS2 was already available. I didn't really care though. This was what my parents could afford at the time and I loved it

[cheapnoiseinthehouse]

I can't believe that Ashens had a copyright strike for using the ps1 intro sound. That's madness!

[stefanrabicano]

Id totally watch a 50 minute retrospective on all the weird accessories / paraphernalia of the Ps1/PS2 - keep em coming Stuart, your videos always make me smile - can't believe I've been watching you for over half the PS1s life!

[Xelger]

Oh that is complete BS that someone could copyright the startup sequence sound when it's not even theirs to copyright and you have fair use on your side. Well done, YouTube. Well done.

[SvenSvenApfel]

Moorhuhn? That unlocks memories. It was so popular because everyone could play it. Every parent was playing it. What kept people playing were the many secrets you could unlock by shooting things in a certain order. It was basically just like the Pokemon rumors for Moorhuhn.

[immortalslayer]

Ashens: "This console is nearly 30 years old".

Me: *Rapidly ages to dust*

[Zikar]

33:40 Fun fact, FromSoftware actually own the Tenchu license and Sekiro started life as a Tenchu game, before they decided to take it more in its own direction.

[terribleterrier]

It's tragic you had to mute that iconic startup sound. It's pure audio nostalgia for me.

[noDdC]

The Negcon controller is extremely relevant to emulation today: You can use it to get analog throttle and brakes with a modern controller in Gran Turismo 2 (and a small handful of other games, I believe). I had an absolute blast with it thanks to this obscure controller hidden in the settings of DuckStation.

[ZekeDidNothingWrong]

The difference between Ashens talking about the PS1 multi-tap and Caddicarus talking about the same add-on is amusing. Ashens properly explains it, Caddy does as well but also dresses up as an Australian and uses it as a boomerang. Completely different energy. This is why I love YouTube.

[Foxtrot]

4:45 Stuart: _"Memories of this noise"_
Me: _"Yeah, bring it on!"_
YouTube: _"Ad break LOL"_
Me: _"Argh!"_
Video: _"Muted due to copyright claim"_
Me:

[brfcjack]

50 minutes of ashens! Today is a good day.

[sgtsnokeem]

Aussie here.

In the late 90's and early 2000's we STILL had the odd PS1 or 2 set up at raves or night clubs playing RR or Wipeout.

Listening to Faithless (I can't get no sleep) while playing Wipeout while .... inebriated.... was a fun experience while taking a break from dancing.

Ahhh memories.

[OldManTheseDays]

There was a place in Japantown in San Francisco that had a PlayStation very soon after it was released in Japan. You could pay $5 and play it for 20 minutes. It was glorious.

[gavxps]

There was the "analoge" controller in between the original and the dual shock. It has concave sticks as I recall, with no rumble.

[gullyfoyle]

Bishi bashi special is the greatest multiplayer ever. Uncle throwing, wedding bride pie throw and who can forget Afro growing Disco dance!

[Plutonia]

FYI, the copyright claim on the PS1 startup sound was done manually and maliciously, presumably based on the fact that the topic is Playstation. The startup sound doesn't seem to be automatically claimed by Content ID. Someone had to have made the claim manually.