So in Iran people take old PlayStation consoles, refurbish them and sell them as new stock. My favorite part of this is that they do so with this incredible custom box.

I kinda love this, and if I was there? I’d buy one in a heartbeat.

To be honest, retro gaming on the PS1 is a bit 50/50 for me. Early 3D gaming before my time can be rough. But I have such a soft spot for how beautiful the console is from a design and hardware standpoint. That boxy gray box is such beauty.

I’d probably play it more than the PS5 I ended up selling!

  • SolidShake@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    2 months ago

    For older consoles I usually stick to RPGs. Resident evil is okay once you get used to the shit controls. But final fantasys, xenogears, metal gear is good, jet moto, Gran Turismo 2…

    Great now I want a PS2

    • TheKingBee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Xenogears man, I hate that game. It put a deep hatred for random battles into my heart which killed most JRPGs for me.

      You could literally hear the CD stop and the random battles load.

      • Frostbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I have an attention span of a 2 year old, so I never really finish games. But that one of the few to hold my attention all the way through. Even if I initially hates the movement and controls at first since I had expected a FFVII style game

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    I wonder if these can be imported. If its about the aesthetic of it in a retail ready box.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      You’d probably be breaking a lot of sanctions. And if you’re not part of the oligarchy that will have consequences.

  • Bizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    PS1 was my first console, I wish I still had it. Spent my days with Crash Bandicoot and Hogs of War

    • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve been playing Crash Bandicoot on an R36s recently, it’ such a nostalgic game. Amazing that you can play it on a ~£35 handheld! You can’t beat the gameplay in some of the old classics.

      • Bizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Hell yeah you have, nice. I looked up that thing, do you like yours? One of my kids really likes the retro games and that price is right

        • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Yeah it’s great, my daughter has been enjoying all the old games as well so i bought her one too for her birthday. It’s much easier as a parent to give her the R36s and the retro games because they are all self contained offline things unlike a lot of modern games.

          Some things I’d say to consider before buying:

          • Factor in the cost of a good quality SD card (or two, one for the system and one for ROMs) to replace the one that comes with it. There are loads of warnings in forums etc about the cards that are supplied, but even so I was shocked when the card that came with mine broke after 2 days. Get a decent card like Samsung Evo Plus 128GB.
          • It’s easier to start fresh when you get a new card than it would be to clone the one that comes with the device. Get the OS from here: https://github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS/releases
          • For ROMs, search archive.org for “tiny best set go”