7 Best Fighting Games Only Available on PS1

Sega's Virtua Fighter Although today's blocky graphics are cliché, they broke the mold because they made the use of 3D figures in games seem like a palatable proposition. According to former Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Shigeo Maruyama, this was one of the main reasons for the decision to make the PlayStation a 3D-capable device.

As such, it soon became a major home for 3D fighters, producing classic games such as: tekken 2 and bloody roar. Many of the best entries have ports to other computers or have been re-released digitally or as part of a compilation. But for now, there are a few notable items that can only be played on the original PlayStation.

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Tobal No.1

Lagging behind in sales but ahead of the times

• developer: Dream Factory.
• platform: PS1.
• release: October 1996.

In addition to being inspired VF1The PS1 embraced its first true rival. iron fist. Namco's game was created by former Sega AM-2 employees and was designed with the PS1 in mind. The arcade board was essentially a PS1 with more memory, and the port became the first title to sell over a million units on the console. But after designing iron fistDesigner Seiichi Ishi and his staff left to found DreamFactory, where they created unique fighting games for Squaresoft.

Tobal No.1 The first game to offer smooth 60FPS brawl gameplay, dragon ballA unique RPG-style dungeon crawling quest mode with Akira Toriyama. The most interesting feature was the grapple/counter system, which allowed characters to grapple opponents in all sorts of ways, including from the side, behind, or catching their attacks. They can then perform one command to perform other attacks and throw actions at that location. It's standard for 3D fighter jets today, but it was quite unique in 1996.

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tobal 2

Hidden gems on the Titanic roster

• developer: Dream Factory.
• platform: PS1.
• release: April 1997.

Unfortunately, Tobal No.1 Although it wasn't a success, it gained a cult reputation for its unique features. If it had been better, Western fans might have gotten their hands on the sequel. tobal 2. This continued the clean hook/counter gameplay while giving each character a special unblockable fireball move that players could use when they were in trouble.

Quest Mode has also been reintroduced, except that players can capture monsters to play in the main game. Most of them are model swaps with identical moves, but still enough to have over 200 playable characters. One of them was a chocobo. final fantasy. This is an interesting addition considering DreamFactory will be using it later. FF7Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth Ehrgeiz: God bless the ring.

Adapting Clash of Superheroes to Sony's Gray Box

• developer: Capcom.
• platform: PS1.
• release: January 2000.

wait, Marvel vs Capcom? The game has been ported and re-released for all types of computers! It's even in Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection. So why are you here? Because the PS1 version of the game is a stranger beast than the arcade original. It's been changed so much to fit Sony's hardware that it's practically a separate game in its own right.

First of all, players cannot tag in combat. Instead, Partners serve as secondary options alongside the game's original secondary characters. Both have infinite uses, so some combos may fail. Super moves can cancel each other as well. People can play it as Onslaught, or use the magnetic shockwave as Mega Man instead of leaving it as an ending gag. It's not better than the real deal, but it's a surreal take on the port, so it's worth the experience.

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Street Fighter EX+ Alpha

A heavy polygonal dose of perfume

• developer: Arica.
• platform: PS1.
• release: October 1997.

Maybe people are more familiar with it these days. Street Fighter EX+ Alpha than that jeon and EX+ Arcade original. Especially on the audio side, because the arcade songs feel incomplete compared to the PS1 remixes. Also missing is its most famous song, 'Precious Heart', the upbeat saxophone-led theme that fighting game fans will recognize at the end of Maximillian Dood's YouTube videos.

That's because this 90s school anime-esque song was created for Sakura, one of the new arrivals to the port along with Dhalsim. The game also introduced a Combo Trial mode where players must complete a series of different combo challenges. It was a nice addition for Capcom to bring back. science fiction series street fighter 4 from now on. In the case of the PS1 fighter jet, which looked blocky even in 1997, EX+A It has more influence than it looks.

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Street Fighter EX2 Plus

Double the capacity of EX Action

• developer: Arica.
• platform: PS1.
• release: May 2000.

in other words, EX+A This is a difficult game to play today. People can adapt to it, but playing is street fighter Slow motion isn't exactly a selling point. Street Fighter EX2 Plus We made the controls more responsive and introduced Excel to make things run smoothly. By pressing two buttons, players can temporarily chain any form of attack using one-third of their super gauge. Otherwise, you can save all three chunks of your super gauge to execute the Meteo combo, a very powerful (and often quite strange) super move that can eat away at your opponent's health bar.

We've brought back combo trials, along with some key characters missing from the arcade original like Bison and Darun, as well as unique secret characters like swordsman Hayate. EX2 Plus better than playing EX+AEven though it doesn't have an ending, Sakura is always popular, and because it has monotonous music, it may not be remembered as fondly as its predecessor.

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soul blade

How was the stage of history set?

• developer: Namco.
• platform: Arcade, PS1.
• release: January 1997.

most people soul calibur series with the first game on the Dreamcast. It was all about spinning around the stage in eight directions, smashing people out of the ring with Ivy Valentine and her whip sword. However, despite being the first game with this name, soul calibur It's not the first in the series. Namco's sword and soul story Soul Edgelife soul blade.

Epic story-based Edge Master mode, QTE-based ending ( Soulcalibur 3) and iconic characters such as Siegfried, Sophitia, and Taki. This game is technically SC1's big villain Nightmare is one of the many unlockable characters. He just wears red armor and is called Siegfried! (with exclamation mark). Although not as old as the sequel soul blade It was a grand start to the series and one of the best fighters on PS1.

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tekken 3

The king of PS1 fighters is still locked on his throne.

tekken 3 Without a doubt the best fighting game on PS1. Some players may prefer the following ports: street fighter alpha Games or dead or alive (Why? Although the Saturn was better) It's the oldest game. It features the smoothest controls, best cinematics, and some of the genre's most iconic characters, including Jin Kazama, Hwoarang, and Ling Xiaoyu. But otherwise iron fist 1 & 2It has never been re-released.

It's not a standalone title anyway. The arcade version is tekken 5And that stubborn PAL version was on the even more stubborn PlayStation Classic. This may be due to the appearance of Gon, the first guest character in the series. Like the ending cinematic and additional modes, this orange dinosaur was exclusive to the PS1 version. Unless Bandai-Namco either pays for his reappearance or finds a way to keep him out of the game (if they can even 27 years after release). T3 It will likely remain locked to PS1.