Original Release: Midway, 2005, PS2 / XboxOther Releases: Xbox 360 / PSP (2006) Breaking away from its arcade roots, Blitz attempted to introduce a league system and cinematic style with this entry. Blitz: The League (PS2, Midway, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide Blitz: The League came out after…
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ATV OFFROAD FURY
Original Release: Sony, 2001, PS2 One of the first ATV racing games and still a pretty solid one. ATV Offroad Fury (PS2, Sony, 2001) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide I’ve never so much as touched a real ATV so I’m a bit out of my territory here, but ATV…
XS JUNIOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Original Release: Wahoo Studios, 2004, PlayStationOther Releases: PS3 (2009) A very simple “backyard soccer” game that tries to emulate a bunch of kids casually playing. XS Junior League Soccer (PS1, Wahoo Studios, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Usually for a few years after a console’s “unofficial” death (when the next…
WIPEOUT
Original Release: Psygnosis, 1995, PlayStation / PCOther Releases: Saturn (1996) A techno-future magnetic track racer that took some inspiration from F-Zero. Wipeout (PS1, Psygnosis, 1995) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Wipeout’s closest analogue is F-Zero, but it looks and plays most similarly to F-Zero X, which it actually predates by about…
RIDGE RACER
Original Release: Namco, 1993, ArcadeOther Releases: PlayStation (1994) One of the key racing games in establishing “drifting” mechanics in the genre. Ridge Racer (PS1, Namco, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Ridge Racer was the original PS1 pack-in game, and began a trend of a Ridge Racer game being available at…
HOT SHOTS GOLF 2
Original Release: Sony, 1999, PlayStationOther Releases: PSP / PS3 (2007) With original developer Camelot poached by Nintendo, Sony turned to Clap Hanz to take over the IP and the initial transition was a bit rough. Hot Shots Golf 2 (PS1, Sony, 1999) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Second verse, same as…
HOT SHOTS GOLF
Original Release: Camelot, 1997, PlayStation A pioneering golf title developed by Shining Force creators Camelot and scored by Motoi Sakuraba. Hot Shots Golf (PS1, Camelot, 1997) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Camelot was known exclusively for the Shining Force series prior to this game, so a casual golf game was kind…
DUKES OF HAZZARD: RACING FOR HOME
Original Release: SouthPeak, 1999, PlayStationOther Releases: PC / Game Boy Color (2000) This Dukes racer suffers from janky and sloppy gameplay but does an admirable job replicating the look and feel of the TV show within the PS1 confines. Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (PS1, SouthPeak, 1999) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate:…
BACKSTREET BILLIARDS
Original Release: Ascii, 1998, PlayStation A basic billiards game with anime stylings and a “visual novel” component. Backstreet Billiards (PS1, Ascii, 1998) Where to Buy: Play-Asia How to Emulate: coming soon! Backstreet Billiards is a solid but pretty standard game of pool paired with a mild “visual novel” element in the single-player story mode. By…
2XTREME
Original Release: Sony, 1996, PlayStation For the most part, the follow-up to 1Xtreme adds a pack of new levels. 2Xtreme (PS1, Sony, 1996) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! 2xtreme came out only a little under a year after 1xtreme, so it shares the exact same engine – if there’s any refinement…