Nintegageo | 582 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Obviously the PS1 outsold the N64, but do you think that its Top 10 was better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,777 Administrator · Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 PS1 according to Metacritic: Tony Hawk 2 Gran Turismo Tekken 3 Metal Gear Solid Chrono Cross FF9 ISS Pro Evolution Soccer Wipeout XL Gran Turismo 2 Street Fighter Alpha 3 N64 according to Metacritic: Ocarina of Time Perfect Dark Goldeneye 007 Majora's Mask Mario 64 Paper Mario Wave Race Banjo Kazooie Conker's Bad Fur Day Mario Golf The top 10 of both mixed, ranked by metascore: Ocarina of Time Tony Hawk 2 Perfect Dark Gran Turismo Tekken 3 Goldeneye Majora's Mask Metal Gear Solid Chrono Cross FF9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,737 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 My top 10s are obviously going to be different, but my PS1 top tens are easily better than my N64 top tens (which is a much more difficult list to make). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I'll get back to you if I ever get around to playing through every single heavy on both systems. Without doing that, no one can give a compelling answer imo. But from what I have played, it's something like this: Ocarina of Time Symphony of the Night Super Mario 64 Final Fantasy Tactics Metal Gear Solid Star Fox 64 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Majora's Mask Final Fantasy VII Resident Evil 2 Silent Hill Vagrant Story Mario Kart 64 Perfect Dark Final Fantasy IX Front Mission 3 Banjo Kazooie Goldeneye You tell me how that shakes out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,884 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 @OptOut writing his top ten PS1 list: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,951 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Here are the completely objective and factual N64 and PS1 top 10s according to a panel of expert(s): PS1: Symphony of the Night Final Fantasy 7 Metal Gear Solid Mega Man X4 Final Fantasy 9 Shadow Tower Kings Field (2jp) Crahs Banicoot Tomb Raider 2 Silent Hill N64: Super Mario 64 Ocarina of Time Banjo-Kazooie Starfox 64 Conker's Bad Fur Day Paper Mario Rogue Squadron Goldeneye 007 Banjo-Tooie Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness And the combined lists: Super Mario 64 Symphony of the Night Final Fantasy 7 Ocarina of Time Banjo-Kazooie Metal Gear Solid Starfox 64 Mega Man X4 Final Fantasy 9 Shadow Tower Kings Field (2jp) Crahs Banicoot Conker's Bad Fur Day Paper Mario Rogue Squadron Goldeneye 007 Banjo-Tooie Tomb Raider 2 Silent Hill Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,984 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I love MGS and SOTN helped pave the way for the better Metroidvania games on the GBA & DS. FFVII is also a fantastic JRPG but you can play that on the PC so not an exclusive. When you go up against Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, OoT, Banjo Kazooie, Starfox 64, Paper Mario and Conkers it’s really a no brainer. N64 all the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,844 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Gloves said: PS1 according to Metacritic: Tony Hawk 2 Gran Turismo Tekken 3 Metal Gear Solid Chrono Cross FF9 ISS Pro Evolution Soccer Wipeout XL Gran Turismo 2 Street Fighter Alpha 3 N64 according to Metacritic: Ocarina of Time Perfect Dark Goldeneye 007 Majora's Mask Mario 64 Paper Mario Wave Race Banjo Kazooie Conker's Bad Fur Day Mario Golf The top 10 of both mixed, ranked by metascore: Ocarina of Time Tony Hawk 2 Perfect Dark Gran Turismo Tekken 3 Goldeneye Majora's Mask Metal Gear Solid Chrono Cross FF9 That is an absolute shitshow of a PlayStation top 10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: That is an absolute shitshow of a PlayStation top 10. I agree. N64 is on point but PS1 doesn't have Crash Bandicoot? Really?? WTF WERE THEY SMOKING??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Gloves said: PS1 according to Metacritic: Tony Hawk 2 Gran Turismo Tekken 3 Metal Gear Solid Chrono Cross FF9 ISS Pro Evolution Soccer Wipeout XL Gran Turismo 2 Street Fighter Alpha 3 Weird that SOTN didn't make the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 I just meant people's own lists, but metacritic works as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralSoul | 502 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I always loved N64 more even without comparing top ten lists. PS1 definitely has quantity. But I'd sooner give up my PS1 than my beloved N64. N64 Top Ten: 1. Super Mario 64 2. Conker's Bad Fur Day 3. Diddy Kong Racing 4. Paper Mario 5. Banjo-Kazooie 6. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 7. Space Station: Silicon Valley 8. Wave Race 64 9. F-Zero X 10. Mischief Makers PS1 Top Ten: 1. Final Fantasy IX 2. Final Fantasy VII 3. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 4. Crash Bandicoot 5. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage 6. Spyro the Dragon 7. Legend of Mana 8. Mega Man 8 9. Breath of Fire III 10. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Overall: 1. Super Mario 64 2. Final Fantasy IX 3. Conker's Bad Fur Day 4. Diddy Kong Racing 5. Final Fantasy VII 6. Paper Mario 7. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 8. Crash Bandicoot 9. Banjo-Kazooie 10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 11. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage 12. Spyro the Dragon 13. Space Station: Silicon Valley 14. Wave Race 64 15. Legend of Mana 16. F-Zero X 17. Mischief Makers 18. Mega Man 8 19. Breath of Fire III 20. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 5 hours ago, mbd39 said: Weird that SOTN didn't make the top 10. It's 11, has the same score as #8-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,707 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) I feel that Goldeneye and Perfect Dark belonged on the list back in the era, but due to framerate, textures and how far the FPS genre has come, they haven’t aged well. I don’t think I can play them anymore. I beat Conkers back in the day. Don’t remember it being particularly great. Maybe compared to other N64 titles it was very developed, but compared to other games on PS1 PS2 and Dreamcast that had already come out by then, it was ‘ok’. I liked Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 way better than Conker Also, why would you include a sports game on a top 10 list? Do people play outdated sports games other than Tecmo Bowl Edited October 1, 2023 by phart010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, phart010 said: Also, why would you include a sports game on a top 10 list? Do people play outdated sports games other than Tecmo Bowl They have to be arcade sports titles for me to go back to them. NFL BLITZ is timeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 N64 > PS1. Debate a wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,710 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Green words Red words Green words Red words Red Words Red Words Green words Green words Red words Green Words 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,951 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Link said: Green words Red words Green words Red words Red Words Red Words Green words Green words Red words Green Words Merry christmas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 I'm obviously biased being an N64 kid but I thought N64 and it wasn't even close. The difference was that PS1 had a much deeper library where N64 was top heavy. But if you limited it to top 10 games only I'd rather have the N64 every time. Ironically enough I asked for a PS1 in Christmas of 1996 assuming that N64 was sold out everywhere and would be tough to get at Christmas (and it was sold out). Yet my parents somehow made it happen with SM64 and the rest is history. May not have become a collector or NintendoAge member if it weren't for that pivotal moment, who knew! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Link said: Green words Red words Green words Red words Red Words Red Words Green words Green words Red words Green Words You named the last 2 lines incorrectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,710 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 hours ago, BlackVega said: You named the last 2 lines incorrectly No, I didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Sumez said: Merry christmas Christmas in october? What is going to be next easter in no nut november??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprincipe | 142 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 For me N64 probably would capture 8-9 of the top 10 combined, but Symphony of the Night would be number one. I can't think of another Playstation game I'd give even 9/10 to besides Symphony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I imagine I'm somewhat in the minority for the forum which generally favors Nintendo, but I prefer PS1 over N64 by a very very significant margin. Now, some of the great N64 games are awesome and I have a lot of nostalgia for them, but the great PS1 games like Symphony of the Night and Metal Gear Solid, are much higher in my personal list than the N64 games. Both systems are fun and have good games. Overall, I think PS1 has FAR more games that I love, generally speaking, but I guess the thread is mainly about the "top 10" of each. Any top 10 lists will be subjective, so it's hard to really compare in a group setting as there is no list everyone will agree on. For me, games like Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, are excellent. I love them. But SOTN and MGS are in a different league - again, just personally for me. Additionally, I'm a big RPG person, and PS1 kills in that arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I haven't played a lot of the heavies for Playstation, but I have played a bunch of RPGs. My list is going to reflect that, which is why there is no SOTN or MGS on there. In no paticular order: 1. Final Fantasy 7 2. Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey 3. Chrono Cross 4. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5. Lunar: Silver Star Story 6. Star Ocean:The Second Story 7. Crash Bandicoot 8. Crash Team Racing 9. Wwf Smackdown2 10. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue. Twisted metal was really fun having deathmatches with my friends, as well as Coolboarders was real fun too, but I don't really remember a lot about them to make the list. N64 is much easier for me to make. No thinking involved. Also in no paticular order. 1. Ocarina of Time 2. Mario Kart 64 3. Diddy Kong Racing 4. Goldeneye 5. WaveMaker 64 6. 1080 7. Cruisn USA 8. No Mercy 9. Conkers Bad Fur Day 10. Mario 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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