7 Fun Facts about Playstation 1 - Trivia Tuesday #12

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Trivia Tuesday is a series in which I choose a topic, and provide Fun Facts or Interesting Trivia about it. This time we'll talk about Playstation 1. It was my real first Gaming Console.

Playstation 1

1. Release Date

The original PlayStation (PS1) was released on December 1994 in Japan. It was released in USA and Europe in 1995.

As for its competitors, the Sega Saturn was released before the PS1 in 1994 and the Nintendo 64 after it in 1996.

2. CD-ROMS

The Playstation 1 wasn't the first Console to use CD-ROMs to store games' data, (that would be TurboGrafx-CD,) but it was the console that popularized the format.

I have many memories of dealing with CD-ROMs. I lost many of my PS1 CDs over time, though.

3. Region-locked

The PS1 introduced region-locking: Restricting games from one region of the world from being played in other regions. This practice continued in Playstation consoles for a while.

The Playstation I had as a child was a modded one that played games from all regions and bootleg Disks. All Playstations from my country were of that kind. It wasn't until Playstation 3 that genuine consoles became the norm.

4. Popular Games

Many games come to mind when people speak of PlayStation 1...

RPGs like the Final Fantasy series. Fighting games like Tekken. Racing games like Gran Turismo, which was known for being very realistic at the time. Horror franchises that felt too real like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

Whether its the blocky low-poly 3D, or the pre-rendered backgrounds. The look-and-feel of Playstation games is very recognizable. Even nowadays, people are still trying to emulate the PS1's aesthetics.

5. PS1 Jingle

The PlayStation 1's startup sound is iconic. It's the sound you hear every time you boot the PlayStation or restart it.

Ah~ I can hear it in my head as I'm writing this...

6. Dual Shock

The first controller to come with the PlayStation didn't have Analog Sticks. It was after Nintendo 64 released that a new controller called "Dual Shock" was introduced for the PS1. It had two analog sticks & a vibration feature!

It's as if SONY saw Nintendo's success and said "I can do it better!"

The Dual Shock Controller actually came with my first PS1. Evey single Playstation console after that came with these features by default.

7. Long-lived Production

The PS1 ceased production in 2006, making it one of the longest-lived consoles. Considering PS2 had backward compatibility with PS1, its games were played for a long time.

Last time I played games on my PS1 was probably 2007 or 2008, I kept emulating the console on PC for a little while after that too.

I thought for a long time before I settled on Playstation for this week's #triviatuesday. I enjoyed digging up this information for one of my favorite consoles of all time.

What do you think?

If you have an idea for the next Trivia Tuesday's Topic, suggest it in a comment below. For now, have a nice day/night.~


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Interesting info. I've very rarely ever played console games, of any sort, mostly sticking with computer games, but I've definitely noticed that console platforms like PS1 do seem to have a strong following. Thanks for the education! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

Any retro console would have a strong following, because a lot of people owned them and have sentimental value assigned to them. The reason you don't see it as much with PC is because everyone's PC is different, but every PS1 is the same.

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Ah, yes, that makes sense, on both counts, and I definitely get that! Thanks for sharing! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

I never have played any games in a PS. I never had one. Only some PC games I played while I was in college.

Thanks for the facts, brother.

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A lot of people believe that PC is better than a Console anyway, so you didn't lose much.

Were the games sold cracked in your country?


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Ah~ I can hear it in my head as I'm writing this...

Me too. PS1 was one of my favorite consoles. So was PS2. But I never went further than these. !ALIVE

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I never had a PS3, and the PS2 I played on wasn't mine (mu cousins') but I had a PS1 and a PS4... Not thinking of getting a PS5, though.

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Healthy competition is good for Nintendo and Sony. Thanks for sharing. I have fun memories of Sony PlayStation back in the mid 90's. Best wishes.

My memories with the Playstation were all in Early 2000s.

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I have my grandkid's old PlayStation. They tell me not to throw it away. They brought everything to my house when their mom wanted to get rid of things, they are now in their 20 and 30s. lol

I can relate to the "don't throw it away" part. Our childhood console's have a priceless sentimental value.

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Oh Wow! Nice flashback !LUV

You reminded me of my early games into console gaming.

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