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The 10 PS1 games that mattered the most


To celebrate the original PlayStation's 30th anniversary, our list of the 10 most important games - to PlayStation, to us, and to the industry as a whole.

PlayStation as a console saw video games maturing and Kojima's stealth classic was at the forefront, with its exploration of nuclear war, philosophical musings, and gritty cinematic visuals to match its dystopian, cyberpunk themes. Croft's twin pistols may have helped define her look, but for the best parts of the game they were carefully stowed as players settled into a much more thoughtful engagement with landscape and multi-part puzzles. Where Nintendo sent Mario out into an open, free-roaming environment, Naughty Dog's small team, developing Crash simultaneously, opted for what they jokingly called the "Sonic's Ass" idea, placing a camera directly behind the platforming character.

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