VGEsoterica
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I still remember when I got the PS1 as a kid; brand new shiny 3D console with a copy of Crash Bandicoot. I'd never seen 3D outside of arcades and now suddenly it was hooked up to a tv in my house. Needless to say my nostalgia for the PS1 generation is huge.
But did you know the hardware got a ton of pivots...the most unique being the Taito G-Net? It's an overspec'd PSX with PCMCIA cards as the storage medium vs discs with extra ram and sound hardware on board. And it still has a decent amount of exclusive games that never got any home ports. Sure it's not in a nicely designed beige box with the Sony logo on the top...but for what it lacks in ease of use it more than makes up for it in having an absolutely awesome library filled with unique experiences.
Plus with some modding you can get it booting other PSX arcade games that were never designed for the system. So you can't beat that!
But Gaf...I am curious who knew about the G-Net and who collects arcade hardware here? I know this is more of a console/PC space...but I am sure there are some arcade fans around
But did you know the hardware got a ton of pivots...the most unique being the Taito G-Net? It's an overspec'd PSX with PCMCIA cards as the storage medium vs discs with extra ram and sound hardware on board. And it still has a decent amount of exclusive games that never got any home ports. Sure it's not in a nicely designed beige box with the Sony logo on the top...but for what it lacks in ease of use it more than makes up for it in having an absolutely awesome library filled with unique experiences.
Plus with some modding you can get it booting other PSX arcade games that were never designed for the system. So you can't beat that!
But Gaf...I am curious who knew about the G-Net and who collects arcade hardware here? I know this is more of a console/PC space...but I am sure there are some arcade fans around