The original PlayStation belonged to a very different era for gaming compared to what we’re used to now. In today’s world, accessibility features and the expectation of actually being able to finish a game are a luxury that wasn’t so normal in the 90s. Back then, most PS1 games didn’t take long to complete time-wise, but the sheer difficulty present in a lot of them turned a 4-hour title into a 40-hour practice run.

The difficulty could be tied to budget and pretty short development times, with some studios perhaps not able to afford playtesters — or even have the time to hire them. But most notably, it was also during a time when hardcore arcade games designed to chew through your wallet in exchange for a few minutes of gameplay were the norm, and those were then ported to ruin some poor kid’s Christmas Day.

It’s no secret now that the 90s kids grew up with some incredibly harsh games that these days are made easier with tutorials, but if you’re feeling retro when it comes to your self-inflicted pain, then these are the ten hardest PS1 games you should check out.

00:00 Intro
01:35 Driver
02:41 Skullmonkeys
04:04 Heart of Darkness
05:19 Crash Bandicoot
06:50 Einhander
08:26 Alundra
10:08 King's Field
11:43 Fear Effect 2
13:12 Tomb Raider 3
14:36 Rayman
16:25 Outro

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