Happy Birthday PlayStation - Blu-ray Forum

Blu350z · 09-09-2010, 07:30 PM

Today is the birthday of the PlayStation and the PlayStation brand.

15 years old!

What was your favorite memory?

Mine? Well it has to be playing Crash, Parappa The Rapper (?), Spyro, DDR and pissing my pants when I saw my cousin play Resident Evil Director's cut. PS2 memory has to be FFX, God of War and some more stuff and PS3 has to be Blu-ray and lining up for 3 nights to get a console on launch day and being awesome enough to be the last one in line able to get it.

Edit: Forgot to add, going to the PlayStation Store everytime I go to San Francisco

Batman1980 · 09-09-2010, 07:31 PM

My favourite memory was using my graduation money to get a PSX and Final Fantasy VII and just playing it for hours. That reminds me, I need to DL that game off the PSN sometime in the near future.

Psx0005 · 09-09-2010, 07:45 PM

Standing in line at my local Electronic Boutique (there was only maybe a total of 5-7 people, nowhere near the huge campouts for the PS2/PS3 years later) with my friends to purchase my first PS on launch day. I think I purchased Warhawk with the system and one of my friends bought Jumping Flash. Our other friend ended up buying Raiden Project with his PS, but later on returned the PS for a refund. He later indicated in so many words that it was a peer pressure thing that he bought his system, and that he couldn't justify owning one. Same guy who said that about all subsequent videogame consoles, but didn't hesitate in "borrowing" all of our systems so that he could play on them

But congratulations Sony and Playstation!

Rike255 · 09-09-2010, 07:46 PM

Wow 15 years, I can't believe it's been that long...I'm gonna get all nostalgic now.

Darkhawk9587 · 09-09-2010, 07:49 PM

Fifteen whole years. It's a day to be celebrated for sure.

KB24SD · 09-09-2010, 07:52 PM

Well for me my first playstation console was the Playstation 2.

Which was the first console I bought on my own as an adult. This was like back in 2000 or 2001 when I was working a crappy helpdesk call center job that was paying maybe $1 or $2 bucks above minmum wage per hour. I was just fresh out of vocational school and needed to put experience on my resume back then.

Favorite memory was buying GTA III when the GTA franchise was not real known and didn't have all the HYPE and following the franchise now has today.

I remember playing the game with a friend who knew nothing about the GTA franchise and was shocked and thought how cool the type of stuff and game you could do in GTA III.

Blu350z · 09-09-2010, 07:52 PM

i thought it wouldn't be as old but yeah. I guess it is 15, I can't believe PlayStation came out when I was 7 >.<

Batman1980 · 09-09-2010, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu350z

i thought it wouldn't be as old but yeah. I guess it is 15, I can't believe PlayStation came out when I was 7 >.<

Yup and to think in a few years we might see the PlayStation 4, although I doubt Sony is in a hurry to put that one out.

iam1bearcat · 09-09-2010, 08:13 PM

my first memory of Playstation was when it first came out.
i remember for the longest time i had a N64 on my christmas list, but then my neighbor found out he was getting one so i changed my mind and asked for a N64. my parents later told me they had already bought and wrapped the N64 and had to take it back and get a Playstation

we open our presents on christmas eve, and when i opened that i was ecstatic!

i remember i had Madden, like 96? or something. Crash Bandicoot, some other games, and i remember i stayed up all night playing Madden. and i got all the way to the NFC Championship game with the 49ers and accidentally hit "sim" for the Championship game against the Cowboys and lost

i was up for how many damn hours playing (14-2 regular season, #1 seed in the NFc

) only to accidentally hit a button and lose it all.

ahhh, nostalgia

good times though, good times.

KB24SD · 09-09-2010, 08:16 PM

It's great to see the Playstation was created and Sony entered the video game industry because Nintendo made mistake & blunder of backing out on a deal with Sony for them to make a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo

GLaDOS · 09-09-2010, 08:23 PM

Ah, the good times. My favorite games on the first PlayStation will always be Gran Turismo 1 & 2, and the first Metal Gear. Of course, right now I'm playing Kingdom Hearts II on the PS3 (my phat is compatible with PS2 games), but the PS2 was a great system to own. My favorite memory was playing the Sly Cooper games and the Gran Turismo games on the PS2.

To celebrate the first PlayStation's 15th anniversary, I'm thinking of downloading Final Fantasy VII from the PlayStation Store. I'm already celebrating right now with Kingdom Hearts II though.

iam1bearcat · 09-09-2010, 08:24 PM

i wonder if there are any sales on the PSN for PS1 games to commemorate this event?

GLaDOS · 09-09-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i wonder if there are any sales on the PSN for PS1 games to commemorate this event?

PSOne Classics are getting a discount.

kjacobs03 · 09-09-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kotsedriver

PSOne Classics are getting a discount.

Really? Which ones?

JonD7 · 09-09-2010, 09:30 PM

Awesome... makes me feel a bit old though.

Monk360 · 09-09-2010, 09:51 PM

Favorite PlayStation memories:

PS - Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil
PS2 - Final Fantasy X, SSX, Silent Hill 2
PS3 - Final Fantasy XIII, God of War III

GLaDOS · 09-09-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kjacobs03

Really? Which ones?

Well, as of right now, we're getting Super Rub A Dub fro 50 percent off. Plus, we're getting weekly discounts on select PSOne titles.

(Here's the link if you want the details: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/so...y-celebration/)

BluStation 3 · 09-09-2010, 11:39 PM

I still remember riding up to Blockbuster with my friends and playing the demo of Battle Arena Toshinden for PS1. Its amazing how fast 15 years flies by.

ryandubbz · 09-09-2010, 11:46 PM

I saw on the playstion network that i could buy a extended service plan, a 1 or 2 year plan, Should i get it, considering my one year manufactureres warranty will end in December, I have the Slim

1blufan · 09-09-2010, 11:56 PM

PS : Resident Evil
PS2 : GOW, Killzone, SSX Tricky
PS3: Uncharted 1-2

09-09-2010, 07:30 PM	#1
Blu350z Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Berkeley, CA Blu-ray collection:150 Trading Score:13	Happy Birthday PlayStation Today is the birthday of the PlayStation and the PlayStation brand. 15 years old! What was your favorite memory? Mine? Well it has to be playing Crash, Parappa The Rapper (?), Spyro, DDR and pissing my pants when I saw my cousin play Resident Evil Director's cut. PS2 memory has to be FFX, God of War and some more stuff and PS3 has to be Blu-ray and lining up for 3 nights to get a console on launch day and being awesome enough to be the last one in line able to get it. Edit: Forgot to add, going to the PlayStation Store everytime I go to San Francisco Last edited by Blu350z; 09-09-2010 at 07:39 PM.

09-09-2010, 07:31 PM	#2
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	My favourite memory was using my graduation money to get a PSX and Final Fantasy VII and just playing it for hours. That reminds me, I need to DL that game off the PSN sometime in the near future.

09-09-2010, 07:45 PM	#3
Psx0005 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Jacksonville, FL 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:993 DVD collection:8 MA collection:261 Digital collection:271 iTunes collection:33	Standing in line at my local Electronic Boutique (there was only maybe a total of 5-7 people, nowhere near the huge campouts for the PS2/PS3 years later) with my friends to purchase my first PS on launch day. I think I purchased Warhawk with the system and one of my friends bought Jumping Flash. Our other friend ended up buying Raiden Project with his PS, but later on returned the PS for a refund. He later indicated in so many words that it was a peer pressure thing that he bought his system, and that he couldn't justify owning one. Same guy who said that about all subsequent videogame consoles, but didn't hesitate in "borrowing" all of our systems so that he could play on them But congratulations Sony and Playstation!

09-09-2010, 07:46 PM	#4
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	Wow 15 years, I can't believe it's been that long...I'm gonna get all nostalgic now.

09-09-2010, 07:49 PM	#5
Darkhawk9587 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:487 Trading Score:30	Fifteen whole years. It's a day to be celebrated for sure.

09-09-2010, 07:52 PM	#6
KB24SD Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Diego Blu-ray collection:166 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Well for me my first playstation console was the Playstation 2. Which was the first console I bought on my own as an adult. This was like back in 2000 or 2001 when I was working a crappy helpdesk call center job that was paying maybe $1 or $2 bucks above minmum wage per hour. I was just fresh out of vocational school and needed to put experience on my resume back then. Favorite memory was buying GTA III when the GTA franchise was not real known and didn't have all the HYPE and following the franchise now has today. I remember playing the game with a friend who knew nothing about the GTA franchise and was shocked and thought how cool the type of stuff and game you could do in GTA III.

09-09-2010, 08:13 PM	#9
iam1bearcat Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Club Loop Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:29	my first memory of Playstation was when it first came out. i remember for the longest time i had a N64 on my christmas list, but then my neighbor found out he was getting one so i changed my mind and asked for a N64. my parents later told me they had already bought and wrapped the N64 and had to take it back and get a Playstation we open our presents on christmas eve, and when i opened that i was ecstatic! i remember i had Madden, like 96? or something. Crash Bandicoot, some other games, and i remember i stayed up all night playing Madden. and i got all the way to the NFC Championship game with the 49ers and accidentally hit "sim" for the Championship game against the Cowboys and lost i was up for how many damn hours playing (14-2 regular season, #1 seed in the NFc ) only to accidentally hit a button and lose it all. ahhh, nostalgia good times though, good times.

09-09-2010, 08:16 PM	#10
KB24SD Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Diego Blu-ray collection:166 Blu-ray reviews: 3	It's great to see the Playstation was created and Sony entered the video game industry because Nintendo made mistake & blunder of backing out on a deal with Sony for them to make a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo

09-09-2010, 08:23 PM	#11
GLaDOS Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Fujiwara Tofu Shop 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Ah, the good times. My favorite games on the first PlayStation will always be Gran Turismo 1 & 2, and the first Metal Gear. Of course, right now I'm playing Kingdom Hearts II on the PS3 (my phat is compatible with PS2 games), but the PS2 was a great system to own. My favorite memory was playing the Sly Cooper games and the Gran Turismo games on the PS2. To celebrate the first PlayStation's 15th anniversary, I'm thinking of downloading Final Fantasy VII from the PlayStation Store. I'm already celebrating right now with Kingdom Hearts II though.

09-09-2010, 08:24 PM	#12
iam1bearcat Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Club Loop Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:29	i wonder if there are any sales on the PSN for PS1 games to commemorate this event?

09-09-2010, 09:30 PM	#15
JonD7 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Cali 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:251	Awesome... makes me feel a bit old though.

09-09-2010, 09:51 PM	#16
Monk360 Active Member Member since:Apr 2010	Favorite PlayStation memories: PS - Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil PS2 - Final Fantasy X, SSX, Silent Hill 2 PS3 - Final Fantasy XIII, God of War III

09-09-2010, 11:39 PM	#18
BluStation 3 Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Virginia	I still remember riding up to Blockbuster with my friends and playing the demo of Battle Arena Toshinden for PS1. Its amazing how fast 15 years flies by.

09-09-2010, 11:46 PM	#19
ryandubbz Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Twin Cities Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:558 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:1	I saw on the playstion network that i could buy a extended service plan, a 1 or 2 year plan, Should i get it, considering my one year manufactureres warranty will end in December, I have the Slim

09-09-2010, 11:56 PM	#20
1blufan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:The Road to Nowhere. Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:198	PS : Resident Evil PS2 : GOW, Killzone, SSX Tricky PS3: Uncharted 1-2

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