![]() These are actually all games in my personal collection so I’m going to stick with that rather than research every single PS1 game and find prices on eBay…that would take months. ![]() These may not be rare, or even popular, but they’re interesting and fun for sure. I’m going to cover games that you can pick up complete in box for under $20 to help start your collection. The system saw numerous entries for any genre imaginable and it can be intimidating to start collecting today. The PlayStation is one of the most diverse 32-bit systems when it comes to genres and overall games available. You won’t see a lot of Mega Man games, JRPGs, or a lot of obscure and rare titles either. The PS1/PS2 era of survival horrors are considered mostly cult classics. You won’t see any survival horror here as that genre is highly coveted because of its niche. ![]() Your favorite game may not be cheap but there are so many fantastic games you and others have never heard of that are worth playing. This is because the black labels were a smaller print run because the games weren’t popular yet. Original black label releases always cost more than the Greatest Hits versions. You may think you want to pick up Tekken for $5, but you might look on eBay and see $60 price tags and go, “HUH?!” Your favorite childhood PS1 game like maybe Symphony of the Night isn’t a quick $20 steal and the different versions matter. A game that was once maybe $30 can easily shoot upwards above $100 because of it’s obscurity, rarity, or going viral on a popular YouTube channel. ![]() To collectors this is usually a bad time to buy up games. With the easy access of information from YouTube, Wikipedia, and various streams and let’s-plays, retro gaming is seeing a renaissance. Game collecting has skyrocketed due to the lockdown of COVID and the general boredom of a new generation of gamers stuck inside.
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