¡Hola hola duders! This is a blog series where I discuss my favorite games on the systems I have owned. I had originally meant to post these on a more regular basis but alas shit happens and I hadn't had a chance to do another one of these until now. If you are interested, you can read about my favorite games on the Super Nintendo here.

To give a little background, I received one of the original square PlayStations as a gift from my uncle when I was a kid. However the thing was dead on arrival and so my dad took it to an acquaintance to get it fixed. We never heard from that guy again and thus I ended up sticking with my SNES for a while longer. Some time later I ended up getting a PS-One as a birthday present and later on got the LCD screen that attached to it. That screen, along with the car adapter made many long vacation trips much more bearable. Three days in a car isn't too bad when you have Crash Bandicoot to keep you company. I had a bit more games for the PS-One than I did for the SNES. Besides the ones I mention below, I also had Ford Racing, Casper: Friends Around the World, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, and every Crash Bandicoot game (including Crash Bash).

Note: An addition has been made from when this was originally posted. I added Spider-Man as number 3 and pushed some stuff back as a result. I would like to thank @pcorb for reminding me that I totally loved that game too.

6. Mort the Chicken

This was one of those games that I simply picked up because hey, the cover looks mad interesting. It is about a chicken whose name is Mort, there is no way this can be bad. I ended up really enjoying just going through levels. It was a really mellow game that wasn't particularly difficult. The game is a platformer that has you collecting baby chicks and eating corn as you make your way to the exist. There was also a goofy story that was good for a few chuckles here and there. It is interesting to note that IGN slammed this game with 2.5/10 in a review which I strongly disagree with. I didn't actually read video game reviews at the the time though so I was able to enjoy my time with this game blissfuly unaware how much some people hated it.

5. Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

I never actually played Gex 1 or Gex 2. Once again though, the cover had a kung-fu gecko. How was I not supposed to buy this game? The Baywatch lady on the cover didn't hurt either. The gameplay had you jumping into different TV shows and thus every level had a distinct and unique atmosphere. I enjoyed the wise cracks and one liners that Gex would provide throughout the game. The gameplay was solid and the mini games were great at making sure things stayed fresh. The "Mystery TV" level in particular was my favorite, with the mini games that had you turning tiny and doing shit like hitting bubbles in a sink or kicking pool balls on a billiards table. I never actually played Mario 64 but looking back now it was clearly a big inspiration for this.

4. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22

Dragon Ball Z in general is pretty fucking great you guys. I loved the show, so naturally when I saw a game for it I just had to pick it up. I would play it for hours on end, and after the first week my thumbs started to really hurt from pressing on the buttons so hard and attempting to do specials with the d-pad. The intro was great and the sound has been seared into my brain. Everything from the sounds of attacking to the menu music to the sound fighters would make when they were out of energy are unforgettable. Here is a video of Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis shitting on it back in the GameStop days.

3. Spider-Man

This game remains one of the best Spider-Man games ever made. The story was a great deal of fun and it was great to see cameos from heroes like Human Torch and the Punisher. The narration by Stan Lee was also a great touch. While the camera could be a bit wonky at times, the actual gameplay was solid . Swinging around beating people up Spider-Man style felt right. I also really liked the collectables and the story that had you fighting pretty much everyone you would want to in a Spider-Man game. I also loved the ending that had you fighting a Carnage/Doc Ock hybrid. Unlockable alternate costumes ranging from Scarlet Spider and Ben Reilly to Captain Universe and the Bombastic Bagman made sure multiple playthroughs were always fun. I also spent a ton of time in the arena mode just fighting off waves of enemies. It seems like Activision is only capable of releasing one good Spider-Man game per generation of consoles, and for the PS-One/N64 era this was it. If you are a fan of the wall crawler and have been disappointed with the quality of his recent games, this one is still worth checking out.

2. Crash Team Racing

Some people call this the greatest kart racing game ever made. I have a really hard time disagreeing. The weapons were fantastically balanced, the racing itself was tight and the tracks were beautiful with several shortcuts that weren't always apparent at first. CTR also has a fantastic battle mode with fully customizable weapon selection. It literally has the best battle mode tracks ever in a kart racing game. Of course it also has the standard cups where you race on four stages and the player with the best average is the winner. On top of all this though it has an amazing single player campaign complete with an open world level select, a story, and fucking boss fights. How the fuck is it that a kart racing game this fucking perfect came out in 1999 and yet here we are 2015 and Mario Kart 8 has maybe 1/3rd the content of CTR, if that? What the fuck? If ever their was a game deserving of an HD remake with online support, this would be it.

1. Crash Bandicoot: Warped

Crash Bandicoot: Warped is quite literally my favorite game of all time. I love everything about it. I have played it through to completion over half a dozen times and I never get tired of it. Collecting all the crystals, gems and relics never gets boring. Of course the basic platforming levels were fun, but I also really enjoyed the vehicle segments which included motorcycles, tigers, planes, and jet skis. The boss fights are a ton of fun and the power-ups you get for beating them brought about some neat gameplay changers. Unlocking the bazooka and being able to take enemies out at a distance was great. Naughty Dog also deserves kudos for making underwater levels that don't suck ass and are just as fun as the rest of the game. My cousins and I used to replay the tiger and motorcycle levels for hours on end trying to beat each others fastest times, even after CTR had come out. Seriously, if you have never played this game before you owe it to yourself to try it sometime before you die. I cannot recommend it enough.

Anyway, I would love to hear y'alls thoughts on the PS-One. Did you have one, and if so what games did you enjoy playing on it? For those of you that skipped the system, were you ever play these great games mentioned above later down the line or on another system?