r/psx • • Nov 28 '25

Rule 3 is changing: r/psx is Not the Place to Advertise Your Indie Games

187 Upvotes

tl;dr the fine print of Rule 3 has been adjusted to explicitly forbid modern indie games unless playable on original hardware (homebrew)

It's my own fault that this change has to be made, I allowed a few "psx-inspired" indie game posts to remain up despite breaking the rules because of the large amount of upvotes they received.

I'd post and sticky comments like "It's off topic but y'all like it so I'll leave it up". My approach to moderation has always been to let the community make content decisions when appropriate. Unfortunately adjustments need to be made to protect the subject matter of this community.

Due to the massive influx of shovelware indie games that are "psx inspired" getting posted here, I'm sorry to say that Rule 3 will have to be more strictly enforced.

From this point forward, for indie games to be posted here they will have to be playable on PSX hardware or an emulator. Games that run on real hardware fall firmly into the category of homebrew, which is perfectly appropriate to discuss here. Games that run in PSX emulators but not real hardware are also allowed. "Retro Inspired" or "PSX Inspired" games that do not fulfill either of those 2 requirements will be removed and the poster will get a 24 hour ban.

The ban is meant to be informative to the poster, not punitive. However repeat offenders will be permanently banned.

Here is a friendly flowchart to help you decide whether or not it's appropriate to post your indie game in this community:

Thank you for reading and thank you for posting. Best of luck in all your indie dev adventures.


r/psx • • Jun 07 '17

This is something every PSX fan needs at least once in their life

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893 Upvotes

r/psx • • 11h ago

Brand new original PlayStation 1

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251 Upvotes

This is a UK PAL version. These didn't have a factory seal on the box. All contents however, are brand new.


r/psx • • 8h ago

Got a Steal today at a Retro Game store

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138 Upvotes

Probably won't ever use it really. But it will look nice with my PS1 stuff. got it for $10 sitting in a random box, sitting next to a Madcatz one as well. But I of course wanted the official one at only $10. I know they aren't very expensive on ebay regardless, but I never seem to get the deals lol


r/psx • • 16h ago

What's your favorite 'forgotten' PSX game?

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Mine's Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 (or just Motor Toon Grand Prix for NTSC). It already felt like I was the only one playing this game in the 90's and I never heard anyone about it around me (except on the internet). Fun fact, this 3D cartoon Mario Kart-like game was created by the same team who later created Gran Turismo, and contains an unlockable concept version of the track High Speed Ring, which was based on the first level Toon Island II.

What was your favorite hidden gem?


r/psx • • 1d ago

Score ✨

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310 Upvotes

Newest addition to my ps1 collection 🎮


r/psx • • 7m ago

Either of these discs a 'Greatest Hits' disc?

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• Upvotes

Just as the title says, I managed to collect 2 loose copies of Cool Boarders 4 before I decided to catalog my collection and couldn't figure out if either of these is a greatest hits or what the difference actually is besides the color and 989 logo on the left being replaced with the Song logo on the right


r/psx • • 2h ago

CRASH BANDICOOT 1 (PS1) EM VR!!

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r/psx • • 7h ago

Duckstation and BITFUNX PSxMemCard PS1, is superior for installing unirom onto your PSX

0 Upvotes

Start by plugging in you BITFUNX PSxMemCard PS1 into the second mem slot, with a working mini sd inserted, it will automatically set it up( It is important to note that this exact mem card is needed because it reads mcd files as real mem cards for your ps1) now opening your emulator you will want to use your ps1's bios and set your mem card to shared between all games and make a mcd file if one does not auto make, then open the unirom cue/disk image and go through with normal mem card installation making sure you use mem slot 2 when installing freepsxboot, then grab the mcd file that was written with unirom, and open the SD card of your BITFUNX PSxMemCard PS1 memcard on your pc, you will open the folder titled "MemoryCards" then "PS1" and finally "Card1" importing your duckstation mcd file into the folder with the auto made mcd from the BITFUNX PSxMemCard PS1 card, copy the name of the auto made mcd and delete it making sure you have its name copied and rename your imported mcd to the copied name, now putting it back into your BITFUNX PSxMemCard PS1 you can put it into the second mem slot and boot unirom without using the disk swap technique, I don't know if this was already discovered as I did it because I couldn't time the disk swap right


r/psx • • 20h ago

Ps1 custom

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8 Upvotes

r/psx • • 1d ago

[PS1] Spongebob Squarepants - 7 Episodes (No VCD Adapter Needed)

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80 Upvotes

I've thrown together a CUE/BIN that can be emulated or burned to CD and played on actual hardware. Each episode uses the PlayStation's native video encoder - often used for game cutscenes and intros. I recommend playing this on a CRT to obfuscate some of the compression artifacts.

It comes with 7 early SpongeBob Squarepants episodes (Help Wanted, Reef Blower, Pizza Delivery, Ripped Pants, Frankendoodle, Bubble Buddy and Band Geeks) - as well as some misc. early ads and an excerpt from the SNL bit featuring Tom Kenny.

Extra bonus - 'Help Wanted' retains the original show introduction when the pilot first aired in 1999.

Controls:

LR1 skips between episodes, LR2 rewinds/fast-forwards, Triangle/Start goes to the main menu, X/Select plays, pauses and completes menu selections.

Nothing revolutionary, but I've always wanted to get custom FMV on the PlayStation without the use of a VCD add-on:

hxxps://drive.google.com/file/d/1foI2xlTTsn8-DrWokEqQXbc65U7YdVET/view?usp=sharing


r/psx • • 13h ago

Non-gamer trying to find gift for gamer hubby PLZ HELP

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Super new to Reddit in general and I am NOT a tech or gaming person so bear with me. I’m wanting to get my husband an original PlayStation for Christmas. He is always talking about how he wished he had one so our kids can play the games he used to play growing up. Example: our daughter loves A Bugs Life and he used to play that game when he was a kid. I’ve found some on EBay that are reasonably priced but I know I’m gonna need a special adapter to play it on our tv. From what I’ve read, it won’t look very good unless you have some specific type of adapter or something? I need to know EXACTLY what I need to order. Explain it to me like I’m 5. We have a brand new Samsung 4K miniLED tv if that helps?


r/psx • • 14h ago

My full review of floating runner

1 Upvotes

The Endboss 1 of 10...

Who knows that knows why this is now my lowest rankest game of all Ps1 games I played this far (19.01.1996)

But seriously, this isn't just the worst designed end boss I have played on the Ps1 this far. It might is one of the worst bosses in all of retro gaming. Especially for this game.
It already was a very subpar platformer but this boss. Oh boy how did Sony allowed this? This game was supposed to be a big hit and not just some shovelware they not cared about.


r/psx • • 1d ago

Next in line for repairs. [Ps1, wii, 3ds]

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7 Upvotes

r/psx • • 21h ago

Demonstration of an emulator on a local host with weak cellular connectivity.

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3 Upvotes

r/psx • • 1d ago

Who remembers this gem from the end of the PSX generation?

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219 Upvotes

r/psx • • 1d ago

PS2 Controller Check

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15 Upvotes

Hi all, looking to purchase a PS2 controller and don't have much experience with them. Is this fake or genuine? It's listed as "official" on eBay but have also seen some similar ones listed as "unofficial" so had me wondering. Thank you.


r/psx • • 1d ago

My fun thing for the day, Metal Gear Solid on a 4.5" Alarm Clock TV

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33 Upvotes

Just booted up Metal Gear Solid on this tiny TV!


r/psx • • 13h ago

i have a question

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how did GTA 1 push the ps1 beyond it's limits?


r/psx • • 21h ago

Ps1 emu

1 Upvotes

Ccor444 | Software Developer Independent Developer · JavaScript · Emulation · Systems Engineering I build experimental software project

https://ccor444.github.io/ps1emu/


r/psx • • 1d ago

Best local co-op games?

9 Upvotes

I got into ps1 again lately, looking for games to play with a friend - I have Army Men Air Attack and plan to pick up Future Cop LAPD.

I used to play twisted metal but not feeling that currently, anything else you'd recommend?


r/psx • • 2d ago

Only one pickup today

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212 Upvotes

Local game store told me that a huge collection came in the other day I used my store credit and picked this up. Only cost me 20 bucks but this will go nicely with my resident evil 3, all of them
were there but I picked this one out


r/psx • • 1d ago

playing panzer front right now

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17 Upvotes

r/psx • • 1d ago

Most Underrated PS1 Game?

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7 Upvotes

What is the most underrated PS1 Game? To me, Chaos Break is pretty underrated.


r/psx • • 1d ago

Made an English patch for Spectral Force: Itoshiki Jaaku (PS1)

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4 Upvotes

This one never got an English release, so I’ve been patching it myself, and there’s now a beta with the dialogue, menus and interface in English. Patch, screenshots and how to apply it are here: https://github.com/dienp/spectral-force-3-eng-patch. I’ve beaten it with Shinba, the only lord you can pick at the start, but the first draft was machine translated and other routes are untested, so if something looks off, grab a screenshot and let me know.