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September 9th means different things to different types of gamers. One camp can easily go the 9-9-99 route and spend all day pining over the life and death of Sega’s Dreamcast. It’s an honorable day of mourning for sure, but the other path is a bit peppier and perhaps leads to fonder memories of a machine that lasted for nearly 10 active years. That’d be the original PlayStation, which launched on 9-9-95 to almost immediate success.
Looking back, what were the system’s standout titles? Most of them are obvious inclusions, as they’ve spawned sequels even into present day, but others have since faded into nothingness and deserve a special anniversary shout-out. And if you feel this list is missing your favorite game (say Legend of Dragoon, Persona or Abe’s Odyssey), blame the rest of the GR staff who took vacations/sick days this week and left me to come up with this alone. It’s their fault XXXXX isn’t on here – I love XXXXX just as much as you!
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