Searching for Playstation Portable ROMs & Emulators? Many gamers will be familiar the concept of ‘plug and play’ consoles; those controller shaped consoles that plug straight into your TV. Despite being low quality and legally questionable, they were simple to use and often contained a lot of pre-installed games. That being said, there were licensed versions of plug and play consoles available, yet it was only when Nintendo stepped up to the mark that these products started drawing attention.
The game that launched the career of a certain plumber, Nintendo’s 1981 arcade hit was pivotal. Having failed to crack the US, president Hiroshi Yamauchi convinced young designer Shigeru Miyamoto to create a new game. Jumpman (renamed Mario, after the US arm’s landlord, for the game’s Stateside launch) and his simian nemesis gobbled enough quarters to keep Nintendo afloat and launch countless Kong spinoffs (pictured). The rest is history. Read even more info on SNES Games.
The original PlayStation holds an interesting spot in the landscape of the evolution of gaming. It was amongst the first (and certainly the most popular) console to truly push the 3D frontier, expanding beyond the flat 2D planes of gaming’s primitive origins and launching a revolution that would define the future of the medium. For some, it’s iconic, and rightfully so: games like Final Fantasy VII and Resident Evil, both included on the PlayStation Classic, are some of the most revered titles in gaming. Although some high profile exclusions like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Grand Turismo rankle a bit, Sony has done an excellent job picking a slate of titles that’s broad enough to represent one of the most diverse libraries in console history. The whole package is a great nostalgia-trip not only for anyone looking to relive the mid-90s, but also for anyone who’s played the endless flood of sequels to these games and wonders where those series originated.
Everyone at this point already knows that Super Mario Bros. 2 was not originally in fact a Mario game at all, and was instead in Japan called Doki Doki Panic with different characters. Everyone at this point also already knows that it doesn’t matter, because Mario 2 is fun as hell. Mario 2 features numerous things not found in previous or subsequent Mario games. You don’t jump on enemies, you pick up and throw them, you also don’t fight King Koopa, you fight Wart the evil toad. Mario 2 fits into the same category for me as Yoshi’s Island, it’s a breath of fresh air to the franchise, but I wouldn’t want to keep my Mario like this. Fun fact: Mario 2 has the most magical beanstalks in any Mario game. Read more info on Download ROMs.