We already published the list of best PS1 games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best PS1 arcade games of all time.
With amazing titles available, the PS1 definitely has a great library of arcade games.
So, if you’re a fan of both the PS1 and arcade games, there’s a chance you’ll like this list.
And some of you may already know some of the games mentioned in this list.
#5. Rat Attack!
- Release Data: Pure Entertainment/Mindscape, 1999
- Genre: Action » Arcade
Play as one of the Scratch Cats, an elite superhero team, who are out to save the world from Washington and Jefferson, two evil mutant space rats who wish to enslave the world in rats.
Each level has a quota of rats you must remove, and if you fail to do so within the time limit, you lose.
#4. Frogger
- Release Data: SCE Studio Cambridge/Hasbro Interactive, 1997
- Genre: Action » Arcade
All in all, Frogger isn’t too bad.
The graphics, it has to be said, aren’t that bad. The flat-shaded polygons give the game a pleasant cartoonish look.
It’s not the best game, if you catch my drift, but it is pretty fun and you will have a blast playing it, but the difficulty can sometimes be too much.
#3. Q*bert
- Release Data: Artech Digital Entertainment/Hasbro Interactive, 1999
- Genre: Action » Arcade
While every level in the original game was a simple pyramid, the updated game goes crazy with its level design.
However, an hour or two is all most people will want to spend with Q*bert because of his control problems.
Nostalgic and mature fans will no doubt enjoy it more than most.
#2. Pong: The Next Level
- Release Data: Supersonic Software/Hasbro Interactive, 1999
- Genre: Action » Arcade
The addictive game that started it all is now an incredible 3D experience on the PS1.
The premise of this game is still the same—keep your opponent from scoring.
But now you have the option of single or multiplayer games and over 20 fun, action-packed levels of competition.
#1. Breakout
- Release Data: Supersonic Software/Hasbro Interactive, 2000
- Genre: Action » Arcade
If you’ve been around video games for any length of time, chances are you have heard of or maybe have even played the original Breakout.
While merely a more refined version of Pong, the addictive, yet simplistic, gameplay relies upon your reflexes more than your intelligence as your goal is to deflect a ball toward a wall of bricks to blast a hole through it.
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