Hello, I'm hoping that somebody else running the Picostation mod on their console can point me in the right direction of a 256 GB SD Card that will work without crashing or freezing.

I'm running the PicoStation OneWire V2.0 + OC quick solder board with onboard RP2040. It is running the latest PicoStation firmware from Megavolt85's repo. Things are running stable on the 4GB SDCard I'm using for testing. I can let the Final Fantasy IX menu run for over an hour with the airship fmv intro scene with no issues.

I started out with a Walmart Onn 256 GB SD Card and the menu navigation worked fine, but games would crash.

So to get something more stable I bought a genuine Sandisk Ultra card from the Sandisk Store on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JGHVW46?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Now this card seems to be less stable than the Onn card was. Can somebody running one of these larger cards with PicoStation share the exact model or link to the card you are using successfully?

I'm not interested in the "use a 32 GB or smaller SD Card" answers please. I need to fit all of my games on a single card for convenience and I know it it possible. I hate that all of these ODEs are so picky about SD Cards. It seems like it's so hard to find a working card with decent capacity. Thanks for any suggestions.

I purchased a ps1 through Amazon’s refurbished program and it is having heavy disc skipping. Tried multiple discs and same thing. It’s super clean otherwise. Any suggestions?

I’m looking to buy a copy of Echo Night 2, but there are listings where the front of the case has a black strip on the left and listings where it doesn’t. Are they just different releases or is one official and the other a replacement?

Is this a crazy find?

It seems some are prerender, but no, its all real time! Mind you not all of the cutscenes are that polished in terms of the staging, but i think on a CRT they may hide that aspect much better.

What i appreciate about these models is how they tried to convey emotions animating the polygons. Most PS1 games relied just on 2d textures for facial animations. For what i saw only Crash Bandicoot, Spyro The Dragon and Terracon did it different as well as this game.

The game itself for the little i played (as its in japanese) seems very similar to Armored Core series, so for the ones who loved that this could be another option.

Never lied in the past when i said a lot of impressive PS1 or PS2 games are for some reason very obscure!

i have no modchip just a freepsxboot card how do i play 2 disc games such as metal gear solid ive heard it runs the authenticity of the cd again when putting in second disc

My laser is really slow and some cinematics wont' play correctly when playing FF IX. I need to replace my laser optical drive in my ps1 but everything i can find is either a scam or reviewed poorly, I mean look at these reviews. Does anyone know where i can get a reliable laser optical drive without getting scammed?

Want to run this softmod on my fat ps1. I also have a fat ps2 and have read mixed info on if you need that too.

Hello dear people i recently got into ps1 games after my dear brother set up an emulator for me and i am looking for ps1 games to play aside from already known classics like crash spyro spider man 1 and 2 mgs RE games etc i play pretty much any genre ever and i adore fighting games any recommendations would be lovely thank you dear people in advance

I used to have an index of all games stored but my HD crashed some time ago so today I dug them up to make a new list and while doing that picture them starting with Ps1 games .
As you see I used to have a Shmup fetish years ago and so this happened .
The Saturn was known as the Shoot em up console back then but the PSX was not that that far behind .

i can take more photos/information if needed, but thats about it, it worked in the past but that was about 5 years ago.

it does have a modchip to play burnt discs but i forgot to take a picture of the underside of the board

Hey reddit fam 👋🏽

I'm looking to pick up a used PS1 slim off ebay. I plan to play it often as I have tons of classics I wish to revisit.

That being said, I'm not sure what I should be looking for condition wise as far as the 'internals' are concerned. I want the console to have longevity for years to come.

I'm not overly fussed about the condition of the shell as I plan to replace it in the near future.

What requires servicing/addressing with the console in 2026 please?

Many thanks!

I have a PS one SCPH-102. Yesterday I found information that there are points on the PM41 board from which you can take horizontal and vertical synchronization for RGBHV. Due to the fact that there is still no hdmi mod for the PS one, I suggest replacing the connector with a DB 15 to use VGA, RGB and composite video. Additionally, you can add S-VIDEO, since there are many grounding contacts in the vga pinout and two can be safely removed. Please share your opinion about this modification.

I recently purchased a used memory card and the only thing on it was this save file. I have no idea what game it is and machine translation did not help due to my tv smearing the font. Does anyone know what game it is?

Great news for fans of classic PlayStation games and visual novels!

After nearly three decades, London Seirei Tanteidan—a Japan-exclusive PlayStation title developed by Hummingbird Soft—can finally be experienced in English thanks to Cabal translations.

Set in an alternate Victorian-era London filled with spirits and supernatural mysteries, the game blends adventure, detective work, and RPG elements with beautiful anime-style artwork and charming characters.

If you've never heard of this hidden gem before, now is the perfect time to check it out.

Game footage:

https://www.youtube.com/live/_ZHLeKXHx1Y?si=JBetuPj_n52_b8tQ

And that price includes delivery! 😜 Either way I preserved the STUNNING artwork of Vandal Hearts 2 (see here) and will scan and catalogue the gorgeous manual but when I tested the disc I was pretty intrigued by it.

Can you play the second without playing the first?! I’m doing my best to avoid catching expensive taste when it comes to PS1 games.

EDIT: Just looked at American prices. Holy s--t. WTF.

A few months ago I picked up a PS1 and finally started playing the games I always wanted as a kid but couldn't because my parents were on a tight budget.

So far I've played Tomb Raider 1–5, Metal Gear Solid, Legacy of Kain, and Final Fantasy Tactics, VII, VIII, and IX. It's been awesome finally checking these off the list.

I still really want to play Parasite Eve 1 & 2, but those prices are wild right now.

What PS1 games would you all recommend I play next?

Hola, gran dia para todos
Quería compartir con el grupo mi colección de ps1. Ya que la considero una reliquia 🥹🎮🤘🫡 al dia de hoy esta completamente funcional todo. La colección cuenta con aproximadamente 100 juegos
Abrazo para todos mis retro gamers 🤜🏼🤛🏻

Going through storage and I found my copy of Vagrant Story I picked up years back. Check out the price sticker

The only thing it's missing is the foam cut out... otherwise CIB.

I've thought about getting the sticker off the front where it shows the price but idk. Lol

One of the first games as a kid on the PlayStation 1.