PSN "Classics." Worst selection?

EDIT: I originally posted this under the "best GTA thread" as I miss the top down perspective of the early GTA's, but have decided it was discussion worthy.

GTA1&2 got rated for PSN a couple years ago but strangely nothing ever came of it. Instead 90% of the "Classics" we do get are just trash or I've never heard of because:

1) They're Japanese import dogshit. Guess what, Japan? Most of your old shit games have aged HORRIBLY and there was usually a good reason those games never made it to the West.

2) They were shit to begin with. I still don't understand why the PS1 section is releasing steaming piles like Kickboxer, 5 Namco old school arcade ports, and the PS2 section seems to be obsessed with movie tie in games right now. The PS1&2 had so much better games.

Where is Colony Wars? Where is Syndicate Wars? Where is Einhander?

Is XBL's selection of classics this pathetic?

I like the PSN classics selection, and guess what nobody fuking cares if you don't like them, there is a simple solution for that: don't buy them then.

Japan's gen five games outclassed the West in so many ways.

I own quite a bit of PS1 classics from the Spyro games to the Crash games to MGS1 to Castlevania SOTN and even some RPGs like Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross, and Legend of Dragoon.

All the platforms do such a shitty job with the classics they have access to.

Nintendo has been sitting on a fucking gold mine with Virtual Console, and has maybe delivered on what...a third of the potential behind that thing?

That's exactly what I do. I check the PSN store every couple weeks usually to find they've added another pile in their Classics section. Thank you for your asshole-ish response.

I actually agree with this statement, but the games are certainly not in the PS1 Classics.

I disagree. Sure, the PS1 selection has all the big name titles like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, but it's missing the titles I mentioned. You would think with the insane popularity of the GTA franchise GTA1&2 would atleast be there.

I would have thought Nintendo would be on top of this giving the people that grew up with NES and SNES access to fondly remembered childhood memories. A real shame they're not.

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asshole-ish reply for asshole-ish thread, seems like you think psn should cater to your tastes instead of being diverse.

Third is too generous. They fucking waste that potential.

GOG

man you are a newb

Wii U's Virtual Console is infinitely worse. They don't even have Mario 64.

There was no real excuse for there to not be the whole Wii VC catalog from day one. Not having N64 at all this late into the Wii U's life cycle is really inexcusable.

I dont play anything previous to gen 7 now. I cant go back. Too much to currently play in current gen.

Nintendo is a worse offender on this. The handling of the Wii U VC is just... baffling.

This so much, except you're giving them too much credit with a third imo. Sony could push harder for more PS2 classics as well. They're doing okay with the PS1 classics (strictly okay with them; could have much more).

EDIT: actually the PS1 classics are a bit better than 'okay'

I know they need to hurry up and add Suikoden II.

That's actually happening.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/22/suikoden-ii-likely-coming-to-playstation-network

I know. Hasn't made its way to PSN yet tho.

Symphony of the Night

Final Fantasy Tactics

Boom

I know. I don't get the lack of N64. The release schedule is pathetic. Get the games out asap and lower the prices a TAD. They are trying to pull the slow release so they sell more of each game bullshit, but the games are priced poorly it won't work. If they were to reduce the cost and speed up the release schedule they'd bring in more cash.

...also, had the VC launched well with the console, and it retained Gamecube compatibility, I bet wiiu would be selling up there with ps4.

Yeah, I'd like to see Colony Wars on there too. And get G-Police up while they're at it.

The fact that many games are missing I imagine comes from outdated publishers, studios, IPs, the inability to get people who own substantial shares of the properties to come together and sign contracts necessary for royalties, for agreeing to allow them on the store. But for first party games like Colony Wars was published by Psygnosis, which is owned by Sony. Other games of theirs have made it up on PSN. It bugs me these games won't make it.

Some things baffled me, like them having Re-Loaded and not Loaded, They have WipeOut but not WipeOut XL. I'd love to see games like Alien Trilogy and Die Hard Trilogy. In the Hunt had to be one of my favorite side scrolling arcadie shooters. I'd love to see Johnny Bazookaton make it up (can still hear the soundrack in my head). No Fear Effect or the sequel.

With the Wii I just though Nintendo was slow and horrible and e-publishing, but sometimes I thought they held back on some things, like not releasing Mario All-Stars for SNES on Wii Shop in order to make money of the special limited edition anniversary edition. And before then to make sales off of the independent sale of each Super Mario Bros game from the NES section.

PS1 had so many great games it's a shame not seeing the ones I wanna play not up on the store. But, the PS3 is BC with PS1 games still, if you can obtain the discs then you should be good. Though I had compatibility on one of my favorite games. Return Fire won't play.

Anyhow, Sony isn't the only one with the opportunity to release games I wanna see. I'd love it if MS did an XBLA HD remake of Panzer Dragoon Orta, not gonna ever happen though. I'd love to see Nintendo release more stuff on their eShops, right now I'm itching to try Metroid Zero Misison. There always something.

Yeah they need to get on adding the Wii U functionality to all their VC games. In any case, we still have access to every VC game on the Wii U, but only through the Wii menu.

Do they even have a single N64 game on the Wii U VC?

I was actually going through the classics section the other day, PS2 section could be a lot better. The PS1 section isn't too bad, I got SOTN yesterday, played it on my vita.

Wtf wiius classic selection is far better than ps3 and you asked where is mario64 go Wii mode it has the entire Wii virtual console there

plus it has gba games and most importantly ps4 has no classic games so any comparison of wiiu to ps4 is irrelevant in this category. And PS3 should be compared with Wii but since Wii obviously owned ps3 nobody will do that they will bring wiiu into it FAce it Sony want you to rebut hd collections

Wtf wiius classic selection is far better than ps3 and you asked where is mario64 go Wii mode it has the entire Wii virtual console there

plus it has gba games and most importantly ps4 has no classic games so any comparison of wiiu to ps4 is irrelevant in this category. And PS3 should be compared with Wii but since Wii obviously owned ps3 nobody will do that they will bring wiiu into it FAce it Sony want you to rebut hd collections

You think PlayStation Classics is bad, dude, you should see the Virtual Console.

Symphony of the Night available? Yep. Good. Carry on.

A lot of the early sojourns into 3D have dated terribly to be honest. It's a pity but there it is.

PS2 one could use some more games but when all the Shin Megami Tensei (the best RPG franchise ever) games on the platform are available to buy for $10 each, I can't complain. SMT III: Nocturne is better than your favourite RPG.