PS1 games on an HDTV - AGHHHHH!!!!

Oh god they look bad. Even if you don't force the PS3 to fill the whole screen, the picture quality is borderline unplayable at times. In the past I have had to swap back to a SDTV as this seems to make things a lot better.

Thing is, I can load up any old classic on the PC and simply shove the game into a super high resolution to get an acceptable picture. Why can't the PS3 do this for old PS1 games?

i dont believe the PS3 has a upscaler built into its PS1 emulator. either that or ur not using the HD cables, r u? make sure to check ur settings.

i dont believe the PS3 has a upscaler built into its PS1 emulator. either that or ur not using the HD cables, r u? make sure to check ur settings.

painguy1

it doesn't look that bad at all, i've played through Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3 with no real problems. How big is your HDTV anyway? mine is a 32" 1080p Viera, If you have a 46" or larger i think thats where your problem is.

it doesn't look that bad at all, i've played through Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3 with no real problems. How big is your HDTV anyway? mine is a 32" 1080p Viera, If you have a 46" or larger i think thats where your problem is.

shani_boy101

I've been playing Crach Bandicoot and Rayman on my 32inch HDTV and its not even that bad, sure its weird to look at for the first 2 minutes but its something you get over quickly once you start playing it

When I played Legend of Dragoon on my PS3 with an 850 series samsung 46 inch LCD, it looked basically like a larger version of an SD display, complete with Jaggies and horrendous 10 year old polygonal graphics.

No amount of upscaling is going to make a PS1 game look good.

It wasn't about graphics back then dude.. It was about everything else.. Just look past the graphics and enjoy the games.. What they were meant for.DiabeticDood

That's true but sometimes it's hard to enjoy a game that hasn't aged very well. I mean if I look at Tekken 1 on PSone and Tekken 3, obviously 3 is the one I'll play because it aged better and well cause it's a better game. There are some PSone games that still look great for todays standard and even look better than some PSP games.

Imo, you can play almost any SNES game today and still have fun because it aged very well but the PSone and especially N64 have many games in their early 3D stages that are just ugh. I mean OOT was my first game but it bores me to death nowadays.

[QUOTE="DiabeticDood"]It wasn't about graphics back then dude.. It was about everything else.. Just look past the graphics and enjoy the games.. What they were meant for.sanim02

That's true but sometimes it's hard to enjoy a game that hasn't aged very well. I mean if I look at Tekken 1 on PSone and Tekken 3, obviously 3 is the one I'll play because it aged better and well cause it's a better game. There are some PSone games that still look great for todays standard and even look better than some PSP games.

Imo, you can play almost any SNES game today and still have fun because it aged very well but the PSone and especially N64 have many games in their early 3D stages that are just ugh. I mean OOT was my first game but it bores me to death nowadays.

I dunno, I kinda call shenanigans on that. I'm replaying Majora's Mask at the moment, and I think it still looks good. I get all nostalgiac though, so it depends on the player. I replayed FFVIII a few months ago as well, and again, the polygons and texturing didn't bother me, I thought it was awesome that I remembered when that game was state of the art.

All depends on your point of view I 'spose.

of course there not gonna lok 2 good on youre tv. the ps1 rus at 320x240 max.playin that rez on hdtv well show its shortcomings.

I played Crash bandicoot 3, final fantasy 7, rayman and a couple others on my 40inch 1080p and they didnt look too bad. Final fantasy 7 looked pretty decent.

I even played Rayman on our 1080p projector displayed on a 92" screen and it wasnt bad, but Rayman is a 2D game so the visuals wouldnt be hurt too badly.

I play all my PS1 titles that I have downloaded on my PSP. It has been great sneeking some FFVIII at work.

I play all my PS1 titles that I have downloaded on my PSP. It has been great sneeking some FFVIII at work.

bungee1970

[QUOTE="shani_boy101"]

it doesn't look that bad at all, i've played through Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3 with no real problems. How big is your HDTV anyway? mine is a 32" 1080p Viera, If you have a 46" or larger i think thats where your problem is.

ElTriforceo

I played Crash bandicoot 3, final fantasy 7, rayman and a couple others on my 40inch 1080p and they didnt look too bad. Final fantasy 7 looked pretty decent.

I even played Rayman on our 1080p projector displayed on a 92" screen and it wasnt bad, but Rayman is a 2D game so the visuals wouldnt be hurt too badly.

maingon2004

They are pretty bad, but I don't mind it none at all. I can look past the graphics pretty easily.

I know it was aking alot just to get classica on the ps store.....its been 3 years now and still there is only a handful of titles to choose from? I thought there would be 100's................

Its almost pointless if they do not HD up the games a bit and add trophys.........

Like Bionic Commando re-armed......That game looked and played great.....

DO THAT FOR EVERY PS1 GAME AND I THINK IT WILL BE A BIG DRAW!

Games dont have it today,,,,what games had back then.....