Your Minivan Racing Dream is REAL! Gran Turismo 2: Beige Edition is Coming!

Gran Turismo 2: Beige Edition is a fan-made mod for the original Gran Turismo 2. 🎮 Target Platform 🗓️ Release Date 📋 Key Features and Focus Car List Expansion: Gameplay Changes: In essence, it takes the classic PS1 racing simulator and shifts the focus from high-performance racing to the fun of modifying and racing common, […]

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🌙 Yume Nikki PS: A Dream Reimagined for the PlayStation 1

A passionate fan project is breathing new, three-dimensional life into the cult-classic psychological horror game, Yume Nikki (2004), with the upcoming release of Yume Nikki PS, a 3D reimagination specifically for the original Sony PlayStation 1. Developed by Elias Daler, this unofficial fan project serves as a brief demonstration of what a full 3D remake […]

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A Legend Returns! Battle Arena Toshinden Games Are FINALLY Coming to Modern Consoles!

Well, this came as a bit of a surprise, but do you remember the Battle Arena Toshinden games? Or as we used to simply call them, “Toshinden“. I remember seeing the first game running on the original PlayStation back in 1995 and was instantly attracted to it, as I was, and still am, a big […]

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PlayStation on Analogue Pocket, Updated with Big Gains….

…. But Still a Long Way to Go!! FPGA core developer pgate1 has brought a Sony PlayStation core to the Analogue Pocket, something many considered impossible. That hasn’t stopped the developer from continuing to update the core, with the latest update released just a few hours ago. You’ll find a list of changes below, and […]

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Looking Back #4: Metal Gear Solid – The Game That Turned Stealth Into Cinema

Introduction When I first played Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation in 1998, it didn’t feel like just another video game. It felt like I was stepping into something bigger, something closer to cinema than anything I’d ever seen on a console before. Hideo Kojima’s vision turned what could have been a simple stealth action […]

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PlayStation Core for Analogue Pocket – Still Being Worked On and Just Got Better

In January 2023, the FPGA gaming world had a “wow” moment when a developer using the X handle @pgate1 shared a tweet (embedded below) showing a PlayStation core running on the Analogue Pocket. While an incredible sight, the initial version had severe limitations, with games running at a reduced frame rate. It appears the developer […]

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Looking Back: Crash Bandicoot – A Technical Marvel on the PlayStation

Retro gaming is more than nostalgia, it’s history, innovation, and sometimes pure weirdness. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new series here on Metal Game Solid called “Looking Back.” In this series, we’ll revisit games that left their mark, whether they were technical powerhouses, cult classics, or just plain bizarre. From titles that pushed […]

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“Crash Bash” Secret: The PlayStation Game Had a Hidden Widescreen Mode.

X account Bo (Low Context Burning Rangers) posted earlier that the 2000 PlayStation game Crash Bash has hidden 16:9 widescreen mode. In order to active it you need to input the following on the menu screen: Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Left, Right, Left, Left, Left, Right, Left Keep in mind that […]

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NBA Jam 50 – 50 Years of Basketball Stars in a PSX ROM Hack

Modder eskayelle has released NBA Jam 50, a new PlayStation hack of NBA Jam T.E. that brings together five decades of basketball legends. The project combines elements from NBA Jam T.E. – Double Z Mod and NBA Jam 2K22 for PSX, covering star players from 1975 to 2025. According to the developer, the hack runs […]

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Tales of Destiny (PS1) – Re-Translation Patch

A new fan patch for the US release of Tales of Destiny aims to polish the original localization, fix technical bugs, and restore censored or altered content. While not a full retranslation, it keeps Michiyo Pattillo’s original English script intact, correcting translation errors, reverting arbitrary localization changes, and implementing modern Tales naming conventions. Key Features […]

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