Japan gets 25 new downloadable PS1 games

**Shrygue** · April 25th, 2007, 18:39

via PSP Fanboy

Japan is receiving a huge selection of PS1 games to download on the PLAYSTATION Store, starting 4/26. The following games will be playable both on PSP and PS3 systems equipped with firmware 1.7:

Spectral Force (Idea Factory)
R-Types (Irem)
A.IV. Evolution Global (Artdink)
Resident Evil Directors Edition (Capcom)
Bishibashi Special (Konami)
Arc the Land (Sony)
Ore no Shi wo Koete Yuke (Sony)
Gunners Heaven (Sony)
Ganbare Morikawa-kun Ni-go (Sony)
Marl Oukoku no Ningyou Hime (Nippon Ichi)
Tekken 2 (Bandai Namco)

But, that's not all.The Store will update with these additional titles, which will not be PS3-compatible (for reasons unknown):

Ikasama Mahjong (Idea Factory)
CG Mukashi Banashi Jiisan Ni-do Bikkuri (Idea Factory)
Yaku Tsu Noroi no Game (Idea Factory)
Lunatic Dawn III (Artdink)
A5: Take the A-Train 5 (Artdink)
Metal Slug X (SNK Playmore)
Real Bout Garou Densetsu (aka Real Bout Fatal Fury, SNK Playmore)
Kenkaku Ibunroku Yomigaerishi Soukou no Yaiba Samurai Spirits Shinshou (aka Samurai Showdown Warriors Rage, SNK Playmore)
Bakumatsu Roman: Gekka no Kenshi (aka The Last Blade, SNK Playmore)
Garou Densetsu Wild Ambition (aka Fatal Fury Wild Ambition, SNK Playmore)
Fushigi Keiji (Capcom)
Philsoma (Sony)
Jigsaw World (Nippon Ichi)
Wai Wai Tennis Plus (Hamster)

This is a significant update, far larger than any before it. Could this reflect upon a larger availability of PS1 titles in America as well?

**Accordion** · April 25th, 2007, 20:24

hmmm, a very strange move to release more ps3 uncompatible games....

i wonder why

**burrito** · April 25th, 2007, 20:43

lol
I can download any ps1 game

**Veskgar** · April 25th, 2007, 20:44

The most exciting thing to me about this is that SONY must be very confident in their POPS emulator. To commercialize the emulation of so many games at once, SONY would have to be sure that they work 100% -

Also, if the POPS emulator has increased in compatibility so much, that also means a lot of other games will probably work perfect also. Perhaps maybe even some games that have previously had issues.

I think this is great for people who use the latest OE custom firmware for the newest version of POPS.

Thank you SONY!
Thank you Dark_AleX!

**Cristyle** · April 25th, 2007, 21:11

Nice to see a growing ps1 store, but i want da fu**in' Resident Evil 2, 3 and FF ;-D

**Buddy4point0** · April 25th, 2007, 21:17

i can get any ps1 game i want on my psp so i really dont care about this

**Basil Zero** · April 25th, 2007, 21:17

Originally Posted by taco111

lol
I can download any ps1 game

Same here lol

**Paiku** · April 25th, 2007, 21:52

Arc the lad is nice and so is Gunners heaven.

**Veskgar** · April 25th, 2007, 21:57

Originally Posted by Paiku

Arc the lad is nice

Yeah. I have the Arc The Lad Collection box set. As far as I know, they all work on POPS when converted but I've only played Arc the Lad 1 so far.