Current Events > U know what I miss about ps1: demo discs

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1 disc with like 9 games

my brother and I would play the demos over and over and never buy the games, lol.

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I miss the Playstation Demo Discs that used to have really neat menu overlays on them. Some were awesome.

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My first ps1 came with a demo disc that had the first level of Warhawk, Die hard trilogy, and the first race of need for speed. Replayed them over and over

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Mine had Medievil, Emperors New Groove, and Silent Hill 4

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I still have an old Official Playstation Magazine demo that has playable demos of Spider-Man and The Grinch

that Parappa The Rapper demo level was mythical! definitely one of the greatest moments in gaming!

a rapping dog and a sentient onion with an expertise in martial arts: it cant get better than this! lol

I remember there was an NFL game on the Demo disk. Full game but it was only 2 minute quarters with 2 teams available but for some reason the entire league roster was available, and the menu was quick so i would just trade all the players on an available team with the players on a team i wanted to play as and it worked.

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https://youtu.be/KEg48a3Rt_U

My most memorable demo disc. Played the fuck out of the first level of Parappa.

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I remember going to a friend's house and we'd play the Tony Hawk demo to death before I eventually got it. It was just the warehouse level, Tony Hawk, and Superman playing. My sister had one that Legacy of Kain, a Gex game, and a few other games I can't remember. One was a little strategy tank game with an isometric perspective (if I remember right) that I really liked but could never figure out what it was.

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BettyWhite posted...

https://youtu.be/KEg48a3Rt_U

My most memorable demo disc. Played the fuck out of the first level of Parappa.

my cousin had this one. i remember being blown away by the videos that showed the behind the scenes of the making of some games...i was like "WHOA its like actual TV".

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MediEvil and Ninja: Shadow of Darkness

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VipaGTS posted...

my cousin had this one. i remember being blown away by the videos that showed the behind the scenes of the making of some games...i was like "WHOA its like actual TV".

I miss that feeling.. Some games these days make me go "Wow.. That sure is realistic." But going through the transition of 2d to 3d gaming as a lad was mind blowing.

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boxington posted...

my brother and I would play the demos over and over and never buy the games, lol.

...and that's why they don't exist anymore

boxington posted...

my brother and I would play the demos over and over and never buy the games, lol.

Same here
I'd spend as much time playing those demo discs as I did whole games

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boxington posted...

my brother and I would play the demos over and over and never buy the games, lol.

This was normal life for the low and low-middle income families.

then you'd go to a friend's house and he'd own like 25 games of which you've played all the demos for.

Naysaspace posted...

This was normal life for the low and low-middle income families.

then you'd go to a friend's house and he'd own like 25 games of which you've played all the demos for.

Lol, yup.

PSM Magazine also had some good demo discs but they were mostly of video previews to watch of upcoming games.

boxington posted...

my brother and I would play the demos over and over and never buy the games, lol.

Lol, same.

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