Scottish. Gay man. Living in Manchester. Gamer, downloader, gadget junkie. Live vicariously through me by visiting every day and discovering what it's like to be someone that isn't you. Shall we scroll on...?
Playstation 3 took a couple more steps to realising its potential today.
A recent PS3 firmware update promised PS1 game compatibility via downloads from the Playstation Store. Not only that, a firmware update for the PSP promised the same. But since then nothing much has happened to make use of the feature. Until today. Nestling nicely in the PS Store today were Wipeout, Crash Bandicoot and, best of all, Jumping Flash. These are all original Playstation games I remember playing... god, it must be nearly ten years ago. I guess they're officially retro now.
Of all those games, it's Jumping Flash (see video above) that holds the fondest memories. A pretty obscure early PS1 game, it didn't perform terribly well when it was released, but it was certainly original. Taking control of robot rabbit, called Robbit, the objective is to jump around various 3D levels collecting carrots. The level design is gorgeous, and verging on surreal, and to be playing it again all these years later is an absolute joy.
And, in a further boost for PS3/PSP synchronicity, it's also possible to download these PS1 games directly from your PS3 to your PSP (at no extra cost). Fantastic. I now have a pretty tidy collection of PS1 games I can take with me anywhere.
It might be a slow start, but the amount of time I spend on PS3 is now rivalling the time I spend on Xbox360. And it will only get better with even more downloads promised.
JUNK CULTURE
Music:Take It Like A Man - DRAGONETTE Podcast:Mark Kermode - BBC TV:Kyle XY - SEASON 2 Game:Jumping Flash - PLAYSTATION Magazine:SciFi Now - ISSUE 3
