{"id":94,"date":"2022-09-22T17:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/best-ps1-platformers\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:11:29","slug":"best-ps1-platformers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/best-ps1-platformers\/","title":{"rendered":"Best PS1 Platformers You Can Play Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The original PS1 had a massive library spanning multiple genres, including some of the best platformers of all time. Many of these titles are still being played and enjoyed today and for good reason. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to retro game collecting or are attempting to load up on titles that you haven&#8217;t heard of, here are the top <a href=\"__GHOST_URL__\/best-ps1-games\/\">PS1<\/a> platformers that you can buy today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-audio-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"__GHOST_URL__\/content\/media\/2023\/02\/best-ps1-platformers_thumb.webp?v&#x3D;1676847590316\" alt=\"audio-thumbnail\" class=\"kg-audio-thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-thumbnail placeholder kg-audio-hide\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ape-Escape-psx.png 803w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/best-ps1-platformers\/#1-_Ape_Escape\" title=\"1- Ape Escape\">1- Ape Escape<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/best-ps1-platformers\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"1ape-escape\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-_Ape_Escape\"><\/span><strong>1- Ape Escape<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ape_Escape_(video_game)\">Ape Escape<\/a> is the title that defined the dual shock controller. At it&#8217;s core, it&#8217;s an awesome platformer that is a ton of fun. The left stick is for moving the character and the right stick is to use the gadgets that you use to capture the monkeys. Every level is set off to have you find the ape and catch them. Often the ape will run and hide somewhere if you&#8217;re not fast enough. Ape Escape is the best 3d platformer on the PS1 hands down. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/KMapqg\" class=\"kg-btn kg-btn-accent\">VIEW ON EBAY<\/a><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"final-thoughts\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With so many options for quality PS1 games, it&#8217;s incredibly hard to narrow down the list of platformers. 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