The Playstation 1 is a nostalgic favourite of mine. I owned two of the consoles at different times over 4 years. Each time I sold them because I found that I was spending too much time gaming and too little time studying. Final Fantasy 7, Warhammer; Dark Omen, Red Alert and Diablo were some of my favourite titles. Yes there were times when the game lagged or froze but this was an incredibly fun device which you could spend hours playing. It was easy to hook up the a TV. The controllers were durable and the layout of the buttons was well thought out for placement of the fingers. Rumble packs could add a bit of excitement to games. I don't have a friend that didn't own this consol. I still feel pretty bad for turning it in for a brand new PS2. When I was young, I was lucky enough to have parents that made sure I had the new greatest toy. Not always, but when it counted. I never had a Nintendo 64, which I am still upset about 007 Golden Eye. But I had Final Fantasy 7, Crash Bandicoot, Jet Moto, and Gran Turismo. I had all the classics and the system made it possible. The games had amazing graphics, but the CD format made them scratch very easy. The controls were super durable and extremely comfortable. And most of all, the lense kept reading 5 years after it was purchased. There was no sending it back because of DISK READ ERROR.