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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:04:14 AM
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Who is the true face(mascot) of the PlayStation 1?

Crash?
Spyro?

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SMAP-
01/11/21 3:08:53 AM
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he definitely was for a period of time, popularity shrunk a lot though in the PS2 era. the revival era of the last few years has been pretty successful but hes not really a mascot anymore given that its multi platform now

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:11:37 AM
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SMAP- posted...
he definitely was for a period of time, popularity shrunk a lot though in the PS2 era. the revival era of the last few years has been pretty successful but hes not really a mascot anymore given that its multi platform now

dang
thats pretty wild actually!!!

& oh yeah huh that is true

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CM_Ponch
01/11/21 3:13:38 AM
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He was up until Crash 4, then he kind of disappeared and Jak and Ratchet took over, then Sackboy. Now it's the Astrobots?

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viewmaster_pi
01/11/21 3:14:47 AM
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take off your jak and ratchet

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:15:26 AM
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Lost_All_Senses
01/11/21 3:16:16 AM
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It's Croc. Wait for the Remake. You'll see. You'll all see

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:16:25 AM
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CM_Ponch posted...
He was up until Crash 4, then he kind of disappeared and Jak and Ratchet took over, then Sackboy. Now it's the Astrobots?

did sly ever have a great enough run to be the mascot?

viewmaster_pi posted...
take off your jak and ratchet

lol

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:17:16 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's Croc. Wait for the Remake. You'll see. You'll all see

I mentioned croc to somebody once...received a blank stare. You understand though!

and will there really be a croc remake???



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SMAP-
01/11/21 3:17:24 AM
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I adored the Sly games, they were probably my absolute favorite of these sorts of games, but sales wise it tended to be overshadowed by Jak and Ratchet

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:19:52 AM
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SMAP- posted...
I adored the Sly games, they were probably my absolute favorite of these sorts of games, but sales wise it tended to be overshadowed by Jak and Ratchet

thats cool, I never got to play sly but I had every jak game and some ratchet games.

BUT I got the sly collection on my Vita so I will play those next!

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viewmaster_pi
01/11/21 3:19:55 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
It's Croc. Wait for the Remake. You'll see. You'll all see
would love croc: recrocced

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:23:30 AM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
would love croc: recrocced





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SMAP-
01/11/21 3:23:44 AM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
thats cool, I never got to play sly but I had every jak game and some ratchet games.

BUT I got the sly collection on my Vita so I will play those next!

the collection totally rules. the first game is pretty different from the rest, its more like a crash bandicoot game with some stealth thrown in, its still really good in its own unique way. 2 and 3 have more of an open world and theyre some of my favorite games ever.

i didnt like 4 really, its got a different developer, but its not a bad game, just doesnt add anything new, and the writing is sorta off, felt fanfictiony.


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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:29:54 AM
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SMAP- posted...
the collection totally rules. the first game is pretty different from the rest, its more like a crash bandicoot game with some stealth thrown in, its still really good in its own unique way. 2 and 3 have more of an open world and theyre some of my favorite games ever.

i didnt like 4 really, its got a different developer, but its not a bad game, just doesnt add anything new, and the writing is sorta off, felt fanfictiony.

that sounds AWESOME!!!

& oh that makes sense with the new dev and all. Ill give that one a try too still since Ill probably be invested in the entire plot by then haha


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SMAP-
01/11/21 3:41:20 AM
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yeah i think youll love the plot, i havent really played another platformer that comes close to being as engrossing. really charming and unique, its got a lot of heart and the dialogue is really fun, kinda reminds me of uncharted

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:53:02 AM
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SMAP- posted...
yeah i think youll love the plot, i havent really played another platformer that comes close to being as engrossing. really charming and unique, its got a lot of heart and the dialogue is really fun, kinda reminds me of uncharted

thats actually really interesting to hear that! Im definitely down!!

Are there going to be anymore sly games or did 4 seal the plot/storyline and finalize it?

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solosnake
01/11/21 3:57:14 AM
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Its kind of strange that playstation never really had a mascot to the same level as its competitors, yet its arguably been the most successful.

Sega had sonic
Nintendo has Mario
Microsoft has Halo
Sony never really had anything on that same level

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:58:05 AM
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solosnake posted...
Its kind of strange that playstation never really had a mascot to the same level as its competitors, yet its arguably been the most successful.

Sega had sonic
Nintendo has Mario
Microsoft has Halo
Sony never really had anything on that same level


exactly!!!!

is there a reason for that?

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 3:59:50 AM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
exactly!!!!

is there a reason for that?

like was Sony a battlefield that nobody accepted each others shot at creating a mascot on?

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Lost_All_Senses
01/11/21 4:03:40 AM
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Wasn't Master Halo reluctantly accepted as Xboxes mascot after their own failures of trying to make other mascots?

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 4:05:40 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Wasn't Master Halo reluctantly accepted as Xboxes mascot after their own failures of trying to make other mascots?

i all honesty I didnt have the first Xbox so Im not sure. But if thats what happened thats soooo wild!!!

is that how it works for all consoles btw? Like if banjo outsold Mario would Banjo be the mascot?

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greatmonkeybaby
01/11/21 4:12:45 AM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
i all honesty I didnt have the first Xbox so Im not sure. But if thats what happened thats soooo wild!!!

is that how it works for all consoles btw? Like if banjo outsold Mario would Banjo be the mascot?

and are mascot platformers from other games practically just attempts at the mascot throne of their respective console? like for example was Spyro a potential PlayStation mascot if Crash fell off earlier?

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SMAP-
01/11/21 12:57:48 PM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
thats actually really interesting to hear that! Im definitely down!!

Are there going to be anymore sly games or did 4 seal the plot/storyline and finalize it?

uhh I dont wanna say too much because of spoilers but Id honestly say sly 3 sealed the plot and then 4 tried something new but sold kinda poorly and left a few threads hanging. the trilogy is definitely its own separate thing

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Lost_All_Senses
01/11/21 1:59:26 PM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...


i all honesty I didnt have the first Xbox so Im not sure. But if thats what happened thats soooo wild!!!

Youtuber, so take it how you will. But this is where I got that info

https://youtu.be/ZrmCf9r5J0A

4:00 mark. But given this topic, you might find the full video interesting.

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Scotty_Rogers
01/11/21 2:03:22 PM
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He was only an unofficial mascot during the PS1 era. There's never been any one character to represent Sony.

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Tobi011
01/11/21 2:34:47 PM
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Scotty_Rogers posted...
He was only an unofficial mascot during the PS1 era. There's never been any one character to represent Sony.
Technically, Sony does have a mascot. Toro Inoue, the white cat that appeared in Playstation All-Stars, is considered to the mascot... in Japan that is.
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