Ah, the PS1. The original PlayStation console. The system that started it all. Released in 1994 in Japan, and then heading West in 1995, the PS1 is widely regarded as one of the most important — and successful — consoles of all time, shaping the industry that we know today.

But as is the case with any truly great gaming machine, it was the games themselves that cemented the PS1's long-standing legacy. The system's library is both colossal and era-defining; so much of its software planted the seeds of gameplay mechanics, structures, and concepts that still exist decades later.

If you asked a room full of people to name the most iconic PS1 titles, you'd get a lot of different answers. The likes of Final Fantasy 7, Metal Gear Solid, Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Spyro the Dragon, and Resident Evil may immediately come to mind, but there really is a huge selection of games that are considered bona fide classics.

And this is why we need your help. We're building a list of the very best PS1 games — all ranked and rated — and we're asking you to score your favourites in this poll.

Below, you'll find a catalogue of every PS1 game in our database, and you can use the search function to find specific titles. Dish out some ratings, and you'll contribute to the aforementioned list — which will be entirely based on user scores.

So without further ado, let's decide on the best PS1 games...