Feeling spritely? This shouldn't help: the original PlayStation console was released 30 years ago today in the United States, on 9th September 1995. It was a machine that would change gaming forever.

We celebrated the 30th anniversary of PS1 last December because that's when it was first introduced, in Japan, on 3rd December 1994. Sony's debut console was released in Europe at a similar time to America, on 29th September 1995.

WipeOut 2097 Was So Good It Ruined Everything - PlayStation 30th Anniversary We love an indulgent 90s nostalgia binge here, and Jim's video on the legacy of WipeOut 2097 and the PS1 is a great watch to scratch that particular itch with. He's really funny and handsome too.Watch on YouTube

It's such a momentous milestone we dedicated a week to it, writing a collection of articles about the grey, oversized Discman-style box. The articles ranged from love-letters to WipEout and Tekken, to interviews with former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden, who was there at the time (which is why his photograph is in black and white).

We also asked for your memories of PS1, which you provided in abundance - there were more than 300 comments. And I read them all. And they're all lovely; funny, heartfelt, poignant. Prepare yourself: it's an emotional ride.

As the regional reverberations of the PS1 anniversary are felt again, I thought I'd resurface some pieces you've maybe not read.

  • You can't really pick 10 PS1 games over all the others, can you? Challenge accepted - The 10 PS1 games that mattered the most
  • "We always knew PlayStation would only be successful if we made it, quote, 'The People's Platform'" - the big exclusive interview with former PlayStation bigwig Shawn Layden
  • "Suddenly the ceiling of the room starts cracking up and falling down..." - Your wonderful PlayStation memories
  • Remember Blockbuster video shops? Remember mail order catalogues? - How Blockbuster and a mail order catalogue helped PlayStation defeat the Sega Saturn
  • Remember the Die-Hard Trilogy - the game that was three games in one? I found man who came up with that overambitious idea - Simon Pick - and he had a hell of a story to tell
  • Crash Bandicoot's true legacy? All the average games we love
  • How PlayStation propelled Tekken into the big time
  • How the PlayStation helped Square Enix achieve its cinematic ambitions for Final Fantasy 7 and beyond
  • Writing WipEout, one of gaming's most enduring, vivid worlds