Playstation friends, low-res pixel style!

These would-be PS1 mascots were all stars of early 3D or late 2D platformers, vying for the enviable position of the face of Sony’s platform. It’s arguable who is the definitive mascot—Lara Croft perhaps? But while I never had a PS1, through the PC, friends’ consoles, or even later handheld entries all these characters have come to hold a place in my heart. Grouping them together though originates from a comment I read once on a fan wiki. Some enterprising young editor had stated that because these five had featured together on the cover of some Playstation magazine or other, this showed that they were friends. The charming, earnest naivety of this assertion stuck with me and to this day this little band will be my Playstation Friends.

Rayman, Abe (Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee etc), Croc (Legend of the Gobbos etc), Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon