Essential Playstation

Included with the UK magazine with the same name. The magazine was a spin-off from OPM UK. All the demos came in slimline cases. Some also came with OPM special issues outside of UK.

Essential Playstation CD One SCED-00502 711719641629

Essential Playstation CD One

Essential Playstation CD One (image)

Notes The disc was inlucded with special issue 1 in Germany, without insert.
Playable Adidas Power Soccer, Assault Rigs, Destruction Derby, Discworld, Jumping Flash, Lemmings 3D, Pro Pinball, Ridge Racer Revolution, Wipeout

Essential Playstation CD Two SCED-00572 711719645122 (image)

Playable Actua Soccer, Descent, Krazy Ivan, Loaded, Mortal Kombat 3, Striker '98, Supersonic Racers
Videos H-Com: Enemy Unknown, Olympic Soccer, Resident Evil

Essential Playstation CD Three SCED-00636 711719659129 (image)

Playable Die Hard Trilogy, Doom, Formula 1, Mickey's Wild Adventure, Shellshock, Tunnel B1, Twisted Metal, Warhawk, Wipeout 2097
Videos Broken Sword

Essential Playstation CD Four SCED-00938

Euro Essential Demo 04 GER 9709220 (image)

Essential Playstation CD Four 71171676928 (image)

Notes The black disc variation was included with a special issue in Germany, probably special issue 4, published in 1997.
Playable Adidas Power Soccer '97, Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Command & Conquer, Crash Bandicoot, Disruptor, Porshe Challenge, Tekken 2, Time Commando, Tomb Raider, Victory Boxing

Essential Playstation CD Five SCED-01004 711719699729 (image)

Playable Destruction Derby 2, Excalibur 2555AD, Exhumed, Little Big Adventure, Monster Trucks, Pandemonium, Rage Racer, Reloaded, Street Racer, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

Essential Playstation CD Six SCED-00751 711719707226 (image)

Playable Agent Armstrong, Croc, Fade to Black, Overboard, PaRappa the Rapper, Ridge Racer Revolution, Speedster, Tenka, Test Drive 4, Wipeout 2097

Essential Playstation CD Seven SCED-01110 711719711025 (image)

Playable Colony Wars, Felony 11-79, G-Police, Jonah Lomu Rugby, Nightmare Creatures, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Rally Cross, Robotron X, Spider, Tomb Raider 2

Essential Playstation CD Eight SCED-01139 711719716426 (image)

Playable Ace Combat 2, Actua Soccer 2, Crash Bandicoot 2, Die Hard Trilogy, Formula Karts, Judge Dredd, Machine Hunter, Pandemonium 2, Shadow Master, TOCA Touring Car

Essential Playstation CD Nine SCED-01140

PlayStation Plus 1 711719716525 (image1, image2)

Essential PlayStation IX 711719716525 (image1, image2)

Demo CD 01 (1999 Yearbook) 711719762829 (image)

Playable Bomberman World, Circuit Breakers, Colin McRae Rally, Cool Boarders 2, Gran Turismo, Kula World, Tekken 2, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2, Rocks 'n' Gems (Net Yaroze)

Essential Playstation CD Ten SCED-01141

Essential PlayStation Demo 10 9716624 (image)

Essential PlayStation X 711719716624 (image)

Notes The Italian version was probably a special issue demo, if so it came in a slimline case with a sticker.
Playable Abe's Exoddus, Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped, Cool Boarders 2, Dead Or Alive, F1 '98, Fluid, ISS '98, Parappa The Rapper, Spyro The Dragon, Tekken 3, Tomb Raider 3

Essential Playstation CD Eleven SCED-01142 711719716723 (image)

Playable Akuji The Heartless, B-Movie, Colony Wars Vengeance, Future Cop: LAPD, G-Police, Michael Owen's World League Soccer 99, Music, Psybadek, TOCA 2, Victory Boxing 2

Essential Playstation CD Twelve SCED-01143

Essential Playstation 12 711719716822 (image)

Official Australian PlayStation Collection Q1 711719716822 (image)

Playable A Bug's Life, Actua Pool (Pool Shark), Cool Boarders 3, Devil Dice, Gran Turismo, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Metal Gear Solid, Rollcage, Wipeout 2097
NetYaroze Between the Eyes, Blitter Boy, Bouncer 2, Clone, Gravitation, Haunted Maze, Hover Car Racing, The Incredible Coneman, Mah Jongg, Psychon, Pushy II, Rocks 'n' Gems, Terra Incognita, Total Soccer Yaroze
Videos Metal Gear Solid, Ridge Racer Type 4

Credits: Mic Rio (04 GER)