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FAQ:

Q: Does this run on an actual Playstation 1?

A: No these games are all built on and for modern hardware. The demo disc will be a downloadable game for Windows PC's and not a physical disc. Unfortunately due to the high development and testing requirements of releasing 18 separate executables on windows we also will not be able to release for Mac or Linux.

Q: Will there ever be a Physical Release of Demo Disc 2020, 2021, or Spectral Mall?

A: No. While we have received a lot of messages over the last year about people enthusiastic to help us do a physical release of the first demo disc, we have thought long and hard about it and decided that no matter what a physical release would involve money which would inherently conflict with the goals of the HPS1 remaining a free community run for the love of low-fi 3D games. 

Q: Are all of the demos for full games?

A: While we cannot guarantee all of the games will make it to a full release, they are all currently intended to be full releases eventually.

Q: Do all the demos have PS1 inspired graphics and are they all horror games?

A: Not Quite. Despite the name the HPS1 is a community where we try to accept all low-fi and retro art directions. As such not every game has to be 3D or have the particular visual quirks of any specific hardware. In a similar way we do not require the games to have a strict horror theme, instead they can be atmospheric, have a slight unnerving twist or even just feel so of the era that we can't resist loving them and wanting them in the collection.

Q: Was this a game Jam?

A: No, this isn't a game jam, while some of the projects may have been in development for short periods of time, there are also many that are just neat vertical slices of longer term passion projects from members of our community.

Unfortunately i've found an issue. The demo that you access from the TV in the Janitor's office won't load. Clicking the play button just takes you back to the Janitor's office without loading anything.

EDIT: I have been informed that the game is missing and will have to be patched in at a later date, so crisis averted, lol.

Just started up the meta mall method rather than browsing. Played through Mothered but now I don't know how to quit it to return the 'Mall'

Should I just quit out and try to browse the demos manually instead?

Thanks.

EDIT: Ah Alt-F4 worked :P

The Folder sure is there. I don't know what the deal is.

Application folder:

C:/EEK3 Demo

There should be 'HPS1 Demo Disk Spectral Mall_Data'

folder next to the executable

Is there any way to change the mouse speed in the Spectral Mall? I keep changing my DPI but after about a second of decent speed it reverts to being really low.

edited spoilers out. Sorry I had the wrong key item

Having a really bad flickering issue when trying to run Northstar Courier. It basically makes the game unplayable unfortunately at the moment. Not sure if this is just me though or a widespread issue.

I'm having trouble  opening BÅÅBÖSÅÅNGJÅÅR. The screen turn to black but nothing happens. Anyone else with this problem?

Gob doesn't run, task manager says that it's "not responding"

Hey, i am experiencing a lot of issues with Northstar Courier, like bugs and glitches that forced me to restart the game over and over, should i report them here or elsewhere?

Hey there. I'm unable to play BÅÅBÖSÅÅNGJÅÅR , the window pops up and I can play a few seconds into the demo. But the moment I try to enter the home and the cutscene plays, it freezes there. Can't progress past the point no matter how many times I restart.

Howdy! I'm having problems playing Northstar Courier, and I'm also unsure if this is the place to report problems. The controls always stop responding after the first few minutes, usually before I can even make the first delivery, and I just have to Alt+F4 and start over from the beginning. I'm using a mouse and keyboard, and I'm playing on the latest patch.

Man, I was excited to get to play Sauna 2000 again but this version is somehow significantly less functional than the original. What did the dev spend all that time on? The water from the buckes now sometimes misses the containers when I click right on them, the ash bin does not fill up when I pour ash into it, and that's just the small bugs. The wood chopping is horrible now, it has janky physics that keep making it so I know the wood away with the axe instead of chopping it. Added bonus, you drop the axe every time you shop, so doing this is infuriating.

But here comes the big one. When you put in the wood, you get that weird little tetris minigame. It does not stop. I brought 7 pieces of wood and the minigame just kept going. Once you've used up all your wood, the game softlocks, you can not leave the minigame, I tried every button. You can only let the time run out, and even the outro screen is covered with that damned minigame.

Again, how is this less functional than the original? I do not understand

Hey guys! When you guys will launch one of those compilations for Mac? :) Love your demos!

Arcade Whoa never "resets" once you complete it. Just keeps going to the end game sequence even if you start it from the browse menu.

When I tried to play Sauna 2000, it froze and would not play, involving other programs.

When I started this game only, I finally saw the title, but it seemed to be using almost 8 GB of RAM.

Is this correct behavior?

Sorry if this is not clear, I am using a translation.

Perlin Festival isn't loading on my end.

It just boots me right back out into the Mall 

Edit: Mortal Meal to. It seems to be an issue with the games that you have to unlock the doors to with items 

does anyone know if the chained double doors in the hallways opens? i think ive done everything in the mall except for that and i cannnot figure out how to open it. assuming its openable at all

Hey folks! Is it possible to backup the saved progress of the mall? I've had a look around and have found no save file anywhere.

Tried playing "10 Dead Doves", but it doesnt load at all. It just puts me in a black screen as if the game loaded but nothing happens. Pressing ESC takes me to the Mall again but the game just doesnt load, not even some error message or something. I tried from resetting my save file to executing the game directly from the folder and re-downloading the whole PS1 DemoDisk, but nothing :(

(Also so far havent encountered any more errors)