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PlayStation Link Cable

Peripheral cable for the PlayStation console

PlayStation Link Cable
Summary

Peripheral cable for the PlayStation console

The PlayStation Link Cable

The PlayStation Link Cable (SCPH-1040) is a peripheral cable for the first generation PlayStation console. Utilizing the serial I/O port found on the back of most PlayStation models, it allows for two consoles to be connected in order to play compatible multiplayer games on separate consoles and displays. The cable is an 8-pin inline serial cable and was a fully supported Sony accessory for the market life of the console. It is not compatible with the redesigned PS one or newer PlayStations.

The accessory was released in 1995 retailing for ¥2000 in Japan or $40 in the United States; it was released later than expected due to the delay of Metal Jacket, which was supposed to be the first title to take advantage of the cable. The main advantage to using the cable is that a split-screen would not be necessary for multiplayer, increasing each player's screen size and potentially increasing game performance (as only one view has to be rendered per console). However, the use of this cable requires two televisions, two PlayStations (with appropriate cables), and two copies of the game being played (with a few exceptions). This expense was impractical for most consumers, and by the end of 1997 most retailers were no longer carrying the PlayStation Link Cable.

List of compatible games

;Real-time strategy

  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Retaliation
  • Dune 2000

;First-person shooters

  • Descent
  • Descent Maximum
  • Doom
  • Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown / Duke Nukem
  • Final Doom
  • Krazy Ivan

;Third-person shooters

  • Armored Core
  • Armored Core: Project Phantasma
  • Armored Core: Master of Arena
  • Metal JacketJP
  • Mobile Suit Z GundamJP

;Flight simulation/combat

  • Bogey Dead 6 / Raging Skies / Sidewinder
  • Independence Day
  • Wing Over
  • Zero PilotJP

;Vehicular combat

  • Assault Rigs
  • Destruction Derby
  • Red Asphalt / Rock N' Roll Racing 2
  • Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012
  • Twisted Metal 3NA

;Racing

  • Andretti Racing (2 to 4 players)
  • Ayrton Senna Kart Duel
  • Burning Road
  • CART World Series (2 to 4 players)
  • Dead in the Water
  • Dodgem ArenaPAL
  • Explosive Racing / X-Racing
  • Formula 1
  • Formula 1 98 (2 to 4 players)
  • Monaco Grand Prix (Racing Simulation 2) (2 to 4 players)
  • Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
  • R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (2 to 4 players)
  • RacingroovyJP
  • Ridge Racer Revolution
  • Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed
  • San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
  • Shutokou Battle RJP
  • Streak: Hoverboard Racing
  • Test Drive 4
  • Test Drive Off-Road
  • TOCA 2 Touring Cars / Touring Car Challenge (2 to 4 players)
  • Total Drivin / Car & Driver Presents: Grand Tour Racing '98 (2 to 4 players)
  • Wipeout
  • Wipeout 2097 / XL
  • Wipeout 3 (2 to 4 players)
  • Wipeout 3: Special EditionPAL (2 to 4 players)

;Other genres

  • Blast Radius
  • Bushido Blade
  • Bushido Blade 2
  • Cool Boarders 2
  • Pro Pinball: Big Race USA
  • Robo Pit 2
  • Trick'N Snowboarder

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004TMSF Amazon.co.uk listing for the PlayStation Link Cable]
  2. (July 1995). "Head to head - PlayStation link-up". [[Future Publishing]].
  3. (December 1995). "Sony's Stocking Stuffers". [[International Data Group.
  4. (December 1995). "NG Hardware". [[Future US.
  5. (September 1997). "Letters". [[Imagine Media]].
  6. Major Mike. (December 1997). "Command & Conquer: Red Alert". [[International Data Group.
  7. (December 1998). "Review: C&C Retaliation". [[Future Publishing]].
  8. (26 June 1999). "Preview: Dune 2000 - He Who Controls the Spice Controls the Universe".
  9. (May 1996). "Descent". [[Imagine Media]].
  10. (September 1997). "Review: Descent 2". [[Future Publishing]].
  11. (November 1997). "Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown". [[Ziff Davis]].
  12. (November 1996). "Review: Final Doom". [[Future Publishing]].
  13. (May 1996). "Krazy Ivan". [[Imagine Media]].
  14. (October 1997). "Armored Core: Some Hardcore Mechanized Action". [[Ziff Davis]].
  15. Harris, Craig. (20 October 1998). "Review: Armored Core: Project Phantasma".
  16. (28 March 2000). "Review: Armored Core: Master of Arena".
  17. "Metal Jacket".
  18. "Game info: Mobile Suit Z Gundam/NTSC-J".
  19. (January 1997). "Protos: ID4". [[Ziff Davis]].
  20. (December 1997). "Review: Wing Over". [[Future Publishing]].
  21. (August 1995). "NG Alphas: Head to head". [[Imagine Media]].
  22. Harris, Craig. (8 October 1998). "Review: Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012".
  23. Perry, Douglass. (1998-10-07). "Twisted Metal 3".
  24. (March 1997). "Feature: The Missing Link". [[Future Publishing]].
  25. (December 1996). "Review: Ayrton Senna Kart Duel". [[Future Publishing]].
  26. (February 1999). "Rated: Dodgem Arena". [[EMAP]].
  27. (October 1997). "Review: Explosive Racing". [[Future Publishing]].
  28. (December 1998). "Rated: Formula 1 98". [[EMAP]].
  29. (April 1999). "Review: Ridge Racer Type 4". [[Future Publishing]].
  30. "Racingroovy".
  31. (December 1998). "Review: San Francisco Rush". [[Future Publishing]].
  32. (December 1998). "Review: Streak". [[Future Publishing]].
  33. (Christmas 1997). "Review: Test Drive 4". [[Future Publishing]].
  34. (December 1998). "Review: TOCA Touring Cars 2". [[Future Publishing]].
  35. (November 1997). "Review: Total Drivin'". [[Future Publishing]].
  36. (November 1995). "ProReview: Wipeout". [[International Data Group.
  37. (November 1999). "Letters: Ask Nino". ACP Publishing.
  38. "Wipeout 3 Special Edition (PAL back cover art)".
  39. (September 1998). "Review: Blast Radius". [[Future Publishing]].
  40. (June 1997). "Bushido Blade: Slice, Dice and Die Really Quick". [[Ziff Davis]].
  41. (June 1998). "Review: Bushido Blade 2". [[Future Publishing]].
  42. (November 1997). "Review: Cool Boarders 2: Killing Session". [[Future Publishing]].
  43. (February 1999). "Review: Pro Pinball: Race USA". [[Future Publishing]].
  44. This functionality was only present in the North American release, and was removed for the European release.
  45. Link Cable functionality is present but only accessible by a hidden menu in the original release of ''Wipeout 3''. The functionality is fully present in the ''Special Edition'' release.
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