This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this article. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "PlayStation Mouse" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
PlayStation Mouse
The PlayStation Mouse, mouse mat and packaging.
The PlayStation Mouse, mouse mat and packaging.
ManufacturerSony Computer Entertainment
TypeVideo game controller
Mouse
GenerationFifth generation era
ConnectivityController ports

The PlayStation Mouse (US/UK: SCPH-1090, JP: SCPH-1030) is an input device for the PlayStation that allows the player to use a mouse as a method of control in compatible games. The mouse was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, the launch date of the PlayStation.[1]

The mouse itself is a simple two-button ball mouse that plugs directly into the PlayStation controller port without adapters or conversions and is a fully supported Sony accessory. It was packaged along with a mouse mat bearing the PlayStation logo.

The mouse is mainly used in point-and-click adventures, strategy games, simulation games and visual novels. In later years, first-person shooters also make use of the peripheral to aim the player's view in the same manner as similar games on the PC. It is also used by the arcade light gun shooting game Area 51 as an aiming device instead of a light gun compatibility.[2]

A special Konami-branded edition of the mouse was released alongside the Japanese exclusive title Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You.[3]

Mouse packs for Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten and Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool were also released exclusively in Japan.[4][5]

List of games compatible with the PlayStation Mouse

Notes

  1. ^ This functionality was only present in the Japanese release, titled Backgammon. It was released in PAL territories as Pro Backgammon without Playstation Mouse compatibility.
  2. ^ The compilation includes three titles, two of which are compatible (Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars and Myst) and a third (Road Rash) which is not.
  3. ^ This functionality was only present in the Japanese release, titled Prism Land Story. It was released in PAL territories as Prism Land and in North America as Sorcerer's Maze without Playstation Mouse compatibility.
  4. ^ This functionality was only present in the PAL release.

References

  1. ^ "History of the PlayStation". IGN. 28 August 1998. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Most Useless Gaming Peripherals". IGN. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Konami PlayStation Tokimeki Memorial Mouse". Consolevariations. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. ^ a b "Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Kindergarten - Mouse Pack". Retro Place. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ^ a b "Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Preschool - Mouse Pack". Retro Place. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  6. ^ "A Train". Next Generation. No. 4. Imagine Media. April 1995. p. 86.
  7. ^ "Review: Pool Shark". Play. No. 42. Future Publishing. December 1998. p. 60.
  8. ^ "The making of Alien Resurrection PSOne". Eurogamer. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 Review". GameSpot. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Arcade Party Pak Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Rated: Ark of Time". PlayStation Plus. No. 28. EMAP. January 1998. p. 89.
  14. ^ "Atari Anniversary Edition Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Rated: Atlantis". PlayStation Plus. No. 41. EMAP. February 1999. p. 89.
  16. ^ "Baldies Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Play Test: Bedlam". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia. No. 2. Next Publishing. Summer 1997. p. 63.
  18. ^ "Review Crew: Broken Sword". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 114.
  19. ^ "Review: Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror". Play. No. 28. Future Publishing. Christmas 1997. p. 40.
  20. ^ "A-Z buyer's guide". PlayStation Official Magazine – New Zealand. No. 44. ACP Publishing. May 2001. p. 58-62.
  21. ^ "Review: Chronicles of the Sword". Play. No. 18. Future Publishing. April 1997. p. 69.
  22. ^ "30 Things Only Super Fans Knew The PlayStation 1 Could Do". The Gamer. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Clock Tower: Now That's What I Call One Mean Barber". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 98. Ziff Davis. September 1997. p. 121.
  24. ^ a b "PlayStation Peripheral Goes Retro". GameSpot. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Review Crew: C&C: Red Alert". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 102. Ziff Davis. January 1998. p. 162.
  26. ^ "Review: C&C Retaliation". Play. No. 41. Future Publishing. December 1998. p. 80.
  27. ^ "Review: Constructor". Play. No. 44. Future Publishing. February 1999. p. 74.
  28. ^ "Review: Die Hard Trilogy". Play. No. 11. Future Publishing. September 1996. p. 20.
  29. ^ "Preview: Die Hard Trilogy 2". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 54. Future Publishing. January 2000. p. 50.
  30. ^ "20 Forgotten Games From The 90s Worth Digging Up". The Gamer. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Review: Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?". Play. No. 28. Future Publishing. Christmas 1997. p. 42.
  32. ^ "Review: Discworld Noir". HG101. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Dracula: The Resurrection Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  34. ^ "Dracula: The Last Sanctuary Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  35. ^ "Review: Dune". PlayStation Pro. No. 46. Paragon Publishing. November 1996. p. 63.
  36. ^ "Egypt 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  37. ^ "ProReview: Final Doom". GamePro. No. 98. IDG. November 1996. pp. 100–101.
  38. ^ "NG Alphas: Front Mission Alternative". Next Generation. No. 35. Imagine Media. November 1997. p. 133.
  39. ^ "Review: Galaxian 3". Play. No. 10. Future Publishing. August 1996. p. 60.
  40. ^ a b c d e "PlayStation Mouse Support". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  41. ^ "PlayTest: Global Domination". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 42. Future Publishing. March 1999. p. 88.
  42. ^ "Rated: Help". PlayStation Plus. No. 31. EMAP. April 1998. p. 102.
  43. ^ "Klaymen Klaymen: The Mystery of the Neverhood". Famitsu. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  44. ^ "Review: Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings". Play. No. 43. Future Publishing. January 1999. p. 54.
  45. ^ "Test: Louvre : L'Ultime Malediction". Jeuxvideo.com. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  46. ^ "Review: Mighty Hits Special". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia. No. 37. ACP Publishing. September 2000. p. 80.
  47. ^ "Review: Monopoly". Play. No. 28. Future Publishing. Christmas 1997. p. 46.
  48. ^ "Preview: Myst". PlayStation Plus. Vol. 1, no. 3. EMAP. December 1995. p. 38.
  49. ^ "My Disney Kitchen Cover Art - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  50. ^ "Neorude". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  51. ^ "Review: Player Manager". Play. No. 14. Future Publishing. December 1996. p. 72.
  52. ^ "PlayTest: Player Manager 98-99". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 42. Future Publishing. February 1999. p. 108.
  53. ^ "Review: Premier Manager '98". Play. No. 36. Future Publishing. July 1998. p. 44.
  54. ^ "Rated: Premier Manager 99". PlayStation Plus. No. 42. EMAP. March 1999. p. 86.
  55. ^ "X-rated: Premier Manager 2000". Extreme PlayStation. No. 28. Quay Publishing. April 2000. p. 64.
  56. ^ "Review Crew: Horned Owl". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 84. Ziff Davis. July 1996. p. 28.
  57. ^ "Quake II Review". GameSpot. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  58. ^ "Review: Risk". Play. No. 29. Future Publishing. January 1998. p. 62.
  59. ^ "Riven: The Sequel to Myst Review". GameSpot. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  60. ^ "Review: RPG Maker". Play. No. 69. Future Publishing. December 2000. p. 75.
  61. ^ "Review: Sentinel Returns". Play. No. 39. Future Publishing. October 1998. p. 52.
  62. ^ "PlayTest: Shanghai True Valor". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 42. Future Publishing. February 1999. p. 109.
  63. ^ "Motherlode". Next Generation. No. 18. Imagine Media. June 1996. p. 114.
  64. ^ "Review Crew: SimCity 2000". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 85. Ziff Davis. August 1996. p. 24.
  65. ^ "Snatcher - PlayStation (back cover)". Moby Games. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  66. ^ "The Namco back catalogue - PlayStation innovation second to none". Maximum. No. 5. EMAP. April 1996. p. 48.
  67. ^ "Review Crew: Syndicate Wars". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 98. Ziff Davis. September 1997. p. 56.
  68. ^ "Review: Transport Tycoon". Play. No. 24. Future Publishing. September 1997. p. 64.
  69. ^ "Team EGM Box Scores: Virtual Pool". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 91. Ziff Davis. February 1997. p. 150.
  70. ^ "Test Screen: Warhammer Dark Omen". Edge. No. 57. Future Publishing. April 1998. p. 101.
  71. ^ "Review: Warzone 2100". Play. No. 48. Future Publishing. May 1999. p. 56.
  72. ^ "Xerox". Next Generation. No. 14. Imagine Media. February 1996. p. 158.
  73. ^ "Pro Review: X-COM: Terror from the Deep". PlayStation Pro. No. 2. IDG Media. Christmas 1996. p. 60.
  74. ^ "Review: Z". Play. No. 29. Future Publishing. January 1999. p. 66.
Categories