PlayStation 1 game emulation playthrough progress

 Remastered for PS5:

• Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
• Tomb Raider 1-3
• Tomb Raider 4-6
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• Pac Man World
• MediEvil
• Crash Bandicoot
• Final Fantasy VII
• Resident Evil
• Abe's Odyssey > New 'n' Tasty
• Abe's Exodus > Soulstorm

Played on PS5 classics emulation:

• MediEvil 1
• MediEvil Resurrection
• Toy Story 2 - Buzz Lightyear To The Rescue
• Ape Escape 
• Ape Escape P
• Not yet played
• Dino Crisis
• Metal Gear Solid
• Final Fantasy VIII
• PaRappa The Rapper

Not yet remastered or released on PS5 Classics Catalogue, so played on RetroArch/DuckStation:

• MediEvil 2
• Silent Bomber
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Asteroids
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire
• Monsters Inc, Scare Island
• 40 Winks
• Star Ixiom
• Atlantis The Lost Empire 
• Blitter Boy (Net Yaroze compilation)
• Vib Ribbon
• Devil Dice
• Tomba
• Lego Racers
• Tarzan
• Kula World
• Ghost in the Shell
• Bugs Bunny & Taz - Time Busters
• Jimmy White's 2 Cueball
• Grand Theft Auto
• Gran Turismo
• Kiss Pinball
• Spice World video
• Demo One (Version 7, Europe)
• Yet to play:
• Rayman
• Silent Hill
• Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
• Vagrant Story

Best UK mobile operators and SIM plans

Signal

Best to worst signal from hours of my own testing:

1. Vodafone 
2. O2
3. EE
4. Three

Vodafone and Three are going to merge. All UK signal is crap right now because of banning Huawei, anti-5G locals, and lack of infrastructure funding after Brexit.

Check signal coverage here: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage

Another plus for Vodafone, their "Ultra 5G" which currently only works on some phones. Google Pixel 8/9 Pro also has ULCA for faster uploads which is unique to Vodafone 

https://www.stuff.tv/news/heres-why-some-uk-pixel-owners-will-notice-faster-5g-speeds/

Customer Service

If you care about customer service, best to worst: 

Tesco, Nomad, Giffgaff, Lebara, O2, Vodafone, BT, Anywhere, 3

Ofcom reports on customer service: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/service-quality/numbers-up-best-and-worst-telecoms-customer-service-revealed/ 

I recently tried Honest Mobile as well, which roams EE, O2 and Three. I only tried the Smart SIM, which I personally, would only use as a backup in case of patchy signal, but they have a main SIM I may try. 

Anywhere SIM offers similar thing, but more expensive, it's really if you want to get the best signal everywhere but money isn't a problem.

Cashback

Highly recommend mobiles.co.uk for your SIM and TopCashback/Quidco. I get the Red Entertainment plan for Spotify, so after all that, my effective monthly cost goes from £42/mo to about £5/mo.

From using TopCashback/Quidco/Rewards Gateway, I've earned over £2,200 back from all sorts. Referral codes for minimum £10 back

https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/robertcathles

Mobiles.co.uk

https://aklam.io/njFNc8

If you want cheap as possible, look out on HotUkDeals for SIM cards, the best ever deal was 1 pence a month for 12GB data with Lebara, for 6 months. So overall cost me 6 pence 😁

Also don't buy a handset with a SIM combo, if you can afford it - it's always cheaper to buy a handset, get insurance, and get SIM only. 

Also here's a thread with tips on cancelling phone contracts

https://x.com/rjc_uk/status/1306409373175078912?s=19

And general tips on upgrading Android phones:

https://x.com/rjc_uk/status/1834272448457445799?s=19