The PlayStation Mouse (US/UK: SCPH-1090, JP: SCPH-1030) is an input device for the

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...

that allows the player to use a

mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

as a method of control in compatible games. The mouse was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, the launch date of the PlayStation. 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,

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and

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. 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 lightgun shooting game ''

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'' as an aiming device instead of a

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compatibility. A special Konami-branded edition of the mouse was released alongside the Japanese exclusive title '' Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You.'' Mouse packs for ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten'' and ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool'' were also released exclusively in Japan.

List of games compatible with the PlayStation Mouse

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'' * '' Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy'' * '' Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1'' * '' Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2'' * ''

Arcade Party Pak ''Arcade Party Pak'' is a PlayStation compilation of six Atari and Midway games: ''720°'', '' Klax'', '' Rampage'', ''Smash TV'', ''Super Sprint'', and ''Toobin. It was the first compilation game for the system. All games are presented in the ...

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Atari Anniversary Edition ''Atari Anniversary Edition'' is a video-game compilation of Atari arcade games. It was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Infogrames. Features Atari Anniversary Edition features twelve Atari arcade games from over the years within an ...

'' * '' Atlantis: The Lost Tales'' * '' Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold'' * ''Backgammon'' * ''

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'' * '' Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'' * '' Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror'' * '' Chaos Control * '' China: The Forbidden City'' * ''

Chronicles of the Sword ''Chronicles of the Sword'' is an adventure game developed by Synthetic Dimensions and released by Psygnosis in 1996 for MS-DOS and Sony PlayStation platforms. The game, originally titled as ''King Arthur: The Quest of The Fair Unknown'', is ba ...

'' * ''City Bravo!'' * '' Clock Tower: The First Fear'' * ''

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'' * '' Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within'' * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation'' * '' Constructor'' * '' Cyberia'' * '' Dark Seed'' * ''

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'' * '' Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas'' * ''

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'' * '' Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?'' * ''

Discworld Noir ''Discworld Noir'' is a 1999 adventure game developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. The game is set in Terry Pratchett's satirical ''Discworld'' universe, and follows its first and only private investigator as he is g ...

'' * ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten'' * ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool'' * '' Dracula: The Resurrection'' * '' Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary'' * ''

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'' * '' Egypt 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh'' * ''

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Final Doom ''Final Doom'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by TeamTNT, and Dario and Milo Casali, and was released by id Software and distributed by GT Interactive in 1996. It was released for MS-DOS and Macintosh computers, as well as for the ...

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Front Mission Alternative is a real-time tactics video game developed and published by Square, and was released in Japan on December 18, 1997. ''Front Mission Alternative'' is the second spin-off entry and the fourth entry overall in the ''Front Mission'' series. Unlike o ...

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Galaxian 3 is a 3D rail shooter video game developed and published by Namco. It was originally a theme park attraction designed for the Expo '90, International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90) in Japan, and was later released as an arcade game in 1 ...

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Ghoul Panic ''Ghoul Panic'' is a 1999 light gun shooter arcade game developed by Eighting, Eighting/Raizing and published by Namco. A version for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation was released in 2000. Players used lightguns to complete a series of miniga ...

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'' * ''Help Charity Compilation'' * ''

Irritating Stick ''Irritating Stick'', also known as , is a PlayStation video game published by Jaleco Entertainment. History ''Irritating Stick'' was originally released in Japan on March 19, 1998, under the name ''Dengeki Iraira Bou'', and in North America on ...

'' * ''Jellyfish: The Healing Friend'' * ''Jigsaw Madness'' * '' Klaymen Klaymen: The Mystery of the Neverhood'' * ''Las Vegas Dream 2'' * '' Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings'' * ''

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'' * '' Louvre: The Final Curse'' * ''Mighty Hits Special'' * ''

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'' * '' MTV Music Generator'' * ''

Myst ''Myst'' is a graphic adventure/puzzle video game designed by the Miller brothers, Robyn and Rand. It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and initially released for the Macintosh in 1993. In the game, the player's character t ...

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My Disney Kitchen ''My Disney Kitchen'' is a PlayStation and PC video game distributed by Disney Interactive. The PlayStation release was published by Atlus in Japan, while BAM! Entertainment published the North American release. It was released in 1998 on PC; it ...

'' * '' Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness'' * ''Neorude'' * ''

Perfect Assassin ''Perfect Assassin'' is a point and click adventure released by Grolier Interactive for MS-DOS and the PlayStation in 1997 and 1998 respectively. The game's titular character, Charon, a cyborg with superhuman abilities, suddenly loses his memo ...

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'' * ''Player Manager Ninety Nine'' * ''

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Premier Manager 98 ''Premier Manager 98'' is a football management simulation game, released for the PC in 1997 and the PlayStation the following year. It was developed by Dinamic Multimedia and published by Gremlin Interactive. It is the fifth game in the ''Premie ...

'' * '' Premier Manager: Ninety Nine'' * ''

Premier Manager 2000 ''Premier Manager 2000'' is a soccer management simulation game, for PlayStation. It was released only in Europe in 2000 and was developed by Infogrames Sheffield House and published by Infogrames. It is part of the ''Premier Manager'' series. ...

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Prisoner of Ice ''Prisoner of Ice'' (also ''Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice'') is an adventure game developed and released by Infogrames Multimedia for IBM PC compatibles and Macintosh in 1995 in America and Europe. It is based on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu ...

* ''Prism Land Story'' * '' Project: Horned Owl'' * ''

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Railroad Tycoon II ''Railroad Tycoon II'' is a business simulation video game in the ''Railroad Tycoon'' series developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation and Dreamcast Game ...

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Rescue Shot ''Rescue Shot'' is a PlayStation 3D light gun video game which was released in Japan and Europe in 2000. Compatible with the controller, GunCon and the PlayStation Mouse the title is non-violent and aimed at younger players, but more forgiving of ...

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'' * '' Riven: The Sequel to Myst'' * ''

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'' * '' Sentinel Returns'' * '' Shanghai: Great Moments * '' Shanghai: True Valor'' * '' SilverLoad'' * ''

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'' * '' Snatcher'' * ''Spin Jam'' * '' Starblade Alpha'' * ''

Syndicate Wars ''Syndicate Wars'' is an isometric real-time tactical and strategic game, developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for DOS in 1996 and for the PlayStation in 1997. It is the second video game title in ...

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Tempest X3 is a tube shooter video game originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar in North America on 13 April, 1994. It was released in Europe on 27 June and in Japan on 15 December of the same year, with t ...

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Theme Aquarium is a simulation video game published by Electronic Arts Square, in which the player creates and controls a sea life aquarium. It was originally released on 17 December 1998 for PlayStation only in Japan. The game was later ported to Microsoft Wi ...

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Time Crisis ''Time Crisis'' is a first-person on-rails light gun shooter series of arcade video games by Namco, introduced in 1995. It is focused on the exploits of a fictional international intelligence agency who assigns its best agents to deal with a m ...

'' * '' Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You'' * ''

Tokimeki Memorial 2 is a dating sim developed and published by Konami and the second game in the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series. ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' was released for the PlayStation in 1999. It came on 5 CDs, featuring unmatched graphics and voice acting and a ...

'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series: Vol.1 - Nijiiro no Seisyun'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series: Vol.2 - Irodori no Love Song'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori'' * ''

Transport Tycoon ''Transport Tycoon'' is a video game designed and programmed by Chris Sawyer, and published by MicroProse on 15 November 1994 for DOS. It is a business simulation game, presented in an isometric view in 2D with graphics by Simon Foster, in whi ...

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Ubik ''Ubik'' ( ) is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in corporate espionage, while cryonic technology allows recently deceased people to be maintain ...

'' * '' Virtual Pool'' * '' Warhammer: Dark Omen'' * ''

Warzone 2100 ''Warzone 2100'' is an Open-source video game, open-source real-time strategy and real-time tactics hybrid PC game, computer game, originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1999 fo ...

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