<s>
BigHit	B-Device
Series	I-Device
are	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
officially	O
re-released	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
third	O
parties	O
that	O
meet	O
specific	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
BigHit	B-Device
series	I-Device
"	O
only	O
applies	O
to	O
selections	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
equivalent	O
programs	O
exist	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
)	O
,	O
PAL	O
territories	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Essentials	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BigHit	B-Device
Series	I-Device
program	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Korea	O
(	O
SCEK	O
)	O
for	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
distributed	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCEK	O
's	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
stated	O
(	O
modified	O
translation	O
)	O
that	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
in	O
Korea	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
can	O
purchase	O
popular	O
classic	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
enjoy	O
them	O
at	O
an	O
affordable	O
cost	O
;	O
helping	O
users	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
genre	O
preference	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
issues	O
of	O
being	O
out-of-stock	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
user	O
did	O
not	O
try	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
BigHit	B-Device
Series	I-Device
games	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
26,800	O
KRW	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
translated	O
press	O
release	O
by	O
SCEK	O
suggests	O
that	O
there	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
6	O
games	O
already	O
released	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
owners	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
;	O
leading	O
to	O
15	O
BigHit	B-Device
series	I-Device
games	O
being	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
7	O
-	O
15	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
BigHit	B-Device
series	I-Device
title	O
were	O
:	O
Minna	O
no	O
Golf	O
3	O
,	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
WWE	O
Smackdown	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Shots	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
Fore	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Maestro	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
