My PS1 is out nearly as much as the PS4.
Pacman World is worth a look if you haven't already - it's got its faults but the 3D graphics and difficulty make it quite addictive. It goes from not bad-hard to insane-hard and back again! It is deemed "rare" so it's not always the cheapest buy, but well worth it. And it has Pacman original as a choice in the start menu so win win.
Hopefully with Crash being remastered it might be enough to persuade them, fingers crossed.
They have to be seen to be doing something productive/proactive but it is neither sincere nor a deterrent.
What else can they do though? Not like the police will be interested.