Just bought a PSP 2000. It is my first PSP, what should I know?
I was very lucky to find an almost good-as-new PSP 2000 locally. I am very excited about it! It will need a new battery though and it only came with an USB charger. Would appreciate any tips pertaining chargers and batteries. But if you have any gaming related suggestions or general tips I'm open for that too :)
Get yourself a microSD to Ms pro duo card, and hack the shit out of it!
Also official batteries aren't made anymore as far as I know, so just find yourself a battery from a reputable source. Mind your model number if you do.
This is the #1 most important tip lol
Those proprietary memory sticks were really expensive even when they were being actively manufactured, canāt imagine what they must cost now
I did not know adapters like that exist for MicroSD cards. Thank you!
My own recommendation: mod it, this way you can download and play any PSP game you want, also de PSP is able to run PS1 games natively so yep, you can also play the PS1 library (with a few exceptions).
You can also install homebrews or even retroarch. It's a magnificient console to play retro games on the go.
For me, the psp and the psvita are ones of the best handleds out there. Perfect size and so much to play!
Whaaat I can play PS1 on the go?! That's great
I have so many fond memories of playing my modded PSP. Everything from NES ROMs, to PS1 native emulation or Crisis Core, I even used it as an MP3 player with an aux cable in my car before there were better solutions, or watching Futurama on my breaks at work. Back in the day there was no single device that could do all of this. Even now itās so comfortable and the buttons feel so great compared to newer handhelds, so I just replaced the battery and started replaying Puzzle Quest.
Nothing to add except calling the PSP retro made me feel old.
2005 was 18 years ago. Damn.
I was listing a PSP game on eBay the other day.
"Surely this didn't come out in '06... Oh..." š
Oh, shit, look. My favorite emulation station and second favorite console.
That it is a great handheld.
I'd recommend to check Cameron Sino batteries, they are often recommended as good aftermarket batteries.
As for games I recommend you the God of War Games, Patapon, Loco Roco and the Burnout games! If you are a fan of Dragon Ball you have some great games there too!
Definitively grab one of the Memory Stick/MicroSD adapters, way cheaper and better than using a memory stick.
You should know that Patapon 2 is the best game ever :D
I can still hear their voices like it was yesterday
Many thanks
Pon pon patapon!
IYDK, a spiritual successor is being made, called Ratatan!
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Yeah I know! I canāt wait for it!
I still hate myself that I gave mine away back when I lost interest in it
I'll just leave this here...
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Jeanne D'arc!!! My favorite turn based game of all time!
Yeeee, I'm halfway through this atm and it's great.
This brings me back to plugging my PSP into my TV with the big component cable adapter to play that game. This thread is making me so nostalgic.
I absolutely adored that game! Im not normally a turn based game person too but the characters in that game were so entertaining to me for some reason.
Now I gotta figure out how I can replay it
PSP emulation is solid! I just played through Crisis Core on my modded switch at 2x resolution.
Pata Pata Pata Pon
Mod it with a CFW and put a new battery!
That is all you need. The homebrew scene is amazing and so is this console.
I remember back when I had my 3004 mystic silver and messed around so much with CFW, I wouldn't be surprised if my love for tinkering was significantly due to it :D
I still love the plugin architecture of its OS. The entire device is very well designed from ground up and is really easy to develop for (even without an actual SDK).
It's no wonder why the homebrew scene was so good.
Tony Hawk Underground 2 Remix is my favorite Tony Hawk game and it is really good on the PSP.
We had a lot of joystick drifting with that model, me and my bros, tho frankly it was a hand-me-down from our cousin and he said he dropped it once. Do be mindful of that and keep a spare joystick 'round for repairs, by you or a respectable electronics repairer.
test the battery life. pray you can get more than 1 hour out of it
is Pandora Battery still a thing?
That was oy on the 1000 series I believe.
1000 was hackable without my Pandora battery. I had to use my Pandora battery to hack my friendsā 2000 models. I believe it is no longer needed. I still have it, because I love it.
I had totally forgot about this! I wonder if itās still with my R4 at my parentsā house.
Get yourself an av adapter to play on your TV when you want a bigger screen!
You must play Metal Gear Acid. Metal Gear fans at the time hated it because it was a deckbuilding game and not at all what they were expecting, but itās brilliant. The sequel is okay but they simplified the deckbuilding so itās not quite as good.
Have fun
Is the PSP still a viable (retro) console? I mean for more than just PSP games?
If I were to get into PSP ownership now for the purpose of retro gaming, which PSP would be good to start with? A 2000? Or 3000? Something newer? Is there some information I can read about getting started with this?
I've always been interested in the PSP, and I couldn't justify the purchase when it was new. Now that the PSP is relatively inexpensive, I'm seriously considering picking one up and toying with it.
Anyone have any advice or a starting point?
That it's a great handheld that unfortunately doesn't have much of its own Identity, what it does have is effectively a mobile PS2 library, which is really fucking cool
What do you mean it doesn't have much identity? It has a lot of exclusive games! Ratchet and Clank, Secret Agent Clank, Daxter, Patapon, God of War games, MonsterHunter...
I would say it has a ton of identity if you ask me.
Are you sure you haven't gotten confused and thought about the vita?