PSP 2000 hanging around somewhere. Thing was awesome. UMDs where a wild choice tho.
Thankfully softmodding them to launch games of the memory stick was super easy
I sold my PSP and spent the money to buy a 2DS.
Too many PSP games tried to have “realistic” 3D look but they struggled because of the weaker-than-PS2 graphics.
I prefer the stylish low-poly look of 3DS games, and its huge library of 2D games.
I had one for 2 glorious weeks after buying it at initial release. Then my baby brother dumped water or something on it while I was at work. That was a lot of money for a teenager at the time. I is sad
As a kid I cracked the main circuit board in mine after dropping it once. Repair was impossible. Those five hours of playtime I got in were nice tho.
Same as a kid I somehow broke the spring for the power button. I swear I had to get it repaired 3 times for other random quirks.
Nice wallpaper
Came to say the same.
I love this handheld, but my 3000 stopped charging a couple years back. I’m pretty sure it’s a bad connector in the body itself, since I used to be able to get it to charge if I set the adapter just right.
But this thing is so small and has so many moving parts that I’m a little more wary about taking it apart and swapping out a component than I would be a full-sized console (or even a Game Boy or something). I might just take it to get repaired instead…
The only worthy successor for me has been the steam deck (maybe if I ever jailbroke my switch, but even then). Just wish we had the deck version with a PSP form factor, that would possibly be the best handheld system for emulation and PC gaming you could ask for.
Just sold an PSP 1001 with a memory stick
Memory sticks were so cool.
I have a 3000. I replaced my cracked screen awhile back and now it can only turn on when plugged in. It sucks because before that the screen was broken, but I could stream it to my TV.
That’s impressive! How is the battery? Replaced it over time, if that’s possible? How long can you play on it, before it needs to recharge again?
How is the phrase ‘memory stick’ trademarked??
They trademarked Memory Card for the PS1 if i’m not mistaken, so not surprised they were granted one for Memory Stick too
I always wanted a PSP but never got one. I really wish Sony would come out with another.
Best modern Sony can do is a streaming shitbox that you can accomplish the same thing with using a phone or tablet you already own, and it’ll have same janky aesthetic as well.
I’ve got my original homebrewed with a bunch of emulators and it still holds up as a solid handheld. I need to bust that out again… been a little while.
Same here but last year the battery decided to puff up and blow the back off. I could probably still turn it on but I’m not going to risk it lol.
Oh no! Man that reminds me I need to replace the original battery on my original Xbox before it explodes… Got coin-ops and a lot of old saves on it I don’t want to lose.
I just dug mine out after losing the charger like 9 years ago. Got a new one, got a new battery, new battery door cover, memory card, and used my cellular hotspot to update the firmware. The original memory card was too small for the firmware.
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee still holds up.
One of the best handhelds of all time. For me it’s gotta be Steam Deck, GBC, PSP, DS, GBA in that order.
Atari Lynx? Sega Gamegear? The OG color portables.
Sega Nomad was my favorite, bit I’m not sure you could really classify it as a handheld since it ate through batteries like nobody’s business
That you could play for all of 30 minutes(exaggeration but the battery life on these things sucked hard.)
Holy shit core memory unlocked. I don’t think I ever got past like stage 3 of sonic because that thing DEVOURED batteries, and it was like a full set of 6 AA’s, too. Felt like it was cheaper to go to the arcade. Worst console I ever owned!
I was the Nintendo dude in my friends group and my best friend was the Sega dude. So while we had fun back and forths we both got to experience both consoles pretty well. I remember being so happy when my friend got the wall adapter for his game gear lol
He said best handhelds not “mistakes that only exist to complete with the grey brick”
Damn that’s harsh. I grew up in a world where there was no such thing as handhelds. There were Tiger Electronics black and white LCD “games” but nothing like an actual handheld game system.
First time I saw a Lynx my mind was blown. I saved up every penny as a little kid to get one, used.
Gamegear came later, and again it blew mind. I do remember how it ate batteries.
