My wife just surprised me with a new PSP battery after listening to me moan about not having one ever since reading PerfectDark’s most recent PSP article. After messing around with broken USB cables and jumping through hoops to un-spoof my old prome-2 firmware version for too long last night, I finally got ARK4 running and had a blast playing Wipeout Pure.
My favourite PSP game back in the day was probably Monster Hunter Freedom Unite… so many late nights spent playing that with friends in my freezing flat. There was something special about LAN parties with handheld games. I remember putting serious hours into Peace Walker and Dissidia too.
Now I want some game recommendations… tell me which games you loved on the PSP! I might even have a look around for some UMDs!
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Patapon 2
Honestly, besides nostalgia value, the games really aren’t that good because there’s only one analogue stick. But back in the day my most memorable, enjoyed games were GTA, Daxter, and Persuit Force.
The only game that others haven’t mentioned but I think you should definitely check out is Ace Combat X (never mind Joint Assault though).
tomb raider legend has an awful framerate but then puzzles are fun, patapon is addictive, crisis core ff7 is a gem! ridge racer is also a fave
Lumines! All of them. I might go home and see if my PSP or Vita still hold a charge (and I can find the games).
Death Jr. 1&2
Work Time Fun
Crisis Core Dissidia Locoroco Lumines
And the vast catalog of PS1 games you could download from the PSN store.
Space Invaders Pocket! One of the more complete Space Invaders collections.
…Also Space Invaders Extreme, although the DS version is preferable.
There’s a really nice port of Dariusburst, too. And N+ is always a good time on any system.
Untold legends: brotherhood of the blade…. And the unfinished elder scrolls oblivion
MHFU is definitely my favorite too. very fond memories as I’d get together with my friends (who had moved away) once or twice a year to do the big hunts we struggled with on our own.
I also really liked star wars battlefront: (rogue squadron?). was a bit shit to aim with no second stick but I remember the incinerator plus a lock-on killed anything real quick.
I just miss game sharing. Multiplayer games across 2 PSP’s with only one copy of the game was so peak. Tekken specifically I guess to answer the question
I played Lumines so much I would see squares when I closed my eyes
Every time I hear a song from that game, the world starts looking like Minecraft.
We should call that something. “The Lumines effect”?
I really loved playing the racing games on it. -Ridge Racers -Gran Turismo -Street Supremacy (Tokyo Xtreme Racers) -Initial D: Street Stage
PATA PATA PATA PON!
I just got a new battery and screen for my Darth Vader PSP2000 just to play this but have been struggling because the audio is so terrible which makes it difficult to hear the beat over the other sound effects. I had to try three different pairs of modern headphones to find one that even worked and yet the audio is still so hard to hear. IIRC the original earbud that came with it was a mono piece (just one ear) so maybe I need to buy an amp or something. Or perhaps its the 30 years of hearing abuse I’ve subjected myself to in the interim that is the culprit.
Could be the perhaps part… or your audio jack is defective - the PSPs audio output is fine. Maybe try some cheap inears or Ports Pros if you can.
FEVERRRRR!!!
@PeculiarGoat Lumines was one of my faves,even though I got it as a pack-in.
