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 :)
is Pandora Battery still a thing?
That was oy on the 1000 series I believe.
I’m not totally sure… I had a piano black PSP back then and I remember it being 2000 series and I used Pandora Battery on it.
but maybe I’m wrong, it waa lile… 13 years ago
You could be right. I think I had the 3000 series now that I think about that and I think that’s the model that didn’t have it
1000 was hackable without my Pandora battery. I had to use my Pandora battery to hack my friends’ 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 it’s still with my R4 at my parents’ house.
I still hate myself that I gave mine away back when I lost interest in it
- Metal Gear AC!D
- Jeanne d’arc
- Final FANTASY tactics
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Definitively grab one of the Memory Stick/MicroSD adapters, way cheaper and better than using a memory stick.
Tony Hawk Underground 2 Remix is my favorite Tony Hawk game and it is really good on the PSP.
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?
May have gotten them confused then idk, I don’t use my vita for much other than emulation and unofficial ports of Android games so idk much about its actual library past the list of my games my girlfriend has put on them (she’s more of a playstation person, I personally am more on the 3ds camp)
It’s a PSP, not a Vita
I know that they’re different handhelds I’m not that stupid, I just tend to confuse their libraries
test the battery life. pray you can get more than 1 hour out of it
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.
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!
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 it’s so comfortable and the buttons feel so great compared to newer handhelds, so I just replaced the battery and started replaying Puzzle Quest.
Whaaat I can play PS1 on the go?! That’s great
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…” 💀
Get yourself an av adapter to play on your TV when you want a bigger screen!
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!
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.
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