So for a while now I've been working to get my hands on a PSP, mostly I've been trying to find one at a good price as its always felt that it (and the DS and its variants) was a bit higher priced then it should be considering its age. As it was I started picking up PSP titles that looked interesting any way, notably Mega Man Powered-Up and Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles. Anyway, a few days ago I finally broke down when I found a PSP (2001) at a pawn shop for only $40. Probably still a bit high, but the lowest I'd come across in a retail store. It was missing its battery cover, but the battery seems to stay in place just fine without it until I can find a replacement.
Anyway, I've been playing it a bit and I'm really liking it! It feels good, and the graphics are pretty swank for its age. Just to stress test it, I ended up downloading Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Demo (plays really well, even having to control the camera with the face buttons. Will be tacking down the full game ASAP), and Front Mission 3 (PS1 emulation is really well handled. also this game is amazing). I do say its download speed is pretty abysmal though, and the proprietary memory sticks are really obnoxious.
So yeah, glad I have one. I have a few games I know I want (Persona 1 remake is my primary target at the moment. Damn its price has jumped in the last year. fuck) but what games do you guys really think made the system great? And what did you think of the PSP in its time? I'll be honest I was primary a Nintendo guy at the time, so I didn't really care about it at the time. But now that I'm more more invested in Sony's offerings I'm more interested in the system. So I'm excited to have another system to game hunt for. Also something else to take to work when my 3DS runs dry.