Team Andromeda
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Neo Geo Pocket
The best handheld of all time?
- Thread starter Plies
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Kerotan
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It was actually now that you mention it. Nintendo creativity at its best. What let it down was the lack of hardware power reflective to the psp.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
I never got a PSP because of its poor library. That's why I loved my DS. It was just a bit unfortunate that there was so many touch functions thrown on the Zelda games. There were enough other games that used those capabilites, like Aninal Crossing, Elite Beat Agents and the visual novels. Zelda could have been more traditional.
Gambit2483
Member
PSP? If you didn't know GAF was primarily Playstation Nation, you know now.
diffusionx
Gold Member
PSP has a great library it was just very different.
Zelda DS were great and nobody will ever convince me otherwise.
hououinkyouma00
Member
PlayStation Vita
+ Beautiful OLED
+ Gorgeous design
+ Great games including Persona 4 Golden, Gravity Rush, Killzone Mercenary, tons of indie ports, lots of PS1 and PSP games
+ Emulation isn't my thing but it's great for emulation or so I've heard.
- Pricing wasn't great
- Sony gave up
+++ DID I MENTION GRAVITY RUSH?!?!
+ Beautiful OLED
+ Gorgeous design
+ Great games including Persona 4 Golden, Gravity Rush, Killzone Mercenary, tons of indie ports, lots of PS1 and PSP games
+ Emulation isn't my thing but it's great for emulation or so I've heard.
- Pricing wasn't great
- Sony gave up
+++ DID I MENTION GRAVITY RUSH?!?!
p_xavier
Authorized Fister
I had bought one and sold all my physical games, big mistake. Plus many games were never released digitally, mostly Square Enix games.
yurinka
Member
For me it's pretty close between PSP and Vita.
I'd initially say Vita, but considering the technical innovation jump that meant PSP for portables, and also getting way better catalog support specially from first party, I'd say PSP.
Looking forward to see the next gen PS Portal successor running games natively (I assume will be basically a PC handheld but maybe not open to install there SteamOS or Windows).
I'd initially say Vita, but considering the technical innovation jump that meant PSP for portables, and also getting way better catalog support specially from first party, I'd say PSP.
Looking forward to see the next gen PS Portal successor running games natively (I assume will be basically a PC handheld but maybe not open to install there SteamOS or Windows).
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Come On Tars
Gold Member
Very fond memories with the SP. Backlit screen. Great design, all the best Gameboy games before things got bloated. Saying this as something who uses Steamdeck every day
Mortisfacio
Member
I haven't owned most of these, but I've owned:
PSP
DS
GameBoy
3DS
Gameboy Advance
Switch
Steam Deck
Gameboy Color
Steam Deck by far, for me. Wide range of games and customization. Great overall platform and design. I find it amusing PSP is so highly rated. I'd rate the PSP the worst of the ones I had as far as value and time used. Outside of Chains of Olympus, my PSP largely collected dust.
PSP
DS
GameBoy
3DS
Gameboy Advance
Switch
Steam Deck
Gameboy Color
Steam Deck by far, for me. Wide range of games and customization. Great overall platform and design. I find it amusing PSP is so highly rated. I'd rate the PSP the worst of the ones I had as far as value and time used. Outside of Chains of Olympus, my PSP largely collected dust.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
3DS but only because on top of its own library it has access to all of DS.
- MH4 and MHGU
- Trauma Center
- SMT4 and Strange Journey
- Etrian Odyssey
- ALBW
- Mario Golf 3DS
- Project X Zone
The combined library is incredibly good, and none of them feel good to play on emulators.
- MH4 and MHGU
- Trauma Center
- SMT4 and Strange Journey
- Etrian Odyssey
- ALBW
- Mario Golf 3DS
- Project X Zone
The combined library is incredibly good, and none of them feel good to play on emulators.
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Hugare
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While having the size of a child, as mentioned.When people use "SonyGAF" they are not far from the truth.
And can run all PSP, GBC/GBA and SNES games.
So does my PC
Not the point
Comandr
Member
It's the steam deck. My frustrations with Linux aside, the device itself is virtually perfect from a hardware standpoint. It's insanely ergonomic, lightweight and comfortable to hold for hours on end, and punches way above its weight class for performance.
Being able to play essentially any console game from Atari to Switch on a single device is insane.
Being able to play essentially any console game from Atari to Switch on a single device is insane.
Plies
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
I've never seen so many poll critics in my life.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
It does have an enormous library, and it was very impressive hardware for its time. Hack your PSP today, and the poor thing will chug under the weight of all the stuff you can put on a single SD card.Gameboy or DS easily. lol @ voting PSP!
DS for me would win for Phoenix Wright, Layton, and Elite Beat Agents alone, but the PSP is easily the best dedicated handheld not made by Nintendo.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Please share what of its library you loved so much! I'm not ironic, it just never was for me, but I'm iterested in hearing from someone for whom it was. A class mate had one and showed me a Final Fantasy movie on it and it felt like such a luxury device. People might forget that at this time only perhaps some iPods could compete with that handheld quality screen.
Sleepwalker
Member
It's the gameboy advance. (the sp and micro should be rolled out into the advance option anyway)
touchfuzzy
Member
Last week it was the Switch, now it is Switch 2.
Mr Hyde
Gold Member
I would probably go with Switch. It was the first handheld that really clicked with me. I've owned a Vita, GBA and original Game Boy and none of them did anything really to sway me to portable play. I only played on stationary consoles. But Switch changed everything. I love the hybrid nature and want all my consoles to be hybrid. Now I'm rocking a ROG Ally X which is an awesome piece of tech, which I alternate between handheld and desktop mode just like Switch and I love it. But I would never had bought it if not for Switch paving the way.
Fabieter
Member
There are 6% voting for a Nintendo system which is out for less than a week so i don't know about that.
For me it's a jailbroken Vita. Every single vita game plus every single PSP game at your finger tips? Great form factor and screen, plus emulators on top of emulators. Sure it might not be the biggest powerhouse now, but that form factor is just awesome and it was the beginning of dual analogs on portables.
seething left
Member
Best handheld was the (non-XL) New Nintendo 3DS. Perfect size, clamshell design, 3D added magic to games. It was a perfect portable gaming device that I had with me in the pocket of my jeans 90% of the time. Pull it out, play for 20-30 minutes, fold it together, put it back. No backpack needed. Getting something like this again would be a dream come true.
Steam Deck is my modern favorite. I can play 90% of the games that I care about on that wonderful device. I hope we'll get a successor soon.
Honorable mention: GPD Win Mini (2025). Good dimensions, clamshell design, reasonably powerful. Unfortunately quite expensive.
Steam Deck is my modern favorite. I can play 90% of the games that I care about on that wonderful device. I hope we'll get a successor soon.
Honorable mention: GPD Win Mini (2025). Good dimensions, clamshell design, reasonably powerful. Unfortunately quite expensive.
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Hideous Snake
Gold Member
In terms of what exactly? Basically I have great memories with all Nintendo handhelds and the PSP. My pick is DS
diffusionx
Gold Member
On PSP?
Pursuit Force 2
Lumines
Metal Gear ACID 2
Metal Gear Solid PO & PW
Exit
Crush
Ultimate Ghosts & Goblins
Mega Man MHX & PU
Daxter
FFT WOTL
Tactics Ogre
Syphon Filter 1 & 2
Dissidia
Tekken 5 DR
Locoroco 1 & 2
Patapon 1 & 2
Burnout Legends
WipeOut Pulse
Disgaea
SFA3 Max
Jeanne D'Arc
Persona 3 Portable
Hot Shots Golf & Tennis
GTA LCS & VCS
God of War
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth
Outrun 2006
Crazy Taxi
Monster Hunter
Not all worth loading up today (just play P3 Reload or the TO remaster), but insane library. I still play mine occasionally (and my DS too)
Judge Magister
Member
It had so many more that i liked add:
Coded Arms
DJMax series
Final Fantasy Type-0
Gran Turismo (shame it didn't had a normal SP mode)
Grand Knights History
Guilty Gear Judgment
Half-Minute Hero
Killzone Liberation
Ridge Racer 2
Steambot Chronicles
Sweet Fuse At Your Side
The 3rd Birthday (not a great PE but still)
Valkyria Chronicles 2 & 3
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?!
Wild Arms XF
More good ports like Final Fantasy IV
...
Vita's library has some gems but is a joke compared to PSP.
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phant0m
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TKOFromTokyo
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Tiger Electronics Bo Jackson Football/Bo Jackson baseball
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I had one of those.