Good Games Stuck on PSP

Stuck on what to play or what to buy? Join TVGS as they list and discuss ten of the most over looked and obscure PSP hidden gems that are stuck on the Playstation Portable. Many lesser known games released for the PSP handheld console so let us know your top 10 overlooked games stuck on the console down below!
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[@jeffcox6539]

As a fan of the PSP there were so many games that made the system a must own.

[@mattiasangiorgi5476]

As fellow PSP enjoyer, there are literally hundreds of games to play, and many more if you speak Japanese as the PSP had massive support there.

[@jeffcox6539]

@@mattiasangiorgi5476 I have a massive collection of both American and Japanese PSP games. Though I'm buying them in hopes of someday uploading their manuals, and many more manuals I've bought, onto the internet.

[@Pythoner]

still *does* make it a must own.

[@mo_musashi_284]

Is it easy to get the english patch for Japanese games ?

[@hilih69]

​@@mo_musashi_284 not all game is english patches, Some good game is stuck on Japanese language such as Last ranker or Lord of Apocalypse etc.

[@MarcosCodas]

It may seem like a small thing, but adding the name of the games on the top right while you talk about them has made videos so much easier to enjoy.

[@rellsolomon9824]

Right I just said that it is a godsend so I can remember too check the game out lol😊😊😊😊

[@nephilexfrost7202]

Can't even begin to count how many videos I've stopped and tried finding out through the comments or online what game I was seeing

[@ChaossX77]

I've been asking game sack to do that for ages but he refuses.

[@zwenkwiel816]

Yes, as a compulsive video skimmer I concur

[@markdiaz8895]

Jenne D'Arc is phenomenal and I'm glad to see it getting recognition! Love watching these vids, they show me so much I've missed!

[@rellsolomon9824]

Exactly glad these videos exist😊😊😊😊

[@Des_Zee]

The art detail in that game is tremendous. One of my faves on the PSP.

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

Ohh from the thumbnail I thought Fate Extra was going to be here, which didn't make much sense, I see what they did

[@Mac_Omegaly]

It had a long struggle in the emulation scene to get Jenne D'arc running properly. But the latest update to PPSSPP now makes it possible to play it again if you're PSP hardware has died. (Like mine did 2 years ago.)

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

@@Mac_Omegaly Emulation issues with ppsspp? That's odd, thought that enulator was almost perfect, or was it with another emulator?

[@Simoss13]

PSP is my second favourite handheld ever (3ds coming number 1). The hardware and library was amazing, I just wished I picked it up earlier

[@thatvideogamesshow]

One of the greatest of all time!

[@NYCJoeBlack]

Agreed!

[@BloodRedFox2008]

The PSP and DS combined were a gold mine for JRPG goodness in the 00s, but man this list showed me even I missed out on some really good ones. Best hope is maybe some of these could hit PSN Premium one day, but Sony is just as weirdly slow as Nintendo is when it comes to adding notable games from some systems (like I would have thought Daxter would have been put on PSN by now since it's first party, and almost every other Jak and Daxter game is already on PS4 and 5, but nope it's not there yet).

[@hilih69]

Yup, Suikoden In PSP and DS is actually not bad

[@IIOver9000]

I had a lot of fun with Jeanne D arc, game does get too easy in the later stages but all in all a solid game

[@bitterblossom19]

Original Dissidia and the Duodecim are a must have, they dropped the ball on NT though. Also, Monsterhunter Freedom Unite, Tactics Ogre, and Persona3 for me.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

The ball drop happened with the second game. The fact it was barely half a new game and they completely ruined characters like onion knight

[@jacobluce6904]

Dude a video talking about video games that doesn't start with a loud annoying opening, doesn't yell at you while talking about the subject and just gets right into it? Solid. Followed.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks Jacob!

[@NeoNinjaX87]

I still play my gen 1 Psp to this day.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Legend!

[@Jack-nj9pi]

Last ranker doesnt have a full translation. The team that worked on it left a barebones translation that gets you to the end but they never properly finished the project which is a shame given how unique the game is

[@saltedbird5624]

Just the one I actually planned to play lmao, what a shame.

[@demetst760]

It wasn't even a team that translated it. There was a youtuber that has since deleted his channel that did a playthrough of this game and for the sake of the playthrough he translated the story and some of the menus and uploaded his translation files in case anyone wants to actually work on it. Then a quite famous scene guy named flamethrower (who also worked on the original translations of AO and Zero no kiseki before geofront) just inserted all the translated text in the game by himself. He tried to contact the youtuber who did the translations in order to ask him to work together but he never got a reply and like I said the youtuber later even deleted his channel and went off the grid.

[@Jack-nj9pi]

@@demetst760 ohhh snap that makes so much sense then no wonder.

[@MINI_91]

The PSP is amazing. The PS1, PS2 and PSP are my favorite Sony consoles.

[@ivankovachev8835]

They are not stuck on the PSP if you have a PS Vita. :D

[@senorlechuga8832]

Recently tried Wipeout Pure and it's a blast. It's kinda sad that now it's just another IP that Sony seemed to forget about

[@thatvideogamesshow]

I know right. Would love to see it make a comeback!

[@Sly2Cooper]

I belive it's very hard to sell a full-budget sci-fi racing game. Gamers are tend to more realistic racing games (Nintendo is a parallel universe), pushing other sub-genres to an indie niche and development budgets. As a big fan of WipeOut since PS1 that saddens me. At least I've got a gorgeous Wipeout VR as a series swan song.

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

There have been sooo many Wipeout games, I'd hardly say Sony forgot about it, more that people stopped buying them.

[@dathip]

yeah man thr last wipeout was the wipeoit collection on ps4 I think in 2017​@UnjustifiedRecs

[@tamerkoh]

The PSP remakes of Final Fantasies 1, 2 and 4 are still stuck on PSP, and are still the definitive versions despite the Pixel Remasters existing. The PRs don't have all the content added in from the prior versions like the PSP versions did (which also added even more on top, making them the most complete versions of the games). Thus, if you wanted to experience that content, you literally cannot with the PRs, hence why they aren't definitive.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Have to add them in for part 2!

[@MiBrCo4177]

i was adamant on NOT buying the PR's for this exact reason; the content just isn't there. the psp versions are the superior versions of all the FF games available (minus 4.. the DS version of 4 is amazing due to the cutscenes and voice acting) however I recently picked them all up during a sale for about half off and enjoyed what I have played so far. beat 4 and started the psp only version of the interlude and sequel and slowly grinding those out. 5 and 6 are next. definately wait for a sale for them all.

[@tamerkoh]

@@MiBrCo4177 Well, since FF4 DS is also a different experience gameplay wise (Augment system and whatnot), I'd say it's worth playing both 2D and 3D FF4 anyway. PSP FF4 is definitely the definitive 2D version at least.

[@leviskata]

there's also Final Fantasy 3 for PSP that only released in Japan but u can play it in English bc they included an English language inside.

[@MiBrCo4177]

@@leviskata final Fantasy 3 PSP was also on the PSP, Vita, PS3 stores. Natively in English. Also it was released in English on the DS.

[@karimcheese7257]

You read my mind, I was gonna go through a list of PSP games to add to my modded Vita 😊

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Hope you found something new to add to your Vita!

[@unlimitedslash]

More games for the list: Black Rock Shooter The game, Yggdra Union, Brandish The Dark Revenant, Disaster Report 3, Lord of Apocalypse, Grand Knights Story, Gungnir, Knights in the Nightmare, Phantasy Star Portable and Portable 2 infinity, Digimon Adventure, White Knight Chronicles Origin, Final Fantasy Tactics TWOTL, Dragoneer's Aria, Sora no Woto: Quintet of Maidens, The 3rd Birthday, 7th Dragon 2020 and 2020-II , .Hack//Link

[@bretginn1419]

Pretty sure Yggdra Union came out on PC and Switch earlier this year. As for .Hack/Link and especially The 3rd Birthday, the less people who experience them, the better. 3rd Birthday itself deserves to have all of its copies burnt in a fire.

[@delawasp]

@@bretginn1419 hey i actually enjoyed 3rd birthday

[@bretginn1419]

@@delawasp How? It's a badly designed game, and insulting if one ever went through the Parasite Eve series.

[@masam9700]

the fact that a psp has a fps game that is actually playable is amazing, props to the creators for that

[@muntanga5973]

wild arms xf is one of the nicest turn based strat game, it's sad that people hated it because of the difficulty on early parts.

[@GameCubeGalaxy]

Dead Head Fred is one I always thought looked weird, but hearing your thoughts on it, I’ll have to pick it up myself to try out! Daxter is such an awesome game too, and cool to see Coded Arms get some appreciation! Awesome list man!

[@frozenninja4030]

Some really great ones on here. Daxter was awesome and I played a ton of Wipeout Pure. I would even just set the PSP next to me while I was working and listen to the full soundtrack that came with the game. Also loved Coded Arms. I didn't realize it had a sequel. Time to hit eBay!

[@unshelledmeltyrice9375]

i played some of the jrpgs on your list like last ranker, wild arms xf, and jeanne d'arc, and all i can say is the PSP is really worth keeping.

[@blakeanderson5011]

Gurumin is my all time favorite games stuck on the psp. I would love to see a sequel, but I know how much that will never happen for such a niche game.

[@Sly2Cooper]

Gurumin is really charming! There's also a PC release. Played it on my GPD Win 2 several years ago.

[@leonius]

Gurumin is on steam and it's really cheap, also there's some mods to help with some problems the game has and enhance other parts

[@cybuster2412]

Also on the 3DS, so it's not stuck on the PSP.

[@WataruFX]

Emulating the games on high resolution makes them unreal, would be better to set emu on original resolution to get a more accurate idea of how the games were designed. Thanks for ur videos dude, they are great!

[@tomgreen2737]

I'm glad you highlighted deadhead Fred. I never hear anyone talk about that game it's one of my favourites.

[@gamernaut8864]

Another excellent list TVGS! Coded Arms is a solid FPS. I wish it could have gotten some sequels on the home consoles with dual analog support and online multiplayer. Another great PSP exclusive is "Infected". Great video. Thanks man.

[@Gruntvc]

I sometimes rewatch that trailer for the cancelled PS3 Coded Arms game. Dang shame. We rarely get FPS games from Japan.

[@nightshroud9671]

I so wished Coded Arms returns

[@matthewsmith3817]

You down with PPSSPP? Yeah, you know me. Who down with PPSSPP? Every last homie.

[@Crcvmbdfl]

I have a modded and an unmodded OLED PS Vita, and love the PSP roms on the former, specially its Tactical RPGs they are so good. Loads of JRPGs too. ❤

[@n0ughtyb0y]

Kenka Bancho was a fun one, similar to the Yakuza series but also does it's own thing

[@JBX07]

Good timing, I recently repaired my PSP Go

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Nice! Hope you find something new to play 🙂

[@MewsHeart151]

I've played Gundam battle royal and the final 2 extra missions when you get to challenge every dang mobile in the game gave me HELL it truly was a Achievement when I beat those missions

[@Dermetsu]

Thanks for contuining ro make these videos, I always find something new in them.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

More to come!

[@juicebox9871]

Just found your channel. Looks like great keep it up!

[@Mr3DLC]

Emulators for psp are super easy to run

[@aiodensghost8645]

This system is still a beast in 2023. Edit: No Heroes Allowed is too good

[@mikeclark4480]

I love all the Rpg and Srpg on the PSP. Thank you for the video

[@thatvideogamesshow]

No problem!

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Its limitation of only one stick was part of why I am so fascinated with the games on it.

[@paopaothesiopao995]

I spent so many hours on Wild Arms XF. The characters were so memorable, the mechanics were sound, music was fun, and the story was quite good. Glad it was featured here.

[@subtledemisefox]

I have had the game installed on my Vita for years but I have yet to try it out. I think between this video and your comment, I am going to start it after the holidays. Do I need to know anything about the other WIld Arms games to enjoy XF?

[@paopaothesiopao995]

@@subtledemisefox No. You can totally play it as is and you can still enjoy the story. I’m glad that you will give it a spin and I hope you enjoy it. Happy holidays!

[@mo_musashi_284]

@@subtledemisefoxuse a walkthrough trust me

[@trioncross]

Another great list! By the way, how do you find these gems? Do you have a collection of obscure games that you just come across?

[@MikoMango23]

When it comes to games stuck on PSP there's a couple that come to my mind Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, Dissidia 012, and the Kurohyou Yakuza spinoffs come to mind the latter especially, not only is it stuck on PSP, but it's also stuck in Japan, although you can download an awesome english patch for the 2 games courtesy of TeamK4L

[@cattysplat]

So many more games back in the day. All with physical copies you would buy in store and many local independent stores who dealt in used and imports.

[@vmmd8229]

Undead Kinghts , Everybody's Stress Buster , Dissidia, Final Fantasy Crisis and Jeanne D'arc is what made me interested to her real - life history is what made love psp

[@grenfunkel888]

Valkyria Chronicles 2 and 3 are stuck in psp as well. Great story and gameplay. VC 3 has an awesome eng translation patch as well.

[@nguyengamer7906]

Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles a.k.a Rondo Of Blood Remake has good stuck 👍 . Its also has two addition games Rondo of Blood and Symphony Of The Night which had create own genre is Metroidvania

[@rellsolomon9824]

Thank for putting the name of the games in the corner cause swear I be wantin too check out a game but can’t remember the name lol thanks friend

[@kakkarotdb]

nice list, have you tried R-Type Command?

[@jjsancho2340]

One thing about the BGM used here on Gundam Battle Royale segment is it came from the ps1 game Gundam Battle Assault 2, Port BGM.

[@gothickah0]

3rd birthday is consider one of the best psp game i've ever played. Your list are interesting.

[@bretginn1419]

3rd Birthday is one of the worst games on the system, and of all time.

[@mr.shadow8812]

Thats jeane de arc on the thumbnail really baited me into thinkinh it was fate, am sad :(

[@myzspivey2839]

Awesome!!!Big Like 💖💛🧡💖❤💝

[@mohammadrahman8263]

Crush was a great puzzle game

[@dynamitesunshine]

The Last Ranker and Dead Head Fred look amazing to me, besides Jeanne D'arc which has always interested me.

[@Jamato-sUn]

I wanna see Rengoku II in Part 2! =)

[@gaijinsenpai7714]

Suikoden right off the bat? Fantastic. Just got stumbles upon your video on my feed and i like your english accent, because as a non native speaker it's easy to listen to

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thank you very much!

[@deafomega]

I would really like to see Shinobido get a remastered collection release including the PSP title. And Brave Story, I really enjoyed that one.

[@neosixth9305]

I really loved the suikoden series and i am waiting on eiyuden chronicles as well. Hope that this suikoden could quell my itch on waiting. Also i vaguely remember playing last ranker like a decade ago, but it didnt have eng patch then so i stopped playing. Will try to play this one again.

[@TamalPlays]

so many good games to play

[@bigkeith41]

Great list bro 😎 👍🏿damn I wish I can meet u and have nice conversations over video games 🎮 ❤️

[@SupaRush]

should make a list on PS Vita too

[@Saitamacz34]

I remember playing Jeanne d'arc back in 2007, one of the best srpg out there, I still have tge physical copy, but not the console anymore

[@Toxic3610]

I remember playing Jeanne D’Arc truly a story unlike any other, especially g th e post game stuff

[@scheydtfelipe6423]

If u guys enjoyed Last Ranker like me, try Sol Trigger too, its a really good rpg in anime style with good history, characters and a impressive graphics for psp.

[@Raysonable]

Thank you for mentioned last ranker. I wish Capcom consider to remake or remastered the game.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same here!

[@DrMario_666]

Great video. I’d highly recommend adding time stamps

[@thehorsefromGOTs8]

I love disgaea and FFT and a few wild arms games but never knew about XF, gotta check it out.

[@morgangames2706]

Big fan of the ape escape music usage!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a great soundtrack!

[@Thasaidon]

I didn't know that Last Ranker had a game, I only read its short manga and saw the game hear, I'll try to play the game.

[@bgill7475]

15:53 They spelled it wrong here but Jeanne d'Arc is the best game that's still stuck on PSP. It's awesome.

[@zombiedoq]

Skipped the video to see if there's Dead Head Fred,was not disappointed, it was something different in a good way, would love to play it again, refreshed version or a new one,but it was forgotten 😢

[@James-fx9vd]

Yayyyy :) Tekken opening music is back!!!! ❤

[@MrsBlaileen1]

Never had heard of Coded Arms…thanks! Will try to emulate on my Steam Deck.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@MrsBlaileen1]

@@thatvideogamesshow 👍

[@Yukikaze617]

The Jeanne d’Arc in the thumbnail is from the Fate series of anime and games.

[@alandunaway3000]

Wipeout Pure was redone as Wipeout HD for the PS3 and PS4(Omega Collection). Pure and HD are set in the same era(in the game's storyline), only a few years apart.

[@triple_lei]

Only a small fraction of Pure was ported over to HD Fury & Omega. And not even all of Pulse was ported to HD either. Although WipEout HD does have several exclusive tracks that aren't in either Pure or Pulse by way of the reverse tracks.

[@coramunro95]

There is a PS2 version of Wipeout Pure.

[@Dante1282]

ah wild arm xf. I loved the game sadly all my save games got corrupted mid way through. sadly i never could bring myself to start over

[@nawaifu]

Tekken 2 intro made me almost cry,i played it to death when i was a kid😢

[@samsplayground8646]

i love wipe out because of star wars and oban star racer 😊

[@reallyhimongod]

Bakugan Defenders of the Core is a banger!

[@warlocke1894]

Queen's Blade Spiral of Chaos and Queen's Gate Spiral of Chaos gotta be the best tactics RPG in the PSP for..... reasons.

[@crayolaeater1168]

I haven't played any PSP games but I would like to play in the Final Fantasy.

[@bbanghoon4911]

Undead Knights and Dante's Inferno as well

[@gluttonyfang6674]

>Sees Jeanne D'Arc on a PSP thumbnail > _"Wait, this is definitely an Unlimited Codes bait"_ >Remembers another RPG bearing the same historical name > _"This is definitely a big brain bait"_

[@chowsu944]

i would also add kurohiyou

[@misterpotato4775]

I think you should add on timeline so it'll be easy for us to check on it.

[@Carnophage]

Can you please comment on your gaming setup for playing these games? Do you play on orginal hardware or do you use an emulator? I don't get the same crips graphics as you do, and I play on original PS-hardware. This question is in regard to your PS1- and PS2-gameplay videos.

[@bronwaith]

7:39 one of my favourite games of all time 💖

[@thatvideogamesshow]

You’ve got great taste!

[@goldgodryukendo913x]

I'd love to play Star Wars Battlefront Elite and Renegade Squadron on PC lol.

[@jeffcarrier9808]

Some interesting games here. Were most or all available digitally? The store is closed right?

[@zenithquasar9623]

Jeanne D'arc is sooo good!

[@KcirnE]

Dissidia Duodecim... it is a love letter for Final Fantasy Fans and hopefully will be remastered / ported to modern consoles and PC

[@Sickif]

surprised brs the game did not get mentioned

[@RmnGnzlz]

Tokobot was fun too.

[@ZeeTee20]

.....was I clickbaited with art of the wrong Jeanne of Arc?

[@johnboona4048]

Wild Arms XF is hard as heck

[@gundelgauck]

Dead Head Fred is great!!

[@killmeasshole]

awesome video as always

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Cheers!

[@alexrepp3875]

i think wipeout pure was "remaked" on ps4 in the collection

[@SkyGeekWave]

Are the CG cutscenes of the Last Rakner translated? I found one version, but only main dialogues were translated, but no NPC's, nor the CG cutscenes. If there is a better full translated version could you or anyone hint me where to get it?

[@variankashira2841]

I think you forgot about Parasite Eve. Its so good

[@starzero2295]

Clever, putting jeanne D'arc (Fate Apocrypha/Grand Order) on the video thumbnail when one of the games is about Jeanna D'arc

[@noirlavender6409]

Good thing psp emulator exists and you can play these games for free on android devices ever since 2014 (:

[@reallyhimongod]

Another super sleeper is MACH Modified Air Combat Heroes it’s essentially a jet combat racing/dog fighting game!