PSP Games That Never Left Japan

Stuck on what to buy or play? Join TVGS as I list and discuss some of the best Japanese PSP games that never left Japan! There are so many great Jap only Playstation Portable games, so let me know your selection of titles for the retro handheld down below!
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[@PSXGamingMemories]

An excellent list of games, The PSP had so many visually stunning & cool games that looked incredible for their time & still hold their own today... I didn't get to play the PSP as much back in the day but after watching the games on show here, it may be a good time to revisit the system again... Great Video...! 😁

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks!

[@maxleon61702]

Some facts.

[@kittenmeow997]

Never had a psp myself but I enjoy these games a lot more than I was a kid. I used to take these kinds of graphics for granted but as I get older, it isn't always about looking good.

[@CRedd9830]

The Crossbell (Trails) duology is the first one that comes to mind for me.

[@JustAPlayOnWords]

The original project diva games also never left Japan, and it’s interesting since we would get the F versions of them later on.

[@RedzaMalaysianCrossover]

It also got fan translation too.

[@astroferret4700]

Those games are crazy fun tho

[@Nashxyzz]

4 games missing from the list: intelligent cube and devil dice that were on PS1 were rereleased on PSP plus King's field additional 1 & 2 (2 separate games).

[@tucker579]

Valkyria Chronicles 3 is by far my favorite game of the franchise

[@wayneomega]

How stunning Last Ranker looks. Great video.

[@WarisarcyGameClips]

Not a PSP game, but as soon as the E.X. Troopers soundtrack started playing, ya got me pumped. Recently started playing the fan translation of that.

[@zinesis]

Nice, would like to see more translated games worth playing. Also here's an idea for future vids you could do (game ports to PSP from ps1 or ps2). I'm not talking about eboots but remakes like the first star ocean or tales of eternia, to see if there are added/cut content just for the PSP version.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for the idea man 🙂

[@RE4-Station]

The PSP is still amazing 16 years later!

[@omarfaruktusher1942]

Alaways

[@kautsar7806]

Indeed

[@medisowkers5829]

yessss :D

[@jakedewg.m4708]

It will always be amazing even in 2023 I just bought one not too long ago again because I missed games like Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood another Fullmetal Alchemist games only came out with two for the PSP but then there was other games I wanted to try that was from Japan like more ape Escape only released in Japan

[@coffeebean_tamer]

I recently started playing Obscure the Aftermath the graphics are insane for a game over decade old.

[@Soroosh.S83]

This is the best list i have ever seen i want to cry this is so much good i never played them i'm so happy omg thanks Bro keep it up

[@quithsturge3398]

.hack//Link is a action rpg which encompasses the full history of the .hack series. It has a full english patch thanks to the efforts of .hack//Translate. I recommend

[@ageoiglesias]

Love that Tekken 2 intro, fits your vids perfectly!

[@francoaiello6930]

Yes! I was waiting for another psp video like this Nice selection, I'm definitely gonna check some of them out.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SkyGeekWave]

Great video man ) By the way is Shining Ark completly translated now? At least the story mode? Man I really liked that game on PSP after playing 1 hour, and wanted at least the English version of the story and dialogues.

[@mj_player6440]

I've been looking for translation but I can't find it so I don't think it's finished

[@xx_pit_xx8492]

Man vallyria 3 is one of my favorite games and with out the patch I would never have played it. I know the cost of traslation is great and I cant expect everything to be ported but still is a shame we miss up in lots of good games. In any case, I will keep an eye on these games. Thanks for the recommendations

[@lilstrawhat]

SRW Z2 is tight af. Beat it before an English patch ever came out.

[@lightcaptianguy7570]

Great video The common reason why some of the games are only available in 1 country is because of bad reception of the game or issues related to content or late releases

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Totally agree!

[@magggg2797]

Afortunately we have the heroes of fan translate

[@ran4erep]

damn it, I want Akiba's Trip in English. So great games was left in Japan, without English patches, I'm so angry about it...

[@ENiceGeo]

Isn't it getting remade for the Switch & PS4?

[@jj985955]

Is that different from Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed?

[@SamuelSarette]

Didn't we get it on Vita?

[@ran4erep]

@@SamuelSarette didn't we talking about PSP? Vita is useless piece of crap

[@arilockhart6762]

Isn’t it Akiba Strip?

[@furiousthumbstick]

My only bucket list item is to play ANY of the DARIUSBURST arcade cabinets. My favorite of the console ports is CS on PS4/Vita cross-save

[@DylanTds]

Akiba's Trip 1 was ported to PS4 and Switch as "Akiba's Trip Hellbound and Debriefed"

[@alyx3135]

There is already a translation on the way

[@DylanTds]

@@alyx3135 Hellbound and Debriefed is in English

[@santos6308]

Great video. You could do a part II with games like Sol Trigger, Nayuta no Kiseki, Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki, Sunday Vs Magazine Shuuketsu and alot of anime games like Digimon Adventure, Soul Eater and so on. Psp was really an amazing console.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Part 2 in the works 🙂

[@MetalGearExcelsusMGRR]

Valkyria Chronicles III is not just my favorite japanese psp game, but my favorite psp game period

[@mechamania]

_Akiba’s Beat_ *is* available, in English, for PS4 (pretty cheap) and the Vita, and I second the idea that it’s a really good game, despite its oddity.

[@DylanTds]

The video is about Akiba's Trip 1, not Akiba's Beat or Akiba's Trip 2 Undead and Undressed

[@Vinicius0560]

@@DylanTds But the art in the Thumbnail is from the second Akiba's Trip game, not the first.

[@DylanTds]

@@Vinicius0560 yes I know, she joins the main protagonist team at some point, but how is that related to my reply ?

[@Vinicius0560]

@@DylanTds It's just that you can mix them up, at first I actually thought she was from the Grisaia series and was really confused. Then I remembered that Watanabe Akio did the art for Undead and Undressed.

[@DylanTds]

@@Vinicius0560 Oh yeah, he did art for many visual novels

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Great video!

[@placebo_yue]

grand knights story as everything vanillaware does is a delight. The english fan translation makes it playable

[@aceofhearts573]

Can't believe Sony left the handheld market when Nintendo has sold 90 million Switch handhelds so far.

[@shawn1984]

Wow, Last Ranker and Initial D look impressive!

[@ProducerX21]

I used to hate how the PSPs library was filled with mostly JRPGs. Back then I wanted AAA console quality games on the go. But now I find it awesome going back and playing all these solid rpgs I never played back in the day

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I still use my PSP and PS Vita alot. They're both excellent JRPG consoles.

[@gyrenrockz]

where did you get the english patched for shining ark? i thought the project was dead

[@p1ntu_]

Akiba trip is hilarious man

[@Gr4yF0x]

Great video as always

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Cheers mate!

[@josephzamer5802]

Nice video!!, Shame to don't see at the list nayuta no kiseki and the spinoff of Yakuza, by the way both have english translation-fan

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Part 2 in the works 🙂

[@josephzamer5802]

@@thatvideogamesshow hehehe I should imagine it!!!

[@aljongreat1900]

Im glad that monster hunter portable third has english patch plus hd version nowadays... Its only release in japan as well.

[@tec5x5]

I heard the Ridge Racer Music during the Initial D section and thought you would talk about Ridge Racer 2 for the PSP not coming state side at some point

[@kikiayo.]

the 3rd grapgics looks so good

[@MegaGamePlayOficial]

Amazing video. Congratulations!!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks!

[@orBro533]

_tales of the heroes twin blades _last ranker _akiba's trip _shining ark _darius burst _tales of versus _grand nights history _valkyrie chronicles 3

[@ffxiikd1426]

i want to see valkyria chronicles 3 port sega :(

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Would be perfect for the switch!

[@kurosan0079]

Such a shame it doesn't have a remake/port/remaster anywhere. To me, it's one of the better Valkyria Chronicles games when it comes to its tone and theme.

[@ffxiikd1426]

@@kurosan0079 I considered it on par with 1, i liked VC3 characters and story actually imo it's better than 4, but at least 4 better than 2 for sure.

[@shaggy3615]

There is a really fun Fullmetal Alchemist game on psp that was released in Japan only. It has a translated rom and it’s just a nice fun rpg like brawler

[@himaya-relaxsleep1410]

it's 2021 and if you visit cdromance(website) you can see fully translated psp games like ff type-0

[@gkingk9800]

Psp = RPG 🔥 sweet list man

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Cheers Gaz! ❤️

[@TheAwsomeuser]

my favorite part about valkyria chronicles 3 was tht it had 2 endings, one fr each main heroine.

[@Noobmaster-rm9er]

Last ranker was amazing And there's even an English patch

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a solid RPG!

[@ezequielranne3558]

8:38 Music the Game: *ERETZVAJU* For PlayStation :)

[@mechamania]

I could Google it, but it might help a lot of other people to ask whether un-hacked PSPs are able to play games from other reasons - even though there’ll be no reason to keep your PSP unhacked, In other words, can these Japanese releases be played on a US PSP?

[@8bitsniper568]

If you’re tracking down physical imports I’m pretty sure those run on any PSP modded or not, tho if you want to play em with English Patches you’ll have to get your PSP modded

[@sieg9000]

My fv psp game is CCFF7 and Black Rock Shooter

[@rjpogi1]

Hi! Can you point out what version of the shining ark english patch you mentioned? After googling the only translation project i can find is abandoned 2 years ago

[@rydamusprime]

I looked as well. If you find it let me know please

[@kamidesu6414]

The other reason about initial d street stage is amazing is the char interaction, during fights side cahr speak like in the anime and its based on the manga not the anime wich is cool

[@jymfiskburk2256]

Did not know that akibas trip was on psp, nicd

[@lightcaptianguy7570]

I will surely check out street stage initial D

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Awesome racing game, well worth trying it out 🙂

[@EngiNetion]

it is pretty fun to play, i like these physics

[@tmax4651]

Ok Awesome work again😆. Where do you find all these games🙄?

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Haha thanks Tmax!

[@kamidesu6414]

The Darius burst arcade is fcking aesthetic and amazing!!!

[@barulicksama3838]

Many thanks, you're doing good bro.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks Sama!

[@argeniscanez9503]

Thank god Akiba Strip came to PS3 and Vita, got it ok ps3 and is pretty fun

[@giancarlotubal5985]

Still playing initial d street stage best racing game on psp for me

[@KingsRight]

i looked for english patches for the Shining psp games and can't find them

[@felipecesarrodrigues658]

More games missing from the list: Sword Art Online Infinit Moment, the first SAO game in a console, Fate/Unlimited Codes physical media, he have a digital media in enghish, but is now unviable, Fate/Extra CCC, Fate/Trigger Colosium, Fairy Tail Portable Guild, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, Project Diva, Hatsune Miku games, Toradora, Shining Ark, .hack//Link, A lot of Tales of games, And others very good games. I'm from Brazil, and I very like the channel, nice work .😊👏

[@d33pakkkk]

But Shining Arc translation is not available, right? Can anyone share a link to the translation? I really want to play it!

[@Tasuke]

As a big Tales fan, I actually really liked Twin Brave. Though that may be because I'm also a Dynasty Warriors fan lol! Wasn't a huge fan of VS. though.

[@main_tak_becus6689]

Please bring Tales of Destiny Nakkiri X Dungeon to the west! The visual is incredibld.

[@chumbosaurio7099]

Thanks for the video, sos un genio

[@astroferret4700]

Does last ranker have an English option because your footage was in English

[@richardkim1981]

Akiba strip is on PS4 and is coming to switch and same with valkyrie chronicles.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Different version

[@Sabebo13]

You only mentioned that VK3 has a fan translation, does that mean the other games don't have English options or translations?

[@ransu8850]

Really saddens me not even one Summon Night game got localized on the psp, at the least neither a complete fan translation.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

I’ll second that. Such a great series!

[@dabianchow6227]

I recommend last ranker best game ever in my own game list i play chi version but got little word bug

[@nubiiiii]

You forgot shin sangoku musou 5 & 6 which is the decent version of DW6 & DW7 but in PSP

[@TobiEstosWorld]

Akibas trip comes as a remake to ps4 this summer, in english.

[@NickDyers]

with ALL the initial CONTENT INTACTS? not so sure, man. These titles are TOO MUCH for murricans FAITHFUL HOLY MORALS ;)

[@EXHellfire]

where is the patch for Shining Ark?

[@Shadowfang2k7_NEW]

Im missing a certain RPG with a Card battle System but still Active Battle Combat similiar to Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories... (forgot the name) please help me out... i TRIED it once but eh... Japan only is... yeah... i REALY want to play it again hopefully with an English Patch :'( (btw. the narrators voice SEEMS to be the same as that of Tales of Symphonias Kratos XD)

[@SwitchedPC]

Also Monster Hunter Portable 3rd that's a big title / And SAO Infinity Moment another noteworthy title

[@alexandreantunescosta6216]

How could you miss Yakuza "Black panther"?? Nice vid anyway,..thanks!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Part 2 incoming

[@thejack5952]

Wouldve loved to play the Danball Senki games, the Kenka Banchoa games, Nano Diver, the Gundam AGE Cosmic Drive/Universal Accel, SMT: Devil Summoner, and Frontier Gate Boost+ but I guess the companies they wouldnt do well here smh What a short sited mindset.

[@cataclysm7256]

VC3 never made it outside japan is a shame, personally it's the best one of the franchise

[@ralfxephon1]

Greetings from MÉXICO !!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Greetings from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🙂

[@Pridetoons]

What about the Princess Crown PSP port?

[@gabrieleporcelli9666]

Don't forget Tengai makyou 4. It's a fantastic jrpg only in japanese language. 😭

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Going to have to check this one out!

[@gabrieleporcelli9666]

@@thatvideogamesshow you should also check the 2nd one on the Turbografx-CD which is superb! (also Emerald Dragon for turbografx-CD, avoid the snes version)

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for the tip!

[@shadikhachikian695]

Thank you, 🌱🌷 that was great. 👌😌 I liked most games. ✋😍 👍🎮

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jomelvinuya5600]

I finished last ranker on my android phone, I loved it

[@bobbymoss6160]

Thank God for English Patch. 😈

[@lurkerrekrul]

The ones that disappoint me the most are the three Macross games and a Monster Hunter clone called Nano Diver. Why is it that fans will translate an RPG with hundreds of pages of text, but they avoid translating those type games like the plague? "Oh, you don't need translations to play those games, they're simple enough." Really? What the hell am I supposed to do in this mission? Am I supposed to shoot those ships or protect them? Why did I suddenly fail the mission? What happened? Not to mention the menus of choices and stats all in Japanese.

[@n0tce228]

you forgot love finder

[@sunofpearl89]

booba

[@kubakiller]

Dude! How could you miss Gunhound EX ??

[@kavidroid]

There was a suikoden on psp that never left japan

[@thatvideogamesshow]

I’ll get that included for a part 2!

[@jeffhendricks7660]

I sware I played akibas trip on the vita...maybe a sequel

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Yes that was an enhanced version of the original with several changes to content etc.

[@jeffhendricks7660]

@@thatvideogamesshow the more you know.....unless I completely miss you saying that...if that's the case sorry

[@thatvideogamesshow]

My bad to be honest I should have mentioned it in the video!

[@jeffhendricks7660]

@@thatvideogamesshow no need, but thanks for telling me.

[@sawanzza01]

How about the Yakuza series?

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Part 2 in the works 🙂

[@budaroddy]

Early gang supp

[@thatvideogamesshow]

😅

[@johnave4084]

Some of this games have English sub title

[@BoshBargnani]

is super robot wars code geass?

[@TheExFatal]

No Kurohyou? Man

[@rawpotato5829]

6:30 what is her name?💀

[@moneymatt536]

They never left Japan and I never been to Japan.

[@deemandude6131]

Z2 was where the series peaked in terms of animation and story with some genius character interactions

[@tygrus3495]

Gunhound EX

[@catriamflockentanz]

Whilst I like this video's content(I always like hearing about more Vanillaware Games and praising VC also sits well with me anytime.) I would recommend cutting the "Japanese" from the title/the second sentence of the description though. Having it start and end with "Japan" seems a little redundant.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Done 🙂

[@mavriblitzz2918]

I want a hero who will translate this game.

[@brunobrito7611]

Who is the white haired girl on the thumbnail?

[@louislam369]

Super robot war Z2 is much better than z3.