1st off, stay away from the 1000 model.. The d-pad on that thing sucks, and gets in the way of gaming, and you can't plug it into a TV, and load times are longer than the newer models, and the screen makes moving colors bleed together. Try to get a 2000, or 3000 model. All that stuff is fixed in both of those versions. Black PSPs are prone to fingerprints, try to get a silver one.
Try to get:
Megaman: Powered Up (Has a level designing mode, and you can download and share creations, not very restricted, either)
Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Better than Tekken 5 on PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Daxter
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Grand Turismo
Call of Duty (Forget which one, but, has an online multiplayer)
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As for PSP add-ons:
Extended Life battery kit (Twice the battery life)
At least a 16GB memory stick (should store enough music, a couple movies, and plenty of room for other stuff)
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As for programs on your comp:
Red Kawa PSP Video 9 (converts most video formats on your computer into a viewable format on your PSP, even resizes the video to fit.)
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Things not to do with your PSP:
Drop somewhere it can't be retrieved.
Submerg in liquids.
Leave sitting in the eye of the open public without an arm strap attached to your arm and PSP.
Forgo the manual
