Eh, I have tons of GBA games so I could legally use roms anyway I want. Hack in no way equals piracy. Hacking can lead to piracy.... I hack/have hacked anything you can name and I do not pirate. Stop being self rightious and trying to punish a crime before it is committed

The PSP Go was such a fail... How long did it even last? 

If the publishers refuse to give me a way to buy their product from them then why not illegaly pirate the game. You say theres PSN and you know what I use it, however many publishers refused to put there games on it. As for GBA if Nintendo or the other publishers want money from me all they have to do is put them on the VC. i buy any game i illegally play if its made available through legal means where the publishers receive the money.

The 3000 is your best option thanks to the brighter, more colorful screen than any screen aside from the Go. Don't listen to the haters - the 2000 screen ghosts extremely heavy in 2D games, while the 3000 one holds up just fine. Saying that from experience.

Pro C1 is also quite useless vs Pro B10, considering the latter is more stable with older homebrew, and the former only adds online play (which you don't need).

The only disadvantage of the 3000 vs some, fully hackable 2000's, is that you need to run the hack every time you turn it on or just keep it permanently in sleep mode. But it doesn't take more than 15 secs every time, so it's a perfectly valid option.

Why not get a PSP 3000? I have a PSP 3000 and it plays GBA perfectly.

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Google something called softmoding. The way I have my PSP set up, it's stock when I turn it on, and I have to load the custom firmware. Then I can play everything fine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-bv0gJkgvA

Get a memory card appropriate to what you need. I only have 1GB, but I don't pirate PSP games (they do work, I tried it). GBA looks amazing on PSP, same resolution, same screen ratio, so no stretching or blur. Think my PSP 3000 came with a memory card.

Also PS1.....just so awesome. Not every game works, but on my 3000 I have yet to have an issue with a game. Playing Front Mission 3 right now, it's suppose to freeze ocassionally, but it's not for me. SNES and NES are fun too, but I'm a bit disappointed because PSP doesn't read my patched Fire Emblem files. Don't even bother with N64, the framerate is garbage, and the sound is choppy.

I own every game I pirate. Actually one big reason I play roms is to play English translations of Japanese games. You can't play Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem (2nd DS entry) in English any other way. So with pirating, once the translation is done and playable, I import the Japanese game.

This also gives you the chance to "test" the game first and see if you like it. I didn't import Tales of the Tempest because of how bad it was. Same with Mother 3 (not my style).

I love my PSP, I have so many unfinished PS1/SNES games in my collection. It's so perfect on the go.

Not going to lie, I was like you when I owned my PS2. However I burnt so many games, I never really had a chance to play them all. I ended up half-beating half of them, beating a couple, and leaving the rest untouched. Nowadays, I have a bit more money and I know how valuable some of these games are on eBay after they are discontinued. I only pirate what I own, just feels more satisfying when you beat a game that way.

As to how you play burnt games, you still ended up buying 2-3 games which garnered a purchase. Still something.

lol 5%.

I'd say more like 0.05%

Anyway, if you need a step-by-step, feel free to ask me. It's an easy process for any PSP model (still, best to avoid the 1000 if you can still find it anywhere, used of course), and I'll be happy to help.

A hacked PSP is one of THE best and most versatile devices a person can own/gift

Xen said: Anyway, if you need a step-by-step, feel free to ask me. It's an easy process for any PSP model (still, best to avoid the 1000 if you can still find it anywhere, used of course), and I'll be happy to help. A hacked PSP is one of THE best and most versatile devices a person can own/gift

Thanks, if I end up picking one up I will remember to message you