Just for the people thinking of buying a PSVITA this year, it has a tremendous Modding Homebrew scene, they've ported several GTA games, bully, Cuphead, Mario kart, Mario 64, Zelda, Max Payne, Celeste and several other games... yes these are native ports not emulation, and there's more coming in the future such as Dead Cells, Hades ETC.

@MrCumstein

2 жыл бұрын

The widescreen Mario64 port is a lovely thing. Especially on the OLED.

@mauryj.3415

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCumstein yes it is

@jjresale929

2 жыл бұрын

That’s cool

@batschisdadoller

2 жыл бұрын

You can't be serious with hades, are you 😍?... And these GTA Ports are... Idk where to find.

@kiara5636

2 жыл бұрын

where can I find these ports?

The vita is still one of my all time favorite handhelds especially when you mod it. Full psp built in as well as all the homebrew and emulation that can be done. Ill never get rid of my oled even with the proprietary charging and data port

@Ratchetti

2 жыл бұрын

Does it have ps2 emu?

@TheMegaRedHead

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ratchetti No, for PS2 you need a strong PC and even then the emulation is still not perfect.

@Ratchetti

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMegaRedHead ok, thanks!

@SweetKingTanner

2 жыл бұрын

I have 3 of em

@SweetKingTanner

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMegaRedHead or a ps2 Or a BC PS3 (best bang for buck)

At the time of vita's release and going through like, 2015 or so, Sony actually did really encourage developers to put games on both PS4 and Vita and I think offered some assistance to do so to smaller developers - it's why the Vita became a great place for indie ports.

@TheLastLineLive

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think after Freedom Wars, Sony pulled out of developing their own games, but wanted it to be a bridge/extension device to the PS4 for stuff like indies as well as remote play.

@NueThunderKing

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly they did not follow so we have a stunted console.

@edc7905

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLastLineLive it was that or maybe Resistance: Burning Skies. They stopped wanting to put their own money in AAA games for it. They had an exec in charge of indie development that kinda really went to bat for Vita and got those indies ported

@Jason-Scott

2 жыл бұрын

@@NueThunderKing Talking absolute nonsense.

@edc7905

2 жыл бұрын

@@Great-Documentaries said nothing about advantage or even comparing it but go off I guess

The hardware quality (for the time), the Vita library, the compatibility with the PSP library, the ability to play PSOne Classics on it, and the synergies with the Playstation TV and PS3 to essentially facilitate a "Switch-like" experience for a lot of games before the Switch was even a thing, will forever make the Vita one of the best consoles of all time, and no one will ever be able to tell me otherwise.

@MiamiSunrise

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@BlueisNotaWarmColour

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the modding/homebrew scene is exceptional, if you're into that kinda thing.

@bobsagget823

2 жыл бұрын

anemic hardware for the time garbage library ps1 games work just fine on original psp nobody cares about playstation tv bizarre interface its garbage and the fact that you think its great doesn't mean it actually is

@MiamiSunrise

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsagget823 show me where Sony hurt you.

@jspantonio8807

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsagget823 well with a modded psvita you literally have a psp inside it with Adrenaline so if you dont like it atleast its a psp 2

The most underrated console ever. I have 37 games myself, with Resident Evil Revelations 2 being the rarest of them.

Recording Vita gameplay footage is such a pain! I typically like to use the PlayStation TV (which is really just a Vita with HDMI output), but so many popular games don't support it, which is incredibly annoying. It reminded me I really need to look into installing custom firmware on mine to get around that issue. Have you modded a PlayStation TV before?!

@joncleary8896

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It's easy. I believe in you Metal Jesus. You can do it!!

@crabbuckets7506

2 жыл бұрын

I had two modded psp's in college. Both stolen out of my bag 🤣 figured I was just not meant to own one.

@TheDrkmassacre

2 жыл бұрын

I modded my pstv forgot it was modded and updated it 🤣

@robertpatterson1037

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve modded both my Vita and PlayStation tv. The Pstv solely to get round that problem. Once modded (I think it’s called the white list) is a must to play those games.

@tomrwills

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertpatterson1037 Are there games playable on the PSTV after whitelisting that don't get stuck without the touch screen or back touch pad? What would good ones be?

Thank you so much for this video. There is so much more that can be gone over with this wonderful gem of a handheld. Keep up the great work sir.

@MetalJesusRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Killzone Mercenary remains one of the best FPS games I've ever played on a handheld. Such a fun experience with incredible multiplayer. Genuinely one of the best experiences for the time.

Perfect timing Metal Jesus, just got my PS Vita imported from Japan!

@Gloryboyquan

Жыл бұрын

bro wtf pull up on God eater

Long live the Vita!!! Long live the Vita!!! Tearaway is vastly underrated. I also picked the deluxe version of Shantae at GameStop from the shelf a couple years ago! It was like less than $20. I’m a Sony guy but I don’t know if I can forgive them for how they crapped on the Vita and let it die, it’s incredibly sad. So many games were planned, even a Bioshock game. It cold have sold like crazy if Sony really pushed it, and not just marketed it as a way to do remote play.

@ReVita.

2 жыл бұрын

Really wish we had gotten that BioShock game along with a GTA game!

@VentilatorGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReVita. There wasn't any money in VITA for major third parties. Didn't help that Sony abandoned VITA early on.

@ThatSavoieDude

2 жыл бұрын

The music in that game is so infectious

So glad to see you show off your Vita collection. Long live the PlayStation Vita. One of the best consoles ever made.

Fav console ever. Soooo many hours playing Persona 4 Golden, Dragon's Crown, Atelier, Dead Nation etc. Vita will never die. Good on you for showing your collection :)

Muramasa Rebirth alone is reason to own a Vita. It's such a colorful game that looks amazing on the old model's OLED screen. Really can't wait to jump into some of the Japanese VNs on the system too. Holding off just a bit longer since I'm currently playing Dragon Quest games in Japanese to work on my reading, but I hope to be reading a bunch of VN on it by the end of this year.

@belto3149

2 жыл бұрын

You should probably start by something easier to read tbh. Dragon quest uses lots of fancy or uncommon words and the text can sometimes be formulated in a strange way.

@homerthompson416

2 жыл бұрын

@@belto3149 I have played through the first 3 in Japanese and while the occasionally old style grammar was a bit weird at first it wasn't too bad to pick up on. The games teach me enough new words to be worth sentence mining but not so much that I can't enjoyably play them. Way easier so far than playing stuff like Persona or 龍が如く IMO.

One of the most underrated handhelds of sll time! It's an emulator monster!

Vita is so underrated, my fav handheld of all time!

I have a real love/hate relationship with the Vita. My OLED Vita is still going strong and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.. 2 or 3 years after launch my joy started to wane. Too many games had performance issues and the output from Sony was starting to dry up. Why should I invest my time and money into it when Sony have turned their backs on it? It was a strange decision that still baffles me today, and I worked for the company in Japan for nearly 5 years. More recently, with the popularity of the Switch, I’ve been able to sell off many of my Vita games and get the better looking and performing Switch versions and have still have quite a bit of money left over. The Vita will always have a special place in my heart but these days I’m playing most Vita games on other platforms. Thanks for the video.

@54356776

2 жыл бұрын

What's worse is that a modded Vita runs most games with zero issues. Most games just needed a simple patch/update.

@modestyblaise4167

2 жыл бұрын

@@54356776 Yes, it can certainly help. However, companies tend to favour battery life when it comes handheld games and most issues rely on a CPU/GPU overclock to fix the game.

@or3con

2 жыл бұрын

No trophies on switch though...

@redscience2117

2 жыл бұрын

@@or3con so?

@TheMegaRedHead

2 жыл бұрын

@@redscience2117 No trophies on switch though...

Absolutely love seeing people who have embraced the Vita like I have. You have an amazing collection and I cannot wait to see what games you add in the future. I’m currently collecting a full Aus Vita collection which is currently sitting at around 60 titles with unfortunately so many of the more expensive ones still to go

You and Reggie were the reason to I started collecting for the after watching some of you pick up videos and some of your older Vita videos. I hammered all the GameStops in my area for all of their Vita games when they were just practically giving them away. This system I believe kick off all the “Special Edition” craze of games now because there seems to be one for every game. Japan is lucky cause they got all the cool limited edition systems. You should look into possibly getting some of the Asian/English exclusives out there cause there are some really good and unique games. Keep on rocking MJ

One of the most under appreciated handheld/console of all time. Genuinely portable with a stacked library of games. I still play it on the regular

@VentilatorGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Blame Sony for that. Tiny screen, tiny buttons, no SD Card support, inaccurate rear touch which 99.9% of devs ignored etc. To make it worse. Terrible support from Sony already after september 2013.

Amazing , loved your channel since your psp games collection videos!

Probably the best gaming handheld ever made.

The Vita is an amazing handheld. Good to see this getting some love.

Your videos are the best mjr.. i feel so happy watching and rewatching them many times. Has been really enjoyable for many years. I still have my official MJR coin too! Please never stop!

Still collect for the Vita today. I always see games I've never heard off. Great collection and video! :)

Bumped into your channel a few years ago and that happy accident launched my PS Vita collection habit. Being a little late to the party, I missed out on some of the limited editions, but I have built a physical collection of about 110 games plus a dozen or so digital (I know - SACRILEGE!!). Since I live in the Phoenix area, I used your 'road trip' video as my travel guide to visit the retro game stores in the area. Thanks for keeping retro gaming - and the PS Vita - alive!

Brilliant! Thank you for the video. I'm just getting into the Vita now and am super excited. Wallet hurt, but excited!

PS Vita does have range , love your collection MJR 🔥

Great video!!! 👍Lucky you have these vita games!!! It's getting difficult to get any of these games. The vita is a amazing system that got cut away too soon and never reached it's full potential!!!

Amazing! Thank you so much for paying some attention to this awesome little hand held!

Watching from the philippines, one of my favorite retro game reviews and videos to watch with my friends, metal jesus, always entertaining to watch! Keep it up sir ur the best! Happy new year!!

@MetalJesusRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Due to physical prices for this WONDERFUL handheld, I only go to pick up Vita games one or two at a time, play them and then eventually target something else. I love JRPGs and since many of those tend to be spendy, the prices usually hit me pretty hard pretty fast. Fantastic video highlighting the awesomeness of this handheld. I do hope that on your future trip to Japan you are able to pick up MANY more games for the Vita, especially since I know how passionate you are about it. Thanks MJ!

What a handheld. I absolutely adored Tearaway and in my book it was THE iconic PS Vita game as it used everything the console could do. It was like it was made to showcase the handheld

@yeppumm1192

Жыл бұрын

Yea tearaway will always be awesome

MJR & Reggie got me into the Vita and it's become my favorite handheld of all time! Nintendo Switch is great, but Vita was first, and having the ability to play PS1 games in your hands is 🔥🔥🔥

@yogoshun

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The switch is cool in theory but the design needs some work and it's too big for my liking.

❤️ your Vita videos. One of my favorite handhelds of all time!

Very solid collection Jason!

I remember being blown away by uncharted golden abyss when it first came out, the intuitive controls, the story and the interactivity just blew my mind at the time

@MetalJesusRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Still fun today. Played through it twice now.

@DarkSentinel7

2 жыл бұрын

Played it for the first time a year ago. Still very impressive.

@clouseau69

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing game and Vita only!

@alancartridge

2 жыл бұрын

@@clouseau69 It just made it extra special and upto that point I had never played an uncharted game. It was engrossing and majestic on the first OLED handheld screen, a real premium future proofing experience at the time

@phantomflame0658

10 ай бұрын

Agreed I just wish they made a Tomb Raider game for it. Maybe Underworld cause that never came to the PSP? But surely they could've done the 2013 reboot by just downscaling the resolution a little.

Thanks for sharing! I recently sold my Vita collection (147 physical games) as well as my full Atari Jaguar/CD collection. Was able to pay off my brand new car with the $5,200 I received from selling both collections. I loved collecting but didn’t play the systems library that much, only around 10 games often played. I still have both my OLED and Slim vita’s, both modded now, and will definitely be keeping them! I think size wise that the Vita is the perfect size for a handheld system. There are definitely a few phenomenal games that you can’t play anywhere else. 👍🏻

I dreamed of a Vita for so long and I was finally able to get a second hand one this year. I really love it.

I love my Vita! I have about 76 physical games for it. I just imported FF X-2 from Asia so I could have a copy of it. I am in 65 hours in on FF X right now. Thank you for the great video! Vita means life!! Long live the vita.

Agreed, I love the vita, got it day one, and the screen quality, even now, is fantastic! I love checking out the vita collection (if they even have one) in the second hand gaming shops!

I'm happy I collected almost everything I wanted for it the last 2 years. The small cases make it perfect for collecting. You can fit the entire collection on a small shelf.

NFS Most Wanted was absolutely mind blowing on the Vita, recently picked it up on the X360 to replay it on a console

Just a QOL heads-up for visual novels: It is fairly common now to have an auto-progression feature - just set it to auto-proceed, and you only have to press that one button sequence and nothing more until you want to stop. This is at the very least true for Utawarerumono (and every other game from Aquaplus that I'm aware of), Doki Doki Literature Club and Root Letter.

Awesome!!! Thanks for showing your collection! Cool Trails of Cold Steel special edition!

I’m 225 physical titles into my collection and still hunting! Love the Vita!

Even though PS VITA is failed and underrated but there's still good points from this system: - Although some PS VITA games have increased in price, there are also some great games that can still be purchased at low prices, for example NFS Most Wanted, Uncharted Golden Abbys, Killzone Mercenary, and Unit 13. - The owner and community of this system are very friendly, you can see the community activities at r/vita on Reddit. - This console build like a tank lol - Hacking and the homebrew community keep this console alive and well because Vita means life.

This video has great timing. I purchased a Vita along with a few games and they're arriving today.

@MetalJesusRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Have fun!

Love these videos, I share the same feelings, love playing it but I always end up thinking about what could have been. So much potential for amazing games

That proprietary memory card just killed this system.

Love my vita, have about 120 games and counting, as well as both the OLED and slim models. It was so ahead of its time and it will always be my favorite handheld of all time.

Love these. Been watching for yrs MJR! Have a great weekend.

@MetalJesusRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

With how much you love old pc adventure games, I'm completely shook that you don't like games like Danganronpa or The Nonary Games. Love the videos, as always 🤘🏼

Never got a Vita, but absolutely love the PSP. So I'm sure I would've loved the Vita as well. I never got one because I actually thought all the games were download only, which I was completely against. Which seems silly now seeing as that's pretty much how all games are. I would love for Playstation to come out with a new handheld.

@AxLWake

2 жыл бұрын

A PS Vita 2 would be great but I don't think it will happen.

@jeffcox6539

2 жыл бұрын

I went all out on the psp because I didn't get one until like 2 years ago, and most of the games are cheap. I bought a vita around the same time, but most of the games are either also available on the PS4, or insanely overpriced.

@Jason-Scott

2 жыл бұрын

Get a Vita 👍🏻

I bought my Vita Day One. I loved it. Freedom Wars was one of my favorites. I bought the YS Memories of Celcetta special edition. It's my only one for it. Great video.

I got my vita this year and turned it into my visual novel and rpg machine. Your video helped me put a few more games into my wishlist

Awesome video MJR! Loved to see you and Radical Reg give some light to this elegant handheld. Lovely collection of games you got there. Gravity Rush btw is 🔥🔥🔥

@Dusty_B

Жыл бұрын

Frapp!!!

Your channel is a Part of my life your a friend to millions. You will grow and grow year by year!

Love the PS Vita... 🤗, Great video & collection 👍

I bought both trails games for like 45-50 a piece. I didn't realize how lucky I was to find those two games so reasonably priced and physical copies.

love your videos MJR, you inspire me to collect games. gonna go pick up a copy of 007 Goldeneye for the N64 today that is still in its box with the manual! cant wait!

No better feeling that finishing work on a Friday and seeing a metal Jesus upload waiting on your KZread subscriptions

Thanks for sharing, that’s one awesome vita collection.

So conflicted about this console! I bought a huge amount of physical copies for the console when it was in its prime and left them sealed until I could play them…Which of course means many are still sealed. Now it makes little sense to open and play then with their values having gone WAY up. Thanks for the great video!

That's an amazing collection, and what a great console the PS Vita still is!

Love the video. I think you are missing some of the Warriors games like Warrior's Orochi 1 and 2 and Samurai Warriors 4 and 4-II but overall great collection. Soldner X2 is one of my favorite shooters on this system. Too bad it didn't have online play. That would have been sweet. Would love Dariusburst Chronical Saviours and Drive Girls one day. You also missed 99Vidas, Foul Play and Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds as well just because they are beat em ups

Dude I so love your vids, I swear it’s like your talking to my video gaming soul every vid. Keep up the great work

So strange I started watching your older vita games and boom. A new vita video! Fixed up & Hacked my vita last year and still love it to death

You sir, make enjoyable content and your enthusiasm for fun is palpable. I was looking to find a long box King's Field, and a black label Xenogears in very good condition. Any suggestions on where to look? Thanks!

Your ps vita videos are the reason I bought a vita 7 years ago. Thank you Metal Jesus!!

It saddens me so much, back when I was younger I had so many games but in order to get newer games, I had to trade in at GameStop. It hurts my soul every time I think of what could of been lol I also used to have a Vita & I am now on the hunt for another and to build my physical collection amongst all systems. Loved Gravity Rush though! Great Vid as always MJR!

@atomic-art

2 жыл бұрын

im buying the last vita in my country!

Great video man

Loving this man! Great to see lots of releases I am totally interested in. The side scrolling are always the best. That Soldner X-2 is totally like the super awesome Einhander on the original PS1. Super perfect game and beyond for it's time. Will definitely look into finding that for sure. Might be difficult to find in Ontario Canada. Not sure why but it also reminded me of Tempest X3. That is some serious shit as well. Could be because I must have been playing the shooters at the same time back in the day as new releases... damnit.... now I feel old! Thank you once again! Lots of love and blessings!

Great video!

beautiful collection, similar to my own. I need to get one of those Axiom Verge limited edition box set like you have. Nearly all of those games can get pretty expensive. Thank you for making a new video, best wishes, peace and love brother.

The Vita turns 10 this month,still have my launch unit,and absolutely love it to this day. Only own 6 physical games: Odin Sphere Dragons Crown Borderlands 2 Gravity Rush Freedom Wars Final Fantasy X

Fantastic collection and video as usual. I think you confused Simpsons road rage with Hit and run tho lol look forward to all your 2022 content !

Nice starter collection. I’ve been collecting for Vita since it first came out. I’m at 300 games so far. Most of them being virtual novels!

I love the rhythm games for the Vita. My top favorites are the Project Diva and Taiko series. I enjoy playing those games on console devices as well but I thoroughly enjoy playing rhythm games on handheld systems such as the Vita, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Plus the amount of jrpgs for the Vita is just fantastic. I think my hubby and I have a little over thirty games for the Vita. A good chunk we haven't even dipped into yet but hopefully we will be able to play more this year.

One of my favorite systems and I'd love to collect more for it, but every shop around here only ever has the same 4-5 games. And they're always $50+. I've gotten most of my collection from Amazon, ebay etc. but it's just so expensive now. The dream would be to visit Japan for multiple reasons, and seeing the love for Vita over there is definitely one of them.

Wow what a great collection you have! Thanks for the insight. I got a sealed copy of breach and clear for 250€ last year... I guess I was lucky with that when I look at the prices now. And also Big Love to Horizon Chase Turbo. This game is just awesome.

Nice collection of Vita game! I got a lot of the Vita titles from Limited Run Games! I was so glad that they were supporting the Vita while Sony was going away from it! Good video!

Man I love those videos !

Wonderful collection! The Vita is my #1 portable console. Mine was given a new life when jailbroken. You can tap into more of the Vita's potential with mods. You can have improved frame rates, save battery life, emulate retro games (NES, MD, & TG-16 are pretty much perfect), access the PSP's XMB, connect a DualShock 4, store all your games on a sd card, and so much more.

@Gloryboyquan

Жыл бұрын

still have/play it?

@MetalJody1990

Жыл бұрын

@@Gloryboyquan Yeah man. Still finding new stuff to play on it.

You're missing Deadbolt and Risk of Rain, sooooo addicting and satisfying. Hard as nails but rewarding. Get them !!

I recently got a Vita and so glad I did! Lot of awesome games for it. Very cool system!

Metal Jesus is the hand held king. Thank you for your great videos once again.

Wow that timing! I just got my first ps vita today and was looking for games to play on it.

Vita is hands down my favorite system. I bought mine when Tales of Hearts R was announced for localization back in 2014, since the Tales series has always been a system seller for me. I've managed to get over 120 games in my collection (therefore making it my single largest system library in my entire collection). I once even had a goal to get every NTSC physical game, but that was something I had to give up when the prices jumped back in 2020. Something I really love about the system now is the homebrew community surrounding it. There's plenty of games that didn't release in English that modders are translating into English. Several games that released in Japan on PS4 and Vita only got PS4 releases in English, but people are able to take the English script from PS4 and apply it to the Vita version, with games like Attack on Titan 2 and Catherine Full Body being perfect examples of this.

I have 80 physical games myself and just over 1/3rd are still sealed. I remember getting many of them dirt cheap at GameStop and local video game stores for next to nothing along with the clearance section at Target. I was shocked at how the values jumped even on opened and CIB games. I also have the launch 3G OLED model, the blue 2000 and the PSTV. It's a great system.

@tomrwills

2 жыл бұрын

I just got a vita off Facebook but it's impossible to get games. Everyone wants like $70 for any game.

Great video and information 😊👍🏻 I’m hoping to get one eventually while I’m out at different thrift stores and stuff but I did find a wii with everything for $35 lol

I had no idea this thing even existed until I started watching video game dudes like you on KZread

Really enjoyed this , I love my vita but have only around 40 titles for it 👍👍

I didn't have a Vita back when it was still around. I only got one like, a year and a half ago. But, the Vita's become my favorite handheld. Between the great Vita games, and being able to play every PSP/PS1 game, AND all the unofficial homebrew ports, homebrew apps, and plugins..... the Vita's so much fun to use and mess with.

Anymore out and about videos forecoming? I love those!

Hey MJR. I'd recommend Dragon Fantasy for a Chrono Trigger like JRPG or Super Hydorah for a nice horizontal SHMUP. Super Hydorah comes with a manual too. One of my few Vita games which does. Oh and Summon Night 6 has a huge like 70 page manual. Nice collection man.

Love the video MJR! I do recommend finding and playing Sly 4: Thieves in Time if you ever find it :)

Time to download all your collection dude !!!

I'm happy with my small collection for Vita. I also think it's the best way to play PSP titles.

I love your passion for the Vita dude ☺️

@ElectricArtist

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see you here!

@TheGebs24

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricArtist Why? Lol

Got me beat, i was collecting digital vita games during its run so i had only 12 physical releases, while having over 900 digital. I've since caught up a bit, having purchased my 50th physical Vita game. As a collector I'm not interested in the modding community, personally nothing beats having a physical copy in a case with artwork, to me it adds tremendous value to the game. I've since turned away from digital games entirely and am a advid PS3 collector. I am going for a full NTSC Set and currently have 908 cib PS3 Games. Getting close to my end goal of all 1171 of them. Happy Gaming, cheers!!