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pxp-2000 psp go clone is no go

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Nope, this portable gaming system is most definitely not a PSP Go. What you’re looking at here is a cheap Chinese handheld known as the PXP-2000.

While the PXP-2000 won’t play any of your PSP games, it will play classic games from the NES, Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Famicom/SNES, and SEGA Megadrive/Genesis…

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October 6th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology video games

half minute hero for the psp: the twitter of video games

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RPGs are traditionally long and epic in scale for lots of good reasons, but a lot of RPGs have elements that add unnecessary length to the gameplay, like unskippable walls of text, unnecessarily slow-ass modes of transport and/or huge maps, quests with insane requirements, and of course the grinding. Oh the grinding. Marvelous Entertainment and…

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September 25th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun retro strange + wonderful video games

personalize your gaming systems with adhesive vinyl skins

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If the only design on your consoles are dust and fingerprints, you might want to check out Etsy shop NoveltyGallery and their vinyl skins for various game systems. Unfortunately there are no video game-themed skins; most of them are abstract, floral, or child-friendly designs. So are they any good? I’ll let you decide. Here are…

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July 12th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun

nintendo ds and sony psp morphed into less portable arcade cabinet

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You know what’s awesome about portable game systems? Portability, of course! And what’s awesome about arcade cabinets? Everything. So it’s clear that arcade cabinets are, in fact, better than portables… which means it’s totally okay to hack your portables into your arcade cabinets.

While the originating site is in Japanese and is thus beyond my…

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July 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video games

zombie desert: undead homebrew for the psp

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Zombie Desert has everything you (and by you, I mean I) want in a game: zombies, violence, deserts, and the 1950s. Oh, wait, is that a tiny shotgun? I’ve died and gone to homebrew heaven.

The design is simple, dark, pixelated, maybe even perfect for a run-and-gun zombie game. You can get your gore anywhere–go for…

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June 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

no psp trophies because of absence of 2nd analog nub *kidding* because of piracy.

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Joystiq asked Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations, if Sony would ever bring Trophies – the equivalent of Xbox 360’s Achievements – to the PSP. Upon hearing the question, Lempel fell on his knees and screamed, “Daaaamn youuu Salazaaaaaar!” No. He did not; Lempel only said: “You’re not going to see Trophies on the…

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June 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech technology video games

how to make your psp less portable in a few complicated steps

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The real beauty of portable game systems is that they’re, well, portable. They fit comfortably into a pocket so that you can haul ‘em around and play whenever you have a spare moment. Now, the PSP may look slick in all its iterations, but it’s never been the most pocket-friendly apparatus. So how to make…

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June 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods technology video games

pimp your psp-3000 with xcm custom faceplates

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Poor PSP-3000. Within weeks it was served a double whammy. After a fairly long period of being homebrew-proof, it was finally hacked. And then shortly afterwards it became (sorta) obsolete. Give your PSP some retail therapy and get one of these custom faceplates from console makeover masters XCM.

Get a transparent faceplate for your PSP-3000…

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June 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods mobile tech video games

sony psp go pics leaked – price and release date revealed

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Check out these photos of the new Sony PSP Go portable videogame console / media player that just hit the Interweb.

The PSP Go is a new handheld that lightens the load of the older PSP models by making games available via wireless download or on Memory Stick Micro cards. Bye, bye UMD! It’s been…

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May 30th, 2009 comments (31) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech technology video games

rock band unplugged for the psp leaked on torrent sites

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To the people who keep on saying that the PSP’s biggest problem is that it doesn’t have a 2nd analog stick, screw you. This is the PSP’s biggest problem in action: copies of Harmonix’ Rock Band Unplugged for the Playstation Portable are already up in torrent sites, nearly 3 weeks before the June 9 release…

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May 21st, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: video games

psp-3000 hacked: one small step for hackers, one giant step for homebrew

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And so it has come to pass: a group of developers calling themselves Team Typhoon recently achieved a breakthrough in hacking the PSP-3000 via member Davee’s ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler. As proof, a Team Typhoon member posted a video of ChickHEN at work on YouTube, adding, “This proves that the code survives a reboot and the…

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May 7th, 2009 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: hacks + mods technology video games

trend micro offers web security for psp and ps3 browsers, no one cares.

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Anyone who owns an internet-capable device knows that browsing without a keyboard or a good keyboard interface is a pain in the ass. As a PSP and PS3 owner, I can say that that is the case with both systems, not to mention the pathetic, slow-ass connection on the PSP. But if there’s anyone out…

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April 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: mobile tech technology

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