11th December 2016, 6:37 PM
So first, that Micro SD to Memory Stick Pro Duo (PSP) adapter arrived ($4 shipped from ebay, they're cheap), and the good news is that it works. All I had to do was put another one of those cheap 64GB Micro SD cards in the adapter (yes, I didn't mention it, but I got two), put it into the PSP, and then go into the system menu and format the card, and presto, it works! Contrast that to the 3DS, where reformatting that stupid card to get the system to be able to read it was kind of a pain and required some internet searching. It's easier on the PSP. I then copied over all my stuff from my other PSP cards to the PSP (by copying both of those cards to the PC, then copying that stuff from the PC to the new card; isn't it nice how that PSP-to-PC transfer cable gives you full access to the memory card in the PSP?). That all worked fine, as does using the card for games, videos, etc.
There is one problem, however -- the PS3 doesn't seem to be able to recognize it. This is a problem because despite searching multiple times over the time since the PSP Sony store was taken offline, I've never found a way to download games I own for the PSP to the system from a PC; there is no functioning download link or anything in the Sony store on a PC, annoyingly. Because the PSP store itself is also down, this means that transferring games from the PS3 to the PSP is the only way I have to get games onto the system (legitimately, but I've never installed custom firmware so that's the only way). So, it's kind of annoying that the PS3 won't recognize the 64GB card! In order to get the rest of my PSP and PS1 Classics titles onto the new card, I had to empty out most of the stuff on the 4GB card, copy all that stuff to that card, copy it over to the PC, and then finally copy it over to the new card. After that it works fine, but come on, if the PSP can read the card the PS3 should be able to too! One more issue with this stupid PS3 OS I guess...
Additionally, I got a few games today.
Game Gear
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Sonic Labyrinth - $4, cart only - I've always heard not-great things about this one, but I definitely want to try it on the GG, you never know...
X-Men: Mojo World - $4, cart in plastic case - The third and final GG X-Men game. I have the other two, but not this one.
Game Boy Color
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Missile Command - $3, cart only - This is a decent Missile Command version in a rumble cart, so it shakes every time you fire a missile. That's neat, but the gameplay is just plain Missile Command, not enhanced like its PC/PS1 counterpart was. Ah well. At least the rumble adds something over than color, over the older B&W GB releases of Missile Command (which I don't have, but there are two).
Xbox
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Pirates of the Caribbean - $3, complete - This is a pirate trading/adventure/etc RPG thing using the PotC license for a mostly unrelated game. I like the PotC movies and some pirate games, though, so I thought this would be worth trying for this cheap price.
There is one problem, however -- the PS3 doesn't seem to be able to recognize it. This is a problem because despite searching multiple times over the time since the PSP Sony store was taken offline, I've never found a way to download games I own for the PSP to the system from a PC; there is no functioning download link or anything in the Sony store on a PC, annoyingly. Because the PSP store itself is also down, this means that transferring games from the PS3 to the PSP is the only way I have to get games onto the system (legitimately, but I've never installed custom firmware so that's the only way). So, it's kind of annoying that the PS3 won't recognize the 64GB card! In order to get the rest of my PSP and PS1 Classics titles onto the new card, I had to empty out most of the stuff on the 4GB card, copy all that stuff to that card, copy it over to the PC, and then finally copy it over to the new card. After that it works fine, but come on, if the PSP can read the card the PS3 should be able to too! One more issue with this stupid PS3 OS I guess...
Additionally, I got a few games today.
Game Gear
--
Sonic Labyrinth - $4, cart only - I've always heard not-great things about this one, but I definitely want to try it on the GG, you never know...
X-Men: Mojo World - $4, cart in plastic case - The third and final GG X-Men game. I have the other two, but not this one.
Game Boy Color
--
Missile Command - $3, cart only - This is a decent Missile Command version in a rumble cart, so it shakes every time you fire a missile. That's neat, but the gameplay is just plain Missile Command, not enhanced like its PC/PS1 counterpart was. Ah well. At least the rumble adds something over than color, over the older B&W GB releases of Missile Command (which I don't have, but there are two).
Xbox
--
Pirates of the Caribbean - $3, complete - This is a pirate trading/adventure/etc RPG thing using the PotC license for a mostly unrelated game. I like the PotC movies and some pirate games, though, so I thought this would be worth trying for this cheap price.