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.
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.
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.
@@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
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
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?!
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.
@@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?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@kurier0 It's... Functional. Heavily downgraded visually, and performance hovers around 20 fps most of the time. Not one of the best ports on the Vita. It was my introduction to the RE franchise though, and I enjoyed it for what it is.
@@WH250398 Tbh I knew this port is not like on PS3/PS4 but I like Revelations 2. Maybe when JP version (with eng subs) will be a little cheaper than now on ebay, so I'll consider buying it. :D Also..... you have/had some japanese releases of Vita games? I know that a few of them have english version but not so many.
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 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.
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.
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.
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!!
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 :)
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.
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.
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
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 🔥🔥🔥
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 🤘🏼
I'm not a collector by any means. I just fell in love with my Vita when I played Persona 4. Downloaded that for €10, - and couldn't stop playing it! Now I have around 30 physical games for it. Peanuts compared to actual collectors, but more than I thought I would ever own. I also happen to have one Limited Run game that I bought second hand, nr 100 :) I haven't played all my phydicals yet, but I really liked Aegis of Earth and the Sly Cooper collection. Too bad that Vita online is getting torn down piece by piece by Sony. I would love to play Soul Sacrifice online, for example. The most expensive games I own are probably Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition, which retails for €70,- and Dragon's Crown, which goes for around €100,-
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.
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
Sony sucks for abandoning the Vita long before it should've died, but I still say it's the best handheld console that exists today. And yes, I do know the Switch exists.
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
@@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
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.
I sold mine not that long after getting one after it came out. Once the releases started to dry up. Now I'm more into indie games and Japanese games, and I want portable gaming, so I bought a Vita again in 2020. Been loving it since
I only got a Vita a few months ago and maaaaaan... you cannot find physical games anymore and the ones I can find people want INSANE money for. Sucks that getting into it late has essentially relegated me to the PSN Store.
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.
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.
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
I try so hard to find physical Vita games. Alas, all the good ones seem to be taken or charge as much as a house physically. So I had to resort to buying digital versions. I feel so dirty.
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
Ah the Vita... my little Senran and Hyperdimension machine! I love my Vita (the far superior first run OLED version to be exact) To heck with the 3DS I'd rather play the Vita with better graphics and trophy support anyday and I feel it only did poorly because Sony pulled the plug waaay too early!
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
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!
The Vita is my favorite handheld of all time. I love Persona4 Golden which is my favorite JRPG of all time. Just to be able to dable into a wide variety of unique rpg’s, anime style visual novels (which I love now). These are types of games in the past I wouldn’t have tried, but the vita introduced them, as well as whole new genres of gaming to me. I love the feel of the vita as a handheld as well. Just amazing. Just stinks now because everything is so expensive, if you want to collect physical for it.
I just wish they'd be more support for the PS TV, including allowing you to use the Vita handheld as a controller for that so you could (using that) play all the games! (Instead of just a few!) I always prefer to play on the bigger screen when I can!
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'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.
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!
I had 2 PS Vita System's the first one was a first Gen black model now i currently own a Black 2000 model that was used I paid 600+CAD $$$ for. I do wanna buy another one like a blue one. I do have a 64 GB memory card for it. I also just got a black zipper case for it. Games: Wipeout 2048, Injustice Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, Unit 13, Uncharted Golden Abyss Assassin's creed III: Liberation, Ridge Racer, Need for Speed Most Wanted, 2 game cartridge's w/ no case: Spy hunter, Kill Zone Mercenary.
I only have about 40 something games physically but I have all the major games and digitally I have a few major games(cause physical copies are too expensive on some of these) and some other digital games that are indie and some are platformers. I do have all the rare accessories including the two must have Grips..the Nyko Power Grip and Hori remote play assist grip with L1,R1,L2,R2,L3,R3. I love my camo PDP PS Vita Pull N Go Folio. I also recommend the Hori Elite Pack. I have that too. It's great if you aren't going on long trips or vacation...if just going out for the day it's perfect.
Valkyrie Drive is mandatory. I would also try and find a copy of Soul Sacrifice Delta and Uppers. Blazblue Continuum Shift is a great fighting game and Dead or Alive 5+. The Odin Sphere remake is top notch Vanillaware. I didn't like visual novels either until I played Steins Gate and SG0 on the Vita. Give that a try. It's best in genre. The Hyperdimension brawlers are fun too. There's probably other stuff I'm forgetting. Long live the Vita.
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.
I wish you would show the NAMES OF THE GAMES when you show game play footage because a lot of stuff looked cool but I didn't know what game it was. Can someone name the games he shows?
I only own around 16 physical copies with 2 of them are special edition (Axiom Verge and Muramasa Rebirth). I definitely wanna buy more for my Vita collections. But my wallet kinda tight right now 😔
Hey metal gear Jesus, could you do a top 10-15 games of all time I’m playing ghost of Toshima Ps5 atm. I think it must be in my top 5 Been playing games 32 years. First system sega master system 2 at the age of 5 Love your channel
The prices for older games, especially for the Vita, have gotten ridiculous unfortunately. There's a few that I would like to eventually add to my collection, but are over $100 each. :/
I loved my Vita. It was the proprietary memory card that killed it. Sony didn't even use their own memory stick but had to create a new format. If people could've just used sd cards for storage, what could've been...
Vita was underservingly abondoned by Sony. The DS sold like crazy and was beautifully supported by Nintendo. Sony should learn a lesson or two on how to do a portable. I still have my Vita fully charged and ready to go!
I own three Vita's (one of them is the OG OLED right before it got discontinued) and one PS TV...... having said that, whenever I look for a good game to buy for my Vita, I always look and see if the same game is available for the Switch. It's just so much easier to swap between handheld mode and TV. Plus the screen on the Switch is bigger.
i honestly think as far as the vita failing on the market that it was all about timing...i feel if they would have waited like another year or more before they put it out there then it would have been a bigger hit just because it came out just to close to the psp...so like as for me i felt like i just got done purchaseing the psp, which was already pricey so i had to wait, as im aure like alot of others do, for prices to drop down and then not long after ps vita was out and it just wasnt ready for our wallets...even if they would have waited i believe it would have still been a competetive console, and especially if they wld have waited untill closer but before the switch came out for a competetive edge
Just got my imported blue vita from Japan with a bunch of Gundam games. I am finding importing the Japanese version to be much much cheaper, at least for the games that I like to play.
Back in the day I paid for three months of service and had it online, and I use to lay on the couch and play Call of Duty free for all, because that's my favorite thing to play...🤘🏼💯✔️
I like how you broke down your collection video, categorizing them, showing gameplay and showing all the games bug not just naming them off on the list.
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!
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.
The widescreen Mario64 port is a lovely thing. Especially on the OLED.
@@MrCumstein yes it is
That’s cool
You can't be serious with hades, are you 😍?... And these GTA Ports are... Idk where to find.
where can I find these ports?
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.
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.
Sadly they did not follow so we have a stunted console.
@@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
@@NueThunderKing Talking absolute nonsense.
@@Great-Documentaries said nothing about advantage or even comparing it but go off I guess
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
Does it have ps2 emu?
@@Ratchetti No, for PS2 you need a strong PC and even then the emulation is still not perfect.
@@TheMegaRedHead ok, thanks!
I have 3 of em
@@TheMegaRedHead or a ps2
Or a BC PS3 (best bang for buck)
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?!
Yes. It's easy. I believe in you Metal Jesus. You can do it!!
I had two modded psp's in college. Both stolen out of my bag 🤣 figured I was just not meant to own one.
I modded my pstv forgot it was modded and updated it 🤣
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.
@@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?
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.
Really wish we had gotten that BioShock game along with a GTA game!
@@ReVita. There wasn't any money in VITA for major third parties. Didn't help that Sony abandoned VITA early on.
The music in that game is so infectious
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.
Well said
Not to mention the modding/homebrew scene is exceptional, if you're into that kinda thing.
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
@@bobsagget823 show me where Sony hurt you.
@@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
So glad to see you show off your Vita collection. Long live the PlayStation Vita. One of the best consoles ever made.
PS Vita does have range , love your collection MJR 🔥
One of the most underrated handhelds of sll time! It's an emulator monster!
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
The most underrated console ever. I have 37 games myself, with Resident Evil Revelations 2 being the rarest of them.
Maybe its to late for this question but hoe was your feelings playing Re Revelations 2 on Vita.
Thanks
@@kurier0
It's... Functional. Heavily downgraded visually, and performance hovers around 20 fps most of the time. Not one of the best ports on the Vita. It was my introduction to the RE franchise though, and I enjoyed it for what it is.
@@WH250398 Tbh I knew this port is not like on PS3/PS4 but I like Revelations 2. Maybe when JP version (with eng subs) will be a little cheaper than now on ebay, so I'll consider buying it. :D
Also..... you have/had some japanese releases of Vita games? I know that a few of them have english version but not so many.
Perfect timing Metal Jesus, just got my PS Vita imported from Japan!
bro wtf pull up on God eater
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.
What's worse is that a modded Vita runs most games with zero issues. Most games just needed a simple patch/update.
@@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.
No trophies on switch though...
@@or3con so?
@@redscience2117 No trophies on switch though...
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.
A PS Vita 2 would be great but I don't think it will happen.
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.
Get a Vita 👍🏻
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!!
Wow, thanks!
Vita is so underrated, my fav handheld of all time!
That proprietary memory card just killed this system.
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 :)
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
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.
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.
Probably the best gaming handheld ever made.
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
The PS Vita is such an interesting system but the prices are wild!
I love your passion for the Vita dude ☺️
@@ElectricArtist Why? Lol
The Vita is an amazing handheld. Good to see this getting some love.
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 🔥🔥🔥
Agreed. The switch is cool in theory but the design needs some work and it's too big for my liking.
Love the PS Vita... 🤗, Great video & collection 👍
NFS Most Wanted was absolutely mind blowing on the Vita, recently picked it up on the X360 to replay it on a console
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 🤘🏼
I'm not a collector by any means. I just fell in love with my Vita when I played Persona 4. Downloaded that for €10, - and couldn't stop playing it!
Now I have around 30 physical games for it. Peanuts compared to actual collectors, but more than I thought I would ever own.
I also happen to have one Limited Run game that I bought second hand, nr 100 :)
I haven't played all my phydicals yet, but I really liked Aegis of Earth and the Sly Cooper collection.
Too bad that Vita online is getting torn down piece by piece by Sony. I would love to play Soul Sacrifice online, for example.
The most expensive games I own are probably Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition, which retails for €70,- and Dragon's Crown, which goes for around €100,-
Don't worry about how many games other collectors have. Just enjoy your collection and watching it grow.
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.
still have/play it?
@@Gloryboyquan Yeah man. Still finding new stuff to play on it.
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
Yea tearaway will always be awesome
Sony sucks for abandoning the Vita long before it should've died, but I still say it's the best handheld console that exists today. And yes, I do know the Switch exists.
How many times the same games of your collection, this is a loop !
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
Still fun today. Played through it twice now.
Played it for the first time a year ago. Still very impressive.
Amazing game and Vita only!
@@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
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.
That's an amazing collection, and what a great console the PS Vita still is!
Vita was way ahead if its time in my opinion. Totally regret selling mine . Would love to own one for emulation!
I sold mine not that long after getting one after it came out. Once the releases started to dry up. Now I'm more into indie games and Japanese games, and I want portable gaming, so I bought a Vita again in 2020. Been loving it since
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 only got a Vita a few months ago and maaaaaan... you cannot find physical games anymore and the ones I can find people want INSANE money for. Sucks that getting into it late has essentially relegated me to the PSN Store.
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.
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.
vita was the switch but sony fucked up with their ridiculous priced memory card instead of sd or micro sd
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
I try so hard to find physical Vita games. Alas, all the good ones seem to be taken or charge as much as a house physically. So I had to resort to buying digital versions. I feel so dirty.
I regret selling all my vita games when I was younger..now some of these are the prices of a ps4😭
Oh yes, you're talking my language mate!!
Fantastic collection 👌
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
Ah the Vita... my little Senran and Hyperdimension machine! I love my Vita (the far superior first run OLED version to be exact) To heck with the 3DS I'd rather play the Vita with better graphics and trophy support anyday and I feel it only did poorly because Sony pulled the plug waaay too early!
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.
I love the vita, great on a plane
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
Please play;
Persona 4: Golden
Everybody's Golf
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havok
Steins;Gate
Virtua Tennis 4
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Tales of Hearts R
Tearaway
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!
The Vita is my favorite handheld of all time. I love Persona4 Golden which is my favorite JRPG of all time. Just to be able to dable into a wide variety of unique rpg’s, anime style visual novels (which I love now). These are types of games in the past I wouldn’t have tried, but the vita introduced them, as well as whole new genres of gaming to me. I love the feel of the vita as a handheld as well. Just amazing. Just stinks now because everything is so expensive, if you want to collect physical for it.
I just wish they'd be more support for the PS TV, including allowing you to use the Vita handheld as a controller for that so you could (using that) play all the games! (Instead of just a few!) I always prefer to play on the bigger screen when I can!
I'm happy with my small collection for Vita. I also think it's the best way to play PSP titles.
I had no idea this thing even existed until I started watching video game dudes like you on TH-cam
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'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.
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!
im buying the last vita in my country!
Must be nice to have the money to actually collect games you love
Wish I came across vita games more often!!
I’m 225 physical titles into my collection and still hunting! Love the Vita!
That's a nice collection, Vita games are hard to come by these days, even the not so good ones.
I had 2 PS Vita System's the first one was a first Gen black model now i currently own a Black 2000 model that was used I paid 600+CAD $$$ for. I do wanna buy another one like a blue one. I do have a 64 GB memory card for it. I also just got a black zipper case for it. Games: Wipeout 2048, Injustice Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, Unit 13, Uncharted Golden Abyss Assassin's creed III: Liberation, Ridge Racer, Need for Speed Most Wanted, 2 game cartridge's w/ no case: Spy hunter, Kill Zone Mercenary.
Love the vita. One of my most favorite systems of all time. I still play it a lot, just hard to find games for it in my area.
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I only have about 40 something games physically but I have all the major games and digitally I have a few major games(cause physical copies are too expensive on some of these) and some other digital games that are indie and some are platformers. I do have all the rare accessories including the two must have Grips..the Nyko Power Grip and Hori remote play assist grip with L1,R1,L2,R2,L3,R3. I love my camo PDP PS Vita Pull N Go Folio. I also recommend the Hori Elite Pack. I have that too. It's great if you aren't going on long trips or vacation...if just going out for the day it's perfect.
Your ps vita videos are the reason I bought a vita 7 years ago. Thank you Metal Jesus!!
Wish the PSVITA didn't suffer
Valkyrie Drive is mandatory. I would also try and find a copy of Soul Sacrifice Delta and Uppers. Blazblue Continuum Shift is a great fighting game and Dead or Alive 5+. The Odin Sphere remake is top notch Vanillaware. I didn't like visual novels either until I played Steins Gate and SG0 on the Vita. Give that a try. It's best in genre. The Hyperdimension brawlers are fun too. There's probably other stuff I'm forgetting. Long live the Vita.
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.
I wish you would show the NAMES OF THE GAMES when you show game play footage because a lot of stuff looked cool but I didn't know what game it was. Can someone name the games he shows?
I only own around 16 physical copies with 2 of them are special edition (Axiom Verge and Muramasa Rebirth). I definitely wanna buy more for my Vita collections. But my wallet kinda tight right now 😔
Hey metal gear Jesus, could you do a top 10-15 games of all time
I’m playing ghost of Toshima Ps5 atm.
I think it must be in my top 5
Been playing games 32 years. First system sega master system 2 at the age of 5
Love your channel
The prices for older games, especially for the Vita, have gotten ridiculous unfortunately. There's a few that I would like to eventually add to my collection, but are over $100 each. :/
Really enjoyed this , I love my vita but have only around 40 titles for it 👍👍
I loved my Vita. It was the proprietary memory card that killed it. Sony didn't even use their own memory stick but had to create a new format. If people could've just used sd cards for storage, what could've been...
Vita was underservingly abondoned by Sony. The DS sold like crazy and was beautifully supported by Nintendo. Sony should learn a lesson or two on how to do a portable. I still have my Vita fully charged and ready to go!
Still collect for the Vita today. I always see games I've never heard off. Great collection and video! :)
I own three Vita's (one of them is the OG OLED right before it got discontinued) and one PS TV...... having said that, whenever I look for a good game to buy for my Vita, I always look and see if the same game is available for the Switch. It's just so much easier to swap between handheld mode and TV. Plus the screen on the Switch is bigger.
You should check out 2old4Gaming, who, like yourself, is flying the flag for the Vita, but all so makes (unofficial) manuals for the Vita
i honestly think as far as the vita failing on the market that it was all about timing...i feel if they would have waited like another year or more before they put it out there then it would have been a bigger hit just because it came out just to close to the psp...so like as for me i felt like i just got done purchaseing the psp, which was already pricey so i had to wait, as im aure like alot of others do, for prices to drop down and then not long after ps vita was out and it just wasnt ready for our wallets...even if they would have waited i believe it would have still been a competetive console, and especially if they wld have waited untill closer but before the switch came out for a competetive edge
Just got my imported blue vita from Japan with a bunch of Gundam games. I am finding importing the Japanese version to be much much cheaper, at least for the games that I like to play.
You're missing Deadbolt and Risk of Rain, sooooo addicting and satisfying. Hard as nails but rewarding. Get them !!
I've been playing Megaman Legends on vita lately. You can make the controls function so much better with the custom controls.
I’ve got ps vita on release day and to this day is my favourite handheld.. switch is second.. I have couple of them spare ones just in case 😅
My. PlayStation vita. Collection. 150. Games. Rare. $$$. And. Hidden. Gems
Back in the day I paid for three months of service and had it online, and I use to lay on the couch and play Call of Duty free for all, because that's my favorite thing to play...🤘🏼💯✔️
I like how you broke down your collection video, categorizing them, showing gameplay and showing all the games bug not just naming them off on the list.
One game I wished they'd made a full Vita game for is Gran Turismo. A port of GT 2 even would have been awesome! But alas...
Finally! Give the public what they want!!!!
All praise Metal Jesus rocks and the Veneration of the PS Vita!
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!
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
Love the video MJR! I do recommend finding and playing Sly 4: Thieves in Time if you ever find it :)
I can't play portables because of eyesight problems but I know there are a tons of cool games. The Vita was a good system to own. Cool video MJR!☝😀👆
Try a PlayStation tv :)
The Vita is one of my Favorite failed/underrated consoles of all Time next to the Saturn and DreamCast! 😉
Xeno Crisis! You need a copy of that for your collection. I believe it was from PlayAsia?
In a strange way, the Vita reminds me of the Dreamcast. Just a little bit too before its time, not given the full chance it deserved.
Absolutely love my vita but stopped collecting for it because the game prices went stupid, especially on ebay