I have owned a lot of handhelds over my life and the screen tech and battery life were 2 things holding back the experiences. Many modern portables have fixed those issues. My top 3 portable systems right now are the Steam Deck, Switch OLED and the Analogue Pocket. What a time to be a portable gamer! BTW, playing the Sega Genesis Collection on my Steam Deck makes it feel like a modern Sega Nomad :) I do have to say the first time experience glasses free 3D on my 3DS was epic!
PSP was such an amazing machine. It was the first thing I bought with the money from my first job. It's really hard to explain how revolutionary it was, because now days we are all used to having a computer in our pockets, but back then that wasn't the norm. The PSP not only had a great game library, with very impressive games, it also played your MP3s, movies, and allowed you to browse the internet. There really wasn't anything else like it at the time. I would have mine with me everywhere I went for years. If I wasn't playing something or watching something, I'd be listening to something. The battery life was also pretty good--maybe not the best ever, but always long enough. The only other device I can think of that altered my life as much is the smart phone--and honestly the PSP had better games.
Well said! Every time I play my 1000 I’m reminded of great of a handheld it was/is. Now we’re used to great graphics & solid games but I always pick up my PSP 🙌🏼
I’ll tell you what dude it was quite a time to be alive. I will say, though once you’ve played the Nintendo switch, going back to playing those older handhelds can be hit or miss
The Turbo Express is easily the best one, especially when you consider it was released in 1990. You could make an argument for the original Game Boy, but that's mostly due to impact and number of units sold.
Awesome list, as I started out with the MB Microvision, Mattel sports line up, and of course Game & Watch. I know why G&W wasn't included, as each unit was one off, but an honorary mention should have happened for the "D-Pad" alone, for its contribution to gaming(as it is still used today, by pretty much everyone). I probably would have swapped the Vita and PSP spots, as I agree the PSP was amazing, and having it as #1 was a shocking choice(not for me, but because most list like this would have a Nintendo device at the top). As the Vita can do everything the PSP can, but also everything the Vita can do as well, and PSP games play so much better with the dual analogs of the Vita(the PSP nub would keep me from ever putting it at #1, as that thing was terrible). LOL But of course if all handhelds are taken as they were at retail, then I can see the PSP over the Vita. But with that in mind, I would probably place the Steam Deck at #1, as it plays most of the system here and the wealth of PC games as well. And with all of its control options, it really can do it all, and with community controller choices, you'll never be left trying to figure out how best to set controls across so many generations of games(motion, touch, trackball, etc.). Normally I would offer my top 30 for discussion, but there are just to many great devices and I've owned most of them, even the N-Gage at one point. As stated, your list isn't bad, and besides the PSP/Vita swap, I would probably have the Lynx higher to the top, and the Switch lower to the bottom. And I would put the 3DS higher for the same reason as the Vita, as it can run and improve DS and GBA games, so it's an all in one option. But as was the case before, it wasn't that way at retail, so I can see it being where it was placed. Great video, and great history of handhelds, as that has always been my go to for gaming, as I rarely ever play on a TV anymore. As what drew me to these devices 40+ years ago, is still the same reason I use them mostly to this day.
I may rank the Steam Deck at around #5, but yeah, the GBA and the PSP's #2 and #1 spots are definitely untouchable. My 2 favorite handheld systems of all-time. That said, my current EDC always includes either a Retroid Pocket 3+ or an Anbernic RG35XX H because of how i can play PSP and GBA games with these, along with PS1, SNES, NES, and even the fantastic, fantasy console PICO8.
I honestly use the back buttons on the steam deck a lot. I prefer them instead of R3 to sprint for example, way easier on my hands. Good alternatives for left and right bumper too
true! forgot that they actually help me out a lot in Zomboid for a lot of the more specific actions you can't really replicate with a single button press
I was losing my mind when i wasnt seeing the #1 handheld theough the list lol i had a psp when it 1st came out when i was about 14 i honestly could never afford buying anything and ended up selling it for i dont know how much but now in my 30s Ive recently bought one and loaded it with games and its still one of my favorite systems especially with the state that gaming is in now great videos
The Gameboy was my first handheld and I was a victim of "your mom calls everything a Gameboy." I wanted a Gamegear, but back in my generation you were happy with whatever your parents could afford...
Really don't get the hate the ngage gets, back in 2003 when I got my hands on it I was in awe! Running symbian s60 it was a joy to use, loved so many of the games and then it got even better with the QD
Everyone knows switch is number 1. Your video clearly shows that you are playstation fanboy. Even in playstation rankings PSP is the second worst after vita.
I have a PSP (second one aka model 3000, I sold my original one to my dad who wanted one after he tried a store demo). Though as much as I love the PSP, GBA, Game Boy and PSVita, I think Switch should have been at #1.
18:35 All right, I'll bite in the comment for algorithm trick. Of course I use the back buttons and the track pads in games on the Steam deck. One would be a fool not to.
Ok, putting the Vita above the game boy is just objectively incorrect from a historical standpoint...PSP at the top is one thing, but this is just personal bias being given too much weight in the ranking here.
There’s a lot to unpack here: I would almost GOAT my SteamDeck but I don’t have the 512GB or 1TB OLED model and I will get a new better SteamDeck in 2025 or ‘26! I Love my Vita but I give the PSP the edge and I like my Switch a Lot but I don’t GOAT it. I think it is cheating to separate Gameboy from GBC! 🙄 Yeah PSP was/is Dope 🔥! A handheld PS2! 😎 I still wish I had an Atari Lynx, WonderSwan Color, and maybe a Tapwave Zodiac in my collection! 😉
I think this is the worst ranking I ever seen, Lil bro said the switch is better than the steam deck that can emulate most of the switch games in higher quality and Lil bro said that the psp is the best huh, is he drunk or something?, I think that the 3ds deserve more that the ds and the psp in the same time what a joke.
👀 it's sorta funny how the steam deck is number 9 and can play all the handhelds above it via emulation damn the steam deck was robbed I tell you plus mobile gaming should at least be top 10 mainly because of emulation a cheap phone can play up to PSP 😐so yeah ,I'm not saying this list is wrong no I'm just saying it's funny but thank you for putting PSP at no.1
@@CulturedVultures 🤔true , but top 10 best selling consoles will always instantly go out of date do to console always selling and when they slow down over a few years a pro version or next gen comes out and the cycle continues 🤔 so I think putting in as of 2024 should cover some of it or saying as of writing this
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Hey dude just some friendly advice, would’ve been a much better video if you included footage of the handhelds themselves
The Gameboy Advance is like having a more powerful Snes in your hands, that's wild and that console's games were a blast to play with.
I have owned a lot of handhelds over my life and the screen tech and battery life were 2 things holding back the experiences. Many modern portables have fixed those issues. My top 3 portable systems right now are the Steam Deck, Switch OLED and the Analogue Pocket. What a time to be a portable gamer! BTW, playing the Sega Genesis Collection on my Steam Deck makes it feel like a modern Sega Nomad :) I do have to say the first time experience glasses free 3D on my 3DS was epic!
PSP was such an amazing machine. It was the first thing I bought with the money from my first job. It's really hard to explain how revolutionary it was, because now days we are all used to having a computer in our pockets, but back then that wasn't the norm. The PSP not only had a great game library, with very impressive games, it also played your MP3s, movies, and allowed you to browse the internet. There really wasn't anything else like it at the time.
I would have mine with me everywhere I went for years. If I wasn't playing something or watching something, I'd be listening to something. The battery life was also pretty good--maybe not the best ever, but always long enough. The only other device I can think of that altered my life as much is the smart phone--and honestly the PSP had better games.
Well said! Every time I play my 1000 I’m reminded of great of a handheld it was/is. Now we’re used to great graphics & solid games but I always pick up my PSP 🙌🏼
Great video, as always mate. ❤
Your channel is just so full of quality. I know I always tell you this, but it’s just so freaking perfect.
Nicely done.
Legend! Thanks man, really appreciate it
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The sadness of having missed the entire psp and early 2000s nintendo handheld years will forever haunt me :(
I’ll tell you what dude it was quite a time to be alive. I will say, though once you’ve played the Nintendo switch, going back to playing those older handhelds can be hit or miss
The Turbo Express is easily the best one, especially when you consider it was released in 1990. You could make an argument for the original Game Boy, but that's mostly due to impact and number of units sold.
Came here to say this . The idea of having the actual home console in portable form at that time was absolutely mindblowing
The gameboy advance and the psp were my favorties ❤
you're gonna love the end of this then haha
Great countdown!
I can't argue with #1.
That thing revolutionized handheld gaming.
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All hail the mighty PSP! My first handheld was the Microvision, I'm very old.
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SWITCH IS NUMBER 1 SORRY THIS LIST ISNT RIGHT
Awesome list, as I started out with the MB Microvision, Mattel sports line up, and of course Game & Watch. I know why G&W wasn't included, as each unit was one off, but an honorary mention should have happened for the "D-Pad" alone, for its contribution to gaming(as it is still used today, by pretty much everyone). I probably would have swapped the Vita and PSP spots, as I agree the PSP was amazing, and having it as #1 was a shocking choice(not for me, but because most list like this would have a Nintendo device at the top). As the Vita can do everything the PSP can, but also everything the Vita can do as well, and PSP games play so much better with the dual analogs of the Vita(the PSP nub would keep me from ever putting it at #1, as that thing was terrible). LOL
But of course if all handhelds are taken as they were at retail, then I can see the PSP over the Vita. But with that in mind, I would probably place the Steam Deck at #1, as it plays most of the system here and the wealth of PC games as well. And with all of its control options, it really can do it all, and with community controller choices, you'll never be left trying to figure out how best to set controls across so many generations of games(motion, touch, trackball, etc.).
Normally I would offer my top 30 for discussion, but there are just to many great devices and I've owned most of them, even the N-Gage at one point. As stated, your list isn't bad, and besides the PSP/Vita swap, I would probably have the Lynx higher to the top, and the Switch lower to the bottom. And I would put the 3DS higher for the same reason as the Vita, as it can run and improve DS and GBA games, so it's an all in one option. But as was the case before, it wasn't that way at retail, so I can see it being where it was placed. Great video, and great history of handhelds, as that has always been my go to for gaming, as I rarely ever play on a TV anymore. As what drew me to these devices 40+ years ago, is still the same reason I use them mostly to this day.
Wow, so you've been in this for a while!
I may rank the Steam Deck at around #5, but yeah, the GBA and the PSP's #2 and #1 spots are definitely untouchable. My 2 favorite handheld systems of all-time.
That said, my current EDC always includes either a Retroid Pocket 3+ or an Anbernic RG35XX H because of how i can play PSP and GBA games with these, along with PS1, SNES, NES, and even the fantastic, fantasy console PICO8.
I need to load up my Deck with more retro but man, that 1k strong Steam library has gotta get played eventually!
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I never realized those games on the cell phone were fairly new and exclusive to Nokia. I was always upset no other phone had games built into it.
N-Gage even had an exclusive Elder Scrolls game!
Been using the back buttons of steam deck :D
Especially for games that are supposed to be mouse + keyboard like MMOs
I honestly use the back buttons on the steam deck a lot. I prefer them instead of R3 to sprint for example, way easier on my hands. Good alternatives for left and right bumper too
true! forgot that they actually help me out a lot in Zomboid for a lot of the more specific actions you can't really replicate with a single button press
No.1 - PS Vita, it can play most of the PSP and a lot of PS1 games in addition to the Vita games ❤
But the memory card
Yes, hit us with that Turbograx goodness
OK so that's at least 1 view we would get...
My first handheld? Game boy color, back in early 2000s.
Your carpet sort of looks like the static snow you’d get from an old CRT TV.
I was losing my mind when i wasnt seeing the #1 handheld theough the list lol i had a psp when it 1st came out when i was about 14 i honestly could never afford buying anything and ended up selling it for i dont know how much but now in my 30s Ive recently bought one and loaded it with games and its still one of my favorite systems especially with the state that gaming is in now great videos
I would have liked to see more footage of the handhelds then the games since this video is about the consoles
The Gameboy was my first handheld and I was a victim of "your mom calls everything a Gameboy." I wanted a Gamegear, but back in my generation you were happy with whatever your parents could afford...
Really don't get the hate the ngage gets, back in 2003 when I got my hands on it I was in awe! Running symbian s60 it was a joy to use, loved so many of the games and then it got even better with the QD
While I would've personally put the DS in the top spot, I can respect the choice to give it to the PSP. It was definitely revolutionary for its time.
Steam deck ❤️❤️❤️.
my Balatro machine
This just makes me want one more lol
The most fun you can have with your hands is removing the foil and eating a Cadbury Creme Egg
Noshing off the top and then licking out its innards while maintaining eye contact 👁👄👁
Everyone knows switch is number 1. Your video clearly shows that you are playstation fanboy. Even in playstation rankings PSP is the second worst after vita.
Did it really take me 20+ minutes to notice the Earthbound background music, or did you sneak that in there?
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I have a PSP (second one aka model 3000, I sold my original one to my dad who wanted one after he tried a store demo). Though as much as I love the PSP, GBA, Game Boy and PSVita, I think Switch should have been at #1.
18:35 All right, I'll bite in the comment for algorithm trick. Of course I use the back buttons and the track pads in games on the Steam deck. One would be a fool not to.
It's been 7 years since the Switch was released? 🤯
It came out when my son did
Do I see you used Magical Chase for your Turbografx 16 montage. I dare you to look up the price for it 😈
I enjoy all the handhelds
Ok, putting the Vita above the game boy is just objectively incorrect from a historical standpoint...PSP at the top is one thing, but this is just personal bias being given too much weight in the ranking here.
Play an OG Game Boy today and you will see why it's ranked lower within about 15 seconds.
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The creator of the list was under the influence of drugs.
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I can play all these other handheld games on my steamdeck.....The Deck pisses on everything on this list
Oh yeah, it does so very much indeed. Especially the OLED version
Where the f*ck is the Evercade EXP?! It’s better than half of the handhelds on this list.
what the f is an Evercade EXP?
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There’s a lot to unpack here: I would almost GOAT my SteamDeck but I don’t have the 512GB or 1TB OLED model and I will get a new better SteamDeck in 2025 or ‘26!
I Love my Vita but I give the PSP the edge and I like my Switch a Lot but I don’t GOAT it.
I think it is cheating to separate Gameboy from GBC! 🙄
Yeah PSP was/is Dope 🔥! A handheld PS2! 😎
I still wish I had an Atari Lynx, WonderSwan Color, and maybe a Tapwave Zodiac in my collection! 😉
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Nokia n-gage have better graphics than Nintendo Gameboy Advance. Also better games
PSP is number 1 hahaha. What a joke.
What do you have at #1? Always curious.
and why wouldn't/shouldn't it be? it's a banger
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I love my psp, had it since 2006, satisfied with what it can do stock and with mods. Love it so much I have multiple psp's, multiple of each model!
To Include the Switch and GBA and have PSP first is a joke. This is their opinion but....wow.
Gamegear was the best
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Ugh - Steamdeck - too big, too heavy not really anything I would consider a handheld. All time best handheld is by far the 3ds!
I mean i had the steam deck and its not that bad on your hands its big yes but i would not say too big
just do reps with the Deck and give yourself a lil vent sniff as a reward and you will have 0 problems
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@@gdot1803 Came to make the same reply, as I had all those handhelds you mentioned , and most were rather large, but very much held in your "hands".
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PSP#1😂 what a joke
Nobody has given us a single good reason why it shouldn't be yet 🤠
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I think this is the worst ranking I ever seen, Lil bro said the switch is better than the steam deck that can emulate most of the switch games in higher quality and Lil bro said that the psp is the best huh, is he drunk or something?, I think that the 3ds deserve more that the ds and the psp in the same time what a joke.
Not everyone is poor and cheap like you who only loves to pirate games.
👀 it's sorta funny how the steam deck is number 9 and can play all the handhelds above it via emulation damn the steam deck was robbed I tell you plus mobile gaming should at least be top 10 mainly because of emulation a cheap phone can play up to PSP 😐so yeah ,I'm not saying this list is wrong no I'm just saying it's funny but thank you for putting PSP at no.1
Steam Deck is a bit young still! give it a few years and it (or the Steam Deck 2!) might be higher
@@CulturedVultures 🤔 true
@@CulturedVultures wanted to ask what are the chances we can get a top 10 highest selling console list 😁😉
fairly high! the one danger is that the Switch is still going very strong so any video might get immediately outdated haha
@@CulturedVultures 🤔true , but top 10 best selling consoles will always instantly go out of date do to console always selling and when they slow down over a few years a pro version or next gen comes out and the cycle continues 🤔 so I think putting in as of 2024 should cover some of it or saying as of writing this
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