How to play (almost) any PS1 & PSP game on your Playstation Vita

The Playstation Vita allows you to play a limited amount of PS1 classics from the Playstation Network Store. Fortunately, a guy named Ryan from FistFullofPotions.com figured how to play pretty much any PS1 and PSP game on the PSN store with your PS Vita.

To do this ” Vita hack” you will need the following:
Playstation Vita with System Software v 1.80
Playstation 3

To get all the steps and deets watch this very nice youtube video…

Here is a list of games they’ve tested and worked:

2 Xtreme
Alundra
Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad II
Arcade Hits: Shienryu
Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special
Bowling
Breath of Fire IV
Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania: SotN
Cho Aniki
Cool Boarders
Coolboarders 2
Coolboarders 3
Cool Boarders 2
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
Destruction Derby
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Front Mission 3
Gex
Gex 3
GaiaSeed
Hot Shots Golf 2
International Track and Field
Jet Moto
Jet Moto 2
Jumping Flash!
Jumping Flash! 2
The King of Fighters ’99
Klonoa
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legend of Dragoon
MediEval
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Slug X
Money Idol Exchanger
Pandemonium
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve 2
Rally Cross
Rapid Angel
Rayman
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Resident Evil: DC
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Ridge Racer 4
Saiyuki: Journey West
Silent Hill
Street Fighter Alpha 1
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Suikoden
Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter 2
Syphon Filter 3
Tekken 2
Threads of Fate
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider 2
Tomb Raider 3
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Toy Story 2
Toy Story Racer
Twisted Metal 2
Unjammer Lammy
Vagrant Story
Warhawk
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
Wipeout
Xenogears
 

And a short list of games that do not work (yet):

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Arc the Lad III
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Chrono Cross
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Team Racing
Final Fantasy V
Legend Of Mana
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysse
Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus
Pocket Fighter
R-Type Delta
Spyro The Dragon
Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Theme Hospital
Tomba!

So there you have it. Although, I’m not sure if its worth owning a Vita if I can’t play R-Type Delta… (Just kidding).

You can follow the progress of compatibility testing by the community on NEOGAF.

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