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PSP spotting

Tank Top Fever! · 2005-09-22 10:39:02

Have you seen anyone playing their psp's in strange places? Bloke at the cinema last night was playing Lumines before the film and carried on for about 10 minutes into it. Bit odd I play mine on the jacks all the time, and sometimes on the bus. Nothing unusual

22-09-2005 11:39am

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Have you seen anyone playing their psp's in strange places? Bloke at the cinema last night was playing Lumines before the film and carried on for about 10 minutes into it.

Bit odd

I play mine on the jacks all the time, and sometimes on the bus. Nothing unusual

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#2 22-09-2005 11:55am

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in college. not too strange. keep intending to play on the bus but whenever i get on a bus it's packed.. and in such situations the last thing i want to do is take out my psp

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#3 22-09-2005 12:30pm

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I seen a guy walking down the street using one (dont think he was playing game) Which looked very weird.

I was on a train in January watching a film on mine and a group of young lads from a school got on the train and when they seen it, they wouldnt leave me alone for the whole journey, kept standing behind me looking at me watch a film...... very annoying!

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#4 22-09-2005 12:31pm

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i havent even seen anyone else with one yet

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#5 22-09-2005 1:57pm

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rabbitinlights wrote:

I seen a guy walking down the street using one (dont think he was playing game) Which looked very weird.

I was on a train in January watching a film on mine and a group of young lads from a school got on the train and when they seen it, they wouldnt leave me alone for the whole journey, kept standing behind me looking at me watch a film...... very annoying!

I was playing burnout on the bus the other day and the kid on front of me was looking over the back of his seat at it shouting "MAMMMMMY MAMMMMMY HE HAS A PSPPPPPPPPPPPPP, HES PLAYIN BURNOUT, HES CRAP AT IT, LOOOOOOOK"

I had to put it away!

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#6 22-09-2005 2:25pm

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Yesterday, sitting in traffic coming up to the toll bridge, was thinking it was a pda until i held back my lane to take a proper look - think it was ridge racer, only wished I had mine with me :mad:

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#7 22-09-2005 3:23pm

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Play mine at work, in bed, I played outdoors once but felt paranoid, so won't be doing that again.

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#8 22-09-2005 3:52pm

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I wouldn't think of taking mine out on a Dublin Bus, but then I am commonly on the 27....

I've seen people using them in college and thats about it. Only place I've used mine too, I'm very protective of it.

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#9 22-09-2005 5:23pm

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When I take mine out in public in places, it'll only be in very select places like HMV, or coffee shops. Far too paranoid (as funkyflea said) of it getting nicked.

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#10 22-09-2005 10:52pm

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i was playing mine on the dart the other day when this junkie came over and asked to play it....i let him but made sure i had my hands on it when we were arriving at stops...

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#11 22-09-2005 10:56pm

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LOL I was playin mine in Dublin when I first got it and I drew a huge crowd. I was playing Ridge Racer

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#12 22-09-2005 11:02pm

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I play mine on the Luas most days. Earphones in usually means less having to demonstrate it.

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#13 22-09-2005 11:56pm

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i played mine in work today and had to demonstrate it to half my flamin workmates. i listen to music on it all the time so i take it out every now and then in town on the bus or whatever but i'd be brickin it, the no.8 northbound in cork city ain't the nicest at times like.

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#14 23-09-2005 12:11am

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Well, I play it in work and I find it passes the time on quiet shifts. I bought it to school yesterday because I was having 2 hours of free classes. HUGH MISTAKE. wasn't left alone.

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#15 23-09-2005 12:49am

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I play mine pretty constantly (though often for music). I was playing wipEout o the bus the other day when a lad behind me leaned over my shoulder to get a look, best quote ever, "Vas ist das!?"

Fantastisch

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#16 23-09-2005 2:05pm

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Tusky wrote:

I was playing burnout on the bus the other day and the kid on front of me was looking over the back of his seat at it shouting "MAMMMMMY MAMMMMMY HE HAS A PSPPPPPPPPPPPPP, HES PLAYIN BURNOUT, HES CRAP AT IT, LOOOOOOOK"

I had to put it away!

maybe if you were good he'd of left you alone, in fear of your uber leetness

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#17 23-09-2005 3:51pm

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Plyed mine on the airplane and on the bus.

Found it impossible to hear Sin City on the airplane and could just make out Ridge Racer. Not a great flyer so a good way to pass the time.

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#18 23-09-2005 10:05pm

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Play mine in the garden.

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#19 23-09-2005 10:31pm

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this dude jumped over the train tracks to come see mine

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#20 23-09-2005 11:14pm

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found it handy in Heathrow - watching "The Pianist" passed the time. Didn't play any games in case that young fella mentioned above was lurking behind the seat... ;-)

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#21 24-09-2005 12:50pm

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rabbitinlights wrote:

I seen a guy walking down the street using one (dont think he was playing game) Which looked very weird.

I was on a train in January watching a film on mine and a group of young lads from a school got on the train and when they seen it, they wouldnt leave me alone for the whole journey, kept standing behind me looking at me watch a film...... very annoying!

He was searching for Open wireless networks to get into

Ry

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#22 24-09-2005 1:04pm

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kearnsr wrote:

Plyed mine on the airplane and on the bus.

Found it impossible to hear Sin City on the airplane and could just make out Ridge Racer. Not a great flyer so a good way to pass the time.

Get a proper pair of earphones. The supplied phones are useless, and very quiet. Also they are white

I spend 15 quid on some other Sony ones. Very nice they are.

Showed mine off in work when I got it. Wasn't left alone or ages. Girl I worked with came up to me and said 'Awwww look at the bag/case' :rolleyes: When she fired up Wipeout she was turning the controller everywhich way! I think girls will find the revolution controller much to thier liking

On hte otehrhand it sells itself, 2 lads in work are buying one based on mine. Too bad I dont work there anymore!

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#23 24-09-2005 4:33pm

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kearnsr wrote:

Plyed mine on the airplane and on the bus.

Found it impossible to hear Sin City on the airplane and could just make out Ridge Racer. Not a great flyer so a good way to pass the time.

In the Video Settings - have you increased the UMD Video Volume to +2?

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#24 24-09-2005 11:52pm

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was ist das!!!i nearly broke my ****e!

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#25 25-09-2005 1:24am

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I've played my friend's one on the GameSoc stand during UCD Fresher's Week
Lumines... and I beat his top score

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#26 25-09-2005 2:26am

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Tusky wrote:

I was playing burnout on the bus the other day and the kid on front of me was looking over the back of his seat at it shouting "MAMMMMMY MAMMMMMY HE HAS A PSPPPPPPPPPPPPP, HES PLAYIN BURNOUT, HES CRAP AT IT, LOOOOOOOK"

I had to put it away!

I bet that kid ends up on herion.

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#27 25-09-2005 1:30pm

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I'd ditched my sony whites before I switched on my psp. Get a nice set of the black sony earbuds. Much louder and they close out most external sound. Ideal for bus play/viewing.

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#28 25-09-2005 2:25pm

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kearnsr wrote:

Found it impossible to hear Sin City on the airplane and could just make out Ridge Racer.

See this...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=305046

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#29 26-09-2005 6:51pm

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Was at work(In a video shop) and a guy came in playing his. While I was serving hiim he took out his cloth and wiped the screen. Nearly started laughing.

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