I second buying it from major retailers like best buy or target. if you want to do iso's for ps1 games and such, you'll need a much bigger memory stick (no less than 1GB, but I recommend a 2GB) and you'll also need lumines for the downgrade. as far as games, depend on what you like, here's a great list:
RPGs
Breath of Fire III (Euro Import)
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Monster Hunter: Freedom
Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (I personally love it, but not for everyone)
PoPoLoCrois (I personally love it, but not for everyone)
Princess Crown (Asia Import)
Tales of Eternia (Euro Import)
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
Fighters
Darkstalkers Chronicle
Guilty Gear Judgement
Powerstone Collection
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Puzzle
Bomberman
Crush
Every Extend Extra (short, but fun)
Exit
Lumines
Lumines II
Me and My Katamari (controls are weird at first, but still good IMO)
Mercury Meltdown
PQ Practical Intelligence Quotient (It can be tough, but cool concept)
PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords
Racers
Burnout Dominator
Burnout: Legends
Outrun 2 Coast to Coast
Pursuit Force
Race Driver 2006
Ridge Racer (or import 2)
Wipeout Pure
Action
Killzone: Liberation
Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X
Mega Man Powered Up
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Medal of Honor Heroes (some like it)
Socom: Fire Team Bravo
Socom: Fire Team Bravo 2
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Twisted Metal Head On
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
Flight Shooter
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
After Burner: Black Falcon
Platformer
Daxter
Death Jr 2: Root of Evil (not for everyone, but definitely better than the previous one)
LocoRoco
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Tokobot (not for everyone, but fun IMO)
Sports
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee
MLB 07: The Show
Virtua Tennis World Tour
Virtua Tennis 3
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
Music
DJ Max Portable (import)
DJ Max Portable 2
Gitaroo Man Lives!
Strategy
Field Commander
Lemmings
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Acid 2
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Classical Compilation
Activision Hits Remixed
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
Capcom Puzzle World (Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo makes it worth it)
Gradius Collection
Metal Slug Anthology
Namco Museum Battle Collection (IMO, best Namco collection)
Parodius Portable (import)
Salamander Portable (import)
Sega Genesis Collection
Taito Legends Power UP
Twinbee Collection (import)
Stuff coming later this year:
Alien Syndrome
Brave Story: New Traveler
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (Probably won't turn out good, but I hope it does)
Dead Head Fred
Dragoneer's Aria
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy Tactics: War Lions
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Jeanne D' Arc
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes
Parappa the Rapper
Pursuit Force 2
Riviera: The Promised Land
Silent Hill: Origins
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
hope that helps. also, thanks to The Mana Knight for composing such a great list.
