PSP Recent Homebrew/Piracy Breakthroughs

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#481 February 05, 2008, 10:16:54 pm

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by the way

has anyone played crush? it is probably the coolest game i've played on the psp in a long time (maybe ever!); it's got a really interesting and well-executed premise. i hear paper mario did something like it, but i never played it, so i'm assuming it was to a lesser extent, as this game more or less revolves about the idea of shifting between 3d/2d, whereas paper mario always seemed like it didn't.

the only problem i have with it thus far is how disjointed the gameplay and the narrative feels. instead of seeming like one cohesive experience, it's just like *story about dude's life* and then HERE GO NAVIGATE A LEVEL AND COLLECT MARBLES and then more story but the two events really aren't especially related. in spite of that fact, though, it's a very very cool game imo.

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#482 February 05, 2008, 10:30:49 pm

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Quote from: bazookatooth on February 05, 2008, 10:16:54 pm

by the way

has anyone played crush? it is probably the coolest game i've played on the psp in a long time (maybe ever!); it's got a really interesting and well-executed premise. i hear paper mario did something like it, but i never played it, so i'm assuming it was to a lesser extent, as this game more or less revolves about the idea of shifting between 3d/2d, whereas paper mario always seemed like it didn't.

the only problem i have with it thus far is how disjointed the gameplay and the narrative feels. instead of seeming like one cohesive experience, it's just like *story about dude's life* and then HERE GO NAVIGATE A LEVEL AND COLLECT MARBLES and then more story but the two events really aren't especially related. in spite of that fact, though, it's a very very cool game imo.

I posted a topic about it ages ago on GW but almost everyone ignored it. For shame! Crush is an awesome puzzler.

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Aten

#483 February 05, 2008, 10:35:50 pm

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Quote from: Neophyte on February 05, 2008, 04:15:27 am

Aten: Do you have a PSP Slim?

Its a slim, and its already 3.71M33-2. My issue was that the NEW out-of-the-box battery which was working fine just....stopped working :\

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Lainge

#484 February 07, 2008, 03:12:42 am

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Is there any real reason in buying a slim, I've been considering this for a couple of weeks now. But I kinda don't see the point.

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Tau

#485 February 07, 2008, 01:36:43 pm

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@Lainge - Apparently(I don't know, never used one) it has..

*Better load times
*Lighter and smaller (obviously)
*Skype is coming out for it
*PSP on the TV thing
*Handles better graphics then the original PSP
*Better Disk insert apparently more easier
*Different colors?

That's all I know about it so far, haven't really checked it out yet.

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Aten

#486 February 08, 2008, 01:49:33 am

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Yep. Those are all true, and skype is already out. (Ver 3.90)

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Grogrog

#487 February 08, 2008, 02:03:27 am

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I want to buy a PSP slim, I already have a modded PSP, which I could sell to a friend. My question is, is it worth it upgrading? I've been using mine for SNES roms, PSX games and PSP games. My only problem so far has been some SNES games are really slow. Notably Chrono Trigger during battle, and a few other games have issues as well (damn you, Kirby Superstar Saga!) After looking it up it looks like it's just... To be expected with some games. But is there anyway to improve these games more? Would a PSP lite help?

Also would anybody mind listing some good PSP games, as well as SNES games that work well on PSP?

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#488 February 08, 2008, 03:19:34 am

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If you think Chrono Trigger is slow on the PSP you should try playing Street Fighter Alpha 2 from the SNES, WOW

.What firmware are you on, the some of the higher firmwares give better support and speed to some games, I played Chrono Trigger fairly well for the most of it on 3.71 M33-4, didn't really slow down heaps but just a bit of delays with attacks and the music but that's it.

Ive only played Golden Sun on the PSP so I don't know much about that, but Golden Sun lagged like a bitch during battles, was really pissed about that because it's a great game.

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Aten

#489 February 08, 2008, 03:41:38 am

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For the record, SNES game FUCKING SUCK on the PSP. They just....drag on and on. However, Gameboy Advance games run like a charm! I'm currently playing Onimusha Tactics, and I've got FF6 Advance, Tactics Ogre Advance and Spyro: A new beginning lined up to play.

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#490 February 08, 2008, 04:36:58 am

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Oh snap... Didn't even think of GBA games.

Anybody have a link to the emulator? I'll find it if nobody posts, but hey, if I can be lazy, may as well! But yeah, I guess I can play Chrono Trigger, but if the music is slowing down and effects and attacks lagging... That's kinda lame, I'd rather emulate it on my PC.

And yeah, I'm on 3.71m33-4.

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#491 February 08, 2008, 06:42:54 am

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What are you guys talking about? SNES is almost flawless on my PSP.
I'm half way through Super Mario RPG, Star Ocean, and Chrono Trigger, and I rarely experience lag. Super Mario RPG does lag when there's lots of characters on the screen, but not at all during battles. Setting your frame skip to 0 fixes the Chrono Trigger lag. I only play RPG's on it though, so I guess that's why. I tried Super Mario Kart and that was unplayable. It's only certain games that still don't work(Kirby Superstar). And you have to make sure you configure your SNEStyl correctly. Not doing so will have a huge hit on performance.
Gameboy Advance games work great like Aten said. I'm currently going through Zelda on mine, and there are no flaws at all.

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Lainge

#492 February 08, 2008, 07:53:03 am

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Yeah Snes runs on mine fantastically, and download gpsp <-? But make sure you don't get a crappy fake one...

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#493 February 08, 2008, 08:25:12 am

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Quote from: Neophyte on February 08, 2008, 06:42:54 am

What are you guys talking about? SNES is almost flawless on my PSP.

Really? Why don't you like, zip up your entire emulator directory, and post it here so we can download it

Im using the latest version of SNESytl and its got all the "speedhack" jaz and all, but it lags like a bitch. Only Pacman in Time runs flawlessly

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#494 February 08, 2008, 11:15:36 pm

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I haven't had slowdowns in SNES games either. I did at the beginning, but once I messed with certain settings - frameskip, sound settings, etc - things played at their normal speed.

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#495 February 08, 2008, 11:58:30 pm

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Quote from: Aten on February 08, 2008, 08:25:12 am

Really? Why don't you like, zip up your entire emulator directory, and post it here so we can download it Im using the latest version of SNESytl and its got all the "speedhack" jaz and all, but it lags like a bitch. Only Pacman in Time runs flawlessly

Have the ME edition? Did you set your framerate skip to Auto? Change the PSP game setting to accurate?
You really shouldn't be getting any slowdowns except on few games. If you really want though, I can upload it.

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#496 February 09, 2008, 02:41:06 am

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I request an upload as well.

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#497 February 09, 2008, 10:22:09 am

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Well, I just checked, my frameskip was set to 0 instead of auto. Changing it brought major improvements, however, though the graphics are cool now, the music is still kind of slow, you know? Like, you play it in RM and put the tempo down by 1 notch.

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#498 February 10, 2008, 12:06:45 am

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Hmm, I have Crush on my memory stick, and it freezes when it's about to start the game, at the part with the stopwatch type thing. It's just my download, I assume?

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#499 February 10, 2008, 01:30:13 pm

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Quote from: Grogrog on February 10, 2008, 12:06:45 am

Hmm, I have Crush on my memory stick, and it freezes when it's about to start the game, at the part with the stopwatch type thing. It's just my download, I assume?

Hmm, it must be since Crush worked perfectly for me. I have a .CSO of Crush, 319,359 KB.

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#500 February 11, 2008, 01:36:43 pm

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Quick question, is their a reliable Nintendo 64 emulator on the PSP yet, I tried that daedalus one but it was still pretty bugged and what not?

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