PSP Recent Homebrew/Piracy Breakthroughs

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Tau

#621 May 06, 2008, 08:59:54 am

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A good platformer(I assuming since it's a spin off from Ratchet and Clank) is that Secret Agent Clank, I don't think it would be to bad?

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headphonics

#622 May 06, 2008, 09:03:03 am

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yeah, it'll probably be okay. i don't think the psp version of ratchet and clank was as good as the ps2 ones, though, and even if it's okay, what i meant was sort of just like these ODD games that you wouldn't see elsewhere. crush is a good example because it's sort of like a platformer but not one you would've played before. i'd like to see more experimental games like that and patapon that go beyond the puzzler genre, is what i'm saying. a disproportionate amount of the people with really cool ideas for games seem to be making puzzle games like echochrome, which looks great, but i'd like to see more in the way of... non-puzzle games from them. shooters or rpgs or platformers or something.

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maladroithim

#623 May 06, 2008, 02:34:19 pm

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Quote from: Homo-Welfarus on May 06, 2008, 09:03:03 am

echochrome

Man that looks soooooooooooo sweet.

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fatty

#624 May 06, 2008, 05:25:24 pm

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I already have a fat PSP with firmware 3.71 m33-3 and I want to put a custom firmware on my brother's 3.80 Slim. What do I do?

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Brown

#625 May 06, 2008, 05:25:58 pm

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echochrome does look sweet. also you guys should try Flow for the psp, although it gets boring once you beat it fully.

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Aten

#626 May 19, 2008, 02:23:42 am

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Quote from: Aten on May 04, 2008, 07:04:33 am

Man, does anyone know how you keep your fucking wallpaper?

Like, whenever I change it, and turn the PSP into sleepmode or play a game, when I turn it on again, the background becomes pure black. Then you have to set up the wallpaper AGAIN.

Is there a way to make it permnant?

Hey guys, I just solved this, I will share what I did so if you have this problem, this is how you can solve it!

First of all, I assume everyone knows how to get in the recovery menu, so get there, and go to:

advanced-->Format flash1 and reset settings (it took all my courage to press this, but its harmless!)

Beware this will TOTALLY reset all your settings, (date/time/psp name)
Afterwards, boot into recovery mode once again

This time, connect your USB cable, and then go to

advanced-->toggle flash1

on your PC, your PSP will activate, you have but one thing to do here, make a new folder called "vsh" and inside that, make another folder called "theme", so it will be:

ms0:\vsh\theme

thats it. On your PSP, click "toggle flash1" again, and this will deactivate the USB connection, now just exit the recovery menu

FINISHED!

Now you can apply ".ptf" theme files AND wallpapers will no longer be reset,

This is EXACTLY how I did it (just 5 mins ago)

Hope this helps!

Last Edit: May 19, 2008, 02:26:16 am by Aten

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The Dude

#627 May 19, 2008, 11:06:28 am

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echochrome is sweet indeed. I downloaded it off the PSN a few days ago. I really enjoy the concept and gameplay immensely. Another fun ass game, that is still stuck in my head is Pattapon.

I can't stop the marching beat, and it's been weeks since I played.

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RedScythes

#628 May 19, 2008, 03:38:16 pm

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Does anyone know how to fix the analog nub? Its always acting as if I'm holding it in the down direction. I even tried opening my PSP and cleaning it but that doesn't fix it.

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otomon

#629 May 31, 2008, 11:11:53 pm

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Seems like they started working on Snes emulators again:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/Snes9xTYLsmcm-Test-3-16-05-08-Release-SNES-emulator-for-PSP/pg/49/aid/120211

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An Hafferdat Squid

#630 May 31, 2008, 11:32:05 pm

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Quote from: Raining Mad on May 19, 2008, 11:06:28 am

echochrome is sweet indeed. I downloaded it off the PSN a few days ago. I really enjoy the concept and gameplay immensely. Another fun ass game, that is still stuck in my head is Pattapon. I can't stop the marching beat, and it's been weeks since I played.

patapon is only good for as long as the novelty lasts. as soon as it's no longer cute to see your little dudes marching at your will, it becomes apparent that it's just a really really simple strategy game. I didn't find it to be very much fun. i was soooo looking forward to it, then when i finally played it i just kinda thought "wow, this is IT?".

i didn't like echochrome much either. i dont think its a bad game tho.. its a really interesting concept, thats for sure. it seems like they kinda hi-jacked the 're-defining time and space' puzzle thing that Crush pioneered (as far as i know, it pioneered it).

btw maybe they'll get an snes emulator that can run chrono trigger, earthbound, and donkey kong. @__@
as far as i remember, chrono trigger's menu crashes, earthbound's battles crash, and DK l-l-l-l-l-a-a-a-a-a-a-g-g-g-g-g-g-ss-s-s-s-s-s like a motherfucker.
or did they fix those? :L

OH, and for the hombre with the analog stick problems:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psp&thread.id=3147030
no guarantee fix, but it seems to have helped people with your problem.

Last Edit: May 31, 2008, 11:35:52 pm by An Hafferdat Squid

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headphonics

#631 May 31, 2008, 11:58:16 pm

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i don't think crush pioneered it, but it definitely refined it. i never played any of the games, but apparently paper mario did something very similar, just to a much lesser extent, and of course the entire game wasn't built around the mechanic. crush is like one of my favorite psp games, though! i've been meaning to get my psp back from my brother so i can finish it and give echochrome a try. i guess it's sort of the same concept or whatever, in that they both encourage players to view the concept of space and perspective in the game in an atypical fashion, but i think there's a pretty big difference in the way both seem to play.

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#632 June 01, 2008, 12:17:19 am

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Quote from: An Hafferdat Squid on May 31, 2008, 11:32:05 pm

as far as i remember, chrono trigger's menu crashes, earthbound's battles crash, and DK l-l-l-l-l-a-a-a-a-a-a-g-g-g-g-g-g-ss-s-s-s-s-s like a motherfucker.
or did they fix those? :L

I stated this a few pages back, but Chrono Trigger and Earthbound run perfectly. You guys must be using some old builds or something.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LPDG1HAV
There's the latest build. The reason you guys might be getting slow downs is because you didnt set the frame skip. If it's at 0, you need to set it to auto. Also set the engine to PSP accel. + accur. soft.
The only games that run slow for me are Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and Kirby Superstar. Even Killer Instinct runs fine.

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otomon

#633 June 01, 2008, 12:58:33 am

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Quote from: Neophyte on June 01, 2008, 12:17:19 am

I stated this a few pages back, but Chrono Trigger and Earthbound run perfectly. You guys must be using some old builds or something.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LPDG1HAV
There's the latest build. The reason you guys might be getting slow downs is because you didnt set the frame skip. If it's at 0, you need to set it to auto. Also set the engine to PSP accel. + accur. soft.
The only games that run slow for me are Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and Kirby Superstar. Even Killer Instinct runs fine.

Um Chrono Trigger doesnt crash for me but it laggs like hell...and dont tell me to set my frame skip to 10...do you even know what frame skiping means?

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Neophyte

#634 June 01, 2008, 02:20:04 am

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Did you read what I said? I said set it to auto, meaning the emulator will speed up IF it needs to. Have you even tried Chrono Trigger with that new build and the settings I told you?
I think you should. Don't make me have to post a screenshot to prove you wrong.

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otomon

#635 June 01, 2008, 04:48:00 am

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Quote from: Neophyte on June 01, 2008, 02:20:04 am

Did you read what I said? I said set it to auto, meaning the emulator will speed up IF it needs to. Have you even tried Chrono Trigger with that new build and the settings I told you?
I think you should. Don't make me have to post a screenshot to prove you wrong.

Post a video if you want to prove me wrong. Screenshots don't prove anything.

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headphonics

#636 June 01, 2008, 05:00:47 am

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I can also run Chrono Trigger at full speed, or at least the first two hours I bothered to play of it on my PSP. He's not going to post screenshots or a video just because you didn't read his post and for some reason THINK HE'S LYING about video games, and he doesn't need to prove you wrong because you're the one making claims that need proving. All he said was IT WORKS FINE FOR ME AND HERE IS WHAT I DID, which doesn't really necessitate proof.

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Tau

#637 June 08, 2008, 03:18:59 am

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Although Otomons banned Neophytes right, Chrono Trigger can be played with no lag on the PSP. Anyways.. Sony wants to know why hackers.. hack the PSP.

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Really, how would Dark AleX respond? Sony Computer Entertainment has just released a survey asking the PlayStation Portable community why they hack their handhelds. Click on the image above for a higher resolution of the Sony survey.

Sony has not released details about the research, only saying that it is one of the company's efforts to understand its consumers. But with the boom of the PSP homebrew scene spurred by NEM and the Saturn Expedition Committee, the Spanish Swaploit team, Killer-X, Fanjita, Noobz, and sustained by Dark AleX among many other devs, it seems Sony is trying its best to keep up.

Releasing firmware after firmware (with the latest being PSP Firmware 3.95) may be taking its toll on Sony engineers. Since Sony is protecting the PlayStation Portable from a faceless homebrew community, the very least they can do is know their reasons why they hack the PSP in the first place.

Who knows, this might just lead into a dialogue between Sony and the homebrew community. Now, if you're into the homebrew scene, how will you answer the survey?

Thoughts?

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headphonics

#638 June 08, 2008, 03:38:47 am

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because emulation is better on the psp than it is on the pc (especially playstation emulation) and i like not having to pay for anything ever

i can't believe they needed to ask and i especially can't believe those were the options

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#639 June 08, 2008, 02:02:09 pm

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Fucking hell are Sony really THAT stupid? Of course the obvious reasons are that we hack it so we can do more stuff with the PSP I mean who wouldn't wanna play some old retro style games when waiting for the train?

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Niitaka

#640 June 08, 2008, 06:56:24 pm

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"hacking a psp makes me feel like a rebel"

christ who besides twelve year olds would think this

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