Sunday, January 15, 2006 - Posts

Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:08 PM

X5 Portal v1.50 Released

PSP3D has released the latest version of their Web Portal's for use with the PSP Web Browser. This surely is one of the best looking portals around (it's theme is based on the Mac OS X Aqua motif), and is crammed full of links and small web based applications. There are two slightly different flavors, Aqua and Dark Aqua. Enjoy!
  • All new "Aqua" and "Dark Aqua" look.
  • Contains 10 applications, including "Address Book", and "System Preferences".
  • Custom user desktop pictures.
  • Featuring 15 games such as "Battleship", and "Towers of Hanoi".
  • Over 65 links ranging from "Email", to "Travel".
  • Redesigned standard 12 hour digital clock.
  • Sony PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) exclusive.
  • Zero error source code.
Portal Installation:
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Extract/Place the folder "X5" in the COMMON directory.
(Ex. Memory Stick : PSP : COMMON : X5)

Accessing Portal:
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Open up the 'Web Browser', and type the following:

file:/psp/common/x5/index.html

Desktop Picture Installation:
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Extract/Place the picture "X5" in the PHOTO directory.
(Ex. Memory Stick : PSP : PHOTO : X5)

Download the Aqua portal here.
Download the Dark Aqua portal here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:07 PM

Homebrew: Laserix 2 Released for PSP

Laserix 2 by Jason Storhead, has finally been ported to the PSP thanks to fafenstein! It's a great puzzle game where you adjust mirrors to try and bounce the laser to cut across all your targets! The port looks great and is bound to be a new favorite for a lot of you! Check it out!

From the description:

Laserix is a flash game created by Jason Storhed, a video game designer student. This game is just 100% fun and perfect transpose to PSP !!!!. I have tried it once and became a big fan! After a couple of days, and few broken PSPs, I finished the 13 levels. Oh no! What am I gonna do !!! I contacted Jason, to ask for more, but he was busy with his exams. So guess what, I decided to create my own levels.

Now you can play 52 levels (including the 13 originals masterpiece) and try to finish the game. Good Luck and have a blast!!! Laserix is a laser that should go through all diamonds on the grid.

The only way to do it, is to use mirrors, in the right position and adjust them to define the right laser path. Laserix is a real “Chinese puzzle”. There is no need for 3D or video. The game is just fun!!! Thanks again to Jason, who design the game and let me used the source code to create new levels.

Download it here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:06 PM

Hack: FlashMod v1.0 Released

IchigoKurosaki of Orbis PSP Development has released FlashMod, a PSP tool that will remove the "wavy lines" from the PSP's menu screens. This has been possible in the past, but it's always been a risky procedure. While any program that writes to your PSP's flash memory carries the risk of permanent damage, FlashMod makes the alteration simple, easier, and safer.

Warning: This program writes to your flash memory and could potentially damage your PSP. Use at your own risk!

Download it here.


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Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:46 PM

Homebrew: PMP Mod v1.00 - Malloc Mod 3

A new mod has been released by Malloc of Jonny'sv1.00 of PMP Mod which supports full resolution AVI files. At the moment, Jonny is using a custom video "container" so you will have to use the accompanying muxer to make your media files compatible.

* I wasn't able to crash it in the last 10 days, it should be stable and reasonably fast.
* Everything is quite optimized, plus, i use a buffer of about 1 second to prevent slowdown on complexity spikes and keep the psp spinning frames.
* It's programmed in a way that av will never desync (when a scene is too power demanding you'll notice audio skipping).
* Today i've tested the battery, the app eat ~40% for a 2 hours movie (not bad considering the cpu @333 and the me running).
* The player is totally rewritten (now i'm using only libavcodec from FFMPEG).
* Zoom option is still missing (for videos with width and/or height <>)

Download it here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:45 PM

Homebrew: Learn Words on Your PSP

Arobase has released an interesting piece of homebrew he has created for the PSP. Learn Words is a flash-card type program designed as a learning tool for younger children, or even as a way to help teach yourself a new language. For instance, now I know how to say "cute little kitty" in French! This program is customizeable and you can add your own words and pictures, and Arobase provides instructions how to do so in the documentation.

This small utility is there to help the children to learn the words by associating them images. For the moment this software is adapted for the game console PSP. This game is open, you can add new topics by creating a new folder or adding pictures in an existing subject. One of the advantages of this play is that it is for all languages.

All the files in learn.zip is to be placed in the PSP\GAME\luaplayer\Applications folder of your console.

This is a program made in Lua, so you will need LuaPlayer installed on your PSP.

Download it here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:34 PM

Homebrew: Quake 2 Patch #1 Released by Team Emergency Exit

McZonk of Team Emergency Exit has released the first patch for Quake 2. Here are the changes from his blog.

Changes:
- fix invert analog nub (was not working)
- go to menu after first loop of intro
- fix network game crash
- added gpl to zip
- removed the iso protection

I have not added an osk. I didn’t found a good one that was installable into Quake II.

I still think the iso protection was a good idea. There was a lot of discussion about that. I know I cannot stop piracy, but perhaps you think about it now and buy games instead of steal them.
I removed the protection because it will be removed as soon as I release the sources. In fact it is just a #define :)

I’ll setup a source code package with Quake 2 PSP the next days. I have to fix some stuff so it will compile without problems. It will include all sources as well as a tutorial for mod porting. But I cannot support anyone until my first final release. Sorry, it would handicap my own development.

This version also removes the ISO folder check that was causing problems for some people running ISO images.

For those of you who are running pirated games: PLEASE STOP! It hurts us all! "I can't afford it" is not an excuse to steal.

Download it here.



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Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:29 PM

Mega Man Powered Up - New Screenshots

Capcom today, released 74 new screenshots of Mega Man: Powered Up for the PSP. The classic original Mega Man is back in a whole new way. This PSP remake recreates the original with a creative new super-deformed style, featuring the Blue Bomber and the evil creations of Dr. Wiley all drawn in new style that makes them cute and hyper-expressive.

All of the stages and enemies have also been redesigned using computer rendering for realistic motion and detail. New features include the Mega Man Challenge 100, two new bosses, and the ability to play as the boss characters. Also included in the PSP game is a new construction mode, where you can create your own Mega Man stages and trade with others (locally or online) to challenge friends to your own dastardly creations.

Visit the official Capcom Mega Man site here.

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:06 AM

Homebrew: Quake 2 Patch Coming Soon

McZonk should soon be releasing a patch to his popular Quake 2 port. A number of issues have arisen through the use of his public beta, which helps him fine-tune his great port and hard work. Thanks for sending you comments to him!

From the Team Emergency Exit blog:

I have got a lot of bugs reports. But I know there are much more bugs :D

I'll upload the first patch soon.
    Changes
  • enable invert analog nub
  • go to menu after id logo
  • remove network game start crash
  • on screen keyboard for console input

The next beta with more features will come when a lot of more features are finished.


You can learn more about Homebrew Quake 2 via this F.A.Q.
You can download Quake 2 Beta from my download section here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:02 AM

Full PSP UMD Movie List

"devils hunter" has released a post on PSPCrazy that lists all the PSP UMD movies that are available. He is constantly updating the list, too.

http://forums.pspcrazy.com/forums/psp-umd-media/31003-full-umd-movie-list.html#post360616

Thanks DH!

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:50 AM

Homebrew: New Version of PLynx Atari Lynx Emulator Released

Wraggster has released version 0.3b of his Atari Lynx emulator for PSP, PLynx.

The official web site for PLynx can be found here.

New PLynx release for PSP 1.0, 1.5.

In this v0.3b release :
    - Speed improvement, now, most of the games run at normal speed, without "overclocking" the PSP.
    - Support zip compression format for cartbridge images.
    - Option to change the control keys.
    - Some add to to GUI.

Download the Firmware 1.5 version here.
Download the Firmware 1.0 version here.


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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:46 AM

Homebrew: Super Mario Portable Demo v0115

Plain boiled water from PSPChina forums has updated his Super Mario Portable Demo today. Super Mario Portable is a W.I.P. Super Mario game for the PSP. Instead of direct porting, the author is trying to implement the game engine from the ground.

Changes

Scrolling implemented, achieved the effect of the preview picture. Music added. Arrow keys for scrolling. The level design was not copied from the Mario games, since this is only a conceptual demo.

Download it here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:45 AM

Gradius Portable - Official Website Open

Konami has launched the official website of Gradius Portable for PSP. Wow - it's been a long time since I've played this game! :-P

This UMD will include episode I to IV and the special episode. You can pause the game at any time, and resume whenever you become available again. The game is slated for February 9th, 2006. US release plan is unknown yet.

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~uw7g-bwr/sfc/gradius/gradius05.gif

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:42 AM

New 2.0-2.6 Compatible Game: Snakman v0.3b Pacman Clone

Apparently Fanjita's Developer Package for GTA Exploit makes it pretty easy to enable your older games to run on the PSP...

Yeldarb has released his Snakman version 0.3b for 2.00 to 2.60 PSP. Snakman is a hybrid of Snake and Pacman. This time, Yeldarb ported it especially for 2.00 t0 2.60 users with the help of Fanjita's Developer Package for GTA Exploit. Here is more information from the readme:

Snakman is a hybrid of Snake and Pacman. The goal is to eat as many gray blocks as you can without getting hit by the red and orange balls.

The game is simple, yet addicting, like so many of the classic games of the past (read: snake, pacman, tetris, lumines, etc).

The game was created by me (based off of the Snake game by Shine).

To Do
[    ] Switch over to the GPU
[    ] Background Music
[    ] Sound Effects
[    ] High Score "Encryption"
[    ] Better Game Over Sequence
[    ] Start Game Menu
[    ] Polish In-Game Graphics (Sprites)
[    ] Implement Varying Difficulty Levels
[    ] Options Menu
[    ] Overclocking Toggle (If Needed)      
[    ] Diagonal Movements
[    ] Do Software Rotation of Character    
[    ] Take Community Input and Add Features

Changelog
v0.3b
Added support for firmwares 2.00-2.60 using Fanjita's GTA DevKit Exploit.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:40 AM

Rockman Rockman - Release Date Announced (PSPUpdates)

The Rockman Rockman official website has announced the release date of Rockman Rockman, a 3D remake of the early Rockman game. The game will be released on March 2, 2006 in Japan. Price normal (5,040 JPY). US/UK release plan yet unknown, but hope to be announced soon.
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