Hacking the PSP Blog

The Rockman Rockman official website has updated the section of Construction Mode.

In this mode, you can build your own level with different tiles, set your start position and other settings of the level. After completing the level, you can test it and save it for later use or even share it with your friends!

Kamehame… Are you serious? Yea. Dragon Ball Z is heading for the PSP! The PSP version is in the same fighting genre like the PS2 Dragon Ball Z3. You will be able to experience speeding battles in the game, with “Aura Bust” and other new systems. The game will be heated up with high tactical challenge and vivid gameplay! Stunning skills are also included, you will be able to use them in real-time. The 16:9 wide screen will offer totally different gaming experience, your eyes will not want to leave the screen!

The game is slated for this spring, price normal (5,040 JPY/$43 USD).

Nero Digital is now offering PSP video download contents on their official website, probably for demonstrating the profile for PSP video encoding. Currently there are several movie trailers available for downloading. Here is a full list:

• Freedomland
• Fun With *** and Jane
• Into The Blue
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• Oliver Twist
• Rent
• The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
• The Fog
• The Gospel
• The Legend Of Zorro
• The Pink Panther
• Underworld: Evolution
• Zathura

All of the trailers above are at 320*240 resolution, possibly MPEG4 AVC.

SG57 has released his mini-game/trainer called Stopper 69. The game itself is very simple – press square when the number accumulates exactly to 69. The author wanted to encourage everyone that is interested in programming – start with tiny projects, and improve them gradually. Here is the message from the author:

This is my little mini~game homebrew game / Trainer because first off...it's a game and secondly, it's a good example of how a first time dev should start, small to big.

The source code of this is also included so all the new devs out there can take a look and learn a few shortcut lines of code and how to use some lines of code properly (blitting multiple images, making one entire backround, using bools, the '} else {' function, etc.). This also incorporates almost all the Lessons together into one source code so theres no more worrying about losing or forgetting how to define a variable, make a table, booling, etc.

Thanks go to everyone who is involved in the PSPDEV scene (via PSPSDK, toolchain, cygwin, etc.)
And of course, thanks goes to Brad Dwyer (aka Yeldarb) for making the Lessons on programming to get me started.

Download it here.

WARNING: If you used FlashMod 1.0 or 1.5 to change Backgrounds please Restore the Default Backgrounds with 2.0 and install your custom background again. This is due to the original writing to flash code when it couldn't find a file it would just write it as 0 bytes.



New Features:

.:UMD 2.00 or higher support:.
Not yet finished and requires a 2.00+ Firmware in the root of your Memory Stick in the folders "Flash0" and "Flash1". Right now the only fix i have is a untested SOCOM fix. It will also run your UMD's at 333Mhz for the CPU and 166Mhz for GPU. This will not write to your Firmware or UMD.

.:UMD Loading support:.
This will runs UMD's without 2.00 or higher support. It will also run your UMD's at 333Mhz for the CPU and 166Mhz for GPU. Which means Faster Loading time and smoother Gameplay.
.:Change XMB Menu Names:.
This will let you change your XMB Menu Names just follow these steps:

1. Extract the Utilities folder on to your Desktop.

2. Go into the Utilities folder and run "PSPMenuEdit.exe"

3. Now select you Language and click on the button [...] under [Edit topmenu_plugin.rco]

4. Now select [topmenu_plugin.rco] which should be located in the utilities folder.

5. Once you are done editing all your Menu Names just click [Patch File] and copy the [topmenu_plugin.rco] out of the utilities folder to the root of you Memory Stick.

6. Now go into FlashMod and select [Install Custom XMB Menu Names] and your done.
.:Even safer writing:.
Now will not write if it can't find the file and will display the [Flash Complete] Picture longer.

.:Version used Info:.
Now if you are unsure of what version you have used of FlashMod just go to your XMB (Cross Media Bars) and go to [Settings]-[System Settings]-[About PSP™] and after it shows the copyright information it should tell you "Firmware Flashed with: FlashMod Version 2.00"

.:New Graphical User Interface:.
Now with discriptions for all the features included on the GUI.

.:New Agreement:.
The new agreement is due to FlashMod being Open Source and Public Domain which could cause people to download a Version of FlashMod that might not be from Orbis PSP Development. So for yours protection I urge you not to download FlashMod if it does not say Orbis PSP Development. As for people that want to release their own version of FlashMod please tell me before releasing any unofficial versions.

I Agree by downloading FlashMod Version 2.0 that I relinquish Orbis PSP Development of any liabilities concerning the software effect on my PSP.

Download it here.