Hacking the PSP Blog

Install-o-tron v0.1 Released

Fanjita and AlexRichter have just released their long anticipated automatic homebrew installer, which utilizes the PSP-Homebrew.eu database, in order to grab the latest homebrew games and applications, download, and install them to your PSP, without the need for a PC intermediate. Though it is an early version of the application, and some of the presentation is a bit rough (and, obviously, the complete library of homebrew games is not install-o-tron-able yet), Install-o-tron makes for an outstanding tool which simplifies the process of installing homebrew to the PSP. No longer do you have to mess with placing EBOOTs here, folders there, etc; Install-o-tron does all the hard work for you with its .ZIP interpreting algorithm (alongside an hbinfo.txt, which is what seperates Install-o-tron compatible homebrew from those not yet compatible).

Install-o-tron introduces a simple, new addition to homebrew packaging, which makes it easier for both humans and computers to install homebrew (which Fanjita and AlexRichter recommend for all developers to follow). This initial release supports a selection of popular homebrew, however, in the near future, the list will be expanded dramatically, ultimately allowing you to install any homebrew from the database with ease. In the future, it will also come bundled with all eLoader releases, so there should be no need to manually install it.

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Source: PSP3D

PSP IDE Interface On The Way?

paul4990 from the PSP3D forums is working on a little project to produce an interface that allows an IDE hard drive to be connected with the PSP and use it as a storage medium. There are any details as to how the interface works, other than it uses the USB port, but the developer says that a public beta release is coming soon. Hopefully this project produces a working interface.





Source: PSP3D

Make An Analog Control Stick For Your PSP

Engadget has posted a very cool tutorial from Benjamin Heckendorn, of benheck.com, on how to build an analog control stick for your PSP. The project does involve some soldering, opening up your PSP, and sacrificing an analog controller, but if you're so inclined then you should definitely check it out. Below is a picture of what it might look like. The second part of the how-to promises to be on making a snap-in enclosure so the analog stick isn't just dangling from the side of the PSP.

Check out the how-to here...



Via Engadget

SEGA's After Burner hits PSP

SEGA has confirmed rumours that the deal it recently signed with Planet Moon Studios was for a new After Burner game for PlayStation Portable.

Called After Burner: Black Falcon, it's due out in spring 2007 and promises a single-player campaign along with competitive and co-operative Wi-Fi multiplayer modes.

Planet Moon will be injecting the game with 19 officially licensed, customisable planes, as players embark on a story-rich campaign to discover the origins of the titular mercenary group Black Falcon, responsible for the theft of 13 top-secret planes.

SEGA creative director Matt Woodley says After Burner will be "a good example of updating one of the all time SEGA classics for the current generation of gamers", maintaining the arcade original's fast pace and challenge.

For his part, Planet Moon CEO Bob Stevenson said building the game from the ground up on PSP has given the team license to explore multiplayer, customisation and "over-the-top" gameplay where it might not otherwise have been able to. "Most importantly, it's approximately 9000% more portable than the original arcade cabinet," he joked.

It's also got a lot to live up to, mind - and it'll be interesting to see how Planet Moon gets on with it. Not long to go either, with spring pegged as the release target.

Tom Bramwell
October 10, 2006

Source: Eurogamer

Amazon Lists Top 5 PSP Games of 2006 "So Far"

I was surfin' the web today and found Amazon's list of the "Top 5 PSP Games of 2006 So Far"... Enjoy! -Auri

Daxter by Sony Computer Entertainment   $39.99   Used & New from: $27.50 Average Customer Rating: This takes place between Jak & Daxters I & II, with Daxter searching for Jak. Fans are calling it the best platform adventure game out for the PSP.