PSP emulation.

[kevbo2040]

This is my first real time in a forum, and I found this website while browsing the web. I have a few questions, and I'm hoping to find some help here...

I've heard that you could emulate SNES games on a PSP, and that seems to be what this site is geared towards, at least in part. But I was wondering, what's the catch? Could I just go out, buy a PSP, and download the emulator onto it and start playing?

[mariorpgfan]

depens wat version u buy if you buy a 3.03 or below yes but youll need to downgrade first

[Tinnus]

About firmware (OS / "system software") versions.

If you get a 1.5, all's good and you can run non-official programs ("homebrew").
If you get a >1.5 and <=2.71, you can downgrade back to 1.5
If you get a >2.71 and <=3.03 you can downgrade back to 1.5 using an old (exploit not patched) version of the GTA:LCS UMD (hard to get at stores, easier to find a friend who has it).
If you get a 3.03, you're screwed.

There's also something called "custom firmware"--that's like the latest Sony official firmware (usually). That gives you all of the official firmware + the 1.5 ability of running homebrew. With the 3.x custom firmwares you can also convert any PS1 game CD image to a format runnable in the PSP firmware directly. These are done by a guy called Dark_AleX and the current one is called 3.40 OE (has the functionality of the 3.40 FW, and he calls them OE, that stands for "Open Edition").

[coder12]

That would be sweet if we could convert the games for the zodiac.
Does it use the 3d accelerator of the PSP though?

[Tinnus]

What games? PSP official games?

[countbuggula]

Uh, I think he was actually referring to the PS1 games:

With the 3.x custom firmwares you can also convert any PS1 game CD image to a format runnable in the PSP firmware directly

[Tinnus]

Ah, no, makes absolutely no sense thinking that the games could be converted for Zodiac just because they are convert-able for the PSP.

The PSP firmware, starting from the 3.xx versions, has a PS1 emulator built-in. "Converting" the games just means packing the CD image in a format that it recognizes.

[veggie]

hello. long time no post. i had my palm tx in repair on my service plan for the past couple months, they couldnt fic it, and the model is discontinued in the store. so i got store credit and bought a psp . the firmware is 3.5. i also got twisted metal head on. apperently there is now a 3.5 firmware downgrader (http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/3.50-downgrader-faqs.html). but it involves the game lumines. i dont have the game and dont kno where/what version i need to get. also as of my understanding this downgrader downgrades to version 1.5 from which i can then load custom firmware (3.4 oe i believe). what are the advantages of this downgrade/upgrade and how can i do it? as of my understanding i will b able to play psp .iso images as well as psx ones? and emulators and homebrew obviously. any help would be appreciated thank you. and does anyone know of a helpful psp community as welcoming and helpful as this one was with my palm? i need to also figure out where to get the newest homebrew

[angel]

Enter key broked as well ?

[countbuggula]

Shift is broken too, and it looks like the . key only occasionally works.

[coder12]

maybe he has a wireless and his batteries are dying only when he hits those keys (except for .) ...