View Full Version : Gameboy emulator running on Japanese PSP
evilmax17
05-10-2005, 10:04 AM
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000020042836/
http://img.engadget.com/common/images/3508506638438251.JPG
Quackzilla
05-10-2005, 10:14 AM
I'll mail him a cookie.
jennie25
05-10-2005, 10:14 AM
that is so photoshopped, but I guess it is possible. Where do you get one of those umd's again?
Quackzilla
05-10-2005, 10:18 AM
that is so photoshopped, but I guess it is possible. Where do you get one of those umd's again?
It's not photoshopped, it is a real emulator that only runs on an unupdated PSP running firmware version 1.0.
heavy liquid
05-10-2005, 10:24 AM
It's real. Here's where it originated from.
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=1648&sid=52acb3f41642d49123c2c0d5894a614a
But like Quackzilla said, you have to have 1.0 firmware. If you do, you can download the emu from the link.
Grave_Addiction
05-10-2005, 10:39 AM
Hopefully, they'll enlarge the screen size.
orntar
05-10-2005, 11:09 AM
how does the firmware get updated? can you prevent it?
Grave_Addiction
05-10-2005, 11:20 AM
The U.S. systems were shipped with the updated firmware. The only way to currently get this is to us a non-updated Japanese system.
Yes, you can prevent firmware upgrading. All you have to do is not connect to the internet with your PSP and download.
AlbinoNinja
05-10-2005, 08:09 PM
*squint*
Spoon_si
05-10-2005, 08:36 PM
screen is small.. but who has played that game...
MeGaWC27
05-10-2005, 08:40 PM
haha so small...
BREVITY
05-10-2005, 09:29 PM
This is just the start I am sure. Cant wait till we are playing GBA, N64, and Playstation games on it.
YeahRight13
05-11-2005, 02:15 AM
thats really small it looks like
Darkside Hazuki
05-11-2005, 02:52 AM
Anyone have this working?
Or perhaps you could point to some detailed instructions?
SOSTrooper
05-11-2005, 04:15 AM
thats really small it looks like
Holy crap your sig blinded me :D So bright in my dark room :X
Nice to see progress on homebred programs.
neonglow
05-11-2005, 04:18 AM
Yeah, that sig almost came out of nowhere.
I hope they'll eventually get this to work on US PSP someday.
snotnose_colossal
05-11-2005, 12:58 PM
There is a thread with instructions over at ps2dev.org
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=1648
epobirs
05-11-2005, 01:42 PM
Just remember, Sony will do everything they can to force firmware updates for this very reason. Don't be surprised if games soon refuse to run if the firmware version number is below a specified minimum.
Quackzilla
05-11-2005, 02:05 PM
Just remember, Sony will do everything they can to force firmware updates for this very reason. Don't be surprised if games soon refuse to run if the firmware version number is below a specified minimum.
Dude, why do you even say that? You know it's a lie.
epobirs
05-11-2005, 02:19 PM
Dude, why do you even say that? You know it's a lie.
Please elaborate as to why Sony wouldn't take such an easy measure to prevent unauthorized apps from running? The console industry has a long history of revising their product to seal security holes allowing unauthorized software from running. Sega and Nintendo had a running battle to keep EA's carts from running before EA finally decided to accept the Nintendo business model. This included upgrades to their lockout systems as well as litigation.
Quackzilla
05-11-2005, 02:27 PM
Because not everyone has WiFi internet access, and something assinine like that would prevent those people from playing PSP.
epobirs
05-11-2005, 02:32 PM
Because not everyone has WiFi internet access, and something assinine like that would prevent those people from playing PSP.
Try to think a little more. The firmware update would be included with the game and offered if the existing firmware doesn't pass the version check. This sort of thing has been done on PC games since the 80's and became especially common as DirectX became standard to check the version on that and offer the update as needed.
hiccupleftovers
05-11-2005, 02:41 PM
Anything and everything that epobirs has mentioned is true.
Alpha2
05-11-2005, 04:11 PM
Indeed, Epo is right. They can't do anything about the Wipeout hack but that's not allowing any serious issue to get through the system, emmulators though are a serious no-no and they WILL make every attempt to stop them where they can.
Alpha2
05-11-2005, 04:16 PM
WTF? where'd this double post come from?
Oh well , Epobirs is right about something in the next post, lets read it shall we?
epobirs
05-13-2005, 12:17 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3140442
As predicted. didn't take long at all, did it?
Alpha2
05-13-2005, 01:55 AM
I like how some of the posters under that article don't seem to understand why sony would do such a thing.
KingDox
05-13-2005, 04:49 AM
Indeed, Epo is right. They can't do anything about the Wipeout hack but that's not allowing any serious issue to get through the system, emmulators though are a serious no-no and they WILL make every attempt to stop them where they can.
newer xbox games that have XBL on them updated the xbox dashboard with out asking. Trust me, they can force you to upgrade.