PSP-Hacks

RedHate, remember him? If not, I’ll recapitulate: RedHate and Smokin’ released PSNabler a few days before Xmas ‘09. PSNabler, alongside user contributed games patches, enable the ability to get online with select PSN titles — MotorStorm, Little Big Planet, and Resistance, just to name a few — without actually updating your PSP to [...]

Now better than ever: Jpcsp version 0.5… Powered by Java you’re able to emulate, at least to some degree, the PlayStation Portable. Load and play your UMDs (ISO ‘em up first) or homebrew right on your PC — Windows 32 and 64-bit supported. It even works well under virtualization with Parallels. (screenshot dated) Of course [...]

If you’re in the place to be, GDC, then you know Sony (or SCEA) has announced that the PhyreEngine — a free cross-platform middleware tool available to PS3 developers — is expanding compatibility to the PSP. The PhyreEngine was first introduced in 2008. PlayStation 3 games such as Critter Crunch, Flower, and Shatter, which I [...]

Update: 2.4 —> 2.4a New EBOOT.BIN key added – fixes “tag error 0×2E5E10F0″ Can extract the nand_updater/lfatfs_updater from old updaters again A minor update for PRXdecrypter—PRXdecrypter version 2.4… This new version now includes all the keys to dump and decrypt everything up to and including PSP firmware 6.20. You can thank bbtgp for his work in [...]

The plugin that makes Mortal Kombat’s Test Your Might easy: Pen’s MacroFire v3.1.0. Unfortunately, Dragula96’s Test Your Might isn’t compatible with the custom firmware of today. Nevertheless, MacroFire will serve its purpose for whatever game or homebrew. Just watch below—that’s Captain Skyhawk all MacroFired out. MacroFire enables the remapping of PSP buttons, [...]

Just a little something for your evening: Mobile Assault v1.02. A few improvements — a north marker on the radar, much obliged Codetactics; a new look ‘n feel; a redesigned helipad landing zone — and several bug fixes too. That’s all detailed below. Oh, and the video below, that’s Mobile Assault v1.01. [...]

Cooler than the other side of the pillow is PSP modmaster extraordinaire and his latest VU meter mod. You know him, we know him—he’s The F00. VU meters? Yeah, VU meters! They measure signal levels in Visual Units. You’ll typically find VU meters in audio equipment—an LED or needle display that [...]

Cooler than the other side of the pillow is PSP modmaster extraordinaire and his latest VU meter mod. You know him, we know him—he’s The F00. VU meters? Yeah, VU meters! They measure signal levels in Visual Units. You’ll typically find VU meters in audio equipment—an LED or needle display that [...]

Nothing you haven’t seen before… But it is what it is—two emulators updated fresh from two PSP homebrew developers. TMK continues on improving PSPMame, while Jum, a newcomer to PSP-Hacks, releases Jum52.   PSPMame is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator… All those Capcom, SEGA, SNK, Technos, Tecmo, Konami, Namco classics you played at your local arcade [...]

Now I can’t really vouch for the awesomeness that may be MSX; I never had one. The MSX was released in ‘83 when I was fresh out the womb, and it was later discontinued in ‘95 when O.J. was acquitted of murder charges. But that’s neither here nor there… It’s 2010 now and [...]

Just browsing, looking around, and I came across these two (2) handy PSP plugins… By way of pspgen and developer Zer01ne is USB PRX and iXMB. Albeit these plugins may be dated, but we never covered ‘em… So without further ado, here you go: USB.prx: Toggle on/off USB mode while in game. With [...]

Formally known as Apollonia comes Codetactics’ Mobile Assault. This is one of those homebrews that will no doubt occupy a good couple of hours here and there… Plenty of missions to select from, including a never-ending instant action mode, weapon & helicopter upgrades using Prestige points, online leaderboards (PSP VS. iPhone), and more… With [...]

The ScummVM team is gearing up for a new release, but first, a little QA is needed. That’s where you come in… The team is asking you download a daily build for whatever platform; you’ll likely want to grab the PSP build if you’re reading this here. Try that out and report any [...]

Develop on this: Sakya’s OSLib (Old School Library) MOD v1.1.1. Whether you’re an experienced or aspiring PSP developer, you should check this out. OSLib provides a simple means of rendering 2D graphics, implementing Ad Hoc support, intraFont support, using the integrated Sony OSK, web browser, and the list goes on… Several samples are [...]

I bet you have some smut on your memory stick you wanna keep secret—videos perhaps? Yeah I know you do. Whatever you’re into, keep it to yourself with Hakuryu188’s plugin: Hide My Movies. It does just that; it hides your videos from the XMB. Hide them from your ol’ man, your [...]

Inspired by the awesomeness that is Winamp and XMMS is gama’s Game Music Gear MX. This particular audio player supports just about every format imaginable. It also incorporates an input/output plugin system giving you the ability to add (or remove) and convert audio formats. The visualizer support is pretty dope too. [...]

NickyP in the place to be with an all-new OpenBOR mod. You know his work — MegaMan: The Power War, Maplevania, and there may be others we’ve missed. Anyway, we’re covering this one: Phantasy Star II+IV. It’s a demo. Phantasy Star II+IV isn’t your traditional side-scrolling beat ‘em up game. The Phantasy Star sprites [...]

Industry Gamers have an interesting article concerning the state of Sony and their PSP business. In a recent conversation with Rob Dyer, SCEA Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations, he says it like this: I think we had a great lineup last year. The biggest problem that plagued PSP was piracy; we have not been [...]