14th February 2007, 8:59 PM
That be true GR, but the sad thing is, Sony made us an emulator for free that's actually the best one out there. Thanks!
Just downloaded a new hack that lets me use newer and older versions of Sony's emulator. It was annoying having to rip those needed files onto my stick from various firmware updates from Sony, but they couldn't legally offer them for download so rip I shall (and it didn't take that long really).
Also, I just downloaded a program called CWcheat, just to HAVE it. It's a gameshark but without a device, it's just a PROGRAM that lets me basically cheat in PSP and PS1 games, and it has a code converter to use old PS1 cheat codes. Best thing is, I didn't even use it yet, but I CAN, so maybe I'll check out that debug room in FF7 I've heard so much about.
The PSP is WIDE OPEN. Thanks Sony! Really though, if it wasn't for piracy, I'm sure Sony wouldn't have an issue with allowing open software. I mean, that's just more things the PSP could do with no cost on their end. I've got a bunch of unique independant games on this thing, like something called NOIZ2GA (a side scrolling shooter with an art style similar to Geometry Wars, so basically it's shapes shooting shapes to trippy music).
As for other system emulation, I try to keep my nose clean there, but I will admit that yes I've downloaded at least a few games I already own. I see no crime there, as after the fact whether I personally ripped the data from my own cart or someone else did and I've got identical data to my own cart is pretty much indescernable.
Anyway, the other thing here is an emergency boot screen if I go too far and totally screw up the firmware, there's one part that'll load instead (if I hold down R) that lets me restore it to Sony's 1.5 (the one with the exploit I can use to reupgrade to hacked 3.10). Basically, my PSP is highly valuable to me again, even if I haven't stuck a UMD in the thing in months. Also, I have portable Super Metroid to go with my SNES copy (again, I doubt I'll be playing both at the same time).
Just downloaded a new hack that lets me use newer and older versions of Sony's emulator. It was annoying having to rip those needed files onto my stick from various firmware updates from Sony, but they couldn't legally offer them for download so rip I shall (and it didn't take that long really).
Also, I just downloaded a program called CWcheat, just to HAVE it. It's a gameshark but without a device, it's just a PROGRAM that lets me basically cheat in PSP and PS1 games, and it has a code converter to use old PS1 cheat codes. Best thing is, I didn't even use it yet, but I CAN, so maybe I'll check out that debug room in FF7 I've heard so much about.
The PSP is WIDE OPEN. Thanks Sony! Really though, if it wasn't for piracy, I'm sure Sony wouldn't have an issue with allowing open software. I mean, that's just more things the PSP could do with no cost on their end. I've got a bunch of unique independant games on this thing, like something called NOIZ2GA (a side scrolling shooter with an art style similar to Geometry Wars, so basically it's shapes shooting shapes to trippy music).
As for other system emulation, I try to keep my nose clean there, but I will admit that yes I've downloaded at least a few games I already own. I see no crime there, as after the fact whether I personally ripped the data from my own cart or someone else did and I've got identical data to my own cart is pretty much indescernable.
Anyway, the other thing here is an emergency boot screen if I go too far and totally screw up the firmware, there's one part that'll load instead (if I hold down R) that lets me restore it to Sony's 1.5 (the one with the exploit I can use to reupgrade to hacked 3.10). Basically, my PSP is highly valuable to me again, even if I haven't stuck a UMD in the thing in months. Also, I have portable Super Metroid to go with my SNES copy (again, I doubt I'll be playing both at the same time).
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)