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I´m planning to buy a Sony PSP. The question is, are the homebrew emus (for Megadrive, Mame, Neogeo) as good as the commercial ones (Sega Megadrive Collection, SNK Classic Collection, Capcom Collection). What I mean is the speed, sound emulation equal to the commercial ones ? So should i downgrade the psp firmware to play homebrew or is it better to buy the commercial collections for maximum fun ?
I borrowed a 1337 haxed PSP from a cousin about a month or so ago, and have been fiddling with some of the emulators. The best NES emulator (Nester) is just as good as most of the PC NES emulators out there, while the best Genesis one (Picodrive) is comparable to a version of Gens from 2-4 years ago........meaning that for the most part its solid, emulation-wise. The best SNES emulator (SNES9X) however is very inconsistent and touchy. It's definitely got a ways to go before matching ZSNES and the PC SNES9X on their best days.
The best GBA emu out for PSP, forgot its name...........is surprisingly pretty accurate, and emulates the GBA much better than the PSP emulates the SNES.
I haven't tried the Capcom/SNK ones, but I hear that they're pretty darn accurate and ideally require a "slim" PSP with its increased cache....memory.......thing. I'd go for the Capcom & Sega collections as the emulation on those is razor-sharp, ahving that polish that the emulators lack. Also, they contain extras and goodies that the emulators lack as well. Seeing as I've been playing them off of a memory stick, I have no idea as how the loading times are for them, but I've heard they're something awful.
The PSP........so much goodness. Unfortunately (in my case that is), I find that its bright, blurry screen rapes my eyes after about a half-hour of using it. I don't know if its my horrendously nearsighted vision or if the screen really is bad for prolonged use.........at least it ain't a Virtual Boy.
Any alternatives for emulation on the go ? Nintendo ds or gpx2 ? Or is the psp the fastest for emulation ?
Almost all emulation on my GP2X is outstanding.
I can't vouch for the GP2X, but at least with a PSP you get the added bonus of playing PSP games. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by mick_aka
Honestly, the emulator used in the Mega Drive Collection is perfect if you just want Sonic and Phantasy Star on the go. You don't need to worry about voiding your warranty or anything. If you're nitpicky about sound/video quality, then why are you playing them on a PSP in the first place?
However, if you want to play 'your' 'legally-backed-up' Mega Drive and Mega-CD games, go for the homebrew emulators. I recommend the PicoDrive port, it's brilliant. You'll need Windows XP PC, a TOOL battery, and a spare Memory Stick to flash the thing, though.
I wouldn't go with the DS for emulation, to be frank. You have one wasted screen, and another isn't quite the right resolution or size to comfortably enjoy them. Stick with the Advance series in the GBA slot :)
[edit] You don't need to 'downgrade' the PSP firmware to play homebrew. Custom firmware is just a modified version of the official firmware - my PSP is currently running v4.01 M33-2 (i.e. the official 4.01 firmware, cracked by the M33 Team, version 2).
Most GP2X emulation's great (especially Genesis... the emulator is one of the best pieces of software on the system), but there are a few systems that don't run so good even after overclocking a bit (SNES, I'm looking at you). The GP2X beats out the PSP on some emulators, but not others. The screen is also better for emulation, as it's a good size and doesn't blur.
Unfortunately, GP2X production stopped last month, so it's no longer available new...
[/QUOTE]You don't need to 'downgrade' the PSP firmware to play homebrew. Custom firmware is just a modified version of the official firmware - my PSP is currently running v4.01 M33-2 (i.e. the official 4.01 firmware, cracked by the M33 Team, version 2).[/QUOTE]
So this means, i can update the PSP to 4.01 (plays all new original PSP Games, I heard that some Games "ask" for a current Fw before starting) AND Homebrew with this FW just by updating it ? Does it work also on the new Slim & Lite Model ?
You don't need to 'downgrade' the PSP firmware to play homebrew. Custom firmware is just a modified version of the official firmware - my PSP is currently running v4.01 M33-2 (i.e. the official 4.01 firmware, cracked by the M33 Team, version 2).[/QUOTE]
So this means, i can update the PSP to 4.01 (plays all new original PSP Games, I heard that some Games "ask" for a current Fw before starting) AND Homebrew with this FW just by updating it ? Does it work also on the new Slim & Lite Model ?[/QUOTE]
Some games require a certain version of firmware to be present - but if you have, say, 4.01 M33 firmware, it will still appear as 4.01 firmware to UMD games. This means that any previous games that require 3.xx or 2.xx firmware (etc) will work without a problem, too.
Once a new firmware is released, it takes a while for it to appear on new PSP UMD games - and by then, it's usually cracked anyway. So there's little need to worry about games asking for firmware anyway.
Yes, everything works just fine on the Slim & Lite.
Ok, thanks. But I least have to know a person with a classics psp so create this pandora battery thing right ?
I used to have a hacked PSP and I put all the emulators on it. The one I used for Genesis was called Picodrive and I found it to work GREAT on all my Genesis games. I used NESterJ for NES and it also worked great. The only thing I had that didn't work so great was SNES games many of them seemed a little slow. I can't remember what the SNES emulator was called and I only tried that one so others may have been better. Some SNES games where playable, others just a little slow. Some like Starfox unplayable but I would expect that since it's a SFX game and all.
Yes, or you can open the battery yourself to cut a pin, or there are TOOL batteries available for sale on Amazon that do the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by djtwok
I found a shop which has the gp2x on stock. They have the f100 for 100 euro and the f200 for 170 euro. What about the f100 ? Its a lot cheaper than a psp. Are the emulators as fast as on psp ? Is the f100 model good enough or just the f200 ?
I have owned a PSP since day one and lets just do a quick rundown:Quote:
Originally Posted by djtwok
NES and below all runs perfectly ( I cannot possible see why it would not? )
SNES The stock SNES games such as Super Mario World and Power Rangers or any game that do not used the more ADVANCED features of the SNES work fine, games like Chrono Trigger and Superchip games do not and probabaly never will ;)
Genesis: It seems to work perfectly fine and havent really found any problems
Sega CD: Most games work fine such as Lunar and FMV ones but others such as The Terminator and Sonic CD do not unless you turn off the sound, LOL so whats the point? Its like playing half a game XD
Neo Geo: Quite a lot of the games seem to work fine but I'm not big on Neo Geo so I cannot say
Commercial emulators usualy do end up working fine ( All though Mortal Kombat in the SEGA Collections or whatever its called has Lagged controls. But remeber they don't come with ALL the games so you are limited.