New CFW preview: Puzzle Bobble Custom Firmware

Posted Jul 2, 2007 at 1:38PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Homebrew Development, Videos Tags: becus25, Custom Firmware, FreePlay, memory stick, Puzzle Bobble, XMB
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Dark AleX began everything with his Open Edition (OE) firmwares. becus25 followed suit with custom firmwares dubbed as Increasing Edition (IE). This time, another coder known around the QJ.NET PSP Development Forums as FreePlay has come up with the Puzzle Bobble Custom Firmware.

Just like the name implies, this is very much entwined with the video game title Puzzle Bobble (that's Bust-a-Move). FreePlay mentioned that the idea behind this was inspired by DAX's original proof of concept. The features that come with Puzzle Bobble Custom Firmware include:
  • Puzzle Bobble Pocket, right on flash0. Built in. No need for a UMD or memory stick!
  • Sleek, sexy PSP XMB interface!
  • Whopping 64KB of free flash0 space!
  • Recovery booter - load your favorite recovery app to get back to a useful firmware!
  • Still runs homebrew (in kxploit format) and 1.50-compatible UMDs! Wowie zowie!
Currently, the project is still a WIP and FreePlay added that the firmware will be released in the near future as an installer that rips files from ISO dump and firmware dump. Check out the video below for a small preview.


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# PleaseGuest 2007-07-02 08:51
Yeah DA left and now this guy appearls lets hope he can overtake the OE

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# ROFLGuest 2007-07-02 09:14
what a fake! you can just shut the psp off when the game is about to load, make another video showing you removing the battery, putting it back in then doing it!

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# hopefullyGuest 2007-07-02 09:21
Yeah it would be nice, but without the stupid puzzle bobble.

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# Ain't It Obvious?Guest 2007-07-02 09:24
DAX is Freeplay, lol

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# hmGuest 2007-07-02 09:49
Yah... can load the entire game into the PSP's memory. Would be neat to see it start up from the XMB or like said above, with the battery removed and replaced.



~dan

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# lmao you guys are idiotsGuest 2007-07-02 10:19
this is a joke

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# :pGuest 2007-07-02 10:22
Lol....just lol. Read it!

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# 1st postGuest 2007-07-02 10:29
freeplay is a qu33r and whatever he does will be as g@y as he is

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# ahh nevermindGuest 2007-07-02 10:35
It's a Fake Video!!



Notices how the BLUE MEMORYSTICK just completely VANISHES!!



O_o"

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# John Crappers Crap Bobble *****.Guest 2007-07-02 10:41
It would be a cold day in hell before i put that ***** on my PSP. I'd purposely brick it (or just smash it with a hammer) first.

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# well you would know!Guest 2007-07-02 10:45
well you would know!

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# url not found you liar/scammer/traffic wh0re/spammerGuest 2007-07-02 10:48
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# iPhone CFW?Guest 2007-07-02 11:56
I think that someone should work on a CFW to resemble that of an iPhone or make a program to do the same. Just my 2 cents

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# sighGuest 2007-07-02 12:20
I just wasted my time to watch this dumb video and I saw basically absolutely nothing special.



my 2 cents

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# Nothing special?!?!Guest 2007-07-02 13:13
Yeah, right. Nothing special here. It's only just a Dark Alex proof-of-concept being verified!



Course, if you're so smart, then surely you're ready to pick up where Dark Alex left off. [sarcasm]

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# ...Guest 2007-07-02 13:18
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# XDGuest 2007-07-02 14:28
YOUR RIGHT!!! OMG I laughed my ass of when i sall that....

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# DAGuest 2007-07-02 14:33
i dout this guy can take the place of dark alex

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# aaaGuest 2007-07-02 15:21
OMFG are u kidding damn auit spamming.

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# DifferenceJustingraziano 2007-07-02 17:51
The difference between Dark-Alex and Becaus5 is one does crack and the other doesn't. You should know which does and doesn't but ill give ya a hint. The fat one does crack ;)

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# :(Justingraziano 2007-07-02 17:55
Aww now I feel bad for the poor dude. C'mon people, sure Puzzle Bobble isn't OE but its still custom firmware. If your reading this becaus5 please continue the work that DAX did before his brain fell out and he quit. Your brains much much bigger anyway and it won't fall out!

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# DAX rocksGuest 2007-07-02 19:01
Actually, the difference between DAX and becus25 is that DAX does something useful and the actual work, and becus25 adds an useless second recovery which provides no extra security on top of DAX' CFW.

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# give him a break...Guest 2007-07-02 21:55
With DAX gone all us stuck on or just not willing to leave CFW its people like this who are working towards something usefull that will take DAX place... and giving them a hard time does nothing for the homebrew scene... i say way to go for his input into the psp homebrew scene....!!!!

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# asdfGuest 2007-07-03 02:20
hahaha no?? he DROPED the blue memory stick! it didnt VANISH.

roflmfaooooo

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# depre...Guest 2007-07-03 02:22
how much is depressing... d_a you was the man...

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# omfgGuest 2007-07-03 04:34
lets see you do something sweet like this. I like this idea and hope to ditch Dax's 3.40 OE and hop on board with FreePlay.

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# ...Guest 2007-07-03 06:17
I'm not saying it's not real, but he could just be loading an iso in NOUMD mode on an OE firmware..

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# Oh my godGuest 2007-07-03 06:48
Oh my god, they steal D_A the customfirmwares ! Stop that! Make REAL customfirmwares and not that *****! Make a 3.51 OE! THEN you are a customfirmware programer.

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# dudeGuest 2007-07-03 07:52
he took out the memstick

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# @benjiGuest 2007-07-03 08:27
itz not an OE firmware if you look at the xmb when it existes there is no network caragoory...meaning he's on 1.5 or a IE firmware.. but i dont know if the 1.5 IE's support no umd mode...

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# Not To Offend...Guest 2007-07-03 08:27
But didn't DAX pull this "I'm leaving" ***** a while back too? And guess what he was still there, so I wouldn't think this is any different (no offense to you Alex, I love your ***** bro).



But anyways, you can tell that FreePlay is *****ing around with us, lol, look at the "Vanishing" (yes it is vanishing you *****in' idiots, he pretended to drop it, turned off his camera, put it back in, and turned on his camera) memory stick. Then, as he quits the ISO, look how the Memory Stick icon is still right smack there.



And one more thing -- even if he didn't have a memory stick or UMD in, he could have just started the ISO, put it in sleep (which he did, showing from the beginning) and the game temporarily stores to the RAM, as in any video game, you can still play the game for a bit while the actual physical memory is gone.

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# omg...Guest 2007-07-03 10:02
the comments here sicken me. I don't see any of you doing any coding...



Good work on this custom firmware

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# ...Guest 2007-07-03 10:38
the LEAST DaX could do is release the source code of his OE firmware or something so others can pick up where he left off.

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# (*_*)Guest 2007-07-03 12:26
It is true that games are loaded into the psp's flash memory. I can play a whole quarter of NCAA Football 07 after unplugging my psp from usb when using PSP Host without any disk or iso on the memory stick. After a while it will freeze and you have to plug it in to load more information for the game to continue. But puzzle bobble is a tiny game thats about 12 mb. That is probably what this guy did in the video. If it is a real cfw somehow then its a good idea with a bad game theem.

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# @ Al2xGuest 2007-07-03 16:11
you're right about the vanishing skick, however the memory stick icon is actually the save data icon witch is always there. try it yourself

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# ..Guest 2007-07-03 16:35
Please read this, you will be excited. When you click this link, http://000url.com/money you will go to a website that will show you how to sign up for another website that pays you 2 - 45$ (PER) to do surveys, sign up for trial offers, and test products.

Companies such as ebay pay CC to have people try their offers, and when you complete an offer, CC simply passes the money onto you. By spending an average of 3-4 hours a week on cascrate,

I have made 472$ in April, 412$ in May, and 271$ (SO FAR) in June. You get paid in real checks from "KINGSIDE MEDIA" every month that you earn 10 dollars or more. It may seem too good to be true,

but I assure you it IS true. Also, with their referral program, you can refer people by sending them your link (you get when you sign up) and for every buck they earn, you get 20 cents also! (Think how much money you can make if you have 100 people making five bucks a day)

You do not have to enter your credit card or social security number. Nothing Harmful can come from CC. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE 18 OR OLDER, I AM 15 YEARS OLD AND REFERRING PEOPLE, AND I MAKE THIS MUCH MONEY A MONTH

JUST SPENDING A COUPLE MINUTES A DAY ON THE COMPUTER! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING THIS.

Think it's a scam? Read this(from the website) "We assure you that this is not a scam! Companies need consumers to try and review products, services, and websites and are willing to pay money to have them do so.

Most of the time you're asked to do this without any compensation, what we do is take the money companies give us for YOUR participation, and give you back up to 75% of it!"

There are alot of websites like this, I have tried almost all of them and this really is the best, and legit one.In addition there is a new UK section opened with more then $200 worth of free offers!

[NO AGE REQUIREMENT, NO CREDIT CARD, NO DETAILED INFORMATION, AND YOU DONT HAVE TO GIVE A SINGLE PENNY!]



VISIT HERE FOR MORE INFO, MORE PICX OF CHEQUES, TIPS AND GUIDE FOR EASY CASH! http://000url.com/money

AND FOR A QUICK PROOF OF PAYMENT....

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/4e06391ab4.jpg

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# Dumbass.Guest 2007-07-05 09:09
I took the UMD and the memory stick out, idio.

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# Dumbass.Guest 2007-07-05 09:11
That's RAM, not flash memory.



Puzzle Bobble fits on flash0.

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# Dumbass.Guest 2007-07-05 09:16
The entire game is in flash0. And it's released. So, go f*ck yourself.

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