PSPSOne: Playstation Emulator Update

Posted Jan 16, 2006 at 8:04PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Homebrew Emulators, Emulators Tags:

When it comes to PSP homebrew, a Playstation One emulator has kind of taken on the aura of the Holy Grail. Everyone wants it, no one can find it. Playing the role of King Arthur in our story is PacManFan who has been searching for the Grail for many, many months. During this time he's made the occasional appearance on our forums to update his progress, but they have been few and far between. But today, our once and future king has returned with impressive news, and a newer alpha build of his PSPSOne Emulator.

I've decided to release another ALPHA version of the PSPSOne emulator as a demo so everyone can see how much the speed has progressed.

No BIOS is required for this demo, I'm using the internal HLE Bios built into the emulator. This is the same Paradox demo I released last year, except this runs much faster.

Some techinical info:

-This version is running with the interpreter CPU core, not the recompiler.
-This is running with full 256x256 textures (I can get better speed with 64x64 or 128x128 textures)
-No sound
-Partial debug loggin enabled
-partially optimized build

I'll add a fps counter to all future versions so you can see speeds for yourself. Remember that this Paradox demo was designed to test the very limits of the Playstation.

Just so there is no misunderstanding, This ALPHA demo is hardwired to play a single psx demo file that I have provided, It will NOT run a game in it's current state. I plan to release a playable BETA version very soon that has a GUI, mapped controls, and the ability to select and load psx/bin/bin.gz files.

Also, would someone with a 2.0 check to see if it works?

Please remember to donate!
Comment welcome.

Download: [PSPSOne Alpha Build]
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Comments

# Guest 2006-01-15 19:50

I think its time we start to doubt a ps2 emulator...then maybe we'll see one of those further down the line haha

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:08

hurry up with the ****in beta build and no it dosnt take up 700mb a rom there is a program called win-gz that compresses it to 120mb and im so pissed its taking him so long how long does it take to take a frickin demo off..!!!!!!!!!!!!!HU RRY UP
and by the way well done for getting as far as u have with it

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:12

Have anyone here check it out? Please share your feeling about the emu if you have tried it out. =)

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:17

Holy ****, really amazing. Gonna donate now.

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:18

Ok so the emu is amazing^^ yeah =). How fast?

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:20

I always figured this would be possible but people said no so I shut up about it lol. Good job man keep it up.

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:28

I'm in school right now so I can't try it out... Any ways PacManFan is back and will Rock the PSP scene with his PSPSOne emulator =). Can't wait to try it out =). This and Snes9xTYL is teh LIFE =).

# Guest 2006-01-15 20:33

Well...Snes9xTYL doesn't run the better SNES games at full speed...so I don't see how you can get so excited over it. Especially considering it's been several months since the last release, and there's hasn't been a single word on what YoyoFR's been up to lately. As for this emulator, I'm more interested in the next release, when pacmanfan adds an fps counter. I'm very curious to know how many fps this thing can achieve. In the meantime...

Suikoden...Suikoden...Suikoden....Suikoden....

# Guest 2006-01-15 22:14

Please Dear God let him finish it quickly. I cannot wait to play FF7 on my psp or even Casltevania SotN

# Guest 2006-01-15 22:27

Well Chrono Trigger, Secrets of Mana, FF games A link to the Past and other RPG:s/adventures works fine, and YoyoFR said that he will updates Snes9xTYL and that it will not be the last update =). The update should have come to christmas but I guess he wasn't ready to release it. In Snes9xTYL official board he said: "should be a christmas release and not the last one ;-)".

BTW I know my englsh suck cause I don't speak english at home,I speak spanish and swedish.

# Guest 2006-01-15 23:04

PacManFan, man you really done it for many of us. My deepest respects go to you. Now all I can think of is Playing CastleVania:SoT N, MGS and FFVII. Oh man! What a treat!

# Guest 2006-01-15 23:50

The old demo run at 222mhz. For me it doesn't use 333mhz

# Guest 2006-01-15 23:58

LiNKZiE: Nothing wroong with your english. SÃƒÂ¥desÃƒÂ¥

However, Thought it was impossible to run PSXgame on the PSP. The Amiga EMUlator to PSP doesnt run any game with full speed, which I hope it will do in future, cuz Amiga rulz... But PSXgame would be awsome! That machine had so many great games... SO many...*nostalgic*

Thanks for this and keep up the supergreat work!

# Guest 2006-01-16 00:26

In response to Sonic's post.

A good programmer can program one game to run at 15fps on one machine.

A great programmer can program the same game to run at 20fps on a slower machine.

Nothing is set in stone when many people are involved.

# Guest 2006-01-16 01:43

Yes!!!I got ton's of games from my psone.It's a good thing i didn't trade them in before. PSX is reborn once more!!(I Hope:). Multiplayer anyone?

# Guest 2006-01-16 02:50

This would be a great addition to the PSP emulators... Gladly donate when fully up and running the PS1 commercial games (that I own)...

# Guest 2006-01-16 03:21

Running the risk to sound redundant - I'm PacManFan's Fan :)
PMF I've been waiting for some news on your journey for so long... I greatly admire your work... I have no regret on donating for your cause, as I know you're working seriously. And we'll be in heaven when it's done (OMG all my PSX games on the go!!!). Keep up your good work... If you'd accept one suggestion - I know you're a busy man, and has not quite that time to dedicate to this project, maybe if you wanted you could create a team (with some guy's such as fanjita) to help improve and achieve your (and mainly ours) so expected goal - the PSPOne. Don't get me wrong, please, I do find you very capable. It's only that as you mentioned before, you have your job and studies now, so I think you could invite some great programmers to help you (it's only a suggestion)...
Keep up your excellent work!!!

# Guest 2006-01-16 04:15

Will this play the videos for the PS to or will this need us to cut them out? I was think I love to play lunar on my PSP when the lancher for GTA when it comes out. I just hope it will work with GTA lancher.

# Guest 2006-01-16 04:31

This is gonna sound REALLY dumb...but when I use kxploit, load it all up. I place the .psx file in the folder without the percent. I load it up and pretty much nothing happens...like black screen for 10 seconds. Then I just turn it off and reboot. What exactly am I doing wrong? Does it have something to do with the wg file?

# Guest 2006-01-16 05:04

a PSOne emulator would make the PSP the ultimate portable console!

Keep it up dude!

# Guest 2006-01-16 05:10

does thies work on 2.5 and 2.6 i need emu's on 2.5

# Guest 2006-01-16 05:23

Sr. Moska the psp already IS the ultimate portable console. This would just be the ultimate Emulator to go with it. Not saying all the rest aren't great,which they are, but this would be another sony h4x0r. can you imagine the screams of anger in the sony head office today as they read about this development. I can hear them all the way here. Kepp up the ever amazing werk PACMANFAN, i will donate as soon as i upload cash to paypal!!!!
Brilliant I say!!!!

# Guest 2006-01-16 06:18

NEVER WORK AS PS1 USES OPTICLE DRIVE FOR SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC IN GAME EVEN SO GOOD TRY YOU DO KNOW THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL BEAT IT AND THIS APPLYS TO MPH(big guns) AS WELL IS WITH MEMORY CARD+hd TO RUN THE CODE MUCH EASYER IF YOU LOOK AT IT LOGICLEY CLUE IN THERE AS WELL.

# Guest 2006-01-16 08:20

Is there, or will there be a program I could use to make roms from my PS games to potentialy use with this emulator?

# Guest 2006-01-16 08:33

Is there, or will there be a program I could use to make roms from my PS games to potentialy use with this emulator?

By concrete-donkey, at 1:20 PM

MagicISO, use the CDROM to BIN choice

there is a tut in the fourms here: http://forums.qj.net/showpost.php?p=351064&postcount=195

# Guest 2006-01-16 10:22

you all are dumb as hell. Have any of you people even downloaded this thing to run on your psp? All it is, is some slow gay ass movie.

# Guest 2006-01-16 11:27

Hmm....concrete-donkey eh? Somebody likes worms!

Okay, karcsi_925 asked this too but I didn't see an answer to it, so I'll ask it again too:
Does this work or will this work on 2.5 and 2.6 firmwares???

Thx, q.

# Guest 2006-01-16 11:30

omg y did i have to update my psp 2 a version 2.5

# Guest 2006-01-16 13:09

Wicked cool...but I'd rather have a N64 emulator, which I think would be more possible.

# Guest 2006-01-16 13:10

DOES ANYTHING!???!??

Look the people with 2.01+ ur never gunna get a downgrader thanks to ur encrypted version file... ( With the exeption of 2.01 mabye ) and all your homebrew needs to be specialy compiled, so why dosnt one of the people with 2.01+ dedicate them selves to learn how to compile the current homebrew against fanjita's gta hack mod.

A somewhat acceptable question would be "Does it work on 2.00 with fanjita's loader?"

BTW all ur gunna have to do is burn your LEGAL PS1 cd's to a binary file, and put it on your psp, totaling in around 500mb to 700mb games ^_^

Oh well, now we wait...

# Guest 2006-01-16 14:23

my dream of Lunar 1 & 2 on the PSP is getting closer every day ^_^

# Guest 2006-01-16 15:49

omg u a god!!

# Guest 2006-01-16 15:50

It works with 2.0, good work!

# Guest 2006-01-16 15:53

WoW, Cool!!!!, No more stupid nes games , or sega.... This rocks man, so ur going to realease a beta that can run psone roms???
Nice, keep up the good work.
~Tokes~

# Guest 2006-01-16 15:53

i saw this same emulator a year ago only it wasnt made by packmanfan!

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:04

w0000000t, even if it still goes slow, this is the REAL DEAL! Thank you so much, dev'r.

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http://www.waterblogged.be

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:09

Yea, it works on 2.0 just fine. Can't wait to see more devlopment in this.

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:12

um, what exactly is the demo u gave us? its pretty wierd... And did u overclock the psp to 333mhz?? cause it might help speed up your emulator. Also, this thing u gave us, can we do anything? or just watch it? do anyof the buttons do things?

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:19

I think he overclocked it. No reason for him not to

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:43

sweet jesus cheeks!
This is great!

# Guest 2006-01-16 16:58

Cant wait for this thing to be up and running full speed! Allthough this runs slow it still runs which alot of people, including myself, probably would have never thought possible.

# Guest 2006-01-16 17:03

Just think when they get the GTA EBOOT loader working "Sony will be so pissed"

# Guest 2006-01-16 17:09

I wish you the very best luck in bringing FFVII to the PSP. I won't care if it plays like crap, if at least "works" then you will be God.

# Guest 2006-01-16 17:12

2.0 is hacked. MPH Downgrader does the impossible. 2.1 - 2.6 are nearly hacked. Now, PSPSOne is nearing completion. OMG!! Makes me wish I could program.

Ya'll are gods!

# Guest 2006-01-16 18:16

mtztiger, sony is likely already pissed, And this emulator may likely be pissing them off even more. Not only are people who work at programming on psp systems part time with no funding providing various types of content on psp systems that sony is unable to deliver for free, but if a working ps one emulator is available on psp systems then this could mark the beginning of the end for commercial psp games. Homebrew programmers do not get nearly as much credit as they deserve for their efforts and achievements, and the whole "scene" is getting very interesting.

# Guest 2006-01-16 18:22

OOOH!!!! SPIKEY BALL!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

LONG LIVE SPIKEY BALL!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

# pacmanfan i love you — thefirstWARLoRD 2006-03-04 18:52

pacman fan you are a deciple of god (as god made psp) i hope and pray for this release to come quicker ff7 on psp what more could you want!!!!

# ????? — thefirstWARLoRD 2006-03-11 05:26

when are we likely to see the next installment the holy grail cant be far

# psone — thefirstWARLoRD 2006-03-15 05:56

pacmanfan will you continue with this now sony are releasing a psone emu thats not actuly an emu just anothrer way to make money

# What are you all talking about!?! — Guest 2006-03-20 20:01

Look, we know how "cool" it will be to play FFVII on the psp, so stiop saying it! #$ck man, this is getting really bad, I just spent 15 min- of my life reading comments by 13 yrolds saying "I wana play ffvii"! yes we know! I want to too! but more than that I want chrono cross. insted of writting "I wana play-" people who have played the demo should get on hear and comment on how the damn thing works, (how fast, what games will work, what quwality, ext...) and pleas for the last time ST

# What are you all talking about!?! — Guest 2006-03-20 20:02

# F**K you slag — thefirstWARLoRD 2006-03-22 13:06

basicly *****K YOU buddy your an arsehole m8like i give a shiit what you read it is what i want to play on there as well as a bit of duke nukem time to kill free country i can say what the *****K i want slaag

# for the record — thefirstWARLoRD 2006-03-22 13:08

im 21 any way you D1CK

# WTH — Guest 2006-05-08 20:06

any update so far i really ant to play ps one games. this would be sooo amazing

# issues — Guest 2006-05-10 02:32

i can't play the demo it could be cause i have 2.6 it shows up and launches but then it says encountered serious issues or some ***** with the pdx-dlcm.psx....but yeah if anyone knows what wrong let me know cause i'd like to try it out and if it's because i have a 2.6 then just to let ya'll know it doesn't work on 2.0+ then so PLEASE FIX THAT!!! lol

# im sure he quit making it by now — lansingone 2006-05-14 08:55

its too bad cuz with this you could use the games you already have and don't need to pay extra for the PSP formated one, oh well i do feal he did a fine job on it as it was and nice for him to have got so far for us all

# OH NOOOEESSSS!!!!! 11111oneoneon — Zettablade 2006-05-19 17:06

HE QUIT!!!!

I really have to agree with #56. I really think he quit work on this awsome, free emulator. Sure, sony's making an emulator, but I highly doubt you'll be able to play your own games on there :'(

# W00t — Guest 2006-05-30 03:35

this is awesome now i can pout my ninsane colelction of games to good use!

# nice — anonymous stranger 2006-07-07 16:13

yea! please keep this project going as i would like to see this emulator really bad ;]

# Help me — Guest 2006-07-14 07:26

How to use?Please help me!

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