Mercury Meltdown Demo for 2.80 Firmware!

Posted Jul 27, 2006 at 8:29AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles, Games Tags: PSMonkey, Sony
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Mercury Meltdown

There's a PSP demo of the new puzzle game Mercury Meltdown now available on Sony's official Japanese PSP page. Unfortunately, you'll need Firmware 2.80 to run this...still, it's always cool to see downloadable demos of upcoming games.

The full version of Mercury Meltdown hits shelves on August 28.

To save you the effort of browsing through Sony's cryptic PSP site, we've put the demo up for download on our servers. Put the EBOOT.PBP in a folder called "UCJS10043" in your PSP\GAME directory, and it should work fine!

Thanks for the tip, PSMonkey!!

Download: [Mercury Meltdown Demo]

Via Sony Playstation Japan

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by the one and only - 2006-07-27 04:16
» first post!!

2.8 =O

by tinglemaps - 2006-07-27 04:18
» ok folks...

decrypt 2.8 please!



here's a hint how:

"the purple river flows into the sky"

by armagedon - 2006-07-27 04:30
» ok ok

PEOPLE DONT UPDATE !!!! who update at this psp timeline is a great *****in noob, just to play this ***** ??? omg ... ***** 2.8

by szzzzt - 2006-07-27 04:36
» Demo's pretty cool.

Just downloaded it; it's pretty fun to play in my opinion. This game is coming to the US, right?

by huh - 2006-07-27 04:38
» omg

wheres world tour soccer demo??? that woz meant to be released today!

by asdf - 2006-07-27 04:41
» Nice

Finally a good reason to upgrade from 2.01 to a higher firmware, I've waited long enough for a downgrader and since there isn't one I just have to upgrade the damn thing.

by Not Living in the Past - 2006-07-27 04:55
» Update!

Please update.



Reason 1: These firmware fanboys have NOTHING to show in terms of quality software. It's all no-sound, poor-visual, low-frame-rate, buggy, beta, junk. Commercial companies are the only ones who can produce quality.



Reason 2: Firmware 1.51 cannot be hacked. Firmware 2.0 cannot be hacked. Firmware 2.01 cannot be hacked. Firmware 2.5 cannot be hacked... yada, yada, yada. It's constantly being hacked - even though we have been told TIME AND TIME AGAIN that upgrading is a dead end. It has yet to be proven so.



Upgrade. Enjoy. Join us in 2006 before it's over.

by Booyah! - 2006-07-27 04:59
» Waiting.........

and I was promised a full-fledged, universal remote control program that I could use to easily control everything in my house - including the ability to use macros.



Where is it, huh? It's been almost a year!!!

by M-Lin - 2006-07-27 05:02
» NEVER UPDATE

I'll be disappointed if I'm not playing this on my 1.5 tomorrow - updating is not an option...

by Firmware Fanboy - 2006-07-27 05:03
» firmware

Who needs to update when you have such freakin awesome apps like DEVHOOK!

by DuRoLuRo - 2006-07-27 05:11
» WTS2

Sony´s java "download program" doesn´t work on my PC, even though, i do have java runtime installed.



So i can´t get the WTS2-Demo,

Can you plz provide it for download, right here at QJ.net plz!!?

by C5CHA7 - 2006-07-27 05:15
» @Not Living in the Past

Get some real facts.

Developers in the homebrew community have

gone out of thier way just to create homebrew for the PSP. Atleast have some respect before calling homebrew crap.



BTW:

The only low quilty homebrews come from LUA

developers which are new to the

PSP Scene and developing.

Theres also alot of extreme great quality homebrew

in the scene already like:

Dance Dance Revolution,

Devhook, Squarez, Snes, N64, GBA,

PMP, iRShell, PSPosx. PSiX, PSP Radio,

PSP IR Remote and many, many, more!

by ERMAC - 2006-07-27 05:17
» @#7....

You dont have Devhook.Or maybe you had 2.71 and there is no downloader yet..... and thats why you updated.

I can be happy with 1.5 and still play tekken when it comes out..... without updating.

Maybe comercial games are better looking... but doesnt mean that they are good( alot of them are bad games).

now your are stuck with the commercial games only... and can enjoy the HB games that people make for us for FREE.

by goldensun - 2006-07-27 05:27
» ok finally update my 1.5

the hombrew for 1.5 is useless so i waitet for an good firmware updatet and now i will be updatet my old bad 1.5

be happy with the future of sony and this nice demo

love sony

by whocaresanyway - 2006-07-27 05:36
» yeah ummm...

a new firmware to go and try to hack, i wish they support homebrew one way or another damn sony, oh well, update if ur past 2.6 if ur not don't bother for wats out dar right now.

by Not Living in the Past - 2006-07-27 05:42
» Please!

Yawn. Don't tell me I can't call it crap. People call HSG crap because it simply doesn't appeal to them. I consider GTA crap because it corrupts the youth of America. Calling something crap is an opinion.



As far as DDR, the concept is stolen.



As far as SNES, GBA, etc. Uh, you are illegally using ROMs to play these games.



I have Lumines. I don't need squarz.



IR Remote??? I'm with #8.



So as far as getting "some real facts", I've seen enough homebrew and warnings not to update to make my eyes bleed. Did I say that developers didn't work hard? No. If they want to waste their time creating crap, they have the right to.

by yo this dont work wtf - 2006-07-27 05:56
» yo this dont work

some one post a link about this plzzzzzzz i want to play it and were is that socor game at>????????

by C5CHA7 - 2006-07-27 06:02
» @Not Living in the Past

Quote:

[Uh, you are illegally using ROMs to play these games.]

Who said snes and gba didn't have homebrew too?

If you seriously want to avoid homebrew that bad

then be my guest!

But don't go around giving people false information

about upgrading, thats just low.



P.S

Homebrew and not to update warning where thier for the people who embrace homebrew, it was definatley not meant for the like's of you.

by underwaterflame - 2006-07-27 06:30
» Ummmm.....

I give it 'till tomorrow morning till Devhook adds this *new* firmware.

by ZOLTRIX - 2006-07-27 06:55
» Does this work with DevHook fw 2.71

Does this work with devhook fw 2.71?

by szzzzt - 2006-07-27 07:08
» To #20

Nope, this does not work with Devhook 2.71 as it will only run on 2.80 firmware. Just wait until Booster updates Devhook to emulate 2.80.

by ZOLTRIX - 2006-07-27 07:15
» -_- My bad. I i forgot about the new firmware XD

But Loco Roco and that other one will work i assume?

by RaiderX - 2006-07-27 07:47
» I woudln't even bother...

Look what they did to this amazing game... :'( sad really, its total utter garbage now. Crappy cartoon cell shaded graphics.



Mercury was great for its elegant realistic graphics.

by szzzzt - 2006-07-27 07:47
» Demos that work with 2.71 firmware...

I believe that the only demos that work with 2.71 firmware are the LocoRoco one and the Sudoku one. The other ones require 2.80.

by mr toasty - 2006-07-27 08:08
» quite fun

Well, it was, till my psp took a flight down the stairs ; ;



Anyhow, I wish that Sony had supported homebrew from the start, but somehow disabled the UMD drive so UMD dumping could never have happened and we'd all have homebrew now.

by Mr. Common Sense - 2006-07-27 08:40
» Don't do it man!

Don't you see? It's all a trick. It's not worth it! Buy the original Mercury if this game appeals to you. Firmware updates are the devil. Sony can't be reasoned with; they're evil. Don't turn to the dark side of the PSP!

by Anon - 2006-07-27 08:47
» @ Not Living In The Past

If you want to update, fine. Update your psp, then stick it where the sun dont shine sideways for being a prick and trying to give false information. No one asked you to come to a website that mainly updates us on homebrew news and rag on homebrew. Go find some commercial news site that you can drool over kiddo we dont need you here.

by eggwonder - 2006-07-27 10:44
» wow

well now i wait on 2.8 devhook...



what is the point of the demos if they only make 1 or two of them to use?



anyone who likes homebrew and all of the high quality apps/games like pspradio,irshel l,pimpstreamer, luamines,devhoo k .45,PSPRevolutio n(DDR), daedalus,PSPVBA (GBA),SNES TYL,SBA, and tons of others should not update to 2.8. even if you have a 2.6 you dont have to update... on front page there is hope for 2.6 users with ta-082 and for the other 2.6 users they can downgrade to 1.5.



Whenever updates come out... at least give it a week or two before doing it. I say this because now that we have devhook we can test firmwares out up to 2.71 right now, and hopefully 2.8 in the next couple of days. All i am saying is test a firmware before updating so that you dont make a mistake and do something that you might regret.



now back to me waiting on devhook with 2.8 support(i call this the time that i can play Syphon Filter:Dark Mirror online and other UMDS that i own cause isos are bad)

by The man who smells like roses, sweat and cheap win - 2006-07-27 11:21
» To - Not Living in the Past

Comment #27 just PWND J00!!!!



Dude stop smoking or injecting that expired *****. Get your act together and stop bein such a wuss... Your are talking your ***** in the wrong place... But again he just wants attention... oh so adorable I just want to black kiss this kid

by J_Rod - 2006-07-27 12:17
» Okay...

Is this the american version of mercury or the japanese 1.

by tinglemaps - 2006-07-27 13:11
» is it just me or...

are there a lot of people saying "finally, a firmware good enough to give up homebrew for"...

WHAT? are you guy's Sorny spies or something? trying to peer presure us to think 2.8 is especially good? that's foolishness.

as of now, 1.5 users can play all homebrew and all UMD games... this is the best time NOT to upgrade.

and if you have a 2.01 you should go to 2.6 and downgrade, not go to 2.8... it has nothing worth upgrading for.

even if i had 2.71 i wouldn't upgrade... they may find a hack for that, one day. the higher you get, the longer the wait will be.6

by bad - 2006-07-27 15:46
» BAD news on PS3

SONY HAS GOTTENN STUPID THEY SAID THEY WONT RENT THERE GAMES CAUSE EACH GAME HAS A REGISTRATION CODE. SO U WANT BE ABLE TO BORROW UR FRIENDS. BOYCOTT BOYCOTT SONY!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

by grrr - 2006-07-27 16:17
» sony

how could you morons sit around and diss sony i have a sony cd player i still play FF7 on my ps1 btw i am typing this on my sony psp who cares if sony puts out a new firmware hey i already used my shiny new rss video feature.i love sony

by Soma - 2006-07-27 17:43
» Wrong

That is a false rumor. That is impossible. Never gonna happen. It's a fact, look it up, check google.

by bo bo bo - 2006-07-27 17:44
» 2.80 DECRYPTED!!!!

2.80 HAS BEEN DECRYPTED!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

EXPECT A NEW DEVHOOK COMING OUT SOON!!!



Dont get this confused with the new devhook that just came out. Thats devhook 0.46. it lets you flash some flash0 files to the psp and it makes it load faster.



The new devhook with 2.80 boot support will be out soon and it will be devhook 0.47 NOT 0.46.



QJ is slow and they havent announced 0.46 yet but ive got it myself from planetpsp.org

by Soma - 2006-07-27 17:45
» ^

By the way the above post is for number 32.

by ollie - 2006-07-27 17:47
» at #32

technically borrowing your friends games is just as bad a using iso's

by bo bo bo - 2006-07-27 17:49
» @37

DUDE!!!! WHO HERE HASNT BORROWED A GAME.

WHO CARES IF ITS ILLEGAL

by Knights - 2006-07-27 17:49
» Dont upgrade

I'm sorta shocked that this site is promoting the update with extra mirrors... I'm a bit confused seeing how this sites got such an awsome bunch of coders working on such programs as DevHook and homebrew apps, that the sites embracing the 2.8 update like it's really anything anybody needs. If you're at 1.5 DON'T update your psp for pointless control sony wants over everyone. I have no beef with them but look at what your psp can do downgraded, basically anything. And if you upgrade you can just play umd games that Sony wants you too play. If I upgraded I think I'd be bored with my psp by now. Dont listen too anybody that says upgrading is worth it, because they probably work for sony.

by jet - 2006-07-27 21:34
» Decrypted 2.80

Hello everyone,



They have already decrypted 2.80, and were a little bit closer to devhook emulating it.



Here is the link:



http://www.psp-hacks.com/2006/07/27/firmware-280-decrypted/

by Living in the Past. - 2006-07-28 00:31
» Re: #18 and #27

Could you please explain to the group exactly what FALSE information I am providing? I have stated nothing but fact and/or opinion.



Using ROMs with simulators is illegal. Whether or not you agree and whether or not "everyone does it" does not change the fact that it is illegal.

by Your mother - 2006-07-28 00:50
» #41

don't you bore yourself droning on and on the way you do? You don't have to come back each time trying to justify what people say about your comments. Let them say what they want, if you know better it shouldn't bother you.



I for one get bored with the neverending comebacks and "I said this" and "I meant that"...



Get a life, post your comment and MOVE ON.

by Living in the Past - 2006-07-28 07:58
» Dear Mom,

I never get tired of it. Don't you? Seems like until I posted this, you were the one wanting to get in the last word.

by psp1207 - 2006-07-28 09:32
» sony

sonys hella awesome you shouldnt diss them i like that if it werent for them you wouldnt have a psp

they make good things like there comp and game console like this and the ps1 &2

i mean if you really want homebrew go get a gp32x

sony has made alot of tight *****

the arent releasing these updates to block homebrew well maybe butpsp wasnt meant to have homebrew

sony been planing all these updates for a while and i guess the security fixes are good so you dont have a risk of bricking your psp

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