XMB Wave Screensaver for Windows

Posted Feb 26, 2007 at 5:48PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP Tags: Agentorange, XMB

This isn't really a homebrew application and doesn't do anything to your PSP at all; but it's PSP-related and we have a feeling that you're going to like this one. It's a Windows screensaver made by agentorange that looks just like the PSP's XMB, and it really does look the part! The waves move across your screen just like the real thing and for those of you that like to add a little bit of PSP authenticity to your PC then this should add the final touch.

There are currently eight colors included with this screensaver and at the moment they cycle randomly, but this is an intial beta so if all goes well, agentorange might update this screensaver to include an option to choose which XMB color you would like to display.

Until then we'll have to do with this release, and as the readme states, once you have extracted the files you can get a preview of the screensaver by double-clicking the file or you can install it by right clicking then selecting the 'install' menu option.

It's just like having your PSP on your PC...but without the icons.

Download: [XMB Wave Screensaver for Windows Beta 1]
View: [Forum release thread]

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Comments

# Hi — Guest 2007-02-26 12:13

LOL, FIRST POST NUBS! PWNT

# Phat! — Guest 2007-02-26 12:14

this is pretty dam cool, big ups for this screener!

and im firts... kick azz

# awesome... — Guest 2007-02-26 12:19

well i found my new screensaver, this kicks ass :)

# aww... — Guest 2007-02-26 12:27

the screen shot made me think it was transparent, so it would show what u were doing right before the screen saver kicked in, but it's not... :(

I think it would be better if it didn't flash to white in the beginning, didn't keep zooming back after a couple minutes, and had some configurable options.

For now, it's a nice beta, but it could use some work, not saying that I could've done any better...lol

# This is stupid... — Guest 2007-02-26 12:53

I want a new SNES emulator for psp instead (SnesPSP_TYL v0.4.2 is getting REALLY OLD). (It's really slow too.)

# COOL AS HELL! — Guest 2007-02-26 13:03

I have installed this and it is so cool realy realy nice looking just to ask tho will it brevent your screen from burning cos most screen savors are black and that prevents it or is this just to look cool?

# rocking!! — Guest 2007-02-26 13:09

*****ing love this!

# f — PSPZorZ 2007-02-26 13:34

Does this work with FW 3.03 OE-C?

lmao jk. Nice app, agentorange!

# well.. — ranmasaotome 2007-02-26 13:49

Well, the waves move a bit fast, the colors are nice, the waves could use more space of the screen, they seem to be staying just in the middle.

Oh it would be nice to have it as a desktop wallpaper to, if u can somehow do that, cause ive been looking for one.

Now to make a PS3 looking one rofl.

# help is here — Guest 2007-02-26 13:49

this program is for Microsoft Windows, not for the PSP.

# Lol... — Guest 2007-02-26 13:54

It's like having a semi brick on your PC. Fab.

# Project. — CarXCrashXHearts 2007-02-26 13:54

Last year, I was thinking of making a project like this. What I wanted to do was make an XMB for my computer, and put it on my desktop. It would have had links to my pictures, videos, games and such. I never found the time for this project nor do I have the ability. I had no idea where to get started.

This however is pretty cool. But what would be better is if this could be on the desktop instead of just a screensaver. This will be my screensaver, but a full XMB or just this wave as a desktop background will be awesome.

# go somewhere else — Guest 2007-02-26 13:56

If you think this is so stupid then why waste your time posting here. Go take up space somewhere else.

# info — Guest 2007-02-26 13:58

There could be one for the Desktop Wallpaper,

If you remake it in to a Flash Media (.swf) file,

then make it be displayed in a html (.html) file,

then set the .html file as your Desktop Wallpaper,

and that's all they need to do.

# Mac — Cerealboxloser 2007-02-26 14:03

Make one for mac...lol well its on my pc but my macbook feels left out...nice work

# PSPHelper — MickMog 2007-02-26 14:04

how about a tute on that one then?? hehe, id love it as wallpaper ;-)

nice screensaver too but if it could be there full time itd be awesome

# Nice! — Guest 2007-02-26 14:44

I want this for Linux! Looks sweet! Would be nice to be ablr to change the color also.

# who cares if you're first? — Guest 2007-02-26 14:52

This app kicks ass. It just runs really fast before settling down though but who cares?

# for linux — Guest 2007-02-26 15:04

i second this, linux needs one!

# With vista — Guest 2007-02-26 15:49

You can make one and use vista's dreamscene to make it run like it does on the psp in your on the desktop

# YAY — Guest 2007-02-26 15:52

COOOOL!!! NICE SCREANSAVER. I also see u have a blured out web page.......

# dual screen — Guest 2007-02-26 16:04

I have a dual screen however it doesn't work right. the screen saver apears between the first and second screen. its nice however i wished it supports dual screen

# nice one... what frimware lol noob — Guest 2007-02-26 16:45

NOOB learn to read it all.

# just wondering — Guest 2007-02-26 18:37

is it possible to implement this to the background of the desktop, i think that would be even cooler

# Very nice! — Guest 2007-02-26 18:53

I actually like the speed, though it would be nice if that was selectable with color as well. Very cool, this is my new screensaver (just in case, it was nothing before, just black -- so that means a lot to me :P).

Nice job, and thanks!

# weird — Guest 2007-02-26 19:21

i have 2 monitors,.. ands it show up between them,.. it doesnt support 2 monitors i gues

# kihi — Guest 2007-02-26 20:10

kinda tight...but not as realistic as the sony xmb one...wonder if someone going to make a wave emulator for PC that can emulate it for screensaver...

# blue screen on vista — Guest 2007-02-26 21:01

Running this on vista gave me a BSOD and my pc rebooted maybe it's my old ati9250 (no ati drivers only vistas default) maybe it's not compatible... :(

# Funky! — Guest 2007-02-26 22:13

Very cool screen saver, although I have one request. Is it possible to make it span multiple monitors? At work I have two monitors for development and such and currently the screen saver just plops it self bang in the middle of the two screens, taking up only half of the total width.

Rock on!

# LAWL — Guest 2007-02-27 00:20

Vista Sucks

Nicejorb.

# nice 1 BEEbo... — Guest 2007-02-27 05:08

he did say he was joking after all...

... maybe sum1 should teach U to read all...

# it is — Guest 2007-02-27 05:10

if you could turn this into a .swf (flash movie) u could use it as a back ground. sw33t worl

# CPU — OiD 2007-02-27 05:24

Very nice! Althought it's not dual screen. I'm getting +50% CPU ussage on this, anyone else?

:3 shineey...

# same problem — Guest 2007-02-27 06:00

i have the same problem...the screensaver shows up split between the two screens

# nice! — Guest 2007-02-27 08:29

Great screensaver. One of the best I've seen in a while. Keep it up!

# .. — Guest 2007-02-27 10:50

its ok...looks great.. but i refuse to use any screensaver that doesn't actually help against image burn,

whilst it looks very nice where it just fades the windows so doesn't really serve any purpose whatsoever

i'll stick to plasma from rss, quality screensaver if you actually want a screensaver to do what the name suggests

a later revision where there are settings to have a changing colour background would be good perhaps :)

# .. — Guest 2007-02-27 10:55

i'm running vista rtm and it runs fine for me, i'm using 6800gt with latest drivers

# Really? — Guest 2007-02-27 11:42

Mine runs fine. Maybe you're too dumb to use framskip, or turn off the graphic accelerator. But whatever. When(if) a new snes emulator is NEEDED someone will make one.

# awesome — Guest 2007-02-27 14:06

My new favorite screensaver, very nice, looking forwards to future releases.

# Third! — Guest 2007-02-27 15:38

I third it! A linux one would be nice!

# this is a good start on an app — Guest 2007-02-27 16:05

I think it should be a desktop background though, instead of a screen saver. We should be able to pick from different colors. This thing should last longer than 2 minutes before it goes back to the desktop. I also noticed it moves very fast at first then goes really slow after that. Hopefully you can make these improvements to a really cool background.

# newer versions out ! — Guest 2007-03-01 03:18

watch forum release thread / or http://www.orangeagent.de/psp

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