PDA

View Full Version : PSPBEEB: BBC Micro Emulator for PSP v1.0.5 (final)



zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 14:33
http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/images/pspbeeb-snap5.jpg


Hi All,

Here is a new version of PSPBEEB the BBC Micro Emulator for PSP.

What's new in version 1.0.5 :

- In the key mapping editor, PSP keys can now be left unassigned
- Disk image can now be loaded on the two drives of the BBC Micro (and not only on drive 0).

For those who missed the 1.0.4 version :

- Fix CAPSLOCK bug
- Fix auto-load bug with clock at 222 on 1.5FW

How to use it ?

Have a look to the README.txt file !

Two binary versions (for 2.x and 1.5 FW) and sources are included in the zip archive.

Sources are included, and this package is under "Beebem" license, read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.

I hope this is the last version, because i focus now on other PSP developments :D

Enjoy,

Zx

Download and Give Feedback Via Comments

crossfadeking
May 20th, 2006, 14:57
cool thanks.
works good on 2.6
playing starwars at the moment.

can you recomend any good games?

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 15:11
Lol ! I've to say i'm not a specialist of BBC micro, i didn't know this computer before starting the porting of the BeebEm emulator :o :o

From the several games i've tried for debug purposes, i like fortresss (the one on the screenshot), snaper and Thrust ... but i'm sure there are plenty other good games :D

crossfadeking
May 20th, 2006, 15:17
cool.
thanks

Cap'n 1time
May 20th, 2006, 15:45
zx-81 = the man! zx have you ever thought of joining the dcemu network? wraggy would be more than happy to host you :)

joesnose
May 20th, 2006, 16:39
zx 81, what can i say, is that thrust in my pocket or am i just happy to see you. thankyou so much for your work, you truly are a master at your game.

wraggster
May 20th, 2006, 16:59
its great to see emulators for systems not emulated already :)

i would love to see a colecovision emu for psp too :)

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 18:04
zx-81 = the man! zx have you ever thought of joining the dcemu network? wraggy would be more than happy to host you :)

Many thanks :). Wraggster already gave me a kind proposal for website hosting. It will be with pleasure, but i've got already a little blog (zx81.zx81.free.fr) where i put all my PSP stuff, and i think that's enough :), don't waste time for me ;) ...

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 18:05
its great to see emulators for systems not emulated already :)

i would love to see a colecovision emu for psp too :)

Lol !! I remember this game console, i used to play with friends in my early childhood :)

SmashinGit
May 20th, 2006, 19:07
Ladybug on the colecovision was brilliant. :)

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 19:12
i would love to see a colecovision emu for psp too :)

When i will succeed to make ColEm (Colecovision emu for many OS such as Linux or Windows, sunOS etc ...) running on Linux, we can imagine to port it on PSP ... Having a look on the code it's seems less complex than Caprice 32. :)

Combustolux
May 20th, 2006, 20:08
umm i had to say this after seeing three news posts a day on this emulator WTF IS BBC MICRO

bah
May 20th, 2006, 20:40
umm i had to say this after seeing three news posts a day on this emulator WTF IS BBC MICRO


Search engines can be used to search for information: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=29


Its an old computer from the mid 80s whose games are now able to be enjoyed on the PSP thanks to zx-81.

mr_nick666
May 20th, 2006, 20:53
Its an old computer from the mid 80s whose games are now able to be enjoyed on the PSP thanks to zx-81.

Cheers mate! BBCs were the only computers we had at college - Youve made me feel ancient! ;)

Great work ZX - Im just amazed how quickly you do it - Thanks :D

mr_nick666
May 20th, 2006, 21:47
Hey ZX! Just re-read a reply you gave about maybe porting SIMcoupe to the PSP :o Go-on! Youd make me (and the other 1000 of us who bought this computer) a very happy man :D Im offering my girlfriend as incentive ;)

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 21:57
Hey ZX! Just re-read a reply you gave about maybe porting SIMcoupe to the PSP :o Go-on! Youd make me (and the other 1000 of us who bought this computer) a very happy man :D Im offering my girlfriend as incentive ;)

Lol ! i'm working on it, i've got already good results, i can get the splash screen of SimCoupe (http://www.simcoupe.org/) ... :)

mr_nick666
May 20th, 2006, 22:20
I think I love you! (girlfriend is in the post!) :D

If you need any software to test there is loads of public domain on the net - and of course theres rom world!) - If you need a beta tester... (Ive got a Jap 1.5) :o

zx-81
May 20th, 2006, 22:41
I think I love you! (girlfriend is in the post!) :D

If you need any software to test there is loads of public domain on the net - and of course theres rom world!) - If you need a beta tester... (Ive got a Jap 1.5) :o

Thanks for the proposal. I've found some games, but not as much as for BBC ... If you can just tell me which one are the best to try ? :)

mr_nick666
May 20th, 2006, 23:15
Thanks for the proposal. I've found some games, but not as much as for BBC ... If you can just tell me which one are the best to try ? :)

My personal faves are Manic Miner (if you couldnt guess), Prince of Persia, Lemmings and Sphera :)
Any help I can give you dont hesitate to ask :D There are loads of good P.D. demos in the late FRED diskzenes too :p (romnation had a load of SAM coupe stuff on it)

under_0ath777
May 22nd, 2006, 06:10
Lol ! i'm working on it, i've got already good results, i can get the splash screen of SimCoupe (http://www.simcoupe.org/) ... :)

the gui looks great in the coupe emulator! you should incoporate that with it :)

thanks for offering more options to us 2.01+ users!

mr_nick666
May 22nd, 2006, 13:37
the gui looks great in the coupe emulator! you should incoporate that with it :)

thanks for offering more options to us 2.01+ users!

Here here! ZX is the coder that likes to say "YES!" :) I didnt even think he'd entertain the idea of porting a SAMcoupe emulator :o
Anyone else on this forum own (or have owned) a SAMcoupe?? (Tell me Im not alone in the world!) :confused:

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 14:29
the gui looks great in the coupe emulator! you should incoporate that with it :)

thanks for offering more options to us 2.01+ users!

About the original GUI of SimCoupe (the Sam Coupe emu) sorry, but i can't keep it on the PSP version ... I will use the same interface as PSPCap32 and PSPBeeb. ;)

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 14:31
Here here! ZX is the coder that likes to say "YES!" :) I didnt even think he'd entertain the idea of porting a SAMcoupe emulator :o
Anyone else on this forum own (or have owned) a SAMcoupe?? (Tell me Im not alone in the world!) :confused:

I'm may be wrong, but i've read somewhere that there were less than 20k sold units all arround the world lol !

Cap'n 1time
May 22nd, 2006, 15:48
Many thanks :). Wraggster already gave me a kind proposal for website hosting. It will be with pleasure, but i've got already a little blog (zx81.zx81.free.fr) where i put all my PSP stuff, and i think that's enough :), don't waste time for me ;) ...

you know we only offer because we love you :). anyway.. brace yourself for a question I asked you only a number of days ago...

ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORKS?! good god man! your a machine!

Hungry Horace
May 22nd, 2006, 18:51
Hey ZX! Just re-read a reply you gave about maybe porting SIMcoupe to the PSP :o Go-on! Youd make me (and the other 1000 of us who bought this computer) a very happy man :D Im offering my girlfriend as incentive ;)


you say 1000.... you actually mean all 10 of you. ;)

i never had a sam coupe... my speccy was good enough, and then i went the way of the amiga. :D


curiously... since some emualtors (i think) do both, would you (zx-81) make the Sam Coupe emualtor backwards compatible to the speccy?

pspectrum is undergoing some excellent development at the moment, and my heart does lie with it, but there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition!

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 19:02
you know we only offer because we love you :).

Thanks :D

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 19:09
ycuriously... since some emualtors (i think) do both, would you (zx-81) make the Sam Coupe emualtor backwards compatible to the speccy?

I'm porting the SimCoupe emulator (cvs version for linux), and i really don't know if it is backward compatible or not ...

Hungry Horace
May 22nd, 2006, 20:03
ok... a quick google of SimCoupe revealed "no" as the answer (at least, i think the website's faq would say so if it was possible)

good luck though mate... you seem to love the retro computer emulation!

ever thought about doing a decent psp port of uae? nah... didnt think so. hehe.

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 20:48
ok... a quick google of SimCoupe revealed "no" as the answer (at least, i think the website's faq would say so if it was possible)

good luck though mate... you seem to love the retro computer emulation!

Yes :)


ever thought about doing a decent psp port of uae? nah... didnt think so. hehe.

It's already exist http://www.kaillera.com/pspuae/ ? (i haven't tried ...)

emulator2
May 22nd, 2006, 22:06
The Sam Coupe emulator sounds interesting. A friend had one but I never saw any games running.

On the subject of PSPBeeb I think it's certainly a job well done.

The only improvements I can think of would be to centre the screen and make it full height.

What do you think ZX?

zx-81
May 22nd, 2006, 22:09
The Sam Coupe emulator sounds interesting. A friend had one but I never saw any games running.

On the subject of PSPBeeb I think it's certainly a job well done.

The only improvements I can think of would be to centre the screen and make it full height.

What do you think ZX?

The size and the position of the screen change from one game to the other, thus it's not easilly predictable :( ... But you're right, it would be better :)

djamm
May 23rd, 2006, 07:00
I keep looking at the emulators your porting and thinking that you might enjoy porting something like Coleovision, or Intellivision....ZX 81....or Sinclair....

Or better yet something like Mess....:eek: :rolleyes: ;)
(MULTIPLE EMULATOR SUPER SYSTEM)

Keep up the great work :D

-=djamm=-

mr_nick666
May 23rd, 2006, 09:44
The SAM coupe didnt do that well because people just though it was a "Super Spectrum" :mad: It was actually a pretty good computer (I do still own mine!) - It was nearer an ST than a Speccy :)
To run the spectrum on it you needed an emulator - same as all the rest! :p
There was a really good homebrew and P.D. scene on the SAM which it still ongoing :rolleyes:
(Sorry... Im a geek who LOVES his retro systems!)

zx-81
May 26th, 2006, 17:16
its great to see emulators for systems not emulated already :)

i would love to see a colecovision emu for psp too :)

Wraggster, all your wishes come true :

Colecovision now on PSP (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=25572)

:D :D :D

Dare Devil Denis
June 1st, 2006, 11:19
This BBC emulator is very good. It's *almost* perfect. Good work!

It seems to run almost full speed, but some games require frameskip 1 (e.g. Chuckie Egg). Also it seems that the sound is slightly "stuttery" so a musical note doesn't sound as smooth as it should.

zx81, is there any chance this emulator could get this last little bit of polish to make it perfect?

zx-81
June 1st, 2006, 13:02
This BBC emulator is very good. It's *almost* perfect. Good work!

It seems to run almost full speed, but some games require frameskip 1 (e.g. Chuckie Egg). Also it seems that the sound is slightly "stuttery" so a musical note doesn't sound as smooth as it should.

zx81, is there any chance this emulator could get this last little bit of polish to make it perfect?

May be, but not in a near futur ;)

bah
August 27th, 2006, 19:53
May be, but not in a near futur ;)

Any small update would be greatly appreciated :)
The emulator runs fine on a 1.5 psp (recent downgrader), only issue is it doesnt exit with the home key.

I know i've said it before. but thankyou for this fine emulator.