PSPVBA: GameBoy Advance Emulator for PSP v1.2.4

[zx-81]

http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/images/pspvba-snap-124.jpg

Hi All,

Here is a new version of PSPVBA the GameBoy Advance Emulator for PSP,
which is a bit faster compared to v1.2.3 (up to 3% on v-rally 3) !

* This version works for FW 1.5 AND 2.x :) *

What's new in version 1.2.4 :

- Improve the code of the graphic stuff (up to 3% faster)
- Improve the code of the ARM emulator (faster)
- Add BIOS file support (see the README)
- Add option to adjust the sound quality
- Add option to delete files (in the file selector)
- Bug fix in the save settings code
- Merge the code for 1.5FW and 2.xFW

How to use it ?

Have a look to the README.txt file !

This package is under GPL Copyright, read COPYING file for more information about it.

Enjoy, :D

Zx.

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PSP VBA Compatibility List (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29918)

[Shiesty]

first

3%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RetroGoth]

Thanks

[gavind]

after playing on the first version of the GBA emulator i deemed it unplayable, i havent played on one since but after all these recent releases with speed increases and such i think its time i tried this emulator again.

i will post what i think after testing it and hope that it is infact as good as what everyone has made it out to be:)

[SeaN_187]

what overall % is this at now on average?

[Cloud_35]

Yeah!!!!

Fifth one!!!



(Hey, I scored 100 posts, this is my day!!)

[jimmi]

i aprove :) i love these emus ! dude u rock!

[felonyr301]

nice to see some improvements again zx like people say theres always room for more lol ill give it a try later today.

[Video_freak]

thanks for this release Zx. its nice to see your still improving :)

[jwilds73]

[IMG]
* This version works for FW 1.5 AND 2.x :) *

Does this mean your not working on the ME 1.50 version anymore or simply that this is compatible with both OS's? Also since this doesn't use the ME how is it compare to the current ME version?

[teh21337]

n1 zx you're the best keep on working . nice work it is also for 2.5 !!! yeah!! thanks a lot

[zx-81]

Does this mean your not working on the ME 1.50 version anymore or simply that this is compatible with both OS's? Also since this doesn't use the ME how is it compare to the current ME version?


more than 95% of the source code is the same between the 2.x and 1.5fw version ... So it only means that i have shared the code, and build two different binaries (one with the media engine, and another with the classic audio stuff).

:)

[ACID]

Thanks so much ZX you rule

[genki_asesino]

its works in 2.71 FW????????

[sroon]

its works in 2.71 FW????????
Nope nothing works for 2.71 yet sadly!!:(

[juan_salad]

Wow dude ive been hooked on your emu ever since version 1.1.0, drastic improvement on this one from that version.:)

[ACID]

Drill Dozer works great now

[siulmagic]

great release keep up the good work zx-81

[tophead420]

nice work Zx keep it up man you rock

[ACID]

Cars is working at about 92% thats great. Thanks ZX

[Xenon312]

Keep it up and you will achieve full speed by ze end of August :D

That and you will be worshipped like a god by most PSP homebrewists; think of it as motivation :P

[.:}<3\/!}\{:.]

thx alot, 3% is just WOW.
keep it up!!!

[gr42178]

Did anyone else have a problem with previous versions with a weird shadow around lights? For example in golden sun, around all the candles was a big circle. Did anyone else have this problem and if so is it still in this version (I will test it when I get home from work)

[Masch]

You are a Professional Coding-Master Zx-81

[Dementia7]

weeeeeeee another great release from another great Coder.


none of us are worthy, were all scum, WE SUCK!. hahahah.:D :D

great work Zx.:)

[vincesecuricor2005]

wats the racing game in the screenshots?

[gamer456]

good job zx-81

[delt31]

double dragon advance experience anyone?

[Dementia7]

wats the racing game in the screenshots?

V-rally.

[gelon]

This version is slower in all games than previous (vrally 3 too)

I config all like ever, and i active the bios but nothing change

Slower for me, i like the sound cuality option also

[Triggerman]

You n00b! I bet you have your PSP running @ 111 MHz.
It's faster! Great Job ZX.
You simply can't give up huh !? =)
I'm sure you'll still have things to improve. ;)

[jak66]

@gr42178 - to get candlelight working properly set the disable sfx to no, that should get rid of it

[zx-81]

This version is slower in all games than previous (vrally 3 too)

I config all like ever, and i active the bios but nothing change

Slower for me, i like the sound cuality option also

The fw2x version or 1.5fw ?

[dOOmy]

Oh Yeah, now thats what im talking bout. Minish Cap is now playable. zX gets my vote for next president of the US. pirates of the carribean is better too
thanks dude

[LazerTag]

- Add BIOS file support (see the README)



Nice!

Sadly it didn't correct the ability to load the Classic NES series of games though. I was sure that was the issue. Still just a black screen. :(

I know they are playable on NES emulators, but I own two GBA Classic NES games currently and I'm trying to stay legit (or as legit as you can be with ROMs). :P


thanks for all the hard work ZX-81

[gelon]

The fw2x version or 1.5fw ?

1.5

And belive me, its slower

I tried

Ultimate Spiderman
V-Rally 3
Final fantsy 1.2
Final fantasy Tactics

Edit: Sorry, it was my mistake, i rewrite the previous version, this was the problem, yes its a bit faster than previous

[Bastion]

ZX-Does it help in any way? Is it better to have it than not?

[Cooe14]

This is the first time I have tried psp-vba since I tried the first release, and I have to say the speed is amazing! But is there any way to improve the sound quality in future releases because while it's better than pspgba's sound it still is quite painful to listen to.

[zx-81]

ZX-Does it help in any way? Is it better to have it than not?

The bios file feature is mainly for game compatibility issue ... But, it's slower, so use it only if required ...

[zx-81]

This is the first time I have tried psp-vba since I tried the first release, and I have to say the speed is amazing! But is there any way to improve the sound quality in future releases because while it's better than pspgba's sound it still is quite painful to listen to.

I know, i'm doing my best ... :o

[mCi]

hey guys,.. i have one question! is it just me who cant load saved files @ psp vba :( im sorry but i'm really confused about this ... how do i load my saved files - and sorry for this noob question !!
...really great emulator!!! good work !!

[zx-81]

hey guys,.. i have one question! is it just me who cant load saved files @ psp vba :( im sorry but i'm really confused about this ... how do i load my saved files - and sorry for this noob question !!
...really great emulator!!! good work !!

When you save files (save states) with the bios feature enable, you have to let the bios feature enable to be able to re-read those saved files.

Of course it's the same when you save a state with the bios feature disabled. So, i think that you have already saved games (with earlier version of pspvba) without the bios feature, and now you have enabled it and you can't read your previous states ;) ...

The solution is simple : disable the bios file feature, and restart your emu :)

[mCi]

aaaaah yeeees !!!!! now i can load everythin again :> :> really .. big THX !!!!!!! =)

[Uruz 6]

Good, I'll try it later this night;
Good work ZX!!

[shenske37]

yet another quick update!

thanks zx, i'm very pleased with the progress you have made.

it crushed me when you said that you were going to stop working on the emu, but thanksfor sticking with it!

keep it up

[Briggzy11]

I am glad it is yet again improving, I wont be downloading this for the speed as thats not really enough but the option to change the sound quality has gotten me downloading it hehe

[delt31]

z- good stuff. what about the sound though - i have noticed the speed increase but unless it's just me the sound "sounds" garbled.....am i doing something wrong?

i am referring to double dragon (love to play that one with great sound)

[TrowaX]

Did anyone else have a problem with previous versions with a weird shadow around lights? For example in golden sun, around all the candles was a big circle. Did anyone else have this problem and if so is it still in this version (I will test it when I get home from work)

to fix that turn on the SFX option and it will fix it but i think i will run a little slower

[jaws365]

Golden Sun 1 seems little slower. All the best to ZX-81!

[Pumped'Up]

Thanks ZX!

Any hopes of improving the sound emulation? Music is almost inaudible...

[BelmontSlayer]

zX gets my vote for next president of the US.

zx is French...That would be Prime Minister of France, not President of US. :p

[Datahax]

zx is French...That would be Prime Minister of France, not President of US. :p

Why not both? :P

[psp726]

Great job zx-81! You are a very talented coder! Keep up the great work! Also, the sound seems much more high pitched then it ever was. Anyone else have this problem?

[ArchAngel]

I dont see what the big hype is about sound... put it this way... would you like to listen to perfect sound in slow motion (Or skipping all over, thanks to frame skip) Or would you like to play your games as if you were playing on an actual GBA with the sound muted... if it is so important, rip the audio from a rom and listen to it on your cpu while playing your PSP...

Get your priorities straight.

[Kvonx]

Thanks alot but when will we have any multi player

[Lagnus]

I think someone posted asking about why the lights in Golden sun were looking odd, with a orange shadow engulfing them.

To fix this, go to settings and turn on Sfx. It will curb your problems with golden sun. Also check out the compatibility list thread for my post on good settings for golden sun. ( I updated them with the recent releases)

Hope this gets to you and helps.

[sroon]

Hey ZX!
Will there be a way that there will be an "Auto" option? When I say auto I mean the game goes with the sound like in Snes9x?
Thanks Bro!!

[dman32]

is there a way to hide corrupted file?

[mike_jmg]

ZX, I´m really a fan of your work man!!!!!
Keep up the GREAT!!! WORK

As feedback I want to tell you that Wario Ware is getting better with every update, it's really close.

love Wario Ware

But also I'm having trouble with Yu-Gi-Oh! world championship 2004, it crashes on the menu or chosing anything from the menu.

Hope you can do something like the snes9x, the speedhacks and all that

THX

[s075933]

nice work zx on this emulator. I was wondering what the best settings for fire emblem?

Ps: do not give up i have faith in you

[acn010]

yay!
3% faster

[chrisrulz555]

One important question me and my mates want to know is if you do manage to get full speed on roms will it include the 16mb roms?

[Dementia7]

why wouldn't it?

[ACID]

He probably asked the ? because a lot of Roms that are 16mb or higher don't work

[samthegreat68]

I dont see what the big hype is about sound... put it this way... would you like to listen to perfect sound in slow motion (Or skipping all over, thanks to frame skip) Or would you like to play your games as if you were playing on an actual GBA with the sound muted... if it is so important, rip the audio from a rom and listen to it on your cpu while playing your PSP...

Get your priorities straight.
you couldnt have said it better brother

keep it up zx, we're rooting for ya

[tedou]

merci pour tous zx sa avance super bien

[Video_freak]

merci pour tous zx sa avance super bien
indeed, its getting better with every release :)

[razorak]

oh boy...came home from school and i'm greeted with good news

[Dementia7]

Hey razorak, quick question, (picked you randomly) how or why does it say PSP user under your name and Newbie for me? i dont realy care too much, but its bugging the shit out of me. i dunno how to get rid of it. ..im a bit complusive.:)

*sorry for the OFF-topic-ness.:D

[Dingoo]

Since it seems to get harder to make the emu faster , how about improving the compatibility? I havent tested all that many games yet but Riviera for example still doesnt boot up.

[Dementia7]

I think Riviera is over 16MB, wich WONT LOAD. at all, no matter what. and speed seems more logical than compbat. IMO.

[D0N]

Excellent work yet again zx! This version now supports 2.x as well...nice :)

[mr_nick666]

Superb! :D (I think that covers it!) ;)

[s075933]

ZX. What settings did you use for v-rally 3 on the newest version 1.2.4?

[zaiser]

Nice

[Dingoo]

I think Riviera is over 16MB, wich WONT LOAD. at all, no matter what. and speed seems more logical than compbat. IMO.
It is over 16 MB , but that doesnt mean its impossible to get it to load. And I dont see why speed should be more logic , i think the speed is fine the way it is for a lot of games and small improvements like 3% wont really change much. Might aswell concentrate on something else if he cant get any further on speed for now.

[Video_freak]

Excellent work yet again zx! This version now supports 2.x as well...nice :)
they are two different emus. one for 1.5, and one for 2.x. awesome work Zx :)

[QueadlunnRau]

LOL

Damn seriously don't you ever sleep???

[Video_freak]

hes a lean, mean, coding machine :)

[delt31]

The next thing on the list DEF has to be sound. The sound on mine (atleast in double dragon) is muffled and garbled. Sound really makes the game so I think this shoul def be next

[Lagnus]

Good work ZX. Have you tried using the system clock on the psp for sycrhonization or as the real time clock for games such as pokemon, it might be faster to use it.

Hope this gives you any ideas for cheaper synchronization or implementation of a real time clock.

[ian h]

i have this new version of pspvba but i cnt seem 2 find a gbc emu that works on my fw 1.5 tried all the emus on the home page but none seem 2 work. i had homers rin when i had fw 2.6 where can i get an emu that works!!!!!

[xxthekliqxx]

Hi, im new to emulation on the psp. i have fw version 2.6 and i put the emulator in the right place on my psp and when i try to run it says data is corrupted. im sure theres something im not doing right so could someone point me in the right direction cos id ove to play gba on my psp cheers

[ian h]

i think this emu only works with fw up to 2.0 not sure tho

[ian h]

ill try it with devhook gimme a sec im writin this on my psp

[ian h]

my eloader isnt working i think i mite have the beta. if u wanna play gba games that bad u should downgrade i did it a couple of wks ago from 2.6 to 1.5 i used the auto installer i had no probs

[ian h]

if theres any 1 reading this who has fw 1.5 with a working gbc emu could u pls pls help me!

[xxthekliqxx]

ah right, thanks what do i need to downgrade properly. ive read alot about bricking my psp and i payed way too much to screw it up. the help is definatly appreciated

[zx-81]

Hi, im new to emulation on the psp. i have fw version 2.6 and i put the emulator in the right place on my psp and when i try to run it says data is corrupted. im sure theres something im not doing right so could someone point me in the right direction cos id ove to play gba on my psp cheers

You need the GBA games (old version) and the eloader 0.97 to run this homebrew (and all others) on a 2.6 FW.

:(

[xxthekliqxx]

right dont i need gta to get eloader to work or am i not doing it right

[zx-81]

ZX. What settings did you use for v-rally 3 on the newest version 1.2.4?

default settings ...

[hack.fool]

another killer-application from Zx-81 lab...
YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSS...!!!!
thanx zx..your work is impressive..

@ ones searching for a GBC emu...
guys that's PspVba thread..

[QueadlunnRau]

Man today is a great day to live ...

I am soo damn happy.

[Video_freak]

Man today is a great day to live ...

I am soo damn happy.
so are we all. i cant believe how good this emulator is getting (i unfortuanantly was a nonbeliever before i knew Zx and what he was capable of doing :))

[Dementia7]

if theres any 1 reading this who has fw 1.5 with a working gbc emu could u pls pls help me!

http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/Gameboy-Gameboy-Color/cid/751
go there, look at the bottom for 1.5 versions, and dont triple post, use edit.:D

[b8a]

Thanks so much zx-81! Eternal appreciation for keeping up the work on this holy grail!

[mameuser]

Speed are almost there, but sound need to do more job.

Good Release Thanks....

[Kramer]

thanks for another great release zx-81

[zx-81]

Speed are almost there, but sound need to do more job.

Good Release Thanks....

Yes i know, i focus only on the sound part now ...

[jakemanm]

i need help with putting this on my psp i hav done it but when i click on it it comes up this game cannot be stared the data is corrupted plz help me thnx :)

[Kramer]

i need help with putting this on my psp i hav done it but when i click on it it comes up this game cannot be stared the data is corrupted plz help me thnx :)

what firmware do you have

[Exoskeletor]

ZX please add in the next version support for large rom files.

Is there any way to get sims 2 working on this version?

[Dementia7]

I dont think thats gonna happeny anytime soon SKeletor.

[jOeBrO]

hey zx another great release, i have one question though:

do you know why the sound isnt clear? i want to know technically why
this is just out of curiousity.
since your such a good coder ithought you might be able to explain it to me best :)

[zx-81]

I dont think thats gonna happeny anytime soon SKeletor.

+1, it's not really easy to do (i mean in optimized way) and it's clearly not my first priority now. I want first to improve the sound quality which is very bad.

:(

[Video_freak]

better sound would be great Zx.
thanks for continueing on the project :)

[Dementia7]

yea, but dont stress on the sound Zx, as much as better sound would be great, it the speed that will keep the kids wanting more. but i also understand how hectic getting speed is... so what im saying i guese is dont pull your hair out and go into a looney state and end up in the mental institute.:D :D :D :D

[Kramer]

i cant wait for good sound because there is plenty of playable games

[Kvonx]

u want sound.............i need multiplayer which i kno will take a while but i kno zx can handle it

[sab_13ca]

Im a newbie just relishing the chance to get this emulator to work, from the comments it sounds like a great system. Sadly i have upgrade my psp to version 2.80. Im wondering if there is anyway that i can downgrade of get rid of my firmware. I have no clue to do this or even get the emulator on my psp. The main reason is i want to play ff dawn of souls and im dying to do this on my psp.

hopefully u can help zx or anyone else with a solution :confused:

[Kramer]

the only thing you can do for now is take your psp back to the shop and trade it for a 2.5/2.6 unless you dont have a recipt.
theres no way to run any homebrew on 2.8

[Dementia7]

Sab_13ca..wow, it REALY SUCKS that you upgraded. completely pointless, no iso's or even homebrew. whats even worse, you can't downgrade. not yet atleast..but i can't be sure on that. unfortunatly, no u can't use this emu. sorry to rain on your parade.

[sab_13ca]

thanks for the help guys, my bad i though i had to update to play this game but it turns out i didnt guess final fantasy will have for another or untils zx helps me out with an new downgrader (i wish). one day maybe one day.

[sab_13ca]

last question, I was wondering if u are or are planing to modify the emulator to run on the newer versions or are making a new downgrader.

-sab-

[Kramer]

zx-81 is not working on finding exploits for 2.7+ and im not sure if anyone is

[ACID]

last question, I was wondering if u are or are planing to modify the emulator to run on the newer versions or are making a new downgrader.

-sab-
Never say never mi advise is if you cant get another psp try not to keep upgrading. In case one comes out. People didn't think there would ever be a down grader for 2.6 and lower no we have it. People didn't think we where never going to play 2.71 umd games now we can. So don't loose hope.:cool:

[Dementia7]

yes, dont loose hopes, but also, dont get em too high, as we all know, about the Legel battle and whatnot. It's times like these im glad the psp i bought was a factory 1.5:rolleyes:

[Pass]

I cant get it to work. i can see the program in my psp but when i go to open it the psp says its corrupted. can someone tell me what to do. email [email protected]

[jOeBrO]

hey pass.. what firmware are you using?

[Video_freak]

this version works on 1.5 and 2.x. thanks for the update Zx :)

[oracle6781]

is there ne way to get VBA (pc) saves working with this emulator? An ans wud appreciated, thnx.

[Dementia7]

I dont know if you can, i never tried or needed to, but imagine you just put them the Save folder in ur pspVBA.

[Sebas222]

Can you tell me if this emulator its work on psp v2.8

[Video_freak]

no homebrew works on 2.8 yet (except flash apps)

[mr_nick666]

is there ne way to get VBA (pc) saves working with this emulator? An ans wud appreciated, thnx.

/\ I cant find which thread its in but Im positive ZX told someone how to do it! (Sorry mate but it may require some old thread trawling) :rolleyes:

[okim101]

Thanks ZX-81!! Best GBA EMULATOR as of now for the PSP, looking forward for more updates!! Thanks again for the effort in improving the speed performance. You're the MAN!!!!!!!

[Dementia7]

actualy, we haven't heard from Zx in a while, i wonder what he's up to and whats happend to the emu lately.

[jOeBrO]

yea that is a good question

[Video_freak]

we will all know soon :)

[sroon]

Hes still here! I PMed him last night and he wrote back this morning about something tottaly different than this. So he is still here!

[Dementia7]

totaly differen't? explain please

[Kratt]

how devil i install this shit!! i was tryint for 2 hours and i cant´somebdoy help me and helpme now please

[Video_freak]

First of all, you have to tell us which firmware version your running (1.5 or 2.x)

[rwallace]

its slow :(

[Zion]

its slow :(

? :confused:

Its still in development......give the guy a chance :rolleyes:

[Video_freak]

its slow :(
It's come a long way since the beginning. It's not that slow....

[JOYBEBA6679]

Well looks like PSPGBA is over for now. Looks like no more updates to me!!

[Video_freak]

Well looks like PSPGBA is over for now. Looks like no more updates to me!!
WTF? :confused:

[Mr. Shizzy]

I'm getting itchy for a new release. Are there indeed more releases planned still?

[Dementia7]

yea its been silent lately, but i doubt its over, so we just gotta be patient.

[ACID]

I hope theres more releases. ZX rules

[Video_freak]

I hope theres more releases. ZX rules
ZX-81, NJ, and StrmnNrmn completly rule the homebrew scene by themselves :)

[ACID]

100% correct.

[jOeBrO]

ZX-81, NJ, and StrmnNrmn completly rule the homebrew scene by themselves :)

i have to agree with you on that :)

but anyone know anything on what monkeys doing at the moment?(iris, monkey64)

[Video_freak]

PSmonkey is working on some stuff right now. Hopefully we'll see a release pretty soon. ;)

[jOeBrO]

good to hear, i look forward to his, ZX's, NJ's, and StrmnNrmn's releases :D

[Psypher]

ZX-81 is on vacation right now. Contrary to what we would think by that, he goes on to mention that he has much time to develope things now.

And last I heard of ZX-81 PSPVBA, he has it on hold right now. So either he's working his arse into getting GBA emulated better on the PSP, or he's updating all his other projects (maybe a new one?). :)

[Video_freak]

Wow. Even on vacation.... :)

[Kramer]

ZX-81 is on vacation right now. Contrary to what we would think by that, he goes on to mention that he has much time to develope things now.

And last I heard of ZX-81 PSPVBA, he has it on hold right now. So either he's working his arse into getting GBA emulated better on the PSP, or he's updating all his other projects (maybe a new one?). :)

Thats funny i saw he was online today.
I think he wont quit until this is the best he can get it which would mean dynamic recompilation even though he said he didnt have the time i think he might still do it.

[Psypher]

That would be cool if he really did start on dynamic recompilation, but I hope that his effort (if he does do it) pays out in the end.

[Video_freak]

That would be cool if he really did start on dynamic recompilation, but I hope that his effort (if he does do it) pays out in the end.
Oh it will ;)

[michalchrobot]

I can't get this to work on my 2.8, can somebody help?

[Video_freak]

I can't get this to work on my 2.8, can somebody help?
No homebrew works on 2.8 at the moment except for flash applications:
http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-flash-homebrew.shtml

[Mr. Shizzy]

I'll keep checking back. I'm praying that more releases follow. Zx - thanks for all you've done. Please keep up the great work!!!

http://i8.tinypic.com/24vikd0.png

[zx-81]

I'll keep checking back. I'm praying that more releases follow. Zx - thanks for all you've done. Please keep up the great work!!!



I'm in vacation now, and i'm having a rest, but i'm still working on it ... If i have any result, i will release something. For the moment, nothing new.:o

[Dementia7]

aaaah, good to hear from you again Zx, long time no see. anyway, enjoy your vacation.

[Video_freak]

Enjoy your vacation and relax for a little while. The emulator can wait. ;)

[bobbyrules]

hi i really need sum help because i hav just updated my psp to v2.8 and found out about this emu thing do u know one tht works for this version cause i can't downgrade it !!!!:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[khunal]

zx-81...you totally rock.keep up the good work and please don't stop updates on the 2.00+ version.thank you loads.have a good holiday.

[Video_freak]

hi i really need sum help because i hav just updated my psp to v2.8 and found out about this emu thing do u know one tht works for this version cause i can't downgrade it !!!!:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
No homebrew works on 2.8 at the moment except for flash applications:
http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-flash-homebrew.shtml

[bobbyrules]

ok but when i put them on ma psp it says corrrupted data

[ACID]

ok but when i put them on ma psp it says corrrupted data
Because it doesnt work thats why.

[mr_nick666]

Enjoy your holdiday ZX - Youve definately earned it! :D ;)

[marcolasam]

hey guys,i just downloaded the emulator and its great
i just want to know how to save a game?
when i played a game and saved a file then when i played another homebrew and went back to gba,it disappeared
:confused:

[Dementia7]

use save states..its just easier.

[zx-81]

OH MY GOD!!! There was a new GBA emulator released today and its f**king awesome. its his first release and its amazing. the speed is pretty much at 100% with frame skip one and its smooth. and as for sound its pretty much perfect. he still needs Alot of work though there are no saves, etc.
you should team up with him ZX this emulator has potential to reach 100% its still in usermode and its so awesome!!!

Hopefully this doesnt slow you down on your emulator ZX. maybe you guys can help eachother or compete haha. but i recommend trying out. check out www.pspupdates.com

This emu is really promising ! Exophase has done a really good work ! :)

[Dementia7]

hey zx, any thought on teaming up with im? im just wondering.

[zx-81]

hey zx, any thought on teaming up with im? im just wondering.

We gonna see :)

[Triggerman]

We gonna see :)

ZX that really would be awesome !!! You both could achieve to create ONE HELL OF AN GBA EMULATOR!

This is a wonderful day! Please don't listen to kiddies who flame you! They don't know a shit. I feel ashamed for such comments!
I always apreciated your work on the GBA emu.
You really should team up with him and see what can be done to make it more stable and comfortable!

:eek:

[zx-81]

ZX that really would be awesome !!! You both could achieve to create ONE HELL OF AN GBA EMULATOR!

I don't think he needs any help, looking at his code, what he has done is really awesome ;) ...


This is a wonderful day! Please don't listen to kiddies who flame you!

They don't know a shit. I feel ashamed for such comments!

I think qj staff should be ashamed to have such public, not you ;)


I always apreciated your work on the GBA emu.
You really should team up with him and see what can be done to make it more stable and comfortable!
:eek:

thanks :)

[ACID]

ZX you have to see if you guys can team up to create the ultimate Emulator.

[zx-81]

ZX you have to see if you guys can team up to create the ultimate Emulator.

Why not if he wants to, but i'm sure he needn't any help ;).

[Dementia7]

...have you asked?

[zx-81]

...have you asked?

i've sent an email to congrat him and offer him my help or feedback on GU / ME stuff ... you know everything now lol

[Dementia7]

haha, aahh me and my curiosity:D :rolleyes:

[ACID]

I do agree that Exophase has done a great job. But perfection can be achieved faster with a great coder like ZX-81 working with him.

[baby_rocket_dolls]

I'm very sorry in posting this but i'm all new to psp and homebrew and ive downloaded this file...
however it just keeps saying corrupt file...
im running 2.60 and it still doesn't work. Could someone write a newbie step by step guide please because ive tryed so many differnet ways and it just won't work.
- Thanks

[Dementia7]

I dont think it will even work with 2.6. its only made for 1.0 and 1.5 i belive. maybe the GTA exloit might work for you..im not sure. ive never needed to do that..

[baby_rocket_dolls]

ok why dosent it say that lol ok my friends asking how to downgrade his psp from 2.8 to 1.5?
thanks for the help :d

edit: im giving up untill someone releases a 2.6 version lol

[Dementia7]

sucks for your freind, he should of never upgraded, as of now there is now downgrade for 2.8.

[bah]

ok why dosent it say that lol ok my friends asking how to downgrade his psp from 2.8 to 1.5?
thanks for the help :d

edit: im giving up untill someone releases a 2.6 version lol

Not sure how familiar you are with homebrew, but if your trying to run this emulator directly from your PSPs game menu it will not work, nor will any homebrew on your firmware.

Only 1.0 and 1.5 can run homebrew directly, on 2.6 you will need a copy of GTA: liberty city stories and the 'GTA Eloader' http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21672

This works by having you load GTA, choose a certain save file and then the PSP will boot into a menu for you to choose homebrew apps from. This is complicated but is the only way to get access to the hardware on higher firmware PSPs at the moment.

You could also look into downgrading your 2.6 PSP: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28007

Hope that was of some use to you.

[baby_rocket_dolls]

Not sure how familiar you are with homebrew, but if your trying to run this emulator directly from your PSPs game menu it will not work, nor will any homebrew on your firmware.

Only 1.0 and 1.5 can run homebrew directly, on 2.6 you will need a copy of GTA: liberty city stories and the 'GTA Eloader' http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21672

This works by having you load GTA, choose a certain save file and then the PSP will boot into a menu for you to choose homebrew apps from. This is complicated but is the only way to get access to the hardware on higher firmware PSPs at the moment.

You could also look into downgrading your 2.6 PSP: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28007

Hope that was of some use to you.

hey thanks but what happens to my psp if i downgrade?

won't my psp not be able to do certain things? :s if so what?

i'm thinking of downgrading
thanks for the help.

[Mr. Shizzy]

hey thanks but what happens to my psp if i downgrade?

won't my psp not be able to do certain things? :s if so what?

i'm thinking of downgrading
thanks for the help.

Bro, don't take this as sarcastic, but you should be in the PSP Help forums. It's located here:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=80


You'll find all the help you need.:) Our forum members are very helpful & friendly. Good luck.:D

[bah]

baby_rocket_dolls: PM me with your questions if you want, I'll help where I can.

Mr Shizzy's right though, check out the help forum and you should find answers to most of your questions.

[Airtoof]

Salut Zx, un nouvel emulateur GBA est sortie sur PSP : gpSP v0.5beta, je l'ai essayé et est complètement fluide pour une grande partie des jeux, peut-etre pourrait tu y jetter un oeuil pour le rendre plus stable et lui rajouter un menu, ce ne sont que dessupposition, peut-etre est-ce impossible, en tout cas bravo pour tout ce que tu as fait jusqu'a maintenant et merci.

[zx-81]

Salut Zx, un nouvel emulateur GBA est sortie sur PSP : gpSP v0.5beta, je l'ai essayé et est complètement fluide pour une grande partie des jeux, peut-etre pourrait tu y jetter un oeuil pour le rendre plus stable et lui rajouter un menu, ce ne sont que dessupposition, peut-etre est-ce impossible, en tout cas bravo pour tout ce que tu as fait jusqu'a maintenant et merci.

Oui je sais bien, je suis en contact avec l'auteur ... cet emulateur est tres prometteur, et Exauphase ajoutera certainement une belle interface avec des menus etc ... il faut juste etre patient :).

For people who don't understand french langage : Airtoof wondered if i can add a UI to gpsp, and i answer that Exauphase will surely do it in a near futur, so we just have to wait :)

[Gazz021]

just tried the latest update with V-Rally3- skip 3,turbo 2 and ARM 5. very playable. Also Wario Ware Inc with same settings but runs a little slower.

[SiZiOUS]

Oui je sais bien, je suis en contact avec l'auteur ... cet emulateur est tres prometteur, et Exauphase ajoutera certainement une belle interface avec des menus etc ... il faut juste etre patient :).

For people who don't understand french langage : Airtoof wondered if i can add a UI to gpsp, and i answer that Exauphase will surely do it in a near futur, so we just have to wait :)
Juste pour te dire ZX que tu as fait de l'excellent travail jusqu'à maintenant et merci pour tout ce que tu as fait.

(just a msg to say that ZX has done a fantastic work and thank for all you have already done.)

[ICE]

where can i go to find gba roms? google has been of no help.............

[Shadowblind]

sigh......no ROM talk....:(

[terumaru]

I have the eLoader for my PSP in my PSP, but when I try to drag the PSPVBA files into the game folder, it doesn't work at all, I've followed the instructions perfectly, but the emulator comes up as red on my eLoader screen.. can somebody help me? Thanks a lot!

[BL4Z3D247]

are u downloading the 2.x version?

[terumaru]

are u downloading the 2.x version?

Yes I dragged the 2.x folder over into my System/Games Directory but it still shows up red in my eloader menu.. then when I click it to to start it up it crashes my PSP.

I'm running a 2.6 firmware and I was sure it'd work if I had the 2.x VBA

[zx-81]

Hello, i very much want to be able to use pspvba with the latest version of the eloader (098, Porter)
It's pretty much understandable that 16MB roms won't load due to the lack of space but i would really like to use pspvba to play my gba roms cos when i'm at home i can play them on my comp and before i get going, i can shift the saves onto my psp =)

at first, NJ's CPS2PSP test 5 didn't work but after he edited the loader098.cfg, it was able to run. Do you think something similar can be done for pspvba?

here's the post by b8a

Originally Posted by NJ
I performed an operation check with eLoader 0.98.
I used a firmware 2.6/TA-082 PSP with the CPS2PSP that I'm building.
Hmmm, it doesn't run. I think maybe the TA-082 is what's wrong.
It displays the menu, and goes all the way to where you select the game, but freezes when trying to load the cache file. It looks like, memory that should have been allocated has not, in actuality, been allocated.
Of the 19MB that I was able to allocate, there was no problem up till around 11MB, so I think that applications that are smaller than that should have no problems.
Everything I've made has gone bad (laugh)

On the other hand, the GTA Loader version works properly. It seems as though the allocatable memory has increased by about 1MB. Hmm, I wonder if something can't be done about this.

I made some attempts to get it to work.
Please add the below text to ms0:/PSP/eloader/loader098.cfg
It's only for smaller games (as a rule of thumb, those with a zip file size under about 10MB), but I think they should run. It looks like the allocatable memory is exceedingly small.
You should also make the same change to NGEPSP and CPS1PSP as well.
Well, for the time being it looks like the applications I've built run better with the GTA loader, and not the TIFF loader. But, even better still is to downdate to FW1.5.

An example of how to modify loader098.cfg
[CPS2PSP_3ccd12a6]
#************************************************* ************************#
#* CAPCOM CPS2 Emulator for PSP test 5 *#
#*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*#
#* LOADER: 0.98 *#
#* TIFF: 2.0 - YES : Only the small size games can be played. *#
#* GTA: 2.0 - YES *#
#* GTA: 2.01 - YES *#
#* GTA: 2.5 - YES *#
#* GTA: 2.6 - YES *#
#************************************************* ************************#
ebootname=CPS2PSP test 5
limitedMemoryManager=Y

I've tried this option, but PSPVBA just start, then failed to allocate memory ... and finally return to the eloader menu ... :(

[BL4Z3D247]

I've tried this option, but PSPVBA just start, then failed to allocate memory ... and finally return to the eloader menu ... :(
yeh i've been messing with that too, no luck except for the cps2 test 5 like stated above(in ur quote)

[kyo87843]

i need some help..
i have psp fw 2.0
i'm using eloader v0.97
i've followed the instructions in the readme file provided in the zip file (pspvba-v1.2.4-fw2x)
i start up the eloader via photo on my psp
the eloader boots up fine and then i select the pspvba and run it
the screen freezes on the starting maining thread...
if i keep waiting my psp just powers off
anybody have any idea what's going on and how to fix?
thanks in advance

[Video_freak]

Just to let you know, there's a better GBA emu out (GPSP). I don't know what is happening with your PSP crashing though... :confused:

[razorak]

i need some help..
i have psp fw 2.0
i'm using eloader v0.97
i've followed the instructions in the readme file provided in the zip file (pspvba-v1.2.4-fw2x)
i start up the eloader via photo on my psp
the eloader boots up fine and then i select the pspvba and run it
the screen freezes on the starting maining thread...
if i keep waiting my psp just powers off
anybody have any idea what's going on and how to fix?
thanks in advance

try reinstalling it

if u're using eloader 097 wouldn't that mean u're on a 2.0 psp since u're not using the gta eloader or eloader098? since only 2.0 psps can use eloader097 with the tiff exlpoit while 098 is the libtiff...

[damaztur]

i have pokemon mysterious dungeon red (U) rom...but if i want to play the whole thing crashed.. can some1 help me?

[Shuin0]

hey ZX-81 I'm just woundering since you help out on gpSP before just woundering if your gonna help him once some more on the Emu with menu's and game saving and such since it took you a good bit 2 do yourself? Since it takes sometime for spGP to get out newer verison's I'd love to see some releases from you with just menu changes and maybe some save states

[ACID]

We have all bin wondering if they will unit to create the ultimet gba emu

[zx-81]

hey ZX-81 I'm just woundering since you help out on gpSP before just woundering if your gonna help him once some more on the Emu with menu's and game saving and such since it took you a good bit 2 do yourself? Since it takes sometime for spGP to get out newer verison's I'd love to see some releases from you with just menu changes and maybe some save states

I'm still in contact with exophase, but he's good enough to work on his emulator alone (and i respect his choice).

Anyway i'm sure you will enjoy his next awesome release :D

[eliudkid123]

umm...im kinda new adn i was wondering how do u check everything to find out if an emulator works for ur psp or not.....can anyone help?please pm me

[D0N]

First tell me which PSP Firmware Version you have please and then I can help :)

[PSPZorZ]

Nice emulator ZX-81... the best GBA emu yet for PSP! :) It's great already but do you see us ever being able to have all GBA games running full speed with sound? :)

[zx-81]

Nice emulator ZX-81... the best GBA emu yet for PSP! :) It's great already but do you see us ever being able to have all GBA games running full speed with sound? :)

This is not the best GBA emu for PSP, i suggest you to try gpsp which is much more better, running full speed ... PSPVBA project is ended ...

[Kramer]

What are you working on at the moment zx-81?
just curious.

[zx-81]

What are you working on at the moment zx-81?
just curious.

Nothing in particular :o ... Most of all good emu are already ported, so i take time to play some games :D, because i'm not only a coder, but also a gamer :D :D

[dejkirkby]

What are you currently playing zx-81?

[Tiercelet]

Nothing in particular :o ... Most of all good emu are already ported, so i take time to play some games :D, because i'm not only a coder, but also a gamer :D :D

Most of all good emu are already ported, but it's not always really functional. May I suggest you to set eyes on PSPUAE ? Amiga was a wonderful hardware, and this emu still seems very young. what a pity for Turrican's lovers!

[mr_nick666]

Most of all good emu are already ported, but it's not always really functional. May I suggest you to set eyes on PSPUAE ? Amiga was a wonderful hardware, and this emu still seems very young. what a pity for Turrican's lovers!

/\ /\ There'll be tears from Hungry Horace with a comment like that! :eek: Good Amiga emulation would be cool though :p

Take a break and enjoy your gaming ZX :cool: (was good to see you at the site by the way :) )

[zx-81]

@nick: thanks :)

[JKKDARK]

until which firmware it works?

[zx-81]

until which firmware it works?

I've tried up to 2.6 with eloader 0.99

[ACID]

Any new emulators up the bag ZX. How About Raine

[zx-81]

looks good, but for the moment i'm not porting emu anymore :o :o :o (may be in a few weeks :confused: )

[mr_nick666]

looks good, but for the moment i'm not porting emu anymore :o :o :o (may be in a few weeks :confused: )

Just out of interest what are you playing on your PSP at the moment? :p Im 90% of the way through Hotshots Golf, just started Sam and Max Hit the Road (SCUMMVM) and am soildering through Lemmings (PSPsim) :D

[zx-81]

Just out of interest what are you playing on your PSP at the moment? :p Im 90% of the way through Hotshots Golf, just started Sam and Max Hit the Road (SCUMMVM) and am soildering through Lemmings (PSPsim) :D

I'm playing Tekken :o :o

[Disthron]

Hello every one.

ZX, is it me or duse the emulater run realy slow? I think the max I've been able to pull out of it is about 6fps.

[zx-81]

Hello every one.

ZX, is it me or duse the emulater run realy slow? I think the max I've been able to pull out of it is about 6fps.

It's very slow, and that's why it's a dead project ... You'd rather use gpsp (another GBA emulator) that is fortunately full speed ;)

[jgr9]

I just downloaded system upgrade 3.03.

This is my first time trying to use this emulator.

I downloaded 1.5 because when I try 2 extract 2 it says 2 insert the last disk of the Multi-Volume set.

I found the file, but it won't run and says that it is corrupted.

Help!!!

[zx-81]

I just downloaded system upgrade 3.03.

This is my first time trying to use this emulator.

I downloaded 1.5 because when I try 2 extract 2 it says 2 insert the last disk of the Multi-Volume set.

I found the file, but it won't run and says that it is corrupted.

Help!!!

No homebrew works with original 3.03 from SONY :(
I hope you put the 3.03 from Dark Alex ?

Nevertheless the best GBA emulator is not this one, but gPSP from Exophase ...

[sonikku88]

I just downloaded system upgrade 3.03.

This is my first time trying to use this emulator.

I downloaded 1.5 because when I try 2 extract 2 it says 2 insert the last disk of the Multi-Volume set.

I found the file, but it won't run and says that it is corrupted.

Help!!!

Instead of putting the EBOOT in the GAME folder, put it in a new folder called GAME150.

[haaroon]

how do i make pokemon red rescue team work

[zx-81]

use gpsp emulator, it's much better than this one ;)

[MasterNinja]

dam it doesnt work for 2.71

[Yobumtin]

dam it doesnt work for 2.71

Downgrade and upgrade to 3.10 Oe a. And use gpsp instead of this emulator.

[mesosade]

this is a rather old thread and people are still reviving it :P oops...i just did

[Streetz]

Just what I've been looking for :). Thanks guys!

[stormy3658]

I apologize if i seem like a huge n00b, but does anyone know a GBA emulator that will work with the 3.03 HEN? I really don't want to have to downgrade, and Nesterj for devhook works fine. Any help for me?

[scarph]

use gpsp

[stormy3658]

Thanx!

[JKKDARK]

Thanx!

PSPVBA was the best, but it was discontinued and then gpsp is better now

[zx-81]

PSPVBA was the best, but it was discontinued and then gpsp is better now

gpsp is definitively the best GBA emulator :), Exophase has done awesome work !

[BC Bwoy]

Hi! I'm new here and was just wondering if anyone can give me a link to a downloadable bios file that works with gpsp. I've looked around and the only one I found had the wrong file extension. Help would be much appreciated.

[johnstone666]

I can't seem toi get this working. I've done exactly as the readme file said but it says "The game cannot be loaded. The data is corrupted"

What do I do?

[zx-81]

I can't seem toi get this working. I've done exactly as the readme file said but it says "The game cannot be loaded. The data is corrupted"

What do I do?

First this homebrew (as all homebrew) works only with a firmware <= 1.5 or a custom firmware (OE).

Then, i suggest you to use gpsp, that is much better than this one.

[BC Bwoy]

But where can that file be found to make gpsp work?

[bah]

But where can that file be found to make gpsp work?

Google, download, check if its the right one with a hex editor like explained in the readme.
If the one you found is not the right one, repeat the process till you come accross the right one.

The most common one you will find is not the correct one, and some games like yoshi's island wont run with it.

Be persistent/patient and you will find it, took me about 15-20 mins, I had never used a hex editor before but its easy to check the bios. Just follow the readme.

[BC Bwoy]

Thanks!

[sacredfire1992]

this is sooo cool! ive been waiting for one which is PLAYABLE!

[Cloudhunter]

... There is already one way more playable than this. It's called gpSP.

Cloudy

[steve520]

Wow people are still using this gpSP is so much better. This was like the first start of the GBA emulator on the PSP.

[zx-81]

This was like the first start of the GBA emulator on the PSP.

Not the first, but closed to :D ... gPSP is definitively the best emulator ever !

[ManiacTylor]

I can play it on my PSP but my FW is like 3.x -OS. It works but it's really slow and the sound is very crackley. Do you know or anyone that has one for 3.x?

[zx-81]

I can play it on my PSP but my FW is like 3.x -OS. It works but it's really slow and the sound is very crackley. Do you know or anyone that has one for 3.x?

please install gpsp instead of psp-vba ;)

[xg917]

do you plan on making any other emulators of any other systems?

[ManiacTylor]

please install gpsp instead of psp-vba ;)

Could you possibly give me a link for one? I googled it and I didn't find anything good lol.. Thanks:)

[zx-81]

Could you possibly give me a link for one? I googled it and I didn't find anything good lol.. Thanks:)

here on dcemu (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46046)

[Milney32]

hey, how do i install the program?
all it says is corrupted data
thnks