New GBA Emulator gpSP (gameplaySP) v0.5 BETA - Many Games at Full SPeed-

[smith1]

I hope this release inspires people to remake some emulators from scratch for the PSP, eg: SNES. If this is an example of what can be achieved, we can have 100% speed for virtually every console!
I've tested Super Mario Advance, Wario Land 4, and Mario Kart and each one of them ran between 90-100% without a frameskip!! Wario Land crashed after I'd played through to the end of the 1st level of the green corridor, but it ran fine up til then. And if it really doesn't use the ME for sound emulation yet, we can expect a major increase in speed when he does code it.
Things I hope for for the next release:
ZIP support, ROM changer, Control rebinding.

Again, wonderful emulator, doubly so as it's still only a Beta!No, he says that ME won't give much of an increase at all for emulating sound. The GBA didn't have a separate processor for emulating sound, it just used its main CPU.

[pkmaximum]

Well I can't wait till more releases of this emulator are made. Also things I would like to see in the future:

32 mega bite rom compatability

Nice GUI

More rom compatability

Crash Bug fixes

Zip rom support (not really big in my opinion though =P)

Ad hoc link cable emulation

And I had another thought if everything goes well we should be able to have connectivity between the PSP and the Nintendo WII (that is if Nintendo Wii shares compatability with the Game Boy Advanced XD. But I have high hopes for this emulator. Biggest things on my list:

Crash bug fixes

Link Cable emulation =]

[BelmontSlayer]

I've just added a 1.50 version (kxploit) to the original post. Hopefully it will help the people who were having trouble making their own. Enjoy the custom icon too.

[Video_freak]

I've just added a 1.50 version (Kxploit) to the original post. Hopefully it will help the people who were having trouble making their own.
Damnit, right after I just did it. :o

[Mr. Shizzy]

Could someone make an icon for it of PkMaximun's avatar? LMAO that would rock!!!

[Video_freak]

Could someone make an icon for it of PkMaximun's avatar? LMAO that would rock!!!
Why don't you do it? (I can't upload on this site... :()

[RetroGoth]

omg I got it to work on 2.6 weee mario advance works great except at some stages when you press pause it wont show the pause screen. Anyways just though I would post that bug. Megaman battle network also doesnt work it just sounds very ugly and freezes in title screen. Cheers!

[ACID]

Why don't you do it? (I can't upload on this site... :()
Why cant you upload. New people can so you should be able to also.

[RetroGoth]

forgot where the compability list link went ? anyone repost it?

[Pumped'Up]

biggest thing i hope to see in the next version is the ability to change the screen size....to 4:3 to be exact instead of the current full screen mode.

unbelievable release though....simply amazing!

[ACID]

forgot where the compability list link went ? anyone repost it?
Go to the first page of this thread and it will be att the bottom of the first post and click on it it will take you to it.

[SnoopKatt]

Hmm, I didn't even know that the GBA had a BIOS. But I'll check it out.

[BelmontSlayer]

gpSP v0.5 Compatibility List (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=32844)

@Video_freak
When you reply to a topic (Not "Quick Reply"), there is a button at the bottom that says "Manage Attachments". Click that then upload away!

[RetroGoth]

thanks

[psp411]

THIS IS GREAT!!!!. unbelieveable work=D.... now if megaman battle networks can work.... then my psp will be set. Pokemon titles work fine.... lol... fulll speed goodness:D

[Video_freak]

gpSP v0.5 Compatibility List (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=32844)

@Video_freak
When you reply to a topic (Not "Quick Reply"), there is a button at the bottom that says "Manage Attachments". Click that then upload away!
Oh really? Thanks man! ;)

[psp411]

here's a list of things you should do if you want to play this... i found this on another site and i followed this to make it work

1. Download "gpSP v0.5 Beta"
2. Create a folder and extract "gpSP" contents to it.
3. Download "SeiPSPtool05b." and extract.
4. Connect PSP to PC with USB.
5. Run "SetPSPtool.exe"
6. Enter "gpSP" in name field. (This is going to be the name of the folder)
7. Click "..." and choose "whole folder." Find and choose extracted "gpSP v0.5 Beta" folder.
8. Check "Hide Corrupted image from list" if you wish.
9. Click "Generate" and choose "Export to PSP 1.5"
10. Find yourself a GBA_BIOS.bin(google it... ez to find... aprox 16 kb)
11. Place the gba bin file into the gpSP and enjoy!

hope this helps.

[Pumped'Up]

i hope the next release has:

- 4:3 support
- menu system similar to zx's VBAPSP

[LAMPRO]

1- Where Do I Put The Roms?

2- Can I Put More Than 1 Rom In at a Time?

[BelmontSlayer]

here's a list of things you should do if you want to play this... i found this on another site and i followed this to make it work...

I recently uploaded a version that already has all of that done (Except for the bios). It's in the first post. Nice guide though.

[BelmontSlayer]

1- Where Do I Put The Roms?

2- Can I Put More Than 1 Rom In at a Time?

1- Put them in the same folder as the eboot.
2- Yes, but to change games you have to restart the emulator.

[pkmaximum]

It would be great if a nice GUI could be implemented into this emulator, maybe if it was as simple as the Rin game boy emulator. We just need to get back to the emulator menu after we switch roms perhaps =S

[dj2005]

It would be great if a nice GUI could be implemented into this emulator, maybe if it was as simple as the Rin game boy emulator. We just need to get back to the emulator menu after we switch roms perhaps =S
Yeah, I would like to see the back to emulator menu option + sound quality + savestates/loadstates. I don't see a need for anything else (atleast from what I can think of).

[tuta]

I still dont understand the game config thingy could some one explain briefly...

And this in all very good emulator I am so happy I am finally playin me SRW series full speed with my psp even though with a little sound glitch and in game saves work great thanks exophase:)

[pkmaximum]

Well link cable ad hoc emulation would be nice and it would also be good if we saw some crash bug fixes because that gets annoying when trying to play many games.

[LAMPRO]

i had two roms in one folder, i got blue screens all day. i took one of the roms out so there was only the one rom in and boom it loaded.
its mario super circuit- it was running so fast i thought it was error. its so smooth at +1framerate- sound is perfect, this is exactly what i wanted the gba emu for.

thanks. great work and will be looking for the new release.

[mcvader]

277th post awesome, tekken works great, i can't get my version of warioware workin tho. this is huge, full speed GBA!! unbelivable. I keep on loading the bios by mistake tho, Ive never been so happy that I sold my DS to buy a PSP:)

[mcvader]

Sega rally works well too!!
Tony hawke's underground worked full speed for about 5 secs!

[Gizmo356]

this is great

[LAMPRO]

yes... got it workin great.. thanks!!!

another great emu - keep up the gr8 work - L33T!!!

[tuta]

I am reallin hopin for a rom browser and I reaaly like to have analog function aswell along with a keyconfig.
Would Zx-81 be playin around with the sourcecode or work together with exophase?

The two of them together would be good news pspvba could load most roms i have but with low speed but this emu loads well with some in full speed the only problems are some roms don't load but crashes

[V3N0M]

I am reallin hopin for a rom browser and I reaaly like to have analog function aswell along with a keyconfig.
Would Zx-81 be playin around with the sourcecode or work together with exophase?

The two of them together would be good news pspvba could load most roms i have but with low speed but this emu loads well with some in full speed the only problems are some roms don't load but crashes

While i do think that would be a good idea. I think this guy knows what he is doing and i think he will improve this emu. But i am really amazed as to how great this emu is for a first release. And from what he has said he is very commited to finishing this emu.

[LAMPRO]

is this in the neo compo?

i wanna vote this season, where do i go.. im a member over there but i cant find the voting page!

help me to rock the vote!!

[mr_nick666]

Wow! :D ...Just WOW! :o

[Hungry Horace]

Wow! :D ...Just WOW! :o

oh Mr Nick!! not you as well?? don't fall victim to the pointless one-line post like the others, you're better than that!



I tried out Klass of '99.... a PD game you can get from the Skool Web (http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass/downl.htm) site - and is a remake / sequel to classic speccy games SkoolDaze / Bak 2 School.


it appears to be full speed with 0 frameskip, although the sound seemed to have imperfections. (a little bit "choppy" but not much) ... i would say add it to the list, but i dont really get why theres one on te start of here and a seperate one linked to. Guess everyone was / is just a little over-excited.

seems silly to me that everyone is more interested in compaibility lists than writing proper bug reports. (i.e. i broke the emulator, here is how to re-produce the bug) which is imho a real shame, because i'm sure that'd be more useful to the author.... it is only a beta afterall.

[StealthCP]

OMFG!!!

Can the PSP homebrew scene get any better??!? :D

Obviously, as it keeps going and going :p

[SolidSnake5986]

I have just started the program, select the bin file, the gameboy logo runs, and then i get a blue screen that says:

"i regret to inform you your psp has just crashed", right below that it gives some "exception details exception: bus error (instr)" with alot of numbers after it underneath it. Then, at very end, it says:
"the offending routine may be identified with: psp-addr2line -e target.elf -f -c 0x8a.....(more numbers and letters)......."

i am sure this is good program, which is why i am really eager to try it, but i can't do anything about it until my problem is solved. Can someone please help me? I've done everything right, I have a 1.5, got the bin file... just take my word for it... everything has been done right... i've been here since hello world on 1.5, yet i still can't figure this out. any help would be appreciated. in any case THANK YOU EXOPHASE!!

[Cristan]

hello, I am espanish, I am using a translator. playing pokemon red fire or sapphire (EUROPE), you use pokemon to fight, if you use the second attack gives error

[Dementia7]

yea, dont use GROWL. maybe taking battle animation off might help. im playing the U. version too of emerald.

[ACID]

yea, dont use GROWL. maybe taking battle animation off might help. im playing the U. version too of emerald.
Does it play well i wanted to play this version.:)

[Cristan]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/622/image005uv3.jpg

when using the attack of the left. FAILURE


in this other image it does not frighten the option that you go to a to choose

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4004/image008cr4.jpg

[Dementia7]

Does it play well i wanted to play this version.:)

VERY MUCH. full speed with Fskip 1 and 0.:D

just dont use growl.

[SpacemanSpiff]

I have just started the program, select the bin file, the gameboy logo runs, and then i get a blue screen that says:

"i regret to inform you your psp has just crashed", right below that it gives some "exception details exception: bus error (instr)" with alot of numbers after it underneath it. Then, at very end, it says:
"the offending routine may be identified with: psp-addr2line -e target.elf -f -c 0x8a.....(more numbers and letters)......."

i am sure this is good program, which is why i am really eager to try it, but i can't do anything about it until my problem is solved. Can someone please help me? I've done everything right, I have a 1.5, got the bin file... just take my word for it... everything has been done right... i've been here since hello world on 1.5, yet i still can't figure this out. any help would be appreciated. in any case THANK YOU EXOPHASE!!

You don't need to load the BIOS, just use the file browser to load one of your roms. If you execute the BIOS manually it will crash.

[zaiser]

Nice program

[mr_nick666]

oh Mr Nick!! not you as well?? don't fall victim to the pointless one-line post like the others, you're better than that!



I tried out Klass of '99.... a PD game you can get from the Skool Web (http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass/downl.htm) site - and is a remake / sequel to classic speccy games SkoolDaze / Bak 2 School.


it appears to be full speed with 0 frameskip, although the sound seemed to have imperfections. (a little bit "choppy" but not much) ... i would say add it to the list, but i dont really get why theres one on te start of here and a seperate one linked to. Guess everyone was / is just a little over-excited.

seems silly to me that everyone is more interested in compaibility lists than writing proper bug reports. (i.e. i broke the emulator, here is how to re-produce the bug) which is imho a real shame, because i'm sure that'd be more useful to the author.... it is only a beta afterall.

Oh... for shame! :( Thats what you get when Im sposed to be working but Im really surfing DCEMU and testing on my PSP :rolleyes: I agree about the bug listing (what Ive seen is mentioned already now though) - its just you do get caught up in the speed of it - I was WOWed! ;) Will be hunting for Klass of '99 now you've mentioned it! :D

[Mr. Shizzy]

When I have time (later tonight, after work) I will post a list of games that run flawlessley. Unless of course there already is one.
Iv'e tested Lego Star Wars- The Video Game, and Silent Scope. They both run perfect!

[SmashinGit]

I go away for 4 days and come back to this, couldn't believe my eyes. Just 1 question, how do you do frameskip?

[vijay]

hi i am new dont know anything.i want to buy a psp for watching movie,s and play games from memory stick.can some ont tell me what to buy.thank,s.

[Dementia7]

SmashinGit- press Triangle and hold it, then press up or down to change the f/s, a small red bar will tell you how.

Vijay- wrong thread, use google as it will tell you everything.

[vijay]

good

[ganon]

well tried sav from vba for zelda and it says data is currupted

[Video_freak]

Damn. Maybe that will get fixed in later releases ganon. :(

[Mr. Shizzy]

It seems like I've been playing this practically non-stop since it's release. Does this mean a SEGA Saturn emu could be possible, if built from the ground up for the PSP? (as opposed to just ported) The PSP really is a little powerhouse, when in the right dev's hands.

[PsychoSync]

Sega Saturn is not even emulated properly on a PC!! Stop dreaming!

Though SegaCD would be possible! ;)

[jonijonjon]

...Ok. I have tried to figure out how to setup this emulator on my psp. I am running a 2.0 firmware. Anyways I setup homebrew for the 2.0 firmware, then I set up this emulator using SeiPSPTool. Yes I have a "gba_bios.bin" under the folder without the %. When I go to the homebrew eloader thing on my psp, it loads and shows the gpsp under the menu, when I select it the screen just goes black and is still on. On a different site they had two files to download, the gpsp.zip and the gpsp src file(which is in a BZ2 format). Where was I supposed to put the gpsp src file? The readme didnt metion anything about it. If someone could help me out on instructions to set it up, I will greatly appreciate it.

[Dementia7]

^ i suggest you downgrade, it will make your life easier.

[jonijonjon]

I though there was some people that got it working on a 2.xx firmware. I don't really want to have to use devhook to play a game that requires a higher firmware. I mean, I am not the only one using the psp (younger brother and sister), they wont know how to use the devhook once its on there i don't think. I may have to downgrade, I just want to know if it possible to work with what I have.

[Festizzio]

I though there was some people that got it working on a 2.xx firmware. I don't really want to have to use devhook to play a game that requires a higher firmware. I mean, I am not the only one using the psp (younger brother and sister), they wont know how to use the devhook once its on there i don't think. I may have to downgrade, I just want to know if it possible to work with what I have.
Most games require 2.6 now anyway, you won't be able to play them at all on your 2.0.

[jonijonjon]

Ok, awesome. I have successfully downgraded to 1.5 heh. I guess I can retry installing it. I will post back my status. Thanks a lot guys.

[jonijonjon]

Ok I have installed the gpSP emulator on my now 1.5 Firmware psp and I get a Blue Screen error. I am now not sure how to fix this. Any help will be appreciated.


Edit* Umm I am freaking retarded. Nvm I got it working.

[Plowking]

I just want to confirm to those with doubts, that this emulator works fine with 2.00 firmwares, through the latest eloader.

[jurkevicz]

You're probably loading the bios itself instead of the rom file...:D

[Video_freak]

You're probably loading the bios itself instead of the rom file...:D
I'm loading ROMs and I get that blue error message too. (Yes, I have the bios, and it's named properly...)

[Plowking]

Is anyone else experiencing this problem:

In Castlevania - Circle of the Moon, and in Harmony of D, save games don't always appear.

It seems that sometimes the save files are not found or recognised.

Resetting the PSP seems to fix it most times, but it appears random to me.

[M!ckeY]

Is anyone else experiencing this problem:

In Castlevania - Circle of the Moon, and in Harmony of D, save games don't always appear.

It seems that sometimes the save files are not found or recognised.

Resetting the PSP seems to fix it most times, but it appears random to me.
This has not happened to me. Iplayed both of them and saved, turned off the psp, and i was able to continue from where i left off.

[M!ckeY]

Hey Video_freak, what rom's have you loaded. Because in the readme.txt says that some games break. You need to set a feature to off, i don't remeber the name though.

[vicecity55]

i need the gba_bios.bin, could someone send me a link? please

[pspfan]

It's been said in this thread how to find the bios. It involves using Google...

[M!ckeY]

i need the gba_bios.bin, could someone send me a link? please
i don't remember the link, but you should try google, think of "GBA BIOS";)

-EDIT- the person above posted before me :D

[pkmusicmaker]

I'm sure its been said, since I'm not reading all 32 pages of this thread, but wow this thread is huge. Shows how many people want a good GBA emulator on their psp.

[dj2005]

Just an update I saw from Exophase:
"Just so you all know.. well, I posted this in the main page comments but a lot of these crashes are happening because of a stupid bug I introduced shortly before releasing, and I have confirmed that fixing it fixes at least a lot of games (Pokemon Emerald, Zelda: Minish Cap)... but since I don't do one bugfix releases you'll have to wait for me to do some other stuff too. I'll try not to take too long."

[SmashinGit]

SmashinGit- press Triangle and hold it, then press up or down to change the f/s, a small red bar will tell you how.


Thanks Dementia7

[M!ckeY]

Just an update I saw from Exophase:
"Just so you all know.. well, I posted this in the main page comments but a lot of these crashes are happening because of a stupid bug I introduced shortly before releasing, and I have confirmed that fixing it fixes at least a lot of games (Pokemon Emerald, Zelda: Minish Cap)... but since I don't do one bugfix releases you'll have to wait for me to do some other stuff too. I'll try not to take too long."

Zelda - The Minish Cap does not crash right when you load it, but for me it freezes when you receive the Smiths sword.

[ACID]

Well just wait for the next release. Hope ZX is onboard or at least takes a look at the SRC.

[V3N0M]

This is really great hopefully it only gets better.

[dark_man_x_008]

1st post!!! this is truly an awesome emulator. i've been having alot of fun with zx's gba emu and i seen this the other day and i was like no way...then i tried it and wow what a difference between a port and a from complete scratch gba emu...can't wait to see the next release real soon!! GREAT JOB!!!!

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

VERY unstable get more blue screens then owt else with it tried mario advance sound was terrible fps was crap too even with fskip.good for 1st attemp needs alot of work tho.

[eldj]

how do u run super robot wars OG, 2in1 castlevania and zelda minish cup?? mine crashes at rom loading

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

how do u run super robot wars OG, 2in1 castlevania and zelda minish cup?? mine crashes at rom loading
Same here dude very unstable. tried multiple bios files from varios sources to :(

[Baboon]

VERY unstable get more blue screens then owt else with it tried mario advance sound was terrible fps was crap too even with fskip.good for 1st attemp needs alot of work tho.


I would say this is quite stable for a first release!

Star Wars Lego, Astro Boy (which is amazing), Mario Kart, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, etc etc all run brilliantly with only minor sound glitches!

[SmashinGit]

This is an excellent first release. I never thought there would be a Gba emulator with sound running at near enough, and in some cases full speed, on our psp's. With the sorce code released as well this is bound to get more updates.

[dark_man_x_008]

ive tried alot of games on this emu and alot of them either work near perfect or don't work at all...only some work very slowly but for the most part they work like a charm...you gotta remember it's a beta so its still in its infant stage...wait a couple of weeks and we will have an awesome GBA emu

[eldiablo458]

can someone telll me all the steps again cuz im gettin confused by the version i have(2.6)

[kumaneko]

Why doesnt work V-RALLY3?

[Kramer]

hey everyone i got past the bit where it crashes on zelda minish cap so heres my save.:)

[Video_freak]

Thanks Kramer. :)

[Kramer]

that's alright but i just found out that you cant cut bushes or anything so you cant really get anywhere. Looks like where just going to have to wait.

[Video_freak]

This is still beta. As the releases come, this emu is going to rock! :)

[M!ckeY]

well, for a beta, this emu is great

[BL4Z3D247]

This is still beta. As the releases come, this emu is going to rock! :)
yup :D...wow video_freak i'm gone 3 days and u have 1200 more posts LOL :p

[Kramer]

lol soon he will have more post than wraggster

[M!ckeY]

lol soon he will have more post than wraggster
true, but waggster has ALOT of posts ;)

[Video_freak]

yup :D...wow video_freak i'm gone 3 days and u have 1200 more posts LOL :p
lmao. that's gonna be my new sig quote :)

[M!ckeY]

OMG!!!! Video_freak has been watching me this whole time....it says it on his sig. :eek:

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

I would say this is quite stable for a first release!

Star Wars Lego, Astro Boy (which is amazing), Mario Kart, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, etc etc all run brilliantly with only minor sound glitches!
Dude done alot of beta testing in my time this release is very unstable u look at it cross eyed it crashes your psp needs alot of work simple as !! peace out .

[Kramer]

actually he has allready fixed the bug that's making it crash

[BL4Z3D247]

lmao. that's gonna be my new sig quote :)
lol :D

@EGGMAN: but it's a damn good first release :)

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

yeah lets hope theres a improvment in the stability :9 for everyones sake.if its fixed all well and good :)

[Baboon]

Dude done alot of beta testing in my time this release is very unstable u look at it cross eyed it crashes your psp needs alot of work simple as !! peace out .


I havent tried any of the other GBA emus yet, but from what I can tell this one kicks ass already (even as a beta) on speed etc compared to the others.

Like you said though it does need alot of work... but for a first release that came from no where, I'm v impressed! :)

[Brunni]

Excellent. I just hope he will fix the frameskipping, because for now it's not very smooth, but else nothing to say, excellent work :)

[oblivioner]

Truly awesome emulator, can't wait for the next versions

[aries2k4]

Sure, this emu has a lot of work to be done. But it´s excellent for a beta release that came out of nowhere. I´m sure the coder is going to be working hard on getinng the bugs out. But this beta proves that you can have gba games running at full speed. Also, since the code was written from scratch I think it will be easier for him to make the optimizations. Great 1st release though. The incredibles runs just about perfect and sonic batlle is working good also.
can´t wait for the next release.

[Pumped'Up]

Yes this is a fantastic beta release.

I still think NJ takes the cake by a mile on producing the best alpha/beta versions of his emulators - and at those states, the emu's are near perfect!

I can't wait for the next version of the GBA emu...really fantastic work, unbelievable.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Man I wish he would just release the bugfix edition. So many games like Zelda and Wario Ware start out running great but end up crashing :(

[xplicit]

whenever i play fire emblem : sealed sword, it pauses after every move i make. is there a way to fix this?

[M!ckeY]

hey what anguage is that fire emblem game in

[ACID]

hey what anguage is that fire emblem game in
Depends on the ROM set you can get it in English , Spanish , German , French , Chinese , Japanese:D

[Jarwn]

Can someone AIM me a good gba rom site?

[xplicit]

hey what anguage is that fire emblem game in
i have it in japanese [it was only released in japan in the first place] does it matter?

[pkmaximum]

Can someone AIM me a good gba rom site?

Sry we are not allowd to give out names to rom sites here. But here is a hint use google (your best friend) but beware searching for roms often times leads to pop ups and spyware (tracking cookies =O)

[Jarwn]

I tried using google but it just can't find anything can anyone Im me (aim)

Edit:NM

[pkmaximum]

I tried using google but it just can't find anything can anyone Im me (aim)

Edit:NM

Don't worrie guys I already took care of it ;)

[gamer456]

i dunno if anybody post anything about this problem but when i run 16mb roms with the emu on my 2.6 psp i get this message saying, Failed to load gamepak ( the name of the game) now exiting. the games i tried are firered and ruby

[MetalMind]

OMG!! I tried this yesterday and all games ran just too slow... But I played without the bios O_OUU

Is it true that this emu runs smoothly with 1-2 frameskip and sound activated?

I´ll try today to run it again, with bios XD

[M!ckeY]

i have it in japanese [it was only released in japan in the first place] does it matter?
i was just wondering what language it was in because i have played both the Sacred stones and the First one ( i forgot the name) and i had not heard of that one ;)

[M!ckeY]

OMG!! I tried this yesterday and all games ran just too slow... But I played without the bios O_OUU

Is it true that this emu runs smoothly with 1-2 frameskip and sound activated?

I´ll try today to run it again, with bios XD
how the hell did you play without the bios, the readme says that it requires the bios to play any games :confused:

[MetalMind]

I don´t know, but it was really slow. Unplayable :S

Maybe I downloaded other GBA emu... I´ll check it this evening ô.o I was nearly sure that I downloaded this one though...

[ACID]

I don´t know, but it was really slow. Unplayable :S

Maybe I downloaded other GBA emu... I´ll check it this evening ô.o I was nearly sure that I downloaded this one though...
Download this one because it thoes need the bios and the games are full speed almost all of them that work.

[eldj]

i dunno if anybody post anything about this problem but when i run 16mb roms with the emu on my 2.6 psp i get this message saying, Failed to load gamepak ( the name of the game) now exiting. the games i tried are firered and ruby
same problem on 2.5 eloader0.97, tried lots of 16mb roms different versions but still same error.

[Plowking]

same problem on 2.5 eloader0.97, tried lots of 16mb roms different versions but still same error.

Version 2.00 - I get that error 2. I can't load 16 meg roms.

I think using eloader takes up too much memory, not leaving enough to load the 16 meg games.

[MetalMind]

Yep, it was my mistake :) Downloading now n__n

[RetroGoth]

hopefully the 2.x problem can get fixed on the next release. I love this emu tough.

[MetalMind]

Blue Screen of Death here, in a PSP 1.5 U_U

Just like another member in previous pages:

"i regret to inform you your psp has just crashed", right below that it gives some "exception details exception: bus error (instr)" with alot of numbers after it underneath it. Then, at very end, it says:
"the offending routine may be identified with: psp-addr2line -e target.elf -f -c 0x8a.....(more numbers and letters)......."

I´m just loading the emulator :( I get a black screen, I see a pointer just a second, and the error appears...

[Metroid_Fan]

how do you save with pokemon fire red

[BL4Z3D247]

Blue Screen of Death here, in a PSP 1.5 U_U

Just like another member in previous pages:

"i regret to inform you your psp has just crashed", right below that it gives some "exception details exception: bus error (instr)" with alot of numbers after it underneath it. Then, at very end, it says:
"the offending routine may be identified with: psp-addr2line -e target.elf -f -c 0x8a.....(more numbers and letters)......."

I´m just loading the emulator :( I get a black screen, I see a pointer just a second, and the error appears...
thats normal, i get it when the enemy pokemon uses growl or withdraw or any other attack that makes the psp crash...and as for the black screen with the arrow and it crashing, u either have the wrong region or that game doesen't work yet

[Metroid_Fan]

can sum plz listen to me

[MetalMind]

Problem is that I doesn´t load any rom, it just crashes after loading the emu :S

Anybody knows why?

[kpaul_nyc]

how do you save with pokemon fire redYou have to wait until this supports 128K saves. Then you can simply select the option to save in 128 and it will work.

[kpaul_nyc]

Problem is that I doesn´t load any rom, it just crashes after loading the emu :S

Anybody knows why? You DO have the correct bios right? And when it shows you the file browser you select your rom, NOT the bios file.

[Metroid_Fan]

You have to wait until this supports 128K saves. Then you can simply select the option to save in 128 and it will work.
do you know when it will or is there a plug-in that dose support 128k saves. Thanks

[nuwanda]

congratulations exophase !
this is my first post. just wanted to let u know how much i appriciate ur work. THX!
hope there will be a new release soon with a gui and the opportunity to save.

[MetalMind]

I suppose it´s correct, it´s the one I used long time ago in Visual Boy Advance when it was required for some games :S 16KB

It doesn´t get to file browser. It just crashes while loading it X_XU

[BL4Z3D247]

so hold on, u can save games just no game over 128Mbit?

[pspfan]

I just loaded my FireRed save that I saved yesterday and it worked fine...

[Video_freak]

Awesome news pspfan. :)

[pspfan]

What happens to the people who it doesn't work for?

[Dementia7]

it says the battery is screwy and not working and it wont let you save. i know, cuz it happend with my rom, but i think if you HAVE one in your directory it will be fine, the game just can't make one it self, you need to put one in yourself and save over it or continue with it. but i dunno, how did you do it pspfan?

[Festizzio]

it says the battery is screwy and not working and it wont let you save. i know, cuz it happend with my rom, but i think if you HAVE one in your directory it will be fine, the game just can't make one it self, you need to put one in yourself and save over it or continue with it. but i dunno, how did you do it pspfan?
It worked for me. I didn't have a save file previously too. All it says is that time-based events will no longer occur, and every time you load up the game it says the save file's corrupted, but it really isn't. ;)

[Dementia7]

aaah, i must have a bad rom dump or somthing, my emerald works like a charm though, with the exeption of the Growl move b.s.o.death.

[Prasoc]

All the gba emulators on the psp can't run Pokemon Ruby >_< I have to take my gba everywhere >_<

[Festizzio]

This runs Pokemon Ruby...

[ACID]

Yes it does run Pokemon ruby.

[Video_freak]

Damnit it won't run Ruby for me. Do I need anything other than the GBA bios file? :confused:

[Festizzio]

No, other than a good dump of Pokemon Ruby.

[Video_freak]

A dump? You mean a ROM right?

[BL4Z3D247]

[!] means its a good dump right?

also this is the message i get when i try to save..."WARNING! There is already a different game file that is already saved. If u save now, the other file's adventure, including items and Pokemon, will be entirely lost. Are u sure u want to save now and overwrite the other save file?" then i hit yes and it says "Saving....." then "save error. Please exchange the backup memory."

anyone know what i'm doing wrong? cuz i saw some people got pokemon to save

[dj2005]

A dump? You mean a ROM right?
Same thing basically.

[Video_freak]

Ok. Just making sure. ;)

[Plowking]

I've added a doc to the compatibility thread with a list of whats working so far, and what isn't.

In alphabetical order.

It'll be on page 13 of the thread if you want to take a look.

Working List Thread (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=32844)

[tuta]

also this is the message i get when i try to save..."WARNING! There is already a different game file that is already saved. If u save now, the other file's adventure, including items and Pokemon, will be entirely lost. Are u sure u want to save now and overwrite the other save file?" then i hit yes and it says "Saving....." then "save error. Please exchange the backup memory."


some roms requires a save patch(their called IPS patch files)and a gba patcher u can find it in certain websites I forget where it was maybe u can try the gamboy hombrew forums:)

[mavsman4457]

Does the normal GBA itslef have a wifi attachment? If it did then wifi play wifi a GBA could be implemented. It would probably be really hard though.

[dark_man_x_008]

I cant seem to find anything but a japanese dump of pokemon! this suks

[MetalMind]

There are thousands of roms around the net or in P2P programs :S

I´m still getting that stupid blue screen, just loading the emu. Not file browser, not any screen... Is there someone with the same problem? (1.5)

[M!ckeY]

ok, i noticed that some of you don't know what a good dump is, i will tell you..:)

have you ever had a day, when you eat like there will be no tomorrow and then you have to take the biggest "dump" ever. You rush to the bathroom, only to be stopped because someone else beat you to it. In that moment of wait, you most likely feel angry and are banging on the door for that person to get tha hell out. Finally, the person gets out of the bathroom, you rush in and "dump". That feeling you get at that moment is what makes a "dump" a "good dump". :D

-Edit- sorry, wrong definition of a dump...:rolleyes:

[Gizmo356]

lol

[dark_man_x_008]

nvm i got a us dump of pokemon fire red but like everyone else i cant seem to save even tho i have the save patch in there as well...

[donne]

At last, I've the chance to try this emu..
Rom to try :
- Pokemon Green-leaf
- Monopoly

Impressive ! Pkm ran almost at full speed (though I'm used to be spoiled by Visualboy Advance to get it faster by pressing Space-bar on my PC) But it's really playable even the sound went funny. But it's a great play with Monopoly (perhaps it's a smaller Rom ?) with a very nice sound production.

Tried to copy pokemon save file from VBA and it worked (the game said it's corrupted but then it add to revert to last save and.. voila, my save file is ok !). Tried to save-in game and quit.. Continue and.. Worked !

Like anybody else, I wish there'll be Rom changing option, better sound-producing, save-state and a better GUI (with exit option) on the next release. Oh and I don't really like wide-screen mode, so hope there'll be a screen display option. Oh, shame on me for so much to ask :D

But this is a very good start. Thank you !

[Metroid_Fan]

I just loaded my FireRed save that I saved yesterday and it worked fine...
what is the full name of your rom file mines: 1636-pokemon fire red version (US)(SQUIRRELS)1.sgm

[aries2k4]

Um , I don´t think thats a gba rom. At least none of my roms end in .sgm. I could be wrong. its just that all the one I have end in .gba

[Metroid_Fan]

i just download pokemon emerald and that works fine saves and everything.

[MetalMind]

I have managed to discover why did the emu crashed in my PSP :D There were roms with á, é, Ã*, ó, ú letters... And they made the emu to crash n__n

Now it works just perfect :D

[Metroid_Fan]

Those letters or just a,e,ect in general

[Lodis]

It worked for me. I didn't have a save file previously too. All it says is that time-based events will no longer occur, and every time you load up the game it says the save file's corrupted, but it really isn't. ;)

Download a tool called GBA Tool Advance by coolhj. Load the Pokemon ROM, click on Clock fix, then click on patch and you will no longer get the clock or battery dry errors.

[Metroid_Fan]

Download a tool called GBA Tool Advance by coolhj. Load the Pokemon ROM, click on Clock fix, then click on patch and you will no longer get the clock or battery dry errors.
What about the crashing?

[Lodis]

What about the crashing?

The crashing issues have been fixed by Exophase but he does not want to release it with just one bug fix so everyone will have to wait a while.

[Metroid_Fan]

sounds good. I emailed him yesterday he says that if should be soon and that it will supports 128k saves and som other features.

[QueadlunnRau]

Not bad for a public test version. Cannot wait for the full blown emu.

[MetalMind]

Just á, é, Ã*, ó, ú. Not a, e, i, o, u.

I don´t know if other letters or symbols could make the emu crash, but removing those letters makes everything fine :)

[Dementia7]

wich games save up to 128k? all my games have been saving only 64k saves.

[Mr. Shizzy]

sounds good. I emailed him yesterday he says that if should be soon and that it will supports 128k saves and som other features.


Did he give you a small W.I.P. report? What did he say? Does he have a blog spot any where, so fans can check his progress with out bothering him? (StrmnNrmn has us spoiled, as he constantly blogging on his progress:D ) Don't mean to sound over anxious, but I am very excited about this emu:)

[Video_freak]

Not bad for a public test version. Cannot wait for the full blown emu.
It's gonna kick ass! :D

[Metroid_Fan]

Did he give you a small W.I.P. report? What did he say? Does he have a blog spot any where, so fans can check his progress with out bothering him? (StrmnNrmn has us spoiled, as he constantly blogging on his progress:D ) Don't mean to sound over anxious, but I am very excited about this emu:)

This is a copy of the E-mail.

"128kb saves huh.. that shouldn't be too hard. There's no release date for the next version, hopefully it won't take too long but I'm struggling with getting some essential things in."

Other people have E-mailed him and he has confirmed that the B.S.D is a thing of th past (crashing)

[pkmaximum]

Man thats great to here because to me thats like one of the only problems with the GBA emulator. And the fact that there is no GUI at the current moment in time. But as long as the crashing is put aside I can play almost every GBA game for the PSP besides a few that are already available on the SNES any way (Zelda Link to the Past)

[Dementia7]

a thing of the past ey?? wow..now im all giddy.

[Metroid_Fan]

in pokemon emerald when i use leer and when a tranier used howl the game crashed any tips?

[Dementia7]

Metroid_Fan-
yep..wait for the next release as the crash is already fixed.


GRRRRRRRR I HATE WAITING....but its beyond my power. damn.

[Metroid_Fan]

same here i sit by the computer alday waiting for the next version.

[BL4Z3D247]

same here i sit by the computer alday waiting for the next version.
the story of my life :D

[s075933]

i just download pokemon emerald and that works fine saves and everything.

Whats is the anme of your rom?

[Metroid_Fan]

Whats is the anme of your rom?
i renamed it but i found out it crashes when i use growl ect.

[ACID]

When will we get an up date. Or ZX can you work with the src

[alucard001]

The only thing wrong with this emulator is that the coder hasent added analog function, but when he does it will be badass

[BL4Z3D247]

can someone please upload a pokemon fire red save in the beggining? thanx in advanced

[zx-81]

When will we get an up date. Or ZX can you work with the src

I'm not working anymore on VBA emu since Exophase release his magic one :) ... I had very interresting technical discussions by email with him, and i'm sure it will be the best emulator for the PSP :)

[Dementia7]

well he made his own, and you were porting one already made, wich is why his runs faster as it was made Specialy for the psp right?

(i mean no disrespect, you vbapsp was awsome)

what type of things did you guys discuss, im sure were all wondering it.

[Video_freak]

Yes, we are! :)

[M!ckeY]

i doubt we would understand what they talked about, i know i wouldn't :)

[Dementia7]

id still be nice to know. = )

[Pumped'Up]

nah, these developers have a gift at programming - none of us ordinary folks would understand...

[Dementia7]

maybe it was just a regular convo..?

[alucard001]

still but it needs analog control

[Dementia7]

not realy..i mean what for? the d-pad seems more than enough. analog control would be nice for screen size chaning/frame skip/quick saves/ ect...

[publicprivates]

its near impossible to do a down forward movment for crouching in some games i tried, so analog control would really help.

[omniosiris]

lol, it would be the same way on a GBA

[Dementia7]

haha, i know. the GBA doesn't have one, so the game has the same difficulty on the psp as it does on the real GBA itself, despite the analog stick.

[M!ckeY]

actually the D-pad on the GBA is better for games, because the buttons are in one cross shape, while the psp has them as seperate buttons :)

[pkmaximum]

Ya I see your point, I wouldn't mind seeing analog controls iether for games like Mario Kart ^_^

[rommaster2]

So wait, i'm confused, has anybody actually found a way to make pokemon fire red save properly? I tried using the save fix, but it didnt do anything, it still just restarts and also says save error when trying to save.

[Dementia7]

get a differen't Rom

[BL4Z3D247]

hey can someone please tell me where to get the save fix

[donne]

I got a big thumb, so using the Dpad seemed to cover some part of the screen.. Analog is my favorite.

I don't play Fire-red.. But the saving feature works on Green-leaf.. Have you tried different download ? Or go with Green-leaf.. It's basically the same game, right ?

[BL4Z3D247]

I got a big thumb, so using the Dpad seemed to cover some part of the screen.. Analog is my favorite.

I don't play Fire-red.. But the saving feature works on Green-leaf.. Have you tried different download ? Or go with Green-leaf.. It's basically the same game, right ?
yeh it is the same game lol and thanx cuz the save does work on Leaf Green :D

grrrrrr...i hate crashing :mad:, good thing i saved right before it did :D

[mameuser]

Wonder.... what new feature will be on next version

[tuta]

yeh it is the same game lol and thanx cuz the save does work on Leaf Green :D

grrrrrr...i hate crashing :mad:, good thing i saved right before it did :D

ok heres the save patch thingy for fire red its a ips-patch get the GBA rom trimmer I posted on the psp emulation and homebrew forums.

go to the patch function and everthin shud be fine to go

[zx-81]

well he made his own, and you were porting one already made, wich is why his runs faster as it was made Specialy for the psp right?

Even if he had rewritten a GBA emulator from zero using classical software emulation, it won't be as fast as it is now. What Exophase has done is a much more complex task, because he had develop a JIT ("Just In Time Recompiler") that translates ARM (GBA) instructions in MIPS (PSP) instructions ... What he has done alone is awesome ! He has nothing to learn, and no advices to receive lol !



(i mean no disrespect, you vbapsp was awsome)

Compared to what he has done, my port is really easy to do ;) ...



what type of things did you guys discuss, im sure were all wondering it.

Ideas about how to improve speed a little bit more :)

[psy2501]

I'm just near to love you for this man(?) : )
all the homebrew for gba works nearly as on
the real hardware.
For example st sound advance or the port of thrust.
it's awesome.

[Apoklepz]

Amazing emulator...just checked it out at my friends house yesterday...It was really hard for me to stop playing Metroid Zero Mission on this.lol CHEERS!

[BL4Z3D247]

Amazing emulator...just checked it out at my friends house yesterday...It was really hard for me to stop playing Metroid Zero Mission on this.lol CHEERS!
i hope someone finds u a 1.5 umd expliot so u could play this on ur psp whenever u feel like it :D instead of playing ur friend's

[Dementia7]

Thanks for the feed back Zx, and i know you said ur done with VBApsp, so good luck on any further projects.

[Dudette]

I have a 1.5. I've tried everything I've read here to get this to work. I know exactly how Dementia7 felt!I Kxploited it and SeiPSP'ed it. Always the same thing, tells me I need the bios. But I'm 99.99% sure I have the correct ones. So, forgive me if this is a dumb question, but does this only work with a 1.0? The last post by Blazed247 was saying that is the case if I was understanding him right.

Dudette

[BL4Z3D247]

I have a 1.5. I've tried everything I've read here to get this to work. I know exactly how Dementia7 felt!I Kxploited it and SeiPSP'ed it. Always the same thing, tells me I need the bios. But I'm 99.99% sure I have the correct ones. So, forgive me if this is a dumb question, but does this only work with a 1.0? The last post by Blazed247 was saying that is the case if I was understanding him right.

Dudette
no this works on 1.5, on the first page in the first post there's one for 1.5 and make sure the gba_bios.bin are in the same folder as the eboot file

[Dudette]

Funny, after I posted, i checked out the first post and downloaded the 1.5 and thought that was what I did wrong, still no luck. I put the bios in the file with the % and then the one without the %. I know it's something I am doing. After I Kxploited it with the 1.5 it just says the game won't start. Am I supposed to be using the .scr file with the 1.5 someway? I am beginning to feel really stupid, but I have never worked with a beta file before and maybe that's my problem. Anyway, thanks for your answer, greatly appreciated. Maybe if I just keep trying different things I'll accidently get it to work :)

Dudette

[BL4Z3D247]

u don't have to kxploit just put both of the folders in ur GAME folder and the bios go in the folder w/out the %, sorry i should have mentioned that :)

[Dudette]

OK I did just what you said and now I know for sure the problem is that I don't have the correct bios. Thank you so much, at least I don't feel so stupid. Now let the searching begin (again!) :)

Dudette

[BL4Z3D247]

Dudette whats ur e-mail? :)

[BL4Z3D247]

sent...put it in the folder without the % and make a roms folder in the same folder as the bios

[Uruz 6]

I've tried it only now and boy ain't it great!!
I've tried some roms but Fire Emblem and Tales of Phantasia freeze when I try to start a new game the others work pretty well at 0 and 1 frameskip..
Anyway is there a save state feature or should I use the game's save point? Also any news on when this great emu will be able to load 32mb roms?
Sorry if somebody already asked these questions but I don't have enough time to read 46 pages :).

[Zombo]

Compared to what he has done, my port is really easy to do ;) ...



You ain't lying about that >_< Seriously I hope he can make it so it supports gba. files

[Dementia7]

uruz- no save state (use INgame save, it works)
32MB games dont work..yet..

and as for everyone else, he DID give back a comment on his new release, im qouting from my head, its not his exact words buts its basicly it
"the next release is due in a few days, no save state feture still, but it will support up to 128k saves, and NO MORE crashes, its a thing of the past now"

to find the his EXACT words, check the QJ.NET forums.

[Video_freak]

Thanks for the info Dementia. ;)

[uudem]

wow thx for the good news dementia
yyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
full speed gba with no crashes soon
niiiiiiiiiiiiice
can t wait

[Dementia7]

No problem guys, i got all extatic when i read it the first time. also, by a few days, somone in the other forums stated it was in about 2-3 days or so. not long.

[BL4Z3D247]

Exophase is the only reason i go to qj.net lol i have a different name there, though it's not hard to figure out...and yes he said yesterday it would only be another 2-3 days as Dementia7 said

[Dementia7]

yea im on there too, same name. i figured since he doesn't post on here, that id share with you guys.

[s075933]

Has Exophase fixed any of the bugs with pokemon and other games yet?

[Dementia7]

yea, the growl move crash is all in the past now. wich is another reason why i can't wait for the new release

[BL4Z3D247]

niether can i :)

[Dementia7]

its great how it came out of nowhere and its one of the greatest emus out there

[alucard001]

hey demensia7 can you ask him if his got analog function down?

[Dementia7]

ehh..i dunno his e-mail or anything. but if you go on Qj.net forums you can PM him yourself.

personaly i dont want to bother him with release info, as it may be annoying to him, and kinda ruins the surpise. but feel free to ask him yourself

[alucard001]

alright dude thanx anyway

[AtariFreek]

I Wonder If The Minish Cap Crash Will be Fixed....

[s075933]

I cant wait for the new release i check every day for it!!

[BL4Z3D247]

@ AtariFreek: i think all the crashes will be taken care of...he said it was a thing in the past so i assume he meant for all the games :)

[ACID]

I here you waiting here also.

[ataribob]

Shining force DD works great

[kevinsephiroth]

gpsp 0.6 out!!!
take it here:
http://bitpack.net/exo/gpsp06.zip

[DessyDago]

gpsp 0.6 out!!!
take it here:
http://bitpack.net/exo/gpsp06.zip

woot!

[pkmaximum]

**** ya!!! Exscuse my language but this is like the best emulator yet besides Nj's work for the PSP!

[RetroGoth]

LOVE THE MENU FOR GAME LOADING AND POKEMON FIRE RED AND LEAF GREEN RUN PERFECTLY IN 2.6!! also before you start the pokemon games change to 128kb saving to be able to save the game!

[V3N0M]

Someone Post the new update!!! In a new thread so others know.

[Nessman]

New update not working for me.

Getting "The game could not be started (80020001)"

[BL4Z3D247]

New update not working for me.

Getting "The game could not be started (80020001)"
do u have the gba_bios.bin in the folder with the eboot?

[cleardragon]

having probs too..ifanyone could pm for a bit of help. loaded it on my 1.5 and have a rom to test it out with but keep getting blue screen.

[BL4Z3D247]

go here and go to the bottom it's the new version of the emu and it's for 1.5, also u need the gba_bios.bin in the gpSP folder

[gunntims0103]

omg i still cant get this ff tactics to save and when i try to load the patched rom it doesnt even work omg ahhhh!!!!!!!!! its not working but my metriod saves easily wthell

[BL4Z3D247]

i'm testing out right now gunn

[deediare]

Sorry to bug AGAIN but it seems a new problem has reared its ugly head.... I have everything complete with this emulator I try it...works GREAT try it again and whenever i try to access the menu or even TRY to frameskip it crashes my PSP

[gunntims0103]

wait shouldnt we turn our talk to the 0.6 cause thats what i mean for the save stuff just so ya know blazed247 im not using the 0.5 but you prob already know this i just accidentailly posted it in this thread thanx for the help blazed247 pm me with reply or in post thanx

[joeywashere053092]

where do i save all the unzipped files? i already got the gba_bios thing.