[Release] PSPBEEB A BBC Micro Emulator for PSP v1.0.2 !

[zx-81]

what file formats does this emulator accept for game discs?

from what i've found, there are 5 common different file extensions used with bbc discs.

.img .ssd .dsd .rom or raw files with a .inf file.

Which of these are compatible with this emulator?
.ssd files seem to be the only ones that load.

You can convert data/.inf files to .ssd file using bbcim
(see http://www.bbcmicrogames.com/GettingStarted.html)

All disc image are not bootable, so you may have to enter commands manually using :

*CAT to display the content of the disc
CHAIN"hello" to run the hello program present on the disc.

You can also use the windows version of BeebEm and save state (.uef files) that can be then loaded directly on PSPBeeb.

[mr_nick666]

Thanks for all the work ZX What with all the retro emulators for my PSP now Im fully misty eyed Living in the 80s!

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

makes you wonder doesnt it were all itching to play games we were playing on 20yrs + ago says alot for new games doesnt it I reckon you will be able to count on one hand the amoount of games you will want to return back to in the next 20. *sigh*

[zx-81]

what file formats does this emulator accept for game discs?

In next version you will be able to load and run directly .img files.

You should just set the name of the file to run in a run.txt file, like in PSPCap32 (Amstrad CPC Emulator for PSP).

[Hungry Horace]

makes you wonder doesnt it were all itching to play games we were playing on 20yrs + ago

what are you talking about?? i havent *stopped* playing those games from 20 years ago... ever!

even when i used to run my amiga 1200 as my main computer, (internet and all i might add) i used to emulate my zx spectrum on it!

nice to see some more retro-love, but i think i'll pass on the BBC emulator. We used to use them at school, and i seem to remember a good game... was it "Citadel" or something?

anyway, i bet you'll all be playing Granny's Garden for hours now on your psps, although if you want to play Manic Miner, you really should be playing the spectrum version!

good work though zx!

[mog]

Thanks for your help zx-81... i went on the BeebEm site and it said it only used .ssd and .dsd
I should have checked that first.

I was just a bit confused, because on my Laptop, I have Acorn Electron emulators, because that's what I had when I was little.
Acorn Electron emulators only seems to have one file type used for games - .uef

It's a shame about the sound... mr wiz and repton just aren't right with no real sound...
I realy wanna play hobgoblin, it used to be one of my favourite games...
Hobgoblin works on this emu, but when you try to move left or right, the character always jumps as well?
I don't understand why this happens?, the keys are all mapped properly?

[bah]

Hobgoblin works on this emu, but when you try to move left or right, the character always jumps as well?
I don't understand why this happens?, the keys are all mapped properly?

If the key for jump is shift, then use lower case letters for the other keys(directions).

Hope that helps.

[Dare Devil Denis]

Great work ZX-81.

My parents bought me a BBC when I was 9. As with most parents at the time, they thought it would be "educational". Ha! No way! I played Frak, Manic Miner, Chucky Egg, and of course:

"Dare Devil Denis". Yes, that's where I got my internet id from. My real name is not even Denis!! Ha ha.

Please keep working on this great emulator. So many other guys release a first version of an emulator and then get bored and don't bother going the extra step to make a nice polished version.

Based on the performance of SnesTYL, I am sure this BBC emulator can reach full speed, zero frameskip.

[brais]

brilliant just playing with the old version now so I'm going to update. thanks for the release!

hola soy brais de españa pero no se instalar el emulador

[zx-81]

Please keep working on this great emulator. So many other guys release a first version of an emulator and then get bored and don't bother going the extra step to make a nice polished version.

Based on the performance of SnesTYL, I am sure this BBC emulator can reach full speed, zero frameskip.

Don't worry, i'm working on it