PSPBEEB: BBC Micro Emulator for PSP v1.0.3

[zx-81]

Hi All,

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

What's new in version 1.0.3 :


- New Speed optimization
- Add screen resize menu (x1.25, x1.5, x2)
- Add .img disk file support
- Add a file (run.txt) to specify association between the disk name and
the name of the program to run (file yyy.img -> CHAIN"xxx")
- Add Analog pad mapping (in .kbd file format and in the key mapping editor)
- Add shortcut to *CAT and CHAIN"xxx" command
- Option to swap between cursor and analog pad is now working


How to use it ?

Have a look to the README.txt file !

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

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

Enjoy

Zx

edit: a new version is available (1.0.4) that fix the CAPSLOCK bug ...

[joesnose]

nice one, great emulator.

is there any way i can fix the capslock on "thrust" its used to yurn left?

edit: i noticed on thrust, i know im sorry i love this game, there is a few problems with the controls. maybe more than in your last release, im not complaining im just reporting bugs, this is a great emulator, maybe you could get hold of thrust and give it a try yourself?

[mog]

Great!
Games are much more playable now...
Frame skip is a new feature aswell isn't it? lol, frame skip 25!!

There might be a new problem now though, I was just playing a game, and the sound effects keep repeating on like a 10 second loop... even after reseting the bbc!
Other than that, this emulator is keeping me from doing college work more than any of the others are atm!

[bah]

A lot of games are running pretty much full speed now without frameskip Great work.

The shift key doesnt want to work for me in this version, thats probably what josenose was referring to.

Any chance of a 1.5x zoom maintaining aspect ratio to go with the 1.25, 1.5, 2x horizontal and 2x. (I know, I'm getting greedy). Some games dont take up the full screen vertically so would look really nice zoomed on the psp screen.

Thanks again zx-81.

EDIT: Sound seems to be working fine for me. Firmware 2.0, Eloader .97 alternative.

[zx-81]

nice one, great emulator.

is there any way i can fix the capslock on "thrust" its used to yurn left?

edit: i noticed on thrust, i know im sorry i love this game, there is a few problems with the controls. maybe more than in your last release, im not complaining im just reporting bugs, this is a great emulator, maybe you could get hold of thrust and give it a try yourself?

thanks for your feedback. I gonna try this game by myself in order to fix that bug. By the way, you can try to map capslock key on the analog pad ... it may be work better ?

[zx-81]

Great!
Games are much more playable now...
Frame skip is a new feature aswell isn't it? lol, frame skip 25!!

There might be a new problem now though, I was just playing a game, and the sound effects keep repeating on like a 10 second loop... even after reseting the bbc!
Other than that, this emulator is keeping me from doing college work more than any of the others are atm!

I've never encountered this sound issue ...

[emulator2]

It's coming along nicely!

The speed improvements are good and the sound is getting better.

I have noticed that disc files don't auto load if you have the clock frequency at 200 on the firmware 1.5 version.

I've not had any luck loading BCC Master games yet although I've only tried a few.

Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror BBC Plus/ Master version asks for a machine with OS2.0 or higher. Perhaps if you assign the OS2.0 or appropriate rom to the master default config then this could improve compatibility.

Looking forward to the next version.

Your efforts are much appreciated!

[aTomIC]

Ah, its good to see a superb Acorn BBC emulator for the sweet PSP

keep up the great work on your cult emulators

[zx-81]

It's coming along nicely!

The speed improvements are good and the sound is getting better.

I have noticed that disc files don't auto load if you have the clock frequency at 200 on the firmware 1.5 version.

Thanks for the info, i will increase the timeout ...

I've not had any luck loading BCC Master games yet although I've only tried a few.

Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror BBC Plus/ Master version asks for a machine with OS2.0 or higher. Perhaps if you assign the OS2.0 or appropriate rom to the master default config then this could improve compatibility.

Thanks for your feedback.

[ukkevinl]

A lot of games are running pretty much full speed now without frameskip Great work.

The shift key doesnt want to work for me in this version, thats probably what josenose was referring to.

Any chance of a 1.5x zoom maintaining aspect ratio to go with the 1.25, 1.5, 2x horizontal and 2x. (I know, I'm getting greedy). Some games dont take up the full screen vertically so would look really nice zoomed on the psp screen.

Thanks again zx-81.

EDIT: Sound seems to be working fine for me. Firmware 2.0, Eloader .97 alternative.

Shift isnt working for me either in Planetoid, everything else is great though!