The Return Of The PS1P? A.C.'s homebrew PS1 emulation lives!

**JKKDARK** · October 15th, 2007, 23:22

Originally Posted by Shadow_Mourner

This seems like a bit of a waste of time really.

Pops is great, so it has slight legality issues, what doesn't.

Why can't you guys help strmnrmn or something, full speed n64 emulation is needed a lot more than a ps1 emulator when we already have one that surpassed everyones wildest dreams.

I'm sorry wraggster but i disagree with your homebrew emulator is best theory. These people are making this in there own free time and it will take a lot of effort and indeed time. They should spent it on making something that isnt already there, rather than wasting it trying to match something that is pretty damn perfect (bar a few games) anyway.

Originally Posted by Broadus

Wait, so it's for the PSP? That seems kind of pointless, since Popstation already runs everything full-speed, even when compressed.
I mean, being able to customize my controls would be cool. Multiplayer support would be especially good. Even moreso if the screen could be resized so that a person can't see the other player's screen. Y'know, in a two-player game with a horizontal split, resize the screen so the bottom disappears (or the top for player 2) and the top takes up the entire screen.

Popstation is a program made by Sony, it's not homebrew. DCEmu is a homebrew site, a homebrew emulator will be always great to see.

**Shadow_Mourner** · October 15th, 2007, 23:27

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

Popstation is a program made by Sony, it's not homebrew. DCEmu is a homebrew site, a homebrew emulator will be always great to see.

I am aware of that. I didn't say it was a homebrew emulator. (please read my posts more carefully in future to avoid making comments that have no foundation)

Also I have nothing against a homebrew emulator coming out, its just a fruitless waste of time considering we already have a nigh on perfect emulator. Sure its not a "Homebrew" made emulator but does it play PS1 games? Yes.

So you would rather these guys made a PS1 emulator over say N64 (which is a lot more needed than PS1), waste a good year or more on it (thats not insulting them, emulators take time to make), just so you can play a handfull of games that don't work on Pops? (thats if it gets that far that fast)

**JKKDARK** · October 15th, 2007, 23:37

Originally Posted by Shadow_Mourner

I am aware of that. I didn't say it was a homebrew emulator. (please read my posts more carefully in future to avoid making comments that have no foundation)

Also I have nothing against a homebrew emulator coming out, its just a fruitless waste of time considering we already have a nigh on perfect emulator. Sure its not a "Homebrew" made emulator but does it play PS1 games? Yes.

So you would rather these guys made a PS1 emulator over say N64 (which is a lot more needed than PS1), waste a good year or more on it (thats not insulting them, emulators take time to make), just so you can play a handfull of games that don't work on Pops? (thats if it gets that far that fast)

Can you tell me perfectly why a Nintendo 64 emulator is more needed?

It's not a waste of time because emulation is a hobby. You don't know if "these guys" know about the Nintendo 64 hardware, or if they have the console, or if they have cartridges and stuff to dump them.
You also don't know if they are PlayStation fans. Maybe they know a lot about the system, and they bought a lot of games.

**zodttd** · October 15th, 2007, 23:40

StrmnNrmn seems to have things handled pretty well with his work. It's also a fairly private thing he has going. I know little of the N64 hardware. Near nothing.

I know what I'm able to produce, and that's a quality homebrew PS1 emulator for handhelds. It's my goal and I am getting nearer and nearer.

**Shadow_Mourner** · October 15th, 2007, 23:41

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

Can you tell me perfectly why a Nintendo 64 emulator is more needed?
It's not a waste of time because emulation is a hobby. You don't know if "these guys" know about about the Nintendo 64 hardware, or if they have the console, or if they have cartridges and stuff to dump them.

Yes i certainly can.

Now I know Strmnrmn is making a N64 emulator but it takes time of course and being a one man team makes the process take longer still.

While with each release it is nearing closer to full speed, there is still the compatibility, further speed increases and sound amongst other things that need to be worked on.

We can already play around 90% (maybe more or less) of PS1 games on our psp's with little to no issues, whilst with N64 we cannot.

N64 emulation is something that many users still crave (myself included) and having these talented devs put there time into that will see a greater reward than making something that is good enough as it is.

+ Sony update popstation usually with each firmware update, so eventually those games that do not currently play in it, will in time.

Don't get me wrong, i love PS1 emulation but we have that already and its pretty damn good. Ok some homebrew coders didn't make it but does that really matter? Even if they did the goal would be the same, to emulate PS1 games at full speed on the PSP. Which Popstation already does.

So really this is a plea to the devs rather than just to give my reasoning to jkkdark.

I am sure Strmnmrnm wouldn't say no to a little help.

**zodttd** · October 15th, 2007, 23:54

I am sure Strmnmrnm wouldn't say no to a little help.

I don't think he would be accepting of more developers right now. Especially since I never spoken with him before.

There's a bit of a debate here.
Is this a PSP homebrew scene? Do you want homebrew or is supporting a commercial emulator that isn't supposed to be used as it is being now, fine to settle with?

If you want to take what Sony gives you, you get what they deal you with.

I hope more homebrew developers within the PSP scene are finding the support they need.

**Shadow_Mourner** · October 15th, 2007, 23:58

Originally Posted by zodttd

I don't think he would be accepting of more developers right now. Especially since I never spoken with him before.

There's a bit of a debate here.
Is this a PSP homebrew scene? Do you want homebrew or is supporting a commercial emulator that isn't supposed to be used as it is being now, fine to settle with?

If you want to take what Sony gives you, you get what they deal you with.

I hope more homebrew developers within the PSP scene are finding the support they need.

I hope you didn't take offense to my comment.

I am merely speaking from a end-user perspective.

I won't be complaining if you make a PS1 emu for the PSP, I just am becoming increasingly concerned that the N64 will never be full speed on the PSP. Strmnrmn has been noted for his "disappearing" and you cant blame him really, its a huge project for one man.

But lets say that happened, strmnmrmn left. The possibility of ever seeing full speed N64 on the PSP would practically vanish. No other devs seem interested.

Your a great coder Zottd and i wish you the best of luck with whatever you choose, I just wish more devs would see an interest in N64 emulation on the PSP

PS1 fans got there dreams of full speed emulation on the PSP, is it too much to ask that us N64 fans do too?