CaSTaway build 006 - Atari ST Emulator for PSP

[wraggster]

Skeezix let me know on IRC about a new version of his excellent Atari ST Emulator for the PSP, heres the release details:

Get CaSTaway build 006 here:
http://www.codejedi.com/shadowplan/castaway.html

I've proven it to work on my PSP Slim; I hope it still works on the Fat.

Please let me know if..
- it works on your Slim
- it works on your Fat with firmware 3.6 or later
- it works on your Fat with firmware earlier than 3.6
- it works on your Fat with 1.5

I am not including a kxploited or firmware-1.0 build in this release, in hopes this new Slim-happy one works on them all.. but we'll have to find out, and I'll adjust my releases as needed. (ie: If I need to include 2 or 3 or 4 builds for different firmwares, I will.)

This release freshens up the emu to my latest codebase and fixes a number of minor issues both in the emu and in the interface, as well as adding some goofy UI effects.

jeff

Edit: Known to work on Fat with 3.52 and 3.71, as well as Slim.

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[Oops]

Sweet, thank you Skeezix. This version seems to runs fine on my fat 3.71 m33-3 PSP

[wed5366]

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[marzsyndrome]

Nice to know this ace emulator hasn't been totally, permanently abandoned at least!

Although as much as I love the fact it's full-speed, it could do with a couple of fixes, namely:

1) Having a fixed folder to store files in (ATARI_ST) tends to have the side effect of leaving a Corrupt Icon present in the XMB's games list. If only there was a way to hide game folders away from the XMB's beady eyes (I thought Hide Folders would be the solution, but alas no). Alternately, maybe Castaway could use a more traditional file browser function like most emulators?

2) Perhaps it might help if there was an added option which would make it quicker and easier to auto-load disk images in an instant (like a "reset and run" option or something, kinda like in PSPVice). Having to navigate manually around the menu just to get the disk in and the emu reset is a bit difficult on the brain at times, haha.


I don't mean to sound moany, but I might as well mention these ideas before I forget them already. It's ultimately up to Skeezix though.

[SpacemanSpiff]

So is there anything new to this version other than it works on slim PSPs?

[sappo]

Noooo... ATARI_ST is still there

[skeezix]

I can make it also detect the Atari-st folder somewhere else, or maybe add a browser. Time is tight as heck nowadays, but keep the ideas coming.

SpacemanSpiff -- mostly a lot of fluff; a new build machine thats more up to to date, fixes to the UI and some changes there, works with Slim, and some fairly specific emulation changes (probably only effect a couple of games.) Still, its been so long I figure it warrants a build bump, just so its on peopels radars.

jeff

[sappo]

Yay!!! Thank you Skeezix!!

[Baboon]

Is there a reason why its supplied in two folders?

I placed the eboot from the Castawaypsp folder into the atari_st folder then deleted the Castawaypsp folder. Then just put atari_st into my game folder (I'm on a phat psp with 3.71m33) and the emulator still boots up fine??

It's nice to see this having an update... hopefully this will be something worked on again soon?

[skeezix]

You can put the eboot anywhere you like really, since it doesn't directly depend on anything. I did it that way originally in case someone else made an ST emu, we could share disks and such easier :P Rather a moot point.

jeff