It has very little impact on the broad range of PSP usage. Note 2 - The extra RAM in the slimmer consoles is nice but not really that noticeable. Note 1 - Game ID's used in the conversion of PSX games to PSP format are also important for compatibility. Therefore if you want to run CUSTOM PSX conversions (Not PSN downloads - they work across the board) you want access to a PSP that'll run every pops version available.
Newer PSP's such as the 3000 and Go just won't work properly with the full range of popsloader options. Older PSP's which can run custom IPL's (this means run permanent CFW's through flashing a set of loading instructions to it's internal memory, and not a workaround exploit that attacks the power routines which is found on the 6.20 exploits) can access every version of pops allowing a full range of compatibility options. In basic terms, this plugin performs differently dependent on how vulnerable your PSP is to hacking (which is effectively related to the PSP's motherboard).
However, there is a plugin called popsloader that does what the name implies - it loads different versions of pops to allow access to those varying compatibility settings. It has slightly different compatibilities for each firmware version (so a 3.72 firmware has a different set of pops compatibilities compared to a 5.00 firmware). Trust me on that.Īs for explaining what i meant.the Playstation emulator is called pops.
I know there's a way to use controllers with your smartphone to play emulated games, but that obviously requires you to carry around a controller when you want to play games on your smartphone.įirstly, don't get a MicroSD adapter.get a Sandisk Ultra II Pro Duo.
Overall, the PSP is easily superior as a portable emulator when compared to smartphones because of the fact that the device itself has physical buttons. There are several MAME emulators available, but I don't think there's one that covers all the bases. If arcade gaming is your thing, the PSP basically has all CPS1, CPS2 and NeoGeo games covered. The only real issue there is that the PSP doesn't have all the buttons/controls that were utilized by some PSX games. If you're looking to get your PSX fix, then the PSP has you covered there as well. Gameboy Advance emulation is also excellent, and there are even a few N64 games that do OK on the PSP. I don't think the PSP has a 32X emulator though. I haven't tried out too many Sega CD games, but I was able to play Snatcher just fine on my PSP. Donkey Kong Country series), but the PSP basically has that generation of hardware (SNES, Genesis) and older covered. I think there are a handful of games that run slow with the SNES emulator (i.e. The PSP is easily the best handheld emulation device out there. Sorry for long rambling post but would be grateful for any opinions So anyway yeah I'm rambling on I know so to the point I do miss those old consoles so I was looking into emulation on the PSP and it for the most part seems pretty good as far as I can tell but I really want to make sure from those who use them daily how well they really runīut to get to the point (at last!) my question is really this: is it worth getting a PSP now as mostly an emulation device? I assume its good enough to run Master System/NES/TurboGrafx-16/Atari Lynx/Game Gear/ Game boy/ Game Boy Colour and probably even Mega Drive with almost full compatibility, good sound and at full speed?Īlso seems to be excellent for PlayStation games is this correct?īut what about everything else - Is SNES emulation good enough for even most games at full speed and then there is Mega-CD/32X and I'd assume that CPS/CPS2/MAME/Neo-Geo are probably hit and miss also? Then there is GBA - not such an issue as I have a Micro, SP and DS Lite but I'd love to know how well the emulator runs just out of interest
Still its not all bad news as doing so has led me to fully appreciate handheld gaming! Can't believe I actually had a GBA 10 years ago and sold it without playing all those great games for instance. but a lack of space (main reason ), TV inputs, power sockets and older games on big LCD not looking so hot has seen me box most of it up and store it in the loft
I know I'm a bit late to the party (just a little lol ) but I'm only just starting to love the benefits of handhelds! previously I was a home console guy I had lots of (mostly) older consoles many with RGB video output mods or 60Hz mods etc.