A new Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) has surfaced from MikeDX. MAME is able to emulate a tremendous amount of old arcade classics, and this port damn near runs ‘em all perfect. Check out the included MAMEPSP.TXT for known rom compatibility.

Simply place your roms in: /PSP/GAME/MAMEPSP and use the following keys to get started:

select – credit
start – 1p start
X, O etc – player buttons
L – in game menu (and menu in frontend)
R – pause/unpause
D-PAD – joystick controls
L+R (in game) – QUIT to menu

Check our new packgen to download this new emulator

YoyoFR and Laxer3a have released a new version of their SNES Emulator, SNES TYL! It comes in two separate versions, ME, for version 1.5 which runs using the PSPs Kernel mode, and the sstandard version, for 2.0, which runs in User mode. Check both of them out in our Beta PackGen.

Fixes

New Features

dded a 300Mhz setting for eLoader 0.97 (333Mhz won\’t work on this eLoader version, because of wifi : thx fanjita )

little intro Press a button to skip it if you don\’t like it :p

To go to the Beta PackGen, click here.

To report problems go to Beta PackGen bug thread, here.

PSP\’s Eyetoy Equivilent?

Here\’s the first shot of Sony\’s upcoming camera attachment for the PSP, taken by journalists at this years E3 gaming expo in LA. Essentially it looks just like the PS2\’s Eyetoy, and will undoubtably serve the same purposes, no doubt sporting a dismal battery life in the process.

[Via] DigitalWorldTokyo

Raf has released another update to his standalone webrowser for the PSP, Links 2. The third of this 2.1 pre-releases, it has some nice little changes:

Changelog

-Added rename() to newlib, now saving configuration files/bookmarks should work again.
-Now L+UP/DOWN = PgUp/PgDown again.
-Now R+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT = scroll

You can find it in our one and only Beta PackGen – Now new and improved!

I don\’t know how many people have taken a look at our new PackGen already, but I am now beginning the long process of loading it with homebrew. This is a rather daunting task, so I would appreciate the support of all our users out there. As of 3:54 CDT, I will be adding homebrew to it by the minute, but I encourage people to use the generator and report any bugs the find with any of the programs in there. If your hardcore enough, I would love it if someone backed up their memory stick and reformatted it then used the packgen. That way we will be able to get it tested out from a fresh and default state. Anyways, check out the links below for everything you need for testing.

For the Beta PackGen itself, click here.

For the Beta PackGen bug thread, click here.

Dark_AleX has released a new improved version of DAX ZISO Loader -v0.6 which includes improved speed, a sleep-bug fix, and a few other improvments.

For those of you that dont know, DAX ZISO allows you to load ISOs from your memory stick in just about any fasion you can imagine (MPHGL, RunUMD, UMDEmulator, Direct Load. The real thing that sets DAX apart however is the fact that it allows you to compress the ISO using a custom compression algorithm, thus saving tons of space on your MS. Oftentimes, with the right compression settings and file deletion, you can reduce the file by well over half its size! Daxziso can be found in the beta packgen, and it includes both the compressor and decompressor, as well as the loader. Enjoy!

To go to the beta PackGen now, click here.

A new homebrew application \’Pimp my PSP\’. Pimp my PSP is an application that flashes the PSP in order to \’pimp\’ your firmware. It changes as your font, bootsounds, background and menu names to look more pimpish.

Requirements:

• 1.5 PSP
• USB cable
• Memo\’ stick
• Hand to push the \’X\’ button ( needed to start and install the program )
• The will to Pimp your PSP!
  

Although it has been tested to work on 1.5 PSPs, this program does flash your PSP, and with any program that writes to flash, It could brick your PSP.

Download: Pimp My PSP – Episode 1

Today we announced the official release of Psix version 1.10, an alternative PSP shell. Basically Psix is a homebrew application capable of managing files by allowing access to them through friendly user interfaces and a unique windows style desktop.

The Changes…:

• Icon support refined
• Audio no longer crackles on tab change
• Audio visualisation completed and added
• File manager working
• New OSK implemented (buggy at the moment with long filenames)
• Image viewer improved and less prone to crashing
• Refined GUI engine

Download: Psix Public v1.10

The recent release of PSP Firmware v2.70 has made people wonder about the possible effect this new software could have on the future of Homebrew.

To clear up some of those questions, Fanjita evaluated the new firmware and constructed a quick FAQ:

• Homebrew does not work on v2.7. The GTA exploit is thoroughly patched, and the TIFF exploit is still patched [Confirmed by QJ.NET already]. 
• It\’s unknown when homebrew will be available on v2.7. A whole new exploit needs to be developed.
  
• In Fanjita\’s opinion (shared with EdisonCarter) there is no future for the GTA exploit on v2.7.
• LocoRoco is an encrypted, signed EBOOT. The only way to run homebrew in the same way is to get Sony\’s encryption key and sign the homebrew. This is impossible.
• There could possibly be an exploit to be found in all the new function, e.g. flash player, AAC support, etc. Fanjita and his team are not currently working on one.
• There might be an exploit to be found in another game. Fanjita and his team are not currently working on one.
• There\’s no truth in the rumour that v2.7 has made Fanjita and his team angry, and that they are going to work on an ISO loader as revenge.
• The LocoRoco demo REQUIRES v2.70, even if you hack the PARAM.SFO in the EBOOT. 
  

Following this, he drawn the conclusion that the firmware upgrade brings little benefits (therefore, it is not worth upgrading) due to slow support in regards to Macromedia Flash files and the possibility that we might not see v2.70 compatible homebrew for at least the next few months.

Resources: fanjita.