zodttd strikes again! GP2PSX a Playstation emulator for the GP2x has been updated. Here are the release notes:

I’ve updated GP2PSX to version 0.09. It’s a fairly good update though, considering I’ve added a file menu of sorts, and a faster blitter.

Not to mention…Framerate indicator as well as frameskip options! Yay!

But wait…drumroll…there’s MORE! That framerate indicator will now read 60 FPS on some titles!

********* GP2PSX RUNS SOME GAMES AT 45-60 FPS WITH ONLY 1 to 3 FRAMESKIP******

BUSTER BROS COLLECTION was the first game I tested to run at 50+ (yes PLUS!) frames per second smoothly in gameplay. This is with frameskip at 1 or 3 depending. Not too shabby eh? ;P

I’m testing Final Fantasy Tactics now and there was some graphical issues with the intro screen. Those will be sorted out soon.

Suikoden 1 works now too! I had to slow down the emulator to get compatbility up, and this is one of the newly working games. Otherwise Buster Bros would run at 60 FPS. :/ Also, keep in mind the faster your SD card is, the quicker the ISO buffer will fill, the faster the game will play. I test GP2PSX on a 66X SD card. There’s a 150X card I have my eye on.

There’s plenty of bugs to be fixed, as compatibility is still low. But it’s catching up.

I ask that someone once again starts a compatibility thread for GP2PSX like what was done for the Zodiac version. Hopefully this time we’ll see some working playable games pop up! I’m going to go back to the Zodiac version eventually and fix the bug that was slowing down the emu so much and see if it gets the Zodiac a working PSX emu. If so maybe even hydro thunder will work (nerys!).

So to go into more detail:
1. File Menu – It’s a little corny looking but it works. When GP2PSX loads, you will see a file menu to choose your game. It will only load .Z, .ZNX, and .BIN files. There’s a small bug in it currently that makes it list the .table files without the .table extension. The .table file is always the second file of that name. Anyways, press the X button to choose your game.
2. Games run MUCH FASTER due to a bug I’ve been trying to track down now for ages. It caused the emu to go into a loop doing nothing constantly. This is why the emu went fast but seemed to only show a frame each second.
3. Better support for games – More games are starting to work, or at least begin to.
4. Framerate/Frameskip – Use the volume up/down to change the frameskip. Framerate will appear at the top left of the screen as well. Hope this helps. ;P
5. A faster screen blit / screen stretch – It seems some games I like to play use some of the odder of screen widths the PSX supports, so I kept the stretch function, but made a check to not use it if the screen fits the GP2X, duh.

Grab GP2PSX at: http://www.friggingames.com/gp2psx09.zip

Btw, I’ll see what I can do to get the logo put into the emu. It didn’t make it into this build. :/

Next to come:
– HLE for faster emulation and no need for a BIOS
– Better compatibility
– Faster GPU core.

There’s still room for improvement, but I think this release will show you a good game or two to play, fullspeed. So things are looking up for the GP2X.

http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=22737&st=180

This is not a game yet, but read the author notes:

Let me first start off as this game was done to prove someone at school of my codeing capabilities. As forthe game it’s really dull just deflect the ball as it comes towards your paddle. Great for an Lua Example. .:Upcoming Versions:.-Multi Player Support (Wireless-LAN)-Music Select menu-Smooth Paddle Movement-Random Ball Movements

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=28311

thepixelatedpoo has updated his Moon Lander remake”Lunar Lander”. There’s been some fixes one being the graphics and the landing pad (you can access the classic mountains by pressing the square button).http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=28300

Image provided by: antiroCantiroC has released Galuaxian, which is a space shooter based on Galaxians by Namco.http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=3409

Lua Japanese Flashcards is a neat little heavily modified compilation program of the Hiragana and Katakana Flash card programs. Now with all 80 tier 4 Kanji flashcards aswell. Includes Full List of Characters, and randomly displays characters in a non-repeating order. Provides the English translations upon a button press. Further release notes:

12-05-05I have now released an update to my Japanese Flashcard program which includes all eighty of the tier 4 kanji. It can be found in the My Programs link on the right hand side of this page. This is a great step and I hope to continue working by moving on to the large number kanji remaining in tier’s 3 through 1. However without a PSP, as per my last note, I am not in a great mood. So, like all good web pages, I am asking for you to donate so I can again repurchase a 1.5 Firmware PSP and the accessories I need.In return for a donation of more than 5 USD I will be adding your e-mail to a list and providing any and all beta updates I will be working on in adding further kanji to my Japanese Flashcard program.- Bob535 ( Site Admin and Coder )

http://www.247364.com/

This DS library implements the Linux ROMFS file system for reading a pre-made boot romdisk. To create a romdisk image, you will need the program”genromfs”. This program was designed for Linux but can compile under Cygwin.”, included is a prebuilt mingw windows binary.This was derived/ported from KOS 1.3.x from the Dreamcast KallistiOS. Included is a simple FS test which demonstrates reading a couple of files from the romdisk, and then it displays the directory structure.For more information about using the filesystem checkout the fs.h file for the proper api calls, which are all very similiar to standard stdio calls. Also included is some stdio newlib stubs that call the kosFS for better stdio support but so far Ihavent figure out how to port those into the existing devkitpro / libnds configuration.http://gpf.dcemu.co.uk/

eSwan has been updated. It emulates Bandai’s Wonderswan/Color. Thanks to PSP-Wiki for the news.http://hue-e.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

This browser for the PSP has been updated. You can download it by following the link below.http://psp.minopon.com/

Magic Maze is a conversation of a Ravensburger board game called”Labyrinth”. Regarding the author it’s his first LUA game, and badly written, but it’s already working. Right now, you can only play with 4 human players and the game has no end (endless).http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=4267

efegea has released a port of SMS Plus SDL to the GP2x. For now there is NO rom selector which means you must name your rom”rom.sms”. The source is available too.http://usuarios.arsystel.com/frangongue/emulators.html