Gizmodo: emulation

PSPgo Finally Getting a Bit Cool with Sega Genesis Emulator

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:36:01 EST

Mark said that the PSPgo goes nowhere you haven't been. He wasn't impressed, to say the least. Perhaps the fact that it has been hacked and someone added a Sega Genesis emulator will make him change his mind.

But then, that's nowhere where you haven't been before, so probably he won't give a damn either. And I won't blame him. [Joystiq]

PlayStation Emulation Comes to Palm Pre, Runs Faster Than on iPhone

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:45:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Jailbreaking emulation legend ZodTTD has started the ball rolling on Pre gaming by installing his PlayStation emulator, psx4all, on the smartphone—and while there are kinks to be worked out, he says it runs even faster than on iPhone.

There's no denying the Pre has several huge advantages over the iPhone family when it comes to gaming, especially the hardware keyboard, and it looks like it won't be lacking in the graphical department, either. The emulation is still in the early stages; there's no sound and he hasn't figured out the screen scaling yet, but this little demo of Wipeout XL looks incredibly smooth.

ZodTTD says a fuller, more polished version of psx4all for the Pre should be coming soon, and with any luck, this'll be the first hurdle on the way to a substantial gaming community for the Pre. [ZodTTD via Engadget]

PSP 3000 Homebrew is Here Now

Jason Chen — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Although the Datel Blue Tool boots your PSP 300 into service mode, it's not a real service mode that let's you install and run homebrew. This latest TIFF Exploit, however, is one step closer.

The video above shows (turn the sound off if you're at work) shows developers "Davee" and "Bubbletune" using a TIFF exploit on 5.03 firmware, placing the PSP into the correct state that it can eventually run custom homebrew apps. It's not quite finished, but it should be close now. [Slashdot via Technabob]

Update: Nevermind! Looks like Chickhen, the homebrew enabler, is available now. Thanks karltpb.

PXP-900 Is a PSP That Plays Tons of Emulation Games

Jason Chen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:40:00 EDT

If you're a fan of the PSP look and form factor but eschew the 3D graphics for NES/SNES and Gameboy-level sprites, the PSP-900 is $90 worth spending.

The thing has a 4.3-inch screen, almost the same amount of face and shoulder buttons as the PSP, but it only supports "NES, Famicom, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Super Famicom, SEGA MegaDrive and some sort of 32-bit ROM." No actual PSP playing here—but that's not the point, is it?

Then again, if you already HAVE a PSP, you can always just hack it and play emulation games that way. [Chinagrabber via Technabob via Slashgear]

The GAME-800: A Fatty Pocket Emulator

Mark Wilson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:19:00 EDT

The GAME-800 is just another one of those direct from manufacturer PMP all-in-one pocket devices. And maybe it's just because I was a corpulent kid, but I find the design quite charming.

Emulating NES/Famicom, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Super Famicom and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis titles, the GAME-800 is a crudely controlled but effective looking pocket emulator with a 3.5-inch screen and 4GB of expandable storage. It also doubles as an MPEG4 player, eBook reader (with Chinese/English text to speech) and a low fidelity camera.

The GAME-800 is available now for an $80 import. [China Grabber via technabob]

Oppo Muse G11: The Chinese PMP With A D-Pad And Classic Game Emulators

John Mahoney — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:20:00 EST

There are enough crappy Chinese MP3 players to fill a toxic Shenzhen waste dump many times over, but the Oppo Muse G11, with its traditional d-pad and promise of 8-bit glories emulated: I want.

While some of the photos here clearly show a real device, you can see that modesty has inclined lil' Oppo to only be shown from the rear, save for in chaste rendering form. So hopefully the d-pad and traditional SNES/PlayStation four-button config makes it to the final stages of production. News today is pricing: 1099 yuan, or $160. That only appears to buy you a paltry 4GB, but throwing together a true emulation platform along with some pedestrian MP3 playing capabilities into decent-looking swivel-screen hardware doesn't sound like a bad idea to me. [Zol (translated) via PMP Today]

Yobo FC3 Plus Plays NES, SNES and Genesis Cartridges

Mark Wilson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:15:00 EST

We may take the system for granted now, but your inner 10-year-old is simply amazed by the Yobo FC3 Plus. A console that's fully compatible with NES, SNES and Sega Genesis titles, you can finally put those old cartridges to use without filling your home theater setup with unsustainable levels of boxes and wires. Including an NES-compatible light gun and two controllers, the FC3 Plus is a smart eBay purchase for the time being, going for about $50 from various independent retailers. Read on for a full unboxing.

The controllers look only tolerable and they use proprietary connectors (so no plugging in your own), but that lightgun appears to be a fantastic recreation of the original. [eBay via Unplggd and Videogame Central]

iControlpad, For the iPhone with PSP Envy

Mark Wilson — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:30:00 EDT

While the do-everything touchscreen of the iPhone seemed like the perfect solution for game emulation, it's tough to top real buttons when it comes to mashing away at Track & Field. So the iControlpad attaches to the iPhone and gives it a PSP makeover. The prototype (pictured here) was pieced together from the internals of an old SNES pad, but the final version that will go on sale is promised to be "much more sleek and fitting." We're just hoping they're ready to make an iPhone 2 version ASAP. [iControlpad via BGR]

SNES Emulator Running on a Cowon Q5W

Adam Frucci — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:30:00 EDT

This is a Cowon Q5W PMP that's been rigged to hook up to an original Playstation controller and run a SNES emulator. On the one hand, it's sweet to see SNES games being played on a PMP. On the other hand, this is a honking $550+ PMP, so you'd probably be pretty pissed if it didn't have the juice to do this. In any case, neat! I'll take SNES emulation anywhere and everywhere. [Anything But iPod via Ubergizmo]

snes4iphone v1.0.0 Tested (Verdict: Playable)

Eric Sheline — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:00:15 EST

ZodTTD's snes4iphone v1.0.0 was recently released and it works surprisingly well. After a few games of Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World it's obvious this emulator has come a long way. While in-game audio is still missing, background music plays fine. Gameplay is fairly smooth with frameskip enabled, and the emulator supports landscape and portrait display modes. Perhaps the best feature is the well implemented save system. Basically, you're not going to beat any crazy speed runs using snes4iphone, but it's a nice distraction for the bus. [ZodTTD via BGR]

Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility Updated

Jason Chen — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:55:35 EST

The Xbox 360 backward compatibility team's just pumped out a batch of new updates, this time adding support for many older sports games, driving games and Batman games. There aren't many A-list titles on here (probably because they've been added earlier due to the fact that they're A-list titles), but if you really want to play Playboy: The Mansion without having to whip out that old black box, here ya go. As Microsoft's said before, BC development will be ramping down after '07, so expect less frequent updates after this one. Full list after the jump.

2006 Fifa World Cup Germany
25 to Life
AMF Bowling 2004
Apex
Arena Football
Armed and Dangerous
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Bionicle
Blade II
Blinx: The Timesweeper
Blitz The League
Blood Omen 2
Blowout
Breakdown
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Cabelas Dangerous Hunts 2
Championship Manager 2006
Colin Mcrae Rally 2005
Crime Life: Gang Wars
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Dungeons& Dragons Heroes
ESPN College Hoops 2k5
ESPN NFL 2k5
Fantastic 4
FIFA 06 Soccer
Fight Night: Round 3
Final Fight: Streetwise
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Freedom Fighters
Freestyle Street Soccer
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee
Godzilla Save the Earth
Goldeneye Rogue Agent
Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Max'd
High Heat MLB 2004
Hunter: The Reckoning
Indiana Jones And The Emperors Tomb
MLB Slugfest Loaded
MVP Baseball 2003
MVP Baseball 2004
MVP Baseball 2005
Nascar Thunder 2002
Nascar Thunder 2003
NBA 2k3
NBA Ballers
NBA Inside Drive 2002
NBA Street V3
NCAA College Basketball 2k3
NCAA March Madness 2005
NCAA March Madness 2006
NFL 2k2
NFL 2k3
NHL 2005
NHL 2K3
NHL Hitz Pro
Nightcaster: Defeat The Darkness
NTRA Breeders Cup: World Thoroughbred Championships
Playboy The Mansion
RLH Hunt or be Hunted
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
Rocky
Rugby 2006
Shattered Union
Shrek Super Party
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Starsky & Hutch
Syberia II
Techmo Classic Arcade
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Test Drive
The Bard's Tale
The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
The Guy Game
The Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
Thousand Land
Thrillville
Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers
Turok: Evolution
Van Helsing
WarPath
Worms 3D
Zathura

iPhone GameBoy App Now Available

Sean Fallon — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:00:26 EST

If you enjoy shaky, unproven software as much as I do, you will be happy to know that version 0.0.5 of gpSPhone is now available for download. Yeah It is buggy, you have to run it from /Applications, and you need to supply your own BIOS and games (anything but Hello Kitty please) —but hey, its GameBoy...on the iPhone! [gpSPhone via tuaw]

Easily look up whether your old PS1 and...

Jason Chen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:43:19 EDT

Easily look up whether your old PS1 and PS2 titles will work on your PlayStation 3 with this Sony Backward Compatibility checker. No giant list—you'll have to enter a title manually. Again, the 60GB has hardware emulation, so if back-compat is important to you, grab one of those now while it's still in stores. [PlayStation]

Want a 60GB PS3? Better Buy it Soon

Jason Chen — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:00:58 EDT

Sony's just confirmed that they are out of supplies of the 60GB PlayStation 3 in their warehouses, which means that the only place left to get that specific version of the console is on store shelves.

If you wanted a PS3 that can do hardware emulation of PS1 and PS2 games, you'd better get one now, or else some of your old games may no longer work—or at least until Sony adds support for it in upcoming software upgrades. Something tells me we may be seeing these on eBay in a couple months. [PCWorld]

Ben Heck's Portable Emulator

Adam Frucci — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:40:00 EDT

Everyone's favorite game console mad mod genius, Ben Heck, has a new project, and it's something that you and I might actually get a chance to play with for a change. Instead of a one-off like the Xbox 360 Laptop, he's designing the case for the GamePort, a handheld emulator designed to play retro games.

So he's designed it for a reputable company rather than just for fun, so we should be able to buy it, right? Well… maybe. According to the GamePort site, "the company that would have distributed the GamePort in stores perished after legal problems. Several other options are being discussed, including selling directly online." Awesome. Not exactly something to fill us with confidence, but who knows, maybe it'll go up for sale at some point. –Adam Frucci

Product Page [via Ben Heck via Engadget]

Sony Updates PS Store, Adds PSP and PS3 Cross-Support for PSone Games

Jason Chen — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:40:34 EDT

Remember that PSP and PS3 update we told you about earlier last month? The one that enabled you to share PlayStation One game saves between your PS3 and your PSP? Well, Sony's finally gone and enabled it, you know, officially.

The handful of compatible titles are: "2Xtreme, Crash Bandicoot, Destruction Derby, Jet Moto, Jumping Flash, MediEvil, Rally Cross, Syphon Filter, Tekken 2 and WipeOut." If you've already purchased this for the PSP, you can re-download them for the PS3 for free. Now for your scheduled PSP licking. – Jason Chen

PS Store Update [Kotaku]

Play With Windows Mobile 6 Without Buying a Phone

Jason Chen — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:00:32 EDT

If you're still curious about Windows Mobile 6 even after all the videos we've shown you, here's a way to emulate the new OS on your PC. All you need is the Device Emulator, the Compact Framework SP1, the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, and a copy of Visual Studio 2005.

The first three are downloadable, but unless you're a developer or you want to hop on bittorrent, the last one is a bit tougher. – Jason Chen

Run/Emulate Windows Mobile 6 on your Computer [Kirupa via Modaco via JKOnTheRun]

PSP Hacked To Play Any PlayStation 1 Game

Jason Chen — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:40:04 EST

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PSP fans who purchased the console to play original PSP games can finally get what they've paid and waited two years for. Thanks to both Sony's official PSP emulator and some ingenious hackers, you can now run any PS1 game on your PSP. PAL (non US) games are kinda glitchy, but that should be fixed soon. – Jason Chen

PSP Dark_AleX releases 3.02 OE-B- Run ANY PSX Game at Full Speed on your PSP [PSPNews via Kotaku]

L337 Speak Converter

Portable Semi-7.1 USB Soundcard

Travis Hudson — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:55:46 EST

If you don't feel like lugging those 7.1 surround sound speakers everywhere you go, this may be the perfect device for you and your laptop. The USB 7.1 channel sound adapter will emulate a 3D sound environment, includes a mic input and it is no bigger than a couple batteries.

Damaged sound card? Or perhaps you just want to get your hands on one of the slickest and sexiest gizmos yet to join the USB revolution? Then read on, because you're going to love this one...

Ha, slickest and sexiest. Right. $40. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via ubergizmo]

Zune on Linux: Done. Kinda.

Jason Chen — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:00:19 EST

If you're a Linux user and want to get in on all the Microsoft Zune magic—yeah right—here's a way how. The solution involves VMware and allows you to have a virtual machine running Windows inside your Linux, which then lets you run the Zune software to sync up your Zune.

The only catch is that you need to remove your USB 2.0 driver from Linux before you sync, which means you get to transfer all your songs at USB 1.1 speeds. Nice. This isn't optional—as of right now—and if you don't do this you'll get a nice BSOD in your VMWare window for your troubles. Happy Zunixing. – Jason Chen

Zune on Linux via VMware [Zune-Online]