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Castaway not happening

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

I’m forced to abandon work on Castaway PSP. I’m consistently unable to get emulation to work in any mode other than monochrome, and having combed through the code five or six times, and having attempted contact with the developer of the other PSP Castaway emulator, there’s not much else I can/am willing to do.

With regard to Spark, I’m working on the service that will implement automatic updates and notifications for new messages. Once that is completed, testing and bug fixes will follow, after which a release is imminent. The Gamercard widget is complete, and you can see a picture of it below.

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ColEm PSP version 2.5.2 released

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

New in this version:

  • PSPLIB updated to latest version
  • Images are now saved under PSP/PHOTOS/ColEm PSP
  • Screenshot previews added to file browser
  • Time rewind – use Control tab to set any button as the ‘Rewind’ button
  • Automatic saving of modified controls (no longer necessary to press X to save)

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SMS Plus PSP 1.2.5 Ad-hoc pre-alpha

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

As promised, here’s the unfinished version of SMS Plus with Ad-hoc play. I’m posting it here with the hope that someone will be interested enough in continuing/finishing the project. Please note that the program is pre-alpha, and unsupported – it will allow you to start and play ad-hoc games, but the two sides may eventually get out of sync and go off on their own. Additionally, once you leave a game to return to the menu, you may not be able to resume the game successfully.

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Status update

Monday, May 10th, 2010

It’s been almost a month since my last post, and about as long since I’ve been able to work on any of my PSP and Android projects.

There’s not a lot to report at this point on the PSP front, I’m afraid, though I’ve been considering simply posting the unfinished (and still alpha) version of the SMS Plus Ad-hoc, with the hope that someone might find it interesting enough to finish the project. Real-time networking always leaves a bad taste in my mouth – especially when error correction is completely missing (as is the case with Ad-hoc networking).

Spark has a shiny new Gamercard widget available, though without an auto-refresh feature, it seems almost useless. So it looks like the next feature has already been decided for me – my original plan was to implement auto-updates last. One of the annoying things at this point is Android’s widget size requirement – widgets cannot simply be of arbitrary size, which will require more tinkering with layouts, hence a lot more time.

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PSP turns five; Spark continues evolving

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

I’d like to take a moment to wish a Happy Birthday to the best little classic gaming device, the Sony PSP. What it lacks in terms of keyboard, it makes up for in its portability and abundance of various emulators. And good looks, of course.

The other news is that another release of Spark is nearing. This update will send certain tasks such as message sending to background, allowing you to browse around while the message is being sent. In addition, this release will include the oft-requested ‘Compare games’ feature, which allows you to see your friends’ play history and achievements (see screenshot after the jump).

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Future PSP releases; Time rewind in computer emulators

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

ColEm will be the next emulator to be brought up to the latest version of the PSP library. It will also include the ‘time rewind’ feature found in several other emulators.

I have not completely given up on Castaway PSP (I’m still poking it from time to time), but I am rather running out of options and patience.

For those of you wondering if/when the ‘rewind’ feature will make it to other emulators, especially computer emulators such as fMSX and Fuse, the issue is as follows.

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fMSX PSP version 3.5.41 released

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

This release fixes the “Button mode” (US/JP) bug in 3.5.40 reported by several users. The bug caused the emulator to start in US button mode, even when Japan mode was selected.

If you always use US mode, you do not need to download this version.

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