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Install-o-tron makes homebrew a little easier
Does homebrew confuse you? Many people will wholeheartedly say yes. Even after successfully downgrading, many people may not understand the varying and confusing directory structures that accompany various EBOOT files, and other technicalities. Thankfully, master programmers Fanjita and AlexRichter have released a program enthusiastically called the Install-o-tron that downloads and installs homebrew applications directly from your PSP, without a PC. It will even find homebrew that works specifically for your firmware version. Wow.This version is a little early, but it will certainly grow into a truly amazing application. If you want to check it out, and help it win a contest, visit PSP3D.See also:Common folk using homebrew
Brick-bustin' homebrew TIFF game
Remember how all the cool kids were making simple games for 2.80 firmware that took advantage of the libtiff exploit? Lovingly called TIFF games, these applications were placed into PSP's PHOTO directory, and were (for many people) really easy to use. They were coming out on a near-daily basis until they just disappeared... ...until now. For PSP3D's coding competition, SG57 has created a TIFF brick-bustin' game that plays like Breakout (and all of its clones). It's not the most revolutionary thing in the world, but it's an entertaining way to waste time. Check it out at PSP3D.
New 2.80 homebrew: Pong
It only feels like yesterday when we were taking advantage of the libtiff exploit on firmware 2.80 to play Tetris. (It was just three days ago.) Well, it appears that the amazingly talented homebrew community has come up with yet another relatively simple game to run on our systems: Pong. Although these games aren't complex, the utter simplicity of installing and launching these programs has made homebrew so much more attractive to me as of late. Simply download the program [WinRAR required], extract it into your PSP's PHOTO directory, and then launch the program by going to the PHOTOS area of your XMB.If you encounter any problems, try pressing START instead of X when trying to launch the game.[Via PSP3D]
Man suspected of terrorism due to PSP
With a powerful 333MHz processor, GPS and wi-fi capabilities, and tons of Japanese girl games, the PSP can be transformed into a mighty tool for terrorists to use. At least, that's what a police officer thought when he pulled over Robert from PSP 3D."I started laughing, I knew nothing better to do at the time; these people thought I was a terrorist. They probably thought I was using the electronic device to decrypt confidential passwords, try to detonate some sort of triggered bomb, or something along those lines."You can head over to PSP 3D for the rest of this John Grisham-like thriller. And remember, next time you want to play your PSP on the plane, the FBI might be watching you...[Thanks, Joe!]
Sony fights back: their battle against homebrew
The battle between the homebrew community and Sony has been a long, bloody fight. With Sony finally playing the legal card against homebrewers, PSP 3D takes a retrospective look at the history of Sony's struggle. They claim that Sony has been getting more desperate, and a bit angrier, as seen by this quote from a Sony programmer: "Overall it's [homebrew] frowned on. Our tech guys have gotten madder and madder lately, and it does void your warranty."The complete article has tons of interesting tidbits. Of particular interest is the infamous GTA exploit which allowed for homebrew to be run even with the most recent firmware release during that time: "The GTA hack operated in a way which utilized the game's in-game SYSCALLs (system calls) in order to run arbitrary code. This is why kernal (full PSP hardware/software IO access) mode via the hack was impossible; you are only allowed to code as much as the SYSCALLs availability, therefore, advanced SYSCALLs, like those for VSH (update mode) or kernal mode were unavailable for use, simply because GTA: LCS didn't utilize them. This fact brought upon the problem of concern for Sony's engineers. They'd have to release a firmware update which jumbles up the method of loading SYSCALLs in order to prevent homebrew from being loaded. Not easy stuff, really, especially when you need to maintain the working status of all the retail UMD games already released and sold."[Via PlayStation.com boards]
