Why not on PPSSPP instead? It'll look 10x better.
After trying MH3U on Vita and emulator, I didn't care about losing TN one bit.
Vita "hacked," (PSP) homebrew on the way (not piracy)
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After trying MH3U on Vita and emulator, I didn't care about losing TN one bit.
BobbyColtrane
Member
Are there any benefits besides running ps1/psp games that aren't on the Sony store?
Haeralis The BRave
Banned
Running PSP homebrew and emulators is pretty awesome on a Vita
I don't have a good enough PC! And I have an iPhone 5S. What's it run like on Android? Say the Nvidia Shield?
PS1 games have no sound.
Skyfireblaze
Member
I have no idea about the Shield sadly but is your iPhone 5S still on iOS 7.0.6 or lower? If so go Jailbreak it and install PPSSPP from Cydia
Holy shit yes yes!!!! My only worry now is what are the controls like? And battery life?I have no idea about the Shield sadly but is your iPhone 5S still on iOS 7.0.6 or lower? If so go Jailbreak it and install PPSSPP from Cydia
I've only had the phone for a month so haven't jailbroken it yet. Never tried PPSSPP on my 4S despite being jailbroken. I assume it wouldn't have worked very well though.
BobbyColtrane
Member
I'm on 3.01 currently, is there any hope for me? Can someone direct me to some basic instructions to get started? Thanks in advance.
harriet the spy
Member
Awesome! Do you know where I can find instructions? I find some stuff on wololo but it seems outdated? At least it's for a very old version of the firmware.
The firmware bit is all you have to change! Otherwise the guide is the same. I'll help you get it running over PM.
You're probably out of luck until the next exploit game is revealed (which can take some time) since all of the exploit games released so far have been patched.
Skyfireblaze
Member
That's great!
Well I think it would have run somewhat decent on the 4S but I'm not sure either :/ The battery life will have a bigger impact but it won't drain the phone instantly, I never really did any tests outside my home so I can't tell very well 
The controls will be fumbly for action games but a future update should allow you to use a DS3 or DS4 as a gamepad! And as for jailbreaking, did you update to your current firmware OTA or via iTunes?harriet the spy
Member
If anyone has a working psp2-updatelist.xml for charles' proxy and PSN, i'll gladly take it
I am trying to configure this at home, but can't get it to work. It's all the more infuriating that the 'response' field of charles proxy only lists 03.010.000, so in principle it seems to be working, but the vita still wants to update.
I am trying to configure this at home, but can't get it to work. It's all the more infuriating that the 'response' field of charles proxy only lists 03.010.000, so in principle it seems to be working, but the vita still wants to update.
BabySlayer
Banned
Does this mean MAME and SNES are finally emulated at 100%?
Crap that's a good point. I'm pretty sure it was over iTunes. But my memory is rather hazy, is it possible I didn't update it at all? Could it have shipped with 7.0.6?That's great!
Is the performance really that good? So much so that I'd rather play Type 0 on it than my Vita? Because if it is THAT good I may invest in TV cables for the phone
. That paired with a controller would be a sweet way to play. I stumbled across a Youtube video of someone playing with a controller, could that have been done with a different application running in the background?
No, because this hack is limited to the PSP's hardware specs.
Looks like I was wrong, buddy.
6 games available for exploit:
http://wololo.net/2014/03/27/release-new-exploit-games-for-firmwares-3-01-and-3-10/#more-18882
In regards to download games from PSN on older firmware:
If anyone has a working psp2-updatelist.xml for charles' proxy and PSN, i'll gladly take it
I am trying to configure this at home, but can't get it to work. It's all the more infuriating that the 'response' field of charles proxy only lists 03.010.000, so in principle it seems to be working, but the vita still wants to update.
Try this. Worked for me and I am downloading Fez right now:
ConradCervantes
Banned
When I try to extract Open CMA to my CMA folder, it says Access is denied. Did Sony patch a workaround to keep Open CMA out?
n64coder
Member
Thanks for the tip.
So to clarify for PS Vita newbies, I put my Vita in Airplane mode (under Settings), powered the system off (hold the button on top for 10 seconds until you see power off slider). I went to the sony store and bought a couple of games. Specified download to Vita. Then I powered on the Vita and turned off Airplane mode. I let the Vita go auto-sleep (don't use it for a minute) and it downloads in the background. Pressing the power button on top hibernates it, not put it to sleep.
I did download the Air Hockey game which is a PSP game. How do I get this onto my Vita? I guess I need to download to the PS3 and then transfer to the Vita?
n64coder
Member
You need to do the copy as Administrator.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Got it working, but now I'm having trouble making the computer find the Numblast save. I downloaded the exploit and extracted the folder to PSAVEDATA. Does the TN-V stuff go into the exploit folder as well?
ConradCervantes
Banned
Disable the internet on both your Vita and PC, reboot the Vita, and try again. Worked for me.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
So I just found out on TN-7 on newer vita firmwares you're not able to access the 64mb ram of PSP 2000 and 3000 and only previous firmware releases can. Damn that sucks ass. Was looking forward to playing cps2psp and mvspsp slim versions so I could enjoy Marvel vs Capcom,Garou, and Breakers Revenge at full locked 60fps on that glorious vita oled screen . Some psp slim exclusive openbor mods also would have been nice to play on the oled.
Looks like I'm skipping this until they find a way to let you use the full 64mb. Still got my PSP3000 and go tho I guess.
. Some psp slim exclusive openbor mods also would have been nice to play on the oled.Looks like I'm skipping this until they find a way to let you use the full 64mb
. Still got my PSP3000 and go tho I guess.
Hesemonni
Banned
I hacked my Vita via King of Pool, really found the PSP like emulation capabilities a bit lacking and after Metroid & Castlevania replays I found myself not touching the hacked bits at all. I guess if Vita itself was completely hacked and it would offer enhanced emulation & extra functions the case would be different, but for now I think I'm done.
The call of FEZ is just too strong to resist.
The call of FEZ is just too strong to resist.
I downloaded Fez yesterday and it turns out Cross-Save works without the proxy, which is very, very convenient.
The people who have that Japanese game have hit the jackpot. It can NEVER be patched apparantly. Good to know this is a possibility, hopefully we'll see a future game with the same ability.
Holy shit!!! The exploited game I have has been exploited again! Still only on 3.01 though.
The people who have that Japanese game have hit the jackpot. It can NEVER be patched apparantly. Good to know this is a possibility, hopefully we'll see a future game with the same ability.
Man just imagine they can unlock it to the Vitas full specs. N64 would run like a dream!So I just found out on TN-7 on newer vita firmwares you're not able to access the 64mb ram of PSP 2000 and 3000 and only previous firmware releases can. Damn that sucks ass. Was looking forward to playing cps2psp and mvspsp slim versions so I could enjoy Marvel vs Capcom,Garou, and Breakers Revenge at full locked 60fps on that glorious vita oled screen
Looks like I'm skipping this until they find a way to let you use the full 64mb
FataIChoice
Member
The 64mb is very unlikely to ever return, there is no reason for Sony to re-enable it because all official games and software only require 32mb.So I just found out on TN-7 on newer vita firmwares you're not able to access the 64mb ram of PSP 2000 and 3000 and only previous firmware releases can. Damn that sucks ass. Was looking forward to playing cps2psp and mvspsp slim versions so I could enjoy Marvel vs Capcom,Garou, and Breakers Revenge at full locked 60fps on that glorious vita oled screen
Looks like I'm skipping this until they find a way to let you use the full 64mb
Fortunately, most homebrew will work on both, the only one that absolutely requires the full 64mb that specifically comes to mind is Aquaria.
But of course, as you know the trade off is lower framerate on some of the more demanding emulators.
It will run VHBL but not TN-V, so if you wanted ISO loading then you're out of luck.
On another note, has anyone been able to get Charles or Fiddler2 to work bypass the 3.12 update? I tried on 3.10 and was having no success but thought that was likely an error on my part.
n64coder
Member
How does one get the PSP game Arcade Airhockey & Bowling onto the Vita? Is the trick is to disable the internet on the PS3 and the Vita and then use the USB cable? I'll have to try this tonight. Can one use the CMA on the PC to do the game transfer if the internet is disabled?
Canis lupus
Member
WOW that is great.
Announce what games work on 3.01 literally seconds after everyone updated their Vita to 3.10
Er-Those titles were known for a bit during 3.01? Sorry you updated instead of waiting on a lower firmware in case something like this happened?
FataIChoice
Member
Actually, most of those games are from previous exploits and it wasn't known that they could be used again. Pirates and Numblast were likely private exploitable game that no longer work with the updates, so no reason to keep them private.
moltonasty
Member
Feeling slightly remorseful for updating to 3.10...I miss my exploit but I'm confident it'll come back in later firmwares, or this one...right!?? Or have I made a terrible, terrible mistake...
BabySlayer
Banned
WTF... why??
Charles is working fine for me to bypass 3.12.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Moral quandary: I bought the digital version of Motorstorm Arctic Edge long ago for my PSP Go, which I no longer own. SCEA for some reason refuses to place the game on PSN for Vita owners, probably because it was one of the first exploited games. What are my options? Should I go hunt down a copy of the physical game and rip the UMD to my PC, or resort to less savory measures with a few mouse clicks? I pride myself on not pirating games, but would this be piracy if I already own a digital copy?
Got CMA working, thanks Conrad. Now my problem is getting the hack to work with Numblast.
I DL the Numblast save file exploit from wolo, it extracted into two files, a exploited save and regular save file. I added 660.PBP, TN.bin and Flash0.TN to the exploited save file. Then I uploaded the exploited save file to my Vita via Open CMA. I load the game, exploit doesn't work, I load the game holding R shoulder button, no go either. Any ideas?
EDIT : got it, had to transfer both save files.
I DL the Numblast save file exploit from wolo, it extracted into two files, a exploited save and regular save file. I added 660.PBP, TN.bin and Flash0.TN to the exploited save file. Then I uploaded the exploited save file to my Vita via Open CMA. I load the game, exploit doesn't work, I load the game holding R shoulder button, no go either. Any ideas?
EDIT : got it, had to transfer both save files.
n64coder
Member
What was the issue preventing CMA from working in the first place?
Sometimes it asks to update so you just gotta restart your Vita and make sure Wifi is off.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Having a bitch of a time installing emulators. I'd like to get some for NES, SNES, GBC and GBA but I can't find any clear cut instructions on how to do them. Any step-by-step instructions out there?
Packaging the homebrew for installation on the Vita:
1) download PSP homebrews from your favorite website
2) extract the homebrew somewhere on your hard drive, and with your favorite utility, zip it again with the store setting (no compression), in a file that you will name INSTALL.ZIP (uppercase is important). If your compression tool does not have compression options, I recommend 7zip.
3) take any PSP savedata (but not the one used for HBL!), and add the INSTALL.ZIP to that folder, in your PC CMA folder. so your PSP Savedata will look something like this:
in folder PSSAVEDATA/1a2b3c4def5678/UCUS12345000/ (or something like this) you will have the following files:
- ICON0.PNG
- PIC1.PNG
- DATA.BIN
- PARAMS.SFO
- INSTALL.ZIP
Installing:
1) run OpenCMA on your PC, and CMA on your Vita
2) copy the previously packaged SAVEDATA (see above) with your homebrew in INSTALL.ZIP on your Vita
3) run HBL (how to run HBL is explained in the previous section)
4) navigate with the HBL menu to the SAVEDATA folder, then go to the folder you just downloaded (in my example, UCUS12345000), and click cross or circle on it
5) At this point, the HBL menu should ask you if you want to install the homebrew. select yes, and wait until HBL is done extracting your homebrew
6) The homebrew is now installed, and you can run it by going to the VHBL folder, if everything went well, a new subfolder with your homebrew has been created here, and you can run the homebrew
copied it from wololo.net, hope it helps you. If not head over to wololo and ask around there.
1) download PSP homebrews from your favorite website
2) extract the homebrew somewhere on your hard drive, and with your favorite utility, zip it again with the store setting (no compression), in a file that you will name INSTALL.ZIP (uppercase is important). If your compression tool does not have compression options, I recommend 7zip.
3) take any PSP savedata (but not the one used for HBL!), and add the INSTALL.ZIP to that folder, in your PC CMA folder. so your PSP Savedata will look something like this:
in folder PSSAVEDATA/1a2b3c4def5678/UCUS12345000/ (or something like this) you will have the following files:
- ICON0.PNG
- PIC1.PNG
- DATA.BIN
- PARAMS.SFO
- INSTALL.ZIP
Installing:
1) run OpenCMA on your PC, and CMA on your Vita
2) copy the previously packaged SAVEDATA (see above) with your homebrew in INSTALL.ZIP on your Vita
3) run HBL (how to run HBL is explained in the previous section)
4) navigate with the HBL menu to the SAVEDATA folder, then go to the folder you just downloaded (in my example, UCUS12345000), and click cross or circle on it
5) At this point, the HBL menu should ask you if you want to install the homebrew. select yes, and wait until HBL is done extracting your homebrew
6) The homebrew is now installed, and you can run it by going to the VHBL folder, if everything went well, a new subfolder with your homebrew has been created here, and you can run the homebrew
copied it from wololo.net, hope it helps you. If not head over to wololo and ask around there.
knerlington
Banned
Gateway flash card says hi.
ConradCervantes
Banned
I saw that, but I wasn't sure if emulators and homebrew were different procedures. Thanks for the help!
The reason you can't play Motorstorm Arctic Edge in the US on a Vita is most likely a contractual one. It has nothing to do with the fact that the game has a security vulnerability:
- Motorstorm Arctic Edge was never on the vita library in the US, even when it was already available in Europe and Asia (including Japan and Australia) for Vita owners
- To make the point above clearer: the game was not removed because of the exploit, it simply had never been here in the first place. This can be confirmed on the playstation blog, they have an article where they announced the list of compatible titles at launch for the US. You can easily confirm that Motorstorm is not on that list. The exploit was announced months after that list was revealed and therefore could not have an influence on SCEA's decision to not support Motorstorm on the Vita in the US.
- Sony has not removed any exploit game on a permanent basis. It's always been temporary until they patch the firmware. This is true for all exploits so far, and Motorstorm was no exception (in the locales where the game was actually available).
- It makes no logical sense that Sony would apply that type of "let's not sell this game" rule for only one game out of 20 that got exploited, and for only one country out of the dozens in which the game is available.
harriet the spy
Member
So if you are two firmwares behind (3.01 instead of 3.12) - there is no way to get charles' proxy to work?
ChackanKun
Member
So can anyone detail whats the status on Vita homebrew?
- Does it play PSP/PSOne games?
- Emulators?
- Does it play PSP/PSOne games?
- Emulators?
PSP, yes.
PS1 games work, just without sound
Emulators work at the same level they would on a PSP 1,000 (Sony removed the memory upgrade that the PSP slim had, so its only 32MB).
ChackanKun
Member
So its still a bit limited, right? PSP homebrew makes it the semi-perfect portable, but Im a bit divided on which one should I buy: psp or vita.
Emulators are one of the main things Im looking for!
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
If you're only looking for nothing but emulators then
PSP Slim/Brite/Go(for dat full 64mb ram), one of the many G2PX models on the market, or a good Android phone/tablet with one of those decent third party physical controllers.
Wait for the day for Vita to get properly hacked.
On one hand I wish the Vita was fully exploited so we aren't limited to the PSP when it comes to Homebrew and especially emulators. On the other hand I'm too afraid of piracy becoming a problem and devs stop making games for it. I don't see a point in hacking my Vita since it's limited to just the PSP but I hope you guys are enjoying it
Unknown Soldier
Member
PS3 was only ever properly hacked once and Sony has learned a lot since then.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Never say never.