You already can, since both Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon series are available on the PSN Store.
Read the OP.
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HENKaku -- Vita Homebrew and more comes to all 3.60 Vitas
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You already can, since both Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon series are available on the PSN Store.
thanks for the links.
That... looks terrible. Look at the angled lines on the arcade machine for example. Pixels ftw.Until the filters start to kick in.
Then we're up to something amazing:
Where does the OP say you can access PSN games which aren't available on the Vita store.?
It's available in Europe but not North America.
So this lets you access the European PSN store? Or did that poster not realize the Crash/Spyro series isn't on US PSN?
Gamespawn
Member
It was for like a week last year. Still have them on my Vita along with Spyro.
I think, given the poster put it in spoiler tags, that they were probably being sarcastic. At least, that's my assumption until they say otherwise.
And you can access the European PSN Store by simply resetting the Vita and logging in with a European PSN. No need for this hack.
It's a filter, what were you expecting, hi-res redraw of the sprites?
I like it a lot actually, with scanlines it does wonders for some games.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
There are two separate whitelist files. One for Vita games and one for PS1/PSP titles such as Dracula X.
Vita: list_launch_vita.dat
PS1/PSP: list_launch_emu.dat
You will need to obtain hacked versions of both of those files and replace the ones on your Vita. These are located in the ur0:game\launch\ folder. Once done, this will allow you to play almost any game you have installed on the Vita's memory card. It's important to note that restarting the Vita/PSTV or doing updates, connecting to the store, etc. might overwrite these files with Sony's versions, so be prepared to re-apply the hack if needed.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
worked flawlessly on multiple reboots for me and now it won't work regardless of what i do ;/
edit: rebuild db worked
edit: rebuild db worked
If you go to the .vpk mirror site (don't ask me the address, I don't have it handy) the last entry has a whitelist enabler app. I executed it when it was at 1.0 (it's now 1.1, not sure what the difference is) and it worked fine, can now play Wipeout 2048.
DigitalScrap
Member
Hmm... looks like I may pick up a second Vita. I know that Sony likely won't do anything to us, but I have a LOT of Vita software associated with my account, so I'll pick up a second one cheap and just use it for homebrew/emulation. I don't want to take the chance.
Chubzdoomer
Banned
Could you (or someone else) perhaps provide more thorough instructions for those of us who don't already know exactly what to do?
When you say "create a retroarch folder," are you saying create a BLANK folder named Retroarch, or create a folder named Retroarch and put some files in it (if so, what files)? And when you say "run retroarch," what exactly are you telling us to run? The folder we dropped in data (assuming it isn't blank), or some other unmentioned file? Finally, when you say "files must be zipped," WHAT files must be zipped? You lost me there.
Some clear instructions would be greatly appreciated.
Blue Submarine No. 6
Member
Whelp, if nothing else this got me to turn on both my Vitas and my VitaTV to update to 3.60... I'm not in the mood to play with un-optimized EMUs right now, and I'll be away from all this stuff for a few weeks, but I look forward to looking at what's available come September... I've often thought that the Vita would make the ultimate portable emulation machine afaic; let me run anything I want from my 400+ PSP UMD collection, as well as PSX and all 16-bit and 8-bit stuff, and I'll never need another handheld console... (which is just as well, really, unless the NX turns out to be much more than I expect it will be)...
Gladly!
Step 1: Open MoleculeShell and turn on ftp mode by pressing select
Step 2: if you don't have Filezilla installed, don't worry, open WIndows explorer and in the bar type in "ftp://....." where '.....' is the ip address that MoleculeShell shows on the screen. it will connect to your vita. open folder/ux0
Step 3: Create a folder on your desktop titled retroarch
Step 4: drag the retroarch vpk file to ux0, and the retroarch folder you just created into data, so it will be root://ux0/data/retroarch.
Step 4a: copy over any rom files into the retroarch folder so you can have it all in one place. unlike the other emulator which requires the roms be in a zip file, retroarch requires the opposite, a lose file, in this case, a *.md file, to be usableStep 5: close the connection and install retroarch by selecting it with Cross. when that is done feel free to delete the file.
Step 6: Run Retroarch. Circle is confirm, Cross is cancel. when in-game, the default to bring up the menu while ingame is L+R+Select+Start
Chubzdoomer
Banned
Thanks!
And wow, the Retroarch emulator is definitely a HUGE improvement over the crappy GenesisPlus one on the HENkaku page. The audio issues that plague GenesisPlus are totally gone with Retro. I sure hope we get a SNES emulator of this quality soon!
Not sure why you say that. My Nexus 4 (2012) could run PPSSPP well, Ridge Racer ran at almost full speed. I'm sure Vita could emulate PSP, at least certain games.
KojiKnight
Member
Your nexus 4 wasn't locked at 444 mhz.
Chubzdoomer
Banned
Same thing happened to me, but I searched several posts back and found it:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=211963812&postcount=622
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It shouldn't even be necessary, the Vita's built in PSP emulator just needs to be accessed and that would support basically everything.
Cave Johnson
Member
My Vita won't power up no more ... would love to install this.
This makes sense. I was able to get Wipeout running, but not DracX. Now I know what to look for.
ss_lemonade
Member
I'm pretty sure your nexus 4 is much more faster than the vita.
The vita does have that official psp emulator though that works well. Just have to wait for it to work with henkaku
chronic_archaic
Member
Everybody asking for PSP/PS1 stuff - it's dependent on someone releasing a PSP mode exploit for 3.60. Once that happens, PSP games will be playable and I "think" The Flow's PS1 exploit still technically would work on 3.60 but I could be wrong about that.
I don't think the poster knew they aren't compatible with the Vita in the US.
Before I had a Vita unfortunately. Otherwise I'd have the Crash series, Spyro series, and Star Wars Dark Forces on my Vita.
docyoe
Member
I am guessing you haven't used your vita in a long time.
The battery is probably drained
You have to just let it charge at least 20-30 minutes before you can power it up.
Shmuppers
Member
Oh. Thank you very much!!
n0razi
Member
Easier to pick up a used PSP for like $50
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
Until the filters start to kick in.
Then we're up to something amazing:
please tell me this was a joke post
Moor-Angol
Banned
Tried, works good, I didn't have any issue, finally playing Quake with 2 analog sticks <3
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Do snes Roms need to be unzipped?
According to GAF, there is a mips processor in the vita.
Lionel Richie
Member
Yes (they did yesterday at least lol).
Not in any teardown or motherboard pic I've seen. Pretty sure PSP support on the Vita works through emulation.
This is my guess, too.
If the system is now completely open, it should be possible to get a grip on the emulators (psp and psx) and, perhaps even more important, to have professional emulators for these systems on arm.
I didn't know they weren't on the US store, my bad. But still, that was mostly a joke. The OP clearly states that you can't run PSX or PSP games with this yet. So whether it's Crash, Spyro or whatever other game is besides the point.
Edit: A few homebrew games have been ported to HENkaku now:
Conway's Game of Life
RejuveSnake
Flood it!
VPK Mirror
I just realized that "VPK" is a play on "APK", the Android format for package files!
FantasticMrSnake
Member
It's not working on PSTVI keep getting an error (C2-12828-1)
Can someone please explain what I have to do to install it on PSTV?
Just keep rebooting until it works, you can try to rebuild data base, but I did that and nothing, and had to reboot like 10 times until it worked.
It'll be most definitely patched with the next firmware update. That being said, since the source code isn't public and nobody really knows how this works, it could take Sony some time to come up with a patch that "fixes" the exploit.
I have to assume that the source code will be made public once Sony releases a new firmware to patch the exploit.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Using this on a PSTV sounds like a bad idea, since the thing seems to turn itself off all the time for me. I've got the whitelist going from the last hack, but I wouldn't mind updating to be able to dl some more of my games, though.
Putosaure
Member
They'll just remove the web browser. They love removing things from our Vitas.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I'm a little confused by this part in the FAQ:
Does this mean I can't play any of my Vita games anymore or does it just mean I can't pirate games?
Does this mean I can't play any of my Vita games anymore or does it just mean I can't pirate games?
GrantDaNasty
Member
The latter, your physical and digital games will still work. They should word it as "Can I play Vita backups with this?"