Well, yet again - another step closer in launching ripped UMD games off the memory stick. An anonymous group has released an ISO loader for Lumines and has been confirmed working on 1.50 with the Dynarox release of Lumines. It does require an UMD in the drive - any UMD will do the trick. Currently it lacks sound when playing off the MS. Here is video proof of the launcher in action.

Please note we do not condone or support piracy; no less - it’s breaking news! And no, we will not share with you where to obtain an ISO image of Lumines; however, we will provide you with the Lumines Launcher for the time being.

We will not provide any support/help with this - if you can’t get it working, too bad.

Simpified steps (this is all we’re providing):

• Extract the ISO contents to your memory stick’s root directory
• You should be left with I:\PSP_GAME\ - all the game files here, and I:\UMD_DATA.BIN
• You will then need to patch the BOOT.BIN in I:\PSP_GAME\SYSDIR
• Patch BOOT.BIN using the supplied PPF patches in the zip archive using PPF-O-MATIC 3.0
• Load the Lumines Launcher into your PSP
• Play Lumines off the MS!

Enjoy! :)

Update: It looks like v2.0 Alpha of the WAB MS Launcher has been released already. Again this does still not enable you to play any games - yet.

WAB Launcher v2.0 Alpha

source: ps2nfo

AloneTrio of the group WAB has released an alpha version of a Memory Stick (MS) Launcher. Basically when installed this will provide the ability to launch extracted UMD ISO images off the memory stick. One catch - no games are yet playable. Apparently most games will begin loading the intro/title screen and will eventually hang before getting any further. Chances are this is caused by a UMD media routine check. Again no games are yet playable - we’re just one step further!

This was also mentioned on ps2nfo:

“In related news, we also received confirmation today from a popular Chip developer that a PSP Mod is expected to arrive in the near future. On the plus side it will allow you to fully run the ISO images from your Memory Stick, but on the minus side it will likely involve both forking over a bit of ca$h and opening up your precious $250 PSP console. More news on this as it becomes available of course!”

So with all that said, download the WAB Memory Stick Alpha Launcher!

Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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Bri3d and dbase have made the first UMD loader. It will launch a UMD disc directly from the memory stick. What this program hopes to do is bypass the security requiring you to update your firmware to play a game. Right now it is more of a proof of concept program, but future releases will hopefully add functionality like launching a game that is on the memory stick. Right now you must have a game in the UMD drive to play it. There are two versions out one for v1.50 and one for v1.0 PSP’s both are available in our downloads section or you can; Click here for v1.50 or Click here for v1.0

Gamers Heaven Magazine has now released Issue 002 of their new multi format magazine for the PSP. They are the only PSP mag on the net to offer the new 3 page verticle style, allowing more info, more pics, and more gaming.

If you head over to www.gamersheavenmag.com and get yourself a copy and you’ll see what’s up.

OR

Download Issue 002 Here

Mrbrown from ps2dev has released the PSPSDK 1.0+beta. You can find it in our downloads section or by clicking here. You will also need PSPToolChain-20050625. Hopefully this will make homebrew development on the PSP alot easier. Here is a quote about the SDK:

The PSP Software Development Kit (PSPSDK) is a collection of Open Source tools and libraries written for Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) gaming console. It also includes documentation and other resources developers can use to write software for the PSP.

PSPSDK is distributed under a BSD-compatible license. See the LICENSE file for more information.

So far only the source distribution has been released. Binary packages will surface soon. Although this isn’t mentioned in the README, PSPSDK requires at least psptoolchain-20050625.

Update: Sorry, this was initially confirmed by Kei Wo in our forums.

Thanks.

source: gamespot forums

nick just sent me an email stating that the american version of Coded Arms DOES NOT require you to update from firmware version 1.50! nick has left a post and his thoughts on the game over at gamespot.

Americans can remain with their homebrew and now Coded Arms!

source: psphacker

Sei has released v0.4 of Sei PSP Tool.

v0.4 changes:

• Fixed display of custom-PBP on MAIN PBP
• Added List Manager to order your Game list
• Added Corrupted images stand-alone without export
• Added Able to export to PSP 1.0 as well as 1.5

Download Sei PSP Tool v0.4

Some new PSP homebrew updates - all consolidated into one post:

First and foremost, Ruka has released NesterJ v1.06 - the NES emulator!

Changes in 1.06 include:

• Added Game Genie Interface
• Text files with Game Genie cheat codes
• Correction of key-in related problem
• Sound processing modification and adjustments

Also up for grabs, Y has updated uo_SNES9X to version 0.02y15

And last but not least, Shine has released v1.0 of Snake!

Enjoy!

Download:

• NesterJ v1.06
• uo_Snes9x v0.02y15
• Snake v1.0

Thanks kei wo

NullRiver has released a new version of PSPWare that now works on Windows as well as the Mac. It’s not free and we haven’t tried it but if you feel the need for some software like this tell us how you liked it. Here is a little quote about what the software claims to do.

Sync your music, movies and photos and back up your game saves with ease using PSPWare. You specify what you want synced and PSPWare takes care of the rest automatically, day-to-day, syncing optimally as you would expect, without taking up your precious time!