Help putting dodonpachi ps1 on psp please

[aphexacid]

I just got DDP on PS1 from GaijinPunch, and i immediately tried to convert it to play on my psp with the latest custom firmware.

I'm pretty well to do when it comes to this, but i cannot get DDP to work at all. it freezes at the white 'please wait' screen after selecting your ship.

I've searched up and down google, and i find that a lot of people have got it to work. but most seem to have the same problem as me. then, theres this youtube video.

I wouldnt even ask for help if i hadnt seen all those people with it working. i ask at those places but the threads are ancient.

i use autopopstation 4. i've yet to have any trouble with any of my games at all. zanac neo, harmful park, TF5, etc etc...

can someone help me out if you can?

[Blue Peace]

I had the same problem on DoDonpachi at the waiting screen.
Other ps1 games converted to my psp works fine,DoDonpachi just wont work.

[aphexacid]

I think i know how to get it to work.
using the native, built in PS1 emulator in the PSP will make the game freeze.

the people you see with success in getting the game to run, are using something called 'popsloader'. its also a PS1 emulator, obviously not by sony, but its supposed to have better compatibility than the built in emulator.

I would try this myself, but i just upgraded to firmware 3.71 m33-2 with the 1.5 kernal, and there isnt a compatible version for that yet. should be soon though.

[D]

So how is it to play TATE shmups on a psp?
do-able? please tell me your experience.

[aphexacid]

So far i have the entire Neo Geo shmup library (minus strikers of course, that was shit even on neo geo hardware), and every CPS2 shmup, all emulated 100%. i couldnt believe it. mars matrix in my pocket.

And then, i have converted a few of my shmups from my personal collection of PS1 games, including:

Zanac X Zanac: WOW. plays perfectly and look so good with the PSP's sexy screen

Gaiaseed: Plays fine, but since its redbook audio im guessing, the music is non functioning. there are ways to remedy this, but its too much hassle, and i'm not crazy about the game, i bought it for the collection.

Harmful Park: plays 100% another classic i get to put in my pocket!

Thunderforce 5: perfect

Night Raid: perfect!

Strikers 1945: perfect

Einhander: perfect

DoDonPachi: DOESNT WORK! someone help me figure this out please

I now have the entire shmup library on PS1, but i have only tried those games above. i dont forsee a problem with any of the others. A friend told me Donpachi works fine. and of course bastard DoDonpachi had to be the problem child because its my favorite.

To be honestly, TATE looks great, but is completely FUCKED due to how you have to hold the psp at that point.
putting shmups on the psp is NOT for high score challenges or 1cc attempts. its for those moments when you just need to play a kick ass shmup.

[matt]

IIRC, DDP had some issues with disk-swapping boot devices because, unlike most PSX games, it uses CD audio tracks for the music. Could this be a problem with your PSP conversion process?

[Triple Lei]

IIRC, DDP had some issues with disk-swapping boot devices because, unlike most PSX games, it uses CD audio tracks for the music. Could this be a problem with your PSP conversion process?

If that's true, then this problem sounds like the problem I had with Wipeout XL... and I eventually got that to work. So here's a quick copy and paste of my guide that I wrote for a friend:

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:: Tools needed ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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CDRwin
http://www.goldenhawk.com/cdrwin.htm

UltraISO
http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/

Simple Popstation GUI by ZiNgABuRgA
http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=60371

Popstation CDDA by Tinnus
http://dl.qj.net/Popstation-CDDA-by-Tin ... /catid/151

keys.bin
(google)


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:: Add-ons :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Popstation Image Packs
http://popsdb.twystneko.com/

Eboot Packs by vegetano1
http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=72066

Manuals
http://psxpspmanuals.com/list.php

PMF codec
http://www.simplygaming.info/vegetano1/ ... ecoder.exe


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1. Download ZiNgABuRgA's Simple Popstation GUI. I saved it to:

D:\!Backup Data for DS and PSP\PSP Backup\PS1 rips\!PsGUI300beta


2. Download "Popstation CDDA by Tinnus." Go to PsGUI300beta\Data and
replace popstation.exe with the one by Tinnus.


3. Rip the CD with CDRwin by clicking on "Extract Disc/Tracks/Sectors"
(top row, middle icon). First, click on the box with the three dots
next to the "Image Filename" field and create a folder with the name
of your game. For example:

D:\!Backup Data for DS and PSP\PSP Backup\PS1 rips\ridge_racer_revolution

Then save the image file with the same name as the folder inside the
folder you just created, like this:

ridge_racer_revolution

Click the "START" button on the bottom to begin. When finished, you
should have a .bin and .cue file, like this:

ridge_racer_revolution.bin
ridge_racer_revolution.cue


4. Open UltraISO and select Tools > Convert. In "Input Image Filename(s),"
select your .bin file. Make sure the "Use Input Directory" box is checked.
Then, under "Output Format," click "CloneCD (.IMG/.CCD/.SUB)" and click
"Convert" to start. You should now have three more files in the same
folder as the .bin and .cue files, like this:

ridge_racer_revolution.ccd
ridge_racer_revolution.img
ridge_racer_revolution.sub


5. Look for image / eboot packs in the sites listed. These determine how
your game will look in your PSP under the "GAME" menu. Save the images
in the same folder as your CD rips, and for best results, rename them
so that the file names of the images match the standard names, like this:

apoklepz_1_icon0.png --> ICON0.png
apoklepz_1_pic1.png --> PIC1.png

For full examples, check out "Eboot Packs by vegetano1". If not all
the images for your game are available, you can always make your own.


6. Preview your eboot and create it with Simple Popstation. Use "9" for
compression.

After transferring the game to your PSP, drop keys.bin into the folder
with the eboot.

[aphexacid]

IIRC, DDP had some issues with disk-swapping boot devices because, unlike most PSX games, it uses CD audio tracks for the music. Could this be a problem with your PSP conversion process?

Well i suppose...but i converted my Gaiaseed disc as well, and i know that has redbook (CD audio) audio, and it works great. just no music.
You could be right though. i'm going to look into that bit.

[aphexacid]

IIRC, DDP had some issues with disk-swapping boot devices because, unlike most PSX games, it uses CD audio tracks for the music. Could this be a problem with your PSP conversion process?

If that's true, then this problem sounds like the problem I had with Wipeout XL... and I eventually got that to work. So here's a quick copy and paste of my guide that I wrote for a friend:

I very much appreciate the guide! but unfortunately, i read that since my dumb ass updated to the latest custom firmware, and they havent updated popstation to be compatible yet, i cant use those plugins and what not. so im limited to the built in sony ps1 emulator.

I'm going to look into this redbook audio business, i bet thats what it is, cause it freezes right about when the music should start!

[aphexacid]

ugh. ok. i tried your creation method. everything went swimmingly. but it froze in the exact same place as before.

I went to the dark alex site and grabbed the popsloader m33 pack...thingy. i went into the recovery screen on my psp, enabled the popsloader plugin. and i guess its working? it says its enabled...i dont know how to tell.

started ddp, and nothing looked different at all really, looks exactly like the built in emulator....i've gotta get this to work. i have to be missing something stupid.

[califoreigner]

i've gotten this to work properly before. try using clonecd and daemon tools.

[aphexacid]

I dont suppose you would write a quick guide or point me to one thats for this specific game? i'd really appreciate it. i'm sure it'd help a lot of people as well.

[aphexacid]

I've figured it out people! after a user at another place confirmed that he had a working file, albeit music ripped....he mentioned that he uses a program called psx2psp. something i had never heard of.

I grabbed it off of maxconsole. after a few hours of fiddling, i figured out that the key is to create an image of your DDP disc in bin/cue format. nothing else will work. select the bin file in the program and your golden.

the program is self explanatory. you will need a "super underground" file named base.pbp and key.bin to plop into the files folder. easily found through google.

i now have a 100% working DDP on psp! how flippin cool is that??
everything plays perfectly. only thing is that each music track is a split second late. and i have tried to redo the process a few time with and without compression and all that, but it didnt make a difference.

i'm elated with the results, i think this is something that should be on everyones PSP!!!

[indstr]

i just tried this with psx2psp (before reading the last comment) and mine locks up on the please wait screen oh well

btw, popsloader is not an unofficial emulator, it is simply a hack that allows you to select which version of pops (the official sony ps1 emulator) to use, since it has been changed/updated on many of the major firmware releases ... some of the older versions apparently have higher or different compatibility.. so if for example, you are running firmware version 3.52 but you want to use the pops from 3.01, then you can use popsloader to enable that.

[aphexacid]

yeah i just figured out what the hell popsloader was. it never made any sense to me.

Hopefully you're making an image of your OWN retail original....Like i mentioned before, I can say 100% it works if you create a bin/cue image. i used alcohol 120%. then, just run it through psx2psp v1.2

It works perfectly! I've played the hell out of it. the only problem is that when the music for the stages start, they're like 1 second late.

I'm more than happy to help anyone with this, since i received so much great help, i want to give back any knowledge in return!
but please no iso requests.

[zeonmx]

I still don't understand half of the process in how to create an image and use psx2psp.

[sallyxi]

difficult question

[Thunder Force]

I just got DDP on PS1 from GaijinPunch, and i immediately tried to convert it to play on my psp with the latest custom firmware.

I'm pretty well to do when it comes to this, but i cannot get DDP to work at all. it freezes at the white 'please wait' screen after selecting your ship.

Hopefully you're making an image of your OWN retail original....Like i mentioned before, I can say 100% it works if you create a bin/cue image. i used alcohol 120%. then, just run it through psx2psp v1.2

It works perfectly!

Thanks for the info, I encountered the same freezing problem and your detailed fix worked to resolve it (using a bin/cue with alcohol 120% then using psx2psp v1.2).

PSX DDP in full tate on a PSP Slim = priceless.

[D]

pics, videos

[Thunder Force]

pics, videos

[D]

nice, can it be configured so that you can play with other buttons, like select button, etc
probably not eh?

[indstr]

cwcheat has had remapsp bundled with it for a while, it is supposed to have support for POPS too ...

http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/cwcheat/7214

it may take a little while to configure, but it should work for ya