PSP/PS Vita release: GBA emulator UO gpSP Kai v3.4 test 4 build 225
Open Source GBA emulator GPSP is one of the most popular emulators on the PSP and the PS Vita for a reason: it’s great. But it doesn’t mean it is without bug, and with the official developer Takka dropping support back in 2009, updates have been sparse, except for the occasional unofficial update.
PSP scene Veteran EricPshat just released a new build of the emulator a couple days ago on our /talk forums. He states this build improves stability and fixes some bugs, specifically:
- Fixed lots of bugs, mostly inconsistencies in the program code and the code to be translated.
- Added new lines in the emulator menu and accordingly in translation language files.
- Painted pixel by pixel, and compiled a new font “eureka.fbm”.
Also in the font added all German-Spanish-Portuguese-Greek characters umlauts with full Western European encoding cp1252 with the required width for each letter.- Fixed some items are broken before.
- Fixed alternating list by changing the buttons in the joystick configuration.
- Now run almost all games from ZIP archives. Previously, large files are not unpacked emulator.
- Other minor fixes.
- Signed to run on the official firmware, and of course on the custom firmware.
Whether the improvements make sense for your use case or not, it’s a great opportunity to (re) discover one of the best emulators out there!
Download gPSP Kai 3.4 Build 225
You can download the gPSP emulator 3.4 225 here.
People on PS Vita will need to format the downloaded archive in a way that works for their installation method of choice, head over to our forums for help.
If you want to help with translations of gPSP Kai, please get in touch with EricPshat on the original thread.
Source: EricPshat on /talk
Nice! do you know if its work with the game2vhbl plugin on vita?
Can anyone confirm whether this build fixes Batman Begins? (It didn’t work on the previous version I’ve been using ’til now)
Why don’t you test it out?
It’s not hard if you been using the other version thus far.
You can answer that question yourself, and maybe answer it for others.
Seems to boot and run fine as much as I tried it.
Vhbl version? I would really like to know how to make eboots compatible with Vhbl as i use it a lot on my Vita 😛
Doesnt even launch for me, it crashes vhbl and forced exit.
Extract DATA.PSAR. rename as DATA.PSP and gather back
Good news for vita , its been quite silence for vita
perfect! i just got a psp again, hopefully hamtaro ham ham heartbreak will work in this update
wow ,that is a good news … gonna check more from “game4deal”
Surprising to hear anything regarding psp and almost even more to hear anything about the vita since it “died” (almost only because psp os can be put on some vita systems)
VHBL version is here. since no one else decided to link files to vhbl here they are. —-> EBOOT.PBP (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYyBtBb_OSyU2lBa2s1RG16bU0)
dir.cfg (is set up for gpsp folder. automatic saving works you just have to re-enable for each game)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYyBtBb_OSyTjhDbHJ3TzV0UzA
Yes, that’s right!
Calcifer, I replaced the files in the UO gpSP kai folder with the ones in your comment, removed the src folder and renamed the .zip containing the files to “INSTALL.ZIP”, but when I select the gpSP kai listing it shows up a message saying “9 remaining files”, but doesn’t do anything from then on.
This version makes a high pitched sound when I play Aria of Sorrow. I’m on a psp go. Anyone know of a way to fix that?
Good sound in the game. Even quite low. Try a different ROM, for example, to another region “Castlevania – Aria of Sorrow (U)(GBATemp)”
This actually seems to be better than the 3.5 mod fork I found on some Spanish site. Runs Boktai 2 better, runs Mega Man Zero 2 and 3 with no visual glitches, and also has cheat support. I’d say this is the definitive version so far.
Actually, scratch that. MMZ 2/3 still have the same visual glitches, but Boktai 2 still runs better with no frameskip than before.
” official developer Takka ”
Wasn’t Exophase the official developer?
I’d need to dig. Takka is always the name I’ve seen associated to this project, as far as I can remember, but I joined the PSP scene in 2006.
Takka is NOT the official dev for sure. Exophase has even docs around pointing out mistakes in Takkas work, and is one of the reasons why exophase won’t release any more open source codes, since as you even thought this was Takkas work and not Exophase.
The marvelous mips and assembly code was done by Exophase.
Any chance of correcting this?
Exophase: main developer – Official release “gpSP” latest v0.9.
takka: developer – UnOfficial release “UO gpSP kai” latest v3.4 test 3 build 92.
Not working on my ps vita running latest version of TN-V. 3.18 :C Seems like the emulator loads but only the blue background shows up. If I press x it loads the only rom in there and if I press triangle after the game loads it crashes. :C
You remade EBOOT.PBP for PSP-version for PS Vita version?
I just downloaded the files from the link in the main article and tried to load it. I also tried the eboot that was made in the comments for vhbl. But it’s okay I am using build 223 and it’s good enough haha. Thanks a lot though. 🙂
I think enough to change the way in “dir.cfg”
# dir config
# default rom dir
!ms0:/PSP/VHBL/gpSP/GBA/ROM
# default save dir
!ms0:/PSP/VHBL/gpSP/GBA/SAV
# default cfg dir
!ms0:/PSP/VHBL/gpSP/GBA/CFG
# default screen shot dir
!ms0:/PSP/VHBL/gpSP/GBA/SS
# default cheat dir
!ms0:/PSP/VHBL/gpSP/GBA/CHT
using either the dpad or the analog stick (your choice, configurable). This works well, but use the analog for movement and the dpad for menus, you’ve got to pick one or the other.
font init Error!! On ark menu in my ps vita 1000 :(, i used the dir.cfg and eboot for vhbl posted here ….
In the folder “cfg” find a file “english.fnt” or “your_language.fnt”.
Which path is it written? The path to the folder “FONT” written relative to the folder where is EBOOT.PBP
Sadly GTA Advance does not work again..i’ll still be waiting (echo) waiting waiting and waiting…..
Use save or savestate – http://www.mediafire.com/download/7ts7jm7ihpl81v4/Grand+Theft+Auto+Advance+SAV.zip
In GTA Advance has a bug that after starting dialogues game crashes.
Save allows you to bypass the damaged portion in the dump of the Rom.
Saving files expanded in GBA/SAV folder.
The name of conservation should be exactly the same as ZIP archive, which is ROM gba under any name.
When loading a game, choose load of preservation, and not as a new game.
Boot game, hear sound but black screen? Is there anyone have same problem, i use psp pro c-2
Be carefull, it crashes if nploader.prx is on.
Too bad there is no multiplayer features. They were planned, but the developer dropped the ball.
Thank you for the update, never realized there ever would be an update of this wonderful emulator.
Downloading this. Right now.
Thank you for even existing, dozens and dozens of GBA games to play, will i be even able to play it.
Really i was able to complete Castlevania (Don’t fully know the name of the title). And it was immeeeeeensely satisfying.
It would have taken longer had it not been for this emulator (older one).
Thank you for the update, never realized there ever would be an update of this wonderful emulator.
Downloading this. Right now.
Thank you for even existing, dozens and dozens of GBA games to play, will i be even able to play it.
Really i was able to complete Castlevania (Don’t fully know the name of the title). And it was immeeeeeensely satisfying.
It would have taken longer had it not been for this emulator (older one).
why the cheats on gba games (i’m using harvest moon friends of mineral town usa version GBA) won’t work out even though i’ve tested it in other emulators and it worked well. I’ve enabled the cheats from the menu too and done the formatting correctly. (PAR_V3 NAME (enter) cheat codes). Please help!
Rayman 3 please fix on snake level 3d its some bug make me dizzy, man..