PSP homebrew developer Zx-81 has released the final version of his application PSPSIM, a port of SimCoupe. SimCoupe is an emulator of the 1989 Miles Gordon Technology 8-bit home computer, SAM Coupe. According to the dev, this homebrew app contains many optimizations to speed up video and audio emulation in Z80, bugfixes, and other major changes.

Download: PSPSIM v1.2.1 (pack)
Visit: Zx-81's Release Thread on the QJ.Net Forums

Homebrew developer Zx-81 dropped by QJ.NET PSP Development Forum and released his holiday gift for the homebrew community: the final version of SAM Coupe emulator for the PlayStation Portable, PSPSIM.

The download package below contains builds compatible for firmwares 1.5 and 3.xx as well as the source code.


Download: PSPSIM v1.1.1
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum

Sony PlayStation Portable homebrew developer Zx-81 has just rolled out the latest version of PSPSIM, a handy little piece of homebrew heaven that emulates the ancient but legendary Sam Coupe. Sporting the same handful of zx-81 update and bugfix goodness, this version is now compatible with the PSP Slim & Lite, as well as support for IR Keyboards.

The changelog and the download links at the full article.

Homebrew coder Zx-81 dropped by the QJ.Net Forums to announce the release of version 1.0.5 of PSPSim. This homebrew emulator is a PSP port of the SimCoupe, an emulator for the SamCoupe home computer. The SamCoupe computer was a British Z80-based home computer released by Gordon Miles Technology back in 1989. Here's the changelog for version 1.0.5:

• Bug fix: frame skip option is now saved with game settings (Thanks to Nick666, who had reported me this bug)
• New beautiful background images designed by Mr Nick666!
• Settings files for most of all famous games (from Mr Nick666)!
  

As with Zx-81's other homebrew emulators, full installation instructions, usage details, and complete changelogs are available in the file bundle - make sure to read those. The bundle will also contain this application's source code - just remember to read the enclosed GNU license in the COPYING.txt file before viewing the codes. Also be sure to visit the author's thread over at the QJ.Net Forums for further application details and discussions. Enjoy your download!

Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum
Download: PSPSIM: A SamCoupe Emulator for PSP v1.0.5

Homebrew coder Zx-81 has just updated the PSPSIM homebrew, which is now running at version 1.0.4. This application is an emulator for games built to run on the SAM Coupe - an 8-bit Z80-based home computer system originally developed by Miles Gordon Technology back in 1989. And much like the updates for PSPYape, PSP7800, and PSPMSX, this emulator now uses the PSP GPU for rendering - full explanations on what it does below:

• New graphical functions with new smoother render modes. It uses the PSP GPU for rendering, it does not run faster, but it's a lot smoother.
• Multiple keyboard mapping feature (Thanks to Pou-chan)
  
• Bug fix in Rom file request.
• Add help menu
  

Do remember to view the README - it contains the application's installation instructions, along with other important notes like how to load games. Also make sure to visit Zx-81's spot at the forums to get a full 411 on what else he's working on. Enjoy the download!

Download: PSPSIM v1.0.4
Visit: PSP Development Forums

Months and months have rolled by and at last, we have an update for another Zx-81 emulator. The good homebrew developer recently updated his SamCoupé Emulator for the PSP, PSPSIM, to version 1.0.3. In case your memory banks ain't giving you a clear picture of this one, the last update was dished out by Zx last May and from then on, it has remain silent.

But now, it is roaring back with a vengeance thanks to Zx, with the help of Mr Nick666 in the graphics and settings files department. Just to give you some info on what a SAM Coupé home PC is, the product was released some time in 1989. If it's the first time you're hearing about it, that's not surprising.

Apparently, it flopped in the market and the company that made them, Miles Gordon Technology went bankrupt. Anyhow, a SAM Coupé home PC was capable of playing early version of Lemmings, Prince of Persia, and Klax. It was an 8-bit computer which was like the thing of the future at that time.

Shifting our focus back at Zx-81's creation, here is the changelog for v1.0.3.

• Icons and background images designed by Mr Nick666
• Emulator menus reorganisation (new menu for settings)
• The percent of battery left is now displayed in the emulator window
• Add a watchdog to automatically return to the emulator menu when the battery is very low (< 5%)
• New feature to save and load a distinct setting file for each games
• Add keyboard change skin option (you can add your own virtual keyboard images in the graphics directory).
• Delete files option (in the file selector)
• Screenshots are now saved in PNG format instead of BMP

There's also a readme.txt that comes with the file so be sure to check it out and really absorb it so as to maximize the capabilities of the emulator. As always, you could dish out your opinions, reactions, and other thoughts in our comments section.

Download: [PSPSIM v1.0.3]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]

zx-81 has released a SAM Coupe emulator for the PSP! It's based off the SimCoupe emulator for the PC, and while some work still needs to be done regarding speed, save states and so on, it works surprisingly well.

Most people probably don't know the SAM Coupe home computer - that's not surprising, as it was a commercial failure which brought it's manufacturer, Miles Gordon Technology, to bankruptcy. Perhaps the SAM Coupe will now get a piece of the popularity it would have deserved as it was a really cool little machine. First released in 1989, it was a 8-bit computer and while being very advanced for that, 16-bit technology was about to be introduced to the mass market. It didn't help either that very few software houses supported the SAM Coupe's development proved to be rather difficult.

Nonetheless, the SAM Coupe software library included lots of disk magazines, as well as ports of popular games like Klax, Lemmings, and Prince Of Persia. And as with many home computers, a tight-knit community exists around the SAM Coupe still today.  So there is really some fun to be had with PSPSIM - versions for both FW 1.5 and 2.5 (using Fanjita's eLoader) are provided.

Download: [PSPSIM v1.0.1]
Read: [Forum Release Thread]