Those of you looking for a decent SNES emulator for the PlayStation Portable won't run out of options anytime soon, considering the numerous releases of similar applications out right now in the homebrew community. Case in point, the highly popular Snes9xTYL homebrew emulator was recently picked up by some new developers and has gone through several new improvements. More details regarding it can be found in our full article.

Download: Snes9xTYLsmcm Test 3 16/05/08 Release

Yes, most of us think that SCEE London's Beats is awesome, and it's about time that someone from the homebrew community thought up of letting PSP owners play the game with their own customized "beats." Yes, here's Beats Off, where you can load and play custom compiled BJS files. Important details in the full article!

Download: Beats Off v0.1

A supposed "fetish programmer" is currently working on the next custom firmware project for the PlayStation Portable. Based on the work of Team M33 and the recently released 3.95 official PSP firmware, custom firmware 3.95 will include many familiar features to get your PSP to run all your homebrew applications and homebrew games without a hitch. More details regarding this in our full article.

There's been no shortage of shell applications floating around the PlayStation Portable homebrew community lately. Ubuntu 7.10 v0.1 beta is the latest homebrew shell program from developer Jack and it runs many of the standard features found in similar applications. However, what makes this shell program more enticing than others is that it was licenced under the freeware distribution of GNU/linux. More on this in our full article after the jump.

Download: Ubuntu 7.10 v0.1 beta

Homebrew developer cau'X has once again churned out a new project, but this time set in a more unique setting compared to other homebrew titles. Goldfever City features 12 different adventures set in the age when it was all about saloon fights, rattlesnakes in your boots, and saving the pretty damsel in distress from marauding bandits. Check out the game's other details in our full article.

Download: Goldfever City

Homebrew developer PspZorba dropped by the QJ.NET PSP Development forum and informed us that the latest build of PSPlorer v1.4 can now be downloaded from the homebrew app's mother site. The newest includes several functions that are very useful for the more advanced user. You can read about all the changes since our previous coverage of PSPlorer in our full article.

Download: PSPlorer v1.4
Download: PSPlorer v1.4 source

The French homebrew community, it seems, has been very active as of late. Just like today, we just learned that the coder Seb has released a much needed update for the application Portable Program Guide, bumping it up to version 0.22. Know why it's necessary to update after the jump!


Download: Portable Program Guide v0.22

Dishing off lots of firmware to protect the Sony PlayStation Portable may be taking its toll for Sony engineers. Now, Sony Computer Entertainment wants to know through a survey why you're hacking your PSP in the first place. More details after the jump.

Homebrew developer alireza_shafei has released a new application called PEXT and it stands for Persian Text Writer. Just like its name implies, this allows PSP owners to use Persian text on their Sony handheld units. Know more about this after the jump!


Download: PEXT

If you enjoy using portals on the PSP, then you might want to check out xPSPSlim123x's latest release: Giga X. This portal offers a useful array of  links. To find out more about this homebrew, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

Download: Giga X
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