Homebrew coder Zx-81 has released a new update for PSPColem, the PSP port of Marat Fayzullin's ColEm ColecoVision emulator. The latest update has added support IRDA Joystick box, device support, new IRDA Joystick menu and more.

Download: PSPColem v1.3.1 (fw5x)
Download: PSPColem v1.3.1 (src)
Discuss: QJ.NET's PSP Development forums

Another week, another edition of the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior. Things were a bit quiet this week on the homebrew front compared to last week's big ChickHEN coup. Perhaps devs are still working on their apps, games, and other homebrew offerings for the newly-cracked PSP-3000. Maybe we'll see more next week. For now, here are the big homebrew releases for this week.

PSP homebrew developer ZX-81 has returned with a brand new update for PSPColem, the PSP port of the ColEm ColecoVision emulator. This update features better emulation speed, new background graphics, a text editor, and more.

Download: PSPColem v1.2.1 (FW 5.x)
Download: PSPColem v1.2.1 (FW 1.5)
Download: PSPColem v1.2.1 (source)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum

zx-81's come out with his latest version of his PSPColem at version 1.2.0. Not only is it the newest, it may also be the final release for this emulator. Catch the changes after the jump.


Download: PSPColem v1.2.0 (fw4x)
Download: PSPColem v1.2.0 (fw15)
Download: PSPColem (v1.2.0 (source)
Discuss: QJ.NET's PSP Development Forum

Homebrew developer zx-81 seems to be tying down lot of homebrew releases lately. After finalizing PSPSIM, PSP7800, and PSPAtari, the Sony PlayStation Portable coder now offers the final version of PSPColem - the PSP's ColecoVision Emulator - now at version 1.1.1. Aside from a single bug fix, PSPColem v1.1.1 also comes with several performance refinements and feature sets.




Download: PSPColem v1.1.1 final (3.xx)
Download: PSPColem v1.1.1 final (1.50)
Download: PSPColem v1.1.1 source code
Visit: zx-81's Homebrew Releases in QJ.Net's Forums

PSP homebrew developer Zx-81 is at it once more, and he's bringing us some sweet, sweet retro action on the go with his latest version of PSPColem, the ColecoVision emulator for the Sony PlayStation Portable. This update brings the PSP homebrew emulator to version 1.1.0.

Armed with a number of improvements, this updated version now also has a neat feature of saving and displaying thumbnails for each of your save states. Handy, for those of us who like to save multiple times, like just before a boss fight or the point of a game where you broke your own best score.

Let's take a gander at the changelog and see what's new from the last version.

What's new in version 1.1.0:

• Display and save thumbnail images for each save state
• New graphics
• Option to prevent the blue led to be displayed when L or R are pressed
• Option to display frame rate

Very nice changes indeed. And just like before, all the things you need to know on how to use it or install it onto your Sony PSP is in the readme file, so be sure to give it a read-through before doing anything else.

Download: PSPColem v1.1.0 fw3.x
Download: PSPColem v1.1.0 fw1.5
Download: PSPColem v1.1.0 src
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums

Zx-81 has released version 1.0.9 of PSPColem. The new version runs on custom firmwares 3.x and the PSP Slim & Lite. For those of you unfamiliar with the program, it's a port for the program ColEm, an emulator for the ColecoVision video game system whose more famous games include the all-time favorite gorilla Donkey Kong.

As always, users are encouraged to take a look at the readme file included in the file before using the application. The installation instructions and other important notes are in the readme, so be sure to check it. Homebrew developer Zx-81 has also provided the source code, which is also available for download below. Here's the changelog for PSPColem version 1.0.9:

• Compatible with custom firmwares 3.x and PSP Slim
• Add a simple intro splash screen
• Support iso8859-1 fonts in print text functions (might be useful to translate psp2600 menus in german, french ...)
• Bug fix in file requester

Download: PSPColem v1.0.9 fw 3.x
Download: PSPColem v1.0.9 src
Visit: QJ's PSP Development Forums

It's been quite a while since Zx-81 last updated his homebrew emu PSPColem, a ColecoVision emulator for the PSP. After releasing v1.0.7 nearly two months ago, we're glad to inform you that he has rolled out v1.0.8 which packs in a whole lotta changes, fixes, and updates.

Changelog:

• Save state files are now saved using gzip compression (with STZ as file extention). It's much faster to save or load states now. You can use gzip or 7-zip to convert old STA to STZ. STA file format is still supported for loading, so you convert your previous saved files inside the emulator.
• Save state dates are displayed in the emulator window (it's now easier to identify and to load the right save state slot)
• 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.
• Add a new fullscreen option (render mode max)
• Bug fix in Rom file requester
• Multiple keyboard mapping feature (Thanks to Pou-chan): You can now toggle between three differents keyboard mapping
  

As you know, this release is under the GNU public license, so if you're interested, make sure you read the COPYING.txt file for more info. And as usual, we recommend you check out the readme file in this one as it includes the installation and usage instructions.

Download: PSPColem v1.0.8
Visit: PSP Development Forum

Months have already passed and the year has already turned over to 2007, and yet the past is still catching up with us. The ColecoVision gaming console of prehistoric era (circa 1982) is still very much alive despite popular belief.

Zx-81 is back after a temporary hiatus from the homebrew community and has now released an update of his homebrew emulator, thus pitching it up to PSPColEm v1.0.7. Here's the full changelog:

• Add help menu
• Bug fix in PNG screenshots (bad colors)
• Bug fix in the file selector (state files loading)
• Bug fix in the keyboard menu

For those who're new to this, it's actually a port of the ColecoVision emulator (hence "ColEm") coded by Marat Fayzullin. It runs on Unix systems - FreeBSD, HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Linux, and the like.

All you ever need to know is on the readme file and sources are even included in the archive. Zx releases this under the GNU public license - you can check the copying.txt for more info on that.

Finally, we'd like to get the attention of PSP newbies who got PSPs for Christmas: Welcome to the PSP community! Check out the FAQs, Guides, and Tutorials at our forums. You might want to take a close look at the Guides: General PSP for general PSP stuff (like figuring out the version of "firmware" you have in your PSP), and then you can get into homebrew by reading the threads in the Guides: Hacks, Homebrew and Emulators forum. Recommended reading includes the ULTIMATE Homebrew Guide and the The Ultimate QJ Guide.

Download: [PSPColEm v1.0.7]

With the discontinuation of PSPVBA, Zx-81 has had time to update his other emulator projects, adding some of the refinements first achieved in PSPVBA to make his other emulators faster and more practical. With PSPAtari being updated yesterday, Zx has moved on to update another one of his emulators, this time for the ColecoVision video game system.

PSPColem is a port of Marat Fayzullin's Colem, a program which emulates the ColecoVision videogame system. It's running on FreeBSD, HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Linux, as well as other Unix systems, and with the help of everyone's favourite emulator coder Zx-81, on the PSP.

Here's the changelog for PSPColem v1.0.6:

• Emulator menu reorganisation (new menu for settings)
• New icons and background image with help from crait
• Battery status is now displayed in the emulator window
• Added 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
• Added keyboard change skin option (you can add your own virtual keyboard images in the graphics directory).
• Speed limiter option
• Delete files option (in the file selector)
• Screenshots are now saved in PNG format instead of BMP
• Huge speed improvement (that's why there is a speed limiter now)
• Bug fix

Download: [PSPColem: A ColecoVision Emulator for PSP v1.0.6]
View: [Forum release thread]