CPS3 Tile Compression Part 3

Sean’s Stage in SFIII New Generation uses a different compression scheme to the other games. For some reason, Capcom decided that one stage, in one game would use a different system. The Compression used on this level supports 8bpp tiles instead of 6, thus allowing for more colours, but a less efficient compression scheme. I’ve spent some time looking at this, and mostly figured out how it works. There are still a few problems, but I now have reocgnizable background tiles at least.

http://haze.mameworld.info/2007/06/27/cps3...ression-part-3/

Thanks to James and Hawq for the news!

Hey everyone, I just posted a review for Odin Sphere for the PS2.

A game that does as conventional things in as remarkably unconventional ways as Vanillaware’s Odin Sphere, and succeeds, is a special kind of rarity that PlayStation 2 owners are lucky enough to now laid before them. Odin Sphere is an action / role-playing hybrid framed by a compelling and tight nonlinear narrative, and presented with high-resolution 2d graphics and extraordinary production values. While it may get off to a slow start, and it may be blisteringly difficult to the newcomer with some area for improvement in controls and inventory mechanics, this game is only a very slightly flawed masterpiece. I cannot adequately stress the enormous disservice any PS2 owner is rendering themselves by neglecting Odin Sphere.

Forgive me if its a bit muddled in places. Have a read here.

Front End

26th June, 2007 - GameEx 8.19

 

* If available control panel will be shown for nine seconds or until key/button press when launching a game

* In game control panel shows and exits much quicker. It also shows a screen capture of the game as the background

* External applications now have options for launch before and launch after

 

25th June, 2007 - GameEx 8.18

 

* For registered users AutoHotKey style real time key remapping via an advanced emulator configuration file

* Automatically creates default MAME ROM cfg file before launching a game

* Fixes HTML apps turned off by default on a new install

* Much quicker exit from emulators when using an advanced configuration file

Changelog / Download

Original Lumines UMD required.

Any downgrader carries some risk of permanently damaging your PSP. We've done everything we can to remove as much danger as possible, but if you choose to use this downgrader, you are accepting all of the risk involved. Nobody else will be held responsible for any damage to your PSP, howsoever caused.

 

Recent Sony official firmwares (3.30 onwards) have included checks that block upgrade from previously-downgraded PSPs with TA-082 or later motherboards. If you use this downgrader on such a PSP, you will lock yourself out of official firmware updates - although you will still be able to use new OE firmwares when they are released. We intend to release a tool to allow a return to official firmwares in the future.

 

This software is provided free of charge, so that you can use legitimate homebrew on your PSP. You are explicitly prohibited from selling it, or using it to pirate commercial games or applications. If you want to play a commercial game, do the decent thing and support the developers by buying it. If you don't, then YOU are contributing to the death of the PSP software industry.

 

To use this downgrader, you will need the following:

 

1. A PSP, upgraded to the official Sony v3.50 firmware. You should also set your language settings to "English".

2. A legal Lumines UMD, either the EU (ULES00043) or US (ULUS10002) version. The original, Platinum, or Greatest Hits versions are all fine. Support for the Japanese version will come soon.

3. Sufficient intelligence and english language skills to be able to carefully and throroughly read the instructions.

4. It would also help if you've previously run the Illuminati Hello World, so that you're familiar with how to run the Illuminati exploit.

 

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Source: Noobz.eu