There are few reasons that why PSP is not selling in those magnitudes,which it was thought to be.
But the main reason behind this is high UMD prices,which acts as a main deterrent in buying it & even if someone buys it, He/She is not able to play many games on the PSP because of high prices of UMDs.
But now there is a way to counter this problem by applying the old saying:
"OLD IS GOLD"Now,you can easily play your PS1 games on your PSP by converting them in a PSP-friendly format,which is a called EBOOT.
Here's how it can be done:
Firstly you'll need the following softwares:
1.IsoBuster (
http://www.isobuster.com/) (FREE)
2.PSX2PSP v.1.2 - PopStation GUI (
http://www.exophase.com/files/psp/psx2psp v.1.2.zip)
Before we can begin you must install IsoBuster and PSX2PSP.
The first time you launch IsoBuster it will prompt you to register. I recommend using the "Free funct. only" since it provides the reliable ISO ripping you need.
The first time you launch PSX2PSP it will prompt you to select a mode. I recommend using Theme Mode as it allows you to preview the results of your custom EBOOT menu.
To begin converting PSone games to PSP you must first extract the ISO to your PC.
How to extract the ISO?Insert the CD of your PSX game into your PC. In IsoBuster you will see the the session(s), track(s) and file-systems of your disc.Right-click the CD listing at the top of the tree on the left and choose Extract CD <> RAW (*.bin, *.iso). It will ask where to save the BIN and after the extraction where to save the CUE.For the BIN file to work with PSX2PSP you must add .iso to the end of the generic BIN file that IsoBuster created.
How to convert the ISO into EBOOT?In Theme Mode of PSX2PSP open the Convert Menu. Under ISO/PBP File navigate to where you saved your ISO. PSX2PSP should automatically fill in the Game and Save titles and IDs.(NOTE: If you are converting a multi-disc game make sure you use the same Save ID on each discs EBOOT.)
Under Output PBP folder navigate to where you want your EBOOT.PBP to be saved after conversion.From here if you do not wish to customize the EBOOT.PBP menu you can click the Convert button and your playable EBOOT will be created.
But before starting the conversion,click the
Options menu,then open the
Patches tab,select all available fixes,click
Save, and then click on the
Apply Patches checkbox
,so that patches can be applied.
Hit the
Convert button & on the Convert Menu.
Now copy your completed game folder to your PSP memory stick under X:\PSP\Game\
You are now able to play your favorite PSone game on your PSP!
I hope every die hard fan of those PS1 games w'd find this post useful.
