With the announcement of NA3 for the psp there's been one question that a lot of people keep asking: "how can I play this on a big screen?", well actually its more people just crying about it not being on ps3 or ps2, but you get the gist.
The psp 2000,3000 and Go editions all have tv-out, but the problem is that they only output the picture in a tiny box that doesn't even take up 50% of the screen. This is pretty annoying as well as not very efficient for recording matches as you'd have to crop & stretch the picture to make it fullscreen and the result is anything but pretty.
But fear not! In this guide I'm going to outline the 3 best ways of going about having your na3 on a big screen, in fullscreen , as well as a few other tricks to help you get a ps2 controller rocking or fine tune the controls on your psp to be just right.
Keep in mind this guide is only to give you controller and tv solutions. If the method requires you to have custom firmware you have to look elsewhere for a guide to hacking your psp.
We'll be using unh2 as the example for the controls, since well, na3 isn't out yet.
So without further ado, here are the methods to getting na3 on your tv!
(Note: The original guide had 2 other entries, the camera that snaps on the screen and the wireless psp to tv adaptor, both weren't really relevant and were kind of thrown in there for fun, but if you want info about them just ask in this thread & I'll help any way I can.)
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Fusa plugin
Things needed- CFW PSP 2000/3000, Component or Composite tv-Out wires.
Download and directions @ -
http://foosa.do.am/load/1-1-0-29
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The fusa plugin for cfw psp starts our list of psp to tv solutions. The program itself is a free plugin that you use to get the psp to show the picture in fullscreen on your tv! Its relatively easy to use as the latest version automatically detects when you put the tv-out cable in and you're ready to go.
There's a menu you can access by hitting the volume up & volume down buttons at the same time, that can toggle things such as framerate (which I wouldn't touch because games run at fullspeed as it is) and video mode (so that you can tell it to output in progressive or interlaced).
The picture itself is only "meh". Its not horrible but its not the best option when it comes to outputing at fullscreen. Its very pixelated..
Here's a video of it in action, though to be honest you can't really see how bad it is here. But trust me when I say this is the lowest quality image of them all.
This method is indeed the easiest and even though the picture quality leaves something to be desired its still almost unbeatable because its for the low low price of free!
Pros- Free (besides the cost of tv-out cable), Easy to install
Cons- Picture quality isn't the best.
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RemoteJoy
Things needed- PSP with CFW, a computer, a ps2 to usb controller converter (if you want to use the ps2 controller), a usb mini-b (psp usb wire)
Download - http://www.mediafire.com/?n1z5nzmy5lk
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The remote joy method does the job pretty well too and is also free but there's quite a few steps you have to go through to make it work, then a few more steps if you want it on you tv screen, and even more steps still if you want to use the ps2 controller on it and record matches!
All these steps are far too much for this humble guide, but I'll help you out with a link or two to get you started:
The picture quality is pretty good, a good amount better then fusa, you can check out how it looks in my unh2 sasuke tutorial:
As you can see the picture is pretty decent and gets the job done. And you can play it in full screen, I just used letterbox for the video.
The only downside is that to hook it up to a television your desktop or laptop has to have a tv-out function so that it can play on your television. Not such a bad idea in theory though if you have a laptop, but if you only have a desktop it'd be a real pain in the ass to move it into the living room every time you wanted to play ninjas!
Good part is though if you have a ps2 to usb controller converter you can use the ps2 controller to play the game with. The newest version of remotejoy allows you to map the buttons as you see fit through the on screen menu.
This function is a little weird though as I've heard people report, as well as experienced myself, that there's a small amount of delay between the button presses and the movement on screen, but you can try it yourself and be the judge of that!
Pros- Free, Great picture quality
Cons- A bit cumbersome to get up and running, Not very practical
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PSP VGA Box
Things needed: PSP 2000 or 3000, Component tv-out cables, a tv that allows vga input, or monitor, vga to tv converter (optional)
Buy it here: http://www.ishopvideogame.com/lkv7000-psp-to-pc-converter-full-screen-p-1678.html
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Now this is what's gonna give you the best picture for your money, though the operable word there is "money". Though not free like the other two methods, the psp to vga box is without doubt the best way to get your psp up on the tv at the best quality possible.
The way it works is that the box itself takes the psp component output and translates it into a vga signal. Seeing as most hd/lcd tvs have vga input this allows it hook directly into your tv sets. Next on the box is a zoom button which zooms the screen into full frame at the touch of a button! The picture blows up almost flawlessly and looks amazing.
A few months ago when I got it I went by X-Raded's house and we tried it out on his 40+ inch tv and it still looked good, so that's saying something! You can output the sound by stereo wire that comes with the box and can also plug directly into your television, and if you don't have a stereo input on your tv you can buy a $2 stereo to rca wire to get the job done.
There's also a button to set the resolution to which ever one works best on your display, as well as a "to pc" button which allows you to switch between the psp and your pc if you're using the box on a standard computer monitor and are sharing the monitor with the computer.
In the video I'm going to show you the aspect ratio is off, but that's because I didn't set the right resolution on my tv & the psp box, but you'll still get a good idea of what it looks like.
NOTE: The picture quality is a bit degraded because I had to use a vga to composite converter to record matches, but on your tv screen it looks amazing!
The box outputs at 720p. (I thought differently at first, but going to the companys site I found out that it upscales the psp's 480p output to 720p).
There's also an hdmi version but the picture quality is exactly the same for a much more expensive price. But you're welcomed to check it out, it's listed on the same page as the link I've provided for the vga version.
All in all at $37.49 if you're a stickler for picture or just want a better alternative that doesn't need custom firmware, I'd say pick this one up!
Pros- Great picture, Nice options for resolution, 480p
Cons- Not free like the other 2 alternatives
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Bonus Stage
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PSP2TV
Things needed: Psp 1000 (phat), Iron will
Buy from: www.divineo.cn
Installation by Rockman through Digital Solace available soon.
($75 installation fee)
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Ok, first and foremost -
That aside, gotta say I love my psp2tv!
The picture quality fits somewhere in between the fusa and remotejoy method, but the obvious killer feature of this mod is the addition of the ps2 controller!
Also the mod is still small enough to be portable so if you wanted to you could bring it along to a tournament or a friends house and play matches using your control pad. Couple this with the macrofire plugin for cfw (more on that later) and you can actually remap the buttons so that its EXACTLY like the ps2 version!
Yup, you can add two blocks to both the L2 and R2 buttons and two item switches to L1 and R1 for UNH2! And whatever scheme you see fit for NA3 when it drops!
Though the installation process should not be taken lightly, I recently just modded a 2nd psp2tv so that when people come over we can have 2 ppl using ps2 controllers and I have to say its still as hard, if not harder, then I remember it when I did the first one years ago.
If you're willing to take the challenge its completely and utterly worth it. The controls are crisp and delay free, though the picture is still just average.
Pros- Flawless ps2 controller usage, small enough to take to tournaments.
Cons- Picture is just OK, See installation video.
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Finding controls that's right for you
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I said it before and I'll say it again, some people do honestly have a gripe about it being on a smaller screen, but a lot of people are just complaining because with only 1 block button they're not able to mash out dem knjs. Its ok, we all mash from time to time, some ppl base there whole game on it while other use it for rapid hitting moves that make no sense to time.
Either way one block button does limit you from what you like, so I've included this small guide to give you a way to set your buttons any way you see fit. All you need is a cfw psp and a little plugin called macrofire.
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Macrofire
Things needed: psp with cfw
Download here- http://dl.qj.net/MacroFire-v3.0.9-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/27700/catid/151
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Now I know I said I wouldn't be giving out tutorials on how to set things up or install things but I'll make an exception for this one as it can be a bit confusing if you're not used to these type of things.
-First you wanna download and uncompress the macrofire file and then hook up your psp via usb.
-Next you want to go to the root of your memory stick and open the SEPLUGINS folder, if there isn't one there then you need to make one.
-Now inside that folder, again if they don't already exist, create POPS.txt, GAME.txt, and VSH.txt text files. Then open and add this line in all three:
ms0:/seplugins/macrofire241/macrofire.psx
-Then copy the files "macrofire.prx" & "macrofire.ini" from the download and paste them in the SEPLUGINS folder.
-Exit usb mode and turn off your psp, when you turn it on hold the R button and this will bring you into recovery mode. From here you scroll down to plugins and enter that menu. You should see these 3 lines in there:
Macrofire.prx[vsh]
Macrofire.prx[games]
Macrofire.prx[pops]
-Enable all three by selecting them and pressing X. Then select "go back" and then "exit"
Gratz, you just installed macrofire!
Next load up the game you want to play and while in game press the vol up & vol down buttons at the sametime, this will bring you to the macrofire menu! (Note: you can change the buttons that bring up the menu inside the macrofire.ini file)
Now this is where the fun starts!
(Pro-tip: O selects menu options, X cancels Japanese style)
You can make manual remaps either through the program itself or on your computer, but its definitely something you can figure out on your own, just tooling around. If anyone needs help with it though I'll gladly tack on a tutorial.
I've enclosed a remap that I created for unh2, what it does is it sets both L and R to block and sets Select to item switch.
UNH2 Remap File - http://www.sendspace.com/file/icwwjf
To use just start up macrofire and go to "remap settings" then when in the Remapping buttons list press the R button to go to the field that contains "Load, Save and Clear". Scroll down and select load, then pic the SSR.INI file from the memory stick root and press O, then press start to go back to the previous menu. Next press X to go back to the main menu and turn the MacroFire Engine to "ON". Then just hit start to return to the game and enjoy!
Don't like it at select? Maybe you could set item switch to analog? The possibilities are pretty much endless! With this program in conjunction with psp2tv (two block buttons, two item switches) to have the perfect console experience on your portable ninjas!
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So that's about the it. NA3 is a comin'
-Rockman Out-
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