Guide: PSP and PS1 games on the PS Vita (Adrenaline)

[@AlayoAgua]

me yesterday: meh I don't really need a psvita me today after this: ooooookay buying right fkn now

[@anthonykearney608]

i bought mine about 2 months ago for $40, best $40 ive spent in along time. some really great ports too. like gta san andreas

[@ginyuTV]

@@anthonykearney608 where did u get a ps vita for 40 bucks? :'( i'm in the eu and my only option is ebay for 200 dollars minimum

[@anthonykearney608]

@@ginyuTV im in the uk, and i looked around at pawn shops and found 1 that was selling for that cheap. it wasnt the cleanest. but i cleaned it up myself. and it works great, also bought a new 2ds xl for £60 from the same place

[@bastetdekemet2332]

ps vita has been grossly underestimated, if only for the quality of its display, which so far has not been matched on a portable console

[@aqwsderxz]

@@anthonykearney608 how is that even possible they cost normally around 150€ per piece

[@justind4448]

For anyone that needs seeing this. If you can't see the pspemu folder then you need to go to file explorer. Then go view -> options-> uncheck hide protected Operating system files.

[@randomdude572]

Bro you helped me a lot , i was about to give up , thanks so much

[@justind4448]

@@randomdude572 no problem.

[@avtomatkalashnikov9701]

Thanks for the help! Been looking for that folder for ages!

[@darkin2193]

did this but its still not there :(( HELP

[@randomdude572]

@@darkin2193 normally this should allow you to see the folders in windows . May i know what you tried ?

[@zoasvideogamesarcadetours5336]

FOR YEARS... I've always wanted to mod my vita but yet always been skeptic about it. I've dug through tons of other user videos but they always seemed off and so I never bothered then I found YOU. You make things much easier in step by step process and now my vita is official modded and I am confident and thankful for you doing these videos.

[@yakattack.]

9:18 do you know how he downloads the psp / ps1 library? all those games he

[@mrapter7]

Modding a Vita is the ONLY Way to own one! Bought a ps Vita 2000 w/ 250gb SD card, and just picked up a 1001 for the OLED screen, love these things

[@moayadiskandar3790]

@@yakattack. pleas tell me if you knew 🙏

[@getlost.adventuresfromseve906]

@@yakattack. did you ever get a answer?

[@yakattack.]

@@getlost.adventuresfromseve906 just search up roms

[@ungratefulmango]

He's back! Good job KZbin. And thanks for the dedication Russ

[@busyak]

Man, thanks so much for all these guides. I’m not a complete stranger to this stuff, I have a modded PS2, GameCube with GCLoader, and a bunch of other crap, but after seeing your guides I felt super confident and got a white/lime slim. So much to love! Thanks again. My PSP was probably my most played device ever, so having all those games, plus RetroArch, PSX, and a few newer vita titles as a nice bonus, all of this is just insane.

[@HitmanDaveTV]

for those that already had ps1 games but they weren't pbp, you can convert them from bin/cue to pbp using psx2psp. you'll just have to find the icon and background images yourself. after converting, it makes it into the folder that you can directly put into the pspemu folder

[@alanorozco3522]

You think you can help me I do all that right and I get an error 80010005 when I press to play it I looked online it said to put the compression to 1-3 I did and it still doesn’t play

[@rambledogs2012]

@@alanorozco3522 google cd romance. 🙂

[@alanorozco3522]

@@rambledogs2012 thanks :)

[@tylerstrife9225]

Where can I find the icon and background images?

[@takeflight4666]

Still doesn’t work. I get the game on my vita but is says cannot be started the data is corrupted

[@chadwickm.2524]

So I followed this guide and the two previous guides (jailbreak and sd2vita guide) and I wanted to say thanks a lot for your efforts and the clear explanation. Now whit a bunch of PS1 and PSP games I don´t know where to start... The struggle is real :)

[@ayeob]

where do you find the psp games

[@rokuken]

I know right? 😁👍🏻

[@rokuken]

I don’t think people will tell you here. Just Google the name with ISO at the end and you’re good. Happy hunting!

[@mau4604]

Not knowing where to start among all those games… that’s a good problem to have

[@juanladino8672]

..

[@trickyrat483]

Based on your videos, I recently purchased a Vita. Dang, it's a killer of a device for retro gaming. :)

[@mau4604]

Just wanted to say ‘thanks’ for your guides on modding, installing sd adapters and this one. Of all the years I’ve owned a Vita (two now), I never considered jail breaking it either because I was nervous about screwing something up or getting banned. But after watching your guides multiple times over and reading threads online about how worth it it is, I decided to take the plunge and do it. I’m still very new to this whole modding thing and I’m still trying to figure things out, but I am enjoying the freedom of not being tethered to limited storage from Sony’s overpriced memory cards. I’m now in the process of downloading over 75+ games ranging from PS1 to PSP, to Vita games onto my 1000 Vita. I’ll keep my 2000 model as a spare with some games on it for more casual gaming sessions. Thanks again for making this process much less intimidating than it seemed at first for a noob like myself.

[@joshuawalker6451]

where did you download the games from

[@A.nnnnf8]

Just use pkgj​@@joshuawalker6451

[@davidfgranger]

Final Fantasy Icks was one of the best ones

[@michaeldonovan6405]

Just had hernia surgery, so I'm home for a few days. Your timing on these vids is literally perfect for me lol. I'm gonna mod me a vita 1000!

[@wordsmith451]

I’d recommend picking up a spare power cable since they’re proprietary. There are third party vendors who sell for cheap :)

[@michaeldonovan6405]

@@wordsmith451 I got that covered, I've heard the same. Thank you!

[@CoffeeRampage]

Man, sorry to hear all this. Glad you're back! 🤘

[@NickyShadow99]

That whole FF "IX" bit got me there for a second. Great tutorial, BTW!

[@dannybarzegar1621]

your a life saver man! i recently got a vita gifted and thought it was pretty cool but limited to what i can do... now i dont even touch my switch anymore im GLUED to this thing thank you so much man! definitely deserve the sub and thumbs up! looking forward to all your stuff man

[@sonictonic_]

That Adrenaline double touch "bug" was starting to drive me crazy. Thanks for that fix, I had no idea!

[@MikeDewisBaritone]

Wonderful!! He's back!!!!

[@hawks7738]

you make the best tutorials man. my fav parts are "yeah man i wanna do it"

[@tmanofpolley]

*New RGC video shows up in my feed* Me - "Yeah, man, I wanna do it" *click*

[@bahamut256]

Hey just a heads up to anyone reading. You DO NOT need to use/buy a card adapter. The folder path is still there and available, windows simply cant read it properly due to the emulation. Boot Vitashell. Press SELECT to enter USB MODE Then go to windows file explorer and simply type in (Replace C with correct Driver letter) C:\pspemu\PSP\GAME\ or C:\pspemu\ISO\ and windows will open the file path automatically, allowing you to simply copy paste the files into the right directory.

[@khoryyat]

When I searched up the (Replace C with correct Driver letter,) I can’t find it and it’s super confusing. Btw I’m not using a card adapter.

[@nashnash8024]

If it's just to import PSP games, you can use FileZilla. In VitaShell, press START, and change "Press Select" to FTP. Once in FileZilla, press SELECT and a Host number will appear. Type in the number in the Host table and last four digits in the Port table and hit Quickconnect. Now, I'm still wondering how to get PS1 roms on the Vita, if the rom format is incompatible.

[@DragonDreamVNY]

Even though I went and done most of these steps already (even the secret exit Super Mario World style or Warp Whistle making Pikachu sad..), I still watched the video start to end. Because it's just PERFECT. 🙌🤩💪 PSVita is my favourite PS/PSP retro gaming device now. And of course the Vita games themselves.

[@twistedbld]

Only discovered your content a week or so ago, glad to see your channel back and uploading quality content. My odroid go super is much more interesting thanks to your guides and forum post on the odroid forums.

[@nickraspberry377]

Emulating on the New 3DS guide next?! Glad to hear KZbin actually came through for you relatively quickly!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Eventually, it might be a while. I have lots more Vita to work on :)

[@anthonykearney608]

new 3ds is really easy to put cfw on compared to most. plus most of the emulators are on 1 app called twilight

[@BrianMills198686]

Since following the original hack guides the past couple weeks, my vita has just become a weird obsession with OCD and Hoarding more than actually playing games. I'm disappointed in myself. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

lol

[@SeedyZ]

Glad to see you bounce back so fast!

[@MrDusuke]

awesome tutorial... my vita's already set up and I don't mind having them on adrenaline, I like the PSP feelings that it brings. But I didn't even know about the bubbles thing, it's very nice indeed! thank you for the video!! glad to see your channel safe and sound.

[@sonjunbo]

Providing helpful guide is good but making it this much entertaining is just awesome! Final fantasy IX... haha!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hantke1989]

You have job to do. Read our comments and see how much we miss you :) Welcome back

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thank you!

[@7mil3s]

Welcome back. Glad it got sorted out!

[@aidengonzalez7388]

little tip for those who don't have a sd card reader or misplaced their's you can just load the iso's onto the vita directly and then move them into psemu data file through vitashell after disconnecting and it works fine.

[@zanderrozmus4310]

This !!! Thank You this saved me time and money.

[@bert98deer]

you just saved me a massive headache, Thanks bro!!!!

[@RyanParreno]

Just happy to see you posting again😊

[@DylanTayag]

I've been following you for all my RG351M stuff.... and hell yeah you got Vita tutorials?! Just bought one since your tutorials are easy to follow. Thank you!

[@jasoncherry3404]

This is the second time that I’ve jailbroken my Vita. I went through the process several months ago and it worked fine but after a month I started having some issues with games not loading or playing correctly. My setup wasn’t by the book either, I was using a Mac to do the jailbreak with a Virtual Machine. That process was painful and I don’t think the jailbreak was clean, this time I’m using a windows system to perform the jailbreaking process and I have to admit this run was a lot smoother and cleaner. I’ve built a small database on the pc to store “vpk” files and other downloadables. So far I’m a lot happier with the way this process turned out and I really appreciate your videos tutorials, I’m going back on the road for work soon and I want to make sure my vita is rock solid and fully loaded.

[@Tree3D]

Wish you had gone over how to do this without having to plug the memory card into your PC, so for anyone wondering: I use an official memory card for my modded vita, no sd2vita. You need to use the app VitaShell, plug your Vita into your PC with a USB cable, then get them connected. Press start and make sure the "USB Device" is set to whatever you are using as your storage (mine is "Memory Card"). Also make sure the option "Select Button" is set to USB since you are connecting via USB cable. Close the options menu. Press Select and it should connect your Vita to your PC and open up File Manager. From there, you can follow the rest of the tutorial in the video! :)

[@Sliced_cheese98]

Hey can I am currently using my 16gb card on my ps vita 2000. Can I also have that sdvita adapter and use that as another storage device for game??

[@gustavo_berkman]

this video really helped me as i was trying to get tekken 3 running on my vita, thanks alot

[@PhotoGenix956]

"Lets pick a game no one knows" *Picks God of War* SMH LMAO

[@alphaomega887654321]

nobody knows the best psp game on metacritic hahaha xD

[@bryanx0317]

When he's doing old school emulation he always picks Super Mario Bros 3 and acts like he's never heard of it LOL

[@OGspektrum]

Psvita is like fine wine it gets better with time, I'm glad it's the way it is now prob my fav console ever

[@railyalejan1657]

Thank you very much Sir! My 12yr old daughter and I are enjoying the Vita a whole lot more. I wish none but the best to your and your channel. Just subbed :)

[@wordsmith451]

Can’t stop the signal! This is so cool. I think hacking the PSP, Vita, DSiXL, or 3DS is a fantastic alternative to the stale 3326 environment. Note to others: be wary of fake ROMs - I’ve had a number or sites try to get me to open a 500kb exe file.

[@worstperson2ask]

yeah, just use trust worthy sites like emuparadise with the workaround script

[@Jay2Stoney]

I really want to get a PS Vita again. I got it when it first came out and I was doing field training. During down time this was my life saver. Whenever I wasn't training or in formation I was in my room getting lost in my Vita. Good times man. I got all the guys getting a Vita cause they couldn't believe how it looked like a portable PS3 AND it could be used as an extra remote

[@stonie6829]

Yeah mate, they are a nice console! Great to collect for too, prices are going crazzzzy. Very under estimated console and I'm glad it's finally getting the credit it deserves.

[@dontlikecris]

man ive been trying to make it word on my psp (yes, i was so lost that i decided to try a vita'tutorial) for daaaaays and you SAVED ME THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[@wopino]

I really need to mod my ps vita, it's what i bought it for. I'm going to use your guide, so thank you for creating it

[@boldlock]

That's a close call russ. Glad you're back... :)

[@reeceoshaughnessy2017]

Great guide. Where did you get the PS1 and PSP files on your computer?

[@maladictnaio5533]

So glad you are back

[@SuperMobile66]

Recently discovered your channel and boy, it is great! Thanks so much! Keep up the great work. You do a great job of explaining and demonstrating. 👍🏽

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, thank you!

[@kushkong1339]

this single handedly made getting my new vita worth it!

[@benortega8689]

Glad you're back. Awesome.

[@gamesonvita2573]

Do you think you could do a guide on how to install ps vita games?

[@AwsOm3Fac3]

hes being a bit of a pussy about it... he says hes a "wholesome" channel that wont tell you to do anything illegal yet he has full on tutorials on how to jailbreak your vita and gives you every tool to be able to ILLEGALY download practically any game you want yet he draws the line at one specific app that would make this the true one stop place for vita modding

[@brianstuntman4368]

I knew I could play PS1 and PSP via Adrenaline, but I didn't know all those cool tips n' tricks. Thanks for this video👍

[@nosnitsttam]

did you know your circle and x buttons are set to the japanese defaults? in america the confirm/cancel buttons are switched so x is confirm and circle is cancel. there's an option in system settings to swap this either way. this could also just be the default of the psvita 2000 series, i have the 1000.

[@RetroGameCorps]

I suspected that since I have a Japanese 2000 model, but I prefer them this way since all the retro handhelds have this same scheme. Thanks for the tip!

[@DragonDreamVNY]

Same here. Mine is an Asian/HongKong store bought model... Which is very likely Japanese. So mine are CIRCLE ⭕ for enter. I noticed a couple of other guides or videos that use CROSS ✖️ to enter.

[@JohnnyClash_]

I love seeing vita content in 2021

[@TheKstroh]

Where do you get the game files from?

[@itsiyiade]

That’s the same question I have??

[@GiskardC]

Good to see you are back!

[@svcross-do]

Can you do 3ds tutorials? Like Twilight and NDS forwards.

[@metalschnulli]

Thanks to have you back, and great new video

[@andrewmarshall7487]

It tells me I can’t download the 6.61

[@markcasarez1743]

Where can i go to find ps 1pbp game files and psp iso files

[@Game0nMan]

I made it work using www. coolrom.com. Then, when you chose your rom, you don't press the big download button, but you press the "alternative download link". Then just wait a few seconds for the timer and press download. It took relatively long for me (for the actual rom sizes), but it's legit. Then I used this youtube video to convert the .bin files from coolrom to pbp files: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpqmlqajr6Z1a9U Then I got an error, which I fixed with this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4iUkIOtfLd8Y7M And then, lastly, I had to go to the psx2psp app again, go to options and change the compression from 0 to 1-3. But I think you should do this step before the previous one, since it's more efficient. I just did it last. I hope this helps you. Oh yeah, and you need something like Winrar to extract the zip rom files.

[@undrwrldsk8fred]

You helped breathe new life into my vita with these videos and for that sir I thank you 🙏 😊

[@vonsquiggle8953]

I set up adrenaline and it worked the first time. But when i put more of my PSP roms when ever i try to open up the memory stick to see my games, it pauses for like 12 seconds and gives me error: c1-2858-3 BTW I am using a ps vita 1001 (3G) with a 16gb Vita memory card

[@dominicc4862]

You guys gotta rebuild the database. Start in safe mode. Turn the PSP all the way off. Then hold power, ps button, and right bumper for 5 seconds to turn the Vita back one. Select rebuild database and boom.

[@nahumbolt86]

You know what, THIS makes me want to buy a second hand psp vita for emulation. Thankyou so so much, probably the best instructional video I've ever watched.

[@itsbrendoni3444]

i got one from japan and it works just the same just i got it for cheaper

[@jesseboy7951]

wait a second, u guys... how do we know it's the real Russ and not the hacker? let me watch the whole video and see if "Russ" passes the CHICKEN TEST... no Chicken on the screen - no like button, pal!

[@88fjoe]

Welcome back and wonderful tutorials as always

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks!

[@cannuck1647]

ILMAO😂 Final Fantasy icks, lol. It's Final Fantasy 4

[@jasonyanjinyu]

hands down best guide on youtube, my vita thanks you

[@Robocop267]

Hey ! I'm glad that everything is fine with your channel! Good luck to you !

[@zabik3820]

Ahhh, I´m so happy that i bought OLED Vita from my friend only for 22,56 $.. Best buy I could possible have.. Now it is my ultimate emulator-portable device.. Love it

[@eurosoe]

I’ve been setting up my PS Vita this weekend and I’m having a blast. I can’t believe how easy PKGj is. I also added an Arcade Punks RetroArch build and it looks great. I’ll pass on the Dreamcast and N64 stuff, because I have a plethora of retro handhelds to take care of that, but this will be a nice Sony focused complement to our collection.

[@Niborino9409]

Arcade Punk's RetroArch build? Is it a UI?

[@eurosoe]

@@Niborino9409 So I ended up using it as a bit of an inspiration… it was dated and not to my standard (3-4 years old+) Basically it’s pre-configured and you just follow a simple guide to set it all up. I ended up keeping the Dynamic Wallpapers (this is a good thing to learn) and the playlists, 3D box arts and rom sets. I’m pretty well versed in retroarch (a lot of thanks to Russ on this too), installed the latest version and add in the Arcade Punks stuff that I liked. I cleaned the provided rom sets to match my rom collection and then there’s a feature in retroarch that cleans the playlists by deleting games that aren’t in the folder. I also picked out my favorite XMB icons for the systems and games and added filters, which were not present in the Arcade Punks build because some games won’t work with filters. I’m very happy with the result now.

[@wanzeviera]

Your channel makes me want to revive my vita. Viva la VITA!!!

[@Wolod1402]

Grats on getting your channel back!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks!

[@starlightrev]

you're finally back

[@futureartist9]

You really got me at that Final Fantasy IX bit

[@kenwong7083]

Fantastic tutoring! I can hardly wait for the Retroarch stuff on the PSvita.

[@A1trizzy]

also if ur having trouble finding the folder for ps1 like me, u can just add the pbp file to the data folder on the vita. Now while on the vita disconnect thru vita shell and just move the file from the data file to the pspemu game folder. since its way easier to find. just move and paste.

[@_The_Worst_]

I just love looking at the beauty of these magnificent handheld systems...😍💯✔

[@ElAgenteGraves]

I LOVE my white Vita but that blue one is STUNNING

[@ChrisTian-sd5yq]

bought a ps vita aqua blue, will go back to this video

[@DavidGarcia-qf7gc]

Great video. Waiting for PSVita emulation video.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Coming soon!

[@piplup10203854]

As someone who doesn't know anything about PS Vita's or homebrew or anything I was able to follow this with relative ease. I was having trouble with Vitashell and the VPK's weren't showing up but from other videos of your I have that WINSCP so I can do things with FTP and that worked flawlessly! I was able to make the VPKs folder on the WINSCP and install the Adrenaline Bubbles manager and was able to get my Ape Escape game as a bubble and follow the rest of the guide :D I'm a bit confused of the whole title id pbt thing so I'm gonna have to re-watch that but I got my PSP games to work so that's a start ☺ thank you for the guide as it helped bring back to life one of my favorite games of all time and I'm so happy that I bought a PS Vita 1000 now and get to play Ape Escape! Once I figure out that title id stuff I'll be all set :D I'm setting this up for my niece to play games on so it's been worth the time trying to figure this all out. Thanks again!! ☺

[@GavinWightman]

Great video, thanks Russ! Can't wait for the Retroarch vid!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Coming soon!

[@mickw1523]

3 years late to the party, but damn, this is so helpful. just done this with my oled vita. thanks a bunch!! love your content. followed a few videos of yours. not to mention your, very handy website!! didnt have access to computer, so downloaded all said vpks via QR code.

[@mahfuzwuddin]

Glad you got everything back!

[@jasonshiers5771]

Right I'm buying a vita now and doing this, amazing stuff Russ.

[@SerialCommenter]

This has convinced me to buy a vita in the next few weeks

[@tiger-rgn]

that bubble stuff is awesome, i can have ALL my psvita, ps1 and psp games on the home screen!

[@davianherrera]

“Something no one’s heard of before;God if war chains of Olympus” I laughed too hard at that

[@clintharris8519]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing the process!

[@gmpnj29]

Wow! This is cool. Thanks for sharing this. Nice work

[@nithorias9622]

Thank you! My friend and I hacked my Vita a few days ago and I was scratching my head with this lol

[@MegaDrain]

A good tip for anyone that already has a psp and wants to transfer their saves over. Place your SAVEDATA folder in your psp in the same location in the pspemu folder and all your saves from psp and ps1 will be completely transferred no hassle.

[@SixtyDoesStuff]

Final Fantasy Icks has got me ROLLING

[@gadgetmadlad6691]

Great in depth tutorial 👌👍 This will make a vita totally bad ass.

[@GlairGullwing]

8:28 oh lord, you’re silly. 😂 hehe. Great video so far dude ! And thank you for writing that amazing online guide

[@JustPeasant]

Groovy! Now, if I could only get my hands on PSVita... 👹

[@pedromallol6498]

Glad to see you back, but did you notice the minute you stop showing us, "Cat Breaks" you get hacked. Where are they?

[@RetroGameCorps]

Haha, I had one a few videos ago! She is sitting on my lap right now, and she's super pissed that we got hacked.

[@angelofdev]

Thanks for helping me with the Adrenaline double dutch.

[@SimonNeilScott]

Hallelujah! Welcome back!

[@sowhatsnews]

Welcome back!

[@thomazdan]

Excellent video, like the other PSVITA ones. Maybe do a best plugins for PSVITA next?

[@Fder-dc7io]

If ur on Mac connect the cord to ur Mac go to vita shell and press select and you have to press command+shift+dot like to end a sentence and it will show it to you find a video that kinda shows u but this is a must do command+shift+dot step