PSP Gets Online Again, PS5 JAR Loader for 7.61, Game Bub Open Source FPGA Handheld - ModChat 130

Some great new functionality being added to consoles old, new, and even a whole new FOSS based handheld to check out! The wpa2psp plugin for PSP was released and took off, allowing most PSP consoles to get back onto modern WiFi networks again. The PS Vita gets some more love with a couple more ports, one for Carmageddon and another being the Ultimate Spiderman game on Android. We even go to the library on this episode thanks to the Video Game History Foundation's launch of a digital library! PS5's JAR Loader gets updated as we now see read and write access on firmwares up to 7.61! A newer minimalist type setup for a PlayStation ODE is shown thanks to PicoStation's recent updates allowing for better compatibility across the PS1's library. After the pleasant surprise of Grand Theft Auto 3 being ported to the Dreamcast, we're in for another surprise seeing the beginnings of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City being ported over! A whole new system you can build from scratch, the Game Bub, is a project we check out being a handheld FPGA console compatible with the Game Boy family of games. Finally, we take a look at... McDonald's India API security? Yeah, I won't explain that one, just give it a listen and a laugh.

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Timestamps!

0:00 - Intro
1:18 - wpa2psp Plugin for PSP
6:52 - Carmageddon Ported to Vita
9:21 - Ultimate Spiderman Ported to Vita
10:53 - VGHF's Digital Library Now Open
17:31 - PS5 JAR Loader Updated for 7.61 Compatibility
22:01 - PicoStation Gets Updated and Goes Minimalist
27:03 - GTA: Vice City Port to Dreamcast Begins
29:13 - Game Bub Open Source FPGA Console
34:47 - McDonald's India and Their Awful API Security

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Sources Cited (All Used With Fair Use In Mind)

wpa2psp Plugin for PSP:
https://wololo.net/2025/02/14/the-20-year-old-psp-can-now-connect-to-wpa2-wifi-networks/

Carmageddon Ported to Vita:
https://www.rinnegatamante.eu/vitadb/#/info/1244

Ultimate Spiderman Ported to Vita:
https://www.rinnegatamante.eu/vitadb/#/info/1255

VGHF's Digital Library Now Open:
https://gamehistory.org/vghf-library-launch/

PS5 JAR Loader Updated for 7.61 Compatibility:
https://wololo.net/2025/02/12/ps5-firmwares-6-00-to-7-61-are-getting-kernel-read-write-ps5-jar-loader-released-with-kernel-r-w-support-for-6-00-to-7-61/

PicoStation Gets Updated and Goes Minimalist:
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/a-new-and-cheap-ps1-ode-option-is-now-available

GTA: Vice City Port to Dreamcast Begins:
https://twitter.com/poiitidis/status/1893436975522214213
https://youtu.be/22xy2ZCToLs

Game Bub Open Source FPGA Console:
https://github.com/elipsitz/gamebub
https://youtu.be/_WQGJFFGHmE

McDonald's India and Their Awful API Security:
https://youtu.be/JA4Vii3tyUk

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