Want to play Otome Games but don’t own a PSP? JPCSP is a free PSP emulator written in Java language. JPCSP lets you play PSP games on your PC. Now let’s proceed with the tutorial shall we?
Basic Requirements
- 2GB RAM or above
- Intel Core 2 Duo or above
- Windows OS 32 Bit
- A hard disk drive with lots of free spaace
The higher the computer specs you have the better. For computers with complicated setup like having a graphic card, you need to update your drivers. You can use the free version of Gamebooster to update your drivers. Get it before June while it still lasts.
Download the following:
Install Sonic Stage and OpenMG
Extract their zips using winrar or winzip or 7zip or peazip at any location and install them.
Installing and Setting up JPCSP
- Extract your JPCSP to your Hard Disk Drive with the largest free space using winrar or winzip or 7zip or peazip.
- Open the extracted folder and look for “start-windows-x86.bat” and double click it. A black screen should appear, be patient and wait for the JPCSP dialogue to appear.
- You may be required to install JAVA JRE if your computer doesn’t have one. Other errors may be related to your hardware, please update them.
- Configure your JPCSP with these settings in Options menu, then close your JPCSP.
- Put the game’s iso in the “umdimages” folder located within the extracted JPCSP folder.
- Run your JPCSP again and click File > Load UMD and select your game and click Load
- Click the Play button afterwards (The green play button)
- Be patient, it will take a while for the game to appear. It depends on your computer specs.
So that was the basics~ This tutorial will be updated with Intermediate and Advanced section as well. Look forward for it~ Commenting would motivate me of course~ ^_^v
Thanks for this *-*
I didn’t know that, awesome *-*
But 2GB, wao, a lot huh o.o’
I’m buying a PSP this month and I’ll be able to play these otome games too *-*Btw, loooove your blog, I discover it now, but I looove it *-*
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Hi ^^…thanks for this…it works…but i have a doubt…i try to play TMGS 3 story premium…and the characters doesn’t speak D=…you have any idea of what can i do???…
Well…for games that has incompatibility with getting the voice sounds of the character you might want to check this guide http://freshfrenchtoast.tumblr.com/post/22585969788/how-to-get-character-voices-to-play-on-your-utapri-game
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Hey nice guide! Actually I was trying to write a tutorial on running Hakuoki on PSP emulator as well (last month) but I could not for the life of me get it working! Hopefully other people will have better luck than me… btw are they still working on something that will make playing these …’difficult’… games on emulator easier?
How can i save game?
Just use the save function in the game…it behaves like a normal psp :D
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“This game has been encrypted by the software publisher” … There’s anyway I can decrypt mu Hakuoki iso without a PSP? ;_;
You need the decrypted version of the PSP game.
Search for a clean release…not the patched one.
Hi! I wonder if you could help me…I installed everything according to this guide, I even re-checked it to make sure. However, when I run the game, the sound works fine but the screen is black. Do you know what’s causing this and how can I fix it? Thanks!
Please post your computer specs.
It has something to do with your computer specs and the version you tried to download.
I downloaded the lastest version but the configuration is different. Not all the settings are there. If you can help, thank you!
Hello! I’ll try, now that I got a real PSP, I stopped using JPCSP
Is it possible to use ITH/AGTH with JPCSP?
Unfortunately…no.
JPCSP runs differently. It’s not like other J-games where text can easily be extracted.
Do you know if Diabolik Lovers runs on this one?
If it’s not protected, or patch it would.
Hi, I´m Alice, and…I have a problem xD, I have got the game Tokimeki memorial girl´s side 3 premium I tried it in my emulator but it turn off when I put my name in the game…I mean the screen is black…. I need some help…sorry for my bad english…
Hello, some games do not work on JPCSP sweetie~..I’m sorry.
Oh, don´t worry ^^ I´m waiting for christmas xD regards ^^
Oh I forgot that my computer only support this version of emulator…R2000 because I have proved all the emulator even the new emulator and it doesn´t work in my computer…my windows is 32 bit and I don´t know the other specs…sorry ^^¡
Yes some older versions of emulator work a lot better then new ones. Try experimenting
I followed the guide to the letter but when i try to open “tactics ogre” into jpcsp all i get is a green, blue and red cube with the word “pspdev.org” on each side floating around in circles with no clue as to what to do about it. Someone pls halp >.<
Hello, I don’t know your computer specs but it’s best if you could go to the official JPCSP forum for help~ some games are not compatible.
Thanks for the very helpful guide!
I’ve followed your instructions and installed/unzipped the three required programs (SonicStage, OpenMG, JPCSP). I’ve copied the ISO file to the required folder and managed to run it. Yet the intro cutscene doesn’t seem to have any sound. The menu does have sound effects though. After I selected “Begin”, the screen goes black and then there’s… nothing? How do I tell the difference between a long wait and the game just hanging/stuck? And do I have to run the other two programs concurrently with JPCSP? Any help you can give will be very appreciated!
I read some blog and forum posts about possible problems in a 64-bit environment. I’m going to try installing the 32-bit JPCSP and see if that helps.
At first it doesn’t work, it kept saying that I don’t have 32 bit Java installed when I do. Then I found this on the forums and followed it and it worked:
the version of jre that was available when the emu was released was version 6 the current version is 7, below i explain how to solve the problem
you have to right click on the bat file choose the option edit … the bat file will open in notepad. look for “jre6″ and change it into “jre7″ (you have to correct it twice) … click file then save and when you run it now everything should work.
It worked, but this time it says that the game isn’t decrypted, while the 64 bit JPCSP _could_ read it (but with the aforementioned problems). The configuration tabs also do not correspond to the 64 bit JPCSP (which looks exactly like the pictures you have here). Instead it only has five: General, Video, Audio, Memory and Misc. (I’m not sure if all this means that the 64 bit version is a bit more advanced than the 32 bit one or not).
Well, this is getting really complicated. I’ll see if I could poke around some more before I give up for the time being and call it a day.
Thanks for dropping by a solution, yes Java versions do matter and as for “game isn’t decrypted” you need to find unpatched ISO’s and there are links if you google them on how to do so but this is quite complicated. I really suggest buying PSP and install a custom firmware to play these games. You can buy second hand psp3000 on pawnshops for half the price.
Thanks for the advice! If it really is this complicated, I might really consider getting a secondhand PSP. By the way, what sort of custom firmware are you talking about? (I’m asking this because I have no idea about them).
It depends on the version of PSP you are buying as to which Custom Firmware version you should install.I’m using PRO-CFW as it is recommended by most J-Gamers out there http://code.google.com/p/procfw/
You can find detailed tutorials on google , but I let a PSP service (a bunch of guys who are good in PSP, they are quite common in our Malls here or a fried) installed it on my PSP to save me the hassle of destroying this little wonder. :)
When I try to install the first program, it says I don’t have the right Java installed but it’s updated to the newest, anything you can help with?
Okay, I got that first problem fixed but now, when the screen shows where it says it’s checking the memory, the screen turns black and stays black. Any idea? what to do?
Hello, please try using older versions of JPCSP if the newer versions wont work. :)
Also, you need to have ample amount of RAM and a decent computer processor if you don’t want to wait that long.
Hi there,pleasure to meet ya..and thank for tutor,
if you don’t mind,can you tell me something,is the emulator work if we did’nt have java or an old version?? Thank YOu.. ^_^
bozai,it works,thanks, Sakimichi.. ^_^
and oh ya,but why it’s have no sound?? can you tell me??
oh ya,million of thank you.. ^_^
Here’s a separate tutorial from FFT about decoding audio
http://freshfrenchtoast.tumblr.com/post/22585969788/how-to-get-character-voices-to-play-on-your-utapri-game
Hi, I’ve downloaded everything and installed them correctly, but my Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan.iso file is encrypted and I can’t play it on JPCSP. ;w; Do you happen to know where to get a decrypted file?
Are you referring to the Japanese ISO or the English ISO?
Why joystick-controller in the emulator is not detected?
Does it need additional software to another?
Why joystick-controller in the emulator is not detected? Does it need additional software to another?
My tutorial does not cover external controllers, please go to the official jpcsp forum for help~
hi i wanna ask you something about the jpcsp setting, i almost could play the game but suddenly there’s this “critical error: your display format is not compatible with jpcsp or the anti-aliasing settings is not supported by your display” what does it mean? please help tutoring me by email eenymeenymoe@gmail.com i will be so thankful to you guys ;___;
I already installed sonic stage but my when i play tekken 6 there is no music.
hey man why is that a emulator from the link wouldnt work with my pc it wont launch the error is cant …. hype …then something.what do i do?
I am wondering how to get the sound to play on my psp emulator. I am playing KH birth by sleep game and I can’t hear anything. I have sonicstage and openMG but I still cant hear anything! Please help!
hi, i’ve installed as shown here but i cannot save the game.When i go to the continue section in the game it only show a black screen saying No Data Available,so please help me out,thanks.