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[L33]

Hi All,
Anybody have a copy of this game yet? I'm interested to look at this game sharing feature, and how we could possibly use it to our advantage.... If anyone has it would you be kind enough to either:
1. Join XLink kai and use the game sharing feature to send me a game
or
2. Send a game to a friend, and get them to whip out their memorystick the second the download is complete, then upload the contents of the MS (i can provide FTP space...).

I think we may be able to learn alot and come one step closer to running our own code on the psp from this experiment!

Thanks!
L33

[Mawdsley]

I dont own this game either, but from what I have read it does not store the games on the memory stick, but rather runs them from RAM much like games transferred with a GC-GBA link cable on the GBA. Turning off the PSP or loading another game from UMD will erase the games.

Sounds like the only way to get at the code would be to use some packet sniffer during transfer.

[Urb85]

No Sorry I haven't got this game but seems the beginning of something very exciting!!

I found some more news about it, and seems to be possible to download on receiving PSP, up to 7 games including Ms. PacMan, Rally-X, Dig-Dug and many others. Simply by activating the “Game Sharing” on the host PSP.
Seems that the transfer starts automatically when it receives a request from a second unit, and the game will be then stored in the unit’s RAM until the PSP is turned off.

You can find something more interesting just here.
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[mc]

According to the webpage you posted the link to, the transfer does not start automatically on either side. You have to both select the Game Sharing menu option inside the game on the sending PSP, and use the Game Sharing function in the home menu on the receiving PSP. See step 2 in the flow chart. The sender then have to accept the request from the receiver to actually send the game (step 4).

But is seems rather clear that the game is only downloaded to RAM, and not saved anyware. PSP software always asks permission before saving something to memory stick, and I don't see this happening in any of the screen shots. After the download it just asks the user to press ring to start the game.
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[Urb85]

...well yes, I re-visited that page again to have a quick look, and yes you are right, unfortunately I took the first information somewhere online, in some web-zine that I cannot remember, and as I can see now is slightly different of what Namco says!!

Sorry for the mistake, will be more carefull next-time :-)
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[L33]

I'm not so sure. Looking at this image taken from that page:
This looks like the standard 'are you sure you want to save' type screen present in all games I own. The next image in the sequence is:

Which appears to be the download progress of the game.

I'm not saying for sure that it does or does not save to the MS, but it is a possiblity. I guess the only way we will find out is to try it out!
Also worth mentioning that the MS would possibly classed as RAM...

[Mawdsley]

IGN Article on the game sharing of Namco Museum

[mc]

[Starman]

It's on its way. As soon as I get it I'll try it out.

Mike

[Pikoro]

I actually have plans to grab this game tomorrow as well as another PSP in order to try to sniff the game during the transfer. I want to stick it on a memory stick and see what happens.

I'll keep you all up to date as well as posting an article at www.psphacks.net

Cheers
Pikoro
http://www.psphacks.net

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[Mawdsley]

IGN have actually tried the gamesharing of Namco Museum. It seems it is just saved to RAM, not only that but the games are crippled to one level each.

http://psp.ign.com/articles/593/593844p1.html