PSP games in a folder with an EBOOT.PBP file aren’t as well supported today as games as a disk image, as they have to be placed in the PPSSPP memstick folder, then you have to run PPSSPP and launch it from within the emulator. While this works, it isn’t well integrated like other content is in muOS. While most release games can be trivially converted to a disk image format, it doesn’t seem like this is a good option for homebrew games like Minecraft PSP or others.
Instead, we can make use of a hidden folder and a placeholder file the way it’s done for some other systems like ScummVM. If we add a block to ext-ppsspp.sh to check for the game as a hidden folder, a subdirectory of .hidden, or a folder in the memstick folder, then the user can just create a placeholder file for the game to be used to launch it, such as Game Name.psp. I’ve tested this personally and it really improves the usability of homebrew PSP games without adding too much impact or change to the system.
I’d propose the addition of a block like this after the export HOME in ext-ppsspp.sh:
case "$FILE" in
*.psp)
# Mechanism to launch PSP folder-style games from memstick or a hidden folder
GAME=$(basename "$FILE" | sed -e 's/\.[^.]*$//')
GAMEDIR=$(dirname "$FILE")
if [ -e "$PPSSPP_DIR/.config/ppsspp/PSP/GAME/$GAME/EBOOT.PBP" ]; then
FILE="$PPSSPP_DIR/.config/ppsspp/PSP/GAME/$GAME/EBOOT.PBP"
elif [ -e "$GAMEDIR/.$GAME/EBOOT.PBP" ]; then
FILE="$GAMEDIR/.$GAME/EBOOT.PBP"
elif [ -e "$GAMEDIR/.hidden/$GAME/EBOOT.PBP" ]; then
FILE="$GAMEDIR/.hidden/$GAME/EBOOT.PBP"
fi
;;
esac
Any opinions?