While you’re waiting ZeroJay (aka Jason Carter) has pieced together an optimized/streamlined MAME-like bundle for those with an OtherOS-enabled PS3. Slim owners, sorry — them’s the breaks.
What is ZeroGame? Here’s a little background quoting ZeroJay:
Over the last year or so, I’ve been tweaking and changing my installation of Yellow Dog Linux on my PS3 so that it would be more emulation-friendly. My goal was to get my install as close as I could to the friendliness of the Xbox emulators, with a game list and a few button presses and the game of your choice is up on the screen. It’s been a long journey, but a fruitful one.
ZeroGame is a bash shell script that will take a freshly installed copy of Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 on your PS3 and with a few minutes and occasional input from you will give you one good emulation box that you can boot up whenever you feel like playing some classics.
ZeroGame includes emulators for many classic consoles: Game Boy, including the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Colour, SEGA Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Turbo Grafx 16, and of course MAME itself.
Take a look-see:
What do you need?
- Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 freshly installed on your PS3
- A working internet connection
- An HDTV that supports 1080p or 720p (480p/i and 576p/i support in the future)
- A wired USB keyboard
- One or more Sony Sixaxis/Dualshock3 controllers
Follow the install guide (zerogamereadme.txt) once you have the prerequisites covered. That file also details other things of importance. I suggest you give it a once over regardless.
Good luck!
Download:
ZeroGame v0.50
Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 PPC
- source: the zerogame project
amazing, This is exactly what I have been looking for. mad props to ZeroJay :)
The Xbox360 has better games than this. Ps3 games = sooooo shit
360 is so shit. It doesn’t even play bluray/
the controller is weirdly arranged
even my new 360 died after 3 weeks of playing
cheap hardware
slow
bad interface
media player suck
Screw you and Screw Sony!!!
If the ps3 is shit then gtfo.
Why even bother to write such a comment?
Hate noobs like you!!
ps3 is awesome :)
Omg, you’re my hero!
is there a tut on this? is there anybody out there that can explain how and what to do?
Why is he constantly pressing buttons even though the game may not be in a spot where a button press is required. and whats all the damn noise in the background,, sounds like a keyboard
Did you even read the whole thing?
He says that you need a USB keyboard ..
do you need a mouse?
do u have to have hd
Read the whole article.
wow, looks really shit
Fucking amazing :D
does it HAVE to be usb keyboard or can i use bluetooth keyboard made by logitech?
I have Fedora PPC on my PS3, I will try ZeroGame on it
I would totally fuck you if i were a chick.
Were do the roms go? Do i have to make a Roms folder
Installed this and everything else just fine on a 80GB PS3. One problem, NO controllers will work, not through USB or bluetooth. No matter what, I can’t get a controller to work at all. Anyone else having this problem or know a solution?
the same no controllers no posible to go back to yelow dog not find yet how to cofigourate the roms throu the emoulator is any 1 can help?????????????
while installation you need to login as root not as zerogame root. (su -l instead of su)
or try:
1. service bluetooth stop
2. service hidd stop
3. service hidd start
4. service bluetooth start
5. service hidd stop
6. hidd –server –nocheck -n
7. PS Button
8. Ctrl-C
The same with me on Fedora, installation went fine, but what next? I login with zerogame user and press ROM PS button nothing came up?
are any1 done it right ???if yes ? are they are programmers ?????are i am so stupid???maybe the ps3 ydl never willl be work like a simple pc becouse is not a pc ?is cant play music and make interne t syrf with aout get freeze ,and we try to use it like power pc may we dont understant is not apc
if you follow step by step in the guide if will work fine HOWEVER.. after you perform the “yum update” you NEED to restart before performing the next step.. It doesn’t tell you to but you NEED too.. if you don’t do this, the controller will not be able to sync properly since you JUST updated the bluetooth controller. after this, THEN you can start to download the zerogame package in the readme.. also if your gonna run the game in 1080p your gonna have to copy the *lay files to the 1080pb folder since for some reason they are missing in the 1080pb folder but are in the 1080p folder. (this is what gives you that blue background while shifting through the games). also the nes select button is incorrectly mapped to controller 2 so you gonna have to fix that too.. look it up on the forums.. and after you install the zerogame, to install the games, hit ctrl+alt+f1 then type “cd /etc/” enter then type “gdm stop”. after this you get back to the root command and from here just type “root” enter and then type your password and you should be back in yellowdog and should be able to navigate to the rom’s directory and install the files from a flash drive.. your gonna have to mount the flash drive before you can open up so figure it out.. not too hard.. okay later
Will zerogame work with Ubuntu installed?
ok usefull information i will try from begin i just reinstall yelowdog6.2 from begin i will try 1 other day …..myhdtv isLG 32LC56 IS ANY 1 HO NOW HOW TO FIX FULLSCREEN ?OK I NOW RS3-VIDEO-MODE IS MANY MODS 2 YEARS I CANT FIX IT !
im not going say anything, just follow this link
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/u-s-air-force-building-supercomputer-from-ps3s/1387199
ok nothink work properly on ydl …about the link …possible the usaf find the keys of hardware of ps3 are is a good pc behind of 2000 ps3s my ps3 canot even do proper internet browssing throu xmb is get freeze ussaly
maybe the usaf use them for trainig of the pilots on 3d flying ???
ok i installed YDL and i got to the kboot prompt. i entered the url thats supposed to download the emu installer and it said it wasnt a valid link. now what? and also, is this how its going to be with linux? this kboot screen and constantly having to use specific terminal commands for everything? or is there some GUI i have yet to install that makes it all simple and easy to use?
WORMCULT IS NOT FOR YOU .IS ONLY FOR EXPERTS DONT LOOSE YOUR TIME. WAIT THE STABLE VERSION OF ZEROGAME . ARE YOU CAN SPEND YOUR TIME TO THEN TRYING FIX THE LINUX WORK PROPERLY
Trully amazing it works on my 60 Gig/ YDL 6.2. Playing Mr.Do as I take a break to type this…
I need help i can’t get to allot memory to other os i just haven’t got the option, i can’t select anything other than yes or no when i try to format my hard drive its not the new slimline version its the old big ps3. I’m told i have to choose custom when i pick to format my hdd but i don’t get that option i only get format yes no then after picking yes i get quick format, full format i can’t find anyway of allotting memory for other os, could it be that its not possible on my ps3??????? as it was brand new in mid december, can somebody please shed some light on my problem…..Thanks.
Hi, I’m having the same problem/issue. Have you found anything out since your posting? I’ve been googling all morning, and your the first one i’ve seen with the same problem.
aww shucks darnit if i new emulators were available on ps3 i never wouldve sold my 60gb. crap now i gotta find a old used one again and its so hard now.