PSP Magic

PSP-Magic
General
Author	Zx-81 (Ludovic.Jacomme)
Type	Other
Version	1.0.1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2009/04/05
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PSP-Magic is a PSP version of the famous mechanical drawing toy called Magic Screen, commonly known as Etch-A-Sketch. This homebrew is written by Ludovic.Jacomme (aka Zx-81).

Installation

Unzip the zip file, and copy the content of the directory FW 5.x or FW 1.5 (depending of the version of your firmware) on the /PSP/GAME/ directory.

User guide

PSP Magic offers additional features along with the orginal Etch a sketch mechanism, including a virtual keyboard and save function.

Snapshots can be taken using the Image menu option. Screenshots are then saved in scr folder.

Using Load/Save menu, all drawings can be saved/loaded with a dedicated file format (.mag files).

It can be useful to periodically save your drawing because there is no undo command.

Controls

Magic screen:

Cross - Draw mode (on/off)

Triangle - Erase mode (on/off)

D-Pad/Analog - Move on the magic screen

Circle - Increase speed

Square - Decrease speed

Select - Menu

Main menu:

Start - Show/Hide the on-screen keyboard

Analog stick - Choose 1 of the 9 squares

Triangle/Square/Cross/Circle - Choose 1 of the 4 letters among highlighted squares

With virtual keyboard:

Left/Right - Move cursor left/right

Up - Move cursor to the beginning of the line

Down - Return

Select/Start - Disable virtual keyboard

Media

PSP-Magic 1.0.1 - Homebrew Video Library (FJM Homebrew)

Compatibility

It was developed on Linux for Firmware 5.0-M33.

Credits

Pako for music.

Manu & Buzz, for all the supports and beta testing.

On-Screen Keyboard based off Danzel and Jeff Chen.

External links

• Author's website - http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/76-Magic-Screen
• GitHub - https://github.com/PSP-Archive/PSPMagic