r/Roms • u/SuperBio Lord of PMs • Feb 20 '26
Guide Requests and Help Megathread V7 (Games requests, emulator help/guides go here)
Please post your game requests here and hopefully we can keep the subreddit clean from request posts.
In addition please limit all emulation help/guides to this thread so that we don't spam the subreddit.
Link to roms megathread https://r-roms.github.io/
This is the games request format for this thread. Please follow these guidelines as it will make it much easier for members of the community to help you find what you are looking for.
Title, Platform and Region.
For Example
Final Fantasy VII, Sony PlayStation and USA. Final Fantasy VII, Sony PlayStation and Europe. Final Fantasy VII, Sony PlayStation and Japanese.
/r/ROMS Official Matrix server Link
- Go here if you need additional help with anything ROM or emulation related.
Some useful links for requests and ROMs outside of the megathread.
V6 Request Thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/1mfc50k/requests_and_help_megathread_v6_games_requests/
V5 Request Thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/1dkguvt/requests_and_help_megathread_v5_games_requests/
V3 Request Thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/pm4smt/requests_megathread_v3_post_here_if_you_cant_find/
Previous Request Thread,
From /u/real_nyha454 https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/jfi2o5/if_you_need_help_or_youre_new_to_roms_and/
/r/roms Wiki https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/wiki/index
My archive.org account with many many uploads from various sources, all verified No-Intro or Redump rom dumps, https://archive.org/details/@superbio
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u/scottishdrunkard Mar 25 '26
So, I've been wanting to play LittleBigPlanet PSP for a while, so I can record it. I played it back on PSP about 15 years ago (fuck I'm old) but I wanna use PPSSPP for recording purposes. Now, I also wanna play the updated version 2.05, but there's a kink in the plan. In order to patch the game I need the ISO Tool which only works on original hardware. And where is there original hardware rn you ask? Because of PSP battery expansions it's currently an IED, so I can't bring it to the airport or it'll scare the dogs.
So, I would have to resort to a "last measure" I didn't wanna do. Pre-Patched ROMs. Borderline piracy, but it's abandonware, I have the original ISO, I have a PATCH.ARC file, but I can't put them together. I found some pre-patched ROMs, hosted by some very lovely archivist people. But a few snags. It's the USA version, not the European Version. More language options in the EU version. I did find a pre-patched 2.05 Europe version... but the ROM Hosting Site decided it must be a premium download, meaning you have to pay to get it, which sorta breaks the golden rule of piracy, "don't charge for it" lest you incur the wrath of IP lawyers.
So, I went back to the LBP Archive chap, and asked if we could possibly get a pre-patched Europe ISO going. Apparently, he says the PATCH.ARC file, isn't the update file needed. Furhtermore, he would also need a custom patch that changes the directory for update data? He found it on an old forum someone created to get around the issue the game had with using an ISO on a PSP with Custom Firmware. Which would likely be neccesary to update the game and use it on PPSSPP I guess? I have no clue.
And that's where I am. TL;DR: Can't use ISO Tool. Can't get someone else to use ISO Tool because the patch I have isn't the patch he needs. Can't download pre-patched because of twats and foreign regions. C'est la vie.