• [Homebrew-Game] PONGUS – Initial Release

    Homebrew, PS3 Hacks , 04.11.2010

    Pongus is a homebrew game based on the Pong game. This game is considered to be the first 100% legal homebrew game since it was written using the open source PSL1GHT SDK.

    Pongus is a simple pong clone, demonstrating the basic features of the PSL1GHT SDK.
    - Right now, it’s in a playable state, with enemy AI, collision detection, Speed advancement and simple controls.
    + Right now, it’s in a playable state, with enemy AI, collision detection, Speed advancement and simple controls.

    I am aware that there is already a much better pong clone available for the ps3, but that package contains leaked sony code, and is illegal to distribute.

    This package is the opposite, written completely with the Open PSL1GHT SDK. No Sony code was used to write this game, and thus, is able to be freely distributed, source and all.

    ~CodeZombie


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  • 14 Comments

    1. GregoryRasputin
      11-04-2010
      09:15 PM
      1

      Source ?.....

    2. xstahsie
      11-04-2010
      09:19 PM
      2

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      Source ?.....
      source added.
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************
      GregoryRasputin, Pongus posted on the main page looks broken.

    3. GregoryRasputin
      11-04-2010
      09:30 PM
      3

      Originally Posted by xstahsie View Post
      source added.
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************
      GregoryRasputin, Pongus posted on the main page looks broken.

      Yeah it went all weird, had to redo it, Wordpress sometimes acts weird, anyhow, thanks for the post

      EDIT:
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <--- Thats one of the weird things it does

    4. xstahsie
      11-04-2010
      09:32 PM
      4

      No problem . Thanks for the fix.

    5. Joec03
      11-04-2010
      09:54 PM
      5

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      Source ?.....
      The most ballin' site on the net.

    6. KillerBug
      11-04-2010
      10:31 PM
      6

      Neat...and I thought that SDK was just for making backup managers.

    7. DrWho198
      11-05-2010
      04:10 AM
      7

      @KillerBug:
      Not at all, if I'm correct then they are actually planning to make a complete SDK of it with every function the Sony one has. I hope they succeed because that would make a great difference for the scene. As far as I know sony can not do anything to stop the scene if we use a homebrew SDK for every app we make. Using the Sony SDK makes everything more dangerous since Sony could drag anyone and anything using or made with it to court.

      Thanks for the game, I like the retro look. Looks like one of those old games with a projection screen.

    8. YungClipze
      11-05-2010
      05:38 AM
      8

      It's Always Nice To See New Homebrew :D
      But These [FileFactory] Links Are Killing Me

    9. d34thc0d3
      11-05-2010
      05:41 PM
      9

      Originally Posted by xstahsie View Post
      ...This game is considered to be the first 100% legal homebrew game since it was written using the open source PSL1GHT SDK...
      I'm sorry to be a pain, but this isn't 100% true, is it ?

      We're still relying on Sony's npdrm package tool to create PKG files, aren't we?! If there's already a homebrew alternative for FSELF to PKG conversion out there, I'd love to get my hands on it (smack the link to my face please ). Then I/we can really create 100% homebrew/legal software for our beloved PS3

    10. Joec03
      11-05-2010
      06:31 PM
      10

      Originally Posted by YungClipze View Post
      It's Always Nice To See New Homebrew :D
      But These [FileFactory] Links Are Killing Me
      Download it from the story's source then.

    11. samson
      11-05-2010
      07:18 PM
      11

      Originally Posted by d34thc0d3 View Post
      I'm sorry to be a pain, but this isn't 100% true, is it ?

      We're still relying on Sony's npdrm package tool to create PKG files, aren't we?! If there's already a homebrew alternative for FSELF to PKG conversion out there, I'd love to get my hands on it (smack the link to my face please ). Then I/we can really create 100% homebrew/legal software for our beloved PS3
      i dont think PSL1GHT does use npdrm, i myself have been looking into how set up the open sdk and found a really good tutorial for ubuntu. link

      Samples are included in PSL1GHT samples directory: I suggest to start with VideoTest.
      cd $PS3DEV/PSL1GHT/samples/VideoTest
      make
      make pkg
      so pongus really is 100% legal ps3 homebrew with no $ony tools used at all, a true milestone in the development of homemade software for the ps3.

      on a side-note if someone could be sooooo kind to set up psl1ght sdk on ubuntu vm please upload so we all can be legal.

    12. d34thc0d3
      11-05-2010
      08:01 PM
      12

      Didn't know about make pkg, thanks for pointing it out

      Originally Posted by samson View Post
      on a side-note if someone could be sooooo kind to set up psl1ght sdk on ubuntu vm please upload so we all can be legal.
      What do you mean ? An ubuntu VM image ? (would be kinda overkill imo)

      Anyway, I don't had the impression that setting everything up was particularly hard (using kubuntu 10.10 here). I just followed the READMEs and had everything working within one hour or two (where most of the time was spent waiting for GCC to compile xD).

      Also if you already have got psl1ght running, give Kammys Ethernet Debug Loader a try (as mentioned in the psl1ght readme) https://github.com/AerialX/Kammy
      Simply download the precompiled "EthernetDebugLoader-v2.self" (no need to download the Kammy source at all !! [unless you want to have a look]).

      Then before running any other fselfs, just run the EthernetDebugLoader-v2.self via ps3load once. You can then use "socat" on linux to catch the debug output which is emitted to ethernet from your PS3 ... "socat udp-recv:18194 stdout"

      If there's much interest I can write up a small tut how to get everything running on a vanilla (k)ubuntu box (but as said, if you follow the included READMEs and know your linux-fu, it isn't that hard anyway).

    13. samson
      11-06-2010
      05:38 AM
      13

      Originally Posted by d34thc0d3 View Post
      What do you mean ? An ubuntu VM image ? (would be kinda overkill imo)
      not really overkill to d/l something that works on any OS without setting up everything, think about it from a windows/mac users point of view who has very little knowledge on toolchains/dev environments.

      but ubuntu is a little big, it would be cool if it could be done with tinycore.
      Originally Posted by d34thc0d3 View Post
      If there's much interest I can write up a small tut how to get everything running on a vanilla (k)ubuntu box (but as said, if you follow the included READMEs and know your linux-fu, it isn't that hard anyway).
      my linux-fu is not too bad, its really installing stuff on a VM HDD image that i have had problems, permissions/installing live cd's and there is one rule that we should always remember with everything K.I.S.S. so a tutorial is good but a vm is much better.

    14. pimpspter
      11-06-2010
      05:43 AM
      14

      Someone needs to drag sony back to court in Australia now (and I'm not australian).

      The reasons the courts over there ruled it was illegal were:

      1. Creating backups is illegal over there - even for copying CD content you own to your own MP3 player

      2. The dongle didn't have any other legal functions (as there was no legal PS3 homebrew at the time)....Now that they have one there might be a chance the injunction could be overturned!

      I'd just like to see $ony given a kick up the backside!