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[[File:PocketStation.jpg|thumb|The Sony PocketStation]]'''[[gametech:PocketStation|PocketStation]]''' is a memory card peripheral made by Sony Computer Entertainment for the [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] that was released in Japan in 1999. Software for the PocketStation was typically distributed as PlayStation CD-ROM extras, enhancing the games with added features. Stand-alone software could also be downloaded through the PlayStation console. The software is then transferred to the PocketStation for use. A built-in infrared data interface allows direct transfer of data such as game saves between PocketStation units, as well as multiplayer gaming. 60 games in total were compatible with the PocketStation.
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{{Infobox console
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|title = PocketStation
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|logo = Sony-PocketStation.png
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|developer = [[:Sony]]
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|type = Memory Card peripheral
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|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|release = 1999
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|discontinued = 2002
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|successor = [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
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The '''[[gametech:PocketStation|PocketStation]]''' is a memory card peripheral made by Sony Computer Entertainment for the [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] that was released in Japan on January 23, 1999. It had a ARM7T CPU with 2KB of RAM. Software for the PocketStation was typically distributed as PlayStation CD-ROM extras, enhancing the games with added features. Stand-alone software could also be downloaded through the PlayStation console. The software is then transferred to the PocketStation for use. A built-in infrared data interface allows direct transfer of data such as game saves between PocketStation units, as well as multiplayer gaming. 60 games in total were compatible with the PocketStation.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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|-
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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! colspan="12"|PC / x86
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platform
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|{{✓}}
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|High
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[[No$|No$GBA]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
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|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
 
|?
 
|?
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[PK201]]
 
|[[PK201]]
|Windows, Android
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|16/01/20 Build
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|16/01/20 Build<br/>(2016)
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|{{✗}}
 
|?
 
|?
|{{}}
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|{{}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[PKEmu]]
 
|[[PKEmu]]
|Windows
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|[http://www.zophar.net/download_file/13336 1.1 Private Beta]
 
|[http://www.zophar.net/download_file/13336 1.1 Private Beta]
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|{{✗}}
 
|?
 
|?
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
|}
 
 
==Emulation issues==
 
===Missing retail kernel dumps===
 
According to nocash there are two known versions of the PocketStation kernel:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="col"|Version
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|pockystation
! scope="col"|CRC32
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
! scope="col"|Recommended
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|[https://github.com/simias/pockystation Git]
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|{{✓}} <small>([https://github.com/simias/pockystation-libretro Git])</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
|061
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!colspan="12"|Mobile / ARM
|5FB47DD8
 
| {{✗}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
|110
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|[[PK201]]
|09881F33
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
| {{✓}}
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|19/02/04 Build<br/>(2019)
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|{{✗}}
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|?
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
;061:Distributed with [[PKEmu]] as kernel.bin and is also what MAME uses.<ref>[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/0f0d39ef81562c75e79176dd3bebb1e491ca39d5/src/mame/drivers/pockstat.cpp#L1006 pockstat.cpp], see CRC value.</ref> It's thought to be from prototype hardware, which would explain its incompatibility with certain games regardless of the emulator used.
 
;110:Also called "J110", this is the BIOS used for all retail PocketStations and should provide compatibility for all software on any emulator. DrHell recommends dumping it yourself using the [http://onorisoft.free.fr/retro.htm?ps/ps.htm PocketStation BIOS Tool by Orion_]. Unfortunately, no kernel dump of this version has surfaced online.
 
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
  
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sony consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sony consoles]]
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[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:PocketStation emulators|*]]
 
[[Category:PocketStation emulators|*]]

Revision as of 22:39, 7 January 2020

PocketStation
Sony-PocketStation.png
Developer Sony
Type Memory Card peripheral
Generation Fifth generation
Release date 1999
Discontinued 2002
Successor PlayStation Portable
Emulated

The PocketStation is a memory card peripheral made by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation that was released in Japan on January 23, 1999. It had a ARM7T CPU with 2KB of RAM. Software for the PocketStation was typically distributed as PlayStation CD-ROM extras, enhancing the games with added features. Stand-alone software could also be downloaded through the PlayStation console. The software is then transferred to the PocketStation for use. A built-in infrared data interface allows direct transfer of data such as game saves between PocketStation units, as well as multiplayer gaming. 60 games in total were compatible with the PocketStation.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 High
No$GBA Windows MS-DOS 3.05 ?
PK201 Windows 16/01/20 Build
(2016)
?
PKEmu Windows 1.1 Private Beta ?
pockystation Windows Git (Git)
Mobile / ARM
PK201 Android 19/02/04 Build
(2019)
?