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|title = PocketStation
 
|title = PocketStation
 
|logo = Sony-PocketStation.png
 
|logo = Sony-PocketStation.png
|developer = [[:Category:Sony consoles|Sony]]
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|developer = [[:Sony]]
 
|type = Memory Card peripheral
 
|type = Memory Card peripheral
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
 
|release = 1999
 
|release = 1999
 
|discontinued = 2002
 
|discontinued = 2002
|successor = [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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|successor = n/a
|emulated = {{~}}
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|emulated = {{}}
 
}}
 
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'''[[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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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==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;">
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 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"|<small>[[PlayStation_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|<abbr title="PocketStation game to a memory card from a PS1 game, communicating with PS1 emulator etc.">PlayStation<br/>communication</abbr>]]</small>
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! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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! colspan="9"|PC / x86
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|-
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|[[PK201]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://drhell.web.fc2.com/pocket/pk201_200428.zip Build 20/04/28]
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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=PS1PocketStation>Possible with [[XEBRA]]. [[XEBRA]] is the first PlayStation emulator to include compatibility with PocketStation.</ref>
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|{{✗}}
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|Mid
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[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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|{{✓}}
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|High
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|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[No$|No$GBA]]
 
|[[No$|No$GBA]]
|Windows, MS-DOS
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm 2.9b]
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|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
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|{{✗}}[https://problemkaputt.de/gbatek-pocketstation-emulation.htm *]
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|{{✗}}
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|Mid
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{~}}
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|-
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|[[PKEmu]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://www.zophar.net/download_file/13336 1.1 Private Beta]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|?
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|pockystation
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[https://github.com/simias/pockystation git][https://github.com/simias/pockystation-libretro libretro]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
 
|?
 
|?
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
|{{}}
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|{{}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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!colspan="9"|Mobile / ARM
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[PK201]]
 
|[[PK201]]
|Windows, Android
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|16/01/20 Build
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dokutajigokusai.pk201 21/08/17]
|?
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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=PS1PocketStation></ref>
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|{{✗}}
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|Mid
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[[PKEmu]]
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|[[MAME]]
|Windows
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
|[http://www.zophar.net/download_file/13336 1.1 Private Beta]
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|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As "[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-core-info/blob/master/mamearcade_libretro.info mamearcade_libretro] and
|?
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mame_libretro_ios.dylib", 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>
|{{✗}}
 
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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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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</div>
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<references group=N/>
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===Comparisons===
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;[[MAME]]
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:[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/3d005db62ea6cc99f9fd4bf2756ed186ff9fd872/src/mame/drivers/pockstat.cpp#L20 Currently, a handful of games run, but some die due to odd hardware issues].
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;[[No$|No$GBA]]
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:PocketStation as part of NO$GBA 2.7 onwards. The odd choice of emulators comes from GBA, DS and PocketStation sharing parts of the ARM architecture. Functional.
  
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Handheld consoles]]
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[[Category:Hybrid consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sony consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sony consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
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[[Category:Peripherals/Accessories]]
 
[[Category:PocketStation emulators|*]]
 
[[Category:PocketStation emulators|*]]
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[[Category:ARM-based]]

Latest revision as of 22:45, 14 March 2024

PocketStation
Sony-PocketStation.png
Developer Sony
Type Memory Card peripheral
Generation Fifth generation
Release date 1999
Discontinued 2002
Successor n/a
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[edit]

Name Platform(s) Latest Version PlayStation
communication
libretro Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
PK201 Windows Build 20/04/28 [N 1] Mid
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 High
No$GBA Windows MS-DOS 3.05 * Mid ~
PKEmu Windows 1.1 Private Beta ?
pockystation Windows gitlibretro ?
Mobile / ARM
PK201 Android 21/08/17 [N 1] Mid
MAME Android iOS libretro core[N 2] High ~
  1. 1.0 1.1 Possible with XEBRA. XEBRA is the first PlayStation emulator to include compatibility with PocketStation.
  2. As "mamearcade_libretro and mame_libretro_ios.dylib", 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)

Comparisons[edit]

MAME
Currently, a handful of games run, but some die due to odd hardware issues.
No$GBA
PocketStation as part of NO$GBA 2.7 onwards. The odd choice of emulators comes from GBA, DS and PocketStation sharing parts of the ARM architecture. Functional.