Guide: PSP and PS1 games on the PS Vita (Adrenaline) 

me yesterday: meh I don't really need a psvita me today after this: ooooookay buying right fkn now

For anyone that needs seeing this. If you can't see the pspemu folder then you need to go to file explorer. Then go view -> options-> uncheck hide protected Operating system files.

Man, thanks so much for all these guides. I’m not a complete stranger to this stuff, I have a modded PS2, GameCube with GCLoader, and a bunch of other crap, but after seeing your guides I felt super confident and got a white/lime slim. So much to love! Thanks again. My PSP was probably my most played device ever, so having all those games, plus RetroArch, PSX, and a few newer vita titles as a nice bonus, all of this is just insane.

He's back! Good job RU-vid. And thanks for the dedication Russ

your a life saver man! i recently got a vita gifted and thought it was pretty cool but limited to what i can do... now i dont even touch my switch anymore im GLUED to this thing thank you so much man! definitely deserve the sub and thumbs up! looking forward to all your stuff man

Only discovered your content a week or so ago, glad to see your channel back and uploading quality content. My odroid go super is much more interesting thanks to your guides and forum post on the odroid forums.

Even though I went and done most of these steps already (even the secret exit Super Mario World style or Warp Whistle making Pikachu sad..), I still watched the video start to end. Because it's just PERFECT. 🙌🤩💪 PSVita is my favourite PS/PSP retro gaming device now. And of course the Vita games themselves.

You helped breathe new life into my vita with these videos and for that sir I thank you 🙏 😊

Man, sorry to hear all this. Glad you're back! 🤘

Based on your videos, I recently purchased a Vita. Dang, it's a killer of a device for retro gaming. :)

I've been following you for all my RG351M stuff.... and hell yeah you got Vita tutorials?! Just bought one since your tutorials are easy to follow. Thank you!

I love your content!! Thank you so much! It's truly amazing how well your videos are

Fantastic tutoring! I can hardly wait for the Retroarch stuff on the PSvita.

Yeah mate, they are a nice console! Great to collect for too, prices are going crazzzzy. Very under estimated console and I'm glad it's finally getting the credit it deserves.

Wonderful!! He's back!!!!

Hey ! I'm glad that everything is fine with your channel! Good luck to you !

That whole FF "IX" bit got me there for a second. Great tutorial, BTW!

Final Fantasy Icks was one of the best ones

awesome tutorial... my vita's already set up and I don't mind having them on adrenaline, I like the PSP feelings that it brings. But I didn't even know about the bubbles thing, it's very nice indeed! thank you for the video!! glad to see your channel safe and sound.

you make the best tutorials man. my fav parts are "yeah man i wanna do it"

Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing the process!

FOR YEARS... I've always wanted to mod my vita but yet always been skeptic about it. I've dug through tons of other user videos but they always seemed off and so I never bothered then I found YOU. You make things much easier in step by step process and now my vita is official modded and I am confident and thankful for you doing these videos.

So I followed this guide and the two previous guides (jailbreak and sd2vita guide) and I wanted to say thanks a lot for your efforts and the clear explanation. Now whit a bunch of PS1 and PSP games I don´t know where to start... The struggle is real :)

Glad to see you bounce back so fast!

Thank you very much Sir! My 12yr old daughter and I are enjoying the Vita a whole lot more. I wish none but the best to your and your channel. Just subbed :)

*New RGC video shows up in my feed* Me - "Yeah, man, I wanna do it" *click*

Just wanted to say ‘thanks’ for your guides on modding, installing sd adapters and this one. Of all the years I’ve owned a Vita (two now), I never considered jail breaking it either because I was nervous about screwing something up or getting banned. But after watching your guides multiple times over and reading threads online about how worth it it is, I decided to take the plunge and do it. I’m still very new to this whole modding thing and I’m still trying to figure things out, but I am enjoying the freedom of not being tethered to limited storage from Sony’s overpriced memory cards. I’m now in the process of downloading over 75+ games ranging from PS1 to PSP, to Vita games onto my 1000 Vita. I’ll keep my 2000 model as a spare with some games on it for more casual gaming sessions. Thanks again for making this process much less intimidating than it seemed at first for a noob like myself.

Welcome back. Glad it got sorted out!

Wow! This is cool. Thanks for sharing this. Nice work

for those that already had ps1 games but they weren't pbp, you can convert them from bin/cue to pbp using psx2psp. you'll just have to find the icon and background images yourself. after converting, it makes it into the folder that you can directly put into the pspemu folder

I just love looking at the beauty of these magnificent handheld systems...😍💯✔

Just happy to see you posting again😊

Providing helpful guide is good but making it this much entertaining is just awesome! Final fantasy IX... haha!

Just had hernia surgery, so I'm home for a few days. Your timing on these vids is literally perfect for me lol. I'm gonna mod me a vita 1000!

Thanks again for this tutorial man, it's the best one out there!

You really got me at that Final Fantasy IX bit

Recently discovered your channel and boy, it is great! Thanks so much! Keep up the great work. You do a great job of explaining and demonstrating. 👍🏽

Since following the original hack guides the past couple weeks, my vita has just become a weird obsession with OCD and Hoarding more than actually playing games. I'm disappointed in myself. 🤦🏻‍♂️

man ive been trying to make it word on my psp (yes, i was so lost that i decided to try a vita'tutorial) for daaaaays and you SAVED ME THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Glad you're back. Awesome.

I really need to mod my ps vita, it's what i bought it for. I'm going to use your guide, so thank you for creating it

Hey just a heads up to anyone reading. You DO NOT need to use/buy a card adapter. The folder path is still there and available, windows simply cant read it properly due to the emulation. Boot Vitashell. Press SELECT to enter USB MODE Then go to windows file explorer and simply type in (Replace C with correct Driver letter) C:\pspemu\PSP\GAME\ or C:\pspemu\ISO\ and windows will open the file path automatically, allowing you to simply copy paste the files into the right directory.

Great in depth tutorial 👌👍 This will make a vita totally bad ass.

You explain every perfectly amazing video man .

You have job to do. Read our comments and see how much we miss you :) Welcome back

Great guide. Where did you get the PS1 and PSP files on your computer?

That's a close call russ. Glad you're back... :)

Thanks to have you back, and great new video

little tip for those who don't have a sd card reader or misplaced their's you can just load the iso's onto the vita directly and then move them into psemu data file through vitashell after disconnecting and it works fine.

how do you play games with two disc like parasite eve and xenogears? do you just put both disc in one folder or make a separate folder for disc 2? edit:there are no disc 2 for eboot the just comes in one package

Excellent video, like the other PSVITA ones. Maybe do a best plugins for PSVITA next?

Good to see you are back!

"Lets pick a game no one knows" *Picks God of War* SMH LMAO

Can’t stop the signal! This is so cool. I think hacking the PSP, Vita, DSiXL, or 3DS is a fantastic alternative to the stale 3326 environment. Note to others: be wary of fake ROMs - I’ve had a number or sites try to get me to open a 500kb exe file.

So glad you are back

hands down best guide on youtube, my vita thanks you

Can you do 3ds tutorials? Like Twilight and NDS forwards.

did you know your circle and x buttons are set to the japanese defaults? in america the confirm/cancel buttons are switched so x is confirm and circle is cancel. there's an option in system settings to swap this either way. this could also just be the default of the psvita 2000 series, i have the 1000.

Glad you got everything back!

This is the second time that I’ve jailbroken my Vita. I went through the process several months ago and it worked fine but after a month I started having some issues with games not loading or playing correctly. My setup wasn’t by the book either, I was using a Mac to do the jailbreak with a Virtual Machine. That process was painful and I don’t think the jailbreak was clean, this time I’m using a windows system to perform the jailbreaking process and I have to admit this run was a lot smoother and cleaner. I’ve built a small database on the pc to store “vpk” files and other downloadables. So far I’m a lot happier with the way this process turned out and I really appreciate your videos tutorials, I’m going back on the road for work soon and I want to make sure my vita is rock solid and fully loaded.

Do you think you could do a guide on how to install ps vita games?

Omg your guide was so helpful thanks bro

Thank you very much sir. Awesome guide 🏆

Where do you get the game files from?

I set up adrenaline and it worked the first time. But when i put more of my PSP roms when ever i try to open up the memory stick to see my games, it pauses for like 12 seconds and gives me error: c1-2858-3 BTW I am using a ps vita 1001 (3G) with a 16gb Vita memory card

Right I'm buying a vita now and doing this, amazing stuff Russ.

As someone who doesn't know anything about PS Vita's or homebrew or anything I was able to follow this with relative ease. I was having trouble with Vitashell and the VPK's weren't showing up but from other videos of your I have that WINSCP so I can do things with FTP and that worked flawlessly! I was able to make the VPKs folder on the WINSCP and install the Adrenaline Bubbles manager and was able to get my Ape Escape game as a bubble and follow the rest of the guide :D I'm a bit confused of the whole title id pbt thing so I'm gonna have to re-watch that but I got my PSP games to work so that's a start ☺ thank you for the guide as it helped bring back to life one of my favorite games of all time and I'm so happy that I bought a PS Vita 1000 now and get to play Ape Escape! Once I figure out that title id stuff I'll be all set :D I'm setting this up for my niece to play games on so it's been worth the time trying to figure this all out. Thanks again!! ☺

wait a second, u guys... how do we know it's the real Russ and not the hacker? let me watch the whole video and see if "Russ" passes the CHICKEN TEST... no Chicken on the screen - no like button, pal!

ILMAO😂 Final Fantasy icks, lol. It's Final Fantasy 4

Glad you are back!

I knew I could play PS1 and PSP via Adrenaline, but I didn't know all those cool tips n' tricks. Thanks for this video👍

Okay ! Just passing by and omg thanks to you I could jailbreak my Vita and play PSP game... instant subscribe thanks a lot ! Need to check your RG350M tutorial next !

Nice video man ! I'm very happy you are discovering Vitas full potential. Isn't it now your favorite retro gaming device ? :) It sure is mine and even though its not as powerful as cellphone + controller, it is comfy, high quality and pocketable. Next video idea: PS vita game ports (GTA, Max Payne, ..).

this video really helped me as i was trying to get tekken 3 running on my vita, thanks alot

Emulating on the New 3DS guide next?! Glad to hear RU-vid actually came through for you relatively quickly!

Welcome back and wonderful tutorials as always

Great video, thanks Russ! Can't wait for the Retroarch vid!

Works perfectly. Thanks man

Thanks for helping me with the Adrenaline double dutch.

that bubble stuff is awesome, i can have ALL my psvita, ps1 and psp games on the home screen!

amazing tutorial thanks!

Absolutely golden content, thanks bro.

You know what, THIS makes me want to buy a second hand psp vita for emulation. Thankyou so so much, probably the best instructional video I've ever watched.

great video ty , very clear and easy to follow , helped alot so ty very much

Psvita is like fine wine it gets better with time, I'm glad it's the way it is now prob my fav console ever

Grats on getting your channel back!

Your channel makes me want to revive my vita. Viva la VITA!!!

Thank you! My friend and I hacked my Vita a few days ago and I was scratching my head with this lol

I really want to get a PS Vita again. I got it when it first came out and I was doing field training. During down time this was my life saver. Whenever I wasn't training or in formation I was in my room getting lost in my Vita. Good times man. I got all the guys getting a Vita cause they couldn't believe how it looked like a portable PS3 AND it could be used as an extra remote

thank you so much brother... this is a lot, now I can fix this for my kids... thank you

I’ve been setting up my PS Vita this weekend and I’m having a blast. I can’t believe how easy PKGj is. I also added an Arcade Punks RetroArch build and it looks great. I’ll pass on the Dreamcast and N64 stuff, because I have a plethora of retro handhelds to take care of that, but this will be a nice Sony focused complement to our collection.

8:28 oh lord, you’re silly. 😂 hehe. Great video so far dude ! And thank you for writing that amazing online guide

@Retro Game Corps Welcome back my man I told you no worries you’ll get your content back and to keep your head up. I do have a slight issue with that adrenaline though if you don’t mind helping me out. Everytime I boot up any psp or ps game and go into the official settings to change the second analog function the game crashes I get an error and I have to do a full reboot of the system to get anything working after. I heard I have to possibly delete all the save data I have in the psp folder but I need that data and can’t just delete old game data to fix. Please help any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks and welcome back again!!

I love seeing vita content in 2021

you're finally back

Thanks, man. I appreciate this a lot. Though I'll be more on playing PSP games than PS1 games. I modded my PS3 for that and using multiman for PS2 games as well. The Vita will stay as a handheld for both of them.

i dont even own a psp vita but im liking cuz hes back!!!!!!!!!!! And I know this guide is bomb

bought a ps vita aqua blue, will go back to this video

Hallelujah! Welcome back!

Can you do a video on RGB10 Max? And I'm happy you got your channel back.