Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (PSP) on Emulator

This tutorial would be about playing a PSP platform copy of Hakuou Shinsengumi Kitan (which has been officially licensed by Aksys Games) on PC. I bought the game and played it on my PSP but nothing beats playing otome games in PC for me. Of course, one of my main reasons why I did this was to see a bigger Saito Hajime and Hijikata Toshizou on screen. I don't want to restrain myself on the small screen of PSP. . (Btw, I don't really like Okita Souji 'cuz he's such a yandere. That's just psychotic.)

We're all upset that Kazuki Yone (artist/goddess behind the Shinsengumi bishies) is not with Idea Factory (IF) anymore. For those who don't know the story, a long time ago, it seems like (we got nothing but rumors and it's the most reliable one I got. Anyone got a more realistic background, please share it with me, ne?)Yone asked for a pay raise since she's not an amateur artist. Heck, she raised two games (Hakuouki and Hiiro no Kakera) into anime world. Idea Factory is like, "No, gtfo.". As a result, we got bombarded with fake copies of her artwork. As if we, her loyal fans, would not notice. IF thinks that they can trick fans with making that "anonymous" artist do that copy-cat work. It's been so long since that and even now, they can't stop milking this series. IF can't be more shameful than that.

*One scenario in the world wide net worth ranting about*
Kazuki Yone: 「I drew something new and posted it in my blog! Please support Hakuouki!」
Idea Factory: 「STFU. You're no longer part of this company. We're suing you for drawing characters under copyright issues and for posting it without our permission.」

Total bs. As if she needs permission to draw what she designed and to post it on her blog. It's not like she's selling anything so why the paranoia, IF?  
Well, it happened a long time ago and she's working on a new game now so rant's over. Here's the tutorial. Click the image for a bigger view. Just a tip: right click on the image + view link in another tab = undisturbed tutorial-viewing.

LET'S START WITH DOWNLOADING THE NEEDED FILES: 
●  Get your copy of PSP Emulator. JPCSP is the most famous and sanest emulator out there. (Not that I can speak since I don't really know psp emulators) Here's the web link and just click the version that's appropriate for your computer. Usually, you get the latest one. Here:

http://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/

●  If you want a fully voiced game, here's the voice plugin:

mono_ATRAC3PLUS_Autoplay_assistant_tool v1.9.28


●  You need Sound Forge and Sonic Stage. Well, that's not for free. Actually, nothing in this world is really free. There are cracks and everything and it's easy to Google so you can do that yourself. 

●  Naturally, the most important file: the game itself. Due to complaints about piracy, I removed the link.  Whatever.   


PROCEEDING TO THE INSTALLATION AND THAT TROUBLESOME STUFF...

Sound Forge:
My copy is this one: Sony Sound Forge Pro v10.0c491_Keygen DI - by saoman

●  Install Sound Forge first. You don't have to do any "installing" stuff with JPCSP but it's more troublesome with the configuration. 

Win 7 ver tutorial. Somebody requested for an updated OS. 

What? I really hate the recent OS. They make my life complicated.

And the biggest lie ever...

●  Don't run it yet. Run Keygen > select Sound Forge 10 series > Patch. Be sure to copy the serial and activation code. 

I hate that annoying bgm. You wait and hear. -__-

●  Run Sound Forge 10 bugfix.reg

This should appear. That's it.

●  Run Sound Forge > enter the serial > choose register from another computer > save the license anywhere and you can also delete it after > enter the activation code.


Sonic Stage:
●  Just install this since you need it for your game to have sounds in jpcsp. There should be no problems here.

Well, I did mention that I don't really like Okita Souji but he's my wallpaper. 

What can I do? He's hot. (>w<)b~

 
JPCSP (PSP Emulator):

●  After extracting the file, you should get a folder with a name like jpcsp-windows... Inside that folder is another folder named umdimages. Copy the ISO file of Hakuouki. 

Yes, 1.11 GB. Prepare for that. 

●  Go back to the original folder. You should see a Windows Batch File like start-windows-x86. At least that's what mine says. Double-click that and a new window should appear. 

And another window which should serve as your "PSP".

Example of a "You're screwed" moments. If this appeared, there's something wrong and 

I can never tell you what that is. I have limited jpcsp knowledge. 

●  Before you can play, we still have to set the configuration settings. Go to Options > Configuration or just click F12. This is a really complicated part since the settings will differ for everybody since we all have different computers. Despite the game not having high spec demands, jpcsp does. I screenshot my computer specs and the setting I have so you can confirm it for yourself. You have to experiment and I won't be able to answer problems regarding this thing since I don't know much. 

Soooo sorry for my low-tech pc.

●  Go to File > Load UMD > Click Hakuouki > Run. The game should run fine. The video may lag a bit  (though mine didn't) but don't worry since that's an accepted fact. 

Game should work just fine with sound effects and bgm but no voices. If you're fine with that, then it's okay not to do the voice tool. 


mono_ATRAC3PLUS_Autoplay_assistant_tool v1.9.28: 

If you want to hear the seiyuus' hot voices...

●  Extract the file. You should see an application file there. Seen it? Okay, good. 

●  Open this file. Click Start and it should turn into Virtual Desktop. Just minimize that while playing Hakuouki.

OKAY, WE'RE DONE! 

It's a tall order but it's worth it. Well, if you hate the hassle, just buy the game or download the ISO file and put it in your psp. For people like me who don't mind a little work for the sake of slightly bigger screen, this is recommended. 

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NDS Emulator Tutorial

Black Angel here! Sorry I haven't been on for a long time ^_^, but I'm here now! Well half the reason is that a bunch of weird stuff kept happening with this tutorial and when it came to patching the DS rom after I finished writing all the instructions and doing the screenshots I was like "Wait a minute...why don't I just give them the rom already patched in English?!?!" So yes, as you can tell I'm a pretty slow person :P. This tutorial is pretty simple, so let's get to it! This game is a Nintendo DS game, so to play it you're either going to need to install an NDS emulator on your PC (as I will now show) or *cough cough put it on your cough flashcart *cough cough. XDD.


Download: No$GBA emulator with No$Zoomer


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1. Download No$GBA/No$Zoomer in the download links above.

 2. Extract each folder to the Desktop. Enter the No$Zoomer folder and click the No$Zoomer button (the application file) and it will say "Open" in the blue tab above. Go to the No$Zoomer folder if you aren't already on it and open the No$GBA.exe file. After that another window will open and the blue tab will say "Insert Cartridge". Open the rom. (I'm using TMGS2 for this tutorial)

5.  If the game is in the normal landscape view, you're done! However, if you need it to be in portait view,  all you have to do is click "View" which will be the second option from the left and go to "Rotate". Choose 270 degrees.

6. Enjoy!!

Oh my god...such a short tutorial and it took me quite the number of hours to figure out...trial and error is so tedious >.<. I'll probably ask Sasuga Sugoi if I can turn this into a general NDS emulator tutorial so you can just go to that for every NDS otome game, and there are quite a nice few ^_^. Like I always say, please leave your comments, questions and requests below!!!! Ciao <3.

Done with that!

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Yo-Jin-Bo Installation Tutorial

Black Angel again! Here's how to easily install Yo-Jin-Bo (with screenshots!). Yo-Jin-Bo works on both Windows and Mac, so here's the Windows tutorial.

So, how to install and download! Well, lucky for you, this doesn't need English patches since it's already in English! So installation is nice and easy, no need to worry about regions and stuff like that. I'm gonna explain it nice and easy in four easy steps with screenshots! so you should get it. Don't forget to click on the image to make it super big!!!!

Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qbe3jjdt9uvt3

Alternate Download Link:
Yo-Jin-Bo BIN file

Yo-Jin-Bo CUE file

NOTE: If you download the BIN and CUE files from the alternate download link, you can skip to step 3.

1. Download all the files in the link. Don't worry about viruses, I uploaded these myself. I might be good with computers, but I have no idea how to even put a virus on a file. Nor do I want to. After downloading all of them, make a folder and put all of the downloaded files in there. So it should look something like this...

2.  Right-click "Yo-Jin-Bo.part 1.rar" and click extract here. You must have Win-rar, 7 zip, or some other program similar to these to do this. If you need help with this, consult the Extraction tutorial on this blog. After you do that, you should have a .BIN file and a .CUE file in the folder. Now if you want, you can delete all those pesky parts.

                            

      

     

 3.  For this step, you must have Daemon Tools. If you don't have it or are new to it, download it and consult the Daemon Tools Tutorial on this blog. Now, go to Daemon Tools and add the .BIN file to the program, not the .CUE. You will not be able to see the .BIN file at first, so when you add the file you must change whatever is in the "Files of Type" to "All Files". Once you have added the .BIN file, mount it. After you mount it, you should immediately be prompted to install the game.
             
                               

                              

          

4. Install and Enjoy!!!!

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below!!!!

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DevOSD Tutorial

This is just a very short tutorial. This is just a bonus one actually. 


First things first. You need to have a copy of DevOSD. Devosd is created by a veteran hongfire user and I'd rather you download it there. Also I'd prefer that he explained it for himself since he made the program and he has every right to do so.
If I were you, I'd download the latest version since it won't give you as much headache as its predeccesors. Here's the link: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/139063-devOSD-transparent-eroge-translation-overlay

● Open all the essential tools you'll need for engrish gaming like ITH, the game itself and TA. Yep, use TA. Also arrange it like in my screenshot. ATLAS then the Original Text. JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU OPEN ALL OF THAT BEFORE OPENING THE DEVOSD.

● Open the Devosd next. It'll prompt you for a theme but I won't be bothered much over it since you can change it anytime. You'll now see a transparent box that places itself on top of every window you have on.

● Click the "M" at the left corner. It'll show off a menu full of self-explanatory icons. I'll plant my hand on my face on pronto if somebody asks me what they're for.

● Go to More > Preferences Panel. There you can change all of the settings that would suit your tastes and game. After that, click the Clipboard Hook.

Look at the bottom-right corner to see the Clipboard Hook.

● Just drag it over the game. Another plus, you can also adjust the size through the dotted isosceles triangle the right bottom-corner (see, I learned something from Geometry after all.). By the way, you can only use this on games currently on window mode. If it's full screen mode, it won't work well. 

Again, I'm reminding you, I used The Second Reproduction here as a teaser for my next feature. You don't have to go the hard way to play this because an English Patch exists. Okay? 

That's it. Easy, huh? I bet you didn't break a sweat over it. 

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