Exophase interview: gpSP, StrmnNrmn, and other tidbits
The last time we talked about PSP homebrew developer Exophase was way back in January. After he released gpSP v0.9 for the PSP and after we cleared up the air about the Exophase-Takka gpSP snafu, we have not heard a lot from this amazing developer.
But now, PSPBrew was able to have a short chit-chat with Exophase himself and he talked about gpSP development, StrmnNrmn, and other personal tidbits.
The interview conducted by DarkPacMan77 started with the more personal questions such as Exophase’s actual name (Gilead) and his age (23 years-old). Exophase also divulged that he started coding “around 10 years ago” and that he can’t really explain why he started coding. He was then asked if he and Daedalus creator StrmnNrmn are working on something and this is what he said:
To be honest I rarely get to talk to him. I’ve tried but he isn’t really around, at least nowhere I am. I give him various ideas sometimes but he hasn’t really gotten back on most of them.
Well, as Exophase mentioned in the interview, StrmnNrmn is a busy guy. But even if they aren’t collaborating on something, we are still free to imagine how great that Exophase-StrmnNrmn team-up would be. The interview also tackled Exophase’s hardships during the development of gpSP. Development is not something that’s easy as pie and the dev mentioned that just getting gpSP “off the ground wasn’t very easy.” He added, “And more than anything I’ve had to go through dozens of hours of debugging in an effort to get various games working.”
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The last time we talked about PSP homebrew developer Exophase was way back in January. After he released gpSP v0.9 for the PSP and after we cleared up the air about the Exophase-Takka gpSP snafu, we have not heard a lot from this amazing developer.
But now, PSPBrew was able to have a short chit-chat with Exophase himself and he talked about gpSP development, StrmnNrmn, and other personal tidbits.
The interview conducted by DarkPacMan77 started with the more personal questions such as Exophase’s actual name (Gilead) and his age (23 years-old). Exophase also divulged that he started coding “around 10 years ago” and that he can’t really explain why he started coding. He was then asked if he and Daedalus creator StrmnNrmn are working on something and this is what he said:
To be honest I rarely get to talk to him. I’ve tried but he isn’t really around, at least nowhere I am. I give him various ideas sometimes but he hasn’t really gotten back on most of them.
Well, as Exophase mentioned in the interview, StrmnNrmn is a busy guy. But even if they aren’t collaborating on something, we are still free to imagine how great that Exophase-StrmnNrmn team-up would be. The interview also tackled Exophase’s hardships during the development of gpSP. Development is not something that’s easy as pie and the dev mentioned that just getting gpSP “off the ground wasn’t very easy.” He added, “And more than anything I’ve had to go through dozens of hours of debugging in an effort to get various games working.”
He then said that his number one goal with the gpSP project was to make GBA games play full-speed on PSP. “Speed came before everything else,” he said. Compatibility is second in the priority list and for now, there aren’t much problems in this department. He went on to say that:
The only popular game I can think of that has a compatibility issue is music in Golden Sun 2; others I have pinned down (like Final Fantasy 6). There are some I know of that don’t work but they’re not exactly on everyone’s wish list. Of course, I still intend to find out why.
He was then asked how third party versions of gpSP affected his development for the emulator. He mentioned that it didn’t directly affected him, but indirectly, “they have somewhat deterred my interest in working on it.” But he hasn’t really seriously considered giving up the project as he “tend to see things out to a high level of maturation,” although he adds that gpSP for PSP has come a decent way. When asked if gpSP will have an official v1.0, Exophase replied “probably one day”. As for his future plans for gpSP, Exophase commented:
Nothing that people complain about really, and the only thing that I know that people seriously whine for these days is multiplayer. It’s not terribly likely to happen though. At any rate, features have always been THIRD priority before speed and compatibility. There are still things I can do in both areas, so that’s where I will continue to focus.
Well, whatever happens, we wish Exophase the best of luck in all his activities. Keep checking us out for more updates about gpSP and PSP homebrew emulators, also watch out for the next installment of our Developer’s Corner section.
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