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| Author(s) | Zx-81 |
| Type | Board |
| Version | 1.0.3 (17 Nov 2007) |
| Licence | GNU GPLv2 |
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PSP Gnu Chess is a port of GNU Chess, a Chess game that runs on multiple systems such as UNIX, windows and MacOS.
Orginally written in 1986 by Stuart Cracraft, this is a port on PSP with added UI made by Ludovic Jacomme (aka Zx-81), based on the version 5.7 of GNU-Chess.
Installation
Unzip the ZIP file, and copy the folder pspgchess to ms0:/PSP/GAME/.
User guide
It follows the standard game rules of Chess.
The homebrew incorporates 2 different virtual keyboards which you can use to specify game filename.
- Danzeff On-Screen Keyboard (by Danzel and Jeff Chen)
- Customizable IR Keyboard (from the file pspirkeyb.ini).
Controls
Chess menu:
Start - Open/close the OSK (On-Screen Keyboard)
In game:
Cross - Valid
Square - Undo
Analog/Cursor - Move on the board
Select - Menu
On-Screen Keyboard:
Analog - Choose one of the 9 squares
Triangle/Square/Cross/Circle - Choose one of the 4 letters of the highlighted square
IR Keyboard:
D-Pad - Cursor
Start - Ctrl-W, Tab
Select - Ctrl-Q, Escape
Triangle - Ctrl-E
Cross - Ctrl-X
Square - Ctrl-S
Circle - Ctrl-F
L - Ctrl-Z
R - Ctrl-C
Clear - Ctrl-L
Cross - Enter
Screenshots
Compatibility
Developed for Firmware 3.71-M33.
Changelog
v1.0.3
- IR Keyboard support.
- Add Option to highlight last move.
- Display captured and promoted pieces.
- Add virtual keyboard to enter PGN filename.
- Load and Save PGN game file.
- Fix joypad/pad speed issue.
v1.0.2
- Option to specify search depth (i.e: difficulty).
- Add Undo feature.
- Add Book feature, move database is stored in file book.dat. The file given with this homebrew is the book.dat provided with gnuchess (but you can replace it by your own).
- Bug fix when you put black on the bottom of the screen, King and Queen weren't at the right place.
- Bug fix with keys/analog pad (sensitivity was too high).
v1.0.1
- Intial release.
Credits
- Chua Kong Sian, Stuart Cracraft, Lukas Geyer, Simon Waters, David A. Wheeler .
PSP Gnu Chess:
- Ludovic Jacomme.
- Special thanks to Yiorgos for the feedback.