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PS1/PS2 emulator to PS3/PSP/PS Vita (and vice-versa) save conversion service

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#1 · (Edited)
As the thread title suggests, I can convert saves from PS1/PS2 emulators (e.g., .MCR and .PS2) to any of Sony's current save formats (e.g., VMP, PSV). I can also convert PSV and VMP saves back to MCR/.PS2, but you can easily do this yourself with tools such as MemcardRex (PS1) and MyMC (PS2, along with PSVExporter and PS2 Save Builder). I cannot convert PS3 game saves to PS Vita cross-play saves, sorry. That requires me to own each game in question. In this case, PSV specifies a save file type for Playstation 1 and Playstation 2, NOT the Playstation Vita system.

The saves I provide for you do not require a hacked console of any sort to operate.

Not requesting a specific format will lead to me assuming you want your save converted to .PSV format (used by Playstation 3).


Instructions for posting a save on this thread:
1. Attach PS1 or PS2 saves in any format (.MCR and .PS2 are preferred, but I have tools for any old PS1/PS2 save format).
2. State what you want done with them, such as .MCR to .PSV, or .MCR to .VMP.
3. After I convert them, you need to do one of the following:

If I gave you .PSV file(s) for a PS3:
1. Get a USB stick or some other media your PS3 can read from, and create a set of folders: PS3/EXPORT/SAVE (that is, make a folder called PS3 on your USB device, in that make a folder named EXPORT, then inside EXPORT, make one last folder called SAVE.
2. Put your .PSV file(s) inside that SAVE folder, and then use your PS3 to import the save(s) in the Memory Card Utility (PS1/PS2) on the XMB.

If I gave you .VMP file(s) for a Vita:
1. Use Sony's CMA, OpenCMA, or QCMA to make a backup of your preferred PS1 game's saves.
2. Go in to your documents folder, or wherever you have the CMA program store your files, and find your PS1 save data's .VMP files.
3. Overwrite SCEVMC0.VMP or SCEVMC1.VMP with the .VMP I gave you, and then copy them back to your Vita, again using CMA.

If I gave you .VMP file(s) for a PSP:
1. Connect your PSP to your PC/Mac/whatever, and enable the USB connection.
2. Browse your PSP's Memory Stick and go to /PSP/SAVEDATA/<your ps1 game id here>, and overwrite SCEVMC0.VMP or SCEVMC1.VMP with the .VMP I gave you.

After that, your saves should show up in-game on your PS Vita, PSP, or PS3.

Other notes:

Converting saves to .PSV by yourself requires a hacked PS3.

Converting saves to .VMP by yourself requires requires a hacked PS Vita or PSP.

Converting saves from .PSV or .VMP back to .MCR/.PS2 does not require a hacked console either. Multiple tools exist to convert these types of saves.
 
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#585 · (Edited)
What you've uploaded appears to be an unformatted or corrupted memory card, so there's nothing to do, sorry. You should probably check to see if you have a backup of it or something and try again.

Ignore that, I just found the problem, for whatever reason this MCR had like 128 bytes of zero-padding before the memory card image even began. *Begins conversion process.*

Edit 2: Okay, I see why it was that size, this MCR must've been a VMP in the past. :p

Anyhow, enjoy!
 

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#588 ·
Dax,
First of all thanks for taking the time to help all of us who don't have the skill sets to fend for ourselves in the programing world. I downloaded FFVII from the Playstation Store, and transferred the file by USB memory stick to my desktop and used the save game editor Black Chocobo to edit the file. Of course when I transferred the file back to my Ps3 it told me the data was corrupt. Is this file salvageable if the right Key and Seed is given to the file? I have an unmodified Ps3 unit, and have no idea how to edit the save so that my Ps3 will accept the Ps1 file when I load it back to the internal hard drive memory card. Is this something that you can or would be willing to help me with? Thanks and God Bless.
 
#593 ·
Dax, I can already say you are my favorite person on the internet. How I have never found you before is beyond me, but I am quite happy I have now. I have been trying for years, yes years, to convert mcr saves to psv so I can play Digimon World 3 on my PS3 but could never come across an answer that did not involve hacked ps3 or dexdrive. I decided to look again today, and after two hours, I come across you beautiful thread. If you would be so kind to convert the attached mcr to psv. It has multiple games on it and if they can all be converted great, but I really only care about the Digimon World 3 one, I do not want to have to restart and play it periodically on my laptop but being able to play on my ps3 would just be so much better. I will make sure to spread the word as well for you so that anyone with my same heartache and headache can gain some relief!
 

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#599 ·
From what I understand, it's just a matter of getting the correct seed and key; Black Chocobo (the FF7 save editor) apparently has the algorithm already written and ready to go. Nobody has the key/seed, or is willing to share it, and like I said, I'm not going to learn PowerPC assembly just to try and reverse engineer the PS3's PS1 emulator, lol.
 

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#617 · (Edited)
I've tried the whole connecting it to my ps3 trick, with a usb stick, PS3--EXPORT--SAVE folder, but it won't show up

Edit: I found out how to import and convert it to work with my PSP, but whenever I try to load the file, it says "no save file found" within the game itself, the memory card utility on my psp seems to show a save file for digimon world 2003, yet I can't load anything... any ideas Dax?
 
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