Downloads
Every POPStarter file in the tracked generator-hosted download collection, together with a separate inventory of historical references. Legacy Pages-only assets are retained separately pending individual review. 24 files (POPStarter builds, Quickstarter packs, tools, patches & cheat references) — all verified to contain no Sony emulator binaries.
PS1_POPSLOADER-<version>.zip
and
PS1_POPSLOADER.psu
as standalone release assets, following the merged PR #600.
The ZIP includes APPS/, POPS/ and EMBER/;
the PSU has only eight direct app files, no nested folder. The separate
Experimental Release
follows its own branch and is not automatically updated by merging dev.
Installation guide ·
Packaging specification.Grab the generated documentation set as one self-contained .zip — all 63 wiki pages, every reference page (glossary, FAQ, command index, the full thread study), the generator-hosted downloads, the menu images, and the raw source markdown. Older Pages-only legacy files are retained separately pending provenance review. Open index.html inside it to browse the whole site offline. Contains no Sony binaries.
NOPAL_PATCH.7z was listed in 2017 as 226 bytes and is not recovered.
The currently hosted 188-byte archive is labelled with an IGR ELF-loader unhook instead.
It remains available as an archival copy, but not a verified $NOPAL PAL patch.
The hosted network_modules.7z also differs from its 2017 original listing, though its six SMB drivers match the independently unpacked 2020 Quickstarter.
See the provenance investigation.a625d0b3036823cdbf04a3c0e1648901POPS.ELF — MD5
355a892a8ce4e4a105469d4ef6f39a42IOPRP252.IMG — MD5
1db9c6020a2cd445a7bb176a1a3dd418Homebrew launcher checksums
The POPStarter launcher itself is redistributable homebrew. These are the MD5s of the files inside the builds hosted below, so you can identify a copy you already have as well as verify a download:
4a39d44dfb477ea747f5ca5e39ee011er13 Beta 2019-06-05 — POPSTARTER.KELF — MD5
60feebee5c3a3e466adb490e0852314br13 RIP 06 2017 — POPSTARTER.ELF — MD5
784a0ace5e4fc02574d3a9d5be74af7er13 RIP 06 2017 — POPSTARTER.KELF — MD5
3a2bc50b43f2834d83e2b1d5798182e1r13 WIP 06 OBT 2017 — POPSTARTER.ELF — MD5
62efc58f5a4013f1a4aabafc57d7feefr13 WIP 06 OBT 2017 — POPSTARTER.KELF — MD5
3315b21654d38ec322d12099875f1ef9 (.KELF = the encrypted form for HDDOSD PP.<game> installs)Start here: where will your games live?
Pick the one that matches where you want your PS1 games stored. All three carry the same final launcher (Rev 13 Beta, 5 June 2019, byte-identical to the standalone release further down this page) and a step-by-step readme, so for most people this is the only file here they will ever need. You still supply the Sony POPS emulator yourself.
Turning a PS1 disc into a game file (PC)
These run on your Windows PC, not on the PS2. CUE2POPS already ships inside all three packs above, so take these only if you want it on its own or your disc dump needs tidying up first.
Filling a PS2 internal hard drive (PC)
Skip this whole group unless you chose the internal hard drive. Two different ways to get your .VCD files into the __.POPS partition: with the drive plugged straight into your PC, or over your home network. Each comes as a look-alike pair, and the notes say which copy to take and why.
When one game misbehaves
Drop-in files for a single problem game that glitches, crashes, or comes out at the wrong speed. Put one in that game's VMC folder to affect only that game, or in the POPS folder to affect all of them, and try one at a time.
Optional add-ons
None of this is needed to play a game. Come back once your setup is running.
Just the launcher
The final POPStarter release on its own, for people who already have everything else, or who need the .KELF that no setup pack includes.
Earlier builds, kept for the record
Superseded. Nothing here does anything the 2019 release does not. They are kept because this is an archive, and because each one carries a document or a tool that the final release dropped.
Unverified historical patch — archival copy only
The hosted 188-byte NOPAL-named archive contains an IGR ELF-loader-labelled PATCH_9.BIN, NOT a verified copy of the missing 2017 226-byte PAL patch. Keep for research, not game fixes.
Original Bitbucket wiki — complete Git history
Original ShaolinAssassin wiki Git history supplied by AstroSnail, including 2,140 commits and deleted pages (2016–2024). This is archival source documentation, not a POPStarter release.
Historical download catalogue — verified and unverified
All 82 distinct historical file-name/reference forms documented in the original Git wiki, older recovery index, and surviving Bitbucket uploads listing. The listing is partial; multiple names may refer to alternate versions or the same tool. Nothing is omitted for being unverified. A historical upload record proves a filename was listed, not that its original file bytes survived. 17 available under the named file, 7 possible alternate packages, 50 not recovered / unverified, 4 withheld, 4 invalid references. Same-name files can still differ: NOPAL_PATCH.7z and network_modules.7z have documented original-size discrepancies. For authenticated archival equivalence, compare original payload hashes.
| Historical name | Verification status | Source and availability |
|---|---|---|
$FORCEPAL_PATCH.7z | Invalid historical reference | Malformed, truncated or unrelated original reference; no file is asserted. Source: Malformed literal dollar-prefixed archive URL |
$NOPAL_PATCH.7z | Invalid historical reference | Malformed, truncated or unrelated original reference; no file is asserted. Source: Malformed literal dollar-prefixed archive URL |
BATCHER_0.3.1.EXE | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 23.5 KB · Uploaded 2016-11-28 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: 0c1b34edee |
BATCHER_0.3.EXE | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 68ec1c5fde |
CHEATS.TXT | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 1.1 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
Compatibility Modes.zip | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: Compatibility_Modes.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Source: Compatibility_Modes.zip |
Compatibility_Modes_07252016.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: d080270444 |
Compatibility_Modes.7z | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: Compatibility_Modes.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Original listing: 882 bytes · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: Compatibility_Modes.zip |
Compatibility_Modes.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Source: original Git wiki |
CUE2POPS_2.2.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 30af41a3c1 |
CUE2POPS_2.3.7z | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: CUE2POPS_2.3.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Original listing: 30.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-11-03 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: CUE2POPS_2.3.zip |
cue2pops_src_linux.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 51abeb7d6e |
cue2pops_src_linux.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 8f569ea5a5 |
DEBUG_AND_HALT.PPF | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_20170128.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Original listing: 73 bytes · Uploaded 2016-09-24 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_20170128.zip |
Disc_Combining_Kits.7z | Withheld | Listed for completeness; not offered under the archive publishing policy. Original listing: 8.4 MB · Uploaded 2017-10-26 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: AV-flagged archive excluded by previous policy |
DISCS_POOPER.BAT.7z | Withheld | Listed for completeness; not offered under the archive publishing policy. Source: Excluded by established site policy |
DISCS_POOPER.EXE | Withheld | Listed for completeness; not offered under the archive publishing policy. Original listing: 165.4 KB · Uploaded 2016-10-06 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: Excluded by established site policy |
DS3_modules_BT_20171017.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 17.7 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-17 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
DS3_modules_USB_20171017.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 13.8 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-17 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
FORCEPAL_PATCH.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 234 bytes · Uploaded 2017-10-26 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
Game Fixes.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 938eaf9e52 |
Game_Fixes.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: a36a503715 |
hddosd_sample_files.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 18.5 KB · Uploaded 2016-10-09 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: 1dc243759b |
IGR Behaviour Modifiers.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 949b7f4166 |
IGR Textures - Chinese pack.7z | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: IGR_textures_-_Chinese_pack.7z — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Source: IGR_textures_-_Chinese_pack.7z |
IGR Textures - English pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 65029585a5 |
IGR Textures - French pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: faf8b381af |
IGR Textures - Polish pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: IGR_textures_-_Polish_pack.7z |
IGR Textures - Portuguese pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: b477e79c7d |
IGR Textures - Spanish pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: faf8b381af |
IGR_Behaviour_Modifiers.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 1.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: 7351fa6ddd |
IGR_Behaviour_Modifiers.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: bb2a09c57e |
IGR_sample_kit_04272016.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 1428464956 |
IGR_sample_kit.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 62.9 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: cd69a042ad |
IGR_textures_-_ | Invalid historical reference | Malformed, truncated or unrelated original reference; no file is asserted. Source: Truncated/partial URL, not an artifact name |
IGR_textures_-_Chinese_pack.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 63.4 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
IGR_textures_-_English_pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 843.8 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
IGR_textures_-_English_pack.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: IGR_textures_-_English_pack.7z |
IGR_textures_-_French_pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 623.3 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
IGR_textures_-_German_Pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 117.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
IGR_textures_-_German_pack.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: IGR_textures_-_German_Pack.7z |
IGR_textures_-_Polish_pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 459.9 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
IGR_textures_-_Portuguese_pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 216.9 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
IGR_textures_-_Spanish_pack.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 172.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-09-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: ee7ecc9399 |
lang_French.lng | Invalid historical reference | Malformed, truncated or unrelated original reference; no file is asserted. Source: From unrelated historical sample.md |
network_modules.7z | Available copy; provenance unverified | Download available copy Historical size discrepancy: Bitbucket listed 59.0 KB; hosted copy is 93934 bytes. Original listing: 59.0 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-27 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
network_modules.zip | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: POPStarter_SMB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Source: POPStarter_SMB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip |
NOPAL_PATCH.7z | Available copy; provenance unverified | Download current archival copy (not original $NOPAL) Historical size discrepancy: Bitbucket listed 226 bytes; hosted copy is 188 bytes. Not verified for PAL disabling. This hosted 188-byte file describes an IGR ELF-loader unhook; the 2017 original was 226 bytes. Original listing: 226 bytes · Uploaded 2017-10-26 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
pfs-scripts.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 536660e141 |
pfsshell-0.2a.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 62.6 KB · Uploaded 2016-11-03 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter r13 WIP 05.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: eb4d4d70fd |
POPStarter_BATCHER_06192016.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 0d1cdd640e |
POPStarter_ELFs BATCHER_05062016.7z | Withheld | Listed for completeness; not offered under the archive publishing policy. Source: AV-flagged archive excluded by previous policy |
POPStarter_HDD_Quickstarter_Pack_20171027.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 845.4 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-27 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter_HDD_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 1.1 MB · Uploaded 2020-02-09 · by El_Patas (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_HDD_20161002.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 4dec8dfa45 |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_HDD_20161103.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 562d2481e4 |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_HDD_2017_01_10.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: a96be9c1c2 |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_SMB__2017_01_10.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 8251123a5e |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_USB__2017_01_10.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 6ab47ba67 |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_USB_20161002.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 77fb27ce3 |
POPStarter_Quickstarter_Pack_USB_20161103.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: dcc7269d4 |
POPStarter_r13_Beta_20190605.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 338.9 KB · Uploaded 2020-02-09 · by El_Patas (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter_r13_RIP_06.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 342.3 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-25 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter_r13_WIP_05.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 43f1930c2c |
POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_13_20151207.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: eb4d4d70fd |
POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_20160723_OBT15.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 43f1930c2c |
POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_20161120.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: previous retrieval ledger |
POPStarter_SMB_Quickstarter_Pack_20171027.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 250.3 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-27 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: f50684bfb8 |
POPStarter_SMB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 273.6 KB · Uploaded 2020-02-09 · by El_Patas (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
POPStarter_USB_Quickstarter_Pack_20171027.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 512.7 KB · Uploaded 2017-10-27 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: bfef022077 |
POPStarter_USB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 642.8 KB · Uploaded 2020-02-09 · by El_Patas (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
PPF Bunch pack v1.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: a711cae2cb |
PPF_Bunch_pack.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 316423c2f0 |
RadHostClient 1.8a.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: previous retrieval ledger |
RadHostClient_1.8a.7z | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Original listing: 333.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-11-03 · by Shaolin Assassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: original Git wiki |
SAMPLE_CHEATS.TXT | Available copy; original identity unverified | Download available copy Source: original Git wiki |
ToolBox.7z | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 740cda4faa |
ToolBox.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: 9fb9314cf4 |
uLE_kHn_20150727.zip | Historical reference; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Source: efdac2fc9d |
uLE_kHn_20160723.7z | Historical upload; file unverified / unavailable | Original file bytes not recovered or verified. No download link. Original listing: 648.0 KB · Uploaded 2016-07-27 · by ShaolinAssassin (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: 3c35465478 |
uLE_kHn_20191110.zip | Alternative available; unverified | Download candidate: POPStarter_USB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip — not confirmed equivalent to the original file. Original listing: 2.0 MB · Uploaded 2020-02-09 · by El_Patas (listed uploader, not necessarily author) · Source: POPStarter_USB_Quickstarter_Pack_20200209.zip |
Unrecovered historical image references
Comparison/screenshot images referenced by the wiki whose original image bytes are absent from tracked assets. Recorded for completeness (19).
1094748012-TOMB_RAIDER_II_WIDE.jpg 1450475876-SYPHON_FILTER_WIDE.jpg 1720317623-APE_ESCAPE_COMP.JPG 1731981611-2.png 2425094621-TEAM_BUDDIES_WIDE.jpg 2636724756-57067464.JPG 270560112-16h0lcg.jpg 3117688129-bez%C3%82%C2%A0tytu%C5%82u.png 3801833563-2md7xs.jpg 3811602128-EXHUMED_WIDE.jpg 3844714277-POPS2CUE.JPG 4095826607-GRAN_TURISMO_WIDE.jpg 4249513129-MEDIEVIL_WIDE.jpg 4286767539-2n0oweq.jpg 446039127-SOUL_REAVER_WIDE.jpg 471851278-DIE_HARD_TRILOGY_2_WIDE.jpg 65599370-METAL_GEAR_SOLID_WIDE.jpg 727086931-GHOST_IN_THE_SHELL_WIDE.jpg 997655191-WIPEOUT_3_WIDE.jpg