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Source Notes: PSX-Place POPStarter Thread#

URL: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/popstarter.19139/

Checked: 2026-06-21

Captured Observations#

• Title shown: PS2 POPStarter 2019/06/05.
• Thread starter: krHACKen.
• First post says POPStarter is a launcher for PS1 games in combination with Sony's PS2 POPS emulator.
• First post explicitly warns not to post direct links to POPS.ELF, POPS.PAK, POPS_IOX.PAK, or IOPRP252.IMG.
• Visible attachment names:
• POPSTARTER_MC-Network.zip
• POPStarter_20190605.7z
• POPSTARTER_MC-Network_BDM.7z
• wLE_kHn_20200810.7z
• MX4SIO for POPStarter.7z
• MMCEMAN for POPStarter.7z
• First post was visible as last edited Jan 12, 2026.

Notes#

Only short source facts are preserved here. Do not mirror proprietary binaries or external attachment payloads into this repo.