This is because you must keep h-encore installed to the memory card so you can enable HENkaku (and therefore StorageMgr) after a reboot. Your new storage device is now configured and ready for use at the mount point specified in your storageconfig.txt. Encore ranks as a top interactive software publisher. Customers rely on Encore for titles covering personal productivity, utility, education and gaming. Besides retail publishing, the San Francisco Bay Area based company sells direct to customers through its managed sites. Message Authentication Code (MAC) MAC algorithm is a symmetric key cryptographic technique to provide message authentication. For establishing MAC process, the sender and receiver share a symmetric key K. Essentially, a MAC is an encrypted checksum generated on the underlying message that is sent along with a message to ensure message.
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Python on a Macintosh running Mac OS X is in principle very similar to Python onany other Unix platform, but there are a number of additional features such asthe IDE and the Package Manager that are worth pointing out.
4.1. Getting and Installing MacPython¶
Mac OS X 10.8 comes with Python 2.7 pre-installed by Apple. If you wish, youare invited to install the most recent version of Python 3 from the Pythonwebsite (https://www.python.org). A current “universal binary” build of Python,which runs natively on the Mac’s new Intel and legacy PPC CPU’s, is availablethere.
What you get after installing is a number of things:
A
Python3.9
folder in yourApplications
folder. In hereyou find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of officialPython distributions; and PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Pythonscripts from the Finder.A framework
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
, which includes thePython executable and libraries. The installer adds this location to your shellpath. To uninstall MacPython, you can simply remove these three things. Asymlink to the Python executable is placed in /usr/local/bin/.
The Apple-provided build of Python is installed in/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
and /usr/bin/python
,respectively. You should never modify or delete these, as they areApple-controlled and are used by Apple- or third-party software. Remember thatif you choose to install a newer Python version from python.org, you will havetwo different but functional Python installations on your computer, so it willbe important that your paths and usages are consistent with what you want to do.
IDLE includes a help menu that allows you to access Python documentation. If youare completely new to Python you should start reading the tutorial introductionin that document.
If you are familiar with Python on other Unix platforms you should read thesection on running Python scripts from the Unix shell.
4.1.1. How to run a Python script¶
Your best way to get started with Python on Mac OS X is through the IDLEintegrated development environment, see section The IDE and use the Help menuwhen the IDE is running.
If you want to run Python scripts from the Terminal window command line or fromthe Finder you first need an editor to create your script. Mac OS X comes with anumber of standard Unix command line editors, vim andemacs among them. If you want a more Mac-like editor,BBEdit or TextWrangler from Bare Bones Software (seehttp://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html) are good choices, as isTextMate (see https://macromates.com/). Other editors includeGvim (http://macvim-dev.github.io/macvim/) and Aquamacs(http://aquamacs.org/).
To run your script from the Terminal window you must make sure that/usr/local/bin
is in your shell search path.
To run your script from the Finder you have two options:
Drag it to PythonLauncher
Select PythonLauncher as the default application to open yourscript (or any .py script) through the finder Info window and double-click it.PythonLauncher has various preferences to control how your script islaunched. Option-dragging allows you to change these for one invocation, or useits Preferences menu to change things globally.
4.1.2. Running scripts with a GUI¶
With older versions of Python, there is one Mac OS X quirk that you need to beaware of: programs that talk to the Aqua window manager (in other words,anything that has a GUI) need to be run in a special way. Use pythonwinstead of python to start such scripts.
With Python 3.9, you can use either python or pythonw.
4.1.3. Configuration¶
Python on OS X honors all standard Unix environment variables such asPYTHONPATH
, but setting these variables for programs started from theFinder is non-standard as the Finder does not read your .profile
or.cshrc
at startup. You need to create a file~/.MacOSX/environment.plist
. See Apple’s Technical Document QA1067 fordetails.
For more information on installation Python packages in MacPython, see sectionInstalling Additional Python Packages.
4.2. The IDE¶
MacPython ships with the standard IDLE development environment. A goodintroduction to using IDLE can be found athttp://www.hashcollision.org/hkn/python/idle_intro/index.html.
4.3. Installing Additional Python Packages¶
There are several methods to install additional Python packages:

Packages can be installed via the standard Python distutils mode (
pythonsetup.pyinstall
).Many packages can also be installed via the setuptools extensionor pip wrapper, see https://pip.pypa.io/.
4.4. GUI Programming on the Mac¶
There are several options for building GUI applications on the Mac with Python.
PyObjC is a Python binding to Apple’s Objective-C/Cocoa framework, which isthe foundation of most modern Mac development. Information on PyObjC isavailable from https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc/.
The standard Python GUI toolkit is tkinter
, based on the cross-platformTk toolkit (https://www.tcl.tk). An Aqua-native version of Tk is bundled with OSX by Apple, and the latest version can be downloaded and installed fromhttps://www.activestate.com; it can also be built from source.
wxPython is another popular cross-platform GUI toolkit that runs natively onMac OS X. Packages and documentation are available from https://www.wxpython.org.
PyQt is another popular cross-platform GUI toolkit that runs natively on MacOS X. More information can be found athttps://riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro.
4.5. Distributing Python Applications on the Mac¶
The standard tool for deploying standalone Python applications on the Mac ispy2app. More information on installing and using py2app can be foundat http://undefined.org/python/#py2app.
4.6. Other Resources¶
The MacPython mailing list is an excellent support resource for Python users anddevelopers on the Mac:
Another useful resource is the MacPython wiki:
Developer | Sony |
---|---|
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Eighth generation |
Release date | 2011 |
Predecessor | PlayStation Portable |
Emulated | ~ |
If you have a PS Vita or PSTV on firmware version 3.60 to 3.73, you can turn it into a decent emulation device by installing the HENkaku homebrew enabler. If you're on the 3.60 firmware, you can obtain it here, for 3.65-3.73 use Final h-encore. Those on firmware versions prior to 3.60 can update manually by following the instructions here. Furthermore, on versions 3.60 and 3.65 it's possible to use a bootloader patch called enso, which loads HENkaku automatically at boot: Ensō for 3.60, 3.65. It's possible to downgrade firmware version with a tool called modoru.
- 1Multi-system
- 2Arcade Systems
- 3Nintendo
- 4Sega
- 5Sony
- 6Ports
Multi-system[edit]
RetroArch[edit]
- Downloads: Nightly builds, Stable builds
Core | Game/System | Working? | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2048 | 2048 | ✓ | |
blueMSX | MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 | ✓ | |
DeSmuME | Nintendo DS | ✗ | |
DOSBox | 286 and 386 | ✓ | Virtual keyboard does not work |
EightyOne | Sinclair ZX 81 | ✓ | |
FinalBurn Alpha (2012) | Arcade | ✓ |
|
FinalBurn Neo | ✓ | ||
FCEUmm | NES | ✓ | |
fMSX | MSX | ✓ | |
FUSE | ZX Spectrum | ✓ | Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch |
Gambatte | Game Boy/Color | ✓ | |
Gearsystem | Sega systems (SMS/GG/SG-1000) | ✓ | Use Genesis Plus GX or Picodrive instead |
Genesis Plus GX | Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/SG-1000) | ✓ | Redbook audio hangs when suspending or pausing RetroArch |
gpSP | Game Boy Advance | ✓ | ~50-60 FPS with dynarec |
Handy | Atari Lynx | ✓ | |
MAME (2000) | Arcade | ✓ |
|
MAME (2003) | ✓ |
| |
MAME (2003Plus) | ✓ |
| |
Mednafen | Neo Geo Pocket/Color | ✓ | Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch |
PC Engine | ✓ | ||
Virtual Boy | ✓ | ~25-30 FPS | |
WonderSwan/Color | ✓ | Full speed on WS games, ~45-60 FPS on WSC games | |
Nestopia UE | NES | ✓ | ~55-60 FPS, use FCEUmm instead |
NXEngine | Cave Story | ✓ | |
PCSX-ReARMed | PlayStation | ✓ | ~50-60 FPS at standard resolution |
PicoDrive | Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/32X/Pico) | ✓ | 2D games run full speed, 3D games run about 30 FPS or less |
PokeMini | Pokemon Mini | ✓ | |
PrBoom | Doom | ✓ | |
ProSystem | Atari 7800 | ✓ | |
QuickNES | NES | ✓ | |
RACE | Neo Geo Pocket/Color | ✓ | Least accurate but fastest NGP/C core, Use Mednafen (Beetle NeoPop) instead |
Snes9x 2002 (PocketSNES) | Super Nintendo | ✓ | Least accurate but fastest SNES core |
Snes9x 2005 (CATSFC) | ✓ | ~55-60 FPS on standard games, ~50 FPS on Super FX games | |
Snes9x 2005+ (CATSFC Plus) | ✓ | Same as Snes9x 2005 but with better sound, at the cost of a few FPS | |
Snes9x 2010 (Snes9x Next) | ✓ | Most accurate but slowest SNES core (~40 FPS) | |
Stella | Atari 2600 | ✓ | Use Stella 2014 instead |
Stella 2014 | Atari 2600 | ✓ | |
TGB Dual | Game Boy/Color | ✓ | |
TyrQuake | Quake | ✓ | ~40-50 FPS, use vitaQuake instead |
VBA-Next | Game Boy Advance | ✓ | Barely runs full speed. |
vecx | Vectrex | ✓ | |
VICE x128 | Commodore 128 | ✓ | |
VICE x64 (fast) | Commodore 64 | ✓ | |
VICE x64sc (accurate) | ✓ | ||
VICE xpet | Commodore PET | ✓ | |
VICE xplus4 | Commodore Plus4 | ✓ | |
VICE xvic | Commodore VIC20 | ✓ | |
Yabause | Sega Saturn | ✗ | Technically works but is unplayably slow |
PSP-EMULATORS-INSTALLER[edit]
† Emulators. |
---|
|
Arcade Systems[edit]
Arcade[edit]
Name | Version | CPS1 | CPS2 | CPS3 | MVS/AES | CD | Other | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pFBA | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Nintendo[edit]
Game Boy Advance[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
mGBA | 0.8.4 | ✓ | ~* |
UO gpSP Kai (Adrenaline) | 3.4 test 4 build 225 | ✗ | ✓ |
TempGBA4PSP-mod (Adrenaline) | Git | ✗ | ✓ |

* GBA is slow (~40-50 FPS depending on the game) but highly compatible.
GameBoy/GameBoy Color[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
mGBA | 0.8.4 | ✓ | ~ |
RealBoy-Vita | Git | ✗ | ✓ |
NES[edit]
Name | Version | SuperFX | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
pNES | Git | ✓ | ✓ |
SNES[edit]
Name | Version | SuperFX | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
CATSFC-libretro-vita | Git | ✓** | ✓* |
pSNES | Git | ✓ | ✓ |
Snes9xVITA | Git | ✓** | ✗ |
* Retroarch has better SNES emulation
** SuperFX emulation isn't running at full speed
Nintendo DS[edit]
Name | Version | Recommended |
---|---|---|
DeSmuME-Vita (MasterFeizz) | Git | ✗* |
DeSmuME-Vita (xerpi) | [1]** | ? |
* No dynamic recompiler, runs very slow
** No official binary available, but an unofficial one can be found here.
Nintendo 64[edit]
Name | Version | Recommended |
---|---|---|
DaedalusX64-vitaGL | ✓* | |
DaedalusX64 (Adrenaline) | Git | ~** |
* WIP, Some stutters, See here for compatibilty.
** Needs to run through Adrenaline, Some stutters, Average compatibilty
Sega[edit]
Name | Version | GEN | SCD | SMS | GG | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genesis Plus GX | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SMSplusVITA | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
DreamCast[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
flyCast-Vita | 0.1 | ✓ | ~ |
Sony[edit]
PlayStation 1[edit]
Name | Version | Active | BIN/CUE | ISO | PSX2PSP | Multi-Disc Games | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrenaline | Git | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PCSX-ReARMed | ✓ libretro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
PlayStation Portable[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
Adrenaline | Git | ✓ | ✓ |
Atari Lynx[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
Handy Vita | Git | ✗ | ~ |
Neo Geo Pocket/Color[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
NeoPop Vita | Git | ✗ | ~ |
Commodore 64[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
VICEVita | Git | ✓ | ~ |
Amiga 500/1200[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
UAE4All2 | Git | ✓ | ~ |
ZX Spectrum[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
ZXVita | VitaDB | ✓ | ~ |
OpenBOR[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
OpenBOR | 1.2 | ✓ | ~ |
MacOS 2.x[edit]
Name | Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
Basilisk ll | 0.33g | ✓ | ~ |
Doom[edit]
Name | Version | Doom | Heretic/Hexen | Chex | ZDoom Compatibility | Multiplayer | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VitaDoom | Git | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Chocolate Doom | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
PRBoom (Retroarch) | 2.5.0 | ✓ | ✗ | ~* | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Odamex | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ (ZDoom 1.22) | ✗ | ~** |
H Encore 2
* Chex Quest is very glitchy
** Very WIP, sound is not working, multiplayer is disabled.
Quake I[edit]
Name | CD Audio Support | Multiplayer | Texture Pack Support | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
vitaQuake | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TyrQuake (Retroarch) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Quake II[edit]
Name | CD Audio Support | Multiplayer | Texture Pack Support | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
vitaQuakeII | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Quake III[edit]
Name | Multiplayer | Recommended |
---|---|---|
vitaQuakeIII | ✓ | ✓ |
Adobe Encore Tutorial
Wolfenstein 3D[edit]
H Encore Tutorial For Mac
Name | Spear of Destiny | Recommended |
---|---|---|
vitaWolfen | ✓ | ✓ |
H-Encore Tutorial For Mac

Return to Castle Wolfenstein[edit]
Name | Multiplayer | Recommended |
---|---|---|
vitaRTCW | ~ (WIP) | ✓* |
* Runs at about 20-30 FPS.
Duke Nukem 3D[edit]
Name | Music | Recommended |
---|---|---|
EDuke32 Vita | ✓ | ✓* |
* Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition is also available for PSVITA
Half-Life[edit]
Name | Multiplayer | Recommended |
---|---|---|
vitaXash3D | ✓ | ✓ |
- Joysticks don't work with MiniVitaTV plugin installed.
Hexen II[edit]
Name | CD Audio Support | Texture Pack Support | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
vitaHexenII | ✓ | ? | ✓ |
Outrun[edit]
- Cannonball (Download: Git)
Diablo[edit]
- DevilutionX (Download: Git)
Prince of Persia[edit]
- SDL Prince of Persia Vita (Download: Git)
- Prince Of Persia (cpasjuste) (Download: VitaDB)
Star Trek Voyager[edit]
- vitaVoyager (Download: wololo.net)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
