Phantasy Star Portable JP -> US Save Data Conversion Tutorial

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So, want to play the characters you made on the JP version of Phantasy Star Portable on the US version you just bought? I have a nice, shiny tutorial for you.

You'll have to do this if you want to play those characters with other people who only have the US version, since the geniuses at Sonic Team made multiplayer region-incompatible.

DISCLAIMER: You need custom firmware. I repeat, you need custom firmware. If you do not have it, you will need to find someone who does, (or you can send your JP savefile to me in an attachment) or install it yourself. I am NOT responsible for the warranty you void by installing custom firmware. (Though it's so easy nowadays if you have the right tools...ESPECIALLY if you have a phat PSP (1000 series)).

WARNING: This WILL overwrite your US data. Be sure to back up your savefile before trying it.

YOU WILL NEED:
A copy of Phantasy Star Portable US.
A copy of Phantasy Star Portable JP.
A PSP with Firmware v. 5.02 M33-4 or later installed.
The CFW plugin Save Game Deemer found at http://w17.easy-share.com/1700613458.html

1. Download.
2. Extract the file and copy the seplugins folder to the root of your memory stick. If you already have one, say yes to all.
3. rename game.txt.new file to game.txt. If you are asked to replace an existing game.txt, cancel and copy the line of text in game.txt.new to game.txt.
- Checklist:
[](letter):/seplugins/deemerh.prx
[](letter):/seplugins/game.txt - containing the line "ms0:/seplugins/deemerh.prx"
4. Restart your PSP and hold R to enter recovery mode.
5. Enter your plugins menu and enable deemerh.prx.
6. Exit the recovery menu and start up your US Phantasy Star Portable. You will know the plugin is working if it takes especially long to load the save data.
7. Enter the game (with any character) and save again. This will write data to a new save directory in an unencrypted file. Again, it should take a long time. Exit the game.
8. Repeats steps 6 and 7 for your JP Phantasy Star Portable.
9. Now hook your PSP back up to your PC. Navigate to (letter):/PSP. You should see a new folder named SAVEPLAIN. Open it. Inside there are two folders: ULJM0530900 and ULUS1041000. These contain the JP and US save data, respectively.
10. Copy SDDATA.BIN and SDINFO.BIN from the ULJM folder to the ULUS folder, overwriting the original data in the ULUS folder.
11. Start up your US Phantasy Star Portable. You should now be able to see your JP version character.
12. Enter the game with that character.
13. Save and exit. Then restart your PSP and put it into recovery mode once more. Disable the deemer plugin, so the game won't load and save games so goddamned slow.
14. PLAYAN