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Nintendo Game Boy Color

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:16:54 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 463 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.gbc.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use a Game Boy Color emulator such as mGBA, SameBoy, Gambatte or RetroArch (Gambatte, SameBoy or mGBA core). No BIOS file is needed.

Nintendo Game Boy

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:27:00 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 504 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.gb.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use a Game Boy emulator such as mGBA, SameBoy, Gambatte or RetroArch (Gambatte, SameBoy or mGBA core). No BIOS file is needed.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:33:03 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 764 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.sfc.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an SNES emulator such as Snes9x, bsnes or RetroArch (Snes9x or bsnes core). No BIOS file is needed.

Nintendo Entertainment System

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:14:27 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 741 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.nes.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an NES emulator such as Mesen, Nestopia, FCEUX or RetroArch (Mesen, Nestopia or FCEUmm core). No BIOS file is needed.

Nintendo Game & Watch

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:45:02 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 59 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.mgw.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use RetroArch with the Handheld Electronic (GW) core, which plays .mgw files directly.

Atari Lynx

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:32:18 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 86 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.lnx.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an Atari Lynx emulator such as Handy, Mednafen or RetroArch (Handy or Beetle Lynx core). Some need the Lynx boot ROM (lynxboot.img), which is not included.

Atari Jaguar

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:33:25 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 44 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.bin.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an Atari Jaguar emulator such as BigPEmu, Virtual Jaguar or RetroArch (Virtual Jaguar core).

Atari 7800

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:50:55 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 65 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.bin.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an Atari 7800 emulator such as A7800, RetroArch (ProSystem core) or MAME.

Atari 5200

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:06:44 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 67 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.bin.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Playing the games
Use an Atari 5200 emulator such as Altirra, RetroArch (Atari800 core) or MAME. Most need the Atari 5200 BIOS file (5200.rom), which is not included.

Atari 2600

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:01:57 +0000

What's in the download

roms.zip - all 640 games. Each file has a random number as its name, like 154639885125478.bin.
RomRestore.ps1 - a small script that unpacks every game with its real name.

How to get the real game names back

Download the zip and extract it (right-click > Extract All...).
Open the extracted folder. Keep roms.zip and RomRestore.ps1 in the same folder.
Right-click RomRestore.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell.
When the window says Done, press Enter to close it.
Your games are now in the new roms folder, with their real names. Enjoy! You can delete roms.zip now.

Having trouble?

The script opened in Notepad. That's what double-clicking does on Windows. Close Notepad and use right-click > Run with PowerShell.
I already extracted roms.zip. No problem - put RomRestore.ps1 in the folder with the numbered files and run it. It renames those too.
Windows blocked the script. Open PowerShell in that folder and run the command below.
I'm not on Windows. Open RomRestore.ps1 in any text editor - each line shows a number and the game it belongs to.

Code:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\RomRestore.ps1

Mario Collection for PS5

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:17:13 +0000

MARIO COLLECTION
55 Mario games, 9 consoles, one native PS5 homebrew title
PPSA99001 · v01.000.000 · single .exfat image

What is it?

Mario Collection is a native PS5 homebrew title that boots straight into a store-style game-select screen. It plays 55 Mario games from 9 consoles, each on its own built-in emulator, in a single app on your home screen. It runs as a native app (not a payload), and every console has been tested on real hardware.

Features

Store-style select screen: banner art, icon, description, release date and tags on every game card, with menu music and sound effects
Browse by console: L1 / R1 switch between console tabs (ALL, 2600, NES, GB, SNES, N64, GBC, GBA, GC, DS)
Sort: Square switches between By Console (in release order) and A-Z. Your tab and sort are remembered
Game Genie & Game Shark: 280 cheat codes for 53 of the 55 games. Pick a game, switch codes on, and start. A game started from its own card always plays clean
Saves: battery saves, N64 saves and GameCube memory cards are written to /download0
N64 settings menu per game (Triangle on the card, or the touchpad in game)
Nintendo DS: three screen layouts (R3), and the touchpad works as the touch screen
GameCube: 3x internal resolution, rumble and Action Replay codes
L3 + R3 in any game returns to the select screen
One file to install: a single .exfat image for ShadowMount+ / MicroMount

Consoles & Games

Atari 2600 (1): Mario Bros.

NES (7): Dr. Mario · Mario Is Missing! · Mario's Time Machine · Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt · Super Mario Bros. - The Lost Levels · Super Mario Bros. 2 · Super Mario Bros. 3

Game Boy (6): Dr. Mario · Mario's Picross · Super Mario Land · Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins · Yoshi · Yoshi's Cookie

SNES (5): Super Mario All-Stars · Super Mario Kart · Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars · Super Mario World · Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island

Nintendo 64 (6): Dr. Mario 64 · Mario Golf · Mario Kart 64 · Mario Tennis · Paper Mario · Super Mario 64

Game Boy Color (3): Mario Golf · Mario Tennis · Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Game Boy Advance (10): Mario & Luigi - Superstar Saga · Mario Golf - Advance Tour · Mario Kart - Super Circuit · Mario Pinball Land · Mario Tennis - Power Tour · Mario vs. Donkey Kong · Super Mario Advance · Super Mario Advance 2 - Super Mario World · Super Mario Advance 3 - Yoshi's Island · Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros. 3

GameCube (6): Mario Golf - Toadstool Tour · Mario Kart - Double Dash!! · Mario Power Tennis · Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door · Super Mario Strikers · Super Mario Sunshine

Nintendo DS (11): Mario & Luigi - Bowser's Inside Story · Mario & Luigi - Partners in Time · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games · Mario Hoops 3 on 3 · Mario Kart DS · Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 - March of the Minis · Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! · New Super Mario Bros. · Super Mario 64 DS · Yoshi's Island DS

Select Screen Controls

D-Pad: choose a game
Cross / Options: play (on the first card, open Game Genie & Game Shark)
L1 / R1: previous / next console tab
Square: sort By Console or A-Z
Triangle: N64 settings (on an N64 card)
Circle: exit Mario Collection
L3 + R3 (in game): back to the select screen

Requirements

A jailbroken PS5 that can run homebrew
ShadowMountPlus or MicroMount (to mount the .exfat image)
About 6 GB of free space

Installation

Download PPSA99001 Mario Collection (01.000.000).exfat (no need to extract anything)
Upload it over FTP to a folder ShadowMount+ / MicroMount scans for images (for example /data/etaHEN/games/)
Wait for the next scan. Mario Collection appears on the home screen

Updating: replace the old .exfat with the new one. Your saves and cheat choices live in /download0, outside the image, so they carry over.

Download

>> DOWNLOAD MARIO COLLECTION <<

Credits

Built on the work of these projects. Thank you to everyone involved:

NES: EmuC0re 0.4
SNES: Snes9x 1.63 via Snes9x PS5 2.0
N64: mupen64plus-core via Mupen64Plus PS5, with paraLLEl-RDP, angrylion-rdp-plus and the cxd4 / HLE RSPs
Game Boy / Color / Advance: mGBA 0.10.5
Nintendo DS: melonDS 1.1
GameCube: Dolphin as built by Porpoise 3.0
Atari 2600: Stella 7.0c
Vulkan on PS5: mihawk-99/PS5_Vulkan (RADV) and PS5_PayloadSDK
App base: ps5-native-app-boilerplate, ps5-payload-dev SDK, SharpProspero
Cheats: libretro-database, Almar's Guides and Dolphin's game settings
.exfat format: exFAT Image Builder
Mounting: ShadowMountPlus
JPEG decoding: stb_image

Homebrew for personal use. Mario and all related games are trademarks of Nintendo. Not affiliated with Nintendo or Sony.

Mupen64Plus PS5 – Native N64 Emulator

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:28:44 +0000

Mupen64Plus
A Nintendo 64 emulator as a native PS5 home-screen app

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mupen64plus-core 2.6.0, ported to the PS5 • eboot.bin • no payload to send

▌ What is it?

Mupen64Plus PS5 is a port of mupen64plus-core 2.6.0 to the PS5 as a real native app (title ID PPSA99064). It sits on your home screen like any other game: open it, pick a game from the cover shelf (or grid, or list), and play with your DualSense.

Since v0.6 it's just an app folder: copy it to the console and ShadowMountPlus puts it on the home screen. The app unlocks itself when it starts, so there's no .elf to send.

▌ Features

GPU renderer: paraLLEl-RDP at up to 8x internal resolution (4x by default), with its shaders included, so most scenes don't pause the first time they appear
Accurate CPU renderer: angrylion-rdp-plus, pixel-accurate at the N64's own resolution, using up to 12 CPU threads
x86-64 dynamic recompiler: the core's dynarec runs on the PS5, so even demanding games run at full speed
RSP: fast HLE for sound, low-level cxd4 for graphics (games run their own graphics microcode)
Low-latency audio (~67 ms), with rate control that keeps the sound in step with the 60 Hz picture
Game list with box art, downloaded automatically: a 3D shelf, a grid of covers or a list of titles
Save states: 10 slots per game
Continue where you left off: leaving a game saves your spot, and starting it again offers to continue there
CPU overclock (2x, 4x) for games that slowed down on the N64
In-game saves: EEPROM, SRAM, FlashRAM and Controller Pak
Rumble Pak support through the DualSense
Fast forward from the pause menu
Display options: 4:3, integer scale or 16:9 stretch; smooth or sharp scaling; the N64's own video filter; hiding the overscan border
Adjustable stick dead zone, and either stick can be inverted (X, Y or both)
ROM formats: .z64 / .n64 / .v64 / .rom files, zipped or not, from internal storage or USB; ROM hacks up to 252 MB

▌ Tested at full speed (GPU renderer, 4x)

✔ GoldenEye 007
✔ Perfect Dark
✔ Conker's Bad Fur Day
✔ The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
✔ Donkey Kong 64
✔ Mario Kart 64 (ghosts and records save)
✔ Resident Evil 2
✔ Pokémon Stadium 2
✔ Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
✔ Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
✔ Super Mario 64

Earlier versions (CPU renderer) also ran F-Zero X, Star Fox 64 (with rumble) and Paper Mario (FlashRAM saves) at full speed.

▌ Compatibility

Compatibility list: how each tested game runs (public, view-only).
Report a game: tested one? A short form, no account needed. Reports go straight into the list.

▌ Requirements

► A jailbroken PS5 with kstuff or kstuff-lite
► ShadowMountPlus (to put the app on the home screen)
► An ELF loader running (elfldr, etaHEN or PS5 Payload Manager's). You already have one if you load kstuff and ShadowMountPlus. You don't send anything to it yourself: the app uses it to unlock itself when it starts.
► Your own legally dumped N64 ROMs. No games are included.

▌ Installation

1. Download Mupen64PlusPS5.zip and extract it.

2. Copy the whole PPSA99064 folder (the folder itself, not just what's inside it) to one of these places:

On the console: /data/homebrew/PPSA99064
On an exFAT USB drive: homebrew/PPSA99064

3. Within about 15 seconds, ShadowMountPlus adds Mupen64Plus PS5 to your home screen.

4. Copy your ROMs to /data/mupen64plus/roms or to mupen64plus/roms on a USB drive. Subfolders work.

5. Open the app and play!

⟳ Updating: from 0.6.3 on, the app offers new versions when it starts and installs them itself (it closes, then a notification says when to reopen it). To update by hand, close the app and copy the new PPSA99064 folder over the old one. Your saves, save states, covers and settings are kept in /data/mupen64plus.

⚠ On 0.6.0, 0.6.1 or 0.6.2? Their in-app updater was broken (the updated app wouldn't start), so install by hand once: delete /data/homebrew/PPSA99064, then copy the new PPSA99064 folder.

⟳ Coming from an older version? Versions before 0.6 installed through Mupen64PS5.elf. They used the same folder, so just copy the new one over it. You don't need to delete anything.

▌ Controls

In a game (buttons in the same positions as on the N64 controller)

Left stick ➜ analog stick
D-pad ➜ D-pad
✕ Cross / □ Square ➜ A / B
L2 or R2 ➜ Z
L1 / R1 ➜ L / R
Right stick ➜ C buttons
△ Triangle / ○ Circle ➜ C-up / C-down
OPTIONS ➜ Start
Touchpad click or L3 + R3 ➜ pause menu (save/load state, fast forward, settings, reset, back to the game list)

On the game list

D-pad / left stick ➜ choose a game (Left / Right on the shelf, all four directions in the grid, Up / Down in the list)
L1 / R1 ➜ skip 10 games on the shelf, a page in the grid or list
✕ ➜ play (a game you left from the pause menu asks whether to continue where you left off)
△ ➜ settings
□ ➜ download the cover again
Touchpad ➜ switch between shelf, grid and list
OPTIONS ➜ quit

▌ Folders

/data/mupen64plus/roms ➜ your games
/data/mupen64plus/saves ➜ in-game saves
/data/mupen64plus/states ➜ save states, and where you left each game (.resume)
/data/mupen64plus/covers ➜ box art (add your own .png or .jpg named after the ROM file)
/data/mupen64plus/logs ➜ boot.log, plus boot.prev.log to boot.prev4.log from earlier sessions (please attach it when reporting a problem)

▌ Known limitations

⚠ No 64DD, Transfer Pak, cheats or netplay yet
⚠ PAL games run slightly less smoothly than NTSC games
⚠ If a game looks wrong, try Settings ➜ Renderer ➜ CPU; if it sounds wrong, Audio processing ➜ Accurate (LLE)
⚠ If a game misbehaves otherwise, try Settings ➜ CPU core ➜ Interpreter (slower, but useful for checking whether the dynarec is the cause)
⚠ If a game misbehaves with CPU overclock on, set it back to Off
⚠ Scenes whose shaders aren't among the ones included may pause briefly the first time they appear, while the GPU prepares them. They are saved, so it won't pause there again.

⬇ Download ⬇

Mupen64Plus PS5 — Mupen64PlusPS5.zip

▌ Credits

mupen64plus team: mupen64plus-core and mupen64plus-rsp-hle (GPL-2.0)
Themaister: paraLLEl-RDP, the GPU renderer
mihawk-99: PS5_Vulkan, and the Mesa RADV developers: the Vulkan driver
angrylion and the angrylion-rdp-plus contributors: the software RDP renderer (MAME license)
Iconoclast: mupen64plus-rsp-cxd4
ps5-payload-dev: the PS5 payload SDK
ps5-native-app-boilerplate: native app tooling
drakmor: ShadowMountPlus
EchoStretch: kstuff-lite
libretro-thumbnails: box art

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For homebrew use only. Please only use ROMs you dumped from cartridges you own.

RAA! Economy

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:51:32 +0000

What is RAA! Economy?

RAA! Economy is a complete economy plugin for Paper, Purpur and Folia servers. It gives your players balances, payments, banks and a leaderboard, and it plugs into Vault so your shops, jobs and other plugins use it automatically.

What makes it different is how it keeps track of money. Every payment, fee, reward and admin change is written to a permanent transaction record that is never edited or deleted. Money can't appear out of nowhere or quietly vanish, and if something goes wrong, an admin can see exactly what happened and undo it.

Features

Money you can trust

Exact amounts. Balances are stored as whole cents, never as rounded decimals, so fractions of a coin are never lost or created.
Permanent history. Every transaction is recorded forever. Mistakes are fixed with a linked reversal, never by erasing the past.
No double-spending. Two payments at the exact same moment can't both spend the same coins, even on two different servers.
Self-checking. One command checks that every transaction adds up and every balance matches its history.

For players

Payments with confirmation for large amounts, so a typo doesn't cost you a fortune.
Banks: personal, shared and organization banks with member roles, permissions and daily limits.
Recurring payments: set up rent, wages or allowances that pay themselves on schedule.
Transaction history in chat or in a menu, with every entry's ID one click away.
Leaderboard of the richest players, with an optional opt-out you can grant to players who'd rather stay private.
Easy amounts: type 1k, 2.5m or 1,500.50.

For server owners

Multiple currencies with their own symbols, decimals and limits, plus optional currency exchange with fees.
Taxes and fees (flat, percentage, minimum/maximum, large-payment tax) that go to a server treasury.
Interest on balances and banks, safe across restarts.
Admin tools: give, take, set, reset, freeze, reverse transactions, an audit log of every admin action, and money-supply statistics.
Menus for everything, fully customizable in gui.yml. Every message is customizable with MiniMessage.
Clear startup checks. A broken setting is reported with the exact file and setting. The plugin never guesses.

Compatibility

Vault economy provider: works with any plugin that uses Vault.
PlaceholderAPI placeholders for balances, ranks and bank balances (scoreboard-friendly, never lags the server).
Folia-native. Built for Folia from day one, not patched to work on it.
SQLite out of the box, or MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL.
Network mode: several servers share one economy, no Redis or proxy plugin needed.
Migration from EssentialsX, any Vault economy, or a CSV file, with a dry run first.
Developer API (async, exact amounts, duplicate-safe) with events.

Screenshots

[align=center]Your economy dashboard (/money menu)

Richest players (/baltop)

Banks (/bank menu)

Paying another player (/pay)

Player Commands

Code:
/money                       Your balances, banks and recent activity

/money menu                  Open the economy dashboard

/pay         Send money to a player

/baltop                      The richest players

/transactions                Your transaction history

/transaction             Details of one transaction

/bank                        Create and manage banks

/payments                    Recurring payments

Admin Commands

Code:
/economy give|take|set     Adjust a balance (always recorded)

/economy reverse                        Undo a transaction

/economy freeze                     Freeze an account

/economy verify                             Check the whole economy adds up

/economy supply                             How much money exists

/economy treasury                           The server treasury

/economy migrate essentials                 Import EssentialsX balances

/economy reload                             Reload settings

Run /economy help in-game for the full list.

Permissions

Everything a player needs is on for everyone by default, and every admin command is op-only. Works with LuckPerms or any permissions plugin.

Players (everyone by default)

Code:
economy.player                  All of the player permissions below

economy.balance                 Check your balance

economy.pay                     Pay other players

economy.baltop                  View the leaderboard

economy.transactions            View your transaction history

economy.gui                     Use the menus

economy.bank                    Use banks

economy.bank.create             Create banks

economy.payments                Use recurring payments

economy.payments.create         Create recurring payments

economy.convert                 Exchange currencies

Extras

Code:
economy.balance.others          See other players' balances        (op)

economy.transactions.others     See other players' history         (op)

economy.baltop.hide             Hide yourself from the leaderboard (op)

economy.tax.exempt              Skip taxes                         (nobody)

economy.bank.unlimited          Ignore bank limits                 (nobody)

Admins (op by default)

Code:
economy.admin                   Basic /economy access

economy.admin.*                 Every admin permission below

economy.admin.give              Give money

economy.admin.take              Take money

economy.admin.set               Set a balance

economy.admin.reset             Reset a balance

economy.admin.balance           Check any balance

economy.admin.transaction       Look up any transaction

economy.admin.reverse           Undo transactions

economy.admin.freeze            Freeze accounts

economy.admin.overdraft         Set overdraft limits

economy.admin.bank              Manage any bank

economy.admin.treasury          Manage the server treasury

economy.admin.currency          Currency information

economy.admin.audit             View the audit log

economy.admin.export            Export data

economy.admin.import            Import and migrate balances

economy.admin.database          Database status

economy.admin.reload            Reload settings

Each admin action has its own permission, so you can, for example, let moderators freeze accounts without letting them create money.

Requirements

Java 25 or newer
Paper, Purpur or Folia 26.1.2 or newer
Optional: Vault (for other plugins to use the economy) and PlaceholderAPI

Tested On

Paper 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3
Purpur 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3
Folia 26.1.2 and 26.2

Installation

Stop your server.
Drop RAAEconomy-1.0.0.jar into your plugins folder (plus Vault and PlaceholderAPI if you use them).
Start your server. That's it: everyone starts with $500, and the settings are in plugins/RAAEconomy/.

Switching from another economy? Back up first, then use /economy migrate. It shows you a dry run before changing anything.

RAAEconomy-1.0.0.jar (Size: 6.89 MB / Downloads: 1)

Questions, bugs or ideas? Reply below!

RAA! Economy is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.

RAA! Trivia

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:54:55 +0000

RAATrivia-1.0.2.jar (Size: 570.16 KB / Downloads: 0)

What is RAA! Trivia?

RAA! Trivia turns your server chat into a game show. Every few minutes a question pops up in chat, four answers appear underneath, and players race to click the right one. The first correct answer wins points, money, XP or items, and climbs the leaderboard.

It ships with 6,200 hand-checked questions: 100 in every one of 62 categories, from Minecraft mobs and redstone to movies, music, sports, science and riddles. Each category has an even mix of Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert questions, plus a fair share of True/False. Every question is family-friendly, and no question or answer is repeated anywhere in the list.

Everything is configurable, every message uses MiniMessage, and every question lives in a plain YAML file. You never have to touch Java to add your own questions.

A question in chat: hover the category and difficulty for details, then click your answer.

Features

✔ Click-to-answer gameplay

Multiple choice in chat: players click A, B, C or D (or type the letter)
One guess per player, so nobody can spam every letter
Choices are shuffled every time, so memorising letters won't work
Optional multiple winners per question with place multipliers
Correct answers typed in chat can be hidden, so nobody can copy them
Clickable [Skip] button for staff

⏱ Automatic rounds & matches

Automatic rounds on a timer, only when enough players are online
Matches: staff can start a run of several questions with live standings and placement rewards (1st, 2nd, 3rd...)
Themed nights: start a match from a single category or a whole group, like /trivia start group music 10
Smart variety: no question repeats until its category runs out, and random matches spread across categories

☑ Player voting

Before each automatic round, players vote on the topic by clicking a group in chat
Live vote counts in the sidebar, a closing warning and an action-bar countdown
Ties are drawn at random; if nobody votes, a random group from the ballot is used

The topic vote, with live counts in the sidebar.

☰ Scoreboard, boss bar & effects

Sidebar scoreboard: question number, category, time left, the top players and your own place
Final standings stay up after the round ends
Optional always-on mode shows the leaderboard between rounds
Boss-bar timer, action-bar countdown, titles and sounds, each one switchable
Your other plugins' scoreboards are restored as soon as trivia ends
Folia doesn't support sidebars, so there the sidebar switches off by itself. Everything else works.

A match in progress: sidebar standings, boss-bar timer and action-bar countdown.

★ Rewards, streaks & stats

Reward trivia points, money, XP, items and console commands. Money is paid through RAA! Economy or Vault
Rewards scale by difficulty, can be added per question, and can be set for match placements
Streak bonuses and chat announcements when a player gets on a roll
Stats for points, correct answers, first-place wins, matches won, current streak and best streak
Leaderboard (/trivia top) with an optional daily or weekly reset

▣ Built-in GUI

/trivia menu opens a GUI with your stats, every category, the leaderboard and a mute toggle
Staff get start, stop and skip controls right in the menu
Every button's slot and item can be changed in config.yml

The /trivia menu.

⚙ Server-owner friendly

/trivia reload reloads everything. A broken question is skipped, and the console names the file and question ID
Upgrade-safe questions: files you edit are never overwritten, and files you delete are never brought back
Turn off any question or whole category with enabled: false
Players can mute trivia or hide the scoreboard for themselves (the setting is saved)
World whitelist or blacklist
Stats are saved safely with atomic writes and automatic backups
Only the Paper API: no NMS and no reflection
Folia-ready: all scheduling runs on Folia's region and entity schedulers

62 Categories · 6,200 Questions

Every category has 100 questions, split evenly: 25 Easy, 25 Medium, 25 Hard and 25 Expert.

✦ Entertainment
Famous Actors, Famous Movies, Movie Quotes, TV Shows, Animated Movies & Cartoons, Disney & Pixar, Superheroes & Comics, Video Games, Anime & Manga, Broadway & Musicals

♫ Music
Rock Songs, Pop Songs, Hip-Hop & Rap, Country Music, 80s Music, 90s Music, 2000s Music, One-Hit Wonders, Famous Bands, Music Legends
(Questions are about artists, albums and song titles. There are no lyrics.)

✎ Books & Words
Best-Selling Books, Classic Literature, Authors, Book Characters, Famous Quotes, Nursery Rhymes & Children's Books, Mythology, Fairy Tales

⚽ Sports
NFL & American Football, NBA & Basketball, MLB & Baseball, NHL & Hockey, Soccer & Football, Olympics, Sports Nicknames, Famous Athletes, Sports Records

⚛ Knowledge
World Geography, World Capitals, U.S. States & Presidents, World History, Science, Space & Astronomy, Animals, Food & Drink, Inventions, Brands & Logos

☺ Fun / Party
2000s Nostalgia, 1980s & 1990s Nostalgia, Internet & Memes, Holidays, Board Games, Riddles, True or False, Random General Knowledge

⛏ Minecraft
Minecraft General, Mobs, Items, Redstone, Biomes, Minecraft History, Minecraft 26.x (covers the newest drops, up to 26.3)

Commands

Main command: /trivia. Aliases: /tr, /quiz, /raatrivia. Categories and player names tab-complete.

Players

/trivia: help and the current round status
/trivia menu: open the GUI
/trivia vote [group]: vote on the next topic
/trivia stats [player]: view stats
/trivia top [page]: view the leaderboard
/trivia categories: list every category
/trivia toggle: mute or unmute trivia for yourself
/trivia scoreboard [on|off]: hide or show the sidebar for yourself
/trivia answer : answer by command (clicking is easier!)

Staff

/trivia start [category|random] [count]: start one question, or a match if count is above 1
/trivia start group [count]: start a match from one group
/trivia start vote [count]: hold a topic vote right now
/trivia stop: stop the current session
/trivia auto [on|off]: pause or resume automatic rounds (the setting survives restarts)
/trivia skip: skip the open question
/trivia reload: reload the config and all questions

Examples:

Code:
/trivia start mobs

/trivia start random 10

/trivia start 26x 5

/trivia start group music 10

Permissions

raatrivia.play: answer questions and see trivia (default: everyone)
raatrivia.toggle: /trivia toggle and /trivia scoreboard (default: everyone)
raatrivia.stats: your own stats and the leaderboard (default: everyone)
raatrivia.stats.others: other players' stats (default: op)
raatrivia.start: start questions and matches (default: op)
raatrivia.stop: stop sessions, and pause or resume automatic rounds (default: op)
raatrivia.skip: skip questions (default: op)
raatrivia.reload: reload (default: op)
raatrivia.admin: all of the above (default: op)

Default Rewards

Easy: 5 points, $25, 10 XP
Medium: 10 points, $50, 20 XP
Hard: 20 points, $100, 40 XP
Expert: 35 points, $200, 75 XP

Plus streak bonuses and match placement rewards. You can change all of these, and add items or console commands, in config.yml.

PlaceholderAPI

Code:
%raatrivia_points%          %raatrivia_period_points%

%raatrivia_wins%            %raatrivia_correct%

%raatrivia_streak%          %raatrivia_best_streak%

%raatrivia_matches_won%     %raatrivia_rank%

%raatrivia_period_rank%     %raatrivia_muted%

%raatrivia_active%          %raatrivia_next%

%raatrivia_auto%            %raatrivia_category%

Requirements

Paper or Purpur 26.1.2 / 26.2 / 26.3, or Folia 26.1.2 / 26.2 (no sidebar on Folia)
Java 25
Optional, for money rewards: RAA! Economy (works on Paper, Purpur and Folia, no Vault needed), or Vault plus any Vault economy plugin (EssentialsX, CMI...)
Optional: PlaceholderAPI for placeholders

Installation

Drop RAATrivia-1.0.0.jar into your plugins/ folder
Start the server. The console should show RAA! Trivia loaded 62 categories, 6200 questions
Tweak plugins/RAATrivia/config.yml to your liking
Run /trivia reload, and you're done!

Adding Your Own Questions

Each category is one YAML file in plugins/RAATrivia/questions/. Add a question at the end of the file and run /trivia reload:

Code:
  - id: mob-101

    difficulty: HARD

    type: MULTIPLE

    question: "Which mob can drop a nautilus shell when killed?"

    choices:

      - "Guardian"

      - "Drowned"

      - "Squid"

      - "Turtle"

    answers:

      - "Drowned"

    hints:

      - "It is an underwater zombie."

The plugin also installs HOW-TO-ADD-QUESTIONS.md next to the question files. It is a complete guide with templates and a ready-made prompt, so you can hand it to an AI and generate new categories in minutes.

FAQ

Q: Can players cheat by copying answers from chat?
A: No. Correct answers typed in chat are hidden, each player gets one guess, and the choices are shuffled every time.

Q: Will updating the plugin wipe my custom questions?
A: Never. The plugin only updates bundled files you haven't touched. Your edits are always kept.

Q: Is it safe for younger players?
A: Yes. All 6,200 questions are written to be suitable for all ages.

Q: Do I need Vault?
A: No. Money rewards work with RAA! Economy on its own, or with Vault plus an economy plugin. With neither, money rewards are skipped and everything else still works.

Q: Can I pay money rewards on Folia?
A: Yes, with RAA! Economy. It talks to RAA! Trivia directly and never blocks the server.

Q: Can I run trivia only in certain worlds?
A: Yes. Use the worlds whitelist or blacklist in config.yml.

RAATrivia-1.0.2.jar (Size: 570.16 KB / Downloads: 0)

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EVILNAT Install Guide

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:48:08 +0000

★ GUIDE: INSTALL EVILNAT 4.93 CEX – COBRA 8.5 ★
From official firmware, using HFW 4.93.1 and Flash Writer
Updated September 2026

A PS3 on official firmware can only take 4.93 EvilNat Cobra 8.5 if that console is CFW-capable. As of September 2026, bguerville's BG Toolset still does not support 4.93, so the working path is:

MinVerChk → HFW 4.93.1 → Flash Writer → Verified flash dump → Patch → EvilNat CEX update

Quote:⚠ READ THIS FIRST
Do this only on a console you own. Back up your saves first.

A wrong flash, or a power loss during the write, can brick the console so badly that Recovery Mode cannot fix it.

Legal & account warning: this modifies Sony system software and breaks the system software license. In some countries it is also an anti-circumvention issue. Signing into PSN on custom firmware can get the console and the account banned. Do not use CFW to run games you do not own.

▌ Order of Operations

Confirm the model, then run MinVerChk. Continue only if the minimum firmware is 3.56 or lower.
Install HFW 4.93.1 from a USB stick. (This is not EvilNat yet.)
With Flash Writer, dump the flash twice. The two files must match.
Check a dump in PyPS3checker on a PC. If it offers to patch the file, say No.
Patch on the PS3. Wait until the page says it is safe to restart.
Install EvilNat 4.93 Cobra 8.5 CEX (the standard build) from USB.
Turn on QA flags, then set a fan curve in webMAN MOD.

▌ STOP If Any of These Are True

Your model is a CECH-30xx Slim, or any Super Slim (CECH-40xx / 42xx)
Full CFW is impossible. Use PS3HEN instead. Do not follow this guide.
MinVerChk reports 3.60 or higher
Stop. A late CECH-25xx often fails this test.
The Blu-ray drive or the Bluetooth board is dead or missing
Only then use a noBD or noBT build. The normal build on a dead drive can leave the console unable to boot.
You cannot keep power stable for the whole flash write
Do not start. A mid-write power loss can brick the console past recovery.

▌ Which Consoles Can Take Full CFW

✔ Every Fat (CECHA through CECHQ).
✔ Every CECH-20xx and CECH-21xx Slim.
? CECH-25xx only if the minimum firmware is 3.56 or lower. The date code on the rear sticker is only a hint: early codes such as 0C through 1A sometimes pass, 1B and later usually do not. MinVerChk is the real test.
✘ CECH-30xx and every Super Slim: not this guide.

NOR or NAND?
Flash Writer asks whether the chip is NOR or NAND. Pick the one that matches the model. If the page and the sticker disagree, do not patch.

NAND (256 MB): CECHA, CECHB, CECHC, CECHE, CECHG
NOR (16 MB): Every other CFW-capable model, including CECHH and later Fats, and every compatible Slim

Model charts: psdevwiki – SKU Models

▌ What You Need

The PS3, preferably on a wired network.
A real DualShock 3 and a mini-USB cable. A DualShock 4 will not operate Safe Mode.
A USB stick of 32 GB or smaller, formatted MBR + FAT32. Not GPT. Not exFAT. Allocation unit 16 KB or 32 KB is fine. Rufus, or any FAT32 formatter, can force FAT32 on a larger stick if you have no smaller one.
A PC, to check the flash dump.
The files below, from the authors' own threads. Ignore reuploads and links dropped in video descriptions.

MinVerChk – » Download | Source page
HFW 4.93.1 – » Download | Source thread
Flash Writer for 4.93.1 HFW – » Download | Source thread
EvilNat 4.93 Cobra 8.5 CEX (standard build) – » Our EvilNat CFW downloads post | Source page
PyPS3checker (PyPS3tools) – » Download | GitHub page

Check every PUP against the MD5 printed in that same PSX-Place post. One widely published checksum for the HFW 4.93.1 file named PS3UPDAT.PUP is:

Code:
D5B1F953972D0FBBBA5981181D5DD086

If the thread shows a different hash, trust the thread. Reject the file if it does not match.

▌ Which EvilNat Build?

CEX – A normal retail console. This is the one to install.
PEX – Optional later. Extra debug-style menus. Not required for a first install.
D-PEX – Do not install this on a stock retail console.
noBD – Only if the Blu-ray drive is dead or has been removed.
noBT – Only if the Bluetooth / Wi-Fi board is dead or missing.
OC – Overclocked RSX. Extra heat, and it can kill the GPU. Skip it.

Cobra 8.5 is already inside these builds and is on by default.

Quote:Before you start: Copy your saves to a USB from Game → Saved Data Utility. Sign out of PSN. Set the date and time correctly.

▌ Prepare the USB Stick
The PS3 only sees a system update in this exact layout. The file name must be PS3UPDAT.PUP. If Windows is hiding file extensions, make sure you do not end up with PS3UPDAT.PUP.PUP.

Code:
USB root

└── PS3

    └── UPDATE

        └── PS3UPDAT.PUP

Use the rightmost front USB port for the whole process. That port is dev_usb000. On a Slim it is the port closest to the disc slot.

■ Step 1 – MinVerChk

Put only the MinVerChk PUP at PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP.
On the PS3: Settings → System Update → Update via Storage Media.
It is not a firmware install. It prints the factory minimum version, then errors. That error is expected.
3.56 or lower: continue.
3.60 or higher: stop. Full CFW cannot be installed. Do not try to force the patch. PS3HEN is the other route, and it is a different install.

■ Step 2 – Install HFW 4.93.1
Official 4.93 does not have the old browser exploit. Hybrid firmware is 4.93 with that browser restored, so Flash Writer can run. It is a higher version than OFW 4.93, and it also installs over 4.90, 4.91 and 4.92.

Replace the USB contents with HFW, still at PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP.
Settings → System Update → Update via Storage Media.
Let it install and reboot. Do not pull power.
If the XMB says the data is corrupted, the file failed the hash check, the name or path is wrong, or the stick is not MBR FAT32. Fix that. Do not keep installing a bad file.
If the XMB will not offer the update, use Safe Mode (see below) and choose 6. System Update only.

After the reboot, Settings → System Settings → System Information should show 4.93. It will not say EvilNat yet. That is correct.

■ Step 3 – Prepare the Browser
The PS3 browser cannot open many modern HTTPS sites (GitHub pages often fail with a certificate error). Use an http:// address published in EvilNat's Flash Writer thread. A mirror people use is:

Code:
http://writer.ps3.nz

If that mirror is down, host Flash Writer yourself: unzip it on a computer on the same network as the PS3, serve that folder (for example with the command below), allow the port through the PC firewall, and on the PS3 open http:// + the PC's LAN address + :8080. EvilNat's own notes recommend local hosting when the public page will not load.

Code:
python -m http.server 8080

On the PS3 browser:

Press Triangle → Tools. Turn JavaScript and cookies on.
Triangle → Tools → Home Page → Use Blank Page.
Triangle → Tools → Delete: cache, cookies, history, search history, and authenticated information.
Quit the browser fully (PS button → Quit), then open it again.
Press Start to open the address bar, enter the Flash Writer URL, and open it.

Initialization can take a couple of minutes, and the page can look frozen. Leave the controller alone. If it drops back to the XMB, quit the browser and try again. A few failures are normal. Wired Ethernet is more reliable than Wi-Fi.

■ Step 4 – Dump the Flash
You are still on HFW. Put the USB stick in the rightmost port. Empty the HFW update off the stick first so there is room, or use a second FAT32 stick.

On the Flash Writer page, initialize it. Do what the page says, including a second Start press if it asks.
Let it read the console. It should show the current firmware, that this is HFW, and the minimum firmware. If it says the console is not CFW-compatible, stop.
Set the USB device to /dev_usb000 when the stick is in the rightmost port.
Select NOR or NAND so it matches the model table above.
Dump the flash. Wait until it says the dump was saved. Do not reboot, do not pull the stick, and do not press buttons until that message.
Dump a second time. On a PC, compare the two files: same size and the same MD5. If they differ, the stick glitched. Use another stick and dump again.

NOR dumps are about 16 MB and are usually quick. NAND dumps are about 256 MB and can take several minutes. The file lands on the root of the stick, often named PS3FlashDump493OFW.bin.
Keep a copy of a good dump somewhere safe, permanently. It is the only backup of this console's flash.

■ Step 5 – Check the Dump on a PC
Open the dump in PyPS3checker.

Continue only if the result is OK and the log is clean: ROS0 and ROS1 valid, no red errors.
If it offers to patch the dump, choose No. Patching is done on the PS3 by Flash Writer, not by the PC tool.
If the check fails, do not patch. Dump again. A bad patch is how consoles get bricked.

■ Step 6 – Patch

Put the stick back in the rightmost port. The good dump can stay on it.
Reopen Flash Writer the same way as before.
Select the same USB port and the same NOR or NAND type.
Run its checks, then apply the patch.
Hands off the controller and the power button until the page says the patch succeeded and it is safe to restart.

NAND writes are often done in seconds. NOR takes longer. Longer is still a wait, not a reason to reboot early. If the tool aborts because of a hash mismatch, a bad chain, or an incompatible console, believe it. There is no safe "force" option.

■ Step 7 – Install EvilNat 4.93 Cobra 8.5

On the PC, download the CEX standard PUP from our EvilNat CFW downloads post (or take it from the EvilNat zip on the source page). Not noBD, not noBT, not OC, not D-PEX. Check its MD5 against the hash listed next to the download.
Delete the old PS3 folder on the stick and put the new file at PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP.
Put the stick in the rightmost port.
Settings → System Update → Update via Storage Media.
Accept the update and let it finish. The first boot can take several minutes.

"The data is corrupted" at this stage almost always means the flash was not actually patched, or the PUP is the wrong file, misnamed, or failed its hash. Installing EvilNat before the patch fails for the same reason: the signature check is still the stock one.

Quote:Safe Mode – if Storage Media will not see the update

Power the console fully off.

Hold the power button. One beep means it turned on. Keep holding until a second beep, and it turns off. Release.

Hold power again. Wait through the first beep and the single second beep until you hear a double beep, then release.

Plug in the DualShock 3 with the cable and press the PS button.

Choose 6. System Update.

Do NOT choose 5. Restore PS3 System. That option formats the hard drive. Safe Mode option 6 is the only menu item you want here.

■ Step 8 – Confirm It, Then Turn On QA
System Information should name EvilNat and Cobra 8.5, not plain 4.93.

Turn QA flags on once, and leave them on. EvilNat recommends this: QA lets you install an older CFW later and avoids a class of update problems. On the XMB it is under the Network column → Custom Firmware Tools → the QA flag entry. Reboot after toggling it. The exact label is in the readme inside the CFW zip.
Install webMAN MOD from aldostools' own release, and set a dynamic fan curve. Stock fan control is why Fat and early Slim consoles cook themselves. Do that before anything else.
Cobra is already enabled. Leave it on. The readme in the zip is the source for the button combo that toggles Cobra at boot. Do not hold random buttons during startup until you have read it.
Do not install a Sony official update over the patched console unless you mean to leave CFW. An official update removes the patch. On 4.93 you would have to do HFW and Flash Writer again.

▌ Already on Custom Firmware?
You do not need HFW or Flash Writer. Put the EvilNat 4.93 CEX PUP on the stick as PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP and update from the XMB, or from Safe Mode option 6. A console already on CEX, REX or PEX can take the matching 4.93 build.
From 4.92.2 EvilNat, some consoles can also take a later CFW from the online updater inside Custom Firmware Tools. A USB install is the predictable method. Official firmware 3.55 or lower is the other shortcut: the same USB update, with no exploit. That is rare now.

▌ If It Goes Wrong

MinVer 3.60 or higher, or "not compatible"
Stop. HEN only. Forcing a patch will not make this console CFW-capable.
HFW or CFW says the data is corrupted
Bad download, bad name or path, or the stick is not FAT32 MBR. On the CFW step it also means the patch never landed.
Flash Writer crashes back to the XMB
Quit the browser, clear it, try again. Try Ethernet, or host the page on your PC.
The two dumps do not match
Bad USB. Use a new stick and dump again. Do not patch.
PyPS3checker is not OK
Do not patch.
Black screen after a successful update with the wrong noBD or noBT build
Safe Mode, option 6, with the standard CEX PUP.
Black screen because power was lost during the patch, or the wrong chip type was flashed
Recovery will not fix this. It needs a hardware flash programmer and the verified dump.

▌ What This Guide Does Not Cover
After CFW, package installs show up under Game → Install Package Files. Cobra is what homebrew and backup managers use. This guide stops at a working EvilNat install, QA flags, and a fan curve.
It does not cover loading games you do not own, license files, or copying another console's ID. Spoofing a console identity to get around a ban uses someone else's hardware ID. Don't.

Sources & Credits
Procedure and file locations follow Evilnat's 4.93 Cobra 8.5 release and the 4.93.1 HFW / Flash Writer notes on PSX-Place, as they stood in September 2026. BG Toolset was still not updated for 4.93, which is why this guide uses Flash Writer. Re-check those threads before you flash – hashes and mirror addresses change.

4.93 EvilNat (Cobra 8.5) • HFW 4.93.1 • PS3Xploit Flash Writer 4.93 HFW • MinVerChk • PyPS3tools • PS3 SKU Models

Custom firmware is installed at your own risk. We are not responsible for bricked consoles. This guide is not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment or with Evilnat.