Many of you people heard about Emulators so what is it exactly. Wikipedia says "emulator is hardware and/or software that duplicates (or emulates) the functions of a first computer system in a different second computer system, so that the behavior of the second system closely resembles the behavior of the first system", this means we can make our PC specific system so it enable us run those system-specific games on our PC.
This is 1st tutorial of emulators serious, we will look closer to needed software to run PS2, Xbox, PSP games on PC. This time we'll learn about Sony's PlayStation (PSX).
Part 1 : Play Station
A lot of People had fun with first Play Station game, All of Play Station games were playable on the Play Station 2 and most of them on Play Station 3, now a days you can even play them on your PSP so why not on our PC.
Step 1 - Download & install ePSXe
in order to emulate the Play Station 1 games on your pc, you need to download ePSXe which is PS1 emulator, the latest version can be found here.
As you can see in below screenshot, there is NO installer, you just need to unzip it under any folder of your choice, you can make a shortcut just right click on "ePSXe.exe" then "Send to" and choose "Desktop".
Note - the developers of ePSXe forgot to add zlib1.dll so it is not be present in zip file, you can download it from here and drop it to the folder where you unzip all ePSXe files and folder.
Step 3 - Getting Image
Again we are not ready, our next step is to get a video plug-in .
there are wide variety of video plug-in available on internet, try this link, some might be work better then others (depending on your graphics card ) , i can't tell you which one to use, but i can point you in right direction as Pete’s and P.E.Op.S. plug-ins have made a good name for themselves. It it does not work then try few of them and see which work best. ( you can find all linux plug-in at the bottom of page)
Now extract the download packages in to \plugins directory, you might need to overwrite the gpu.dat
Step 4 - Make some noise ( Optional )
The ePSXe has build in sound plug-in but, but in case it does not work for you , check here for alternative ( scroll down ), then put this plug-in into \plugins directory.
Step 5 - Disk Drive Plug-in (Optional )
The ePSXe has build in disk drive plug-in , but in case it does not work for you, check here for alternatives, you can put this plug-in into \plugins directory.
Step 6 – configuring ePSXe
you've got all files need and are just few steps away from playing your PS games on your PC, you can launch ePSXe from a shortcut that you create on your desktop. you will encounter a configuration Wizard.
First you have to select a correct bios of your country ( Pal being Europe , Australia and part of asia ) , you will notice that there are different region for you country but all should be work.
Next select video driver, if you click on config, you can change resolution, FPS limit, but only change this settings when you know , what your are doing !!!
Next select the your sound plug-in and CD-ROM plug-in
now lastly (not at all), you need to set controller settings, you can use below screen shots of orignal PAD setting, first press on controller you want to configure, in my opinion two best option are here, either use USB or orignal pad with converter or using your keyboard ( \Digital in the menu).
Step 8 : Boot & Play
Finally in the file menu choose "run CD-ROM" (if you inserted games CD ) either sekect "run ISO" and start Playing , enjoy.
Now i'm enjoying my favorite game Takken 3, you can also make ISO file using powerISO or nero or anyother suite, be sure to look out again for next article in this serious, where we will take a look on Play Station 2 and Xbox emulation.
your should check out ps3maven.com, it provide you update , news , everything related to play station 3.
Drop your comment if you face any problem, I would love to help you. Like us , Share us.
This is 1st tutorial of emulators serious, we will look closer to needed software to run PS2, Xbox, PSP games on PC. This time we'll learn about Sony's PlayStation (PSX).
Part 1 : Play Station
A lot of People had fun with first Play Station game, All of Play Station games were playable on the Play Station 2 and most of them on Play Station 3, now a days you can even play them on your PSP so why not on our PC.
Step 1 - Download & install ePSXe
in order to emulate the Play Station 1 games on your pc, you need to download ePSXe which is PS1 emulator, the latest version can be found here.
As you can see in below screenshot, there is NO installer, you just need to unzip it under any folder of your choice, you can make a shortcut just right click on "ePSXe.exe" then "Send to" and choose "Desktop".
Note - the developers of ePSXe forgot to add zlib1.dll so it is not be present in zip file, you can download it from here and drop it to the folder where you unzip all ePSXe files and folder.
Step 2 - Getting the PSX's BIOS
BIOS files are base of the emulators, from all of things we’re going to need are the PSX’s BIOS files because these are essential for the emulators,
Note - You are only allowed to own these files if you own a PSX. Techfoke does NOT encourage piracy!!!
There is two way to obtain this files, either you can dump it from your PSX but it is very long route , or You can download this somewhere ( direct link here) but again, if you only own a PSX.
We'll extract this file on \bios directory (you are allow to delete "erase.me" file)
Step 3 - Getting Image
Again we are not ready, our next step is to get a video plug-in .
there are wide variety of video plug-in available on internet, try this link, some might be work better then others (depending on your graphics card ) , i can't tell you which one to use, but i can point you in right direction as Pete’s and P.E.Op.S. plug-ins have made a good name for themselves. It it does not work then try few of them and see which work best. ( you can find all linux plug-in at the bottom of page)
Now extract the download packages in to \plugins directory, you might need to overwrite the gpu.dat
Step 4 - Make some noise ( Optional )
The ePSXe has build in sound plug-in but, but in case it does not work for you , check here for alternative ( scroll down ), then put this plug-in into \plugins directory.
Step 5 - Disk Drive Plug-in (Optional )
The ePSXe has build in disk drive plug-in , but in case it does not work for you, check here for alternatives, you can put this plug-in into \plugins directory.
Step 6 – configuring ePSXe
you've got all files need and are just few steps away from playing your PS games on your PC, you can launch ePSXe from a shortcut that you create on your desktop. you will encounter a configuration Wizard.
First you have to select a correct bios of your country ( Pal being Europe , Australia and part of asia ) , you will notice that there are different region for you country but all should be work.
Next select video driver, if you click on config, you can change resolution, FPS limit, but only change this settings when you know , what your are doing !!!
Next select the your sound plug-in and CD-ROM plug-in
now lastly (not at all), you need to set controller settings, you can use below screen shots of orignal PAD setting, first press on controller you want to configure, in my opinion two best option are here, either use USB or orignal pad with converter or using your keyboard ( \Digital in the menu).
Step 8 : Boot & Play
Finally in the file menu choose "run CD-ROM" (if you inserted games CD ) either sekect "run ISO" and start Playing , enjoy.
Now i'm enjoying my favorite game Takken 3, you can also make ISO file using powerISO or nero or anyother suite, be sure to look out again for next article in this serious, where we will take a look on Play Station 2 and Xbox emulation.
your should check out ps3maven.com, it provide you update , news , everything related to play station 3.
Drop your comment if you face any problem, I would love to help you. Like us , Share us.
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