Scribd
Upload
144 views4 pages

How To Play Sony PlayStation

To play PlayStation 1 games on a PC, one needs to download the ePSXe emulator software. This software allows a PC to mimic a PlayStation 1 and run PS1 games. The ePSXe software must be installed along with PlayStation 1 BIOS files and video and sound plugins. Games can then be played by selecting the correct BIOS, video driver, and other options in the emulator's configuration menu and then running the game's ISO file. The full article provides step-by-step instructions for downloading, configuring, and using the ePSXe emulator to play PlayStation 1 games on a PC.

Uploaded by

Freddy Vacklean
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
144 views4 pages

How To Play Sony PlayStation

To play PlayStation 1 games on a PC, one needs to download the ePSXe emulator software. This software allows a PC to mimic a PlayStation 1 and run PS1 games. The ePSXe software must be installed along with PlayStation 1 BIOS files and video and sound plugins. Games can then be played by selecting the correct BIOS, video driver, and other options in the emulator's configuration menu and then running the game's ISO file. The full article provides step-by-step instructions for downloading, configuring, and using the ePSXe emulator to play PlayStation 1 games on a PC.

Uploaded by

Freddy Vacklean
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

How To play Sony PlayStation (PSX) Games on your PC

by Simon Slangen on Jul. 26th, 2008

I’m sure most of you have heard


of emulation somewhere. So what is it
exactly?

Wikipedia says that “an emulator duplicates the functions of one system, using a different system, so that the second system
behaves like (and appears to be) the first system.” This means that we can make our PC mimic a specific system, which thereby
enables us to run those system-specific games on our computers.
In this series, we’ll take a closer look at the software needed to run PSX, PS2 and Xbox games on your PC. This time we’ll
discuss Sony’s Playstation (PSX) and the ePSXe emulation software.

Part One – PlayStation 1


A lot of people had fun with the first PlayStation, including me, and we can’t seem to get rid of it (in a good way). All of the
original PlayStation games were playable on the PlayStation 2, andmost of them on the PLAYSTATION 3. These days you can
even play them on your PSP, so why not on our PC as well?
To play Playstation 1 games on your PC, you need to download a program called ePSXe.

Step 1 – Download and install ePSXe

The latest version can always be found here.


As there’s no installer, you just have to unzip it in the folder of your choice. You’ll also want some shortcuts, so right-click on the
‘ePSXe.exe’, ‘send to’ and choose ‘desktop’.

Step 2 – Getting the PSX’s BIOS


The installation is far from complete though, as this is only the base of the emulator. Among the other things we’re going to
need are the PSX’s BIOS files. These are essential for the emulation, but there is a catch.
You are only allowed to own these files if you also own a PSX. Make Use Of does NOT encourage piracy!
You can obtain the BIOS in two ways. You can dump it from your PSX, but that is the long route. You can also download it
somewhere (direct link here), but again, only if you actually own a PSX.
We’ll extract these files in the \bios directory (you can also delete the ‘erase.me’ file)
Step 3 – Getting image
Again, we are not ready yet. Next we need the video plug-in.
There’s a wide variety of video plug-ins available, and (depending on your graphics card) some might work better for you than
others, so I can’t tell you which one to use. I can point you in the right direction though, as Pete’s and P.E.Op.S. plug-ins have
made a good name for themselves. If these do not work (well), try out a few and see which works best (all Linux plug-ins are at
the bottom of the page).
We’re going to extract the downloaded package(s) into the \plugins directory. You might need to overwrite the ‘gpu.dat’ file.

Step 4 – Make some noise (optional)


The ePSXe core has built in sound plug-ins, but in case they didn’t work for you, check here for alternatives (scroll down a bit).
You can put these plug-ins in the \plugins directory.

Step 5 – Disk driver plug-ins (optional)


The ePSXe core also has built in plug-ins for your disk drive, but in case they didn’t work for you, check here for alternatives
(about halfway down the page). You can put these plug-ins in the \plugins directory.

Step 6 – adding zlib1.dll


In their haste to please us, the developers of ePSXe forgot to add zlib.dll to the latest release (v 1.70). You can get it here (just
drop it in the same directory as ePSXe.exe).

Step 7 – configuring ePSXe


You’ve got all the files you need now and are just a few steps away from playing your games. Upon opening ePSXe.exe, or the
shortcut you made to it on your desktop, you will encounter a configuration wizard.

First you select the correct BIOS for your region (PAL being Europe, Australia and a part of Asia). You’ll notice that there are
different alternatives for your region, but all should work.
Next, select your video driver. When you press ‘Config’, you can change the video settings (like screen resolution, FPS limit, and
so on. Apart from the resolution, only change these settings if you know what you’re doing.
Press next and select your sound plug-in and CD-ROM plug-in.
Last but not (at all!) least, you can configure your controller settings. First press on the controller you want to configure. In my
opinion, the two best options here are either using a gamepad (USB, or an original one with a converter), or your keyboard
(‘Digital’ in the menu).

Step 8 – Boot and play


Finally, in the ‘file’ menu, either choose ‘run CDROM’ or ‘run ISO’ to start playing!

You can make ISO’s of your PSX games without special procedures. Just use Nero, or another CD burning suite.
Be sure to look out for the next articles in this series, where we’ll take a closer look at PlayStation 2 and Xbox emulation.
You might also want to check out ps3maven.com – it provides Playstation 3 updates, news and everything related to the cool
ps3 game console
(By) Simon is a student from Belgium who wastes his time relaxing, watching anime and surfing the net. He would tell you to
check out his blog, only he doesn’t have one yet!
 

You might also like