EPSXe

[ePSXe 2.0]

Emulated Systems: Sony Playstation

Emulator last updated: 17.2.16

Current Official Version: 2.0

Overview

Alternative Emulators

http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/PlayStation_emulators#Emulators

QuickStart

Download here:
Official Site [1]

Place Bios here:

(You'll need to source the bios separately)

Setup thus:

Mount ROMS as SCSI (e.g. DaemonTools Lite[2]) and boot thus:

Installation and Operation

Download Locations

http://www.epsxe.com/download.php

Installation Process

How to install on your PC

Plugins and Setups

This setup should cover most bases (including CCDA tracks):

Note: For the CDRom Plugin, first mount an image onto the drive that you will be using. Ensure that it is mounted on the drive letter that will always be used. Then configure the plugin + select the drive letter from the dropdown.

Operation

Hotkeys

F1 - Save a state.

F2 - Change slot (5 slots are available).

F3 - Load a state.

F4 - Toggles between limited and unlimited FPS.

F5 - Toggles analog on/off.

F6 - Select what pad will be affected by key F5.

F7 - Toggles between primary and secondary GPU plugin while playing a game.

Command Line

-adsrtrick...................Returns a random ADSR value. (Unusable)

-analog......................Enables Analog Pad Emulation.

-anamous.....................Enables Analog Pad Emulation via Mouse.(Unusable)

-bios <file>.................Loads the specified PlayStation BIOS file.

-c...........................Enables the Dynarec core.* (Unusable)

-cddmairq3...................Enables CD-ROM IRQ3 in DMA.** (Unusable)

-cdfast......................Enables Fast CD-ROM Emulation. (Unusable)

-cdrom <letter>..............Selects a CD-ROM Drive Letter. (Unusable)

-cdslow......................Enables Slow CD-ROM Emulation. (Unusable)

-cdtiming....................Enables Accurate CD-ROM Timing. (Unusable)

-debug.......................Enables Debugging (only in betas!) (Unusable)

-dmairqclear.................Forces DMA IRQ to always be cleared. (Unusable)

-f...........................Disables BIOS Logo. (Fast Boot)

-ff9pal......................Enables Final Fantasy IX PAL cheat.

-fl..........................Enables the internal framelimiter.**

-forcepad....................Forces SIO IRQ to always be enabled.

-forcespu....................Forces SPU IRQ to always be enabled.

-gun.........................Enables Namco Gun Emulation.**

-h...........................Displays some (not all) command-line switches. (???)

-hdev........................Displays a list of debug options. (???)

-help........................Displays some (not all) command-line switches.(???)

-i...........................Loads the Interpreter core.*

-legaia......................Enables Legend of Legaia cheat.

-lib.........................Loads libpsx.exe. (Unusable)

-loadbin <file>..............Loads a specified ISO image file.

-loadcheat <file>............Loads a specified .cht file.

-loadfake....................Loads a fake file.****

-loadmemc0 <file>............Loads a specified memory card file in the first slot (0).

-loadmemc1 <file>............Loads a specified memory card file in the second slot (1).

-mouse.......................Enables Mouse Emulation.

-noaudiocd...................Disables CDDA.

-noauto......................Disables automatically applied patches.

-nocd........................Disables CD-ROM Emulation.

-nocdcmd11...................Disables CD-ROM command 11. (Unusable)

-nocdstatus..................Changes some CD-ROM status outputs.

-nocdrtstatus................Disables CD-ROM RT status. (Unusable)

-nogui.......................Runs ePSXe without the GUI.

-nolog.......................Disables log files.

-nomdec......................Disables MDEC.

-nomdectiming................Disables MDEC Timing.

-nomemcard...................Disables Memory Card Emulation.

-noseekinxa..................Disables seeking during XA playback. (Unusable)

-nosound.....................Disables Sound Emulation.

-p <num>.....................Adds penalty cycles to memory access.*****

-paddual.....................Enables a pad workaround* (Unusable)

-savefake <file>.............Saves a fake file.****

-ssv0........................Creates savestates compatible with ePSXe v1.4.0

-v...........................Shows the current version of ePSXe (???)

-xaread......................Enables XA Read.

-xasound.....................Enables XA Sound Emulation.

-[psx exe]...................Runs the specified PSX Executable (can be a .pll, zipped)

-fastboot....................Disables BIOS Logo. (Fast Boot)

-slowboot....................Enables BIOS Logo. (Slow Boot)

External Links

Official Site: http://www.epsxe.com/index.php
Emu Gen: http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/EPSXe