Is there a program I could download to play a regular PlayStation game with my PC?
I got an old PlayStation game, and want to play it on my PC, what program shall I download? PlayStation Emulator? Epsxe? I don’t know the steps for using them. What about cheat codes?
The above answerer doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The PC disc drive can read PS1 discs and PS2 discs without problem.
However, to understand the program code on these discs, you will need an emulator.
For PS1 games you already mention the best emulator: ePSXe.
Get that and the necessary BIOS files and plugins, and you’re set.
Before you waste points asking for BIOS files: the BIOS is copyright protected by Sony. The only legal way to get a BIOS is by downloading it from a real PS1 by using a homebrew application on a modified PS1.
I cannot tell you where you can illegally download BIOS files.
If you want PS2 games, get PCSX2.
The steps are relatively easy:
Copy the ePSXe emulator to a folder of your choice.
Copy the BIOS files in the appropriate BIOS folder.
Now copy your desired Plugins into the Plugin folder.
For example, there are OpenGL and DirectX graphic plugins, that are able to render PS1 games in higher resolutions.
However these 3D accelerated Plugins are unable to render some special effects (like the swirly effect in Final Fantasy VII, when entering a fight).
Software graphics plugins show the graphics exactly like a real PS1 (blocky and perspective incorrectly warping textures). But here the special effects work.
After you copied everything in its appropriate folder, start the emulator and configure your Plugins. The menus are pretty self explanatory. So I won’t describe that here.
Then insert a PS1 disc in your disc drive, tell the drive Plugin in which drive the disc is, and start the emulation.
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February 19th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
its not just a program but u have to have the right lense to read the information on the disk, just like u can not read a mp3 cd on a playstation, or can not play a dvd in a cd player. the computer cd lense is not capable to read the ps games
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February 19th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
The above answerer doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The PC disc drive can read PS1 discs and PS2 discs without problem.
However, to understand the program code on these discs, you will need an emulator.
For PS1 games you already mention the best emulator: ePSXe.
Get that and the necessary BIOS files and plugins, and you’re set.
Before you waste points asking for BIOS files: the BIOS is copyright protected by Sony. The only legal way to get a BIOS is by downloading it from a real PS1 by using a homebrew application on a modified PS1.
I cannot tell you where you can illegally download BIOS files.
If you want PS2 games, get PCSX2.
The steps are relatively easy:
Copy the ePSXe emulator to a folder of your choice.
Copy the BIOS files in the appropriate BIOS folder.
Now copy your desired Plugins into the Plugin folder.
For example, there are OpenGL and DirectX graphic plugins, that are able to render PS1 games in higher resolutions.
However these 3D accelerated Plugins are unable to render some special effects (like the swirly effect in Final Fantasy VII, when entering a fight).
Software graphics plugins show the graphics exactly like a real PS1 (blocky and perspective incorrectly warping textures). But here the special effects work.
After you copied everything in its appropriate folder, start the emulator and configure your Plugins. The menus are pretty self explanatory. So I won’t describe that here.
Then insert a PS1 disc in your disc drive, tell the drive Plugin in which drive the disc is, and start the emulation.
References :