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This tutorial is to help you with pSX. It is a PS1 emulator that works to its peak capacity right out of the box. That's great for people who don't want to fuss with ePSXe's plug-in system. pSX is also friendlier on slower computers. However, pSX is a rather simple emulator and doesn't have all the fancy features that ePSXe has.
The BIOS
You can't boot up games with pSX without the PS1 BIOS. Click the link right below to download it.
• Playstation BIOS (2.67 MB)
Extracting, Placement & Starting Up
1. I suggest you make a new folder called "Playstation" within a folder called "Emulation". You don't have to, but it makes things easier for you if you're not too computer literate.
2. pSX's zip file contains folders in it. If you simply drag & drop pSX, those important folders will not be created. pSX must be extracted by the extract feature. If you don't know how to extract files from a zip file then read this.
3. When the extracting is complete, look for a folder called "bios". Extract "Scph1001.bin" into the "bios" folder. My BIOS zip file actually comes with a whole bunch of other BIOS's. Just ignore them - Scph1001.bin is all you need.
4. Double-click on "psxfin" to open pSX.
Missing d3dx9_26.dll
Upon opening pSX for the first time, you're going to most likely encounter a "Missing d3dx9_26.dll" error. Click the link right below to download this missing file. It even comes with a nifty installation so that you don't have to worry about doing something complicated to install it.
• d3dx9_26.dll (14.7 MB)
I'm sure you're curious what the heck this file is and why you're missing it. In a nutshell, Microsoft screwed us over from something cool and decided not to continue distributing this in their latest versions of DirectX. And now I'll walk you through installing d3dx9_26.dll.
NOTE: This installation does not install DirectX. All that it does is copy over d3dx9_26.dll's files to wherever they need to go.
1. Extract all the contents of the zip file and double-click on DXSETUP.EXE to open the install.
2. Just click I accept > Next > Next > Finish and BOOM you're done.
Setting up the keyboard or gamepad
The keys are:
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Up |
Cursor up |
But if you wish to reconfigure them or set up a gamepad:
1. Go to the File menu then Configuration.
2. You will arrive here. Click on the Controllers tab.
3. Simply click on the button you want to reconfigure, then press the keyboard key or gamepad button you want to change it to.
Loading games
1. For playing Playstation CDs, insert the game into your CD-ROM then go to File and Insert CD drive.
2. For playing a Playstation ISO or BIN, go to File then Insert CD image. An Open window will show up. Look through your computer for your ISO (or BIN) and load it as if you were loading a ROM.
3. Don't expect the game to load immediately; give it a minute or two.
Creating a memory card
If you wish to save your game(s), you need to create a memory card.
1. Go to File and Configuration.
2. Click on the Memory Cards tab.
3. Type a name for the memory card. Any name.
4. Click Ok. And you're done.
ESC closes pSX!!
Warning!! Pressing the ESC key closes pSX! Normally, pressing the ESC key in a video game either brings up its menu or brings it out of full screen mode. If you're a regular user of video game emulators, be careful not to press ESC out of habit while using pSX, or else pSX will instantly close and you'll lose your progress in your game.
Full screen
Simply press Alt+Enter to bring pSX to full screen. Then press Alt+Enter again to bring it back to window mode.
Reminder: Pressing ESC does not exit pSX out of full screen mode - it closes it!
Save states
Save states is a feature that saves the exact spot you are in a game. Once a game is open press the F6 key to save your game. When you wish to recall your saved state, press F1. pSX lets you save up to 5 different slots. Check out the Quicksave menu for the keys to each slot.
• Tip: If you're playing an RPG then I recommend that you use both save
states and normal saving to save your games. This way you'll always have
a backup.