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PSX Emulator is NOT affiliated with, nor authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by Sony Corporation, its affiliates or subsidiaries. All trademarks are property of their respective holders.

PSX Emulator does not include any PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game softwares. We do not warrant compatibility with all PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games. As a matter of fact, there may be defects in certain games, including, but not limited to, audio and video flaws, which may affect how the games play.

PSX Emulator is distributed based on GPL, whose source code is located at http://www.github.com. Please note that you have all the rights reserved by GPL.

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How to Set up PSX Emulator

(1)Download PSX Emulator.

(2) You need to have BIOS SCPH1001.BIN file. Note that you can use it only if you own it.

(3) Next you find your rom / iso / game if you own it.

(4) You need to put roms on your phone. The usable file types includ  .bin, .iso, .img, .php, .z, .znx, and .eboot; If they are already those format, you can skip to                  (7).

(5) If your rom has a compressed file formatted as; .zip,   .7z,                 .rar etc... You will need to “unzip” them. You can use a few different programs for                 this: Winzip, 7-zip, Unrar, and Winrar, to name a few. If you put the zip file                 directly to your phone you can use Astro, Androzip, Unzip, Unrar. If you used ROm                 Buddy,         it should ahve unzipped it for you. When  unzipping, keep opening up the main         file folders to check to see if somewhere in the zipped rom you have a file called                 “data.bin.ecm”, if you do see (6), if not go to ( 7).

(6) Now If you have the lovely ECM file type, you will need to follow a few more                           steps in order for them to be in a playable format. If you downloaded the game                 direct to your phone than you can use “un-ECM for Droid” for this part if not then this                 has to be done on the PC (I have never had to do this so I had to locate the                         information. If anyone would like to send me some screenshots of the different                 steps, I'll update to include)

A) Download a ECM program from: http://www.underground-gamer.com/wiki/index.php/ECM or http://www.neillcorlett.com/ecm/

(Mac users will need to download the Mac GUI Port in this link)

A.1)  FOR MAC USERS:

MAC Users will also  need to download the expander for the above program to work. Free download @ http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html

After you download the expander drag the         ECM program (.sit)  into that expander, you will get a new folder         with the correct file in it.

        C) Browse the zipped rom's main folders  until you locate the .ecm file

    (mentioned above “data.bin.ecm”)

D) Extract or move the .ecm to your desktop

E) Open the downloaded ecm program and select un-ecm

F) Locate your .ecm file from the zipped rom.

G) Click begin

H) Wait a few minutes, after it has completed, save the new .bin file

(7)  Create a folder on your PC called “psx” or whatever you wish, this is just how                 I organized it. In that folder, create a folder called “Bios” and a folder called                         “Games” Put the Bios in the bios folder and the Rom in the games folder.

For each game you will want to create it's own Game Specific Folder. Save-states are                 saved in the same folder as the rom, this way you can keep everything together.

(8) Plug your phone into the computer via the USB cable. or, another easier way, is to                 remove your sd card from the phone and plug it into your computer's card slot or                         into  a card reader then into the usb drive of your computer . If your phone gives you                 the option, select Mount or Disc Drive. Copy the .psx folder to your phone,                         preferable the sdcard. (Games can take up a lot of space, 4 disc game = 2gb+ of                         memory!!). Once copied, un-mount and unplug your phone from the computer, or                         remove your card from your PC and put it back into your phone.

(9) Now we can load up PSX Emulator!!!

(10) Selecting  the Bios

You will see this pop-up once you open PSX Emulator.

If not there already, go into Menu - Settings - Select “PSX BIOS file”

Select the Bios you just put on the phone. SCPH1001.bin

(11) Once the bios is selected, go back to the ROM selection page. Navigate to where                     you put your folder and select the game you want to play.

(12) Play your game already!!!!

Performance Increases:

Things that must be known:

- Anti aliasing on some devices is slow. Disable it to start off with.

- Make sure you have precise cdrom DISABLED. It affects audio greatly. It's only for Diablo, in which case it needs that setting.

- Save states can become incompatible between releases. I try to minimize these issues, but if you run into a performance issue, try without save states.

- Save states also save the cycle and precise cdrom settings you saved with. Once saved they are locked in!

- Use NTSC (US/Japanese) versions of games if possible! I haven't been testing with PAL games and they run at a different FPS.

- The Cycle setting is your friend. Raising it MAY increase your FPS. Raising it too high will just increase the FPS but not the gameplay. Lowering it to 2 helps in some games, especially heavily 3D ones. It's very dependent on the game being played.

That being said:

1. Uninstall v2. Re-Install the latest version of v2. At time of writing it's 1.1.2. Confirm it is the latest version. Leave every setting at the default. Enable the FPS setting. Disable the Anti-Aliasing setting. Start a NEW game (NO Save States). Note the game being tested, and note the FPS in a certain area of that game.

2. From there, try a Cycle setting of 4 instead of 3, and start a new game with no save states. You might also want to try a refresh rate of 30 instead of 60. Check the FPS in that game and see if it went up in that area.

3. Try enabling CDDA if you have a proper rip with the CDDA files in place. If that doesn't help, try disabling sound and (or?) CDDA.

1. Turning off sound in settings: Yes it lessens the experience, but it will help increase speed a little.

2. Most games have the option in options/config/settings to change sound from Stereo to Mono. This will make the sound a better quality. If you have two external speakers on your phone, stereo should be ok to use.

1. If you updated to 1.5, loading from a previous versions save state can make the game less stable and slower. Always load from a memory card save when switching versions.

1. Overclocking your CPU: If you are comfortable and understand overclocking, this is the quickest way to see a decent increase in speed.

1. Set Scaling to Original: Its smaller and may be harder to look at for long periods of time but less lines of graphics means faster processing.

1. Compressing: Read the next section for more on this. With a smaller file size our phones can read the files faster therefore easier.

2. Setting the  Screen Refers Rate to a lower number.

3. Use PAL version games. ???? Whats the difference???? NTSC games play at full speed at 60fps, PAL games play at full speed at 50fps. So if the emulator is running at 50fps, the PAL version will be at full speed but the NTSC will be a little slow. This has been debated, saying they run equally, but many users have noticed an increase in speed.

4. (Not confirmed) Having a SD card with a higher class - read/write speed, can increase overall speed.

ISO Compression:

This can be a be a double bladed sword. It can increase speed and compatibility or it can decrease compatibility. It all depends on the ROM, and what tool you use for compression. Some tools allow you to rip the videos and audios out which can help games or hurt them.

I have had no problems with Ice Tea v.1.3. Some of my Roms that were unplayable, worked after compressing them.

This is also highly recommended because of the amount of space it will reduce the file size by. It can easily shave off 100-300mb per disc!!!!.

Here is the link to the program you'll need:

http://www.qj.net/psp/homebrew-applications/icetea-v13.html

FAQ's:

Q: When I load a rom it goes to a black screen then back to rom selection...?

A:  PSX Emulator may not like your game image. Try a different download source. If you know have a good image  try compressing the game with Ice Tea. I compress all my games and have not had any problems.

Q: How do I get Roms on my Phone?

A: You need to have your own rom to play the game

Q: Does Game Shark or Code Breaker work?

A: Yes and no. I have Game Shark V5 and it has worked on a few games for me. I haven't done extensive testing to see if all games work. Load up GameShark like a regular rom, load your cheats, and hit start game. When prompted to switch disc, select menu - swap disc, then select your game. You may have to swap discs twice. If this doesn't work, exit and try again. If still no ,then it may not work for that game. Note: GameShark runs slower than the normal game. Make an In-game memory card save as soon as possible. Quick Saves are saved under GameShark not the game you are playing.

Q: I have the original PSX disc. How do I convert it so can play it?

A: There are a quite a few programs out there, try this one: http://www.imgburn.com/

Q: I have followed every step on this guide and cannot get my game to run.

A: It may be a few things, the game is not compatible at this time, sorry, I know this sucks,         hopefully it will be fixed in an update. Or you could have a bad rom image, Try a                 different source if you downloaded, or program if you made your own backup. Try a                 not compressing or compressing the image, lastly you can try a different bios.

Q: There is a glitch in the game I can't play past, but still want to play. What do I do?

A:  As a gamer, nothing is worse than getting into a game then getting to a part that glitches         out and can't play past. Now that you have an understanding of emulators, you can                 download a emulator for your PC and use this to help.

1. Find a PC emulator, PCSX seems to work great for a lot of people, and has a Windows and Mac Port. Get this up and running, there are guides out there for most of the emulators.
2. Transfer your memory card “mcd001.mcr”, from the .psx folder on your phones SD card, to your PC.
3. You may need to reformat the memory card so the PC emulator reads it, then use this program: http://www.aldostools.org/memcards.html.
4. Play through the glitched part. Save. Then transfer it back to your phone's sd card - .psx folder.
5. You may need to reformat the memory card back to its original format. (.MCR)

Q: How Do I Change Discs on Multi Disc Games?

A: Read the above question. Unless the game allows you to make an ingame save at the change disc screen. you will need to transfer your memory card save to your computer. Play through on your PC and change disc using the PC emulator. Hopefully this will be the next update :)

Q: I have a PSP, with homebrew, playing PSX games. Can I use those games?

A: Yes, these are already in .eboot or .php format which I find works best. If you have a multi

disc game that is a 1 file eboot it more than likely won't work.

Q: How do I play PSX Emulator using a Wii-mote?

A: There are a few apps on the store that allow your phone to recognize a wii-mote.

Download 1 and follow the instructions for set up. Then configure the keypad mappings in PSX Emulator settings to the wii-mote. I have a HTC sense based phone, so i cannot get this to work. It may have some problems on newer Samsung phones too.

Q: How do I delete games when I'm done with them?

A: Download a File Explorer from the store. I personally use Astro because its free and easy. Navigate to where you saved your game, select, and delete.