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==Common Questions==
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{{Infobox console
===New systems emulated===
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|title = PlayStation
'''Is there an emulator for the 3DS, VITA, PS3, Xbox360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One?'''
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|logo = sony-1.png
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|developer = Sony
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|type = [[:Category:Emulators on home consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on fifth-generation consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|release = 1994
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|discontinued = 2006
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|successor = [[Emulators on PS2|PlayStation 2]]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
  
No.
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==Consoles==
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===NES===
  
===Specs===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| ImbNES
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221132233/http://imbnes.gamebase.ca:80/downloads.html 1.3.2]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Mid
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| {{✓}}
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|-
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| FCEmu
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|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/psx/nes/fcemu.html 0.10]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|-
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| PNESx
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|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/psx/nes/pnesx.html 06/12/00]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
'''Can I run [insert emulator here]?'''
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===Game Boy===
  
See: [[Computer specs]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| aGBe
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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/agbe/files/agbe 0.2.3]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Mid
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| {{✓}}
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|-
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| Playstation Gameboy Emulator
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|[http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/emulator.htm Xmas '97]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|-
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| [https://www.amazon.com/Super-Booster-Emulation-Device-PlayStation-InterAct/dp/B01J4JXSME Super GB Booster]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{✗}}
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|}
  
===Blurry PS2 ===
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===Master System / Game Gear===
  
'''Why is my PS2 game blurry?'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| MasterGear
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|[http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/emulator.htm 0.2]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
It's either interlacing or a filter in the game itself. For the former, switching the de-interlacing mode with F5 may help, and may cause flicker or screen shaking. For the latter, hacks are required. Either Aggressive-CRC if the game is listed there, or skipdraw (toy with the number, 1-100) might work otherwise.
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===PC Engine===
  
===ECM format===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| fPCE
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|[http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/emulator.htm 0.01]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
'''I downloaded a PSX game from emuparadise. It's in .ecm format and won't open in an emulator. Why?'''
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===Arcade===
  
ECM is a compressed format. You need to decompress using PakkISO or ECM Tools (both provided on the emuparadise download page). It'll output as a .bin usually, which is what the [[.cue]] uses to load the game. Note that recent SVN builds of [[PCSX-R]] DO allow loading of ECM files, however it's recommended to unpack them anyway.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| PS1MAME <small>(Based on MAME 0.34)</small>
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140705222726/http://unhaut.fav.cc/ps1mame/ps1mame_rel1.tar.gz r1]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
===Keybinds in lilypad===
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==Computers==
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===MSX===  
  
'''I use PCSX-R with LilyPad, but the esc key and various others don't work!'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| fMSX
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20030219155654/http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/files/fmsx05p.tgz 1.5]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
In the keyboard Input API (radio buttons in the top left of the LilyPad options), choose raw input.
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===ZX Spectrum===
  
===Archives===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| Spectrum
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|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/psx/sinclair/spectrum.html 1.07]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Low
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| {{~}}
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|}
  
'''I downloaded a file in a zip/rar/7z format, and inside it are a lot of files labelled either r00/r01 etc, part1/part2 etc or 001/002 etc files. What are these?'''
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==Other==
  
It's a split archive, usually RAR. Make sure you have [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] installed. Do not use WinRAR. Extract all those files somewhere. Then, right click on the first in the sequence (e.g. r00/part1/etc) and, depending on the program used, should have an "Extract Here" command. Use it; it'll output the files you're looking for. You can then proceed to delete all those r0x/partx/etc files if you want.
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===Chip-8===
  
===PS3 controller===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| PSChip8
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|[https://github.com/dhustkoder/pschip8 git]
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| {{✓}}
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| {{✗}}
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| Mid
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| {{✓}}
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|}
  
'''How do I connect my PS3 controller to my computer?'''
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==See also==
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* [[PlayStation emulators]]
  
Use [[XInput Wrapper SCP]].
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[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Emulators on home consoles]]
===Save states===
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[[Category:Emulators on fifth-generation consoles]]
 
 
'''My save states do not work in the new version of the emulator I downloaded. Why?'''
 
 
 
Save states are not compatible between different versions of emulators, or between different emulators. Don't rely on them. Use real/battery saves which typically can be transfered, even if they need converted first.
 
 
 
===Mednafen save states===
 
 
 
'''Save states do not work in [[Mednafen]] PSX. '''
 
 
 
Save states are not enabled in Mednafen PSX, and will not be added until the developer feels that the emulator is mostly finished.
 
 
 
===Multi track games===
 
 
 
'''The PlayStation 1 game that I downloaded came with a lot of tracks. How do I play it?'''
 
 
 
You need to create/run the [[cue sheet (.cue)]]. Support for multi-track games can be found in [[Mednafen]], [[RetroArch]], and [[PCSX-Reloaded|PCSX-R]]. [[ePSXe]] does not support such features and should not be used.
 
 
 
===PSP audio===
 
 
 
'''PSP emulation has no audio. '''
 
 
 
See: [[PPSSPP#Common_problems_and_fixes:|PPSSPP common problems and fixes]]
 
===Filetypes===
 
'''Help, I've downloaded a file and I don't know what it is? What's the difference between these files?'''
 
 
 
Check out the [[List of filetypes]] for information on what's what, and where to use it.
 
===Mednafen memory cards===
 
To transfer memory cards, follow this guide. Also, in games with multiple discs with saves that carry over, you have to follow the same procedure.
 
 
 
[[Using RetroArch#Transfer_PS1_Memory_Card_Files]]
 
 
 
===New version is slower===
 
 
 
'''The new version of an emulator is slower than the previous version. Why?'''
 
 
 
As emulators develop, they generally become more [[Emulation_Accuracy|accurate]], emulating more of the system's functions. This results in greater compatibility, and fewer glitches but at the expense of speed. More CPU power is needed. It may make sense to use an older version that works well for a specific game if your system is not able to handle the modern version. But newer versions may also be optimized or perform more efficiently as well.
 
 
 
===Black lines in PS2 games===
 
Generally speaking of PCSX2, not game specific. Those lines are caused by scaling to a non-integer internal resolution (anything other than XxNative), texture filtering (Check that shit off or to half at most), improperly offset textures(TC offset hack, Wild Arms hack), or improperly handled texture edges(Sprite hack). Native resolution for the most part fixes those. But software rendering may be required as well.
 
 
 
==Specific games==
 
{{Main|Game problems FAQ}}
 
 
 
See this article for problems with specific games.
 
[[Category:FAQs]]
 

Revision as of 13:43, 18 September 2021

PlayStation
Sony-1.png
Developer Sony
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date 1994
Discontinued 2006
Successor PlayStation 2
Emulated

Consoles

NES

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
ImbNES 1.3.2 Mid
FCEmu 0.10 Low ~
PNESx 06/12/00 Low ~

Game Boy

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
aGBe 0.2.3 Mid
Playstation Gameboy Emulator Xmas '97 Low ~
Super GB Booster Low

Master System / Game Gear

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
MasterGear 0.2 Low ~

PC Engine

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
fPCE 0.01 Low ~

Arcade

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PS1MAME (Based on MAME 0.34) r1 Low ~

Computers

MSX

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
fMSX 1.5 Low ~

ZX Spectrum

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Spectrum 1.07 Low ~

Other

Chip-8

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PSChip8 git Mid

See also