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 ===BiosBIOS===Depending on the emulator, BIOSes can be either necessary or an added novelty. Generally, emulators of more modern/complex consoles will require BIOS files in order to operate.See: [[{{Main|Emulator Files]]}}

'''Is Are there an emulator emulators for the 3DSPlayStation 4, VITAPlayStation Vita, PS3Xbox 360, Xbox360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox Oneor Nintendo Switch?''' There are emulators for the PS3 (rpcs3) and Xbox 360 (Xenia), however, they are not functional for regular use.As for the other systems, no.

===Filetypes==='''Help, I've downloaded a file and I don't know what it is? What's Yes! See the difference between these files?'''following pages for more information:

Check out the *[[List of filetypesPlayStation 4 emulators]]*[[PlayStation Vita emulators]]*[[Xbox 360 emulators]]*[[Nintendo Switch emulators]] for information on what's what, and where to use it.

'''Can I run [insert emulator here]Are there emulators for the Xbox One yet?'''

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 transferedtransferred, even if they need to be converted first.

===New version is slower=Performance=='''Can I run this emulator?'''

'''The new version of an emulator is slower than the previous versionSee [[Computer specs]]. Why?'''

As emulators develop'''I got a new version of this emulator, they generally become more [[Emulation_Accuracy|accurate]], emulating more of the systemand now it'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 slower! Can this be optimized or perform more efficiently as well.fixed?'''

'''I downloaded a file in a zip/rar*Try closing other programs first. While CPU usage is one factor, games are not the only thing that could be using the <u>disk</7z formatu>, and inside it are especially if you're not using a lot of files labelled either r00/r01 etcsolid state drive.*It could have been reset to the default CPU priority, part1/part2 etc or 001/002 etc fileswhich you could have set to max on the old version. What are these?''*The new version didn't detect the previous settings that sped up the games.*The new version may have lost support entirely for settings that sped up the games, probably in favor of [[Emulation_Accuracy|accuracy]].

It's ''My PC is a split archive, usually RARtoaster. 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; itAre there any emulators I can run?''ll output the files you're looking for. You can then proceed to delete all those r0x/partx/etc files if you want.

However, emulators of the fifth generation and later consoles are a different story. While fourth generation and earlier consoles could only display pixel art and, in some cases, very primitive 3D graphics, the move to fifth generation consoles saw a massive jump in consoles'''How do I connect my PS3graphical capabilities, with full 3D polygon graphics with texture mapping, lighting and shadows, anti-aliasing, texture filtering, etc. The consoles required much more complex CPUs and GPUs with multiple cores to be able to display these types of graphics. Because of this, emulators of the fifth generation and later consoles require a mid- to high-end gaming PC for optimal performance, with a 3 ~ 3.5 GHz or faster CPU clock speed and at least a mid-range AMD /PS4 controller to my computer?'''Nvidia graphics card.

===ECM formatArchives==='''I downloaded a compressed archive (zip/rar/7z), but it has a lot of files starting with r00/r01, or part1/part2, or 001/002. What are these?'''

'''I downloaded a PS1 game from emuparadise. It's a split archive in a full archive. Why that happens is beyond us (it usually indicates an "untouched" Usenet release), but all you need to do to use it is to unpack it with whatever software you have, which means WinRAR, WinZip, et cetera.ecm format If you do not have either of those and wondon't open in an emulatorhave a way to decompress split archives, get [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] and extract all the files to a folder nearby. Then, using your software, select the first archive and extract it (some programs insert shell extensions that allow you to extract files straight from the right-click menu), and you should have all the expected files. You can then delete the archives. Why?'''

ECM is a compressed format. You need to decompress using PakkISO ===Filenames==='''What does [!] or ECM Tools (both provided on the emuparadise download pageNTSC). Itrefer to?''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.

[[GoodTools#Good_codes|Codes]]. They mean different things, and we've provided a list telling you their meanings.=='''[[Controllers]]'''=Keybinds in lilypad====DualShock 3==={{Main|DualShock 3}}

In the keyboard Input API (radio buttons ==PS1 emulators=====ECM format==='''I downloaded a PS1 game. It's in .ecm format and won't open in the top left of the LilyPad options), choose raw inputan emulator.Why?'''

ECM is a compressed format. You need to decompress using [https://pakkiso.software.informer.com/0.4/ PakkISO] or [https://archive.org/details/ECMToolsV1.0 ECM Tools] (both provided on the emuparadise download page), An Android Using [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bobenrieth.unecm Unecm] Tool. It'll output as a .bin usually, which is what the [[Cue sheet (.cue)|.cue]] uses to load the game. Note that recent SVN builds of [[PCSX-Reloaded]] DO allow loading of ECM files, however, it's recommended to unpack them anyway. Linux users can use the ECM Tools which should be included in your repository, which is explained on [https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t==Mednafen save states===1472552 Ubuntu Forums]. You then need to use the 'ECM-uncompress' command in terminal.

===Keybinds in lilypad==='''Save states do not I use PCSX-R with LilyPad, but the ESC key and various others don't work in [[Mednafen]] PSX. !'''

Save states are not enabled In the keyboard Input API (radio buttons in Mednafen PSX, and will not be added until the developer feels that top left of the emulator is mostly finishedLilyPad options), choose raw input.

'''The PlayStation 1 game that I downloaded came with a lot of tracksYou need to create/run the [[cue sheet (.cue)]]. Support for multi-track games can be found in [[Mednafen]], [[RetroArch]], [[PCSX-Reloaded|PCSX-R]] and [[ePSXe]]. How do I play it?'''

You need to create/run the [[cue sheet (.cue)]]. Support for These multi-track games can be found in [[Mednafen]]are often compressed, the first track is usually ecm'd, the audio files are often converted to the .ape format, [[RetroArch]]to easily extract all of these, and use [[PCSX-Reloaded|PCSX-R]https://pakkiso.software.informer.com/0.4/ PakkISO]. Using [[ePSXehttp://www.monkeysaudio.com/download.html Monkey's Audio]] does not support such features and should not be usedto decode the ape files sometimes result in files that don't match redump's md5 sum.

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.

See: * Weird text?** Download [[PPSSPPEmulator_Files#Common_problems_and_fixesPlayStation_Portable|the original fonts]] and place them into the /flash0/ folder, confirming overwrites; this may correct corrupted text in games that use the system font, such as punctuation replaced by overscores in '''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'''.** Disabling buffered rendering fixed the no text issue with '''Final Fantasy IV''' for some. The forums say this will only fix it on Nvidia cards.* DLC works without any plugins. For most games, dropping the files in memstick\PSP\GAME inside folders named with the code of the game (for example, PSP\GAME\ULUS10566 for the US version of Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy).* X doesn't work? Turn on/off Buffered Rendering or MipMapping and try again.* Too slow? Turn on/off Hardware Transform and try again.* '''Dangan Ronpa''':|Make sure you're using the latest dev build of PPSSPP common and that Buffered Rendering, Read Framebuffers to Memory and FramebufferCPUConvert are enabled (FramebufferCPUConvert is only necessary on AMD I think, I don't need it on Intel/Nvidia and other Intel/Nvidia users seem to be the same).* Having problems and fixeson the [[libretro]]port? Try the standalone versions; the libretro port receives updates, but they tend to be behind the standalone version.