PS1P Compatibilty Thread

[pspillows]

Sorry for the lack of updates guys! It's really hard for me to update this thread during the weekend! It's much easier for me to update the thread during the week! Obviously the PS1 bios is needed (don't ask for it on these forums, it's illegal!) so, happy testing!

Updates/Downloads

First Version of PS1P Released! Download

Toppot's Guide, How To: Use the PS1P Emu

Region Codes

PAL: European Region Code
NTSC: American Region Code
Try to include these in your posts!

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Game runs, but crashes in-game, game ISN'T playable

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Tested Games

Name: Super Robot Wars Alpha
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Doesn´t laod

Name: Armored Core
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Loads until the "Agetec" logo appears, and as it fades out, the Memory Stick blinks rapidly, but nothing loads.

Name: Darkstone
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN, CUE
Description: Gets to a buggy "Take Two Interactive" logo, Memory Stick blinks continuously at a black screen.

Name: Diablo
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Gets past Blizzard info screen and freezes.

Name: Diablo
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Gets past Blizzard info screen and freezes.

Name: Final Fantasy Tactics
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Gets past SCEA and SquareSoft logo to where the intro cinematic would begin. Memory Stick light blinks for a while, but eventually stops. Trying to exit with Home freezes PSP.

Name: Resident Evil 1 - Director's Cut
Type: NTSC
Format: IMG, SUB, CUE
Description: Locks up at warning screen

Name: Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Used 900% through the intro movie, got stuck at a black screen, and changed to 1000% to get to the menu. Runs quite well at 1100% through the cinematic sequences. Runs slowly, but I suppose you could say playable at around 800% when in game..

Name: Rhapsody - A Musical Adventure
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN, CUE
Description: Loads to a black screen and locks up. Freezes completely if exited with Home.

Name: Megaman 8 Aniversery
Description: Slow, but works completely! No graphics errors as of yet.
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Twisted Metal 4
Description: Freezes with green bar at bottom
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Twisted Metal 2
Description: Freezes after "developed by" screen
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Vigilante 8: Second Offense
Description: Does not get past "loading game" screen
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Beta
Description: Gets in game, but the many graphical errors makes it unplayable -and its slow
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Crash Bandicoot 1
Description: Very, VERY fast in menus, but unfortunately fails to load the first map. It freezes at loading screen and the PSP eventually turns off.
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN

Name: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Description: Decent in menus, it will speed up really fast, near top speed, than slows down. In game, pretty nice speed, impressed.

Name: Raiden Project
Description: Pretty good speed, impressive. Playable

Name: Castlevania: SotN
Type: NTSC.
Format: BIN
Description: Doesn't even get to the game intro. Looks like scrambled sprites in the place where the big Konami-popping-up-out-of-the-ground sequence is.

Name: Gundam Battle Assault 2
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Crashes after Bandai logo where the opening FMV was suppose to play

Name: Final Fantasy 7
Description: Slow, but playable.

Name: Tomba
Description: Freezes in game.

Namre Street Fighter EX2
Description: Works but slow and a graphic problem

Name: Beyond the Beyond
Description: Works but kinda slow

Name: Kula World
Description: Works ok abut 15 FPS ... some graphics problems

Name: Crash Bandicoot 3
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Fails to load, psp flashes memory stick then psp shuts off

Name: Worms
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Works brilliantly, better than psxp ever did, actually playable and enjoyable, 20fps+ at a guess

Name: Grand Theft Auto 2
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Well this is a tricky one. It ran fine with menus, but I started a new game at area 1. When the bar filled up (done loading) all the PSP does is just sit there w/ a black screen and the mem stick keeps on flashing.

Name: Frogger
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Again I am confused. It says the loading Frogger screen, then after that all there is is a black screen and the mem stick keeps flashing.

Name: Blasto
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: It crashed as soon as I clicked it.

Name: Tekken 3
Description: It loads but it freezes at the Namco Presents bit at the beginning

Name: Final Fantasy 8
Type: PAL
Format: ISO
Description: Dont work stays on loading game doesnt turn of psp or anything

Name: Sexy Parodius
Description: It's kinda slow, but if you give yourself enough speed powerups, it's playable. Also, bullet firing is kinda messed up, as because of the slow speed you can only fire two at a time. But it's still awesome.

Name: Einhander
Type: NTSC
Description: Loads and plays but at default it's kinda slow, same speed as psx-p.

Name: Disruptor
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Loads to Insomniac games logo then freezes

Name: South Park Rally
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Loads part way into game then freezes

Name: Carmageddon
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Memory stick flashes alot, got bored after 3 minutes

Name: Hogs of War
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Format: Freezes after intro movie

Name: Spider-Man
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Memory stick flashes a lot, got bored after 3 minutes

Name: Spyro 1
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Slow, but playable.

Name: Formula 1
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Loads almost to menu then just flashes memorystick for ages

Name: Tony Hawks ProSkater 4
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Memory stick flashes alot, got bored after 3 minutes

Name: Spyro 3
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Loads up to intro, then screen freezes and shakes up and down fast

Name: Spyro 2
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Playable but slow.
Green

Name: Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Memory stick flashes alot, got bored after 3 minutes.

Name: Smackdown 2
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Loads so far and freezes on copyright screen, card keeps flashing but doesn't get anywhere

Name: Bugs Bunny Lost In Time
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Big graphical bugs on intro. Then shuts down psp

Name: Croc
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Extremely slow, but if you set the CPU frequency high enough, I guess it's playable...

Name: Bomberman
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Memorystick flashes a bit then stops

Name: Xenogears (disc1)
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: The memstick activity flashes for a few seconds then my PSP turns off

Name: Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Format: BIN
Description: After the ps1p's 'Loading...' game freezes, home button no longer works.

Name: Metal Gear Solid
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Works, but you need to clock high. And when you get to the menu, press start

Name: Silent Hill
Format: BIN
Description: Shows warning after this screen changes several times from white to black after this ms light flickers and after a few secs it stops

Name: MegaMan X4
Type: NSTC
Format: ISO
Description: Works, but is slow.

Name: Parappa The Rappa
Description: Works fairly well, but its impossible to get the timing right. No graphical glitches what so ever.

Name: Tales of Destiny
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Won't load past the "Produced by Namco" screen

Name: Legend of the Dragoon
Type: PAL
Format: ISO
Description: Playable but very slow

Name: Wing Over
Type: PAL
Format: ISO
Description: Crashes on the loading screen with the plane spinning round an round

Name: Megaman X5
Description: Runs, but very slowly

Name: Euro Demo Germany 06/01 (Demo-CD from Sony)
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Main menu pretty slow. I tried to watch a video, but it stopped loading after ~5mins and nothing happended.

Name: Demo One (Demo-CD from Sony)
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Main menu pretty slow. I tried to watch a video, but it stopped loading after ~5mins and nothing happended.

Name: Playstation - Das Fun-Magazin CD 07/99 (A german Playstation magazine)
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Nothing happened except the blinking LED that my memory stick is doing something.

Name: Future Cop L.A.P.D
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes while playing the logo.

Name: RPG Maker
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Works fine and has a pretty good speed.

Name: Digimon - Digital Card Battle
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Didn´t start after 5mins of loading.

Name: Circuit Breakers
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Did nothing more then showing the Sony Copyright Logo.

Name: Star Ocean - The second story
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes while showing the "LINKS"-logo.

Name: Chrono Cross
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes in main menu.

Name: Final Fantasy 9
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Playable, but slow as hell.

Name: Vagrant Story
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: It says "Now loading..." - Memory Stick isn´t doing anything. Game freezes I guess.

Name: Grand Turismo 2
Type: NTSC
Format: IMG
Description: Worked good. But it froze when trying to play the license courses

Name: PoyPoy 2
Description: It works... slowly. But it works ok

Name: Guardians Crusade
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Showed me the "Loading ..." Screen and the Memory Stick was blinking for a while, but nothing happened..

Name: Chrono Trigger
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Playable with heavy graphic issues and very slow.

Name: Final Fantasy 4
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes after Square-Logo.

Name: Dangergirl
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Doesn´t load and crashes PSP while exiting the emulator.

Name: Blaze & Blade - Eternal Quest
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Playable with decent speed, but has some graphic issues.

Name: Alundra
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Playable, but slow.

Name: Tekken 3
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes while showing the Namco-Logo and crashes the PSP while exiting the emulator.

Name: Final Fantasy Tactics
Type: NTSC
Format: IMG
Description: Freezes after Square-Logo, but does not crash PSP.

Name: Final Fantasy Tactics
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Freezes after Square-Logo, but does not crash PSP.

Name: X-Flash 0.1 (Xploder Repair Program)
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Works perfectly, but pretty useless without Xploder.

Name: Breath of Fire III
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Loads fine, Playable, but slow though...a few minor graphics issues

Name: Wild Arms
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Loads fine, Playable, but slow though... Maybe unplayable due to graphics issues...

Name: Harvest Moon - Back to nature
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Doesn´t load.

Name: Breath of Fire III
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Playable, but slow. Without any graphic issues.

Name: Breath of Fire IV
Type: PAL
Format: BIN
Description: Stops working after intro movie.

[Exodus]

Name: Armored Core
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Loads until the "Agetec" logo appears, and as it fades out, the Memory Stick blinks rapidly, but nothing loads.
Color: Orange

Name: Darkstone
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN, CUE
Description: Gets to a buggy "Take Two Interactive" logo, Memory Stick blinks continuously at a black screen.
Color: Orange

Name: Diablo
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Gets past Blizzard info screen and freezes.
Color: Orange

Name: Final Fantasy Tactics
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Gets past SCEA and SquareSoft logo to where the intro cinematic would begin. Memory Stick light blinks for a while, but eventually stops. Trying to exit with Home freezes PSP.
Color: Orange

Name: Resident Evil 1 - Director's Cut
Type: NTSC
Format: IMG, SUB, CUE
Description: Locks up at warning screen.
Color: Orange

Name: Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis
Type: NTSC
Format: ISO
Description: Used 900% through the intro movie, got stuck at a black screen, and changed to 1000% to get to the menu. Runs quite well at 1100% through the cinematic sequences. Runs slowly, but I suppose you could say playable at around 800% when in game.
Color: Green

Name: Rhapsody - A Musical Adventure
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN, CUE
Description: Loads to a black screen and locks up. Freezes completely if exited with Home.
Color: Red

I'll edit this post whenever I test some more. Please note I'm using 2.71 SE-B without any of the modules installed. There was talk about the emulator not running at 333MHz on 2.71 SE-B, but I'm not sure of any truth to these, and I would assume them false.

[SirRaven]

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43995

they've already got a compatability thread going. And the only reports of full speed have been with setting the cpu to 800% higher than normal speed on FF7 and all the other games report problems similar to the first release of psxp beta 1. Seems like someone took the beta and added overlocking options. Call me crazy but I don't think playing ps1 games is so important that i'm going to set cpu to 800%. I don't know where these %s are coming from but it sounds fishy.

exodus, according to the "dev" it seems like most FMVs are incompatible and it is recommended to use a pc emulator to make a save file after intro cinematics and resume from there. All the crashing errors and things I've read about seem connected with cutscenes/FMVs. Said method would probably get you further in Diablo...I dunno.

[Exodus]

Originally Posted by SirRaven

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43995

they've already got a compatability thread going. And the only reports of full speed have been with setting the cpu to 800% higher than normal speed on FF7 and all the other games report problems similar to the first release of psxp beta 1. Seems like someone took the beta and added overlocking options. Call me crazy but I don't think playing ps1 games is so important that i'm going to set cpu to 800%. I don't know where these %s are coming from but it sounds fishy.

It does not change your CPU speed. The best way to describe it is, well, kind of like an emulated CPU frequency. Imagine it kind of like frameskip, if you will. Other emulators have used this before, such as Dolphin, a GameCube emulator for the PC.

Originally Posted by SirRaven

exodus, according to the "dev" it seems like most FMVs are incompatible and it is recommended to use a pc emulator to make a save file after intro cinematics and resume from there. All the crashing errors and things I've read about seem connected with cutscenes/FMVs. Said method would probably get you further in Diablo...I dunno.

I can't do anything of the sort unless I get to a menu screen to load the saves. Most games crash before getting to the menu, other than a few.

[CoBrA2168]

Megaman 8 aniversery is slow, but works completely! No graphics errors as of yet. (USA, .bin file)

Twisted Metal 4 freezes with green bar at bottom (USA, .bin file)

Twisted Metal 2 freezes after "developed by" screen (USA, .bin file)

Vigilante 8: Second Offense does not get past "loading game" screen (USA, .bin file)

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Beta gets in game, but the many graphical errors makes it unplayable - and its slow (USA, .bin file)

Crash Bandicoot very VERY fast in menus, but unfortunately fails to load the first map. It freezes at loading screen and the PSP eventually turns off. (USA, .bin file)

GameShark Lite freezes after the "loading game" screen (USA, .bin file)

Codebreaker does not make it past the "loading game" screen (USA, .bin file)

GameShark v5 loads and lets you select and view cheats (actually, the names of the games do not show). Obviously this is useless since we can't re-mount .bin's, etc. It was slower than i expected.... (USA, .bin file)

Thats all the testing im doing!

[SirRaven]

Originally Posted by Exodus

It does not change your CPU speed. The best way to describe it is, well, kind of like an emulated CPU frequency. Imagine it kind of like frameskip, if you will. Other emulators have used this before, such as Dolphin, a GameCube emulator for the PC.

I can't do anything of the sort unless I get to a menu screen to load the saves. Most games crash before getting to the menu, other than a few.

ah i see, that makes sense about the frameskip relation. In terms of the saves, I foolishly jumped the gun by thinking there was a form of save-state, heheh. Judging by the information about thow these emulated cpu throttles function, if it was paired up w/ the compatability of the psxpb2, we might see some interesting improvements.

[Exodus]

Originally Posted by SirRaven

ah i see, that makes sense about the frameskip relation. In terms of the saves, I foolishly jumped the gun by thinking there was a form of save-state, heheh. I forgot to realize that save state is a mile away at this point. Judging by the information about thow these emulated cpu throttles function, if it was paired up w/ the compatability of the psxpb2, we might see some interesting improvements.

If we do get save-states in, maybe he could allow importing from something like ePSXe, like SNES9xTYL did for SNES9x savestates.

[midnitdragoon]

someone please try duke nukem total meltdown

[SpiderJames]

crash bandicoot 2, Cortex strikes back: decent in menus, it will speed up really fast, near top speed, than slows down. In game, pretty nice speed, impressed

about to try out Crash 3, post results in a few

[midnitdragoon]

can someopne tell me how i get duke nukem total meltdown working? i got the iso and i have the bios and i but them in the folder without the %..nothing is happening someone help me plz ^^

[SpiderJames]

Crash 3 doesnt work, crashed before it can boot

[midnitdragoon]

duke nukem total meltdown makes psp turn off and Raiden Project runs and if someone can tell me what can i do to speed up the CPU then i can tell more

edit- i figured out how to work the CPU and nothing changes in Raiden Project....although the game IS VERY PLAYABLE i must say that if it had a bit more juice it would be full speed. Where is the sound BTW?

edit2- when it comes to raiden 1 in this game it runs fuine but when it comes to raiden 2 it plays then crashes...wierdd

[Holmz]

Castlevania:SotN -NTSC. bin, cue, doesn't even get to the game intro. Looks like scrambled sprites in the place where the big Konami-popping-up-out-of-the-ground sequence is, pretty psychedelic, I bet it looks cool if you're on drugs.

[Mario Famous]

For those who try using Gameshark and other codelike roms, they won't work, a codes option has to already be built into the emulator.

[Homebrew]

is there a danger % zone? lol cause so far im in the 4000% range for DragonBall GT: Final Bout (USA) and its still going not as fast as i want it to. Is there a caution to how fast i should be setting this emu to?

[NickyP]

Who here wants to be cool and test Lunar 2 for me? I need to sleep, work in the morning lol

[CoBrA2168]

Originally Posted by midnitdragoon

duke nukem total meltdown makes psp turn off and Raiden Project runs and if someone can tell me what can i do to speed up the CPU then i can tell more

edit- i figured out how to work the CPU and nothing changes in Raiden Project....although the game IS VERY PLAYABLE i must say that if it had a bit more juice it would be full speed. Where is the sound BTW?

edit2- when it comes to raiden 1 in this game it runs fuine but when it comes to raiden 2 it plays then crashes...wierdd

lol sound. I doubt you will ever see sound from this emulator during the lifetime of the PSP unless this guy works 24/7 on it.

[N0Lif3]

Name: Gundam Battle Assault 2
Type: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Crashes after Bandai logo where the opening FMV was suppose to play

[ghostENVY]

do most games work at full speed damn im impressed .. so what about ff7 does it load ???

[Spirit Hawk Leon]

FF7 Loads, It is indeed slow, but playable. =/

[CoBrA2168]

Originally Posted by midnitdragoon

duke nukem total meltdown makes psp turn off and Raiden Project runs and if someone can tell me what can i do to speed up the CPU then i can tell more

edit- i figured out how to work the CPU and nothing changes in Raiden Project....although the game IS VERY PLAYABLE i must say that if it had a bit more juice it would be full speed. Where is the sound BTW?

edit2- when it comes to raiden 1 in this game it runs fuine but when it comes to raiden 2 it plays then crashes...wierdd

Sweet it does work...raiden project here i come.

[link1227]

I've tested
Tomba- it freezes,
Street Fighter EX2-works but slow and a graphic problem
and Beyond the Beyond it works but kinda slow

[Tooplex]

This compatability list aint set out very well I should have done it as well and made it look better

[midnitdragoon]

Originally Posted by CoBrA2168

lol sound. I doubt you will ever see sound from this emulator during the lifetime of the PSP unless this guy works 24/7 on it.

People said the same thing about the game boy advance. And look how well its doing ^_^

[myschoo]

Kula World - works ok abut 15 FPS ... some graphics problems

[pspillows]

Originally Posted by Tooplex

This compatability list aint set out very well I should have done it as well and made it look better

Its comments like these that I dont really appreciate. If you read my whole post, you would've noticed that I said I was tired. I wasnt even on my own PC! I was at a friends house. I will improve the thread and make it look better, just chill. Im on my PSP right now, Ill go on my PC and update the thread as soon as I can, I just woke up! Remember to include as much info as you can

[FLai]

So, what do I need to get FFVII working full-speed or near it?

[genaga]

Originally Posted by Spirit Hawk Leon

FF7 Loads, It is indeed slow, but playable. =/

thank you, i dont care hwo slow it is im downloading now...im and im gonna completre it shame about the vids...

[Toppot]

Crash 3 PAL BIN
Fails to load, psp flashes memory stick then psp shuts off.

WORMS PAL BIN
Works brilliantly, better than psxp ever did, actually playable and enjoyable, 20fps+ at a guess


And ill make a guide after lunch. I know this emu isn't rocket science but some people won't get it.

[PSPduh]

Name: Grand Theft Auto 2
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Well this is a tricky one. It ran fine with menus, but I started a new game at area 1. When the bar filled up (done loading) all the PSP does is just sit there w/ a black screen and the mem stick keeps on flashing.
Color: Dunno?

Name: Frogger
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: Again I am confused. It says the loading Frogger screen, then after that all there is is a black screen and the mem stick keeps flashing.
Color: Dunno?

Name: Blasto
Region Code: NTSC
Format: BIN
Description: It crashed as soon as I clicked it.
Color: RED!