posted by hl718 on Jan 5, 2010:
So I'm looking to save some space around here and figure the PC should be able to handle some older systems. Was never really into the emulator scene, but with disc based systems the whole ability to just run off the origional disc = no ROM hassles.
So, with that in mind, what does everyone use for the PSX and PS2 PC emulators?
Some googling around highlights psxe and pcsx2. Are those generally considered to be the most up-to-date and compatible emus or are there better choices out there?
Thanks.
-hl718
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Alchy on Jan 5, 2010:
I think pSX is generally considered less hassle than ePSXe as far as "just playing some games" goes but I honestly don't have that much experience. I looked into it recently as I was trying to recording some runs on Umihara Kawase Shun, I could get ePSXe to record video but due to the modular nature of it, it wouldn't record sound in the same file (or at all, if I recall right). Had to fire up CoolEdit and re-mux later in Premiere. Hassle.
As far as PS2 goes, it's only really pcsx2 that runs anything much, right? I did try it out recently and was amazed by how complete it is. Runs like a sack of shit on my brand new PC (GPU-limited) but it's some incredible work nonetheless.
All the usual caveats about preferring original hardware apply, of course.
I think pSX is generally considered less hassle than ePSXe as far as "just playing some games" goes but I honestly don't have that much experience. I looked into it recently as I was trying to recording some runs on Umihara Kawase Shun, I could get ePSXe to record video but due to the modular nature of it, it wouldn't record sound in the same file (or at all, if I recall right). Had to fire up CoolEdit and re-mux later in Premiere. Hassle.
As far as PS2 goes, it's only really pcsx2 that runs anything much, right? I did try it out recently and was amazed by how complete it is. Runs like a sack of shit on my brand new PC (GPU-limited) but it's some incredible work nonetheless.
All the usual caveats about preferring original hardware apply, of course.
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by defor on Jan 5, 2010:
I stick to ePSXe as it's been my tried and true solution for making games look nice with ogl/d3d triangle drawing.
on the ps2 side of things, i usually use the mac port of pcsx2... it works, but there's so many broken things in it, it's hardly a good solution for accurate emulation... (same goes for the pc port as I have tested both, I just don't like to switch out of osx when i can avoid it.
In the end, I'd say emulators just don't cut it if you have a wide variety of games for any platform.
between unique controllers, oddball hardware calls, etc, a lot of stuff just never gets to the 100% supported stage.
If you just have a few games you can test before makign the move to all emulated, you'll probably be fine, but you've got a chance of supporting almost all psx games- ps2 games are a whole different matter however as te emulation scene is still rather in its infancy.
I stick to ePSXe as it's been my tried and true solution for making games look nice with ogl/d3d triangle drawing.
on the ps2 side of things, i usually use the mac port of pcsx2... it works, but there's so many broken things in it, it's hardly a good solution for accurate emulation... (same goes for the pc port as I have tested both, I just don't like to switch out of osx when i can avoid it.
In the end, I'd say emulators just don't cut it if you have a wide variety of games for any platform.
between unique controllers, oddball hardware calls, etc, a lot of stuff just never gets to the 100% supported stage.
If you just have a few games you can test before makign the move to all emulated, you'll probably be fine, but you've got a chance of supporting almost all psx games- ps2 games are a whole different matter however as te emulation scene is still rather in its infancy.
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Borman on Jan 5, 2010:
ePSXe is the best really, as was said there are easier emulators out there, but it sacrifices the customizing ability that furthers compatibility.
PCSX2 is the only PS2 emulator worth talking about. It works quite well, if you have at least a good dual core machine. Its very dependent on the CPU of your system. Compatibility is hit or miss, but a lot of stuff works, and works quite well. Not ready for prime time yet, but its getting there
ePSXe is the best really, as was said there are easier emulators out there, but it sacrifices the customizing ability that furthers compatibility.
PCSX2 is the only PS2 emulator worth talking about. It works quite well, if you have at least a good dual core machine. Its very dependent on the CPU of your system. Compatibility is hit or miss, but a lot of stuff works, and works quite well. Not ready for prime time yet, but its getting there
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by DiGi on Jan 5, 2010:
This is a little off subject but are there any notable emulators for mac, the only one I have tried for anything so far is sixtyforce for N64. Just curious really :icon_bigg
- Anthony
This is a little off subject but are there any notable emulators for mac, the only one I have tried for anything so far is sixtyforce for N64. Just curious really :icon_bigg
- Anthony
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Alchy on Jan 5, 2010:
Also very GPU dependent for some games (which I think is unusual for emulators), as I found out when I tested Shadow of the Colossus. I got full speed on Grim Grimoire and Odin Sphere but a slideshow on SotC (PC is 3.2GHz Core 2 Duo 6MB cache, 4GB DDR3, but only a Radeon... 4350, I think it is).
Borman said:
PCSX2 is the only PS2 emulator worth talking about. It works quite well, if you have at least a good dual core machine. Its very dependent on the CPU of your system.
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Johnny on Jan 5, 2010:
I've seen some videos on Youtube of PCSX2 running Gran Turismo 3 and 4 and was quite surprised.
Apart from some small glitches (most on shadows), it runs smoothly. Of course it need a very powerfull computer, but still is quite an achievement.
As for the PS1, i would say ePSXe is the way to go. If you have a good computer, you can even try some shaders that improve the graphical quality a lot.
I've seen some videos on Youtube of PCSX2 running Gran Turismo 3 and 4 and was quite surprised.
Apart from some small glitches (most on shadows), it runs smoothly. Of course it need a very powerfull computer, but still is quite an achievement.
As for the PS1, i would say ePSXe is the way to go. If you have a good computer, you can even try some shaders that improve the graphical quality a lot.
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Borman on Jan 5, 2010:
Shadow of the Colossus is a more advanced game, you shouldnt judge anything by that game. The GPU actually matters very little for PCSX2. A good CPU will make up for it, and the Core2Duo just isnt a good CPU anymore, not for SotC
Alchy said:
Also very GPU dependent for some games (which I think is unusual for emulators), as I found out when I tested Shadow of the Colossus. I got full speed on Grim Grimoire and Odin Sphere but a slideshow on SotC (PC is 3.2GHz Core 2 Duo 6MB cache, 4GB DDR3, but only a Radeon... 4350, I think it is).
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by Alchy on Jan 5, 2010:
If you look into it you'll find you're wrong, but I can't be fucked to debate it particularly. Just do a google search.
Borman said:
A good CPU will make up for it
PSX and PS2 PC Emulators - What do you use?
posted by defor on Jan 6, 2010:
DiGi, as i work back and forth between mac and windows (and prefer to do my hacking and graphics on mac), http://pcsx2-mac.quant0r.com/ works quite well I find... at least comparable to the windows versions from offhand testing. as for PS1, I use ePSXe via Crossover/Crossover Games (which is nothing more than repackaged Wine with mac graphics support)
Both options serve me well, although for more pc-intensive things, I stick to VMware Fusion or a real pc/bootcamp
DiGi, as i work back and forth between mac and windows (and prefer to do my hacking and graphics on mac), http://pcsx2-mac.quant0r.com/ works quite well I find... at least comparable to the windows versions from offhand testing. as for PS1, I use ePSXe via Crossover/Crossover Games (which is nothing more than repackaged Wine with mac graphics support)
Both options serve me well, although for more pc-intensive things, I stick to VMware Fusion or a real pc/bootcamp