Pcsxr

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Emulator
Emulates: PlayStation
Download: PCSX-Reloaded website
License: Free (GNU GPLv3)
Developer: PCSX-Reloaded Team
Pcsxr-gameplay.jpg

PCSX-Reloaded, also known as PCSX-R or PCSXR, is an open-source, plugin-based PlayStation emulator

Downloads

Download and extract the PCSX-R emulator from the official site

You will also need some games and BIOS files to match the region of the games. These must be sourced by yourself

Download the plugins zip file from Mediafire

Setup Guide

Folder Setup

Copy your BIOS files to the "bios" folder inside the PCSX-R folder you just extracted

Copy your games to an appropriate folder

Unzip the plugin zip file

Locate the "nuvee_ps1_pad guncon1"

Go into that folder and then into the "bin" folder

Inside you will find a file called "nuvee_psx_pad.dll"

Copy this file to the "plugins" folder inside your PCSXR folder

Configure the emulator

Load the PCSX-R executable file to load the emulator, if loading for the first time the Configuration window will appear

If not then from the top menu select "Configuration" then "Plugins & Bios"

PCSXR Main window with Configuration expanded and Plugins & Bios... highlighted

By default the BIOS and plugins directories will point to the corresponding folders within the PCSX-R folder and pickup the files already placed there. If you keep your files elsewhere you can set the path using the 'Set Plugins Directory' and 'Set Bios Directory' buttons respectively

Graphics

Select your Graphics and Sound plugins from the dropdowns.

PCSXR Config, Configure under graphics is highlighted

For this tutorial we will be using "OpenGL Driver 1.78" for the graphics and "Direct Sound" for the sound.

Click the "Configure" button under the Graphics plugin drop down.

It is recommended to have the following set:

  • "Fullscreen Mode" enabled
  • Set your desktop resolution to match your monitor
  • "Keep PSX aspect ratio" enabled
  • "Force 4:3 aspect ratio" enabled
  • Under "Framerate" enable the following settings:
    • "Use FPS Limit"
    • "Auto detect FPS/Frame skipping limit
PCSXR Graphics config window with recommended settings highlighted

Press "OK"

BIOS

Under "Bios" in the bottom left corner select the appropriate BIOS file from the drop down (scph1001.bin is recommended)

PCSXR BIOS set to scph1001.bin

Configure the lightgun with Nuvee

Next under "First Controller" select "nuvee psx pad" from the dropdown

PCSXR First Controller set to 'nuvee psx pad 0.2'

Next press the "Configure" button underneath the First Controller dropdown box

In the new menu that pops up set the following:

  • select "Guncon" from the dropdown next to "Port 1"
  • Enable "Snap mouse to window"
  • HID Mouse API is set to "Rawinput"

Now press the "Config" button next to the "Port 1" dropdown.

PCSXR Input Config with required settings set

Change the dropdown box underneath Alignment to the game you wish to play e.g. Point Blank 1

Check the following settings match:

  • "Reload" has "Manual" in the dropdown box
  • "Cursor" is set to "Hidden"
  • "Model" should be set to "Namco N/A"
  • "Left" should be set to "Trigger"
  • "Right" should be set to "A"
  • "Middle" should be "B"

You can change the "Right" and "Middle" bindings around if you wish depending on your tastes and the game.

PCSXR Input Config window with settings as described in guide

Next make sure the gun is plugged in, the software is running and the border is enabled.

Press the "Acquire" button and a little instruction box will pop up,

press "OK".

nuvee acquire information box

Point the gun at the centre of the screen and pull the trigger, you should get a message saying "device found"

press "OK"

Now keep pressing "OK" until you return back to "Configuration" screen

Once done press "OK" to return back to the main menu

Next go to "Configuration" on the top menu then click on "CPU"

Now enable the following options:

  • Disable CD Audio
  • Hide Cursor
PCSXR CPU Config menu with settings set as described in guide

Now the emulator is ready to play games

You can either load a game via the emulators menu or use a batch script using the example script below.

Launch Script

Example batch file text:

Start C:\PCSXR DIR\pcsxr.exe -nogui -cdfile "C:\GAME DIR\Time Crisis.cue"

Patching Konami Justifier Games

Please see the Justifier Patching page for more information