PS2 and PSone Emulation

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:59 pm

I came across a VideoCD player and posted about it on Consolevision over a year ago, but it didn't seem to do anything, for the PSone.

By PSX, do you mean PSone or that new thing released in Japan? At the moment, there exists no software VCD players for the PSone and no VCD players at all for the PS2.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:23 pm

When is say psx I mean playstation (big and gray) since that is what they are called. Also that vcd player you talking about is 5fps and you need to do it differently for the psone. THere might be soon a vcd player for any sony system (psx,psone, and ps2)

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:25 pm

No, this was supposed to be an actual VCD player, not an STR player. And that one was 15FPS

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I can't see there being a VCD player for all Sony systems. At least not one that works on an un-modded PS2.

RayQuaza · Post by **RayQuaza** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:27 pm

They are really called ps1 not psx, The psx is that new system that came out in japan some time ago. People calling the ps1 psx just got that nonsense from reading game mags.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:51 pm

Oh well! As long as I dont say PS2, also isnt there a .str player for DC?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:54 pm

No. A PSS player, which is the PS2's video format.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:28 pm

Well if they made a .str for the psx, since the ps2 plays psx games shouldnt it be able to play it as well?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:01 am

Warmachine wrote:Well if they made a .str for the psx, since the ps2 plays psx games shouldnt it be able to play it as well?

Yes, it should. You're limited to something like 37 minutes, though. There is a much better player than the popular one by ADR out there as well, but I've yet to test it.

Sir Slash · Post by **Sir Slash** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:48 pm

yeah i call it PSX... i mean really stores like target use PSX on the display tags ....

rather or not Sony ended up not calling it PSX.... its been known as that for years

the PS2 PSX.... is pointless

peer · Post by **peer** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:15 am

I have a ms-dash board hats been hacked and all on an iso, that boots directly into evox. if you have a way of gettign the replacement c:\ on there i'll send you it

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 10:32 pm

You're limited to something like 37 minutes, though.

And here i though PS cutscenes were stopped only by the limits of what insanity can create. Knowing that i will never see a cutscene pass 37minutes warms my heart... lol

supid ps with its uber-long cutscenes

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:56 am

Lots of games featured longer cutscenes - for some insane reason the STR file format offered terrible compression. Worse, in fact, than the Mega CD by Sega, which was capable of playing full-screen MPEG video, which compressed far better.

Games such as the ones by Squaresoft featured much longer cutscenes than would be possible if they were to stick to Sony's STR format. It's a shame that there has been no released tools to encode videos in these superior formats - having to split movies over 4 or more discs isn't particularly pleasant

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Post by **Quzar** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 2:33 pm

cutscenes over 30minutes are just a movie, plain and simple, there is no WAY a game would use that well other than as MAYBE a final cutscene in a very long rpg.

cheatachu72 · Post by **cheatachu72** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 2:57 pm

A slide-card is a small tool that can be made out of an old credit card that allows you to perform the "swap trick".

When combined with a boot disc, either the Action Replay V2 or earlier or the Swap Magic, you can boot CD-Rs and DVD-Rs with little fuss (a lot less if you use SM).

If you have access to a PS2 that can boot CD-Rs, be it modchipped or it's owner in posession of boot discs, then it is possible to place a file on the memory card that triggers a program whenever a chosen PSone game is inserted. This small program does the same job as a boot disc, but doesn't require you to spend any money, provided you have a way of getting it on there in the first place.

I have a friend with a chipped ps2, if i were to obtain these files would i be able to boot homebrew and the media players any possible way with out getting a ps1 game?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:23 pm

cheatachu72 wrote:
A slide-card is a small tool that can be made out of an old credit card that allows you to perform the "swap trick".

When combined with a boot disc, either the Action Replay V2 or earlier or the Swap Magic, you can boot CD-Rs and DVD-Rs with little fuss (a lot less if you use SM).

If you have access to a PS2 that can boot CD-Rs, be it modchipped or it's owner in posession of boot discs, then it is possible to place a file on the memory card that triggers a program whenever a chosen PSone game is inserted. This small program does the same job as a boot disc, but doesn't require you to spend any money, provided you have a way of getting it on there in the first place.
I have a friend with a chipped ps2, if i were to obtain these files would i be able to boot homebrew and the media players any possible way with out getting a ps1 game?

For PSone stuff you'll need an Action Replay or Gameshark for PSone.

cheatachu72 · Post by **cheatachu72** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:34 pm

i have a ps2, can i do it without action replay, or gameshark? just the memory card and nothing else (besides my friends chipped ps2)

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:37 pm

cheatachu72 wrote:i have a ps2, can i do it without action replay, or gameshark? just the memory card and nothing else (besides my friends chipped ps2)

With that setup you'll be able to install the eploit and boot all PS2 stuff, be it on CD-R or DVD-R. To play PSone stuff, you absolutely require a PSone boot disc that supports disc-swapping. Either something from Datel's line of products (GS/AR) or the Breaker Pro.

devilbane · Post by **devilbane** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:36 am

the emulation on PSX/PS1 is limited in usefulness, HOWEVER...

go to gamestop or EB, pick up a PS1 used.
find a used pelican screen for CHEAP.
get a USED PS1 BATTERY from gamestop ($9.99! Finding them is hard...)
NOW you have a mobile PS1 with battery for under $100

next open the PS1 and find the spring loaded door detector. Jam it down (I used a piece of plastic from a borken CD case, cut with an X-acto knife to fit the tiny hole) so the open button opens/closes the door but it no longer detects it opening. Now boot the PS1 with any codebreaker... start with no codes... and drop the NES Emulator into it...

YOu have a portable NES player, battery powered, for under $100...

PLUS it plays PSX games too.

or

get the GBA flash rom for $125 and play NES games in your pocket... I had a spare PS1 and screen I got cheap when I worked at a game store, lol... but better to get SOME use from it than let it sit in the closet with the PS1 and PSX I have in original boxes...

DJ Samba D · Post by **DJ Samba D** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:16 am

RayQuaza wrote:They are really called ps1 not psx, The psx is that new system that came out in japan some time ago. People calling the ps1 psx just got that nonsense from reading game mags.

Um... let me go over this. The PSX (what you refer to as the PS1) is called such, because when Sony announced the original PlayStation, they had already done a prototype SNES CD-ROM drive which they called the PlayStation, so they called their original PlayStation, the PlayStation X (PSX). It's only recently that that has caused confusion.

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:44 am

I've always known it as PSX and that's what stores and such always referred to them as. Either PlayStation or PSX. Then the PS1 came out and now it is always referred to PS1.

This debate has annoyed me because EVERYWHERE said the grey one was called PSX for short, but the new PSX is PSX and the PS1 is PS1. Is damn confusing!