Step-by-step ePSXe setup and configuration tutorials.
ePSXe gives you two save systems that do different jobs: memory cards (.mcr files) that behave like the real 15-block PS1 cards, and save states that freeze the whole machine. Using the right one — and backing up the .mcr files — is the difference between a 40-hour RPG save that survives and one that…
“Does ePSXe have netplay?” — yes, but with honest limits. ePSXe supports local netplay: two machines on the same network, not matchmaking over the internet. Here is what the official releases actually provide, platform by platform. Windows and desktop: local netplay since 2.0.5 The v2.0.5 release (2016) ported local netplay from Android to the desktop…
ePSXe has built-in cheat code support — no external plugin needed. This guide covers adding codes on Windows and Android, the code download feature the team added in v2.0.5, and the one interpreter-mode fix worth knowing about. Windows: the cheat window The built-in code download (v2.0.5+) Version 2.0.5 added an option in the cheat codes…
PS1 games were designed for a gamepad, and ePSXe’s controller support is one of its strengths — including analog sticks, rumble on supported setups, and (as the official feature list notes) gamepads in digital mode can use the left stick as the D-pad since v2.0.5. Here is the setup that works on both platforms. Windows:…
Pete’s plugins defined PS1 emulation in the 2000s, and the OpenGL2 core plugin remains ePSXe’s HD path today — the v2.0.5 release notes even added extra threading modes to it. This guide configures it conservatively: pretty first, but never at the cost of a game that stops working. Where the settings live Config > Video,…
ePSXe’s plugin system gives you two very different graphics paths: maximum compatibility at native resolution, or upscaled HD output that can look strikingly clean on 3D games. These settings target the second path on a typical modern PC, with fallbacks noted where a game disagrees. Choose the right video plugin first Open Config > Video….
Search for a PS1 BIOS and you will find download buttons everywhere. This guide exists to explain why this site is not one of them — and how to get a BIOS the legal way instead: by dumping it from a PlayStation console you own. Why the BIOS is different from the emulator ePSXe itself…
ePSXe for Android is a paid app ($3.75) sold only on Google Play — currently v2.0.19 (July 2026). Any website offering a free ePSXe APK is distributing a paid app without permission, so install it from Play and nowhere else. This guide covers the install, the BIOS path, storage permissions and controllers. 1. Install from…
This guide sets up ePSXe v2.0.18 — the current Windows release (December 23, 2025) — from a clean folder to a running game. It assumes the legal baseline used across this site: the emulator from the official source, games ripped from discs you own, and a PlayStation BIOS dumped from your own console. 1. Download…
