![]() You are Pepsiman, a shiny metallic hero who runs through town collecting Pepsi. Yes, we are referring to Sony PlayStation. It is also known as PS and PS1, due to the fact it is the first console in the PlayStation lineup. The following year it was released in the United States, Australia and other parts of the globe. ![]() ![]() The console we all know as Sony PlayStation 1 is actually the 5th generation gaming console. However, it was referred as home entertainment system because it was designed to play games but also to use other media files such as movies, music and more. When launched, PSX was rival to the Nintendo 64 and another, well-known console, Sega Saturn. In general, it was sold in 100 million units, making it the most popular and the best-selling devices of all time. This result was achiever 9 years after the launch. An interesting addition to the Sony PlayStation console family is PS one. ![]() It is actually similar unit as the original PSX, but smaller and with slimmer design. The name One is chosen to avoid any confusion with the original PSX. Play Station 1 was available for sale up to 2006. The Sony PlayStation 2 was revealed in 2000 but the games for the PS1 contused to be available on the market up to 2007. The same year the games and both consoles were terminated for sale, due to the release of PlayStation 3. In 2018 Sony revealed PlayStation Classic which was developed in tribute to the original console. It came with 20 titles that were originally available for Sony PlayStation 1. The console has 2 MB of RAM and 1MB of VRAM. The best-selling game was Gran Turismo, sold in 10.85 million copies. A tablet that gives you access to all the Raspberry Pi ports you need, with a simple interface to start programming easily.Now you can download it, Harvest Moon - Back to Nature, Resident Evil 3 – Nemesis and many others. Note: On the latest Retropie version, lr-pcsx-rearmed is installed by default. On the next Windows, click on “Manage optional packages”.Now, click on “Manage packages” to install the emulator.Go to the Retropie configuration screen.Īs you are no more in Emulstation, you will probably need to use your keyboard for the next steps.This emulator is available via the Retropie setup menu, so the installation is straightforward: You can skip this part and directly add PSX games to your system. And finally, find pcsx-rearmed in the list and click on it.After a few seconds, the package is installed and you can exit this menu to go back to Emulstation (press ESC several times).The last step is to install it from binary. That’s it, your new PSX emulator is now ready to use. The last step if you haven’t done it yet is to download and install your PlayStation games. I have already written a step-by-step tutorial on how to download games for Retropie that I recommend you to read.īut to do a first test, you can do this quickly: So, the first step is to find the ROM corresponding to the game you want to play. For example, you can go to the Romsmania or Gamulator PlayStation pages.In my case, I have downloaded Crash Bandicoot 3.īy default, you have to use their Download Manager, but you can choose the browser download by clicking on “More Options”. Once downloaded, your game is almost ready to use. There are several methods to install a new game on Retropie (you can see here the 4 methods I generally use). The easiest one if you have just installed your Retropie system is to use the network share. Start by extracting the downloaded file with 7zip or WinRAR.You can get it in Retropie Configuration > Show IP: With 7zip, it’s with a right-click > 7zip > Extract Here. The share opens with the following folders.Let’s check how it works in the next paragraph! Play!īefore playing your PlayStation game in Retropie you have a last step to take: Even if you have copied your game in the psx folder, Retropie doesn’t display the PlayStation emulation in the menu.As for any new games, you have to restart Emulstation to apply changes.Go to Quit and choose “ Restart Emulstation“.
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