Android users: eSPXe PS1 Emulator App for your mobile phone. Guide to setup

[Kilda]

Hey guys, this thread is basically to inform Android users about ePSXe. An awesome Play Station 1 Emulator App for your mobile phone. The App is £2.37, and will play pretty much every Play Station 1 game, at no extra cost; all ROM's are free to download from Coolrom.com

It runs smooth as butter on my HTC One X, and I think will run on any phone with at least 1 GHz processor.
So for all those old skool Play Station fans out there who have Android phones..... £2.37 for the Emulator, it is definitely worth it... I'd have paid MUCH more for this... Final Fantasy 7/8/9, Tekken, Spyro, Crash..... Oh lawd this is nostalgia heaven.

WUT TO DO:

1) Purchase and install the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epsxe.ePSXe&hl=en

2) Download the BIOS file SCPH1001.BIN download - 2shared and transfer it to your phone

3) Download PS1 ROM files from http://www.coolrom.com/roms/psx and transfer to your phone

4) The files use .7z extension, so install an app called ZArchiver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInJ1LnpkZXZzLnphcmNoaXZlciJd

5) Extract the .7z files. (the 7z file contains 1 .bin file, and 1.cue file)

6) Run ePSXe App on your phone, and go to Preferences > Bios file > *locate SCPH1001.BIN*

7) click Run Game, *locate the .cue file of chosen game*

8) Enjoy!


All of this can be done from the mobile phone itself, but I find the process of downloading the ROM files much quicker via PC. Good luck to anyone who finds this useful.. You will not be disappoint!

Please note: All users who follow this guide are doing so at their own risk.
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[tweedledum]

unless you can use the ds3 or any other bluetooth controller I don't see the point, and even if you can I'd still emulate on pc because dragging around a gamepad is just a pain in the ass

 

[Kilda]

unless you can use the ds3 or any other bluetooth controller I don't see the point, and even if you can I'd still emulate on pc because dragging around a gamepad is just a pain in the ass

The controls can be a little fiddly, making certain games unplayable with the touch screen controls, but I have read reviews which confirm blue tooth controllers are compatible! Only downside is a blue tooth PS controller is gonna set you back around £20; that's 10 x the cost of the emulator app...

I use on screen controls for the Final Fantasy series, and I have no problems whatsoever, it's just simple up/down commands.. But you're right, some games like Tony Hawks can get tricky and will require a b/t controller to get the full experience.

Thanks for your input

 

[Squidgy]

This sounds great, thanks for the guide! I'll bookmark it and try it on my Sony Xperia P sometime in the future.

 

[Xauvia]

thx u