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The PlayStation is a 5th generation video game console released by Sony in 1994.

Here is a simple video on how to use ECM TOOLS It is a small program that allows you to Convert ECM files into BIN files so your game emulator is able to use. ECM And APE Guide Note This guide is for PC users only, but MasJ has kindly added Mac Ecm tools in the next post, to help cover more users Needed Files (All of these are free tools and you do not need to pay for any of them) 7-zip Extract.7z and.rar; ecm tools extracting and creating.ecm. Here is a simple video on how to use ECM TOOLS It is a small program that allows you to Convert ECM files into BIN files so your game emulator is able to use.

Emulator	Rom Folder	Extension	BIOS	Controller Config
lr-pcsx_rearmed	psx	.cue .cbn .chd .img .iso .m3u .mdf .pbp .toc .z .znx	psxonpsp660.bin scph101.bin scph7001.bin scph5501.bin scph1001.bin	/opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg
PCSX-ReARMed	psx	.cue .cbn .img .iso .m3u .mdf .pbp .toc .z .znx	SCPH1001.BIN	/opt/retropie/configs/psx/pcsx.cfg
lr-beetle-psx	psx	.cue .ccd .chd .exe .iso .m3u .pbp .toc	scph5500.bin scph5501.bin scph5502.bin	/opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg

Emulators: lr-pcsx_rearmed, PCSX-ReARMed, lr-beetle-psx.

lr-pcsx_rearmed

Recommended for Raspberry Pi 2-4. The features of RetroArch combined with PCSX-ReARMed's excellent Dynamic Recompiler allow for an adequate PlayStation emulation experience, though expect some inaccurate emulation.

PCSX-ReARMed

Recommended for Raspberry Pi 0/1 due to its lower system requirements, though expect some inaccurate emulation. Additionally, setting the resolution via Runcommand to a low 4:3 resolution is recommended for faster emulation and correct aspect ratio, though 480i (CEA-6) is the lowest recommended 4:3 CEA resolution due to CEA-2 causing visual issues and CEA-1 causing the system to lock up entirely.

lr-beetle-psx

Recommended for more powerful x86 systems. It is accurate and includes several enhanced graphical features. Not available for ARM systems (like the Raspberry Pi) due to its poor performance on ARM.

ROMS

Accepted File Extensions: .cue .ccd .chd .exe .iso .m3u .pbp .toc

Place your PlayStation ROMs in

`.bin` Only ROMs

If you only have a .bin ROM and no .cue file, generate it via:

Online or Offline

ECM Compression

If your PSX game has an .ecm extension, it's a compressed file that needs to be extracted.

Directly on RetroPie, input to terminal:

Alternatively, on Windows, use ECM Decompressor, or on Ubuntu 19.X+(or derivative), install ecm from the ubuntu archive with the following:

CHD files

All supported PlayStation emulators have support for the CHD (V5) archive format. This is a lossless compression format which can be useful to tidy up multi-.bin ROMs into one file. See Creating CHDs from CD-ROMS.

Multi-Disc Games

.pbp format ROMs can package together multiple discs in one file. To change the disc through RetroArch, from the 'Quick Menu', enter 'Disk Control', use the 'Disk Cycle Tray Status' to open the virtual disk tray, change the disk number to the correct one, then use the 'Disk Cycle Tray Status' to close the virtual disk tray.

M3U playlists for .cue & .bins, or .chds

For multi-disc games on .cue & .bin ROM pairs or .chds, you can create a .m3u playlist file to enable you to change discs by the above method. Replace the .cue or .chd extension for each disc of the game with an appropriate .CD1, .CD2, etc so that EmulationStation will list only the .m3u and not the individual discs.

Example for Final Fantasy VII:

Folder Structure:

Final Fantasy VII (USA).m3u's Text Contents:

BIOS

Place BIOS in

While both lr-pcsx_reamrmed and PCSX-ReARMed have an emulated BIOS to fall back on, it has limited compatibility so most games will have issues running with it (or not work at all), and all games that use memory card saves are prone to save corruption. It should be considered mandatory to manually install an official BIOS.

lr-pcsx_rearmed

The following BIOS are supported:

Recognized Name	Redump Name	CRC32	MD5
psxonpsp660.bin	5660F34F	C53CA5908936D412331790F4426C6C33
scph101.bin	psone-45a.bin	171BDCEC	6E3735FF4C7DC899EE98981385F6F3D0
scph7001.bin	ps-41a.bin	502224B6	1E68C231D0896B7EADCAD1D7D8E76129
scph5501.bin	ps-30a.bin	8D8CB7E4	490F666E1AFB15B7362B406ED1CEA246
scph1001.bin	ps-22a.bin	37157331	924E392ED05558FFDB115408C263DCCF

If more than one of the BIOS above is provided, then the latest revision of the BIOS available is automatically chosen.Note: psxonpsp660.bin is a BIOS dumped from the PSP's PlayStation emulator. It is said to improve performance for certain PlayStation games as is a streamlined version of the BIOS, lacking irrelevant features like the built-in CD Player and Memory Card manager.

The recognized name can be all uppercase OR all lowercase.

PCSX-ReARMed

The following BIOS is supported:

Recognized Name	Redump Name	CRC32	MD5
SCPH1001.BIN	ps-22a.bin	37157331	924E392ED05558FFDB115408C263DCCF

Place BIOS in

The recognized BIOS filename is case-sensitive (must be in all uppercase).

lr-beetle-psx

The following BIOS are supported:

Recognized Name	Redump Name	CRC32	MD5
scph5500.bin	ps-30j	FF3EEB8C	8DD7D5296A650FAC7319BCE665A6A53C
scph5501.bin	ps-30a	8D8CB7E4	490F666E1AFB15B7362B406ED1CEA246
scph5502.bin	ps-30e	D786F0B9	32736F17079D0B2B7024407C39BD3050

The BIOS is automatically chosen based upon the region of the ROM.

The recognized BIOS filename is case-sensitive (must be in all lowercase).

Controls

lr-pcsx_rearmed & lr-beetle-psx Controls

lr-pcsx_rearmed and lr-beetle-psx utilize Retroarch configurations.

Add custom retroarch controls to the retroarch.cfg file in

For more information on custom RetroArch controls see: RetroArch Configuration

PCSX-ReARMed Controls

PCSX-ReARMed controls and configurations are located in

You will need a keyboard to press Escape on to access the emulator's menu so that you can then configure your controller: a controller with a Home/Guide button that can be a dedicated Open Menu button is required to use this emulator with just a controller.

The Controller Problem: Digital-Only & Analog

A common issue people using RetroPie have with PSX emulation is their analog sticks do not work. The reason for this is related to a default lr-pcsx_rearmed core setting, and there is a ver

Emulators: lr-pcsx_rearmed, PCSX-ReARMed, lr-beetle-psx.

lr-pcsx_rearmed

PCSX-ReARMed

lr-beetle-psx

ROMS

.bin Only ROMs

ECM Compression

CHD files

Multi-Disc Games

M3U playlists for .cue & .bins, or .chds

BIOS

lr-pcsx_rearmed

PCSX-ReARMed

lr-beetle-psx

Controls

lr-pcsx_rearmed & lr-beetle-psx Controls

PCSX-ReARMed Controls

The Controller Problem: Digital-Only & Analog

`.bin` Only ROMs

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