#How to install ps1 emulator on mac mac os x#
#How to install ps1 emulator on mac driver#
#How to install ps1 emulator on mac iso#
#How to install ps1 emulator on mac Bluetooth#

ThereвЂ™s also PeteвЂ™s вЂњOpenGL2вЂќ plugin, which I want to look into. IвЂ™ve seen video of other graphics plugins that can be used to improve the resolution (like GDSX, although that is DirectX so would be Windows-specific), but the resolution already looks like itвЂ™s rendering at 800Г—600, much higher than the original console was capable of (640i at best).

#How to install ps1 emulator on mac mac os x#

It looks like PCSXR has included Mac OS X native builds of вЂњPeteвЂ™sвЂќ OpenGL plugin, and made it the default. Some of the hardware limitations of the original machine meant that polygons would sometimes jiggle, and the textures would have perspective issues. Graphics: The emulated graphics enable a level of quality that an actual PlayStation could never produce. LammyвЂ™s audio in Um Jammer Lammy is inaudible, then it de-synchs from the gameplay and everything slows down.

#How to install ps1 emulator on mac driver#

Switching to the SDL sound driver might have helped a tiny bit, but thereвЂ™s still skipping. Turning frame skip on under graphics also didnвЂ™t help.

Increasing the cache slider for the CD reader plugin didnвЂ™t help, and thereвЂ™s really nothing that looks like it would help under Audio. There were games for PS1 that supported 4 players with the PlayStation MultiTapВ accessory, and there might be a plugin for this, but I havenвЂ™t searched for it.ДЄudio: thereвЂ™s some skipping in the audio on my system. Out of the box,В it looks like PCSXR can support 2 players. Eventually, IвЂ™ll look into alternative input plugins, maybe here or here. They do work, but only with a controller, and not with a mouse like I hoped. Input: I expected to be able to play games originally for use with a light gun, like Point Blank, Elemental Gearbolt, Time Crisis, or PoliceNauts. Now in my case, none of the preset buttons were mapped to the right controller buttons, so I had to remap all of them, but it only takes a second. If the Playstation controller is connected, you should see it in the drop-down box labeled вЂњDeviceвЂќ. Where it says controller, select вЂњGamepad/Keyboard/MouseвЂќ and click вЂњConfigureвЂќ.

#How to install ps1 emulator on mac Bluetooth#

Turn on Bluetooth in the menu bar.В The Bluetooth discovery process is janky, and you might need the mini-USB cable, but it will work, and eventually you will be able to use it 100% wirelessly. Bring over a Dual Shock 3, but not one that is already turned on and paired with a PS3 in the room, because thatвЂ™ll cause trouble. The PS3 controller works well, because itвЂ™s Bluetooth. And not /Library/Application Support, which is semi-hidden by Finder and access-controlled with root permissions. Not some directory that begins with a dot, in your home directory, that Finder canвЂ™t even see. Maybe a little hard to find, but this is at least the standard location for application data. Save states, memory card files, plugins and other supporting data get stored atВ /Users/your_name/Library/Application Support/Pcsxr, like a good Mac application.

#How to install ps1 emulator on mac iso#

iso file extension, because PCSXR requires it.

Their wiki recommendsВ SCPH7502.bin.ДЄlso note: for what itвЂ™s worth, I had to rename my collection of disc images to.

You have to place it inВ /Users/your_name/Library/Application Support/Pcsxr/Bios. PCSXR runs best with an actual BIOS image. The emulator is apparently able to emulate/simulate BIOS functions, but in testing it seems like that feature is hit and miss at best. PlayStation emulation generally requires you to provide a BIOS image extracted from the console, and thatвЂ™s the one thing youвЂ™ll probably have to pirate, even if you have your own physical discs. File, load ISO, point it to a disc image, and play. The Mac OS X build is available in binary form, and mercifully itвЂ™s an app bundle too. The original PlayStation can be emulated excellently on Mac OS X using the open-source emulator, PCSX-Reloaded (formerly PCSX).