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How to Play PS1 Games on a PC

While the PlayStation 3 is backward compatible with the original PS1 software, many gamers haven't made the switch to the new console and still enjoy their old games. For gamers who spend more time on their computers than televisions, they now have the option to play PlayStation games through their PC. You can install and run the necessary software to turn your PC into a virtual PlayStation.

Things You'll Need

ePSXe software

Instructions

- 1
  Download the ePSXe software (see Resources). Unzip the files into a folder on your computer's desktop.
- 2
  Download the PlayStation BIOS files onto your PC (see Resources). You will need these files to mimic the PlayStation hardware on your computer. Place these files into the "Bios" folder within the ePSXe software.
- 3
  Find the right plug-in for your internal graphics card. You can do a Google search for ePSXe compatible software or visit a site such as NGEmu for a listing of software. Download and place the plug-in in the "plugin" folder of your ePSXe software. You will be overwriting files within that folder, so approve any alerts that this is taking place.
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  Click on the ePSXe.exe file to begin running the software. You will begin a configuration process for the software in which you will select your region, video and sound settings, as well as setting up the keyboard to act as a PlayStation controller.
- 5
  Insert a PlayStation game into your CD drive, then from the ePSXe file menu select "run CDROM." Your game will begin playing.

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