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Instructions
Determine the type of game you want to play on the PSP. At the moment, it is only possible to play games for older DOS-based PCs, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 1 (sometimes referred to as PSX) on the PSP.
Place your memory stick in the appropriate slot on your PC, or connect your PSP to your PC with the USB/mini-USB cable provided with your console. Open Windows Explorer, and open the memory stick's folder (it will be listed as a separate disk drive under "Computer"). Save the games you want to play, usually in ".ROM" form in the GAMES folder of your memory stick.
Download the appropriate software to play the games. For DOS-based PC games, you will need a free program called "DOSbox for PSP." Download it from the link in the Resources section, and save it to the GAMES folder on your PSP's memory stick.
Download an emulator for the necessary older systems from the link provided in the Resources section. Save the emulator in the GAMES folder of your memory stick. Note that some of these emulators will not work with the most recent version of the PSP's freeware. If the emulator will not run, you can either try another one or change the PSP's freeware by following the instructions at the link provided.
Place the memory stick back into the PSP or unplug your PSP from the PC. Start your PSP and navigate to "Memory Stick" from the main menu. Start the emulator you installed and, using its menu, select the game you want to play. Note that some emulators will require you to assign buttons corresponding to the older consoles the first time you start them.