Pcsx2

[pizzaman]

I know that this emulator is still not working that good. I also know that it probably won't be able to play many games for at least one year. What I don't know is what games work best with it and which ones don't. I was wondering if anyone here could help me see which games work the best. I know that the programers that are debugging the Pcsx2 are making some real progress. They got FFX to work with 50 fps ( If you didn't know, 60 is the regular speed. ), but IDK when they are going to release the new version of it. I'll register for their forums and ask, but if ayone has any information on the new version of Pcsx2, good plugins, or just about anything useful to tell or show, please do.

Edit:

Pcsx2 Tutorial (http://www.coolrom.com/forums/showpost.php?p=22833&postcount=14)

[chaos master]

Veeeeery interesting. How fast did Budokai go?

[pizzaman]

Veeeeery interesting. How fast did Budokai go?
Oh sorry, I forgot to mention that. Wait no, I did! I said it went around 20-25 FPS when the intro was going. Top speed was 35 FPS though. I couldn't get it to go any faster, but you know what getting a PS2 emu to work would mean, right? Blockbuster, here I come!

[pizzaman]

Well I just tried out some games and they work pretty good. I got some screenies here if anyone would like to see the speeds of the games I tried.

I'm sorry that you'll have to download (http://rapidshare.de/files/24864262/Pcsx2_Screenies.7z.html) them, the size is too big too post here.

[pizzaman]

Well if you guys didn't know, This is the official Pcsx2 website (http://www.pcsx2.net). And Here (http://www.pcsx2.net/downloads.php) are they downloads for it. It has some binary stuff too, but IDK much about binary.

[chaos master]

Well if you guys didn't know, This is the official Pcsx2 website ([QUOTE=Kurt]Hey prick, douchebag is *my* word.). And Here (http://www.pcsx2.net/downloads.php) are they downloads for it. It has some binary stuff too, but IDK much about binary.
The first link brought back fond memories, if you know what I mean.

[pizzaman]

The first link brought back fond memories, if you know what I mean.
Yeah I know what you mean. Unfortunatley, they had to take down that sign, because the site was finished remodeling.

[chaos master]

Yeah I know what you mean. Unfortunatley, they had to take down that sign, because the site was finished remodeling.
No no no. Right click the first link in your quote and select properties. What is the url?

[pizzaman]

No no no. Right click the first link in your quote and select properties. What is the url?
WTH!? How'd that get there? :confused:

Anyway, what kind of bios do you people have? I have the USA and the Europe ones.

[Iconoclast]

For you, pizzaman, I thought I'd upload the PS2 emulator I chose to burn to my CD. It may not be the best, but see if it works. Don't click this link if you already downloaded it from that PM I sent you. Mainly, I am posting this link in case anyone else wants to look at it.

*Edited*

[chaos master]

WTH!? How'd that get there? :confused:

Anyway, what kind of bios do you people have? I have the USA and the Europe ones.
I don't have any. *cries*:(

[Iconoclast]

For you, pizzaman, I thought I'd upload the PS2 emulator I chose to burn to my CD. It may not be the best, but see if it works. Don't click this link if you already downloaded it from that PM I sent you. Mainly, I am posting this link in case anyone else wants to look at it.

*Edited*Oh, ****; I just gave you guys a link to a couple of BIOS files. Sorry about that, Kameo, and anyone else who would ***** at me about it. Those BIOS files were VERY hard to find, especially for every single emulator on that CD I burned.

[pizzaman]

Well it seems I just dumped some Japanise BIOS from my Japanise PS2.
I currently have USA BIOS, Europe BIOS, and Japanise BIOS. IDK how, but some games run better on certain BIOS.

Oh and I got Harest Moon: Save the Homeland to work at around 40% at it's slowest. That's a pretty fast speed considering the other PS2 games I tried.

[pizzaman]

This is a tutorial on how to configure your Pcsx2. This whole lesson will be taught in the Config->Configure directory.

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First set your BIOS. To do this click on Set BIOS Directory, and select the folder where your BIOS are in. Then scroll down on the BIOS scrollbox and select your BIOS.

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Now configure your graphics. My computer works best with the GSdx9 (MSVC 14.00, SSE2) 0.9.0 plugin. So choose this plugin in the scrollbox under Graphics. This is how mine is set up, but you might want to set yours up differently. Just remember that the NLOOP 0 Hack is needed to run some games.

http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/8752/untitled7ap.png

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Now let's configure sound. My computer works best with the P.E.Op.S SPU2 DSound Driver 1.4.0 plugin. So choose this plugin in the scrollbox under Sound. This is how mine is set up, but you might want to set yours up differently.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5205/untitled3sb.png

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Now let's configure the controller plugin. Now the only plugin that works for me is the SSSPSX PAD Plugin 1.6.0. You might want to use the other one if this one doesn't work.

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Now let's configure the Cdvdrom plugin. The one that works best with me is the Linuzappz Iso CDVD Driver 0.5.0 plugin. You might want to choose a different one for your computer though. When you want to run a CD, just click file Run CD, and choose the CD.

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The rest should all be configured already. If you have any questions just PM me, or post here.

[chaos master]

can you make the emulator run the original Ps2 discs from your DVD/CD drive?

[pizzaman]

can you make the emulator run the original Ps2 discs from your DVD/CD drive?
Okay I got it. Go to Config->Configure and select the EFP polling CDVD Driver 0.4.0 as your Cdvdrom plugin. Then click on the configure button right underneath the plugin you chose and select your CD drive.

[Crazed Dragon]

I haven't tried that, but I bet you can. I'll look into it right now.
sounds interesting let me know what the answer i kay?

[pizzaman]

sounds interesting let me know what the answer i kay?
I already edited my post. Look one post up.

[chaos master]

I already edited my post. Look one post up.
So, all you need to do once you got the emulator set up is pop in a disc? No ripping or mounting?

[pizzaman]

So, all you need to do once you got the emulator set up is pop in a disc? No ripping or mounting?
Yes, either way it works, but you don't have to burn the disks, I was for my own reasons, but do whichever you want.

[Crazed Dragon]

ok when to the thing and got the thing,but where do i get the games?wait am i aloud to ask that?

[pizzaman]

ok when to the thing and got the thing,but where do i get the games?wait am i aloud to ask that?
Well of course you're alowed. You can get the games from your own PS2. It's illegal to get PS2 games off the internet now, because they are still sold in stores. Don't worry though, I'm sure that in 8 or 9 years, you could get PS2 games off the internet just as legally as you can get N64 ROMs now.

[Crazed Dragon]

Well of course you're alowed. You can get the games from your own PS2. It's illegal to get PS2 games off the internet now, because they are still sold in stores. Don't worry though, I'm sure that in 8 or 9 years, you could get PS2 games off the internet just as legally as you can get N64 ROMs now.how do iget them on the computer? does this thing play ps1 games?if so where do i get them?

[pizzaman]

how do iget them on the computer? does this thing play ps1 games?if so where do i get them?
Well first off, pop in a PS2 game and read this post by myself;

Okay I got it. Go to Config->Configure and select the EFP polling CDVD Driver 0.4.0 as your Cdvdrom plugin. Then click on the configure button right underneath the plugin you chose and select your CD drive.

[Crazed Dragon]

??? wow i don't think i have ever been more confused in my life

[pizzaman]

??? wow i don't think i have ever been more confused in my life
Sigh. Well okay, download This (http://www.pcsx2.net/files/4719), and install it. When you do that look at post 14 of this thread. That shows you how to configure everything. Have fun.

[Crazed Dragon]

how do you get bios? this programs so dam confusing!!!:mad2: :mad2: :mad2:

[pizzaman]

how do you get bios? this programs so dam confusing!!!:mad2: :mad2: :mad2:
You have to dump them into your computer. I'll send you a PM showing you how to do it.

[pizzaman]

Here is what those guys at Pcsx2 said;

Can I 'Play' Games?

If by 'playing' a game, you mean: at full speed with sound, perfect graphics, etc, then NO. Come back next year.

Since this release (PCSX2 0.9.1) compatibility has increased greatly. Many games will now go 'in-game' or atleast to some form of menu. Whilst games may get 'in-game', they will not run at 'playable' speeds, due to the complex nature of PS2 emulation, and the lack of modern hardware that is powerfull enough to emulate such a console.

[chaos master]

Yes, either way it works, but you don't have to burn the disks, I was for my own reasons, but do whichever you want.
I really gotta get this set up....

[pizzaman]

I really gotta get this set up....
You didn't set it up yet? Then explain how you got your Harvest Moon game to run at 75% all the time( Which is BS )?

[chaos master]

You didn't set it up yet? Then explain how you got your Harvest Moon game to run at 75% all the time( Which is BS )?
I meant my other Harvest Moon game. It only runs in my mind. And yes, it ran at 75%. What does BS mean? Can you help me set up my BIOSes?

[pizzaman]

I meant my other Harvest Moon game. It only runs in my mind. And yes, it ran at 75%. What does BS mean? Can you help me set up my BIOSes?
BS is bull****. Now this is from my tutorial;

First set your BIOS. To do this click on Set BIOS Directory, and select the folder where your BIOS are in. Then scroll down on the BIOS scrollbox and select your BIOS.

[chaos master]

How do I know which BIOS is for which region?

[pizzaman]

How do I know which BIOS is for which region?
Do you have some BIOS? If you do, put them into a folder. That folder will be the directory that the BIOS are in. Got it?

First set your BIOS. To do this click on Set BIOS Directory, and select the folder where your BIOS are in. Then scroll down on the BIOS scrollbox and select your BIOS.

[chaos master]

Do you have some BIOS? If you do, put them into a folder. That folder will be the directory that the BIOS are in. Got it?
Well now I see. It probably has something to do with fish sticks. I'll do it tommorow.

[pizzaman]

Well now I see. It probably has something to do with fish sticks. I'll do it tommorow.
Okay tell me when you do.

Here is the complete Compatibility List;

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[chaos master]

Okay tell me when you do.

Here is the complete Compatibility List;

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Your file is not good. It is a html and it's weirding me out...

[pizzaman]

Your file is not good. It is a html and it's weirding me out...
You have to click on it. :skep:

[chaos master]

You have to click on it. :skep:
I already tried that one, but it won't open and it won't let me extract it. Why did you make it a html, anyway?

[pizzaman]

I already tried that one, but it won't open and it won't let me extract it. Why did you make it a html, anyway?
I didn't, that's how it came already. First you have to extract the .zip file, then click on the HTML file to open the list. If your computer is slow, it might take a couple seconds.

[pizzaman]

Check these graphics out! :D ( Click on the picture once it loads so that it'll be full size. ( I'm going to add more as I upload them.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8735/untitled6fj.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled6fj.jpg)

[Kurt]

Check these graphics out! :D ( Click on the picture once it loads so that it'll be full size. ( I'm going to add more as I upload them.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8735/untitled6fj.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled6fj.jpg)Nice pic. Why are you running something that looks vaguely like SpySweeper in the background?

[chaos master]

Okay. What are your computer specs? I want to know how well I'll do compared to you.

[pizzaman]

Nice pic. Why are you running something that looks vaguely like SpySweeper in the background?
Norton actually. I do have spysweeper though.

And my computer specs are;

Intel Pentium D processor 830( which runs at 3GHz with both of its two cores )
Double-Layer 16x Multi-Format( IDK what that is, but I think it's something to do with my DVD drives. )
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader.( IDK what that is )
2048 MB RAM! ( Heck YES! )
TV tuner
320 GB HDD ( Heck YES! )

[chaos master]

Norton actually. I do have spysweeper though.

And my computer specs are;

Intel Pentium D processor 830( which runs at 3GHz with both of its two cores )
Double-Layer 16x Multi-Format( IDK what that is, but I think it's something to do with my DVD drives. )
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader.( IDK what that is )
2048 MB RAM! ( Heck YES! )
TV tuner
320 GB HDD ( Heck YES! )
Okay, mine beats your processor, IDk what you DK, I have 1 gig RAM rather, IDK what a TV tuner is, and I have a lousy 240 GB HDD. Ah well, still good, and I can always just buy more memory if need be. I got mine two years ago, which explains why mine is slightly behind yours.

[pizzaman]

Okay, mine beats your processor, IDk what you DK, I have 1 gig RAM rather, IDK what a TV tuner is, and I have a lousy 240 GB HDD. Ah well, still good, and I can always just buy more memory if need be. I got mine two years ago, which explains why mine is slightly behind yours.
Well then your should run these games with ease. At least pretty easy. Just pop a disk in there and get to it!

[chaos master]

Okay, I got Sonic Mega Collection Plus to run very well. It stayed in the 45-60 fps range for the most part during gameplay, and it is quite playable. The sound is not coming out, so I'll see if I can get that working. I'll upload some screenies later.

[chaos master]

Also, what is the proper way to exit PCsx2?

[pizzaman]

Also, what is the proper way to exit PCsx2?
Hold Ctrl when the thing is running. The Pcsx2 main menu will come up, exit out of that and you should be set.


Plus I forgot to tell you that one/all of the Sonic Collection games run good, so I see why it would work. Did you try any other games?

[chaos master]

Hold Ctrl when the thing is running. The Pcsx2 main menu will come up, exit out of that and you should be set.


Plus I forgot to tell you that one/all of the Sonic Collection games run good, so I see why it would work. Did you try any other games?
Yes, a few. I'm making pics.

[pizzaman]

Yes, a few. I'm making pics.
Okay, thanks. How big is the ISO file for that Sonic game? I'm trying to see if that effects the speed.

[chaos master]

Okay, thanks. How big is the ISO file for that Sonic game? I'm trying to see if that effects the speed.
I played them right off the discs in my DVD drive. It says that the disc is 4.37GB on the drive properties.

[pizzaman]

I played them right off the discs in my DVD drive. It says that the disc is 4.37GB on the drive properties.
Oh okay. It's funny that some games are way bigger then others, but have crapier graphics. I think that they put in dummy data so that it would be hard to copy the game and upload it.

[chaos master]

Oh okay. It's funny that some games are way bigger then others, but have crapier graphics. I think that they put in dummy data so that it would be hard to copy the game and upload it.
Like what games?

[pizzaman]

Like what games?
Like "TY the Tasmanian Tiger." That game sucks IMO, but it's 4 GB when Armored Core 3 is only 1.5 - 3 GB. I can't remember which.

[chaos master]

Like "TY the Tasmanian Tiger." That game sucks IMO, but it's 4 GB when Armored Core 3 is only 1.5 - 3 GB. I can't remember which.
That game dissed Sonic/Crash(I don't like him, anyway)/Spyro(meh) in its magazine ad! Anyhoo, I have played AC3, and it is a much less detailed game. You know how platformers tend to have much poured into GFX sometimes to make it appeal to kids. If they are making GB's of dummy material, then they are losing time burning discs, and time is money, so they are losing money! They will get less discs made, but I suppose they might save more if no one pirated it.

[pizzaman]

That game dissed Sonic/Crash(I don't like him, anyway)/Spyro(meh) in its magazine ad! Anyhoo, I have played AC3, and it is a much less detailed game. You know how platformers tend to have much poured into GFX sometimes to make it appeal to kids. If they are making GB's of dummy material, then they are losing time burning discs, and time is money, so they are losing money! They will get less discs made, but I suppose they might save more if no one pirated it.
Well do you think that Harvest Moon which is 90 MB has that much less graphics then AC3?

[chaos master]

Well do you think that Harvest Moon which is 90 MB has that much less graphics then AC3?
Yea maybe. MAYBE Harvest Moon is better compressed. I haven't played it, but most Harvest Moon games have a quite small world for you to explore, with only a town, your farm, and maybe a mountain. Most of what you do is repetition, as in you doing the same things with the same sprites and graphics for the whole game, so maybe that accounts for it's small size. Also, the lackluster graphics may account for it, although I've never seen the graphics for it. AC3 is a bigger game, with an arena tournament mode thingie, many missions, each having considerable size and, at the same time, having a decent amount of detail. Also, there are so many different types of mechs, consorts, upgrades, and enemies, which also must bring up the size quite a bit. Also, you are more manueverable in AC3, as you can jump around, fly, shoot many diferent kinds of weapons, and whatnot. I think in Harvest Moon, you can only run and interact with things for the most part, so more memory is used for AC3's physics and player movement. There are probably other factors, too.

[pizzaman]

Yea maybe. MAYBE Harvest Moon is better compressed. I haven't played it, but most Harvest Moon games have a quite small world for you to explore, with only a town, your farm, and maybe a mountain. Most of what you do is repetition, as in you doing the same things with the same sprites and graphics for the whole game, so maybe that accounts for it's small size. Also, the lackluster graphics may account for it, although I've never seen the graphics for it. AC3 is a bigger game, with an arena tournament mode thingie, many missions, each having considerable size and, at the same time, having a decent amount of detail. Also, there are so many different types of mechs, consorts, upgrades, and enemies, which also must bring up the size quite a bit. Also, you are more manueverable in AC3, as you can jump around, fly, shoot many diferent kinds of weapons, and whatnot. I think in Harvest Moon, you can only run and interact with things for the most part, so more memory is used for AC3's physics and player movement. There are probably other factors, too.
Yes, but you forget all the items in it, not mentioning that there are 9 different ways to end the game. The city might not be too big, but it's still only 90 MB. Conker's bad fur day is 64 MB, and it's for N64.

[chaos master]

Yes, but you forget all the items in it, not mentioning that there are 9 different ways to end the game. The city might not be too big, but it's still only 90 MB. Conker's bad fur day is 64 MB, and it's for N64.
I think that is in compressed. Did you check how big it is out of any and all archives...? Items and endings, yes, but there is possibly hundreds of times more space to move around in in AC3. In AC3, you go through (possible spoilers) a warehouse, bases, a pretty big city, a huge boat, sewers, a desert, arena, a dam, and more (end spoilers) don't you think those stages (all huge) make up a goodly portion of the difference in the games' size? AC3 has many weapons, and I think there are some different endings, depending on which missions you pass and which you fail. Also, all of the weapons in AC3 must have information on their energy drain/ammo consumption, power, range, special attributes, etc. They must also have animations for the weapon itself and projectiles if they are used. Some weapons look and behave very differently, which means the programmers had to use more memory to program these weapons.

[chaos master]

Okay, here are some games I recently tried on Pcsx2. I played them by playing the Ps2 disc right from my DVD drive, not ripping and mounting.

007: Everything or Nothing:

I reached the title screen okay.
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/5254/everythingornothingtitlejv3.png (http://imageshack.us)

The cinemas were garbled and in black and white:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4884/everythingornothingintroty5.png (http://imageshack.us)http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/5251/everythingornothingintro2fd3.png (http://imageshack.us)

After the cinema, the graphics and camera were totally messed up. It crashed before I could take a pic.

Midway Arcade Treasures 2:

Title Screen:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6364/mat2titlenv0.png (http://imageshack.us)

Main Menu:
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/551/mat2mainmenupm9.png (http://imageshack.us)

Hard Drivin':
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6628/mat2harddrivinvj1.png (http://imageshack.us)

MK III:
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9134/mat2mkiiidp2.png (http://imageshack.us)

Overall, this is playable, but inefficient. MAME is better if you want arcade games on your PC.


Sonic Mega Collection Plus:

Title Screen: The background with Sonic was missing here...
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/708/smcptitleeq8.png (http://imageshack.us)

Main Menu: When the sequence of pictures in the background and videos in the rings was finished, it was supposed to loop, but it failed to do so on this emulator.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9439/smcpmainmenuwo7.png (http://imageshack.us)

Viewing Pictures:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8800/smcppicski7.png (http://imageshack.us)

In Game:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1227/smcpingameaq4.png (http://imageshack.us)

The game crashed when I attempted to view a video.

The game is mostly playable, but if you wanted to play the games, you could just get the ROMs and emulators for them instead of using this compilation.

Games I tried but didn't work:

Goldeneye: Rouge Agent
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Burnout 3
Driv3r

I am beginning to see that the earlier games, the simpler games, and the compilations have a tendency to work best. This is probably true for most systems.

[harger]

Nice pictures,after i get the bios i'm downloading i was going to try Kingdom Hearts,and Nascar 2004,if they work i'll do some screenies

[harger]

i can't even set my bios and i have a bios.I don't think it will work on Windows XP,but if i can set my bios it will let me play Kingdom heartd and its compatable.I went to configure so i can set my bios and when i set it to my bios folder it had nothingin the scroll area. i can't even set it

[pizzaman]

Nice pictures CM. Would 007 go into the game then, or just the menu?

[pizzaman]

i can't even set my bios and i have a bios.I don't think it will work on Windows XP,but if i can set my bios it will let me play Kingdom heartd and its compatable.I went to configure so i can set my bios and when i set it to my bios folder it had nothingin the scroll area. i can't even set it
Harger, did you look at this post;

http://www.coolrom.com/forums/showpost.php?p=22833&postcount=14

[harger]

I havea bios and i put the Bios in the bios folder ao when i went to select the bios it is not even there in the scroll box.Oh i don't think it will not work on Mine Windows Xp,not sure though

[pizzaman]

I havea bios and i put the Bios in the bios folder ao when i went to select the bios it is not even there in the scroll box.Oh i don't think it will not work on Mine Windows Xp,not sure though
I have an XP too, that's not it. Did you press the Set BIOS Directory button?

[pizzaman]

Here's the new compatibility list. The old one seems corrupted.

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[Mjshl2]

That list didnt work for me either. But I just looked at this one here:
http://www.pcsx2.net/compat.php?p=1&!=$

[pizzaman]

That list didnt work for me either. But I just looked at this one here:
http://www.pcsx2.net/compat.php?p=1&!=$
Okay then. Good link.

[harger]

Yes i did press set bios Dicteory i may not have the right bios or something.i still can't get anyything selected under bios,but i did press set bios dictory

[pizzaman]

Yes i did press set bios Dicteory i may not have the right bios or something.i still can't get anyything selected under bios,but i did press set bios dictory
After you press Set BIOS directory, select the folder where your BIOS are in. Tell me if that works.

[harger]

i forgot it was a torrent that was why i was not seeing it in the scroll box now i fill stupid,i'm doing the torrent now on bitlord

[chaos master]

Nice pictures CM. Would 007 go into the game then, or just the menu?
It would go into the game, but the grapjics would be so corrupted that you couldn't make any sense of them, and then it would crash shortly after that.

[pizzaman]

It would go into the game, but the grapjics would be so corrupted that you couldn't make any sense of them, and then it would crash shortly after that.
Oh I forgot to tell you. If you use the NLOOP0 Hack, it might make some games crash, just FYI.

[pizzaman]

i forgot it was a torrent that was why i was not seeing it in the scroll box now i fill stupid,i'm doing the torrent now on bitlord
Lol, it's okay. Just tell us if the game works at a pretty good speed.

[chaos master]

Oh I forgot to tell you. If you use the NLOOP0 Hack, it might make some games crash, just FYI.
I didn't turn it on; I don't have FFX.
An interesting thing is that my 007 Everything or Nothing worked(somewhat), while the official site says it wouldn't work on the European BIOS. So, I think I have info that the site doesn't have.

[pizzaman]

I didn't turn it on; I don't have FFX.
An interesting thing is that my 007 Everything or Nothing worked(somewhat), while the official site says it wouldn't work on the European BIOS. So, I think I have info that the site doesn't have.
Some of those are wrong, because they didn't fully test every game. You should take notes or something on a piece of paper, so you know which ones work, I mean if you have a lot of PS2 games that is.

[chaos master]

Some of those are wrong, because they didn't fully test every game. You should take notes or something on a piece of paper, so you know which ones work, I mean if you have a lot of PS2 games that is.
Yes, some are wrong, I could take notes, but I could memorize.
BTW, I was using the United States BIOS

[pizzaman]

Yes, some are wrong, I could take notes, but I could memorize.
BTW, I was using the United States BIOS
I tried different BIOS and it seems like only a .5 - 1 FPS difference most of the time. So I'm not sure why people say it works more with some and less with others.

P.S. I forgot to say, that a lot of games( Like Harvest Moon ) need the NLOOP 0 Hack or they won't work correctly, and vice versa.

[chaos master]

I tried different BIOS and it seems like only a .5 - 1 FPS difference most of the time. So I'm not sure why people say it works more with some and less with others.
Could which BIOS you use change whether a game could work?

[harger]

hey thanks pizzaman for putting up this gudi it works i'll post some Screenies for kingdom Heart,and nascar 2004 it has music and sound and does not freeze

[harger]

oh it goes to slowand i have it set up wrong i have onlypixelshader2.0and1.0 how do get pixels 3.0?

[pizzaman]

oh it goes to slowand i have it set up wrong i have onlypixelshader2.0and1.0 how do get pixels 3.0?
Well this is how mine is set up, but you don't need all of these. It depeneds on which game your playing;

http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/8752/untitled7ap.png

[pizzaman]

Could which BIOS you use change whether a game could work?
Yes that's what I was thinking, but I'll have to test it out later to make sure.

[chaos master]

Yes that's what I was thinking, but I'll have to test it out later to make sure.
I'm pretty sure that is right...

[pizzaman]

DBZ Budokia screenies;

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/390/dbzscreenie1rk0.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dbzscreenie1rk0.jpg)http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2124/dbzscreenie2io5.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dbzscreenie2io5.jpg)http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7142/dbzscreenie3vt1.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dbzscreenie3vt1.jpg)http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1884/dbzscreenie4yl8.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dbzscreenie4yl8.jpg)http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3410/dbzscreenie5rg7.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dbzscreenie5rg7.jpg)

[harger]

I don't think Kingdom Hearts work nor Nascar 2004 there both run slow.I beat DBZ Budikia when i had it for NGC,do you have the ISO for DBZ Budikia or just the CD?

[pizzaman]

I don't think Kingdom Hearts work nor Nascar 2004 there both run slow.I beat DBZ Budikia when i had it for NGC,do you have the ISO for DBZ Budikia or just the CD?
Well all games for PS2 run slow right now. That's why the programers are trying to make them run faster.

I have the disk and the ISO.

[harger]

now my controller is not plugged on the Pcsx2,When i tried the Kingdom Hearts again it started at FPS=60 and then it said the controller is not plugged and i can't play it,and i have the controller plugged in wich is the Air Flo and it does not work,worked before. Maybe i need a new plugin?

[Mjshl2]

I tried God of War, its unplayable. It hangs at the First Fmv.

Heres what the Menu looked like:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8673/godofwarmenuep3.jpg

Here is where it stalled:
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7074/godofwarstallff4.jpg

I also tried KOF:Maximum Impact and all the Menus worked very well. But the ingame is slow and has really glitchy Graphics and Texture problems like shown.

Menu:
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6629/kofmenuir1.jpg

Ingame:
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9060/kofingame1ei9.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3150/kofingame2sf1.jpg

Capcom Fighting Evolution-This is the best working game ive seen so far. But it still has problems. As you can see in the below Screenshot, theres a wierd black Texture problem with Character Sprites.
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8979/fightingevo1mx2.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8963/fightingevoingamegf2.jpg

The last game I will put up for today that I have tried is Monkey Island 4. I tried all these straight from disk and I have a feeling thats why this one crashed after the Main Menu Screen. So I will update this later after I have imaged the game and tried an Iso.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9670/monkeymenucl9.jpg

I also Tried Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. The whole Emulator will crash after you select the Memory Card.

[pizzaman]

now my controller is not plugged on the Pcsx2,When i tried the Kingdom Hearts again it started at FPS=60 and then it said the controller is not plugged and i can't play it,and i have the controller plugged in wich is the Air Flo and it does not work,worked before. Maybe i need a new plugin?
Do these things in order, if one works, then don't do the rest( Make sure that your controller is plugged in on every step. );

1. Try restarting Pcsx2.
2. Make sure that you set buttons for the controller, then restard Pcsx2.
3. Restart your computer and see if it works

[pizzaman]

Nice screens Mjshl2, I would try other BIOS if a game doesn't work. Some BIOS work better with some games. I'll try my Money Island game too, and see if the results vary.

[Kurt]

Nice screens Mjshl2, I would try other BIOS if a game doesn't work. Some BIOS work better with some games. I'll try my Money Island game too, and see if the results vary.Money Island? Also, those God Of War pics got me interested, so I'm going to try out this emulator soon. I've never played God Of War, but I heard it was a good game.

[Mjshl2]

God of War is the best thing that ever happened to the PS2. I played that game through like 6 times.

[Mjshl2]

OK, I have learned a bit more about this Emulator. Thanks to the Forums on the actual Site. Many games will freeze when you get to the FMV parts. There is a way to Patch the game so its skips this, allowing you to get further in the game.

http://forums.ngemu.com/pcsx2-official-forum/62837-patch-making-dummies-scempegisend.html

Does seem a bit confusing. I will end up trying this soon though.

Also, Your not supposed to run Pixel Shader 3.0 with the Gsdx(MSVC 14.00 SSE2)0.9.0 Graphics Plugin, only 1.0 or 2.0.
I also tried Running Tekken 4, and Guilty Gear Isuka. Those both stall at the DVD-Reading Sectors Screen. Monkey Island 4 did this to, but after you hit start at the Title Screen. The other two games wont even boot up.

And lastly, I figured out how to fix the Black texture problem on 2D games like in Capcom Fighting Evolution. You must go to Configure on your Graphics Options. Then turn off Linear Texture Filtering. Im personally real happy about this. Seeing as how the 2D games seem to run decent enough to play.
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/1916/linearir0.jpg

Problem Solved:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7290/fixedcq1.jpg

[pizzaman]

Looks like you did good. I can't wait until their next release. I'm gonna go for two or three weeks out to California with my parents and some friends, so I'm not going to be here to give out any news. So if you guys find something out, please post. :)

Oh and Mjshl2, I'm gonna try that patch with FFX. I already saw the tutorial, but I didn't feel like doing it. It does work, right?

[Mjshl2]

Well if you mean it will succesfully get you past the FMVs, then yes it works. I havent tried it yet though.

[pizzaman]

Well if you mean it will succesfully get you past the FMVs, then yes it works. I havent tried it yet though.
Well mine go slow( Ovbiously ) and blink a lot. They flash one frame, then they flash a balck frame, and so on. Will this take away the flashes, or just skip the video?

[Mjshl2]

It will skip the video. Like I said certain games hang at the FMVs. God of War being one of them.

[Mjshl2]

Street Fighter Anniversary Collection-Menus work fine. Both 3rd Strike and Street Fighter 2 hang after you try and select them.
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6477/sfighter3rdvs9.jpg

Street Fighter EX3- Works pretty good other than the fact that its way to slow.
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2073/ex32ij1.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/7807/ex3px2.jpg

Soul Calibur 3-Starts to play the THX logo Video and freezes part of the way through it.
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7449/soulcalibur3re5.jpg

Tekken 5-You can play the stupid Space ship game at the beginning. It has texture problems and it crashes out of the Emulator when you try and go past it.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7607/tekken5mk0.jpg

Bloody Roar 3-Wont boot up.

Bloody Roar 4-Freezes at the HudsonSoft Screen.
http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/4368/bloodyroar4sk8.jpg

DOA2 Hardcore-Crashes before it will boot up.

Cold Winter-Wont Boot up.

Twisted Metal Black-Crashes before it boots up.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater-Crashes before it boots.

[pizzaman]

Yeah, I got about the same results with DBZ Budokai, so I'm guessing that 3-D fighter games are sort of slow. They have, however, made a new plugin that'll make some games run almost twice as fast, but it's not out just yet.

[Mjshl2]

Rise To Honor-Menus work great, but insane texture problems when you get ingame.
http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/209/rise1lw2.jpg
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9421/rise2xw9.jpg

WinBack-Menus work fine. Gets Ingame and you can run around. Once Again it has horrible Texture problems.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1542/winback1ue5.jpg
http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/819/winback2kk3.jpg

Castlevania Lament of Innocence-Not sure you can get Ingame with this one because the Name Entry Screen is so messed up it seems impossible to get past.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2152/castlevania1al5.jpg
Name Entry Screen:
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1742/castlevania2tw0.jpg

Syphon Filter The Omega Strain-Freezes Directly after it passes the screen shown below.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3355/syphonfiltersm2.jpg



Gauntlet Dark Legacy-Freezes before it gets Ingame.

Gran Tourismo 3-Brings up the very first Screen with Text then Freezes.

Tekken Tag Tournament-Freezes up on me. All of the Tekken games do work somewhat though. You just have to use the linuzAppz CDDVD 0.5.0 Plugin which this PC wont let me use.

[pizzaman]

Mjshl2, did you see the news? It was posted a couple of days ago, but check it out:

http://www.pcsx2.net/

[chaos master]

Hmmm. WinBack for the N64 is better emulated.

[Mjshl2]

I didnt see that. Its nice to know they arent going stop working on it anytime soon. As for Winback, I know it is better emulated. But im going to test every game I own and post info on it here.

True Crime Streets of LA-Freezes before it gets Ingame.

Resident Evil Code Veronica X-Freezes at beginning FMV.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7938/codeverxbp1.jpg

MegamanX7-Menus work fine. Freezes after ytou hit start at Main Menu.
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9485/megamanx7rx4.jpg

Thats all I have to test until next week. I have to Grab some more games from my house.

[harger]

I was trying to test Kindgom hearts and Star Wars NattleFront but when i did they go slow never freeze and has no sound on my windows XP any ideas?

[Iconoclast]

Hmmm. WinBack for the N64 is better emulated.Yeah, I was going to make a comment like that! For the N64, I noticed that with the exception of a grey square blocking a part of the game, there are no emulation issues for the N64 version. In fact, I fixed that grey square problem and found out how to remove it, but that was in another thread. Something jambog started.

[pizzaman]

I was trying to test Kindgom hearts and Star Wars NattleFront but when i did they go slow never freeze and has no sound on my windows XP any ideas?
You'll just have to wait, although the new plugin came out! You guys should try it out! Go here (http://www.pcsx2.net/downloads.php?!=plgn). http://www.pcsx2.net/portal/images/smilies/evil.gif

[harger]

Whats the next Emulator for the PS2 going to be called,or no one knows yet?

[pizzaman]

Whats the next Emulator for the PS2 going to be called,or no one knows yet?
Not really sure if there is going to be a next one....

[harger]

hey when i play Star Wars batllefront for PCSX2 it still goes slow and i installed the new plugin and has no sound and on the black thing it says no patches found or something that may be why its slowing down and then stops when it syas patches not found

[Mjshl2]

Alien Hominid-Way to slow, other than that it runs great.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1148/hominidrd9.jpg

Ecco the Dolphin-Stalls right here:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7688/eccovn1.jpg



Shadow of the Colossus-Stalls after the Sony screen

State of Emergency-Crashes before it even loads up.

Castlevania Curse of Darkness-Crashes before it boots up.

Onimusha 2-Stalls after it checks the Memory Cards.

Onimusha 3-Stalls after Capcom screen.

[zolrak]

I´ve heard that a dual core processor caninprove the emulation speed in this emulator.
what about an amd athlon x2 4800+?
Im Planning to buy this one, thanks to conroe, this dualcore processor is 50% cheaper.
THANKS TO INTEL BY RELEASING CONROE! so I can buy a better proc.

[Mjshl2]

Yes, Dualcores will improve speed. But from what ive heard its only slightly. I honestly wouldnt waste money on a Dual Core for just Pcsx2.

[pizzaman]

Final Fantasy X at the very begining.

This was taken with perfect/almost perfect graphics compared to the actual console. The following plugin configurations were used with the ZeroGS KOSMOS 0.95.0:
FFX Hack
Anti-Aliasing 4X
1024 x 768


The second one also used the ZeroGS KOSMOS 0.95.0, but it had all options to highten quality off. But you can see it ran faster.

Screenshot 1:

http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/456/1ku6.png

Screenshot 2:

http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/2478/2zg1.png

[Panda]

Try turning your anti-aliasing off, it will increase your game performance slightly.

[pizzaman]

Try turning your anti-aliasing off, it will increase your game performance slightly.
Yes I know. I never have Anti-aliasing on, except if I want to see how good the graphics will. I usually keep only FFX Hack on and everything else off during gameplay. When a FMV or something kind of cutscene comes up, I turn FFX Hack off. This way the scene will pass faster. But I keep getting glitches. I can't wait for the Pcsx2 0.9.2 comes out. It should come out soon, and they've already announced that FFX will be playable with it.

[Mjshl2]

Tenchu:Wrath of Heaven-The Menus run great, but it hangs after you hit Start.
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1320/tenchu1ep4.png



Devil May Cry 2-Menus work good. But once you try to go ingame it plays the intro okay, then freezes.
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8153/devilmaycry21uy4.png
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1829/devilmaycry22uf1.png

Devil May Cry-Hangs after Capcom screen.
Okami-Wont even boot up.
I have a DualCore processor that I will be testing some games with within the next few days. So we will see how much speed increase there is.

[pizzaman]

Well IDK exactly when Pcsx2 9.2 will come out, but it should be soon. I check everyday, but not too much stuff happens. But they did get a new sound plugin, if anybody would like to try it out.

[harger]

i would like to try that new plugin,but i unestalled the Pcsx2 9.2,so i would or might try the plugin later,whats the new sound plugin called?

[pizzaman]

i would like to try that new plugin,but i unestalled the Pcsx2 9.2,so i would or might try the plugin later,whats the new sound plugin called?
Well I just re-read it, and I think it's not a plugin, but a new feature in the next version of the Pcsx2. I don't really care about the sound too much, so I don't know if one of these is new, but here are the current sound plugins:


P.E.Op.S. SPU2
SPU2 Null 0.5


And I don't think any of those are new.

[pizzaman]

Damn it! Does anyone know when the next version is coming out? I check that site daily, but still no freaking release. There are improvements on the new release, but no one can use it until they release it. :mad:

[chaos master]

If it's going to be released, you'll probably find info on the site, unless they're trying to hide it from you...

[pizzaman]

If it's going to be released, you'll probably find info on the site, unless they're trying to hide it from you...
They won't tell you! They release new versions whenever they feel like it. It's already been 3 months since the last release. :yawn:

[pizzaman]

Well if you guys were interested, the Pcsx2 0.9.2 came out. You can try to download it, but I haven't tested it out much, so IDK what to tell you.

[Sonic]

^ We cannot tell you where to get the BIOS since that would be illegal. But as for how to configure it read the first few pages. Its explained there.