Duckstation PS1 Emulator Setup Guide 2024

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[@uncharted6197]

Hi there. I used to have a lot of trouble with PS1 emulators and Duckstation was no exception. One thing I tried was to use DS with CD's which was unsuccessful. I just found this video and followed all your steps. Finally I can say that it's working like a champ and it's running smoothly. Thank you for putting this together. I must like this video

[@bryanvilleda3646]

you´re the best for helping out with the smaller details and explaining everything clearly and to the point, you're a real one for helping out the community man :thumbs_up:

[@KennethRCox]

Duckstation does have a cover downloader tool to automatically add the game covers to the games in your library. It is under the “Tools” menu when you open it.

[@UrCasualGamer]

Thanks I will check it out and see how it works

[@KennethRCox]

@@UrCasualGamer you’re welcome. Another thing I discovered as well is once the game cover is added, DuckStation generates a folder and automatically save the pictures in them. It will be a Duckstation folder in your Documents tab and you’ll find the saved covers there. The name of the folder will be called “covers” in all lowercase.

[@2heartgirl524]

Thanks for all of your videos you made every step so easy to follow. I don’t know how much time I would have wasted trying to get this set up on my PC without your guides.

[@charliemiles6722]

How would u do that? Can u please explain?

[@iamshigeo]

Yay, thank you. I get to finally play Metal Gear Solid :)

[@skippyYeet]

if you download the emulator off of vimms lair it comes with the bios

[@suii325]

Does it still work in 2024?

[@suii325]

Vimms lair does it still come with a bios or not?

[@skippyYeet]

@@suii325 idk its been a while since ive used it

[@skippyYeet]

@@suii325 yes it does still work

[@TheKiwiDragon]

​@suii325 I believe so. If not, BIOS are incredibly easy to find. The Emulation subreddit has them in a pinned post, I believe.

[@yassinestaali1097]

Spot on as usual ! love u man hope the best for you

[@Napsteraspx]

Duckstation has been incredible! I remember when it came seemingly out of nowhere a few years back. It's especially wonderful on android.

[@lp3255]

It's awesome that someone in 2024 is making emulator guides that don't suck and straight the point. what I'm wondering is how does this compare to the epsxe 2.0.5 version.?

[@lazoali9555]

ePSXe, even with the latest version, is severely outdated since it hasn’t been updated since 2016 I believe. DuckStation is a lot more user friendly and has lots more features.

[@brandonguindon1056]

Not sure what to call you so I guess we'll just go with Casual Gamer for now lol, but I would just personally like to thank you for this VERY SIMPLE and EASY setup and instructions. I never would of thought to use Duck Station! I've heard of it but had no idea how good it would work. You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble I was having and how many emulators I tried just to emulate Tomb Raider lol. I was about to give up so thanks for that! You earned a subscriber for life!! Im hoping you also have a tutorial for how to emulate PS2 and XBOX 360......but I won't hold my breath on that one LOL. I look forward to seeing and learning more from your tutorials. Thanks again!

[@YahBoiGrey]

My stuff just wouldn't work trying to do it myself and you saved me so much frustration, mad appreciation my guy!

[@dvdgamingthings289]

love your setup guides videos, definitely earned a sub

[@alyssaarismendez9095]

I appreciate the way you explain things bro tysm for existing on this platform

[@DemonKingNemo]

Well followed along until the bios. Now idk wtf im doing. Awesome.

[@JunaeBenne]

Super helpful 😊 I finally get to play Tomba! I've waited years

[@AndrewZaidan1997]

W UCG im getting a new gaming pc soon and im adding your emulator setup videos to a Playlist to setup on my new pc. Keep up the grind brother! 💪

[@UrCasualGamer]

Thank you

[@GlowyStardashian]

I had a Couple hiccups but thank you so much this video was a great step by step tutorial. I’m all set up 💪🏽

[@NicoFlame9]

Thank you so much now I can play final fantasy 7

[@cybrxd]

i legit saw three of your emulator videos on accident 😭😭THANK YOU

[@gçşövalye]

Thanks to you, I got the chance to play the original Resident Evil trilogy. Thanks again!

[@RainDojo]

Great video, nice and clear, thanks. Some of the settings have changed position in the version of Duckstation I just downloaded.

[@PlanetEarthTeam]

Great video! You're clear and concise. Take care!

[@ZaBuKra]

This helped greatly, you have a great voice to listen to as well!

[@ashtondelarosa7290]

I got my Xbox 360 controller working thanks to this tutorial. Awesome video!

[@raffaellovilla6633]

You helped me a lot! Thank you very much

[@BOb-lu3pc]

me: Comes to find out how to install bios Video: I cannot help you find bios

[@Jeffthenoscoper]

archive.org/details/PSXbios

[@Xfonic]

OMG I love your channel and this is why! This is the best PS1 emulator I have ever used, thank you so much! Def gained a sub!

[@cavanzki]

thank you so much boss for breaking it down step by step

[@xoDeaDZonEox]

bro you are at the top when it comes to trusted sources of info on emulation, i have a few others that i trust and will take in place should you not have a vid on what im looking for but for the most part you have all bases covered for us lol, I have been tinkering with emulators since around 1999 or 2000, but i stepped away for a long time from the PC side and was only able to emulate on my various androids over the years, just got my first PC in over 14 years a couple months back and seeing how far the emulation scene has come on this side of things is mindblowing, thanks for helping me get my setup up and running 😁💪💙

[@MyThirdUserAccount]

Thanks for the video, man! Worked perfectly for me

[@KarenXiiaoBao]

Can I know where you download the games to play? Link please ~thank you 😊

[@GGGryphonZ]

I was wondering why this one looked different as I watched you do the 2023 version on your other channel at work earlier today lol. Now that I'm home I saw this upload. Perfect timing! Thanks my man for the tutorial. Used your tutorials for the ps2 and n64 emulators as well.

[@UrCasualGamer]

No problem

[@Mr.HighTech]

Amazing Video Bro 🔥🔥

[@user-iq5mv8gm4r]

super helpful, thanks man!

[@HLGpanda]

I love the fact that this video has a 1440p version when we are talking about Duckstation a PS1 emulator lol

[@Liberanimus]

Super helpful, thanks, man.

[@maciejwyzgowski]

In the Enhancements tab, I recommend experimenting with PGXP (Precision Geometry Transform Pipeline). First check Geometry Correction, Culling Correction, Perspective Correct Textures and optionally Preserve Projection Precision. This should improve polygon and texture distortion. However, results may vary depending on the game.

[@teamtrivettrules.2011]

It worked! Thank you so much for this tutorial! Now I can play crash bandicoot! *man I miss the classic games…*

[@Broockle]

My bin files were all in folders in the BIOS. Didn't realize they should be outside. That fixed it.

[@damsen978]

Better than the emulator alone is to play Duckstation as a core inside Retroarch. That platform allows you to use PS1 shaders to get the intended developer image from their games like Castlevania Symphony of the Night. And it works just as well.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Thanks for the guide, man.

[@MarthLuna-wq3ny]

Fast easy and simple. Love it, Thank you!

[@DaBloxxer420]

Great tutorial

[@Fentoris]

Great tutorial you and Mr. Sujano are the best when it comes to setting up emulators

[@gennathomas3939]

So helpful! Thank you so much!

[@nialled]

Excellent video. I especially like that you take us through it all step by step and don't assume anything. Can Duckstation apply patches? If so, can you do a video on that sometime?

[@farkhans5360]

thanks for the guide man :)

[@worldoftech8267]

It worked 😁 great video!

[@FrostymanOO7]

You the man bro. Thank you

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

I have the correct bios but they are not showing up in duckstation even after I drag and drop them in

[@Godlyspameater]

Solid video and instructions.

[@shane3674]

IT WORKED!!! Thanks man! Your AMAZING!

[@KarenXiiaoBao]

Where can download the games without virus? Thank you😊

[@dutamulia]

What is the system requirement for the PC to run this emulator software at standard quality? So no fancy improvements, just what the original game should looks like.

[@RevaliHeeHo]

You're the best man.

[@fookencoont411]

What we need is developers to develop plugins that utilize AI to remodel and upscale the fixed resolution sprites so that the fonts are also brought up to the same level as the 3d enhancements. On top of this I think a reshading retexturing and relighting upscaling AI plugin would be mean also which essentially could bring the graphics more closer to PS5 graphics still with the glorious nostaligia that all ps1 gamers love and revamping the ps1 ps2 ps3 games to a point where game developers make even more sales and gamers are over joyed with orgasmic gameplay!

[@TonyKnight1208]

Thanks, here I come The Legend of Dragoon!!!

[@kevinklien90]

Haha, that’s game I want to play too

[@TonyKnight1208]

@@kevinklien90 You a real one! 💯 If you know, you know 🤙🏾

[@jedhiggins7526]

So far this has been the best set up for a PS1 emulator so far. Tried PSX and it loved to crash on me. I had tried emulating in 2018 and it had bricked my computer. Thanks to your helpful videos I can finaly succesfuly emulate games.

[@step2058]

Genuinely curious how emulation can brick a computer.

[@GreenArrow-yj8tg]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@bradsmith6019]

Nice! Thanks for the help!

[@Hasanpikersworstnightmare]

You had. I issues with the bios files?

[@mohammadwaleed4663]

You deserve way more subs❤

[@Shelly-Gamez]

were did you get the crash banicoot from to add to the games directories?

[@EnigmaticMrL]

Thank you very much!

[@MichaelRyanNewell]

Emulators: You get 30 hours into Final Fantasy 7 and then it crashes. 🤣

[@iHYP9]

I had a problem in Resident evil 3 black screen when entering the last door to fight Nemesis and dino crisis when Rick give Regina the Planing disk that i didnt find it in my inventory

[@Nulldron]

thanks so much man

[@nimze8401]

i love dis dude fr fr

[@animegirlhugsyou8248]

thank you so much i finally have a working emu

[@nameszeal]

love the part where you show us where to get games rlly help!!

[@Isuckatmklol-cp8nc]

Vimms lair

[@BeansMcGriddle]

the whole 7zip thing is not needed. but it is superior as it handles more archive formats. you should associate archive extentions with 7zip

[@rgutz20gaming58]

What recording app are you using?

[@ariz2578]

I did everything right but the duck station file didn’t pop on my desktop

[@kisamejon]

Anyone get a "Failed to create data directory at path" error message when trying to open the emulator?

[@theancientsam]

Woulda been so funny at 2:55 if one of those files had been named "homework"

[@theancientsam]

I saw that jet set radio. A man of honor

[@pareesa9038]

I can't find a working bios, where should I get one😢

[@Nojokesss-s1w]

i cant find one neither

[@Games-px3dl]

r/roms in the megathread

[@Games-px3dl]

@@Nojokesss-s1w r/roms in the megathread

[@ven8107]

you said "the bios should say this" but mine doesnt. you skipped that detail about whether or not they should all look the same? We didnt download the same bios

[@Eltrieo]

thanks a lot for this video

[@HAN70725]

Thank you so much bro

[@fourjhin_cookies]

This made the process super easy, cheers dude ez subscribe.

[@arturocastro8857]

Thank you!

[@arnavsinghaswal1196]

THANKS!!! I DONE STAYED UP TILL 4:00AM LOOKING FOR HELP

[@douglasoakley4408]

Why do I need 7zip? Every modern computer can extract files......

[@VoyegerGAMING6969]

Idk but i use 7 zip

[@exabood]

Many thanks 🥰

[@SuperRickyjenkins]

Thankyou brother this is such good stuff you do here.

[@TrippyCat_Subs12]

Hi, I have a problem with the cutscenes in the games, it seems pixelated and with some kind of squares in the screen.

[@Nosyblacklight]

best tutorials for this kind of stuff man. I like how you make it so simple that even people that dont know shit about this stuff can do it

[@theancientsam]

Man using Bluetooth controllers has to be killer on your nads

[@lerjae]

Got to the step of putting the bios in the folder, but when I launched Duckstation it said no bios image was found. What am I missing?

[@SolborneHX]

When I first launched it, it didn't automatically direct to the folder even though it looked like it did. So I hit browse and made sure to manually choose the folder where the bios was located. It found it then

[@teddyarden9710]

i have one very simple question. Is there any way of increasing the Brightness of the game in Duckstation?

[@dvk1627]

A really pain in the ass compare to Dolphin for NCG and PCSX2 for PS2 to configure and manage to play honestly.

[@WinspearUltima]

this is a great tutorial, i do own duckstation on my PC since i will be playing Xenogears on it, i always wathc your videos for emulators in general.

[@martyman778]

My game keeps freezing or pausing is there any way to stop that on this or ease the running speed on the game for duckstation?

[@RoyMafolo]

Thanks buddy

[@rage4you68]

Thanks but why i got contoller options for non analog controller?

[@killerhawks]

no need to DL 7zip when windows can do this for you. just right on on the file and extract all the change where you wan to extract the file too

[@icebearsans]

windows doesnt recognize 7zip by default, you must have something that recognizes 7zip

[@jamalyousef680]

That was very good

[@tyrangi2972]

you are a life saver

[@SPERMania]

Is it normal for Windows Defender SmartScreen to trigger when opening DuckStation? I'm assuming this is because it is listed as "Publisher - Unknown Publisher"?

[@wizzdumb_610]

thats what just happened for me... did you do it anyway? trying to decide if I should..

[@SPERMania]

@@wizzdumb_610 i went ahead, backed up everything and went ahead and did it and it works perfectly no issues.

[@ThePotatoWaveOfficial]

Hello. The Duckstation version i loaded has a different UI than yours and I have trouble finding and using all your presets. I Was able to set the bios and the game though.

[@ponzifon_rc]

Thank you.

[@nedronez]

What's the default Analogue sensitivity? I'm using a Xbox Series controller and it sets them at like 137...

[@The_UNKN0WN_entertainment]

I just get the bios from the internet archive also I got it on mobile too