Duckstation PS1 Emulator Setup Guide

[@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

[@gummislayer1969]

The most problems I've had with emulators is when I didn't make an iso or a bin/cue find from the original (specifically with epsxe). Might be because of a driver conflict or the method the disc was "mastered" to be read. The majority of my problems dissolved when I made bin/cue files... 🤓🩵🕹

[@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.

[@budwilliams5667]

fun fact pcsx2 has the same function

[@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:

[@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?

[@xxxemogirls]

@@charliemiles6722 what are u talking about bro

[@Qce-i6d]

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

[@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!

[@alyssaarismendez9095]

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

[@notaacreativehandle]

Your video was super helpful. Thank you for going into detail and helping us that aren't very tech savvy, got Silent Hill up and running with your help. Thanks a lot!

[@404-snk]

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

[@JunaeBenne]

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

[@OliverHollingdale]

Core Memory Unlocked!!! The Farting Plant! Gonna have to get this emulation!

[@JunaeBenne]

@@OliverHollingdale I'll warn you to brace yourself towards the end. Wasn't expecting all of that

[@Captainrobert007]

First video that’s actually helpful

[@PlanetEarthTeam]

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

[@taylorpreble3167]

You have given me my childhood back with this setup, thank you 😭👍

[@ashleycrash8838]

Thank you so much! You're my new favorite channel, what better way to bring in the New Year than playing all my childhood games, I have a huge collection of old consoles and physical copies of old games, but unfortunately due to space I have to keep it all packed up besides my new gen consoles and gaming PC. you make it so easy to understand and I recommend your channel to everyone now! you're the best!

[@reincarnatethegamer4569]

You're quite informational. You don't go over my problems directly. but i always come back as the info usually helps me figure it out.

[@ashtondelarosa7290]

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

[@Rode_Runa]

How did you connect the Xbox 360 controller to your PC? Did you use controller's USB cable and plug it in your PC? I have a working XBOX 360 controller which I connected to my PC with USB cable but I can't seem to configure it in the Controller settings on Duckstation

[@ashtondelarosa7290]

@roderuna7750 I had a wired rock candy Xbox 360 controller. I plugged it straight into a working USB port. I would try to check your connections and possibly see if the application needs an update. I hope that you are able to use and have fun.

[@ZaBuKra]

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

[@SwineMaster1]

Thanks a lot for making this, this was the easiest and clearest explanation anywhere on the Internet

[@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.

[@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.

[@YahBoiGrey]

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

[@morianner]

Thank you, worked like a charm!

[@yassinestaali1097]

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

[@FlareFoot57]

Thank you for making this process as smooth and comprehensive as possible for someone who's technologically illiterate like me. I can finally play Parasite Eve and the rest of the PS1's amazing catalogue.

[@alkaid5121]

simple, with enough explanation and right to the point. Thanks man, great video.

[@gçşövalye]

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

[@Blind_Hawk]

Great video man, thanks for uploading.

[@Shelly-Gamez]

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

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

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

[@Thatgodofwarpro]

you are the person I go to whenever I wanna emulate a game and so far you've been super helpful man thank you

[@HLGpanda]

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

[@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 💪🏽

[@cybrxd]

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

[@raffaellovilla6633]

You helped me a lot! Thank you very much

[@dvdgamingthings289]

love your setup guides videos, definitely earned a sub

[@NicoFlame9]

Thank you so much now I can play final fantasy 7

[@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

[@Doodofart45]

Finally, a tutorial that actually works for me, this was really helpful.

[@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!

[@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 😊

[@blake12689]

Dude, so much gratitude. I was scratching my head trying to figure out how to find the right emulator & bios from watching other videos and following its instructions. This video was exceptionally helpful.

[@Mr.HighTech]

Amazing Video Bro 🔥🔥

[@BOb-lu3pc]

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

[@Jeffthenoscoper]

archive.org/details/PSXbios

[@RealBoredPerson]

2:33 that is literally the game i was trying to play today lol!!

[@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

[@jephdanielmendiola1350]

Thanks, mate! Much appreciate this!

[@aerthemida]

omg! thank you so much for this tutorial. I wanted to play silent hill 1 and it works like a charm :]

[@teamtrivettrules.2011]

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

[@Liberanimus]

Super helpful, thanks, man.

[@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.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Thanks for the guide, man.

[@Lero-u5h]

super helpful, thanks man!

[@carddetails]

'No BIOS images were found. Duckstation WILL NOT be able to run games without a BIOS image.'

[@TismoThc]

Do the bios thing with the files using duckstation not on your files

[@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

[@worldoftech8267]

It worked 😁 great video!

[@DarkmoonWinter]

One important thing to note is if you ever plan on doing something crazy like mixing BRZ with HD texture packs version 0.1.6720.0 is the only build that works. Infact i would almost go on a whim and say Stenzek hates the brz filter with passion since every other update that is released seems to completely break this feature one way or another.

[@SuperMario-jw5pq]

Thanks! well said and explained Love it!

[@adrianallen3406]

i download the bios and put it in bios folder. when i open the emulator and it wants to go to the bios directory it says that folder is empty the bin file isnt there but when i open the folder outside of the emulator it is there

[@Broockle]

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

[@TangleAlice]

Thank you for the tutorial! I can finally play Pop'n Music 2!

[@MarthLuna-wq3ny]

Fast easy and simple. Love it, Thank you!

[@shane3674]

IT WORKED!!! Thanks man! Your AMAZING!

[@KarenXiiaoBao]

Where can download the games without virus? Thank you😊

[@farkhans5360]

thanks for the guide man :)

[@mia420dee]

Thanks a lot! It works without any problems, I'm as happy about it as a little kid. 😎🤗👽

[@Fentoris]

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

[@cannon_penn7618]

every time I unzip the bios file, it just turns into a opera gx file or a firefox file. the title is still BIN file but duck station won't recognize it. any ideas as to what is happening?

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

Thanks for man. Your explanation was perfect. Duckstation changed its settings menu a little. There is no Display tab on the left anymore. It's called graphics and looks different. Can't find V-sync

[@aaronejohnbasi6093]

thanks man. works perfectly.

[@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?

[@DemonKingNemo]

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

[@TheVERdugo89]

Same here

[@jonafloppa8336]

yeah ive looked online it seems like so many sites containing them are just down.

[@DemonKingNemo]

@jonafloppa8336 I've been to so many videos and people keep telling me "it's so easy" but I could never figure it out so I gave up

[@TheVERdugo89]

@@DemonKingNemo same here...I did get dolphin 🐬 up though and gamecube games are pretty golden to me as well

[@DemonKingNemo]

@@TheVERdugo89 so...not the same?

[@mohammadwaleed4663]

You deserve way more subs❤

[@Godlyspameater]

Solid video and instructions.

[@bradsmith6019]

Nice! Thanks for the help!

[@Sc00byg00ky]

You had. I issues with the bios files?

[@rgutz20gaming58]

What recording app are you using?

[@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.

[@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 😁💪💙

[@ChromeAndChaos]

Most of the settings are not there or have moved around and I cannot find most of them in the layout.

[@LionBeast0619]

Hey man i jaut wanted to tell you thank you dont know how long i have been wanting to play my dino crisis 1 and 2 and now that ps5 is out i can use my dualsense and map out the game and play just as if i were on ps5 screen sharing to tv!

[@kisamejon]

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

[@mansouralanzi8036]

Hello, how do I add games to the main menu? For example, there are games that have been added to the main menu and there are games that have not been added to the main menu. Please help, thank you.

[@KickStart510]

Extremely helpful!

[@DaBloxxer420]

Great tutorial

[@RevaliHeeHo]

You're the best man.

[@nedronez]

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

[@marlonmcdonaldproject600]

I've downloaded a couple of games from Emulator Games but for some reason Duckstation can't seem to scan for them. When I go into the PS1 Games folder that I created, the games don't appear.. not too sure what's going on 🤷‍♂

[@FrostymanOO7]

You the man bro. Thank you

[@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?

[@Zepharius]

Not sure if you will be able to answer this. But I downloaded digimon world 3. When playing, I am now noticing my game is starting to have issues with freezing and loading tiles over my screen. I was told it was because I was mostly using saved states vs manual saves. But how do you load manual saves vs save states?

[@ariz2578]

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

[@dungeonkeeper42]

How can you tell if you have VC++ Runtime already installed on your computer? Would it hurt to try and install it if you already have it but don't know if you actually do?

[@yugiohmaniacs]

hi :) thanks for video, I am newbie for Duckstation. Can you tell me please where is option for fast forward fps and is it possible to fast forward with controller button instead keyboard buttons? Thanks :)

[@rage4you68]

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

[@Fawnxo420]

is there a way to merge discs? I was playing Metal gear solid 1 and its 2 discs I wanna know ho w to merge them

[@srujan00]

I tried playing the original Resident Evil 3. That first part in the warehouse, I tried pressing action on the area with the green light - to get an item or something. The screen got stuck on all black. Do I have to use lower graphics (resolution) on PS1 games? I was trying to use native 4K and 16:9 widescreen. Thanks.

[@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.

[@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

[@blackfoxx86]

I tried to use Duckstation but when I use start up any game. It moves the cursor on its own. I tried automapping the controller but Duckstation can not automap it but I can input the controls and the buttons work but it seems like the buttons are stuck. My controllers are fine because I can use them in other emulators and they have no issues with stuck controls

[@silver_furytemblor1347]

bro please help, i play crash bandicoot 3, after i start new game it just stop and only black screen, how could i fix this?

[@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

[@herculesthedestroyer758]

Did everything you say in the video enforcing there were a few options that it did not pop out for me and when I went to play the game the whole screen just stay black