[General Discussion] The Emulation Thread

Does anyone else use pSX instead of ePSXe? I find ePSXe to be very inaccurate in terms of sound and graphic reproduction, whereas pSX is pretty accurate. It isn't compatible with as many games as ePSXe, doesn't have nearly as large a userbase, and has no plugins, but I use it more than I use ePSXe when I can.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

Yes, I use pSX a lot more than I use ePSXe. I just got sick and tired of screwing around with the settings whenever I wanted to play a different game. My only problem with pSX is the dithering. I'm not sure whether the dithering appears on the actual PSX hardware (I was told by the pSX developer that it does), but it's kind of annoying playing a game, and constantly seeing this faint grid pattern. ePSXe doesn't emulate dithering, for some reason.

Another downside to pSX is you can't fix certain graphical problems because there's no plug-ins to configure. Suikoden, for example, has this annoying flicker at the top of the screen, and as far as I know, there's no way to fix this at the moment. I haven't used any of the newer versions of the emulator, though, so I don't know if this was fixed or if we can use plug-ins now.

I had an actual PSX for about a day (then it broke, I got it off eBay). I played Metal Gear Solid on it and compared it to pSX and ePSXe. If remember correctly, the PSX did show the grid pattern. I agree that it can be kind of irritating, but if it shows up through a real PSX, I don't mind it showing up using pSX.

And as for the certain graphical problems, that's when I have to use ePSXe. I think FF8 doesn't play correctly on pSX (there's a big black bar at the bottom of the screen), so I had to use ePSXe for that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Unforgiven

So you'd play a bugged game even if there is a patch to fix it?

It would depend on how much the bug bothered me. I don't consider dithering to be a bug, and I don't really mind playing while it shows. After a while I just forget about it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.