Turning frame skip on under graphics also didn’t help. Increasing the cache slider for the CD reader plugin didn’t help, and there’s really nothing that looks like it would help under Audio. There were games for PS1 that supported 4 players with the PlayStation MultiTap accessory, and there might be a plugin for this, but I haven’t searched for it.Īudio: there’s some skipping in the audio on my system. Out of the box, it looks like PCSXR can support 2 players. Eventually, I’ll look into alternative input plugins, maybe here or here. They do work, but only with a controller, and not with a mouse like I hoped. Input: I expected to be able to play games originally for use with a light gun, like Point Blank, Elemental Gearbolt, Time Crisis, or PoliceNauts. Now in my case, none of the preset buttons were mapped to the right controller buttons, so I had to remap all of them, but it only takes a second.

If the Playstation controller is connected, you should see it in the drop-down box labeled “Device”. Where it says controller, select “Gamepad/Keyboard/Mouse” and click “Configure”.

Turn on Bluetooth in the menu bar. The Bluetooth discovery process is janky, and you might need the mini-USB cable, but it will work, and eventually you will be able to use it 100% wirelessly. Bring over a Dual Shock 3, but not one that is already turned on and paired with a PS3 in the room, because that’ll cause trouble. The PS3 controller works well, because it’s Bluetooth. And not /Library/Application Support, which is semi-hidden by Finder and access-controlled with root permissions. Not some directory that begins with a dot, in your home directory, that Finder can’t even see. Maybe a little hard to find, but this is at least the standard location for application data. Save states, memory card files, plugins and other supporting data get stored at /Users/your_name/Library/Application Support/Pcsxr, like a good Mac application. iso file extension, because PCSXR requires it. Their wiki recommends SCPH7502.bin.Īlso note: for what it’s worth, I had to rename my collection of disc images to. You have to place it in /Users/your_name/Library/Application Support/Pcsxr/Bios. PCSXR runs best with an actual BIOS image. The emulator is apparently able to emulate/simulate BIOS functions, but in testing it seems like that feature is hit and miss at best. PlayStation emulation generally requires you to provide a BIOS image extracted from the console, and that’s the one thing you’ll probably have to pirate, even if you have your own physical discs. File, load ISO, point it to a disc image, and play. The Mac OS X build is available in binary form, and mercifully it’s an app bundle too. The original PlayStation can be emulated excellently on Mac OS X using the open-source emulator, PCSX-Reloaded (formerly PCSX).

Play station emulator on mac