PSX4All
By Jordan (Twitter/Discord: @jackal27)
Preface:
Thank you SO much to the developers of PSX4All, RetroFW, the LDK Game, and everyone in the Retro Handhelds Discord and Dingoonity forums that provided helpful info.
All games were tested in PSX4ALL v2.4 for RetroFW v1.2 on the LDK Game v1 overclocked to 708mhz. Results will vary based on how high you can overclock. Results should still be compatible with the RS97 given that it runs on the same hardware as the LDK Game. Some of these results may even help you decide which games to test for your other devices such as the Bittboy, but obviously that's up to you.
Games were tested at Fontes' Settings shown above (thanks Fontes!) since they are the most popular, but most were kept to the default Cycle multiplier setting of 2.00. Increasing the Cycle multiplier can help OR hurt a game's performance and sometimes causes graphical glitches. I have tried to note where increasing a game's cycle to 3.00 helped performance, but it is up to you to test for yourself and see what works best. Fontes likes to keep his at 2.50 because he is too lazy to adjust it lol. Cycle multiplier also likes to display an inaccurate framerate. Don't believe his lies. I also don’t recommend turning on RCntFix or VSyncWA, except for the games they’re meant for as they can do things like break voice acting in some games. Lastly, try turning off frameskip if a game feels too choppy. Sometimes it’s worth a slight dip in speed for an overall smoother experience. Remember that some settings need the emulator to be restarted before they will take effect.
Disclaimer Please Read:
All of these results are subjective. What is acceptable performance to one person may not be to someone else. Please do not throw a fit because a game you think plays well is listed lower than you'd like or vis versa. I am a picky person and tried to be a discerning as possible. There are plenty of games in the "Fair" or even "Poor" category you may still enjoy playing and that's ok for you. Also, the majority of these were tested for only an hour or two and may have issues later in the game. If you discover issues you think I should be aware of, feel free to tag me on Discord or Twitter.
Obviously not every game is covered here, but this was a lot of work! If you have a game you have tested and would like added, I will be creating a community list below mine. Tag me on Twitter/Discord and I will add your results.
With all that said, enjoy the list and PS1's incredible library of weird and wonderful games!
Game List:
Any arcade ports that run in Final Burn Alpha have been excluded, but I assume they perform perfectly as most 2D games do.
As close as it gets. Try playing without frameskip!
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| 70's Robot Anime Geppy-X | |
| Air Combat/Ace Combat | |
| Ace Combat 2 | |
| Alundra | |
| Alien Trilogy | |
| All Star Slammin’ Dodge Ball | |
| Arc the Lad | |
| Arc the Lad 2 | |
| Arkanoid R 2000 | |
| Batman Forever Arcade | |
| Beyond the Beyond | |
| Blast Radius | |
| Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | |
| Bomberman Party Edition | |
| Bomberman World | |
| Breath of Fire 3 | Cycle 300 |
| Castlevania Chronicles | |
| Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon 2 | |
| C - The Contra Adventure | |
| Digimon World | |
| Dino Crisis 2 | interpolation fixes grainy audio |
| Donpachi | |
| Dodonpachi | |
| Fear Effect | |
| Fear Effect 2 - Retro Helix | |
| Final Fantasy VII | |
| Gamera 2000 | Cycle 300 (a miracle from heaven) |
| Gekioh: Shooting King | |
| Gradius Gaiden | |
| Guilty Gear | |
| Gundam Battle Assault | |
| Gundam Battle Assault 2 | |
| Heart of Darkness | |
| In The Hunt | |
| Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure | |
| Kartia: The World of Fate | |
| Mega Man 8 | |
| Mega Man X4 | |
| Mega Man X5 | |
| Mega Man X6 | |
| MonsterSeed | |
| Nectaris: Military Madness | |
| Parasite Eve | |
| Rampage World Tour | |
| Rampage 2: Universal Tour | |
| Rampage Through Time | |
| Rapid Reload/Gunner’s Heaven | |
| Rayman | |
| Ray Tracers | |
| Resident Evil (Director’s Cut) | |
| Resident Evil 2 | |
| Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure | |
| Rising Zan: Samurai Gunman | |
| Roll Away | |
| Rush Hour | |
| Saga Frontier | |
| Silhouette Mirage | |
| Sol Divide | |
| Suikoden | |
| Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | may be better off playing the SNES version |
| Tales of Phantasia | |
| Tales of Destiny | |
| Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II in US) | |
| Tear Ring Saga | |
| Tetris Plus | |
| Torneko: The Last Hope | |
| Warcraft II | |
| Wild Arms | |
| Wild Arms 2 | |
| XCOM - UFO Defense | |
| XCOM - Terror From the Deep |
Nearly perfect speed with extremely minor issues/framedrops .
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ace Combat 3 | slowdown in menus |
| Arc the Lad 3 | |
| Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare | interpolation fixes grainy audio, voice acting still skips a bit |
| Armored Core | Cycle 300 |
| Asteroids | |
| Breath of Fire 4 | |
| Broken Helix | |
| Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro | slowdown in menus |
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | frameskip breaks text |
| Choro Q/Penny Racers | Cycle 300 |
| Choro Q 2 | Cycle 300 |
| Choro Q 3 | Cycle 300 |
| Colony Wars | |
| Colony Wars 2: Vengeance | |
| Darkstone: Evil Reigns | Cycle 300 |
| Dino Crisis | |
| Evil Zone | |
| Fighting Force | |
| Final Fantasy VIII | |
| Final Fantasy IX | |
| Future Cop LAPD | Cycle 300 |
| Galaga: Destination Earth | |
| Galerians | |
| Jade Cocoon | |
| Jet Moto | |
| Jet Moto 2 | |
| Klonoa: Door to Phantomile | Cycle 300 |
| Koudelka | Cycle 300, turn off VSyncWA to fix audio |
| The Legend of Dragoon | Cycle 300 |
| Legend of Mana | FMV slowdown |
| Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete | FMV audio desync |
| Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete | FMV audio desync |
| MDK | |
| Medal of Honor | |
| Medal of Honor Underground | |
| Monster Rancher 2 | Cycle 300 (and disc swapping works with other disc images!?!?) |
| NFL Blitz | |
| Nightmare Creatures | Cycle 300 |
| Moto Racer | |
| Omega Boost | Cycle 300 |
| Pandemonium | |
| Pepsiman | |
| Philosoma | |
| Pop'n Tanks! | |
| Powerslave/Exhumed | Cycle 300 |
| Rage Racer | |
| Ridge Racer Type 4 | |
| Resident Evil 3 | |
| Road Rash 3D | |
| Saga Frontier II | |
| Saiyuki: Journey West | |
| Skullmonkeys | |
| Soul of the Samurai | |
| Strider 2 | Cycle 300 |
| Tail of the Sun | |
| Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | Cycle 300 |
| Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins | Cycle 300 |
| Thunder Force V | Cycle 300 |
| Twisted Metal | |
| Twisted Metal 2 | |
| Vagrant Story | |
| Valkyrie Profile | |
| Vandal Hearts | |
| Vandal Hearts 2 | |
| The Unholy War |
Infrequent to consistent slowdown, or more prominent issues, but still performs very well overall.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| 40 Winks | |
| Alien Resurrection | Cycle 300 |
| Centipede | |
| Crash Bandicoot | Cycle 300 |
| Croc: Legend of the Gobos | Cycle set to 300 |
| Colony Wars 3: Red Sun | |
| Disrupter | |
| Dragon Valor | Cycle 300 |
| Einhander | Cycle 300 |
| Elemental Gearbolt | |
| Grandia | turn off VSyncWA to fix audio, but voice acting still likes to desync. Disabling frameskip helps |
| Harvest Moon: Back to Nature | |
| King's Field | |
| Legend of Legaia | Cycle 300 |
| The Misadventures of Tron Bonne | Cycle 300 |
| Moto Racer 2 | |
| Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness | |
| Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit | Cycle 300 |
| Pac-Man World | Cycle 300 (just barely missed Very Good) |
| Rayman 2 | Cycle 300 |
| Raystorm | |
| Ridge Racer | CD audio has issues so maybe disable |
| Rival Schools | Cycle 300 |
| S.C.A.R.S. | |
| Silent Bomber Cycle 300 | |
| Speed Punks | frameskip off or gui wigs out |
| Spyro the Dragon | Cycle 300 |
| Sypro the Dragon 2: Ripto's Rage | Cycle 300 |
| Spyro the Dragon 3: Year of the Dragon | Cycle 300 |
| Star Ocean: Second Story | |
| Star Wars: Dark Forces | Slowdown may be from original game |
| Street Fighter EX2 | Cycle 300 |
| Threads of Fate | Cycle 300 (yeah I couldn't believe it either) |
| Wipeout | 60-50 fps with Cycle at 300 and frameskip turned off |
| Wipeout 3 | |
| Wipeout XL |
Gameplay impacted by speed, sound, and/or graphics issues, but playable to those that can tolerate it.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Apocalypse | |
| Azure Dreams | frameskip breaks text, turning it off slows game. pick your poison |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | Cycle 300 |
| Crash Team Racing | Cycle 300 |
| Battle Arena Toshinden 3 | Cycle 300 |
| Blaster Master: Blasting Again | Cycle 300 |
| Brave Fencer Musashi | |
| Bushido Blade | |
| Bushido Blade 2 | |
| Chrono Cross | Cycle 300 (Cycle fixes speed, but breaks text boxes) |
| Chocobo Racing | |
| Circuit Breakers | |
| Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX | Cycle 300 |
| Eternal Eyes | |
| Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition | |
| Front Mission 3 | Cycle 300 (Music slowdown throughout battles) |
| Ghost in the Shell | Cycle 300 (performs better in first person) |
| Grand Theft Auto | |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | |
| Gran Turismo | Cycle 300 |
| Jackie Chan Stunt Master | |
| Jet Moto 3 | |
| Jumping Flash | Cycle 300 |
| Jumping Flash 2 | Cycle 300 (polygon flickering issues maybe caused by settings?) |
| King's Field 2 | |
| Mega Man Legends | Cycle 300 (seems to play in fast forward with frameskip?) |
| Mega Man Legends 2 | Cycle 300 (same as above) |
| Metal Gear Solid | |
| Motor Toon Grand Prix | |
| Need for Speed II | runs better in 3rd person |
| One | Cycle 300 |
| Ridge Racer Evolution | |
| R-Type Delta | |
| Silent Hill | Cycle 300 |
| Soul Blade | |
| Spiderman | Cycle 300 |
| Spiderman II: Enter Electro | Cycle 300 |
| Star Gladiator | |
| Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace | |
| Suikoden II | battles are incredibly slow for some reason |
| Tail Concerto | |
| Tekken 2 | |
| Tiny Tank | Cycle 300 |
| Tomb Raider | |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater | |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 | |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 | |
| Treasures of the Deep | |
| Vanguard Bandits | |
| Vigilante 8: 2nd Offensive | |
| Warpath: Jurassic Park | runs well, but has random stuttering and sound issues |
| X-Men Mutant Academy 2 |
Performance has significantly negative effect on gameplay with lots of slowdown and choppy sound.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Akuji - The Heartless | |
| Battle Arena Toshinden | |
| Battle Arena Toshinden 2 | |
| Bloody Roar | |
| Bloody Roar 2 | |
| C-12: The Final Resistance | |
| Crash Bandicoot 3 - Warped | |
| Dead or Alive | |
| Diablo | |
| Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring | |
| Final Fantasy Tactics | |
| G-Darius | |
| The Granstream Saga | |
| Gran Turismo 2 | |
| Guardian’s Crusade | |
| Medievil | |
| Medievil 2 | |
| Micro Machines V3 | |
| Need For Speed: High Stakes | |
| Nightmare Creatures II | |
| Raycrisis | |
| Re-Volt: Racing Out of Control | |
| Ridge Racer Turbo | |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | |
| Syphon Filter | |
| Tomb Raider 2 | |
| Tomb Raider 3 | |
| Xenogears | |
| Tekken 3 | |
| Tobal No. 1 | |
| Tomba! | |
| Tomba! 2 | |
| Wild 9 |
Does not launch, crashes, or contains game breaking bugs.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ape Escape | Requires Dualshock controller |
| Codename Tenka | Tells player to remove Memory Card, but emulator features no option for this |
| Driver | Was running really well, but kept crashing upon hitting “Retry” after mission failed |
| Echo Night | Crashes after New Game |
| The Need for Speed | Doesn't read the controller |
| Parasite Eve 2 | Freezes at the Square logo for me. |
| Parappa the Rapper | Unplayable due to speed issues affecting rhythm |
| RC De Go | Crashes immediately |
| Robotron X | Stuck at loading screen |
| Vanark: Astro Trooper | Pressing "Start" seems to crash the game. Otherwise this would be in "Very Good" |
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