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Sony's PSP, home to iconic games like God of War, PES, GTA Vice City Stories, Naruto Shippuden, can now be enjoyed on PCs using the PPSSPP emulator.
Download the PPSSPP emulator
Step 1: Visit https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html to download the PPSSPP emulator.
Next, click on the Download….zip section to download the portable version to your device.
Step 2: After downloading, right-click on the compressed file (1) => Extract to (2).
Step 3: Open the extracted folder and launch the emulator by double-clicking on either the PPSSPPWindows.exe file (for Windows 32 bit) or PPSSPPWindows64.exe file (for Windows 64 bit).
2. Configure settings and key mappings on PPSSPP
To configure settings on the PPSSPP emulator, simply click on Settings after launching PPSSPP.
2.1. Graphics Configuration
Step 1: Click on Graphics (1) => Backends (2) to change the graphics library type (3). For newer devices supporting Direct3D 11, select this option. For lower-end configurations or older devices, opt for Direct3D 9 or OpenGL.
Step 2: Navigate to Device (1) and select the graphics card in use (2). If you have a dedicated NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, the model name will be displayed here.
Step 3: Scroll down to the Screen layout section and check Fullscreen to select full-screen display mode.
Step 4: Scroll down to the Overlay information section and check Show FPS counter to display FPS while gaming.
2.2. Audio Configuration
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2.3. Assigning Keys for the Emulator
Step 1: Click on Controls (1) => Control mapping (2).
Step 2: Click Clear all (1) to delete previously set keys or click on Restore defaults (2) to revert keys to default. To assign or change keys, click on the + (3) sign to add. To remove assigned keys, click on the X (4) symbol.
After setting up the keys, click on Back (5) to save and return to the previous menu.
For key assignments, prioritize Rewind, Save State, Load State for their significant benefits in gaming, allowing for better game completion. Rewind lets you go back 5-10 seconds, while Save State and Load State are crucial for saving and loading your game progress.
2.4. Configuring Rewind Feature
To set up the Rewind feature, go to Systems (1) => Rewind snapshot frequency (2).
Next, adjust the frame count for rewind (3) => click OK (4). Higher frame settings will use more of your computer's memory.
2.5. Changing Language
Navigate to System (1) => Language (2) to alter the emulator's language.
Then, select Vietnamese for the emulator's interface to switch to Vietnamese.
2.6. Setting Up Cheats
If you're up for a bit of cheating in gaming, check the box for Enable cheats to activate this feature. Different games have their own cheats, and you can search online for cheat databases to input into PPSSPP.
3. Downloading PSP Games on the Emulator
There are numerous websites sharing PSP games on the Internet. You can search 'game name' + 'roms psp' on Google. Some PSP games sharing sites like coolroms, cdromance will help you find popular PSP games to download.
Step 1: Here's an example of how to download a game like PES 6 for PSP at the address https://cdromance.com/psp/pro-evolution-soccer-6-eur/.
Next, click on the file name to download it.
Step 2: After downloading, right-click on the compressed file (1) => Extract to (2).
Then, open the extracted folder and extract the ISO file to install the game on the emulator.
4. Launching PSP Games on the Emulator
Step 1: Open PPSSPP and click on Browse…
Next, click on the folder containing the game (1) => OK (2).
Step 2: Click on the game within PPSSPP to open it.
Then, the emulator will start and you can play PSP games as usual.
5. Exiting the game and closing the emulator
To close the emulator, click on the File (1) menu and select Exit (2).
With this guide, you can smoothly and quickly emulate and play your favorite PSP games on your computer. Wishing you success!
