Libretro PCSX-ReARMed is a fork of PCSX-ReARMed based on the PCSX-Reloaded project.
This version is oriented for an ARM architecture and was created to improve performance on the Pandora handheld.
This emulator was then ported to other devices like the Raspberry Pi.
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License
This core is under GPLv2 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Restart | ✔ |
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Core Options | ✔ |
| Retroachievements | ✔ |
| RetroArch Cheats | ✔ |
| Controls | ✔ |
| Remapping | ✔ |
| Multi-Mouse | ✔ |
| Rumble | ✔ |
| Disk Control | ✔ |
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BIOS
¶ List of mandatory bios
Although some games can start without bios under PCSX-ReARMed, it is strongly advised to add these files in the bios directory in order to improve the performance of the emulator and the management of saves on "virtual" memory cards.
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| scph101.bin | Version 4.4 03/24/00 A | 6e3735ff4c7dc899ee98981385f6f3d0 | ❌ |
| scph7001.bin | Version 4.1 12/16/97 A | 1e68c231d0896b7eadcad1d7d8e76129 | ❌ |
| scph5501.bin | Version 3.0 11/18/96 A | 490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246 | ❌ |
| scph1001.bin | Version 2.0 05/07/95 A | dc2b9bf8da62ec93e868cfd29f0d067d 924e392ed05558ffdb115408c263dccf | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph101.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph7001.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph5501.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph1001.bin
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Isos
¶ Supported extensions
Isos must have the extension:
- .bin/.cue
- .img/.ccd/.sub
- .mdf/.mts
- .pbp
- .bin/.toc
- .cbn
- .m3u
¶ Location
Put the isos like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 psx
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.cue
The isos using Redump format are highly recommended.
For more information about isos, go to this tutorial!
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via the file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | auto ✅ / NTSC / PAL |
pcsx_rearmed_region |
auto / NTSC / PAL |
| BIOS Selection | auto ✅ / hle |
pcsx_rearmed_bios |
auto / HLE |
| Show BIOS Boot Logo | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_show_bios_bootlogo |
disabled / enabled |
| Enable Second Memory Card (Shared) | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_memcard2 |
disabled / enabled |
| Dynamic Recompiler | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_drc |
disabled / enabled |
| PSX CPU Clock Speed | 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 ✅ / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
pcsx_rearmed_psxclock |
30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
| Dithering Pattern | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_dithering |
disabled / enabled |
| Frame Duping (Speedup) | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_duping_enable |
disabled / enabled |
| Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Auto / Auto (Threshold) / Fixed Interval |
pcsx_rearmed_frameskip_type |
disabled / auto / auto_threshold / fixed_interval |
| Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
pcsx_rearmed_frameskip_threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
| Frameskip Interval | 1 / 2 / 3 ✅ / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
pcsx_rearmed_frameskip_interval |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| Display Internal FPS | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_display_internal_fps |
disabled / enabled |
| (GPU) Slow linked list processing | auto ✅ / Disabled / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_gpu_slow_llists |
auto / disabled / enabled |
| (GPU) Screen centering | Auto ✅ / Game-controlled / Manual |
pcsx_rearmed_screen_centering |
auto / game / manual |
| (GPU) Manual screen centering X | -16 / -14 / -12 / -10 / -8 / -6 / -4 / -2 / 0 ✅ / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 |
pcsx_rearmed_screen_centering_x |
-16 / -14 / -12 / -10 / -8 / -6 / -4 / -2 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 |
| (GPU) Manual screen centering Y | -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 ✅ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 |
pcsx_rearmed_screen_centering_y |
-16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 |
| Show Interlaced Video | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_neon_interlace_enable |
disabled / enabled |
| Enhanced Resolution | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_neon_enhancement_enable |
disabled / enabled |
| Enhanced Resolution Speed Hack | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_neon_enhancement_no_main |
disabled / enabled |
| Reverb Effects | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_spu_reverb |
disabled / enabled |
| Sound Interpolation | Simple ✅ / Gaussian / Cubic / Disabled |
pcsx_rearmed_spu_interpolation |
simple / gaussian / cubic / off |
| CD Audio | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_nocdaudio |
disabled / enabled |
| XA Decoding | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_noxadecoding |
disabled / enabled |
| Threaded SPU | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
pcsx_rearmed_spu_thread |
disabled / enabled |
| Analog Axis Bounds | Circle ✅ / Square |
pcsx_rearmed_analog_axis_modifier |
circle / square |
| Rumble Effects | 'Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_vibration |
disabled / enabled |
| Multitap Mode | Disabled ✅ / Port 1 / Port 2 / Ports 1 and 2 |
pcsx_rearmed_multitap |
disabled / port 1 / port 2 / ports 1 and 2 |
| NegCon Twist Deadzone | 0% ✅ / 3% / 5% / 7% / 10% / 13% / 15% / 17% / 20% / 23% / 25% / 27% / 30% |
pcsx_rearmed_negcon_deadzone |
0 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 27 / 30 |
| NegCon Twist Response | Linear ✅ / Quadratic / Cubic |
pcsx_rearmed_negcon_response |
linear / quadratic / cubic |
| Mouse Sensitivity | 0.05 / 0.10 / 0.15 / 0.20 / 0.25 / 0.30 / 0.35 / 0.40 / 0.45 / 0.50 / 0.55 / 0.60 / 0.65 / 0.70 / 0.75 / 0.80 / 0.85 / 0.90 / 0.95 / 1.00 ✅ / 1.05 / 1.10 / 1.15 / 1.20 / 1.25 / 1.30 / 1.35 / 1.40 / 1.45 / 1.50 / 1.55 / 1.60 / 1.65 / 1.70 / 1.75 / 1.80 / 1.85 / 1.90 / 1.95 / 2.00 |
pcsx_rearmed_input_sensitivity |
0.05 / 0.10 / 0.15 / 0.20 / 0.25 / 0.30 / 0.35 / 0.40 / 0.45 / 0.50 / 0.55 / 0.60 / 0.65 / 0.70 / 0.75 / 0.80 / 0.85 / 0.90 / 0.95 / 1.00 / 1.05 / 1.10 / 1.15 / 1.20 / 1.25 / 1.30 / 1.35 / 1.40 / 1.45 / 1.50 / 1.55 / 1.60 / 1.65 / 1.70 / 1.75 / 1.80 / 1.85 / 1.90 / 1.95 / 2.00 |
| Player 1 Lightgun Crosshair | Désactivé ✅ / blue / green / red / white |
pcsx_rearmed_crosshair1 |
disabled / blue / green / red / white |
| Player 2 Lightgun Crosshair | Désactivé ✅ / blue / green / red / white |
pcsx_rearmed_crosshair2 |
disabled / blue / green / red / white |
| Konami Gun X Axis Offset | -40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 ✅ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
pcsx_rearmed_konamigunadjustx |
-40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
| Konami Gun Y Axis Offset | -40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 ✅ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
pcsx_rearmed_konamigunadjusty |
-40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
| Guncon X Axis Offset | -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 ✅ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 |
pcsx_rearmed_gunconadjustx |
-25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 |
| Guncon Y Axis Offset | -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 ✅ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 |
pcsx_rearmed_gunconadjusty |
-25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 |
| Guncon X Axis Response | 0.75 / 0.76 / 0.77 / 0.78 / 0.79 / 0.80 / 0.81 / 0.82 / 0.83 / 0.84 / 0.85 / 0.86 / 0.87 / 0.88 / 0.89 / 0.90 / 0.91 / 0.92 / 0.93 / 0.94 / 0.95 / 0.96 / 0.97 / 0.98 / 0.99 / 1.00 ✅ / 1.01 / 1.02 / 1.03 / 1.04 / 1.05 / 1.06 / 1.07 / 1.08 / 1.09 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.12 / 1.13 / 1.14 / 1.15 / 1.16 / 1.17 / 1.18 / 1.19 / 1.20 / 1.21 / 1.22 / 1.23 / 1.24 / 1.25 |
pcsx_rearmed_gunconadjustratiox |
0.75 / 0.76 / 0.77 / 0.78 / 0.79 / 0.80 / 0.81 / 0.82 / 0.83 / 0.84 / 0.85 / 0.86 / 0.87 / 0.88 / 0.89 / 0.90 / 0.91 / 0.92 / 0.93 / 0.94 / 0.95 / 0.96 / 0.97 / 0.98 / 0.99 / 1.00 / 1.01 / 1.02 / 1.03 / 1.04 / 1.05 / 1.06 / 1.07 / 1.08 / 1.09 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.12 / 1.13 / 1.14 / 1.15 / 1.16 / 1.17 / 1.18 / 1.19 / 1.20 / 1.21 / 1.22 / 1.23 / 1.24 / 1.25 |
| Guncon Y Axis Response | 0.75 / 0.76 / 0.77 / 0.78 / 0.79 / 0.80 / 0.81 / 0.82 / 0.83 / 0.84 / 0.85 / 0.86 / 0.87 / 0.88 / 0.89 / 0.90 / 0.91 / 0.92 / 0.93 / 0.94 / 0.95 / 0.96 / 0.97 / 0.98 / 0.99 / 1.00 ✅ / 1.01 / 1.02 / 1.03 / 1.04 / 1.05 / 1.06 / 1.07 / 1.08 / 1.09 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.12 / 1.13 / 1.14 / 1.15 / 1.16 / 1.17 / 1.18 / 1.19 / 1.20 / 1.21 / 1.22 / 1.23 / 1.24 / 1.25 |
pcsx_rearmed_gunconadjustratioy |
0.75 / 0.76 / 0.77 / 0.78 / 0.79 / 0.80 / 0.81 / 0.82 / 0.83 / 0.84 / 0.85 / 0.86 / 0.87 / 0.88 / 0.89 / 0.90 / 0.91 / 0.92 / 0.93 / 0.94 / 0.95 / 0.96 / 0.97 / 0.98 / 0.99 / 1.00 / 1.01 / 1.02 / 1.03 / 1.04 / 1.05 / 1.06 / 1.07 / 1.08 / 1.09 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.12 / 1.13 / 1.14 / 1.15 / 1.16 / 1.17 / 1.18 / 1.19 / 1.20 / 1.21 / 1.22 / 1.23 / 1.24 / 1.25 |
| Instruction Cache Emulation | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_icache_emulation |
disabled / enabled |
| Exception and Breakpoint Emulation | Désactivé ✅ / Activé |
pcsx_rearmed_exception_emulation |
disabled / enabled |
| Disable Automatic Compatibility Hacks | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_nocompathacks |
disabled / enabled |
| Disable SMC Checks | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_nosmccheck |
disabled / enabled |
| Assume GTE Regs Unneeded | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_gteregsunneeded |
disabled / enabled |
| Disable GTE Flags | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_nogteflags |
disabled / enabled |
| Disable CPU/GTE Stalls | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pcsx_rearmed_nostalls |
disabled / enabled |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed/
- Libretro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/