¶ 
License
This core is under GPLv3 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
¶ 
Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
¶ 
BIOS
¶ List of mandatory bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| scph5500.bin | Japanese PS1 BIOS - required for japanese games | 8dd7d5296a650fac7319bce665a6a53c | ❌ |
| scph5501.bin | American PS1 BIOS - required for american games | 490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246 | ❌ |
| scph5502.bin | European PS1 BIOS - required for european games | 32736f17079d0b2b7024407c39bd3050 | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph5500.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph5501.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 scph5502.bin
¶ List of optional bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| ps1_rom.bin | BIOS PS1 - Provided with latest PS3 firmware | 81bbe60ba7a3d1cea1d48c14cbcc647b | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 ps1_rom.bin
¶ 
Isos
¶ Supported extensions
Isos must have the extension:
- .bin/.cue
- .bin/.toc
- .img/.ccd/.sub
- .chd
- .ecm
- .exe
- .img
- .iso
- .m3u
- .mds
- .pbp
- .psf
- .psexe
¶ 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!
¶ 
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Console Region | Auto-Detect ✅ / NTSC-J (Japan) / NTSC-U (US, Canada) / PAL (Europe, Australia) |
swanstation_Console_Region |
Auto / NTSC-J / NTSC-U / PAL |
| NTSC-J BIOS (Restart) | SCPH5500 ✅ / PSP / PS3 |
swanstation_BIOS_PathNTSCJ |
scph5500.bin / psxonpsp660.bin / ps1_rom.bin |
| NTSC-U BIOS (Restart) | SCPH5501 ✅ / PSP / PS3 |
swanstation_BIOS_PathNTSCU |
scph5501.bin / psxonpsp660.bin / ps1_rom.bin |
| PAL BIOS (Restart) | SCPH5502 ✅ / PSP / PS3 |
swanstation_BIOS_PathPAL |
scph5502.bin / psxonpsp660.bin / ps1_rom.bin |
| Fast Boot | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_BIOS_PatchFastBoot |
true / false |
| CD-ROM Region Check | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CDROM_RegionCheck |
enabled / disabled |
| CD-ROM Read Thread | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_CDROM_ReadThread |
true / false |
| Apply Image Patches | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CDROM_LoadImagePatches |
true / false |
| Preload CD-ROM Image To RAM | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CDROM_LoadImageToRAM |
true / false |
| Pre-cache CHD Images To RAM | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CDROM_PreCacheCHD |
true / false |
| Mute CD Audio | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CDROM_MuteCDAudio |
true / false |
| CD-ROM Read Speedup | None (Double Speed) ✅ / 2x (Quad Speed) / 3x (6x Speed) / 4x (8x Speed) / 5x (10x Speed) / 6x (12x Speed) / 7x (14x Speed) / 8x (16x Speed) / 9x (18x Speed) / 10x (20x Speed) |
swanstation_CDROM_ReadSpeedup |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| CD-ROM Seek Speedup | Infinite/Instantaneous / None (Double Speed) ✅ / 2x (Quad Speed) / 3x (6x Speed) / 4x (8x Speed) / 5x (10x Speed) / 6x (12x Speed) / 7x (14x Speed) / 8x (16x Speed) / 9x (18x Speed) / 10x (20x Speed) |
swanstation_CDROM_SeekSpeedup |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| CPU Execution Mode | Interpreter / Cached Interpreter / Recompiler ✅ |
swanstation_CPU_ExecutionMode |
Interpreter / CachedInterpreter / Recompiler |
| GPU Renderer | Hardware (Auto) / Harware (OpenGL) ✅ / Hardware (Vulkan) / Software |
swanstation_GPU_Renderer |
Auto / OpenGL / Vulkan / Software |
| Internal Resolution Scale | 1x ✅ / 2x / 3x (for 720p) / 4x / 5x (for 1080p) / 6x (for 1440p) / 7x / 8x / 9x (for 4K) / 10x / 11x / 12x / 13x / 14x / 15x / 16x |
swanstation_GPU_ResolutionScale |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 |
| Use Software Renderer For Readbacks | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_UseSoftwareRendererForReadbacks |
true / false |
| Multisample Antialiasing | Désactivé ✅ / 2x MSAA / 4x MSAA / 8x MSAA / 16x MSAA / 32x MSAA / 2x SSAA / 4x SSAA / 8x SSAA / 16x SSAA / 32x SSAA |
swanstation_GPU_MSAA |
1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 / 32 / 2-ssaa / 4-ssaa / 8-ssaa / 16-ssaa / 32-ssaa |
| True Color Rendering | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_TrueColor |
true / false |
| Scaled Dithering | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_GPU_ScaledDithering |
true / false |
| Disable Interlacing | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_DisableInterlacing |
true / false |
| Force NTSC Timings | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_ForceNTSCTimings |
true / false |
| Force 4:3 For 24-Bit Display | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_Display_Force4_3For24Bit |
true / false |
| Chroma Smoothing For 24-Bit Display | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_ChromaSmoothingFor24Bit |
true / false |
| Texture Filtering | Nearest-Neighbor ✅ / Bilinear / Bilinear (No Edge Blending) / JINC2 / JINC2 (No Edge Blending) / xBR / xBR (No Edge Blending) |
swanstation_GPU_TextureFilter |
Nearest / Bilinear / BilinearBinAlpha / JINC2 / JINC2BinAlpha / xBR / xBRBinAlpha |
| Widescreen Hack | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_WidescreenHack |
true / false |
| PGXP Geometry Correction | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_GPU_PGXPEnable |
true / false |
| Core Provided Aspect Ratio | 4:3 ✅ / 16:9 / 19:9 / 20:9 / Custom / Auto (Game Native) / PAR 1:1 |
swanstation_Display_AspectRatio |
4:3 / 16:9 / 19:9 / 20:9 / Custom / Auto / PAR 1:1 |
| Crop Mode | None / Only Overscan Area ✅ / All Borders |
swanstation_Display_CropMode |
None / Overscan / Borders |
| Downsampling | Désactivé ✅ / Box (Downsample 3D/Smooth All) / Adaptive (Preserve 3D/Smooth 2D) |
swanstation_GPU_DownsampleMode |
Disabled / Box / Adaptive |
| Display OSD Messages | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_Display_ShowOSDMessages |
true / false |
| Display Active Start Offset | -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 |
swanstation_Display_ActiveStartOffset |
-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 |
| Display Active End Offset | -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 |
swanstation_Display_ActiveEndOffset |
-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 |
| Display Line Start Offset | -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 |
swanstation_Display_LineStartOffset |
-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 |
| Display Line End Offset | -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 |
swanstation_Display_LineEndOffset |
-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 |
| Memory Card 1 Type | No Memory Card / Libretro ✅ / Shared Between All Games / Separate Card Per Game (Game Code) / Separate Card Per Game (Game Title) |
swanstation_MemoryCards_Card1Type |
None / Libretro / Shared / PerGame / PerGameTitle |
| Memory Card 2 Type | No Memory Card ✅ / Shared Between All Games / Separate Card Per Game (Game Code) / Separate Card Per Game (Game Title) |
swanstation_MemoryCards_Card2Type |
None / Shared / PerGame / PerGameTitle |
| Use Single Card For Playlist | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_MemoryCards_UsePlaylistTitle |
true / false |
| Multitap Mode | Disabled ✅ / Enable on Port 1 Only / Enable on Port 2 Only / Enable on Ports 1 and 2 |
swanstation_ControllerPorts_MultitapMode |
Disabled / Port1Only / Port2Only / BothPorts |
| DualShock Analog Mode Combo | L1 + R1 + L3 + R3 / L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Start + Select / L1 + R1 + Select ✅ / L1 + R1 + Start / L1 + R1 + L3 / L1 + R1 + R3 / L2 + R2 + Select / L2 + R2 + Start / L2 + R2 + L3 / L2 + R2 + R3 / L3 + R3 |
swanstation_Controller_AnalogCombo |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 |
| DualShock Enable Rumble | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_Controller_EnableRumble |
true / false |
| CD-ROM Async Readahead | Disabled (Synchronous) / 1 Sector (7KB / 2ms) / 2 Sectors (13KB / 4ms) / 3 Sectors (20KB / 6ms) / 4 Sectors (27KB / 8ms) / 5 Sectors (33KB / 10ms) / 6 Sectors (40KB / 12ms) / 7 Sectors (47KB / 14ms) / 8 Sectors (53KB / 16ms) ✅ / 9 Sectors (60KB / 18ms) / 10 Sectors (67KB / 20ms) / 11 Sectors (73KB / 22ms) / 12 Sectors (80KB / 24ms) / 13 Sectors (87KB / 26ms) / 14 Sectors (93KB / 28ms) / 15 Sectors (100KB / 30ms) / 16 Sectors (107KB / 32ms) / 17 Sectors (113KB / 34ms) / 18 Sectors (120KB / 36ms) / 19 Sectors (127KB / 38ms) / 20 Sectors (133KB / 40ms) / 21 Sectors (140KB / 42ms) / 22 Sectors (147KB / 44ms) / 23 Sectors (153KB / 46ms) / 24 Sectors (160KB / 48ms) / 25 Sectors (167KB / 50ms) / 26 Sectors (173KB / 52ms) / 27 Sectors (180KB / 54ms) / 28 Sectors (187KB / 56ms) / 29 Sectors (193KB / 58ms) / 30 Sectors (200KB / 60ms) / 31 Sectors (207KB / 62ms) / 32 Sectors (213KB / 64ms) |
swanstation_CDROM_ReadaheadSectors |
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 |
| CPU Overclocking | 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% (Default) ✅ / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 325% / 350% / 375% / 400% / 425% / 450% / 475% / 500% / 525% / 550% / 575% / 600% / 625% / 650% / 675% / 700% / 725% / 750% / 775% / 800% / 825% / 850% / 875% / 900% / 925% / 950% / 975% / 1000% |
swanstation_CPU_Overclock |
10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145 / 150 / 155 / 160 / 165 / 170 / 175 / 180 / 185 / 190 / 195 / 200 / 205 / 210 / 215 / 220 / 225 / 230 / 235 / 240 / 245 / 250 / 255 / 260 / 265 / 270 / 275 / 280 / 285 / 290 / 295 / 300 / 325 / 350 / 375 / 400 / 425 / 450 / 475 / 500 / 525 / 550 / 575 / 600 / 625 / 650 / 675 / 700 / 725 / 750 / 775 / 800 / 825 / 850 / 875 / 900 / 925 / 950 / 975 / 1000 |
| Apply Compatibility Settings | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_Main_ApplyGameSettings |
true / false |
| Log Level | None / Error / Warning / Performance / Success / Information ✅ / Developer / Profile / Debug / Trace |
swanstation_Logging_LogLevel |
None / Error / Warning / Performance / Success / Information / Developer / Profile / Debug / Trace |
| CPU Recompiler ICache | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CPU_RecompilerICache |
true / false |
| CPU Recompiler Block Linking | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_CPU_RecompilerBlockLinking |
true / false |
| CPU Recompiler Fast Memory Access | Disabled (Slower) / LUT (Faster) ✅ / MMAP (Hardware, Fastest, 64-Bit Only) |
swanstation_CPU_FastmemMode |
Disabled / LUT / MMAP |
| CPU Recompiler Fast Memory Access Rewrite | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_CPU_FastmemRewrite |
true / false |
| Enable VRAM Write Texture Replacement | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_TextureReplacements_EnableVRAMWriteReplacements |
true / false |
| Internal Run-Ahead | 0 Frames (Désactivé) ✅ / 1 Frame / 2 Frames / 3 Frames / 4 Frames / 5 Frames / 6 Frames / 7 Frames / 8 Frames / 9 Frames / 10 Frames |
swanstation_Main_RunaheadFrameCount |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| Enable 8MB RAM (Dev Console) | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_Console_Enable8MBRAM |
true / false |
| Use Old MDEC Routines | Enabled / Disabled ✅ |
swanstation_Hacks_UseOldMDECRoutines |
true / false |
| Use Alternative Audio Hook (Restart) | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
swanstation_Audio_FastHook |
true / false |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/duckstation/