r/EmulationOnPC • • Apr 10 '20

Mod Post Posts asking for build recommendations will now be removed

74 Upvotes

Any posts asking for a pc build specifically for emulation will be deleted from now.

This is a sub for troubleshooting issues with emulators and not for building pcs.

If you still want to build a PC for emulation go over to r/buildapc


r/EmulationOnPC • • Nov 18 '23

Mod Post Hello, im the new Moderator after no Moderators here

41 Upvotes

Since there was no Moderators here, ill triying mod this subreddit accurding to those rules.

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If you got Questions or Issue on this subreddit, dont hesitate to ask.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 6h ago

Unsolved Is there an option for integer overscaling on snes9x standalone?

2 Upvotes

I want to use integer scaling but want to image to slightly extend past the edges of my screen instead of letterboxing. I know RetroArch has this option but I would prefer to use the standalone version.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 6h ago

Unsolved Mii plaza for Azahar

2 Upvotes

Hi,so i wanted to know if anyone knew a way to get mii's in the streetpass plaza,since encounter doesn't work on emulation and i can't find anything about it online,does somebody know how to get them? Like is it something i need to find in the godmod manager like some kind of save?

Also sorry if it's the wrong subreddit,with all the rules i read i'm kinda lost.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 13h ago

Unsolved Can my Lenovo ThinkPad X13 run a PS2 emulator (PCSX2)?

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone,
I’m new to emulation and currently using a Lenovo ThinkPad X13. I’ve already set up Dolphin for GameCube games and DuckStation for PS1 games, and they’ve been running well so far. I’ve even played Spider-Man through my projector with no noticeable lag.
I’m now wondering if my laptop is powerful enough to run a PS2 emulator, specifically PCSX2.

My laptop specs:
● Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X13
● RAM: 16 GB
● Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics (128 MB dedicated graphics memory shown in Windows)
● Storage: 475 GB SSD
● Free storage: Approximately 396 GB
● Operating system: Windows 11

I’d mainly like to play single-player PS2 games, especially games like Spider-Man, Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid. I don’t mind lowering the resolution or changing settings if necessary.

My questions:
1. Can my laptop run PCSX2 at playable speeds with these specs?

  1. Which PS2 games would run well, and which ones might struggle?

  2. What graphics settings would you recommend for my Intel UHD Graphics?

  3. Would playing at native PS2 resolution be the best option?

  4. Would connecting my laptop to a projector through HDMI affect performance?

I’d appreciate any advice, especially from people who have used PCSX2 on similar hardware. Thanks!


r/EmulationOnPC • • 7h ago

Unsolved looney tunes back in action pcsx2 bug

1 Upvotes

i'm not really sure where to post this, but i'm on world 3 of this game and am encountering a bug where i can no longer lock in with a crosshair to throw the chickens at targets (i know this is such a long shot but i'm at wits end) and was wondering if someway somehow someone here knows about this and knows what to do😭i can't find any forums or anything about this online and it's unclear if it's an emulator bug or an in-game bug


r/EmulationOnPC • • 9h ago

Unsolved [RPCS3][God of War Collection] Ghosting and White Skies for God of War II

1 Upvotes

Pretty much the title. Been messing around with the settings and can't figure it out. The section that I'm on is pretty much unplayable.

GoW II issue (Video)
Current settings


r/EmulationOnPC • • 11h ago

Unsolved Build: KytyPS5-2026-10-11-16a7fe6 Title ID: PPSA21564 The game screen loads, then the emulator closes with an access violation (0xC0000005) in runtimeLinker.cpp:711. Same crash on every run so far. Crash text below

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Initialized: Config

Initialized: Log

Initialized: Timer

Initialized: Pthread

Initialized: Profiler

Initialized: Network

Initialized: Memory

Initialized: FileSystem

Initialized: Controller

Initialized: Audio

Vulkan pipeline cache: initializing _PipelineCache\\PPSA21564.bin

Vulkan pipeline cache: initialized empty

Initialized: Graphics

Title ID: PPSA21564

AMD CPU compatibility: eboot.bin patched (VRSQRTPS: native=9679, trapped=1079, skipped=0; EXTRQ: native=97, trapped=0, skipped=0; INSERTQ: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; RDPID: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; CLWB: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0)

AMD CPU compatibility: libc.prx no matching instructions (VRSQRTPS: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; EXTRQ: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; INSERTQ: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; RDPID: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0; CLWB: native=0, trapped=0, skipped=0)

version = 13

Unresolved import stub called: Y295ygEccqk\[NpCppWebApi_v1\]\[NpCppWebApi_v1.1\]\[Func\]

Unresolved import stub called: 8x++mBOUeso\[NpCppWebApi_v1\]\[NpCppWebApi_v1.1\]\[Func\]

Unresolved import stub called: UYPxv8MIzGo\[NpCppWebApi_v1\]\[NpCppWebApi_v1.1\]\[Func\]

Unresolved import stub called: 52AlYvq+dmk\[NpCppWebApi_v1\]\[NpCppWebApi_v1.1\]\[Func\]

Shaders: VS 0 | PS 0 | CS 1 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 0 | PS 0 | CS 2 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 0 | PS 1 | CS 2 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shader: emitted zero-position clip guard

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 2 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 3 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 4 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 5 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 6 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 7 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 8 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 9 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 10 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 11 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 12 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 1 | PS 1 | CS 13 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 2 | PS 1 | CS 13 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 2 | PS 1 | CS 14 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 2 | PS 1 | CS 15 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 2 | PS 2 | CS 15 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

Shaders: VS 3 | PS 2 | CS 15 | GS 0 | LS 0 | HS 0 | TES 0

\--- Guest fault context ---

thread: (host thread)

rax=0000010095d0cf00 rbx=0000010095d0d370 rcx=0000010095d0cf00 rdx=0000000000000018

rsi=0000000000000018 rdi=0000010095d0cf38 rbp=0000000000000000 rsp=0000010095d0ce68

r8 =0000000000000004 r9 =00007ffd4e40cc5a r10=00007ffd4e3f0000 r11=0000000000000000

r12=0000000000000018 r13=00000100c0c2a020 r14=00000100c1b6eed0 r15=0000000000000000

code (pc-48 .. pc+48, fault at byte 48):

89 00 89 48 08 c3 8b 0a 44 0f b7 42 04 89 08 66

44 89 40 04 c3 8b 0a 44 0f b6 42 04 89 08 44 88

40 04 c3 48 8b 0a 48 89 08 c3 0f b6 0a 88 08 c3

8b 0a 89 08 c3 90 49 83 f8 20 77 17 f3 0f 6f 0a

f3 42 0f 6f 54 02 f0 f3 0f 7f 09 f3 42 0f 7f 54

01 f0 c3 4e 8d 0c 02 48 3b ca 4c 0f 46 c9 49 3b

stack:

0000000140a34a7e 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000005

0000010095d0cf30 fffffffffffffffe 00000100c1b6ff20 0000010095d0d428

0000010095d0d1a0 0000000000000018 00005153b290f577 0000010095d0cf00

0000010095d0d428 0000010095d0d1a0 0000000140a3a0bd 0000000000000000

0000000000000000 0000000000000060 00000000004b0000 0000000000000000

0000000000000000 000000000000004c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000

0000010000000005 0000000000000000 0000010095d0cf00 0000000000000001

0000000000000000 0000000000000004 0000010095d0d428 0000010095d0d020

\--- Build ---

Official build KytyPS5-2026-10-11-16a7fe6

\--- Error ---

Unhandled host exception: type=1 code=3221225477 pc=0x00007ffd4e40cc5a access=1 address=0x0000000000000018

in D:\\a\\KytyPS5\\KytyPS5\\src\\loader\\runtimeLinker.cpp:711


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Solved NBA LIVE 19 ya se puede jugar en PC con shadPS4: se solucionó el bloqueo infinito de "CARGANDO" y el error de los jugadores brillantes (versión no oficial + código fuente).

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NBA LIVE 19 (CUSA11355) se quedaba atascado indefinidamente en la pantalla de "CARGANDO" en shadPS4, y una vez que lograba superar ese problema, los jugadores tenían el pelo y la piel brillando como si estuvieran en llamas, y el suelo tenía destellos. Localicé ambos errores en el emulador y creé una versión no oficial con las correcciones.

**Vídeo:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vafG8yFEDPI

**Descarga (compilación + configuración del juego + instrucciones):** https://github.com/danilenko22/shadPS4/releases/tag/nba19-fix-v2

**Código fuente (GPL-2.0):** https://github.com/danilenko22/shadPS4/tree/nba19-fix

**¿Qué falló?**

* **Infinito Cargando: En Windows, TimedMutex::try_lock_until de shadPS4 devolvía "tiempo de espera agotado" sin siquiera intentar bloquear cuando el tiempo límite ya había expirado (tiempo de espera = 0). NBA LIVE 19 usa un bloqueo temporizado de 0 µs como bloqueo de intento, por lo que una tarea de carga (ScenarioInitializationJob) nunca finalizaba. Solución de una sola línea en kernel/sync/mutex.h.

  • Jugadores brillantes / destellos en el suelo (aleatorio, ~19 de 20 sesiones): Los mapas cúbicos de reflexión de la arena son BC6H con datos reales solo hasta 4x4, pero el juego declara más niveles de mipmaps. Los niveles de 2x2 y 1x1 contenían basura (memoria más allá de la textura o nunca escrita por la GPU). Los materiales de baja resolución muestrean esos mipmaps → valores HDR enormes → efecto de brillo "fuego". Corrección: las vistas muestreadas de imágenes comprimidas por bloques se detienen en el último mipmap de bloque completo. Sin impacto en el rendimiento.
  • **Extra:** Repeticiones/escenas cinemáticas a 60 FPS con vblank_frequency: 120\, además de una corrección para un fallo de "Interrupción de volteo fuera de orden" que esta configuración podía provocar.

También incluye la solicitud de extracción pendiente n.° 4796 (límites LDS), adaptada a esta base.

**Notas**

  • Bifurcación no oficial, no afiliada al equipo de shadPS4; por favor, no reporten problemas de esta compilación al proyecto principal. Si los desarrolladores consideran útiles las correcciones, con gusto abriré solicitudes de extracción.
  • No se proporcionan archivos de juego, firmware ni claves. Usa tu propio volcado y tus propios módulos del sistema PS4.
  • Probado en RX 9070 XT + i9-12900KF, Windows 11. Se agradecen los comentarios de los usuarios de NVIDIA/Intel. Los errores son del emulador, por lo que deberían afectar a cualquier GPU.

r/EmulationOnPC • • 19h ago

Unsolved Can Someone help me Properly download Ps5 roms in pc .

0 Upvotes

I’m having trouble downloading games ps5 games files . Is it an extra step after download . It doesn’t show in my emulator .


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved Help with Uncharted 2 RPCS3 artifact problem

1 Upvotes

Does anyone know how to fix those black bars?

https://imgur.com/a/TfFRFUl


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved BFI Presenter 1.0.3 — Variable MPRT strobing inside the game: no screen capture, no second GPU, no brightness loss (ReShade add-on + Vulkan layer, 90+ games and emulators tested)

7 Upvotes

Hey Guys. After about a month of testing on a Sony A95L at 120 Hz, I’m releasing BFI Presenter: black frame insertion that runs inside the game itself instead of on top of the desktop.

Download: https://github.com/artzox/BFI-Presenter/releases

This is a follow-up to the implementation in my CRT-Standalone shader which required you to have stable 120 fps to get a flicker free effect.

Why another BFI tool when ShaderBeam exists?

ShaderBeam is great and works with any Windows app. But it’s an overlay: it captures what’s already on screen and strobes that, on its own clock, separate from the game. That’s why it recommends running on a second GPU (even an iGPU) to avoid desync. BFI Presenter takes a different route:

  • It lives in the game’s render path. It’s a ReShade add-on for Direct3D 12/11/9 and OpenGL, and a Vulkan layer for Vulkan, DXVK and emulators. It takes the game’s finished frame directly: no screen capture, no extra copy through the desktop, no second GPU.
  • The strobe follows the display’s vblank, not the game. The presenter owns presentation and runs the lit/dark cycle on the display’s own refresh clock, on a realtime GPU queue. A late game frame shows up as a CRT-style repeat (a brief stutter) instead of a lit or dark refresh held too long, which is the infamous BFI flash.
  • It paces the game to the strobe. Refresh / Half / Quarter frame caps, plus just-in-time release, mean each frame finishes right before the refresh that shows it. Half refresh gives you a rock-solid 60 with every frame lit exactly once, and Smooth pacing holds a spare frame so hitches don’t turn into stutters.
  • Variable MPRT, not plain BFI. This is the Blur Busters brightness-budget approach: each pixel’s light is put into the lit refresh up to the panel’s peak, and only what doesn’t fit spills into the next refresh. Dark and mid tones get full clarity, highlights don’t clip, and at Gain 1.0 you keep full brightness.
  • Real HDR. SDR, scRGB and HDR10 output, a display-peak ceiling, and an ABL guard that keeps the boosted refresh within your OLED’s full-screen power budget so the panel doesn’t dim it. SDR games can even be presented as HDR10 to get headroom for the lit refresh.
  • Rolling scan with phosphor fade. The Blur Busters CRT-simulator approach: bands lit top to bottom, each row fading like phosphor. At 240 Hz and up it’s a real rolling band.
  • Works with frame generation. DLSS FG 2×–4×, FSR FG and Lossless Scaling all work at the Refresh cap.

I have tested personally 90+ games and emulators, including some games with DLSS5 via the various Reshade mods and Optiscaler. That includes God of War Ragnarök, Alan Wake 2, Control (with FG), Silent Hill 2, Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan), Doom Eternal, Hades II, Cuphead, PCSX2, RPCS3, shadPS4, 32-bit DX9 classics like Alan Wake and FlatOut, and OpenGL oldies like Heretic II< Blade of Darkness Remaster and SW: Episode 1 Racer, as well as the Soul Reaver 1+2 Remastered. Some games have notes on the settings that work best, but really depends on the framerates you can push: tested games list. Suffice it to say that clarity at 60FPS is awesome and adding DLSS5 or turning everything on does not have to be an issue anymore to get a clear image.

Included is also a manager app, so you don’t have to fiddle

BFI Presenter Manager scans your Steam, Epic, GOG and Xbox libraries and works out what each game needs (64-bit or 32-bit add-on, or the Vulkan layer). It finds ReShade even when it’s loaded as ReShade64.dll behind OptiScaler, can install or switch ReShade versions, and sets G-SYNC off / VSync Force on in each game’s NVIDIA profile for you. Install, update or undo across your whole library in a couple of clicks, with every replaced file backed up.

What you need

  • Windows 10/11 and ReShade 6.4+ with add-on support (6.8+ for DX9). The Vulkan layer works without ReShade.
  • A display at a fixed refresh rate. It was developed on a 120 Hz OLED but higher refresh rates should work too.
  • OpenGL needs an NVIDIA GPU.

The Manager is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may complain on first start: More info → Run anyway.

Feedback, logs and new game results are very welcome: open an issue or drop them in the comments. And if it brings back that CRT feeling for you, there’s a Ko-fi link on the GitHub page ❤️


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved Ps3 Emulator RPCS3

1 Upvotes

Hi im trying to some games on the ps3 emulator and some games freeze at the same spot loading logos. ( NBA live 09, NBA Street: Homecourt, NFS The Run) Is there an easy fix to get past this issue for most games? I know it's not my pc, I have a video editing computer w/ 64g RAM, 8gb Graphics & i9 processor.

Thanks in Advance


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved New to emulation

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Can someone help me or show me a video on where to find switch games for emudeck. I’m having issues finding bios and the keys for the games. Does anyone know or can show me how to obtain those please. I would prefer video if possible. I’m trying to get these emulated on emudeck on my legion go 2.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved Emulating for the first time: where to get started running original Xbox games?

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I've got a few Xbox games currently, looking to get them up and running on my PC. My current rig is an HP OmniBook 7 16-az0097nr (B88YTUA), 32 gigs RAM. This is the best official spec sheet I can find.

I'm currently running Windows 11, but will be switching to Linux soon (most likely Debian or Ubuntu, maybe Red Hat, maybe something else.) I have Xbox Series X controllers, I'd like to use those. I'd like to send video out to a TV over HDMI.

I'm looking to play through the Tony Hawk games on the Xbox first; THPS4, THUG, THUG2, THAW. I have discs on hand and can play with a DVD drive plugged in if needed, but if it's not too much work to rip the disc images/ROMs, that's probably more convenient.

I also have Ace Combat Assault Horizon for the Xbox 360 and would like to get that running as well, but the Xbox games are what I want to get in to first.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved Astrobot crashes on first level

1 Upvotes

6700xt

5600g

32gb ddr4

Ssd installed drive Kyteps5 emu

Game crashes when trying to go to the first world level


r/EmulationOnPC • • 1d ago

Unsolved Need Help

1 Upvotes

I'm trying to get a mini pc just to play PS2 and original Xbox games and I'm not trying to go over $500 as I'm just trying to buy one purely for emulation any recommendations that are good for their price


r/EmulationOnPC • • 2d ago

Unsolved What game port you Will play and BE so happy ?

2 Upvotes

I Will love só much for meet chryatamas a porta of gran turismo 6 or 7 Will BE the death of ps5 .. i love só much that game cars..


r/EmulationOnPC • • 3d ago

Unsolved Best SNES Emulator?

21 Upvotes

Been wanting to get into emulating the SNES, but I have no idea what the best emulator for it is nowadays. What usually comes recommended?


r/EmulationOnPC • • 3d ago

Unsolved Starting my project on Teknoparrot replacement but open source.

7 Upvotes

same as title. Teknoparrot have some shady policy's i don't trust so wish me luck on this.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 2d ago

Unsolved Someone told me to stay away from RetroArch

0 Upvotes

Anyone knows why?


r/EmulationOnPC • • 2d ago

Unsolved why my game on PCSX2 v2.8.2 blurry as fuq?

1 Upvotes

Game title: Chaos Wars

  1. need help setting pcsx2 v2.8.2 to make this game not blurry.

blurry like this.

  1. and need setting for this game to be able to run for the first battle. because it stuck on now loading only.

thanks in advance.


r/EmulationOnPC • • 3d ago

Solved (VBA) How to make speedup faster

0 Upvotes

I factory reset and now the speedup is barley any faster I keep messing with the frame skip and % and it barley changes


r/EmulationOnPC • • 3d ago

Unsolved 4-Player Spinner Games on PC MAME Using 2 X-Arcade Tankstick Maxes

1 Upvotes

I've been trying to get my Win11 PC running MAME to recognize 2 X-Arcade Tankstick Maxes for 4-Player Spinner Games (specifically Warlords) but havemt had much luck.

I was able to remap the 2nd Tankstick's Joysticks and buttons on Mode 2 for 4P stuff like TMNT but Spinner games have eluded me.

Windows sees the same hardware IDs for both devices and all 4 spinners and both Trackballs control the same mouse cursor/game input.

I've adjusted multimouse settings in mame.ini, tried mapping the spinners directly in Warlords, and a variety of other things but still no luck.

The closet I got was by using reWASD and using the 'mute' function on the mouse inputs - then reWASD intercepts the inputs before Windows sees them and I was able to get the 4 spinners each controlling a different shield in Warlords but the P3 and P3 shields (on Tankstick 2) were 'jittery \*and\* have dead zones I wasn't having any luck fixing.

I keep thinking the answer \*must\* be out there and surely I'm not the irrst person to fight this but can't find anyone online discussing thus issue.

I've spent upwards of 10 hours at this point, w/ a lot of back and forth w/ Gemini AI and and frustrated as all Hell!

Does anyone know the answer, have any ideas/thoughts, or know who might?!

Help?!?


r/EmulationOnPC • • 3d ago

Unsolved What's with RPCS3

0 Upvotes

I've just started using the RPCS3 emulator and managed to get games like the Resistance trilogy and God of War 3 running, but for some reason, I can't get games like the *Uncharted* trilogy to work, no matter which version or copy I download. I'm not sure if I'm configuring something incorrectly or if the emulator is still a work in progress. I'm far from having tested every game, but if anyone knows the reason for this and would like to help, I'd be really grateful.