Getting FF9 (PSX-UK-PAL) to Work on ePSXe

[Reunion]

Try makeing your cd images with ISOProducer by JNS. It uses P.E.Op.S CDR plugin to make them. Since Pete's Plugin allow real-time PPF patching, the tool can be used to patch the generated ISO directly, without any extra tools. Simply select the PPF patch while ripping, and the generated iso is patched.
http://www.aldostools.com/isoproducer.zip

 

[naji]

You know, I've given up on trying to get Final Fantasy 9 UK PAL to work,  after I read somewhere that the American version doesn't have copy protection and works fine on ePSXe, so I just bought the NTSC American version from ebay, and that works I'm having so much fun playing FF9 now, I didn't remember it to be this much of a challenge, it's definately the hardest FF I've played

 

[eraclea]

Hmm, what's so problematic in getting PSX Games to work with EPSXE?

Here's how I do it...

1. Make an Image of the desired Game (via CloneCD for example)

2. Mount Image into Alcohol OR Daemon Toolz (let's say the Virtual Drive is called 'E:')

3. Open EPSXE -> Configure CD-Rom Plugin (must be one of Pete's)

Config:

4. Instead of your real CD-Drive you choose the virtual one generated by Daemon Toolz or Alcohol (in this case 'E:')

5. In point 2 we already mounted the Image, so what we do now is detect the read mode, async reads, max read speed etc. etc.

6. IMPORTANT: In Pete's Plugins there is the option to 'use PPF-Patch file'!
If you already have downloaded a PPF for the wanted game, just select it there!
Hit OK.

Finished! You can now play your game via 'File -> Run CD-rom' instead of 'Run ISO'

And you don't have to patch the ISO, you only have to select the Patch File in the Plugin ;-)


If you don't find any Patch files, you could try the German PPF patch... Grab it here:

http://www.paradogs.com/pdx_rels.htm

 

[voodoo47]

there are plenty of things that can go wrong,and he has tried everything to get the pal version working and it just didnt help.many pal games have problems..dont try to be too smart. :z