PCSX-Reloaded

PCSX-Reloaded is a PlayStation emulator from the late 2000s, based on the earlier PCSX project; it allows you to play PlayStation games on a PC from disc images such as ISO or BIN/CUE files made from your own game discs, including images with compressed audio tracks and ECM files. Some of the features of the software include Switch ISO for multi-disc games and disc tray opening and closing for games that require it from the in-game menus, which makes disc changes very easy.

PCSX-Reloaded has a widescreen hack in the CPU options that works for 3D games to fill your monitor screen better. Controller plugins let you play with a keyboard or a gamepad, including analog DualShock-style controls.

The emulator follows the classic plugin design: graphics, sound, controller input and CD access are handled by separate plugins that you choose and configure in the Configuration menu. The Windows build comes with software and OpenGL graphics renderers, a DirectSound audio plugin and pad plugins, and each of them has its own settings such as resolution, texture filtering, frame limit and sound interpolation. A built-in high-level BIOS emulation lets many games start without a BIOS file, while a dump of a real console BIOS can be selected for better compatibility. The Emulator menu offers Run, Reset, Switch ISO and save states, and the Configuration menu adds memory card management, cheat codes with a cheat search, NetPlay, link cable emulation and interface language selection. Memory cards and save states are stored as small files on your computer, so you can keep your progress just as on the original console. PCSX-Reloaded is free, open-source software released under the GNU General Public License, and versions exist for Windows, Linux and macOS. The last Windows release is 1.9.94 and the project is no longer actively developed; its code lives on in forks such as PCSX-Redux. Compatibility is high but not perfect, so some games can show graphics glitches or need specific plugin settings.

It lets you replay original PlayStation games on a PC for free, with save states, cheats and gamepad support.

Overall this is a capable free program for anyone who wants to play those nostalgic PS games on a PC.