I have had problems playing ps1 games on retropie

[supppp]

I am brand new to retropie and I cannot get my ps1 games to work. I have read multiple forums about my issue and nothing seems to work. I downloaded all games on a 1.0 flash drive and have done everything I can. I have a raspberry pi 3b+ with no internet available please help.

[notthesame]

@supppp first turn on usb services in retropie settings/manage packages/optional/ go to buttom and turn on, then get blank usb put in pi3 for about 2 mins after you exit, reboot then put in pc and drag games to ps1 and also you will need bios, google is your friend sorry no links to anything just all i an do is help you setup.

[mitu]

@supppp Did you follow the instruction on transferring ROMs using an USB stick ?

[supppp]

@mitu yes I have watched multiple videoes and read all that I can I just won't work

[supppp]

@notthesame I have already done all of this

[dankcushions]

@supppp when you say they 'won't work' - what do you mean? they don't appear on the games list in the ps1 section? or they appear but don't run?

also, please fill out https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

[supppp]

Pi Model or other hardware: raspberry pi 3+
Power Supply used: micro USB to USB charger
RetroPie Version Used: 4.7
Built From: pre-made image from retropie
USB Devices connected:
Controller used:ps4 dual shock/Logitech USB keyboard
Error messages received:none for the ps1 but it keeps saying cannot launch l1 locale when I try to set the country
Guide used: I followed the retropie guild and many other youtube videos that I cannot find

[dankcushions]

@supppp please answer my first question. if they crash out when you run, please supply a verbose log as per my link.

[supppp]

also when I say won't work I mean that 75 percent of the games won't show up

[supppp]

and the games I can use never crash

[supppp]

@mitu yes I have done that many times and it works with all other systems just not ps1

[dankcushions]

@supppp show us the file name(s), including extension, of a game that doesn't show up. note that the only supported extensions/ are listed in the first table here: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Playstation-1/

[supppp]

all of them are the same aka disk 1 is cd1 disk 2 cd2 etc and I just fixed the disc 3 cd1 thing it is now cd3 they where all originally .cue files

[mitu]

@supppp said in I have had problems playing ps1 games on retropie:

thing it is now cd3 they where all originally .cue files

.bin and .cd1 files are not valid extensions for PS1, you should have copied your .bin/.cue files in the psx folder and the .cue files would have been shown in the list. Don't use sub-folders for discs, it's not necessary.

[supppp]

@mitu yes but it also stated that they needed to be labeled cd files for multiple discs

[supppp]

Final Fantasy VII (USA) (Disc 1).CD1 < This is the renamed .cue or .chd file.
Final Fantasy VII (USA) (Disc 2).CD2 < This is the renamed .cue or .chd file.
Final Fantasy VII (USA) (Disc 3).CD3 < This is the renamed .cue or .chd file.
Final Fantasy VII (USA).m3u

I do not know how to create the m3u file though

[mitu]

@mitu yes but it also stated that they needed to be labeled cd files for multiple discs

Only of you want to hide them from the list when you're using a .m3u playlist. It's optional and you need to the m3u file created first, otherwise you'll see nothing in the game list.

I do not know how to create the m3u file though

Am .m3u file is a simple text file, which you can edit with Notepad, where you list the .cue/.cd<X> file names, one per line.

[supppp]

ok should I change them back to cue?or just create an m3u file

[mitu]

Change it to .cue and see if they show up in the list.

[supppp]

it works now thank you