PS1 Emulator & Controllers W/ My Mini

[MetalManiac]

I inherited (literally, unfortunately) a bunch of Playstation 1 games and controllers. Is there an emulator out there so I could use these legitimate (not pirated roms) games on my CoreDuo Mini?

If not, no sweat. I could always buy a PS1 on eBay for nothing.

What I'd like more is a way to use the controllers with my Mini. One of them is a big, awesome arcade-style controller (like they tore the joystick and button panel off a stand up machine). I've seen PS1 to USB adapters but they only say they're PC compatible. Anybody know of any mac-friendly adapters?

Thanks!

[johnodd4]

yes.

There is a emulator...

No i cannot tell you ...

why it uses illegal bios roms to boot..

[MetalManiac]

[ArsenicPants]

although using the Bios file IS illegal, using the client that uses it is not
although games won't run without the bios

i've had some success with PCSX
http://pcsx.gpost.dk/

the bios is still out there on the net somewhere, though
searching for it on google might help

if i were you though, i'd just buy a real playstation
i bought a used PS1 (the second generation one, much smaller) at a thrift store for $10

[elviswjr]

I have used several emulators on my PC for many platforms: N64, GameBoy (color, advance, DS), NES, SNES, PS1, and Sega Genesis. Haven't had much luck with PS2, GameCube, or Wii. So far I haven't looked for any for Mac but if you're going to do emulation I would suggest using a PC. There are probably more emulators written and developed for it.

As for the controller, I didn't even try to use an original PSX controller. Just get a PC gamepad. The one I have has almost the same buttons as the PS1 and I can also use it with the other emulators. If you have a Wii, you can also download an application to configure the remote and use it as a controller (or pointing device). Check out my video (along with many others) for a demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPQe9I0x5wk

Getting the bios is the hard part. I have heard that you can somehow rip the bios from the console but I'm pretty sure downloading it from the internet is illegal.
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[sanakan]

there are tons of usb adapters for playstation pads - usb beeing standardized there should be no problem using any of them ( mine is way up the attic so i can't confirm right now - but so far it worked everywhere : windows , debian , gentoo ... )

that wiimote thing rules - i want one