Playing PS1 Backups with multiMAN on CFW

Submitted by greg; September 28, 2011

About a week ago I received this email, detailing how to boot and play PS1/PSX backups using multiMAN. At the time I thought it was common sense, but now, I guess not... As I'm seeing this method posted across several scene sites I figure I'll fill ya in too. It's actually extremely easy. So lets get to it: What you need:

A hacked PS3 running 3.55 (CFW) or 3.41 (w/ jailbreak dongle)
multiMAN 02.07.00 or later
A burned PS1/PSOne/PSX backup

Steps:

Boot your PS3
Insert your PS1 backup
Start up multiMAN
Enter file manager mode
Browse to /dev_flash/ps1emu
Press X on ps1_emu.self
And if that crashes try ps1_netemu.self.

Now grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy them crusty lookin' PS1 games all over again. Also you should know Deank has released a new version of multiMAN, which will recognize your burned backups and can be directly launched from the XMMB game column. Download: multiMAN 02.07.06 - source: ps3crunch

Tags: Backups, multiMAN, PS1, PSX

Solution

- Turn on you PS3 console
- DONT open multiMAN
- In the GAME column look for “Memory Card Utility (PS/PS2)”
- Create a PS1 memory card
- Set it to Slot 1 (Press Triangle while selecting the Memory Card, then Assign it)
- Now, run multiMAN
- Insert your backup disc
- Load it
- Play
- Memory Card is in Slot 1, no need to mess with it anymore.

www.psx-scene.com

# demonsoul 2011-09-28 19:49

HAAA. I am happy, because do not buy cobra USB (It can be useless in future):>. It support to be freeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeee!

# BakedBoi420 2011-09-28 21:12

THIS IS AWESOME!! Now all we need is a way for it to play ps2 backup's as well! cobra USB is going down! Thank you multiMAN!!

# WA3 2011-09-29 06:55

Tried it, still says there is no memory card whenever i try to save the game

# robkoolaid 2011-09-29 07:33

We need a way for multi-man to mount image files of these games and trick it into thinking it's the BD-drive. Maybe someone should just create a different homebrew that uses the ps1_emu and deals with .iso's and .bin's. Would be great!!

Personally, I'd love to see this happen within the CFW itself straight on the XMB. I don't like multi-man because it looks terrible on my SDTV

But props to them for this.

# petelashbrook2012 2011-09-29 09:18

i love this

# kleison 2011-09-29 12:34

I try it, but when I enter on the game and try to save it says there is no memory card =/

# Full on Rapist 2011-09-29 15:42

Saves work perfect just dont put your backup disk in until you have opened multiman and keep the default "Internal Memory Card" name for the card.

# kleison 2011-09-29 16:47

Thanks for the answers!!! Yu're cool, but my problem was that I ran tha game from the file manager mode and in this way the ps3 doesn't recognize the memory card. the solution was enter on multiman and go to XMMB and ran the game for there

sorry for my english I'm intermediate 1 =/

# DieGrille 2011-09-30 00:32

what do you mean with "...go to XMMB and ran the game for there"?
After starting multiman i put the burned disc into but it doesnt appear at the multiman xmb...

Is the game column the multiman xmb?

Starting from File Manager seams to work but without memory card support...

# Snotty 2011-09-30 00:53

Analog stick doesn't seem to work.

# DieGrille 2011-09-30 01:07

I thinck ps1 had no analog stick controllers.

# kleison 2011-09-30 04:01

have sure that you have multiMAN 02.07.00 or later!!!

turn on your ps3, start multiman, go to xmb column, then put your burned ps1 game, wait some seconds and a disc without icon will appear, just run and enjoy :) tell me if you can't I will make a video tutorial xD

# DieGrille 2011-09-30 08:19

Yes it is multiman 02.07.00 and there is no disc icon in the game column of multiman when i put the disc into.

Update game list in the game column also doesnt help...

# Full on Rapist 2011-09-30 15:11

If you have a game not showing put one in you know will show up with multiman load it when it starts press PS button get the to black screen with playstation opens not the XMB eject the disk you loaded put in your disk that didnt load with multiman wait like 10-15 secs and click reset game

# Full on Rapist 2011-09-30 15:12

It works but you have to turn it on in the Playstation Controller Setting after starting up your game

# DieGrille 2011-10-03 01:05

This method also doesnt work :-(

No icon in multiman appears.

EDIT: Problem solved! New multiman release 02.08.00 downloaded, it fixes this bug.

# Guest 2012-01-29 18:25

Insert your PS1 backup =
is the game.ISO or root PS1 FOLDER GAME ?

thx..

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