memory card help

[syrikk]

alright i recently got the PSX emulator, and have been playing my game (official PS game, parasite eve, from the CD) anyways, for now, i'm fine with the 'save state' bit, but i'm almost done with the game, and will need a memory card -- so, my question, where/how do i get a memory card for the PSX emulator? t'would help immensly

-- thanks in advance

[Truth Unknown]

Section From the On-Forum FAQ

ultima said:

Memory Cards:

Q. How do I create new memory cards?
A. When you're "selecting" a memory card on the Memory cards tab in the Configuration window, just type in the name of the new memory card file, and press OK, and pSX will automatically create the memory card file. Although many games will be able to format the memory card if it detects that it is unformatted, some don't. Because of this, you should start pSX with the memory card loaded, but without any game loaded. Visit the memory card screen, and any inserted, unformatted memory card will be formatted.

Q. How can I use my memory cards from other emulators?
A. Most PSEmuPro-based emulators use raw memory card images, which is the same format that pSX uses, simply with a different file extension. pSX can use the files, regardless of the extension, just select the file in the memory card configuration.

Q. Will I lose any data from my memory card if I exit abruptly?
A. pSX always writes memory card changes directly to disk, so there is a very low chance your saves can be corrupted, unless you exit while the game is in the process of writing a save to memory card.

Q. How can I convert my memory cards from Bleem!/Connectix Virtual Game Station/some other emulator?
A. Check out the All in One Memory Card Converter by Aldo. Some other memory card utilities you might be interested in might be PSXGameEdit by Lars Ole Dybdal, and CVGSUtil by DrHell.

[patrickp]

A word of warning, syrikk - if you've been playing a game much on save states, you may not be able to save to a memory card. The reason is that playing only on save states is like playing the game continuously - any errors that might occur tend to aggregate. This can continue to the point where it's no longer possible to save to a memory card.

A save state is a 'snapshot' of the game at that point - errors and all. A memory card save, on the other hand, effectively records various parameters in the game, not the game itself. Doing a memory card save, stopping the emulator and restarting from the card save is like starting the game afresh - any errors should be eliminated rather than compounded, as save states tend to do.

The best practice is probably to use save states as much as you want during a session, but to start and end sessions with memory card loads and saves.

[syrikk]

ahh thankya both...

and aye, i know theres problems with 'save states' at times -- since.. well.. everything ye said heh.. but ahh.. was the only way i could go about it at the time... so thankya

[curium]

Thanks Truth Unknown. I feel like such an idiot for not looking this up sooner.