Want to play your favorite PlayStation games on desktop, Android, and iOS phones?
An easy-to-use emulator is all you need. With the help of the best emulators for PlayStation Portable (PSP), you will be able to run any game of your choice, that too in a hassle-free way!
Without any further ado, let’s begin with how to download and play PSP ROMs on PPSSPP.
A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Download and Play ROMs on PPSSPP
To download and play PPSSPP ROMs on any device, there are six steps that you need to follow:
Step 1: Download and Install PPSSPP
As mentioned before, you require a good emulator to play PSP games. For this, install the PPSSPP emulation application. Of course, you can select any emulator application you want, but in this tutorial, we’ll discuss one of the top-rated emulator applications- PPSSPP.
The emulator comes in two variants, a free PPSSPP version, and a paid PPSSPP gold version. In the free version, ads popup in a few sections of the app, however, the gold version doesn’t show any kind of advertisement.
Since it is available in free and paid versions, you can check the application first, see if it meets your requirements, and then upgrade to a premium version, if required.
Step 2: Download PPSSPP Games
Once you have the emulator, the next step is to get the PPSSPP ROMs of the games you want to play. An important thing to note here is there are no games included when you download the PPSSPP emulator.
To find suitable games, always look for playable CSO and ISO files. These files are compatible with the emulator. For example, if you wish to play Tekken 6 using the emulator, search for Tekken 6.CSO or Tekken 6. ISO format, such files are uncompressed as opposed to ZArchiver, WinRAR, or Xplore.
In case you are unable to get the game incompatible files, then follow step number 3.
Step 3: Download ZArchiver to Your Device
This step is applicable only for ROM files downloaded in ZArchiver supporting format. The ISO and CSO files are larger than the RAR files, which is why many often tend to compress them to reduce the amount of data required for downloading them.
Taking a follow-up from step 2, now you must extract the ISO and CSO files, i.e. unzipping the compressed PPSSPP ROMs.
To do this, download ZArchiver, after this:
- Open and run the application
- Then search for the game file available in RAR format that needs to be extracted
- Next, after you find it, right-click on the file and select extract directly
- Wait for a while, allowing the ZArchiver to complete the process of extraction
- After extraction, open ‘Results’, and you will be able to see several files
- From the extracted results, open the RAR file and then extract the files present behind them.
- Finally, you get the ISO or CSO file that can be moved to the PSP folder
Step 4: Open The PPSSPP Emulator
After downloading the PPSSPP ROMs in the PSP folder, the next step is to open the emulator.
When PPSSPP opens, you’ll be greeted by its main menu. In this section, you can customize the configurations of the PSP according to your requirements or leave them at their default settings. With this, you get the opportunity to make necessary changes to the configuration as per the needed functions of the game.
Step 5: Choose the PPSSPP Game File and Start Playing
Once you are happy with the configurations of PSP, then search for the PSP game files that are saved as CSO or ISO. This can be done by selecting “PSP” and then
“GAME”. With this, you get access to the different game files in the PSP folder.
Click on the game that you want to play, and within no time the game will start loading on the device. After successful loading, nothing can stop you from enjoying classic PPSSPP games.
There you have it, follow the steps mentioned above in a systematic manner to effortlessly download and install PPSSPP games and play them on any device.
