How to use epsxe memory card saves for PS1 games on the PS2.

OD_Edge · October 24th, 2006

I dug up Final Fantasy VII and started playing it on my PS2. I found some cool gameshark codes I wanted to use so I bought the only cheat device that still exists for the PS1 that will work on the PS2, gameshark version 5. Turns out it doesn't have any FF7, so after 3 hours of entering codes the gameshark reads FF7 as a bad disc, or it freezes when the codes are booting, which it's clean, no scratches and has rarely been used, so it shouldn't be read as bad.

After a couple days of trying I started useing epsxe to play and use codes with PET, but this defeats the purpose of haveing a big plasma screen TV, so I want to switch back to using my PS2 to play. The problem is getting the save from epsxe and converting it to a type that the PS2 will read. I have a usb pen drive, a codebreaker for the PS2, an HDD, and Action replay Max for PS2 to transfer the codes.

To test it first I used the PS2 browser and transfered a PS1 save of FF7 to a PS2 memory card, then used the codebreaker to transfer the save to the pen drive, but transfering it changed the save to .cbs and PSXmemtool doesn't support that type, so I used Action Replay max and the save was changed to .max, which is also not supported by PSXmemtool, so I couldn't use the saves on epsxe.

What I want to do is transfer my FF7 save to my PC and then be able to use it on epsxe, then use codes from PET on it then transfer the save back to my PS1 memory card so I can play it on my PS2. How would I go about doing that, that doesn't deal with me having to buy anything else?

RedLion · October 24th, 2006

Hello OD_Edge and welcome to Ngemu forums.
For your problem you should get a Dex Drive so you could transfer Epsxe savegames to your PS2.Make a Jump to Ebay.

KanedA · October 24th, 2006

no he doesn't need Dex Drive, action replay, or better possiblilty to run homebrew (uLaunchELF) should be ok, there is description on the internet how to do it, but it's quite long way...

OD_Edge · October 25th, 2006

Thanks, but I've already wasted money and a week trying to find a gameshark for the PS1 that works for the PS2, and don't feel like buying something for $19 that I'll only use once or twice.

Would uLaunchELF reformat the .gme or epsxe mem save so I could transfer and play it from my PSX mem card? There's got to be some way convert .gme to a type usable on the PSX mem card.

Zeke_D · October 30th, 2006

You might want to try psxgameedit http://moberg-dybdal.dk/psxge/ plus there are links to manufacture your own PS1 card reader.

TommyX4437 · November 7th, 2006

Did you ever find a way to accomplish this?
I have been searching forever and have found a couple ways to do it, but none of them seems to work.

October 24th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
OD_Edge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2	How to use epsxe memory card saves for PS1 games on the PS2. I dug up Final Fantasy VII and started playing it on my PS2. I found some cool gameshark codes I wanted to use so I bought the only cheat device that still exists for the PS1 that will work on the PS2, gameshark version 5. Turns out it doesn't have any FF7, so after 3 hours of entering codes the gameshark reads FF7 as a bad disc, or it freezes when the codes are booting, which it's clean, no scratches and has rarely been used, so it shouldn't be read as bad. After a couple days of trying I started useing epsxe to play and use codes with PET, but this defeats the purpose of haveing a big plasma screen TV, so I want to switch back to using my PS2 to play. The problem is getting the save from epsxe and converting it to a type that the PS2 will read. I have a usb pen drive, a codebreaker for the PS2, an HDD, and Action replay Max for PS2 to transfer the codes. To test it first I used the PS2 browser and transfered a PS1 save of FF7 to a PS2 memory card, then used the codebreaker to transfer the save to the pen drive, but transfering it changed the save to .cbs and PSXmemtool doesn't support that type, so I used Action Replay max and the save was changed to .max, which is also not supported by PSXmemtool, so I couldn't use the saves on epsxe. What I want to do is transfer my FF7 save to my PC and then be able to use it on epsxe, then use codes from PET on it then transfer the save back to my PS1 memory card so I can play it on my PS2. How would I go about doing that, that doesn't deal with me having to buy anything else?

October 24th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,288	no he doesn't need Dex Drive, action replay, or better possiblilty to run homebrew (uLaunchELF) should be ok, there is description on the internet how to do it, but it's quite long way... __________________

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Zeke_D 100% emulated freak Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ari-fu ckin-zona Posts: 1,026	You might want to try psxgameedit http://moberg-dybdal.dk/psxge/ plus there are links to manufacture your own PS1 card reader. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 2.0GB PC3200 \| Maxtor 120GB sATA\| GeForce 6800 GS 256MB Insignia IS-CM100751 19" \| XP Pro SP2 \| LG 16x Lightscribe DVD+/-RW \| Realtek Audio

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October 24th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
RedLion Powerful sighting Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Urban Jungle Posts: 1,753	Hello OD_Edge and welcome to Ngemu forums. For your problem you should get a Dex Drive so you could transfer Epsxe savegames to your PS2.Make a Jump to Ebay.

October 25th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
OD_Edge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2	Thanks, but I've already wasted money and a week trying to find a gameshark for the PS1 that works for the PS2, and don't feel like buying something for $19 that I'll only use once or twice. Would uLaunchELF reformat the .gme or epsxe mem save so I could transfer and play it from my PSX mem card? There's got to be some way convert .gme to a type usable on the PSX mem card.

November 7th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
TommyX4437 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2	Did you ever find a way to accomplish this? I have been searching forever and have found a couple ways to do it, but none of them seems to work.