FF8 FFVIII not working on epsxe 1.7

dutchmasta04 · January 19th, 2010, 22:21

Hi guys and gals, im a complete noob at forums so forgive me if im a tard.

Ive been trying to get ff8 to work on me and my bro's pc's for hours now and no success at all, i have seen hundreds of posts and threads, and tried loads of different configs and various plugins and even different emulators, still no joy.

The game wont start at all

, the screen just stays black after trying to load from disc 1 (pal discs). i have got loads of other games working perfectly on epsxe 1.7, but nothing i try fixes this one.
If anyone could help me i would be very gratefull as i would love to play this classic again (the discs wont work in my ps3 either, how **** is that!).

heres my pc specs;
CPU; AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core 5600+ 2.9GHz
RAM; 4 GB
OS; 32 bit windows vista home premium
Graphics card; ATI radeon HD 4600

Again this is my first ever thread, on my first ever forum so please be gentle, its my first time! Thanks in advance!

masta.g.86 · January 19th, 2010, 22:42

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Use CDR Sapu v1.3.

Some PAL region PS1 games have a protection scheme built-in to the CD's subchannel data. A CDR plugin that can read the subchannel data is required in these cases.

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dutchmasta04 · January 19th, 2010, 22:55

That didnt work either im afraid

the disk didnt even sound like it span up. Thanks anyway

masta.g.86 · January 19th, 2010, 23:35

Perhaps your CD/DVD-ROM cannot read subchannels properly?

Have you tried playing from discs 2, 3, or 4?

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Berxesxes · January 25th, 2010, 09:08

I am also having problems with getting FF8 to run, it crashes in the dancing scene in the SeeD inauguration party. The music keeps playing but the game freezes, I am usin epsxe 1.7.0 and have tried it with 1.5.2, also I took an image from disc 1 and tried it with both versions, that didn't work either. I have an Ati HD 4870 display card, I updated the drivers to latest Catalyst but that didn't help. Can the problem be my cd's or something else?

Squall-Leonhart · February 2nd, 2010, 13:26

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I am also having problems with getting FF8 to run, it crashes in the dancing scene in the SeeD inauguration party. The music keeps playing but the game freezes, I am usin epsxe 1.7.0 and have tried it with 1.5.2, also I took an image from disc 1 and tried it with both versions, that didn't work either. I have an Ati HD 4870 display card, I updated the drivers to latest Catalyst but that didn't help. Can the problem be my cd's or something else?

Yes, your PIRATED DISKS are the problem. Originals have no problem.

c12AkkY · February 2nd, 2010, 13:48

I am having the exact same problem. The original discs nor the ISO's that I made seem to work, the screen stays black and nothing loads. This is the only game that I own that doesnt work with ePSXe 1.7.0 I hope someone can solve our crisis.

Last edited by c12AkkY; February 2nd, 2010 at 13:54.. Reason: Typo

Squall-Leonhart · February 2nd, 2010, 14:07

Our disks are protected mate, if you have a DVDRW then it should support the subchannel reads required to run it using SAPU CDR 1.3 directly from disk, or ripping it using CloneCD / Alcohol.

Nero's NRG format should also work.

c12AkkY · February 2nd, 2010, 14:22

Okay, Ive ripped with Alcohol and used the SaPu plugin and I still get the same results. However, I just reinstalled ePSXe 1.6.0 and could run the game from the disc. Ill keep experimenting, hopefully I can find a way to get it working on 1.7.

c12AkkY · February 2nd, 2010, 14:46

I just got my copy to work by ripping it with Clone CD. It seems to run really bad tho, Ill keep tweaking till I get this running smooth

Thanks again Squall

Squall-Leonhart · February 2nd, 2010, 14:48

which Sapu do you have? 1.0 won't work well in epsxe 1.7 at all, the latest is 1.3

January 19th, 2010, 22:21	#1
dutchmasta04 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2	FF8 FFVIII not working on epsxe 1.7 Hi guys and gals, im a complete noob at forums so forgive me if im a tard. Ive been trying to get ff8 to work on me and my bro's pc's for hours now and no success at all, i have seen hundreds of posts and threads, and tried loads of different configs and various plugins and even different emulators, still no joy. The game wont start at all , the screen just stays black after trying to load from disc 1 (pal discs). i have got loads of other games working perfectly on epsxe 1.7, but nothing i try fixes this one. If anyone could help me i would be very gratefull as i would love to play this classic again (the discs wont work in my ps3 either, how **** is that!). heres my pc specs; CPU; AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core 5600+ 2.9GHz RAM; 4 GB OS; 32 bit windows vista home premium Graphics card; ATI radeon HD 4600 Again this is my first ever thread, on my first ever forum so please be gentle, its my first time! Thanks in advance!

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January 19th, 2010, 22:55	#3
dutchmasta04 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2	That didnt work either im afraid the disk didnt even sound like it span up. Thanks anyway

January 25th, 2010, 09:08	#5
Berxesxes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 1	I am also having problems with getting FF8 to run, it crashes in the dancing scene in the SeeD inauguration party. The music keeps playing but the game freezes, I am usin epsxe 1.7.0 and have tried it with 1.5.2, also I took an image from disc 1 and tried it with both versions, that didn't work either. I have an Ati HD 4870 display card, I updated the drivers to latest Catalyst but that didn't help. Can the problem be my cd's or something else?

February 2nd, 2010, 13:48	#7
c12AkkY Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 8	I am having the exact same problem. The original discs nor the ISO's that I made seem to work, the screen stays black and nothing loads. This is the only game that I own that doesnt work with ePSXe 1.7.0 I hope someone can solve our crisis. Last edited by c12AkkY; February 2nd, 2010 at 13:54.. Reason: Typo

February 2nd, 2010, 14:07	#8
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	Our disks are protected mate, if you have a DVDRW then it should support the subchannel reads required to run it using SAPU CDR 1.3 directly from disk, or ripping it using CloneCD / Alcohol. Nero's NRG format should also work.

February 2nd, 2010, 14:22	#9
c12AkkY Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 8	Okay, Ive ripped with Alcohol and used the SaPu plugin and I still get the same results. However, I just reinstalled ePSXe 1.6.0 and could run the game from the disc. Ill keep experimenting, hopefully I can find a way to get it working on 1.7.

February 2nd, 2010, 14:46	#10
c12AkkY Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 8	I just got my copy to work by ripping it with Clone CD. It seems to run really bad tho, Ill keep tweaking till I get this running smooth Thanks again Squall

February 2nd, 2010, 14:48	#11
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	which Sapu do you have? 1.0 won't work well in epsxe 1.7 at all, the latest is 1.3