DuckStation

DuckStation is a Playstation/PSX/PS1 emulator for Android. The idea is to offer the closest experience possible to the original titles. This way, you can enjoy some of the most important classics from the 32-bit era, right on your Android smartphone or tablet.The first thing you need to do in order to correctly use DuckStation is extract or download the PlayStation BIOS ROM. This isn't hard to do, but it is necessary in order to play any PS1 titles on your Android device. You can easily find plenty of tutorials online if you need some help figuring it out. Once you've loaded the BIOS, the fun can begin.

Features:

PlayStation Emulator: DuckStation is a simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation console, allowing users to play PlayStation games on their devices.

Playability, Speed, and Maintainability: The app focuses on providing a high level of playability, speed, and long-term maintainability for a seamless gaming experience.

BIOS ROM Image: To start the emulator and play games, a BIOS ROM image is required. Users need to obtain this from their own console using legal means.

Multiple Game Formats: DuckStation supports various game formats, including cue, iso, img, ecm, mds, chd, and unencrypted PBP game images. Users may need to convert or re-dump games in other formats.

Enhanced Graphics and Settings: The app offers features like OpenGL, Vulkan, and software rendering for graphical enhancements, as well as upscaling and texture filtering. Users can also adjust settings for each game individually.

Additional Functionality: DuckStation provides additional functionality, such as memory card editing, save states with preview screenshots, turbo speed options, retro achievements support, and controller mapping.

Highlights:

OpenGL, Vulkan and software rendering

Upscaling, texture filtering, and true colour (24-bit) in hardware renderers

Widescreen rendering in supported games (no stretching!)

PGXP for geometry precision, texture correction, and depth buffer emulation (fixes texture "wobble"/polygon fighting)

Adaptive downsampling filter

Post processing shader chains (GLSL and experimental Reshade FX).

60fps in PAL games where supported

Per-game settings (set enhancements and controller mapping for each game individually)

Up to 8 controllers in supported game with multitap

Controller and keyboard binding (+vibration for controllers)

RetroAchievements in supported games (https://retroachievements.org)

Memory card editor (move saves, import gme/mcr/mc/mcd)

Built in patch code database

Save states with preview screenshots

Blazing fast turbo speeds in mid to high end devices

Emulated CPU overclocking to improve FPS in games

Runahead and rewind (do not use on slow devices)

Controller layout editing and scaling (in pause menu)

Conclusion:

DuckStation will make the need to enjoy PSX/PS1 games an instant reality. This app mainly focuses on the smooth experience of games, response speed, and long-term maintainability. Now your Android device will become a powerful gaming machine through the help of this app. Note, it can only be used to play games that are legally bought and sold.