I have no clue how to get this thing working i am an idiot i wanna play parasite eve and have no idea how to get started i have dowloaded the whole game file and the emulator and it won't let me play can someone start from squre one like i am dumb to help me get it started

I should really make this a sticky

first get ePSXe: http://www.epsxe.com/files/epsxe170.zip
extract that file.

you also need video plugins, i recomend petes plugins.
this is the zip you need: http://www.pbernert.com/gpupete177.zip
extract that to the plugins folder in your ePSXe folder

download the bios file: http://www.filefactory.com/file/a2c6aec/n/PSX_BIOS_SCPH1001_zip
extract that to the bios folder in your ePSXe folder

download this dll: http://www.filefactory.com/file/affgb2f/n/zlib1_zip
extract it to your ePSXe folder

run ePSXe, if you havnt done it run the setup wizard, it will either start when you start the program or you can find it under config, wizard guide.
the bios file should be on the list as scph1001 so selct that. select petes dx6 d3d driver, then just click next till your done. (change the controller settings if you want)

extract the game you got to a folder of your choice, i recomend you make a folder in the ePSXe folder called games and put it there.

if you find another archive in the first one extract that too.
you should in the end have a file with an extention like .bin, .iso, .img, .cue, .ccd or .mds

when you have configured ePSXe click file, run iso, then browse to where your game is and select it from the list.

i hope this helps, please dont hesitate to ask any questions if the need arises

thanks

thank you very much for this information and downloads