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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance was released for the PlayStation 2 on November 5, 2002, and later on released on PlayStation Vita, Xbox, PlayStation 3, and Windows Operating systems.
Running Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance On Xemu Emulator Was A Horrible Experience
After posting issue of not getting the xbox iso game file of metal gear solid 2: Substance on xemu emulator on the subreddit called r/roms a user by the name of u/megagameme suggested me to go via the pcsx2 emulator route.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/14mtzf6/comment/jq3vw7k/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
I had to download several bios files and place them in their respective folders and configure the Xemu emulator accordingly but still the Xbox specialized iso file. The end result was a black screen with a background crackling sound so if you have got no dedicated GPU then stay away altogether from running this game via the Xemu emulator route altogether.
Step By Step Guide For Running Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance On Pcsx2 Emulator
Below are the step-by-step instructions on how to run Metal Gear Solid 3: Guns Of The Patriot via the pcsx2 emulator on your low-end laptop:
Go to power options and set it to ultimate performance mode. Also make sure to kill all idle apps from the task manager as well.
Right click Windows 10 start menu and go to settings then go to the system and about page there you will find your laptop specifications mine are as follows:
My laptop specs are
Lenovo thinkpad Intel 4th generation i5 T450
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5–5300U CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.29 GHz
Installed RAM 12.0 GB (11.9 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Windows 10Go To the pcsx2.net website and download the 64-bit version called the latest nightly. Once downloaded cut the zip file and paste it into a folder where you need to extract it.
Open the pcsx2 emulator and search for updates under the help section and update to the latest version.
Go to https://ps2-bios.com/ website and download the latest bios for ps2 emulator this works for both mobile and desktop/laptop but here we are downloading the laptop version.
Extract files in the bios folder and then load them from your emulator to set up the emulator.
Finish setup on the emulator and keep all settings as default.
Load the iso game file for Metal Gear Solid 3: Guns Of The Patriots from the pcsx2 emulator by cutting and pasting the mgs3 iso file to a new folder under the pcsx2 emulator director called games.
Press and hold the q button which is L1 and L buttons together which is o on the ps2 controller for the keyboard to start a new game. Press enter, q + L together, and k (Which is x on ps2 controller) to skip cutscenes and briefings to start the game.
If you are having issues with your gameplay contact the official discord server of pcsx2 or visit their support forums under the help section.
The Step By Step Tutorial Is Right Below:
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