Problems running a game

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This is a pretty big area. First off, you should check if there is any advice on running your game in the Specific games section of this help file. If you can't find it in there, checking NGEmu's compatibility list might tell you if the game is known to not run or having problems. If it isn't listed, there're still some things to do before giving up though.

Game not starting at all  
First off, you could use another plugin, since not all plugins work with every game. We suggest you use Pete's plugins for GPU (OpenGL, D3D or Soft), since they provide the best compatibility ... see the Getting started section for more plugin troubleshooting. Then, you could try to disable MDECs, since some games crash when they try to show the opening movie. In case you're running the game from an ISO file, try Daemon Tools, since some games only work properly with that tool. Some people also informed us that using a different BIOS version has helped them getting the emu working. Now, check if your CD-ROM drive at least TRIES to read the game CD ... when it does nothing on start, try another plugin (see plugins section for more help). If this isn't the problem, you can try to load the game patches using the "Cheat" option in ePSXe. Some games have special workarounds found in these patches with allow them to run, or fix some in-game bug. And last but not least, you should try to start the emulator with the option '-cdtiming' or activate the "Enable Accurate CD-ROM Timing" option in the CD-ROM configuration screen.  
 
Problems with controllers  
In games like Driver, Ridge Racer, Street Figher etc., it might happen that you just aren't able to control anything. To get the controller working again, you just need to enable "SIO IRQ always on" in the misc menu or simply press F4 during emulation!  

If all this didn't help, you just need to wait for the next version, but hey, this emulator is free so please don't send any E-Mails to the authors asking for game X to work in the next release.