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This page contains tutorials for downloading and installing the game on different platforms. All of these links are free sources. Please report any broken links.

Downloads

You'll need to download the game itself, and a BIOS for your PSX emulator. The links are below:

LSD ORIGINAL VERSION 446.7 MB
LSD ENGLISH PATCH (.BIN) 450.4 MB
PS1 BIOS SCPH1001.BIN 524 KB

WARNING: THE ENGLISH PATCH OF THE GAME MAY NOT BE SUPPORTED BY MOST PS1 BIOS. YOU MAY HAVE TO USE EPSXE'S HLE BIOS TO RUN THE PATCH. THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE GAME IS RECOMMENDED.

Setting up the game

Due to various reasons, DuckStation is recommended over ePSXe/PCSX if your PC can run it.

DuckStation (recommended)

For requirements, see here.

Windows

For usage on Windows, see here.

Linux

For usage on Linux, see here.

Android

For usage on Android, see here.

ePSXe/PCSX (not recommended)

Windows

Requirements
Version RAM CPU
Windows NT based 1GB 1GHz
Downloads
7-Zip 1 MB
All-in-one package 452.92 MB
ePSXe, BIOS, and plugins 2.95 MB
  1. Go to the Desktop and create a new folder named "LSD Dream Emulator".
  2. Download the files in the image, and put them in the folder you created. Make sure you download the correct 7-Zip file that matches your system's architecture.
    Stepone

    Step Two (Windows)

  3. Create two more folders, one named "Emulator," and one named "Games" as shown in the picture below.
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    Step Three (Windows)

  4. Run the 7-Zip installer that you downloaded, follow all of the steps, and install it. Once 7-Zip is installed, you are ready to go!
  5. Right click on the file "Everything you need," hover over the 7-Zip setting and select "Open Archive," select the LSD Dream Emulator ISO and BIN files, and drag and drop them into the "Games" folder. The reason we are not using the emulator in this file is because the separate BIOS is in the other folder.
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    Step Five (Windows)

  6. Right click on the "ePSXe full bios and plugins" file, and open with 7-Zip, copy all files and put them in your "Emulator" folder.
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    Step Six (Windows)

  7. Exit 7-Zip and delete the files in the image below:
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    Step Seven (Windows)

  8. Go to the directory that has your emulator in it, open ePSXe, and follow the setup.
    1. Select the scph1001 BIOS.
    2. Select the default video choice.
    3. Select the default sound choice.
    4. Select the default CD ROM.
    5. Configure controller as needed. Don't activate the Multitap option or else the controls won't work.
  9. To run LSD, open ePSXe and select File > Run ISO > Games > LSD CUE file.

macOS

Requirements
Version RAM CPU
OS X Leopard or newer >1GB Any
Downloads
PCSX-R 587 KB
  1. Download WINE for OSX.
  2. Follow the directions for Windows and run the .exe file for ePSXe through WINE.

Linux

Requirements
Version RAM CPU
Any with lib32 repositories 256MB >1GHz
Downloads
PCSX-R 2.95 MB
  1. Create a directory in home named "LSD Dream Emulator"
mkdir ~/"LSD Dream Emulator"
cd ~/"LSD Dream Emulator"
  1. Download the files in the picture, and move the files into the folder that you have just created.
  2. Setup PCSX
sudo dpkg -i ~/"LSD Dream Emulator"/pcsx_file.deb

Type in your password, and if everything goes correctly PCSX will now be installed. Remember to replace "pcsx_file" with the file you just downloaded for the emulator.

  1. Install and open up the BIOS folder with unzip.
# On Ubuntu, unzip is included, but in case it is not test by running "unzip" in your terminal
sudo package_manager install unzip
mkdir bios
unzip bios_folder.zip -d bios


Android

Downloads
ePSXe 10 MB
ZIP Archiver 8 MB

Installing the English patch

Can be done on any Android version. Any zip unpacker ( file manager ) should be able to unpack .zip file. Follow the steps below:

  1. Download the English patch of the game with this link: https://archive.org/download/lsd-post-patched/LSD%20Post%20Patched.zip. Alternative download link is available here.
  2. Downloading of a zip archive with a .bin file of the game inside of it should start automatically. Use the alternative link if you face any problems with downloading.
  3. Create a folder called " LSD " in your device's internal memory.
  4. Find a downloaded .zip file in your Downloads folder.
  5. Unpack the .bin and .cue files into the " LSD " folder you just created.
  6. Download and install the ePSXe emulator.
  7. Open the ePSXe emulator. Insert BIOS file, or use an internal ePSXe bios. Find a created " LSD " folder in your phone's internal memory or scan memory automatically to find files of the game. Select found game file.
  8. Now you have an LSD: Dream Emulator patched edition on your mobile device. Enjoy the dreams!

Other options

Play the game in a browser at https://www.retrogames.cc/psx-games/lsd-dream-emulator.html

Geta physical copy of the game. Copies are rare, so prices are very high.

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