@zing Yes, I'm pretty sure I'm using the correct bios. It's the one listed for Playstation and the GUID matches the link you posted above. As for version, I have no clue. The document you linked just explains what has to be seen when checking the bios. It does not mention where to get said bios, so I found the bios on one of the many rom serving websites. The GUID matched so I gave it a whirl. On startup, the game detects the bios. It just does not actually save to the virtual memory card.
@zing Well, that didn't work. Bios are installed, still doesn't actually save progress when savepoints are used.
@zing I definitely get error messages regarding bios when loading the game. Do you have a link to documentation that describes what/where that is?
I found an rom for castlevania symphony of the night. The emulator works. I can play it, I can find the save spots. However, the saves never take. It's acting like there is no memory card, at least I think. So when I die, I have to play all the way back from the beginning. I've googled just about everything I can think of to find out how to set up a fake memory card but none of that turns up anything. I've found video's saying the rewind button is the ps button + left. That doesn't work. ps button + right shows a fast forward button. And yes, rewind is turned on.
I'm extremely frustrated because it seems like there's very little documentation on this. So what am I doing wrong? How can I set up a memory card? How can I use rewind? How can I play this game and actually have a saved state? I don't care how it saves, I just don't want to have to restart this game again.