I played 30 min, until the first save, opened the game by .cue file, without any problem.

the video presented has better picture quality than the option I'm using, I have the habit of playing 1x.

I use and recommend the settings below for ePSXe because they are safe:

emulator.............................................. : ePSXe
version............................................... : 2.0.5
BIOS.................................................. : scph1001.bin
Options, CPU Overclocking............................. : x1
Options, CPU Mode..................................... : Dynarec (Fast)
Options, GTE Hacks, Widescreen........................ : DISABLE
Options, GTE Hacks, Subpixel precission............... : DISABLE
Config, BIOS, Select.................................. : bios\scph1001.bin
Config, BIOS, Enable HLE BIOS......................... : UNCHECK
Config, Memory Cards, 1, Enable....................... : check
Config, Memory Cards, 2, Enable....................... : check
Config, Memory Cards, Use individual memcards by game. : check
Config, Plugins, Sound, Select........................ : ePSXe SPU core 2.0.0.
Config, Plugins, Sound, Sound enabled................. : check
Config, Plugins, Sound, Configure, Sound Latency...... : 5: Low Latency
Config, Plugins, Sound, Configure, Sound Effecs....... : 2: Full Sound Effects
Config, Plugins, Video, Select........................ : ePSXe GPU core 2.0.0.
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Color Depth........ : 32 Bit
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Window mode........ : check
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Window size........ : 896 x 672
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Internal Resolution : 1: Normal Resolution
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Brightness Profile. : 0: Original
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Stretching Mode.... : 0: Strech
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Blit mode.......... : 1: OpenGLv1 [try 2 for shader]
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Threading mode..... : 0: 1-Thread (accurate)
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Show FPS display... : check
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Use FPS limit...... : check
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Set Custom FPS..... : 0
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Screen Filtering... : check
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Filter for 2D games : 0: None
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Shader effects..... : 0: none
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Scanlines.......... : UNCHECK
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Remove Top/Bottom.. : UNCHECK
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Overscan........... : UNCHECK
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, VSync.............. : UNCHECK [try enable if tearing]

Note: In the case of games that the backup/ripping process produces multi-bin files, (a) do not change the name of the files, (b) always open the game through the .cue file, and (c) always compare the hashes of the files with the hashes published on the redump site.

in doubt read:

"ePSXe Basic Setup Guide (Windows)"
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/epsxe-basic-setup-guide-windows.204673/

"ePSXe Plugin Guide (Windows)"
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/epsxe-plugin-guide-windows.206072/

"ePSXe Basic Setup Guide (Ubuntu Linux)"
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/epsxe-basic-setup-guide-ubuntu-linux.206104/

"ePSXe Configuration & Trobleshooting (Android)"
https://epsxe.com/android/config.html

"Remove ePSXe/PCSXR Settings" (if you need to clear/reset the settings)
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/remove-epsxe-pcsxr-settings.197337/

"check-n-bkp-psx-emulators.cmd" (if you need to backup/move your settings)
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/epsx2...reads/epsx2-where-is-it-saved-the-settings-prefereces-file.206535/#post-2726556

redump (to compare the hashes of your RIPs to the known and secure copies)
http://redump.org/discs/system/psx

HashMyFiles (to create the hashes)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html

cheers!

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EDIT: if you change the suggested default settings to:

Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Internal Resolution :  2: Resolution x2
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Blit mode.......... :  2: OpenGLv2
Config, Plugins, Video, Configure, Filter for 2D games : 99: Custom

and click at the "..." button and choose: "4xGLSoft Lite (gpuCore)"*

*guest.r - 4xGLSoft Lite
https://www.ngemu.com/threads/epsxe-gpu-core-2-0-custom-shaders.191049/page-2#post-2680905

you will have a similar result to video with low performance impact, at least in this game. unfortunately these changes are not compatible with all games or all hardware - although they are extremely lightweight for a new PC.

 

Does playing directly from the CD may be the cause of the problem?
I'm currently playing from the CD, but I'll try your methods once I get back from work and tell you the results.

 

Does playing directly from the CD may be the cause of the problem?

I threw away all my cds and cartridges a few years ago.
I do not know how to respond. I always use and test disk images.

cheers!

 

I can confirm that converting the CD into ISO and playing from the image solved the problem for me and it's faster in loading as well.

Thanks guys for the help.

 

Glad to be of any help, one last tid bit, PS1 CD images should be in BIN/CUE or CCD/IMG/SUB file formats, pure ISO file will cause issues or just won't work as they don't store track's date and subchannels which many PS1 games use.