PS1 games EDC vs No EDC

[iLegendx]

Hello
I need your help. I want to download Resident Evil and I see that it has got nearby name EDC and No EDC.
What is different EDC vs No EDC? Also, who do I download Resident Evil (EDC) or Resident Evil (No EDC)?

 

[SylverReZ]

Hello
I need your help. I want to download Resident Evil and I see that it has got nearby name EDC and No EDC.
What is different EDC vs No EDC? Also, who do I download Resident Evil (EDC) or Resident Evil (No EDC)?

I don't think it even matters. EDC or "error detection and correction" is a form of early copy protection where bad sectors were purposely written to the disc to make copying difficult, but most drives nowadays have no troubles ripping the discs since it ignores those sectors completely. However, do bear in mind that some games like "Dance Dance Revolution" has additional EDC anti-piracy measures that look for these sectors, as otherwise if it doesn't then it locks up, so you will need to patch the disc image with the supposed bad sectors or by patching out the routines in the main executable to bypass the protection. This has been well fully documented on the "tonyhax" GitHub page (seen here).

 

[iLegendx]

Thank you

 

[SylverReZ]

Thank you

You're welcome mate.