(Compressed Hunks of Data) refers to a specialized lossless compression format widely used in the emulation community to manage large CD-based game libraries, such as those for the original Sony PlayStation (PSX). Overview of CHD for PSX
Save the file as convert.bat and run it. It will automatically convert every game in that folder into a CHD. chd psx roms
Batch script for Windows (save as .bat in your PSX folder): (Compressed Hunks of Data) refers to a specialized
Whether you are building a Raspberry Pi retro station, a Steam Deck emulation monster, or a pristine DuckStation desktop rig, CHD is the format you want. Batch script for Windows (save as
Enter the CHD. Originally developed by Aaron Giles in the early 2000s for the MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) project, the CHD format was designed to store the contents of optical discs (and later hard drives) as single, highly compressed files. In 2019, a massive update to the Mednafen/Beetle PSX core integrated CHD support, and the retro gaming community was forever changed.