The "epsxe core stopped" error, often accompanied by an unknown opcode, is usually caused by unconfigured CPU settings in newer ePSXe versions. The primary fix involves setting CPU Overclocking to 'x1' via the Options menu, as the default configuration may fail on modern hardware. For more troubleshooting details, see the discussion at EPSXE 2.0.5 CRASH FIX FOR WINDOWS 10 (works)
Corrupted game assets frequently force the core to halt when attempting to buffer specific sector reads. epsxe core stopped check the section 316 full