ePSXe problem on linux mint 18 x64

I got mint mate 18 installed on my old laptop and i can't get epsxe to run on it. First of all I tried the x64 version of epsxe 2.0.5 which does work after installing dependencies but it doesn't support pete's gpu and sound plugins which are 32bit only so then I tried the 32bit version which runs but the gui won't appear for some reason. I know it runs since when ran from terminal it says:
And it's also present as a process in the system...

ePSXe problem on linux mint 18 x64