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Dolphin - Emulating Wii and Gamecube Games
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https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=X-Men:_Next_Dimension
Wiki says it crashes with OpenGL but seems that it runs fine otherwise. Try changing your graphics backend.
Tizoc
Member
I tired DirectX11 backend and it crashed twice on me :X
Are you using Ishiiruka? It's pretty much the only good way to play the Prime games for now. When ubershaders eventually get merged into master that'll change, but for now you really need the async shader compilation in order to avoid the stutters and black bar glitch.
Plus, it's got ambient occlusion, which I find suits Echoes really well. DF just ran their retro video on Prime and commented on how polygons were used to create the details in the environments rather than textures, so it makes sense that ambient occlusion really helps.
The only downside is that it shows right through fog effects without being obscured, which occasionally looks ugly.
New article: Dolphin Progress Report: October 2016
Yeah I am using that. It's better than the regular release for sure, but the map still slows down a lot, especially as it gets bigger.
stan423321
Member
Loved the 30-bit framebuffer part. I wonder, was that using a 24-bit wide data bus on real hardware? Sounds pretty WTF, especially given that Wii U apparently puts OS code there.
SapphiCine
Member
I started up Luigi's Mansion and noticing issues right off the bat. Luigi's face starts glitching immediately. Not my video, but it shows the same issue I'm facing.
Barrow Roll
Member
That video is using an ancient build of Dolphin, what build are you using?
SapphiCine
Member
StoppedInTracks
Member
Man, I wish CEMU/ CITRA would be at the level DOLPHIN is now.
Oh well 2-3 more years.
Patience is key...
Oh well 2-3 more years.
Patience is key...
Barrow Roll
Member
Well, the Dolphin Wiki entry for Luigi's Mansion doesn't list that as a known issue. Here are all the known open issues with the game. Seems DX11 might have some graphical issues? Which graphics backend are you using? Try using OpenGL if you haven't already.
SapphiCine
Member
OpenGL. Here's someone back in 2015 with similar issues. And another. Looks like the game doesn't get much attention.
Same issues with DX11 and DX12. Played with other settings as well.
Edit: Even tried out the latest dev build.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I've never tried using Dolphin for Prime Trilogy, does it play nice at 4k with that Dolphin sensor bar? Also is there a way to rip games from the Wii U eShop, like downloads for Super Mario Galaxy 2?
Same here, I've got so many 3DS rpgs I've put on hold just so that I can experience them in glorious HD. Replaying P4G on the Vita was a mistake, it's hard to go back to the 3DS and look at that jagged mess of a screen
SapphiCine
Member
Prime games have a lot of stuttering due to the shader cache issues, from what I have read.
What's the MD5 checksum of your Luigi's Mansion copy?
Have you tried running Dolphin with fresh settings/portable mode?
What are your PC specs?
SapphiCine
Member
6e3d9ae0ed2fbd2f77fa1ca09a60c494 which is supposed to be correct.
I just tried fresh settings. I think the new dev build I tried was portable, since it didn't install.
Computer
OS: Windows 10
CPU: i7 4790k
GPU: GTX 970
RAM: 8 GB
ScreamingTrees
Member
To make it portable you must have a file named "portable.txt" in the Dolphin folder. Also, make sure when extracting a new Dolphin installation, it is into an empty folder and you are not having to overwrite files.
I had this issue when I was playing the game about 6 months ago. I did not get a fix. The only way is brute force with higher CPU AFAIK.
mugurumakensei
Member
how come I didn't try the ishiruka builds til yesterday. It fixed my occasional stutter in a lot of games.
Vincent Alexander
Member
Can I use the Dolphin Bar with the new bluetooth passthrough? Wasn't sure if them being together causes any issues.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
As I understand it you cannot, although it theoretically could work with a firmware update. I'm in the same boat; I got a dolphin bar a year or so ago with the intent of playing Skyward Sword but never got around to it. Now it seems it's not the ideal way to play it.
Vincent Alexander
Member
Well damn. I still have a really old bluetooth adapter, and I can't find my wireless bar, so I bought a doplhin one. It hasn't shipped yet, so I should just sell it and buy an individual bar and a newer bluetooth adapter.
Not yet at least, they are looking at doing an update according to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/59bluk/news_regarding_dolphins_bluetooth_passthrough/
Btw the compatibility list for bluetooth passthrough is at: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Bluetooth_Passthrough#Adapter_test_results
I've been testing out some Metroid Prime with Ishiiruka, but i'm having problem with the aspect ratio. I'm getting black boarders both vertical and horizontal when using the default 1080p-resolution setting, and nothing changes with the "auto" option.
How do i configure the games aspect ratio the best way? And is there some kind of way to even get widescreen working?
How do i configure the games aspect ratio the best way? And is there some kind of way to even get widescreen working?
Barrow Roll
Member
Many games don't actually render in exactly 4:3 or 16:9:
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2015/0...tio-adjustment-vi-scaling-fix-by-mirrorbender
Not really sure if this is the thread for this, but now that I have a decent PC that can actually run Dolphin, I've run into the problem that, well...it's been so long since the Gamecube that I can't really remember if there were any games I was dying to try back then, and I can't think of any games to play off the top of my head.
What're some good GC games that work well on Dolphin?
What're some good GC games that work well on Dolphin?
LincolnSixEcho
Member
It's mostly a great way to play it. I have minimal issues. My main problem is that the slightly less accuracy makes using bug net aggravating, though slowing down and practice makes it manageable.
That said, I'd love a firmware update for passthrough.
LincolnSixEcho
Member
Metroid Prime 1 and 2
Eternal Darkness
Super Mario Sunshine
F-Zero!!
Most GC games run really good as long as you have the CPU speed.
LincolnSixEcho
Member
Yes, you can use GC controllers with Dolphin. I recommend the Mayflash Wii U adaptor.
KainXVIII
Member
Yes, that's the right one. Once you get it, remember to follow this guide so you can get native controller support in Dolphin.
From my personal experience, the Mayflash adapter has a couple frames of input lag compared to Nintendo's gamecube adapter.Like this? (4 ports are too much for me though
Other than that, both the Nintendo and Mayflash adapters work well with Dolphin, and the Mayflash adapter has the added bonus of native DirectInput drivers for PC games.
Pancakes R Us
Member
What's a good CPU speed?
Anyone here use Dolphin on a Surface Pro 4? If so, his is it?
lostsupper
Banned
The Mayflash adapter doesn't map the analog sticks correctly. Use the official Nintendo one.
Assuming a Haswell Intel CPU or newer, 3GHz is very good, 2.5GHz is good, 2GHz is ok.
I hear the Surface Pro 4 handles Dolphin pretty decently.
You sure? Both adapters mapped analog values identically from my experience, in that they both don't extend to the maximum analog range.
I'd still recommend the Nintendo adapter for input lag alone.
edit: whoops we've had this conversation before.
As fast as possible on an Intel CPU newer than Nehalem i.e. Even Sandy Bridge @ Over 4ghz would suffice. So anything modern with high clock speeds like Skylake will run circles with Dolphin.
As for Surface Pro I think a theoretical Surface Pro 6 running 10nm Cannonlake low voltage will reach 3Ghz unturboed and beyond it with turbo and a much more beefy Iris GPU will finally pull it over the line since Vulkan support will be more mature by then.
Pro 5 will most likely be Kaby Lake which isn't enough imo considering its still on 14nm. Pro 4 has throttling issues and I don't see the 5 beating that issue.
DonMigs85
Member
Did you uncheck the Disable Bounding Box thing under graphics settings?
I hadn't, hopefully that will fix the problem
ScientificPizza
Banned
Hi friends
This is maybe a very silly question
But is there anyway to get the Gamecube intro when playing games through Dolphin?
I miss it
This is maybe a very silly question
But is there anyway to get the Gamecube intro when playing games through Dolphin?
I miss it
jediyoshi
Member
You'll need the GC bios. Place ipl.bin in Sys\GC\(USA, JAP, or EUR) and you'll be able to uncheck Config -> GameCube -> 'Skip BIOS'
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=GameCube_Main_Menu
Nabs
Member
You need to add the Gamecube bios to the sys/gamecube folder. So for me, it would be sys/gamecube/USA/IPL.bin. The folders depend on region (USA/JAP/EUR). Once you do that, go to config > gamecube and uncheck Skip Bios. You may have to go into graphics options > hacks and enable the external framebuffer if it doesn't run smoothly.
edit: *shakes fist*
edit: *shakes fist*
ScientificPizza
Banned
It was totally the skip bios thing that I was missing
And then external framebuffer stopped it from looking like a nightmare
Thanks so much!
lostsupper
Banned
Holy shit. That's amazing.