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Wii emulator can do 720p HD
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Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Borman said:
What do you have to do for a special/modified pc drive?
On a stock i7 920, the game would slow down to about half speed when looking across outset island.autobzooty said:
As long as there aren't too many things on screen, it plays beautifully. Give it a year or two for emulator improvements and CPU advances and it will run absolutely perfectly on high-end hardware.
I should be doing hw
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Nah it's just that the teams are better than the hardware. :lol I love low-poly models with awesome texturing like that, imo they can look better than high-poly models, especially the shit that comes from UE3.Dead Man Typing said:
@Hawkian: What clockspeed are you running you i7 at, factory or?
KillerAJD said:
That is Sheik. I didn't notice any blurry triforces myself, but I guess I see it o.0
Glad you like the pics, these are JPG rather than PNG like the previous Brawl shots so they got a little noisy but I guess they still look pretty decent.
I should be doing hw said:
Stock clocks, it's a 940 though ~ 2.93ghz
I should be doing hw
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I demand moar pics. What other games do you have right now?
Blackbird|
Banned
Rebel strike please
There is no "real" one, as people make new versions and compile them every day, but the highest revision number (semi-official release, though it's not by the makers of the emulator) I have seen is r4434, downloadable here: http://cid-e2cc3766e8eef104.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Dolphin/Dolphin^_4434.zip
I don't have all that many Wii games. I have Twilight Princess but sort of don't feel like bothering with it, maybe I will though. I have SMG, Brawl, No More Heroes, Super Paper Mario and Warioware... the latter two of which I can't imagine would benefit much from HD.
I think my brother in law hasRogue Rebel Strike, I'll see if I can get him to lend it.
Just a couple NMH gameplay shots before bed:
Forgot how inane some of the quests were in this. Collect coconuts? :lol
And a Mario shot that shows how it really looks for me, that JPG sort of bleched it up:
It's truly incredible to me how the game runs at this resolution (technically 960p if such a thing exists). I'll say it here: a year from now, Dolphin will be preferable to an actual Wii for playing the majority of Wii games.
I don't have all that many Wii games. I have Twilight Princess but sort of don't feel like bothering with it, maybe I will though. I have SMG, Brawl, No More Heroes, Super Paper Mario and Warioware... the latter two of which I can't imagine would benefit much from HD.
I think my brother in law has
Just a couple NMH gameplay shots before bed:
Forgot how inane some of the quests were in this. Collect coconuts? :lol
And a Mario shot that shows how it really looks for me, that JPG sort of bleched it up:
It's truly incredible to me how the game runs at this resolution (technically 960p if such a thing exists). I'll say it here: a year from now, Dolphin will be preferable to an actual Wii for playing the majority of Wii games.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Hawkian said:
From memory Rogue Leader and Rebel Strike dont work with Dolphin, for some reason.
Anyway, what plugins would you guys recommend to get Dolphin running at its best? Also, is there a newer version beyond the 'official' build?
Black Rainbow
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People always criticize this particular error but I never see anyone call people out on using the imaginary word "moreso" and it's used quite frequently by many people on this message board.Mr.Green said:
Hawkian said:And a Mario shot that shows how it really looks for me, that JPG sort of bleched it up:
It's truly incredible to me how the game runs at this resolution (technically 960p if such a thing exists). I'll say it here: a year from now, Dolphin will be preferable to an actual Wii for playing the majority of Wii games.
I'm still amazed by these. Do you have any shots from the later levels?
Black Rainbow said:
Actually I find both attempts at prescriptive grammar to be sort of ill-conceived and largely don't understand how people manage to get upset by either. "Moreso" may be a nonsensical contraction for a comparative adjective, but "could care less" actually logically violates the sentiment people are trying to convey when they say it. Still, everyone knows exactly what they mean when they use it, so no amount of correction is going to make them stop.
I'm also a hypocrite, because for all the idealistic consideration of pragmatic human language a linguistics degree has brought me, I still go completely fucking insane when people say they "literally exploded with rage" or "died of embarrassment." I gave a presentation on how we basically have no fucking idea how to define that word.
Anyway,
bridegur said:
:lol I just got the first star!! I am looking forward to playing through it again, but unless I get a mad ubersave downloaded or something I won't be able to post those shots for a while.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
For a second, I thought Wii Will Rock U got unbanned or something.Mr.Green said:
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Any idea on how to get Brawl working? It just asks me for a disk :/.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I cant really post anything since my computer hates Dolphin, but here is a shot from the starting area of Muramasa. The first is obvious quite higher in resolution. The second shot is for comparison. It was taken at the Wii's native resolution and then upscaled to the same resolution as the first shot using Photoshop.
HD: http://i36.tinypic.com/9rlmvt.png
SD Upscaled: http://i36.tinypic.com/256fvd2.png
Obviously not a perfect example, but it does show how much clarity can be gained with higher resolutions on something as basic as a sprite based game.
I really would love to compile a set of images from various games to show the differences in upscaling and rendering. Sadly my computer seems like it just lacks the juice for Dolphin (despite running Crysis very well).
HD: http://i36.tinypic.com/9rlmvt.png
SD Upscaled: http://i36.tinypic.com/256fvd2.png
Obviously not a perfect example, but it does show how much clarity can be gained with higher resolutions on something as basic as a sprite based game.
I really would love to compile a set of images from various games to show the differences in upscaling and rendering. Sadly my computer seems like it just lacks the juice for Dolphin (despite running Crysis very well).
I should be doing hw
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Dolphin is heavily CPU based, a graphics card doesnt really mean dick to it performace-wise. I've been reading that 3.5-4Ghz is needed to get good performance. What are you running on?
Thanks by the way, I wish you could keep them coming.
Thanks by the way, I wish you could keep them coming.
I think that's true for many games. Personally I'm running a Core i7 at 3.62GHz and most games (of the few I own) that I try are very smooth. Better graphics card performance basically just means higher res -- but if you want to play at settings similar to those many of these screenshots were taken at you need quite a good GPU.I should be doing hw said:
Terrascape
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Hawkian said:
I think I'm going to have to buy a new computer soon 0_o
ToastyBanana
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Big Monster Hunter 3 pics in different modes for your comparing pleasure.
Native res
1080p (no AA)
1080p (8xAA)
Native res
1080p (no AA)
1080p (8xAA)
Minsc said:
Yeah that's a pipedream some people have about "WiiHD". These games are designed to run at their specified resolutions. Emulators constantly get updated with game-specific bugfixes and hacks, even then they're miles away from having perfect compatibility. Just upscaling PS1 games on the PS3 can introduce issues.
Here's some pics of 2D games. I'm not sure how these images are coded into the games, could be they are just designed for a 720x480 screen, so they may be upscaled instead of actually rendered at HD. But I'm not an expert when it comes to these things, just judge for yourself I guess.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Minsc said:
The Wii renders N64 VC titles at a higher resolution.
brain_stew
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wii_HD said:
Its not as if they don't have form in this area, their N64 emulator already renders titles @ 4x their original resolution and at a higher colour depth.
jett said:There's a difference between BC games that are released after Nintendo is done testing that they work accurately and just popping in whatever game you own.
I wonder if there is a way to go similar to the 360 route, where certain games would be compatible via patches or updates to render in full resolution and then if they are not they are simply upscaled
And about those MH3 pics, I thought there was a way to turn off the blur effect in Dolphin. Would not mind seeing those pics in 1080p without blur though I suspect they might not look as good
Azure Dream
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Minsc said:
The 360 and Wii VC releases of N64 games were mentioned above, I also thought the original PS3 BC would render the games at actual higher resolutions, instead of just scaling the outputted image.
Alright, here's the specs for my PC: http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-media-center/4507-3118_7-32909857.html?tag=mncol;psum
Am I only getting 10-15 frames per second because the Emu can't take advantage of my quad core?
Am I only getting 10-15 frames per second because the Emu can't take advantage of my quad core?
gregor7777
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whitehawk said:
CPU clock speed is killing you first, and integrated graphics isn't helping either.
jett said:
Its not integrated if you look at the link, but it is still a crappy card. 8500gt with only 256 mb ram is not going to cut it, especially at anything beyond standard resolutions. Even if the emulator took advantage of quad cores (which I do not think will happen anytime soon with this or the ps2 one) you would still be having issues.
Is there anyway to make ISOs from your games without having any mods/homebrew on wii or having one of the special DVD drives?
Mithos
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Haunted said:
You really think that?
I think unless Nintendo go HD PS360-style, there will still be major complaints here for Nintendo. I mean not even I who have been with Nintendo since NES want the WiiHD to anything less the a PS360 showcase. If Nintendo goes Dolphin EMU quality "HD" then I will be a sad Panda.
Ya, it's a year and a half old PC that my dad just bought from Staples or something. Works perfectly for HD videos and some games, but it can't even run crysis at a playable framerate wit ALL the settings on low, and the lowest resolution. At max settings, its about 0.5 FPS :lolMotherFan said:
I'm gonna build my own PC before the year is over though. I'll be asking you guys for some advice then.