Dolphin - Emulating Wii and Gamecube Games
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Are you using borderless fullscreen? VSync?I'm having trouble trying to play any games in Dolphin all of a sudden, the emulator reports 60 VPS and 60 FPS, but I'm absolutely certain the games are running at 30 FPS, which sucks, I've deleted all of my settings twice over and looked at various settings to see what might be wrong but I can't find anything that explains it.
I just wanted to replay Metroid Prime in HD
Windowed mode, no vsync, it's just weird. Tried both DirectX and OpenGL driver.
Edit: Now this is weird. I enabled Vsync and the problem went away :lol. What the hell? I mean before it acted like it was double buffered vsync at 30 FPS, so it must have been some weird shit going on with vsync specifically.
Certainly one of, if not the most impressive games released in the year 2001.
Barrow Roll
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2002, but yeah, Metroid Prime was something else. I remember being glued to the demo kiosk for it at EB Games while my friends wandered off without me because I wouldn't get off. Blew my 12 year old mind.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
That's actually a great deal. Thank you for sharing!
Has anyone purchased a refurb from Nintendo and had any issues?
[EDIT] Ended up buying the red refurb Remote Plus/Nunchuck for $25. I'll finally be able to finish Skyward Sword!
Did anyone ever have the issue that games sometimes run too fast, I don't really understand why, the frame rate never goes above 60 (game was 60 originally) as I have v sync enabled.
The game is Buffy Chaos Bleeds, it runs at the normal speed most of the time, but if there are more than 1 or 2 enemies on screen it pretty much always runs way too fast even though the frame rate never changes from 60.
This is the only game I can test at the moment.
The game is Buffy Chaos Bleeds, it runs at the normal speed most of the time, but if there are more than 1 or 2 enemies on screen it pretty much always runs way too fast even though the frame rate never changes from 60.
This is the only game I can test at the moment.
I remember. Prime 2 was even more technically amazing for its time. It still holds up amazingly well today IMO.
well shit..that looks amazing.
What do you have framelimit set to? Set it to Auto if it isn't already.
Tornix
Member
I bought one about a month ago. Haven't had any problems.
just cant seem to get over the awful link running animation. I think they kept the same animation for when he's running with his sword unsheathed.
New Dolphin video: Wii Homebrew Emulators in Dolphin
WOW
RealityCheque
Banned
(Head explodes)
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Thanks for letting me know!
So I've just started using Dolphin a few days ago, and I'm looking for a bluetooth adapter to connect a wiimote and/or a Wii U Pro controller. Otherwise I would have bought the Dolphin Bar, but it works only for the wiimote apparently (and I'll need a DS4 in a few weeks too, so I guess the bluetooth adapter is the way to go).
If I understand correctly, I can buy almost any bluetooth adapter, then I install the bluetooth toshiba stack, and I'm ready to go ?
I was going for this one, I don't want to put more money on it but I don't trust the 2$ thingies either.
I'm playing Donkey Kong Country Returns at 1080p/60fps and it's a blessing (couldn't finish it on Wii, I usually don't mind motion controls but I hated it on this one). It runs perfectly, though I had to spend quite a few hours to get it to run smoothly without audio issues. I'm playing with a 360 controller and as much as I love it for other games, the D-Pad is awful for platformers, really uncomfortable. I want to play this one with the Wii U Pro, then Xenoblade Chronicles some time later
If I understand correctly, I can buy almost any bluetooth adapter, then I install the bluetooth toshiba stack, and I'm ready to go ?
I was going for this one, I don't want to put more money on it but I don't trust the 2$ thingies either.
I'm playing Donkey Kong Country Returns at 1080p/60fps and it's a blessing (couldn't finish it on Wii, I usually don't mind motion controls but I hated it on this one). It runs perfectly, though I had to spend quite a few hours to get it to run smoothly without audio issues. I'm playing with a 360 controller and as much as I love it for other games, the D-Pad is awful for platformers, really uncomfortable. I want to play this one with the Wii U Pro, then Xenoblade Chronicles some time later
Alright, I bought a bluetooth dongle and followed instructions to install it properly so that the Wii U Pro controller would be detected by the PC, and it works. But now, Dolphin keeps crashing as soon as I uses WiinUPro... I've been searching but I've not found anything to fix the issue so, if anyone can help me it would be great.
Otherwise, I'll keep using the 360 pad, though I don't like it for Wii games.
Otherwise, I'll keep using the 360 pad, though I don't like it for Wii games.
shaowebb
Member
Finally up and using dolphin for some sweet texture mods for Tatsunoko vs Capcom and to enjoy more online play with it. Thing is I need a new processor since mine is running like as these days. Graphics card is good though but it's time to go in on some upgrades anyhow. 4.4 ghz here I come. Love looking at my Polymer in HD though.
New article: Dolphin Progress Report: November 2015
aw man, gotta hecka random question.
I jus got the mayflash wii dolphin bar thing, and I confirmed it works with my PC. I can use it with Dolphin as well as use it to emulate mouse with my wiimote.
question is, can I use it as a sensor bar with my Wii U??
I tried but havent figured it out yet...
I synced my wii mote to my wii U, then plugged the Mayflash into my Wii U via the USB ports,
what happens is when I press the Sync button on the Mayflash, it begins looking for something to sync with, but it also turns "on" so the light feedback between the bar and my wii mote allows me to use my wii mote pointer with my Wii U menu screens.
the problem is, since I am not syncing my mote to the mayflash, it eventually decides it cannot find a sync partner and turns off, thus I cannot use my wii pointer anymore until I press the Sync button on the mayflash again...
does that make any sense? lol.
basically, is there any way I can use the mayflash as a regular sensor bar for my Wii U?
or is there a way to keep the Mayflash On / Active without it having a device to sync to at the moment? (since my mote will be synced to the wii u and not to the mayflash/PC)
I tried using google to find a solution but couldnt find lol, maybe somebody here might know.
I jus got the mayflash wii dolphin bar thing, and I confirmed it works with my PC. I can use it with Dolphin as well as use it to emulate mouse with my wiimote.
question is, can I use it as a sensor bar with my Wii U??
I tried but havent figured it out yet...
I synced my wii mote to my wii U, then plugged the Mayflash into my Wii U via the USB ports,
what happens is when I press the Sync button on the Mayflash, it begins looking for something to sync with, but it also turns "on" so the light feedback between the bar and my wii mote allows me to use my wii mote pointer with my Wii U menu screens.
the problem is, since I am not syncing my mote to the mayflash, it eventually decides it cannot find a sync partner and turns off, thus I cannot use my wii pointer anymore until I press the Sync button on the mayflash again...
does that make any sense? lol.
basically, is there any way I can use the mayflash as a regular sensor bar for my Wii U?
or is there a way to keep the Mayflash On / Active without it having a device to sync to at the moment? (since my mote will be synced to the wii u and not to the mayflash/PC)
I tried using google to find a solution but couldnt find lol, maybe somebody here might know.
stan423321
Member
It makes sense, and I have no idea. This sounds like a rare, if understandable, use case.
I've got a similar rig and I've got the same problem ... I just can't run Xenoblade correctly.
The stuttering is terrible ! Can someone help ?
This made me think... Wouldn't it in some cases be better to actually play the Virtual Console version of 64 games in Dolphin, rather than using Project 64? I'm thinking of games such as Super Smash Bros. and Majora's Mask for example.
VivaciousSoul
Member
Is the stuttering there when you turn custom textures off? How about when you turn everything off? (lowest resolution etc)
Edit: I think the emulator in an emulator deserves an Xzibit nod.
Turning off custom textures doesn't change anything.
I don't know if it is actual stuttering or framerate drops though. But with a 980ti and a 4790k I shouldn't get framerate drops ... I'm only running it at 3x native res...
But it's definitely not a smooth experience.
Might be shader cache stuttering.
I haven't played Xenoblade, but is it possible to backtrack to an earlier area? Do you still get drops in those areas?
Triforce141
Member
Anybody here know how effective a Surface Book (i5/8gb ram/dGPU) would work on Dolphin, I'm not trying to do any crazy stuff, I just want to run games like Xenoblade to run smoothly at maybe 720p resolution?
ohyouagain
Member
You won't have any issue since the Book has a 940m in its insides. It should more than enough to play at 720p or even 1080p.
lostsupper
Banned
Performance depends greatly on clock speed.
Triforce141
Member
It's 2.4ghz, but at the same time, some people on reddit and gaf said that the Surface Pro 3 works pretty well for Dolphin and PCSX2, so on the Surface Book, most games should work no problem.
StrategyFan
Member
is it stuttering everywhere or only when it needs to load some effect for the first time?
i have a similar hardware but probably different OS/driver versions. during a battle it will stutter quite a bit when I've just started a session, but after that it's perfectly smooth.
I suspect it's because all the things it needs get cached, so that whenever something is no longer being shown for the first time it doesn't have any slowdowns
lostsupper
Banned
"Pretty well" is subjective. Emulators depend on per core clock speed more than anything. Dolphin specifically runs much better at or above 4GHz. You can probably play some games "pretty well," but you won't be having the same experience as someone with a faster cpu.
Triforce141
Member
It's not like I'm trying to max everything out, my PC is not that good.
-Nvidia GT 610
-AMD Phenon II X6 1055T (2.8ghz)
-4GB Ram
And even that can run most games (Brawl, Xenoblade; Mario Kart) at 1x internal resolution with little stuttering, so I think Dolphin would work fine on the Surface Book (i5/dGPU model)
nkarafo
Member
I'm still using a few months old version of Dolphin because in every recent version i try, the menus and cutscenes in Rogue Leader are slow, like 30% of the speed slow. And it doesn't even use my CPU at all, it's hovering at 10% CPU usage or something. I don't know what happened. Never changed a single option.
Well I'm only in the first area so it's hard to tell but even in cutscenes, I get drops even though characters aren't moving so it shouldn't be loading new assets I think.
Or maybe it comes from the LOD system in the game ?
Like the worst drops I get are when I run inside the city with all the NPCs etc.
Well it's finally happened. Someone developed a DirectX 12 backend for Dolphin: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/3364
Piston Hyundai
Member
sweet jesus, those performance improvements
Gains gains everywhere
I hope this gets merged. Looks like it needs some syntactical cleaning based on the code review but seems like it performs solid!
dampflokfreund
Banned
Tried it on my laptop
GTX 850M, i5 4210U
I ran the TP intro without frame limit.
Result: DX11 its between 170-280%
DX12 unbelievable 280-500% the intro was done in a couple of seconds. Thats a massive gain.
Also, I tested Mario Sunshine. The first island.
DX11: 200%
DX12: 380%
Much faster.
I'm very pleased with Dolphin in general, but this is a revolution in emulation.
Note also that the DX11 build runs with fast EFB access from Ishiiruka, which gives it a nice performance gain, while DX12 runs without any speed hacks.
GTX 850M, i5 4210U
I ran the TP intro without frame limit.
Result: DX11 its between 170-280%
DX12 unbelievable 280-500% the intro was done in a couple of seconds. Thats a massive gain.
Also, I tested Mario Sunshine. The first island.
DX11: 200%
DX12: 380%
Much faster.
I'm very pleased with Dolphin in general, but this is a revolution in emulation.
Note also that the DX11 build runs with fast EFB access from Ishiiruka, which gives it a nice performance gain, while DX12 runs without any speed hacks.
Boulotaur2024
Member
I was willing to provide one but it looks like I don't have the latest dx12 headers for this to compile.
This post explains why it won't get merged anytime soon. But at the same time some people report a 10-15 fps increase in Mario Galaxy !!
EDIT : The binaries are to be found at the bottom of this post :
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-unofficial-dolphin-dx12-backend?pid=394162#pid394162
Plenty.
I'm still rocking an i3 2100 (sandy bridge lmao) and I have pretty much zero issues.
me0wish
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You could run the ps3 emulator with these specs.