Dolphin - Emulating Wii and Gamecube Games
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POWERSPHERE
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So does anyone have this up and running on a Mac? Want to run it on my 2011 Macbook Pro and want to know if I should set it up in Parallels or just try and figure out the OSX build.
TheCongressman1
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POWERSPHERE said:
I've got Wind Waker and Twilight Princess running almost perfectly on OSX, but I had a bit of trouble with Skyward Sword. I'm going to set up boot camp and see what happens. I haven't had much time to do it yet though.
StopMakingSense
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TheCongressman1 said:
You should see much improvement in Windows in general. (Native, I wouldn't try it in a VM). Much more mature and optimized experience. I was having issues with Wind Waker in OSX (i7 3.4 iMac, 1gb 6970m, so pretty much top of the line), but windows was perfect. Hell the last month of builds crash right after the Nintendo screen for me in Wind Waker.
It's what finally spurred my to buy a copy of Windows 7.
jediyoshi
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I have one from Nyko, but mine's been pretty spotty and they're not that easy to come by online anymore. Absurdly needs 4 aa batteries for some reason, been looking into getting the seemingly one usb powered one out there.Mairu said:
This. Not sure if I'd be into the idea of actually upres-ing DS games since so few of them are purely 3d and it probably wouldn't look well in a game that mixes it in with mostly sprites.Awakened said:
I don't recommend the Nyko one, like jediyoshi said it consumes lots of battery juice (most wireless sensors are like that too, sadly) and the distance sucks, at least in my humble room. And oh, you gotta turn it off manually unless you don't mind hearing that damn auto shutting down alarm.
I ordered the usb one from Amazon but gonna take a few more days for it to be here.
I ordered the usb one from Amazon but gonna take a few more days for it to be here.
InfiniteNine
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If Galaxy Mario had the same moves as 64 Mario that stage would have been perfect.
masterkajo
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Finally my USB Bluetooth came in the mail today (still waiting for M+ should be here this afternoon). So I tried the SS demo without M+ and with the AR code I got into the game and see how it runs.
With Theroxes config (a bit lowered to get a steady 30 FPS) everything was fine apart from some big stuttering for 1-2 seconds while running. It seemed that while it loads something new in the background it completely freezes for just a second. Don't know will try to test thouroughly when M+ is here.
With Theroxes config (a bit lowered to get a steady 30 FPS) everything was fine apart from some big stuttering for 1-2 seconds while running. It seemed that while it loads something new in the background it completely freezes for just a second. Don't know will try to test thouroughly when M+ is here.
Sounds similar to this:masterkajo said:
http://wiki.dolphin-emulator.com/index.php?title=Tatsunoko_vs._Capcom:_Ultimate_All-Stars
Not a big deal if you ask me.
masterkajo
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^ thanks! I just tested for like 5 minutes before work today. Will get M+ after work and do some real playtesting. But this puts my mind at ease and I can concentrate on actually working today... 
thanks!
thanks!ThatObviousUser
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InfiniteNine said:
He... does?
nincompoop
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You can't punch. GAME RUINEDAndrex said:
ThatObviousUser
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nincompoop said:
he can do a spinny punch thing, which also lets him hover in the air. GAME REDEEMED
masterkajo
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Stupid question but how can you unsynch your Wiimote with your Wii? It is just that while trying the SS demo I have my Wii hooked up to provide the Sensor Bar (mainly needed to start the demo but heared it should help with M+ calibration -> having some trouble with M+ ATM). And eg. turning of the Wii also turns of the Wiimote or vice versa. Thanks
Nazgul_Hunter
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I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro (2.66 Core i7 and GeForce GT 330M w/ 512 MB and 8GB RAM) running the latest x64 Dolphin on Windows 7. Is that good enough to get the kind of performance you guys are seeing? The SS demo looks very washed out and I had to compromise a lot, and I don't know if it's the settings I have or if I'm using the wrong Dolphin build or something? Any tips? Thanks!
masterkajo
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I am new as well but after trying an older dolphin build I get much better FPS in the SS demo. I am running it using the r7718 version. Before I had like 17-20 FPS now I have steady 30 FPS with the same configuration!Nazgul_Hunter said:
EDIT: Just been playing the demo for a while now and I don't know if it is just me but the M+ hardly seems to work (Reminds me a bit of Miyamoto on stage). Don't know if it is the fact that I don't use a sensor bar or that at my dorm there is huge amount of WLan but my sword hardly did what I wanted. Most of the time it pointed backwards in a weird angle - but then agan there were times where it worked like a charm! Hope I can get this sorted out so I can play the real game without problems.
nincompoop
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You can't dive though. MOAR LIKE STOOPID MARIO GALAXY AMIRITE?Andrex said:
ThatObviousUser
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nincompoop said:
Yes he can. Z on the Nunchuk while in water.
masterkajo
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After some long playtesting and comparing the SS demo on PC and Wii itself I come to the following conclusion:
PC:
+ HD graphics
- M+ doesn't seem to work properly
could be due to my Bluetooth adapter "Hama Nano-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter Version 2.1 + EDR Class2". It seems it loses connection about every 2-3 seconds for a very very short time and thus the M+ seems to reset itself. So while I move the M+ to the right it thinks it is in neutral prosition when reconnecting and so I end up with an unplayable SS
Anyone got any idea to fix that? I am using the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack drivers sent with the Bluetooth dongle. Should I try different ones? Could this fix such a problem?
Wii:
- graphics (don't want to go back to Wii after having it played just once on dolphin)
+ M+ works perfectly! Such a delight when seeing it work as it should
PC:
+ HD graphics
- M+ doesn't seem to work properly
could be due to my Bluetooth adapter "Hama Nano-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter Version 2.1 + EDR Class2". It seems it loses connection about every 2-3 seconds for a very very short time and thus the M+ seems to reset itself. So while I move the M+ to the right it thinks it is in neutral prosition when reconnecting and so I end up with an unplayable SS
Anyone got any idea to fix that? I am using the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack drivers sent with the Bluetooth dongle. Should I try different ones? Could this fix such a problem?
Wii:
- graphics (don't want to go back to Wii after having it played just once on dolphin)
+ M+ works perfectly! Such a delight when seeing it work as it should
StopMakingSense
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Crunched said:
I would like to know this as well. (3.4ghz i7)
TheCongressman1
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StopMakingSense said:
bridegur said:
First off, I just tried build 3.0 and the newer unstable builds, and none of those work right on osX. The one I was using works fine, but I'm not sure where I got this build at all. I thought it came from the official site, but I didn't see it on there so I just kept a back up. It has this number in the info if you want to try to find it: r7723
Now, here's my specs:
i5 2.3
4gb ram
intel HD 3000
(Macbook pro mid 2011)
And my settings:
AA doesn't work too well with x2 res, so I just leave it off.
Since you have higher specs than me, if you've got the right settings then it's probably the build. All the other ones I've tried seem to have so many problems with osX.
StopMakingSense
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TheCongressman1 said:First off, I just tried build 3.0 and the newer unstable builds, and none of those work right on osX. The one I was using works fine, but I'm not sure where I got this build at all. I thought it came from the official site, but I didn't see it on there so I just kept a back up. It has this number in the info if you want to try to find it: r7723
Now, here's my specs:
i5 2.3
4gb ram
intel HD 3000
(Macbook pro mid 2011)
And my settings:
AA doesn't work too well with x2 res, so I just leave it off.
Since you have higher specs than me, if you've got the right settings then it's probably the build. All the other ones I've tried seem to have so many problems with osX.
Heh, even though im rocking an iMac, I'm staying clear of dolphin on OSX for now. Just too many issues and nowhere near the optimization, and a clear lack of testing whatsoever lately on the mac side.
Looking for the best settings for Galaxy 1/2 on Windows.
crisdecuba
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Hey guys, I just finished my HTPC and was wondering if I have what it takes to jump into Dolphin for some 1080p Wii action. Here are my specs and games:
Basic Specs
1. PHENOM II X4 840 3.2 GHz
2. 4 GB Ram
3. AMD Radeon HD 6670 1024MB
4. Windows 7 64-bit
Games I'd like to be able to play:
1. Fire Emblem (Wii)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
3. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Super Mario Galaxy 2
6. Super Paper Mario
7. Twilight Princess
8. Wind Waker
9. Trauma Center (Wii)
10. Pikmin 1 and 2
Am I sitting pretty, on the cusp, or SOL?
Basic Specs
1. PHENOM II X4 840 3.2 GHz
2. 4 GB Ram
3. AMD Radeon HD 6670 1024MB
4. Windows 7 64-bit
Games I'd like to be able to play:
1. Fire Emblem (Wii)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
3. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Super Mario Galaxy 2
6. Super Paper Mario
7. Twilight Princess
8. Wind Waker
9. Trauma Center (Wii)
10. Pikmin 1 and 2
Am I sitting pretty, on the cusp, or SOL?
nincompoop
Banned
Super Paper Mario isn't really worth playing on Dolphin, there's too many graphic glitches with screen transitions, sprites missing from cutscenes, etc.
TheCongressman1 said:
Cool, thanks. Mario Galaxy 2 worked almost perfectly without changing any settings. I'm going to screw around with it and try to get a more stable framerate and hopefully full music, but it's already very playable. Having Dolphin on OSX makes it so much more appealing to use; I hated going back and forth in Boot Camp.
TheCongressman1
Member
Uchip said:
I was wondering this as well. About how long ago was 3.0 released?
crisdecuba said:
I'd think you'll do ok with most all of them.
crisdecuba
Member
Sigh... playing Mario Galaxy 2 in HD (and Skyward Sword now that I think about it) were part of what I was looking forward to.Thoraxes said:
Okay, so WHAT IF I switched it out with my current desktop:
1. Core i5 750 (2.67 GHz)
2. 4 GB Ram
3. Radeon HD 6670 1GB
Would that be able to run SMG2 smoothly at 1080P?
crisdecuba
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Hrmm... Care to elaborate?Crunched said:
With Dolphin nearly always the CPU is the bottleneck. To have glitch-free sound in games like Galaxy 2 one needs to use LLE, that's short for low level emulation and needs much more processing power than HLE but works much more reliably if the CPU is powerful enough.crisdecuba said:
So, if you can change the resolution freely without affecting the framerate the graphic card is fine and the CPU is too slow.
Btw. some are mentioning the lack of Hyperthreading as a negative for AMD. This is nonsense, you don't want to use HT on an Intel, you want the two Dolphin threads to run on separate cores each, not let them hinder each other on the same core through the use of HT.
So, I bought a new CPU to play SMG2. It's an i5 2500k @4.1GHZ. Now I still get framedrops in SMG2 quite frequently. Whenever there is a lot of vista, coins or those star thingies in the picture the frame drops a bit or even 5 to 10. This wouldn't be a problem normallly but because of LLE the sounds is distorted as soon as the frame drop, so it's really anyoing.
Is there anything I can do to optimizie my experience? Any special setting or someting like that? Going from 4 to 2x FSAA brings 2-3 frames...
Is there anything I can do to optimizie my experience? Any special setting or someting like that? Going from 4 to 2x FSAA brings 2-3 frames...
Peterthumpa
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Some Skyward Sword love:
