Does using PAL or NTSC version of the game make any difference for Dolphin?

[Sgt. Pepper]

Are there any differences when playing PAL and NTSC versions of games in Dolphin? Is the emulation quality identical or is there divergency in resolution/frame rate as when playing the games on a GameCube or Wii console?

[KHg8m3r]

PAL runs at 25/50 fps, NTSC runs at 30/60 fps. This is what it does on consoles, and in Dolphin also.

[Sgt. Pepper]

(07-17-2015, 06:25 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: PAL runs at 25/50 fps, NTSC runs at 30/60 fps. This is what it does on consoles, and in Dolphin also.

I have to avoid purchasing PAL games then. Does this only apply to GameCube games, PAL version of Super Mario Galaxy 2 runs at 60 FPS on Dolphin.

[Jelly]

(07-17-2015, 06:46 AM)Sgt. Pepper Wrote:

(07-17-2015, 06:25 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: PAL runs at 25/50 fps, NTSC runs at 30/60 fps. This is what it does on consoles, and in Dolphin also.

I have to avoid purchasing PAL games then. Does this only apply to GameCube games, PAL version of Super Mario Galaxy 2 runs at 60 FPS on Dolphin.

Dolphin says that all my gamecube games run on 60 fps and they are the pal versions

[ExtremeDude2]

Some pal games can run at 60 FPS if you select it.

[Aleron Ives]

For GC games, hold the B button while the game is booting, and you may get a prompt asking if you want to play in 60 Hz mode. Almost all PAL GC games have a disadvantage of not supporting progressive output on a real console (and holding B is also the way to enable 480p mode on NTSC games), but since Dolphin always displays games progressively, you can play PAL games with progressive output in Dolphin, even though a real console couldn't in most cases.