(04-07-2012, 01:58 PM)Coral Beef Wrote: Hey, I have never actually played on dolphin above 7 FPS...I've an i7 860 with 16GB RAM, graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 on a 23" monitor. So a good PC but not state of the art. Graphically the res is 1080P in game.
So I'm kinda new here.
I want to ask you guys, how seriously do you play Dolphin?
As in, do you complete entire games on your computer? Do you spend lots of time with this emulator?
Thing is, I read all the time about people saying particular games are "playable" and "not perfect, but pretty good".
Thing is. That isn't good enough for me. I like my games consistent and like the real thing.
It just seems this whole community is pretty much based on development and support (which is actually pretty incredible) and not so much based on actually playing the games...
Fairly off topic:
I have a broken wii and countless unusable games. Money is tight, but the one thing in life I use the most is a computer. It only makes sense that it's a half decent computer.
So, I am saving up. Big time. I sold my lovely two gecko's because keeping them alive was becoming difficult (buying LIVE food imported from accross the world gets expensive).
This lack of money means I can't afford a new Wii. I have binned my old wii and am left with these games.
I could 1) sell it
Or 2) use my computer...
But would you say dolphin is a true substitute?
I've heard particular games are almost impossible to be played even with incredible specs... For example I've heard Hyrule field is incredibly heavy in SS...
EDIT: So you know, not looking for direct answers - just general discussion about game completion and stuff...
Play Seriously - Yes.
I play SMG at full speed most areas, occasionally frame rates drop to 40 in busy areas of the observatory but nothing that detracts from the gameplay. Rayman Origins runs full speed and looks great.
Dolphin for me looks better than a Wii, I never turn ours on and just play on PC.