My game notes. performance and such.

[Darxness]

Hi guys. Darxness here. I recently joined the dolphin community and decided to contribute with these notes on the different game ive ripped and run through dolphin.
It may not be the best list ever but at least its something
Im also very new to the emulator so if there is other configs that works better one some of the games at 2.0
then mention it and ill update as soon as i can

Using the JitIL experimental recompiler on Dolphin Emu 2.0

1= worst 5=best
Super Mario Galaxy: 5/5
works perfectly with sound and graphics.
Goes steady at 50-60 FPS almost all the time.
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan
Turn off the Audio Throttle at the DSP config for smoother sound.

Super Mario Galaxy 2: 4/5
works perfectly with sound and graphics.
FPS goes up and down as the game slows down at certain parts. Prob a bad rip.
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan
Turn off the Audio Throttle at the DSP config for smoother sound.


Pikmin Wii: 3/5
works good. The graphics are great, but the sound is dissappearing now and then.
Sound at cutsceenes glitches and makes strange noise before dissappearing completely.
goes good at 26-31 FPS.
note: the sound dissappears at the intro movie.
My Config
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan
You may want to experiment with the
audio throttle and other DSP settings for better sound.

Sonic and the Black Knight: 5/5
Runs perfect without any issues whatsoever.
goes strong at 19-35 FPS. Doesnt sound like much but it works great.
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan

Super Smash Bros Brawl: 5/5 - 3/5
Overall perfect so 5/5. Have to say 3/5 on sound as it goes deep and slow on cutsceenes.
(Adventure Mode) It may just be a bad rip.
Goes at 50-60 FPS all the time.
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan

Phantasy Star Online Episode III: ?/5 Gamecube
Havent had much time to test it so i cant give a exact rating.
Havent checked the fps yet. Ill update as soon as i know more.
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan
Not 100% sure about this config on PSO as ive barely been ingame

Sonic Riders Zero Gravity: 4/5
There is much i dont understand about this game as ive never been much of a fan, but the graphics are pretty good and no problems with the sound. Even in cutsceenes.
Runs at 50-60 FPS
My Config:
Enable Dual Core and Idle Skipping.
Use Panic Handlers
Enable Progressive Scan



Note: i know that games from torrents'n such is not well treated here so i just want to mention that these are all rips from my own wii games.
Some of the games where ripped from one of my friends wii games. Just though i should get that outa the way

I will add more later as i still have a few games left to rip.

I do hope that these note where atleast of some use to you and ill c you guys later ^^,

edit-
Processor: AMD Phenom X4 945 3.00GHz
RAM: 4,00 GB
Running: win7 enterprise 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

[Zoran12345]

50-60 FPS in Mario Galaxy? Blasphemy!

Mind posting your PC specs (and most Importantly CPU Clock Speed)

[channjose]

yeah, im suprised too, i think mario galaxy barely runs at 30-45 fps , also Sonic Riders Zero Gravity should be a 5/5, it runs perfectly

[Bigsteve3570]

yeah, im suprised too, i think mario galaxy barely runs at 30-45 fps , also Sonic Riders Zero Gravity should be a 5/5, it runs perfectly

I run it full speed with 1080p, 16x AF, and 4x SSAA with no slow downs ever lol..... and pretty much any other game is the same.

-i7 Xeon @ 4.4ghz w/ hyperthreading
-4 gigs of ddr3 ram @ 1760 mhz 7-7-7-24 timings
-ASrock p55 extreme mobo
-ati 5870 @ 950/1300

[turingpest]

"Super Mario Galaxy: 5/5 works perfectly with sound and graphics."
that's incorrect. sound isn't perfect as all music stops looping after several minutes. the same thing happens with mario galaxy 2. iirc the graphics aren't perfect either, as i believe there's some incorrect geometry that manifests in the glow on certain lumas, and other objects maybe (can't quite remember). as for the inconsistent fps in several of these games, it has nothing to do with being a 'bad rip', but more to do with the fact that the emulator is a work in progress - the letters rc in dolphin rc 2.0 stand for 'release candidate', as in 'this isn't a final version'. very few games run 'perfectly' on dolphin, and how well games run varies between revisions.