Update: Fixed the title of "Pikmin". Accidentally wrote "Pikman".
Considering the recent Nintendo license requirements, I expect that their demonstrative YouTube videos will have a difficult time staying online. Regardless, if you are in a jurisdiction where this is legal, it is now possible to play some Gamecube-era games at 60 FPS (as well as 1080p) with an emulator PC.
The blog post at the Dolphin Emulator's website goes into the “hack” in detail. The main problem is that these games are tied to specific framerates, which will cause problems with sound processing and other, time-sensitive bits of code. I have actually been told that one of the most difficult aspects of bringing a console game to the PC (or restoring an old PC game) is touching the timing code. It will break things all over. For Super Mario Sunshine, this also involves patching the game such that certain parts are still ticked at 30 FPS, despite the render occurring at twice that rate.
Also interesting is that some games, like Super Smash Bros. Melee, did not require a game-side patch. Why? Because they apparently include a slow-motion setting by default, which was enabled and then promptly sped up to real time, resulting in a higher frame rate at normal speed. The PC is nothing if not interesting.
Dolphin is great – Smash
Dolphin is great – Smash Brothers Melee plays perfectly!
I really hope that was a typo
I really hope that was a typo in Pikmin’s title, otherwise this is very lame trolling.
More ignorance than typo. My
More ignorance than typo. My mistake. Fixed.
Two thumbs up for the folks
Two thumbs up for the folks at Dolphin. They do a lot of very good work for free. Their blog posts on GL bugs was an educational read.
Linaro offers new ARM board
Linaro offers new ARM board designs, 8 core ARM chips compatible. Maybe some portable ARM action, with these boards and the emulator. Open hardware, and software.
I want to love this emulator
I want to love this emulator SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO badly, it’s sooooo cool and I’ve tried so-many games on it AND they mostly work, but it’s the gamepad problem. using a Xbone controller is fine for NES/SNES, SMS, it’s a little weird for Genesis but fine, obiously fine for Xbox/PlayStation, but for Cube it’s just too awkward to game properly, AND I SOOOOOOOOOOOOO wana not care and not mind but I have tried and just cant.
Oh and dont get me started on n64, control is annoying on that system EVEN IF you have the n64 controller.
So buy a GameCube
So buy a GameCube adapter.
But you’ve got it all wrong. Xbox 360 controller is perfectly playable for GameCube games. Wii is where you need an actual Wiimote and Nunchuck (setting that up can be a pain).
Xbox One controller being fine for NES/SNES, SMS/Mega Drive? Hell fucking no.
I went and bought a legit Japanese Saturn controller and an adapter just to play those games properly. You cannot play platformers properly on the friggin’ Xbox pad.