New Dolphin video! *UPDATE*

[Martin]

UPDATE: More screenshots of Ikarugi, and a second movie!
UPDATE x2: A third movie has been added - Malcolm

The Dolphin (GameCube emulator for Windows) author just contacted me, telling me that the emulator is capable of playing videos now! The author also sent a screenshot and a video of Ikaruga, and here's a little log of our short phone conversation:

<font class=post_quote>
Author: it isnt really spectacular but we are able to play videos now
Author: but it looks very crappy
Author: there is CPU bug left
Me: any comments you'd like to say?
Author: hmmmm. one sec :)
Author: not really
Me: what's the video of?
Author: ikaruga is the name of the game
Author: just the intro
Author: other videos like mario works too
Author: but there is strange CPU bug
Author: so you cant see much
Author: i hope that we will have fixed it soon
Me: sound great :)
Author: i am some kind of happy too ^^</font>

So don't for a second think development of Dolphin has stopped! :D

First, here's the screenshots, click for a larger image:

<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_00.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_00s.jpg border=0></a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_01.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_01s.jpg border=0></a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_02.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_02s.jpg border=0></a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_03.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_03s.jpg border=0></a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_04.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_04s.jpg border=0></a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_05.jpg"><img src=http://www.nathell.com/files/ikar_05s.jpg border=0></a>

Please do not direct link to our files.

Next, the videos. All I can say is: "Enjoy it now d00ds":

<b><a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/Ikaruga.avi">Download Ikaruga video 1 (1.33 MB)</a>
<a href="http://www.nathell.com/files/Ikaruga2.avi">Download Ikaruga video 2 (3,23 MB)</a>
<a href="http://www.emulation64.com/images2/gamecube/ikar_mov.avi">Download Ikaruga video 3 (3,01 MB)</a>
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Stay tuned for more exclusive updates. :)

[Remote]

Does the author have a dark sexy voice? :P Pretty amazing how fast they iron things out, kick ass news :D

[Matata]

Is GC emulation more complex than PS2 emu????

[3x3cUt0r]

/me search in the irc logs for the anwser

im going to quote expert (pcsx2 dev) to anwser that



[16:44] -expert- nah gamecube will be emulate sooner than psx
[16:44] -expert- ps2 i meant
[16:45] -expert- much much easier machine ;)
[16:45] -[Raziel]- expert : ok, but, what about speed ?
[16:45] -expert- raziel: you can use HLE in gamecube
[16:45] -expert- like n64
[16:45] -[Raziel]- ah, k

[dnrobs]

zelda winwalker (waker?) is supposed to be 50 percent playable on dolphin i read somewhere or maybe it was a scam?

[DesktopMan]

Well, playable, not really because of speed. But in terms of quality, yes.

[Doomulation]

Nice. One question, though: is it required something to play this? Like divx codec or something? Couldn't play it at school.

[Shin_Gouki]

weird CPU bug looking for such a thing in free time (on a console which is undocumented ?!), ahh ... RESPECT !!! kepp up the Good Work!
wbr Shin Gouki

[Maduvia]

Woohooo! This is great news. ^_^ I can't wait until we finally see some released version. Until then, I'll hvae to settle for PJ64 and Zelda OOT ^_^. :sp_canada

[Matata]

So it´s easier to emulate than PS2 but not perfect of course (I mean GFX issues and all that)...

[Martin]

UPDATE: New screenshots and another video. :D

[knowitman]

No. It's easier to emulate the GameCube.


[16:44] -expert- nah gamecube will be emulate sooner than psx
[16:44] -expert- ps2 i meant
[16:45] -expert- much much easier machine
[16:45] -[Raziel]- expert : ok, but, what about speed ?
[16:45] -expert- raziel: you can use HLE in gamecube
[16:45] -expert- like n64
[16:45] -[Raziel]- ah, k

[Remote]

Yup, the 2nd video does look truly amazing:D Looking forward to the exclusives:D

[FiRES]

if ya ask a ps2 emu-author he will tell ya ps2 emulation is the most difficult buisness.
ask a DC emu-author and he will tell that DC emulation is much more difficult because the PS2 EmotionEngine is so well documented
and prolly if ya ask a GC emu-author he will say that he is the only one who has to reverse a whole system... at least the PowerVR chip of the DC is well know


my two cent


ps: you can HLE all three systems

[GogoTheMimic]

Woohooo! This is great news. ^_^ I can't wait until we finally see some released version. Until then, I'll hvae to settle for PJ64 and Zelda OOT ^_^. :sp_canada

Or you could *gasp* play Wind Waker on your GCN!

[vampireuk]

A bit late (martin msg me when videos are up and I'll mirror the buggers :P)

Had to remove the older ones since I have limited space =\

Ikaruga [Mirror] (http://www.vampireuk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Ikaruga.avi)

Ikaruga2 [Mirror] (http://www.vampireuk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Ikaruga2.avi)

Edit: Firebird hates my linked files for some damn reason :D

[Dominator]

Dom reads "HLE" and starts eating his hairs. Pink pills doctor said. 3 pink pills at once.



if ya ask a ps2 emu-author he will tell ya ps2 emulation is the most difficult buisness.
ask a DC emu-author and he will tell that DC emulation is much more difficult because the PS2 EmotionEngine is so well documented
and prolly if ya ask a GC emu-author he will say that he is the only one who has to reverse a whole system... at least the PowerVR chip of the DC is well know


my two cent


ps: you can HLE all three systems

[Malcolm]

*UPDATE*... again

Another movie added:
http://www.emulation64.com/images2/gamecube/ikar_mov.avi

[Remote]

Somebody pinch me again, but only on appropiate places :P Kick ass how fast they ironed the bugs out. :D

[Renegade]

:plain:

[RJARRRPCGP]

A bit late (martin msg me when videos are up and I'll mirror the buggers :P)

Had to remove the older ones since I have limited space =\

Ikaruga [Mirror] (http://www.vampireuk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Ikaruga.avi)

Ikaruga2 [Mirror] (http://www.vampireuk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Ikaruga2.avi)

Edit: Firebird hates my linked files for some damn reason :D


The links seem to work OK with Mozilla 1.7a build id:2003122009