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eliahu2004
August 21st, 2004, 17:17
Can Dolphin Emulator work on my video card which it's name is:

Nvidia Riva TNT2 Model64/Model 64 Pro


if yes,How i sitting the emulator?

if not,why?
PsyMan
August 21st, 2004, 17:27
It will work but it will have severe gfx errors with most of the working games because your card doesn't support pixel shaders and the emulator is still on preliminary stage.
eliahu2004
August 21st, 2004, 19:56
But the game Super Smash Bros Mellee will work on my card?
PsyMan
August 21st, 2004, 20:01
It will have gfx errors and it will be very slow as most of the games, it may also hang before or after you start the game.

EDIT: There is a compatibility thread. You can see if the specific game is compatible if you look there.
DOGG
August 22nd, 2004, 13:46
Even if the emulator was 100% compatible with everything, your card wouldnt show shit. It's not even good for old games. And you expect it to show gamecube graphics.
Square
August 22nd, 2004, 15:04
It's not that bad. I have the same graphics card as that dude and I can almost play bloody roar.
Knuckles
August 22nd, 2004, 16:22
Just don't try to run games like Doom3 at full quality :P

Dolphin will run on a TNT2, but since the GFX plugin uses DX9 and PS2.0 in most of the games, you won't be able to see those effect. some bugs will appear such as the hud iin ZWW, black and white videos, lots of other colors will not display ect. Just look in the screenshot section, and look for shots of people with a GF4MX, GF2MX or lower.
jareg
August 22nd, 2004, 16:32
Yep thats me :icecream:
eliahu2004
August 24th, 2004, 22:15
is The problem of my card and SSBM (Super Smash Bros Melee) can be fix or not?
Gladiac0190
August 24th, 2004, 23:05
hey boy... a tnt2 is only capable of directx7. dolphin needs version 9 of dx. gracas with dx8 support are also have big problems rendering gc-games in dolphin since dolphin uses dx9 shaders which are not included in the elder standard.

your tnt2 wont work! This thing is from 1998 or 1999, what do you expect.

sorry for being inpolite, but its really clear like crystal...
PsyMan
August 24th, 2004, 23:07
is The problem of my card and SSBM (Super Smash Bros Melee) can be fix or not?
No
Gladiac0190
August 24th, 2004, 23:20
No
hrhr, mkay, a bit shorter but accurate :D
ViperK8B
August 25th, 2004, 18:57
is The problem of my card and SSBM (Super Smash Bros Melee) can be fix or not?

Yes! and the answer is *drum roll*................................... ......Buy a new gfx card. :icecream:
jareg
August 25th, 2004, 23:16
Yes! and the answer is *drum roll*................................... ......Buy a new gfx card. :icecream:

Or buy a GameCube :whistling
MasterPhW
August 26th, 2004, 17:54
Or buy a GameCube :whistling
Better Idea!
It's a great console, support BigN for more great games!
jonn
September 4th, 2004, 11:45
I got a gf4mx and I have dx9 :huh:
Is that why it can't do anything remotley 3d anymore. :plain:
ickle_moi
September 5th, 2004, 01:33
this is what youd see with a DX9 card :happy:
(grabbed from dolphin teaser) but it still runs slow
Oshio
September 5th, 2004, 02:02
this is what youd see with a DX9 card :happy:
(grabbed from dolphin teaser) but it still runs slow
DX is not a video card. o_o
Knuckles
September 5th, 2004, 04:26
DX is not a video card. o_o

You misread what he said, he meant that it's how it look using a DX9 card, a card that has full HW support of DX9 (GeforceFX/6 series and I dunno for the radeon under the X600/X800 series)
Oshio
September 5th, 2004, 06:14
You misread what he said, he meant that it's how it look using a DX9 card, a card that has full HW support of DX9 (GeforceFX/6 series and I dunno for the radeon under the X600/X800 series)
Well, that clears things up. :icecream:
Dr.Calypso
September 5th, 2004, 14:29
Radeon 9500/9600/9700 and 9800 cards are also fully capable of DirectX9^^
jareg
September 5th, 2004, 19:01
Radeon 9500/9600/9700 and 9800 cards are also fully capable of DirectX9^^

So are all of the Geforce FX line GFX cards :canadian:
ickle_moi
September 7th, 2004, 05:15
9600xt here and it loves dx9 :D
bLAdEbLA
September 7th, 2004, 12:49
Not meaning to overstep the mark, but I'd say this is off topic guys :). I'd say as a bare minimum you'd want to follow the Dolphin min sys. reqs, while it's in development anyways.. once code optimizations have been worked on, I still don't think low-end video-carders will have much luck. For the meantime, play your Gamecube and save for a new video card, to cater for the next wave of graphically intense games, including emulation like Dolphin. Phew!
Knuckles
September 7th, 2004, 16:07
Question has been answered, just post if you have anything else important related to say (not off-topic) ;)