Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
NTSC-U cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20394 Release date: March 3, 2002 CRCs: B78EAA30 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SCES-50499 Release date: February 22, 2002 CRCs: 7FEDF999 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Appaloosa Interactive
Publisher(s): SCEE (EU), Acclaim (US)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 7.8/10, GameSpot: 7.4/10, Metacritic: 71/100
Game description: When an evil force threatens to destroy the Earth, it's up Ecco the Dolphin to save the future! Everyone's favorite mammal makes his PlayStation 2 debut in Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, an all-new aquatic adventure of epic proportions! In order to save the planet and win back his future, Ecco must travel through mysterious and breathtaking underwater worlds filled with puzzles, friends, foes and danger while in search of the stolen dolphin-power that he must recover from the far reaches of time and space. The future of the Earth now rests on the fins of this friendly dolphin in the underwater gaming experience of a lifetime!

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U (?)	?	? ?	0.9.6	GSdx r890	SPU2ghz 1.9.0 LilyPad 0.9.9	BIOS: USA v02.00, Hangs at end of initial loading screen.	Machina
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	0.9.7 SVN r3113	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard. For now, I discovered you only can play in PCSX2 0.9.7, normal if not bugs, I tried put the GSDX.DLL in the folder of plugins of Pcsx2 1.3 but not work. Even selected this specific plugin(GSdx r3068). It's evident(It's my only solution yet).	DESTRUIDOR
?	?	? ?	0.9.8	GSdx r4600	SPU2ghz ? LilyPad ?	File used was .mdf format, ripped natively from genuine disc.	Oiseau
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5517 [17 01 2013]	GSdx 5464 SSE41 [09 12 2012]	SPU2-X 2.0.0 [17 01 2013] LilyPad 0.11.0 [28 12 2012]	Hangs on first loading screen.	General-Plot
?	?	Intel Core i5-3570K AMD Radeon HD 6950	1.1.0 r5719	GSdx r5718 Direct3D11	SPU2-X 2.0.0 r5695 LilyPad 0.11.0	HACKS: None used at all. File used was .iso format, ripped from genuine disc confirmed to work on a real PS2.	SRX
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.1.0 svn r5857	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard. Not work, unchanged yet in this moment. In the first screen the loading never ends, shows a black screen loading.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.1.0 svn r5857	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard. Not work, unchanged yet in this moment. In the first screen the loading never ends.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U/PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.3 Git 29th of April	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard. For the game work download the savestate and put it in your pcsx2 savestate folder. Load save state slot -0(zero) in the emulator and play!	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	AMD A8-4500M APU AMD Radeon HD 7640G	v1.5.0-dev-781-ga7ba779 (20 May, 2016)	GSdx	SPU2-X (Synchronizing Mode=Async Mix) LilyPad 0.11.0	The game needs the modified executable (see issues section). Enable speedhacks, but uncheck all speedhack tick boxes. EE Cyclerate=-1. VU Cycle Stealing=0. /// Audio: SPU2-X Synchronizing Mode=Async Mix.	wad11656
NTSC-U/PAL-M5	Windows 10 Home, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	Nightly - v1.7.2133 <spoiler show="Settings Emulator" hide="Hide"> Speedhacks: EEC: -1 & VUCS: 3 INTC Spin Detection Wait Loop Detection mVU Flag </spoiler>	GSdx <spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide"> Renderer: Vulkan Native Resolution: 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2) Anisotropic Filtering: 16x Mipmapping: Basic (Fast) CRC Hack Level: Partial (OpenGL) Date Accuracy: Fast (Default) Blending Accuracy: Basic (Recommended) FXAA Shader External Shader </spoiler>	SPU2-X LilyPad	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), The game is fully fixed, the stuck on the first loading screen no longer occurs, thanks to 'Automatic fixes'. Runs at 1080p (HD) and 1440p (2K) 55/60 FPS, no freezes or bugs.	Chern40+7

Known Issues

Freeze on start

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Major
• Affected Game Versions: All
• Description: The game freezes on the first loading screen
• Workaround: Fixed a v1.7.0 (dev-940) builds in Automatic fixes. For older versions: Go to Config > Emulation Settings > Speedhacks tab, disable the preset at the bottom left of the window if necessary, then move the "EE Cyclerate" slider to '-3'. Make sure "Enable Wait Loop Detection" is turned off. Once the game has loaded, it is safe to increase the EE Cyclerate again.

The gallery

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  Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (SLUS 20394)

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  Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (SCES 50499)

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  v1.7.0 dev-1907, 4x Native Resolution (1440p), 16xAF, FXAA

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  v1.7.0 dev-1907, 4x Native Resolution (1440p), 16xAF, FXAA

	Ecco the Dolphin - Defender of the Future (SCES 50499) (E) Ecco the Dolphin - Defender of the Future (SLUS 20394) (U)