Rygar: The Legendary Adventure

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20471; NPUD-20471 (PS2 Classics)
Release date:	November 25, 2002; November 6, 2012 (PS2 Classics)
CRCs:	3E2A42FA
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-51445
Release date:	May 30, 2003
CRCs:	2DFD9846
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLPS-25178; SCKA-20006 (Korea); SCAJ-20003; SCAJ-20016; SLPM-61036 (Demo, Taikenban)
Release date:	December 5, 2002; March 8, 2003 (Korea)
CRCs:	DDCA0C01
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): Tecmo
Publisher(s): Tecmo (US, JP), Wanadoo (EU), SCEA (US)
Genre: Action, Adventure with Some RPG Elements
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 8.4/10, Metacritic: 83/100
Game description: Rygar: The Legendary Adventure tells the tale of a noble warrior determined to save the Princess Harmonia and bring the kingdom of Argus back to a state of peace. Armed with the Diskarmor, Rygar sets out on a legendary adventure traveling to several places and battling ravenous monsters called Titans. The Diskarmor shield uses the elements fire/ice/lightning and it can be improved with mystic stones. The diskarmor can be used for attack, defense or transportation.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
PAL	?	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 3.20GHz GIGABYTE NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS 450 OC.	0.9.7 r3982	GSDX r3983	SPU2-X r3983 LilyPad ?	Use "skip MPEG hack" gamefix to pass Wanadoo logo. Set GSDX interlacing to "Weave bff". Don't use EE cyclerate and Vu cycle stealing hacks., 52-60 FPS most of the time. There are places where it is 45-50, but it is rare.	Dhillel
NTSC-J	Windows	Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16Ghz Nvidia GTS 250 512MB	1.1.0 r5517	GSdx 5464 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 5478 LilyPad 0.11.0 5403	Runs above full speed.	Parotaku
NTSC	Win7 Pro SP1	HP EliteBook 8570p Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz x64-based PC 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) 4GB RAM. Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000	1.2.1 r5875	GSDX r5875	SPU2 X r5875 Sony PS3 Pad	Looks and Plays surprisingly well. Using PS2Lunch Game configuration Launcher (see discussion)	St0ckz
NTSC-U	Windows 7 x64	Core i7 Celeron Sandy Bridge 1.8 Ghz 1 Core/2 Threads Intel HD 2000	1.2.1	GSdx 5875 SSE2	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	I played most of the game with this version because FPS were a little bit bigger but the recommended version is 1.5.0, see the issues below to understand why. This configuration works for both 1.2.1 and 1.5.0 - Bios 2.30, directX 9 (hardware), allow 8 bit textures enabled, native resolution, interlacing set to auto to reduce the flickering, texture filtering enabled for better graphics, logarithimic z must be enabled to be able to see the light effect over the numbers in the memory card's screen. It's slow but playable. Speedhacks: Both EE cyclerate and VU cycle stealing must be set on 1 because otherwise the audio/video of the cutscenes will be out of sync (even so they will run slow). INTC spin detection, wait loop detection and mVU flag hacks must be enabled. Sound interpolation = Catmull-Rom PS2.	Felipe

Trivia

Original names: アルゴスの戦士 (SLPS-25178), 아르고스의 전사 (SCKA-20006)
Also known as Argus no Senshi (JP)

Known Issues

Intro screen/cutscenes may blink and flash

Status: Fixed
Type: Minor
Description: The screen flickers during the game intro/cutscenes.
Workaround: Update to the latest version of PCSX2.

Cutscenes stop into a black/white screen

Status: Fixed
Type: Major
Description: Some cutscenes freeze and you can't keep playing. Changing to software mode doesn't solve the issue.
Workaround: Update to the latest version of PCSX2.

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