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*Be sure to allow 8-bit textures in GDSX to get a performance boost.
*Be sure to allow 8-bit textures in GDSX to get a performance boost.
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*Hack Skipdraw 1 can fix the "no shadow" problem in hardware mode.
*Check ''WildArmsOffset'' in HW Hacks to remove thje white lines in text boxes.
*Check ''WildArmsOffset'' in HW Hacks to remove thje white lines in text boxes.
Observation: Using ''WildArmsOffset'' will bring a black line in half of the HP bar though.
Observation: Using ''WildArmsOffset'' will bring a black line in half of the HP bar though., It's a very GPU intensive game, nVidia cards will perform better then ATI cards. To play on native resolution you should at least be using a nVidia 9800GT or a similar performance ATI card. Note that even though DQVIII is a GPU intensive game a dual core CPU clocked at under 3.2GHz will most likely limit performance.
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, *55-60fps at all times with 1024x768 resolution
*PAL version tested (Australian, non-platinum version) working great! Full FPS nearly everywhere in 1280x1280 in Rev 2523. Oddly enough, 8-bit textures slow down the PAL version a little bit, so make sure to turn them off! All other hacks were turned on full blast (except VU skipping was only 2x). Ran on a computer with a 9600GT, E4400 Core2 Duo @ 2.4ghz, and Windows 7 Home Premium, using DX10 mode GSdx.
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Revision as of 16:29, 13 August 2014

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

North American box art for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS 21207
Release date: November 11th, 2005
CRCs: F4715852
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-53974
Release date: April 13, 2006
CRCs: 945FBF31
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SLPM-65888
Release date: November 27, 2004
CRCs: 1F3D5031
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Level-5
Genre: Role Playing Game (RPG)
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Link
Game review score: 9/10
Game description: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, known in Japan as Dragon Quest VIII Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi (ドラゴンクエストVIII 空と海と大地と呪われし姫君, lit. "Dragon Quest VIII: The Sky, the Ocean, the Earth, and the Cursed Princess") and in PAL regions as Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King, is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2.


Test configurations on Windows:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
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  • AMD Phenom II x3 720 @ 3.6GHz
  • ATI Radeon HD4870 1GB version
0.9.8 GSDX r4459
  • SPU2-X 1.4.0
  • LilyPad 0.10.0
BIOS: USA v2.0, HACKS:

•Enabling EE cycle rate (3) may give a slight FPS increase. •Be sure to allow 8-bit textures in GDSX to get a performance boost. •Hack Skipdraw 1 can fix the "no shadow" problem in hardware mode. •Check WildArmsOffset in HW Hacks to remove thje white lines in text boxes. Observation: Using WildArmsOffset will bring a black line in half of the HP bar though., It's a very GPU intensive game, nVidia cards will perform better then ATI cards. To play on native resolution you should at least be using a nVidia 9800GT or a similar performance ATI card. Note that even though DQVIII is a GPU intensive game a dual core CPU clocked at under 3.2GHz will most likely limit performance. , •55-60fps at all times with 1024x768 resolution •PAL version tested (Australian, non-platinum version) working great! Full FPS nearly everywhere in 1280x1280 in Rev 2523. Oddly enough, 8-bit textures slow down the PAL version a little bit, so make sure to turn them off! All other hacks were turned on full blast (except VU skipping was only 2x). Ran on a computer with a 9600GT, E4400 Core2 Duo @ 2.4ghz, and Windows 7 Home Premium, using DX10 mode GSdx.

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