Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

NTSC-U cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SCUS-97198 SCUS-97210 (Demo) Release date: September 23, 2002 September 8, 2003 (Greatest Hits) CRCs: C77AF2CA Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SCES-50917 SCED-51452 (Demo) Release date: January 17, 2003 CRCs: DA3DD765 (PAL-Unk) Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SCPS-15036 SCAJ-20017 SCKA-20004 PAPX-90231 (Trial) Release date: February 22, 2003 (Korea) March 6, 2003 June 17, 2004 (BigHit Series, Korea) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Sucker Punch
Publisher(s): SCEA (US), SCEE (EU), SCEI (KO, JP)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameRankings: 85/100, Metacritic: 86/100
Game description: Sly Cooper, the notorious international thief, is out to reclaim what is rightfully his. The family heirloom has been stolen and Sly wants it back. Get ready to infiltrate the most secure places in the world using a repertoire of sneaky moves. Tiptoe around spotlights, alarms, infrared lasers, and trip wires, while grabbing priceless jewels and emptying casinos. Stealth and smarts are all you need as you dodge security guards, run across rooftops, and escape with your tail intact.
The game focuses on the eponymous protagonist and master thief Sly Cooper and his gang, Bentley the Turtle and Murray the Hippo, as they seek out the Fiendish Five to recover his family's "Thievius Raccoonus", a book with the accumulation of all of Sly's ancestors' thieving moves.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.00 GHz HIS Radeon HD 6870 @ Stock	0.9.8 (r4600)	GSdx 0.1.16	SPU2-X 1.4.0 LilyPad 1.10.0	BIOS: USA v01.60, Full speed, no visible or audible errors.	Sgtnapalm
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 800 MHz	0.9.8 (r4600) Speedhacks: EE Cyclerate: 3 VU Cycle Stealing: 2 INTC Spin Detection Wait Loop Detection mVU Flag Hack	GSdx 0.1.16	SPU2-X 1.4.0 LilyPad 1.10.0	BIOS: USA v02.00, FPS: 59-60, Full speed, no visible or audible errors. Using "Direc3D10 (Software)" with native resolution. All 4 cores, Not using discrete Graphics card. 4GB DDR3 RAM 1600 MHz G-skill	Individuality
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 768 MB	1.1.0 (r5492)	GSdx SSE41 (r5464)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs near full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 7 64-Bit	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4 GHz Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB	1.2.1 (r5873)	GSdx 0.1.16 (r5875)	SPU2-X (r5875) LilyPad 0.11.0 (r5875)	Game runs well and looks great with Direct3D10 (Hardware) and 6X native resolution at 60 FPS. No need for any hacks. BIOS v2.0 was used.	Zrooney
PAL	Windows 10 Pro x64	Intel Xeon X5460 @ 4.00 GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SSC @ 830 MHz (core)	1.5.0	GSdx SSE4	SPU2-X	Finished the game and didn't have any issues. Used only recommended speed hacks, although sometimes in Mesa City I had to slide VU Cycle Stealing to -2.	GouStoulos
PAL	Windows 8.1 x64	Intel Core i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2 GB	1.5.0 (075a9f3)	GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2 Renderer: Direct3D11 (Hardware) Interlacing: Bob tff	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	Runs well with recommended settings everywhere at 3x resolution. Bob tff interlacing seems to produce the best results. Finished the game without issues apart from some slowdowns on small portions of two or three levels.	Ratchet66
NTSC-U	Windows 10	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6Ghz Geforce 1660 Super	1.7.0 (dev-1545) Speedhacks: EE Cyclerate: 0 VU Cycle Stealing: 0 mVU Flag Hack: ✓ MTVU: ✓	GSdx Renderer: Direct3D11 (Hardware) Internal Resolution: 6x Native Anisotropic Filtering: 16x	SPU2-X	Completed the story. Game ran near flawlessly at 6x native resolution, with minor framerate drops in one area of Chapter 3. Cell shading lines don't scale up correctly with higher resolutions, being a little too big and slightly misaligned. The fix explained under "Known Issues" does work, however I find the fix has the opposite problem of making the lines too small in 4K, which detracts from the aesthetic. In any case it's difficult to make those lines look correct in higher resolutions! To get a clear and sharp image, I found a no-interlacing patch and a motion blur removal patch and combined them together.	CynicMimic

Trivia

• Original names: 怪盗 スライ・クーパー (SCPS-15036), 슬라이 쿠퍼 전설의 비법서를 찾아서 (SCKA-20004)
• Also known as Kaitou Sly Cooper (JP), Sly Raccoon (EU)

Known Issues

Incorrect Line Upscaling

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: When upscaling the game to a higher resolution, the cel shaded black lines become too big and aren't in the right place.
• Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, turn on "Enable HW Hacks", Choose "Disable safe feature".

Note: The black lines become small but they are still there.

Black dots during events

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: During the conversations between Sly and his gang during the level, some black dots appear on gang faces.
• Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, turn on "Enable HW Hacks", Choose "Disable safe feature".

	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (SCUS 97198) (U)