Continued lack of joy with Katamari Damacy

sc123 · May 4th, 2008

Well I've spent about two days trying various combinations of PSCX2 and plug-ins with little success in getting Katamari Damacy (US) to work properly and was hoping someone here had found the magic combination!

I have tried PCSX2 0.9.4 and 0.9.5, as well as the ZeroGS 0.97.0 graphics plug-in (which I seem to have the most success with, visually - not speed wise) and I've also tried Gsdx9 0.10.0 and Gsdx (SSE2) 0.1.7. I've tried various settings in each other these, with far too many variations to list here.

I'm using a 3GB uncompressed ISO of the US version of Katamari Damacy, with the USA v1.60 bios. My computer specs are:

Windows Vista Ultimate
AMD X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.6ghz
2.0 GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT w/latest BETA drivers from Nvidia

I'm seeing PSCX2 use about 225MB of RAM and both procs stay at 100% util when playing. FPS is all over the place, usually between 15-50FPS.

So to wrap up, Katamari is pretty much unplayable. Just wondering if anyone out there can lend a hand!

cottonvibes · May 4th, 2008

i believe the game is unplayable.

i've heard that theres some glitch in it that makes it unplayable.

in the compatability list, the jap version says "playable" and the US version says "in-game"..

not sure if the Jap version is any different.. might just be a fluke in the compatibility list..

sc123 · May 4th, 2008

It's playable - there are a number of threads on the forums here in which people discuss getting it to work with varying degrees of success, however no one ever gives the exact settings they used to make it work and many of those posts are fairly dated.

I was hoping someone might come along and provide some details on their settings that might give me what I need to make it run at least acceptably.

**bositman** · May 4th, 2008

Well this is not the PCSX2 forum...
So I have to close this,next time post in the proper section

May 4th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
sc123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2	Continued lack of joy with Katamari Damacy Well I've spent about two days trying various combinations of PSCX2 and plug-ins with little success in getting Katamari Damacy (US) to work properly and was hoping someone here had found the magic combination! I have tried PCSX2 0.9.4 and 0.9.5, as well as the ZeroGS 0.97.0 graphics plug-in (which I seem to have the most success with, visually - not speed wise) and I've also tried Gsdx9 0.10.0 and Gsdx (SSE2) 0.1.7. I've tried various settings in each other these, with far too many variations to list here. I'm using a 3GB uncompressed ISO of the US version of Katamari Damacy, with the USA v1.60 bios. My computer specs are: Windows Vista Ultimate AMD X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.6ghz 2.0 GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 8600GT w/latest BETA drivers from Nvidia I'm seeing PSCX2 use about 225MB of RAM and both procs stay at 100% util when playing. FPS is all over the place, usually between 15-50FPS. So to wrap up, Katamari is pretty much unplayable. Just wondering if anyone out there can lend a hand!

May 4th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Imoutochan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 2,549	i believe the game is unplayable. i've heard that theres some glitch in it that makes it unplayable. in the compatability list, the jap version says "playable" and the US version says "in-game".. not sure if the Jap version is any different.. might just be a fluke in the compatibility list.. __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs

May 4th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
bositman Angel of Death Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 3,135	Well this is not the PCSX2 forum... So I have to close this,next time post in the proper section __________________

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May 4th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
sc123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2	It's playable - there are a number of threads on the forums here in which people discuss getting it to work with varying degrees of success, however no one ever gives the exact settings they used to make it work and many of those posts are fairly dated. I was hoping someone might come along and provide some details on their settings that might give me what I need to make it run at least acceptably.