Metroid Prime (GC)

Metroid Prime is a video game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the first 3D game in the Metroid series, the fifth main installment, and the first of the three part Metroid Prime storyline.

Despite taking place in the first person view, Metroid Prime is classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter, due to the large exploration component of the game and its precedence over combat. As with all Metroid games, players solve puzzles, perform platform jumps, and fight enemies in a large, open ended world. Along the way, the player finds power ups that improve her abilities, and clues about the mystery of the planet. The story is told organically; the story is revealed through scan logs, allowing the player to dive into the story or ignore it as they see fit.

An updated version exists for the Wii as part of the Metroid Prime: Trilogy; which also contains the sequels Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Micro-stuttering Due To Shader Generation
All of the Prime games suffer from stuttering caused by shader generation, though this game does not suffer the "black bar" issue that plagues the later installments. The only "fix" is to simply play the game; building up the shadercache will alleviate the issue over time.

Dolphin Savestates
Dolphin savestates may randomly fail, especially if a lot of activity is happening on screen when making the save. Use in game save stations to avoid any issues.

Visors
The Thermal Visor will only work if EFB Copies to Texture Only is disabled. However, EFB Copies to Texture Only is disabled as default within the game INI, normally preventing the user from using anything but that setting for this game. Such can be overridden by opening/editing configuration options post the start of the game or modifying the game .ini, which can cause the issue to reoccur.

More problematic, however, is the X-Ray Visor, which becomes impossible to see through in most rooms after acquiring the Phazon Suit; usually, upon activation Samus's sight will be obscured by a static image, usually an extreme closeup of a wall or a giant Grapple Beam symbol. Unfortunately, the reasons for this glitch are unknown, as are the means by which it can be averted.

Background Music Stops
Background music can stop randomly with any configuration; this could be caused by a lot of on-screen activity or changing map areas.

Refraction Slowdown
Refraction effects, such as raindrops on Samus' visor, cause slowdown in OpenGL. Even the strongest computers are affected by this issue, and there is no solution with the OpenGL backend at this time. D3D is affected by this issue also, but only if anti-aliasing is enabled. Fixed by.