Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo パズルコレクション) is a 2003 puzzle video game compilation published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. The game contains remakes or ports of three Nintendo-published puzzle games: For the GameCube itself, the remakes and ports are Dr. Mario 64, Panel de Pon 64, and a brand-new sequel to Yoshi's Cookie that have yet to receive a full official English release as of February 2024.
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Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo Software Technology, Intelligent Systems |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
Release date(s) | JP February 7, 2003 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer (4) |
Input methods | GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance |
Compatibility | 5![]() ![]() Perfect |
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See also... |
Dolphin Forum thread |
All copies of Nintendo Puzzle Collection were bundled with a GCN-GBA cable to take advantage of the game's ability to download simplified versions of its games to a Game Boy Advance console. Those are Dr. Mario (NES), Yoshi's Cookie (NES) (both with their 2-player functions removed), and a GBA-specific Panel de Pon version that would later be fleshed out in Dr. Mario & Puzzle League two years later, albeit with some visual and audio effects not carried over.
Emulation Information
Game Boy Advance ↔ GameCube Connectivity
This is a GBA Connectivity title that supports multiple GBA connections and downloadable minigames. In order to access the downloadable minigames, Controller Port 2, 3, or 4 must have a GBA controller (Integrated or TCP) attached and running the GBA BIOS. Then go to the lower right option of the main menu and select which game to send.
In order to play the main game using a GBA controller, simply set a GBA to Controller Port 1 and the connection process will begin. Additional GBA controllers can be used and will start the connection process once one of the three main games are selected.
Problems
There are no reported problems with this title.
Configuration
This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Nintendo Puzzle Collection since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
3.0 | Windows 7 | Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.7 GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6450 | Very good! 60FPS most of the time except some massive screen, audio does not decode properly and experienced glitched. I even upscaled to 720p and enable 4x anti-aliasing so if you turn off those features you should be to play smoothly. | Nosmas |
4.0-6070 | Windows 7 | Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.2 GHz | AMD Radeon HD 5800 | Menu transitions in Panel De Pon are very slow, but Panel De Pon itself, as well as menus for other games, experience no slowdown or error at all. Played with Direct3D. | UmbraWitchJeanne |
5.0-6229 | Windows 10 | Intel Core i7-7700K | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | Played perfect for me. | IceStrike256 |