1080° Avalanche

1080° Avalanche
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology Corporation
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	GameCube
Genre(s)	[[:Category:Sports (Snowboarding) (Genre)|Sports (Snowboarding)]][[Category:Sports (Snowboarding) (Genre)]], Racing
Mode(s)	Single-Player, Multiplayer
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GTEP01, GTEE01, GTEJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

1080° Avalanche is a snowboarding game for the Nintendo GameCube, developed by Nintendo's in-house development studio, Nintendo Software Technology Corporation (NST), and published by Nintendo. Avalanche is a sequel to 1080° Snowboarding for the Nintendo 64. The game has an emphasis on racing, rather than doing tricks, in contrast to other popular snowboarding games, such as the SSX series. It can output in 480p and Dolby Pro Logic II and supports four players on one GameCube as well as LAN play with up to four GameCubes.

Problems

BBA Unsupported

Broadband Adapter emulation is supported as of 3.0-732 with the merger of the BBA branch.

Configuration

This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with 1080° Avalanche since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r3891

r7624

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5.0-21453 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r3891	Windows XP x86	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2GHz	nVidia 9800 GT	Playable: 30-50 FPS with capturing.
r7624	Linux Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx x86_64	AMD Phenom II X3 720	nVidia GeForce 8800 GT	Looks, sounds, and plays great with HLE and 2x native.	keller999
r7719	Windows Vista x64	Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz	nVidia GeForce 250 GTX	Intro played without issue. However, gameplay and menu contained audio distortion for the music, and major slowdowns if "Enable DTK Music" and "Enable Audio Throttle" were both selected.	Sigma 7
3.0-370	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.4 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5700	Gameplay and menu contain major audio distortion and performance issues, can be fixed by setting Framelimit to "Audio" or "Auto". Leads to major slowdowns if "Enable DTK Music" is also selected. The game can only be played without music ("Enable DTK Music" not selected).	RicciR

Gameplay Videos

• 1080 Avalanche on Dolphin Emulator

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