Diatomic

Diatomic
Developer(s)	Grendel Games
Publisher(s)	Grendel Games
Platform(s)	WiiWare
Release date(s)	NA December 14, 2009
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (2)
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	2 Intro/Menu
GameIDs	WDXELW
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Diatomic is a fast retro arcade action game set inside a set of petri dishes. The safe confines of your petri dish are about to be invaded by nine different diatomic creatures that seek to destroy you. Armed with your shield, tail, strategic intelligence and good reflexes you stand a good chance to defeat the overwhelming odds. You must stay alive during 65 hectic stages, spread over five chapters. The high score list shows what kind of player you are. Playing defensively and gaining an all-out defensive high score is harder to pull off than gaining an all-out offensive high score.

Problems

Hang

After the intro Grendel Games logo this title displays a black screen and hangs. Underclocking the CPU in Dolphin's Config / Advanced tab allows the game to proceed past the hang, 50% seems to work though that may be dependent on the specific hardware. Speed can be increased once the title has booted. Refer issue 10825.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

General

Config	Setting	Notes
CPU Clock Override	50%	Allows the game to boot

Version Compatibility

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

Δ

5.0-20560 (current)

Δ

Δ

Δ

Δ

Δ

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