Magnetica Twist

Magnetica Twist
Developer(s)	Mitchell Corporation
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	WiiWare
Release date(s)	JP April 22, 2008 EU June 6, 2008 NA June 30, 2008
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	WA2P01, WA2E01, WA2J01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Magnetica Twist (known in Japan as Minna de Puzzloop (みんなでパズループ) and Actionloop Twist in PAL regions) is a puzzle game, released as part of the Touch! Generations series. The game was developed by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo, and is based on Mitchell's 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop. The game was first revealed at Nintendo Japan's 2006 Conference.

Problems

Crash with Direct3D

With the Direct3D backend, the game will immediately crash with the following message:

Graphical Glitches

Upon launching the game, in OpenGL mode it will show major graphical glitches and is unplayable. Set External Frame Buffer to Real to fix this. Fixed with Hybrid XFB in 5.0-5874.

Configuration

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

Version Compatibility

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

3.5-1720

5.0-5874

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5.0-20619 (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
3.5-1720	Windows 8	Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 @ 1.8 GHz	Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family	Major graphical/audio glitches	Jogait
4.0-4149	Windows 8.1	Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M	Works fine with External Frame Buffer set to Real	Yoshi2889
5.0-6004	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.5 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 x2	Works fine	Kolano

Gameplay Videos

Magnetica Twist / Actionloop - WiiWare Wii Gameplay 1080p (Dolphin GC/Wii Emulator. 4.0-4905.)