Odama

Odama
Developer(s)	Vivarium
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	EU March 31, 2006 NA April 10, 2006 JP April 13, 2006
Genre(s)	Pinball, Real-time tactics
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	GameCube Controller, GameCube Microphone
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GOOE01, GOOJ01, GOOP01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Odama, known as Yoot Saito's Odama (大玉 Ōdama, lit. "Great Ball") in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube developed by Vivarium and published by Nintendo in 2006. The game was designed by Seaman creator Yoot Saito.

Odama blends tactical wargaming with pinball gameplay. The game takes place in a feudal Japan setting. The main character is a young general named Yamanouchi Kagetora, who is intent on avenging his father's death by reviving the most ingenious weapon ever to hit the medieval battlefield: the Odama. The Odama is a gigantic ball powerful enough to destroy whatever it strikes, friend or foe. Using giant flippers, players aim the Odama to bowl over enemies, shatter their defenses and wreak havoc on the battlefield. With the Nintendo GameCube Microphone, players direct their soldiers out of the Odama's way and into the fray by charging the enemy, defending positions and seizing the enemy gates.

Emulation Information

Microphone Configuration

To enable Mic support go to Options -> Configure -> GameCube, and set Slot B to "Mic". Set its button to GCN Pad 2, it does not work on Pad 1.

Network Mic

Dolphin is currently unable to support microphone input with networked play.

Problems

Crashes

The game may hang randomly. Can't replicate under 5.0-6004, likely resolved long before then.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this title.

Version Compatibility

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

r0

3.0-176

4.0.2

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5.0-19465 (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
5.0-6257	Windows 10	Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.3 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060	Plays perfectly fine with default settings. The A button icon is a bit cut off on the bottom. I suck at this game though and I couldn't make it past the first boss.	Xerxes

Gameplay Videos

Dolphin Emulator 4.0-3482 - Odama (1080p HD) - Nintendo GameCube

Odama - Dolphin 4.0.2