Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Trial Edition

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Trial Edition
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Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Phantasy Star Online
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP May 2002
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer, Online
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	3 Starts
GameIDs	DPOJ8P
See also...	Search Dolphin Forums Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Trial Edition, a combination of the Dreamcast releases Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online ver2, was released for the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox in 2002. An online RPG, its focus is online gameplay with a strong offline storyline, offering diverse online and offline gameplay. This was a trial edition of the Gamecube version released only in Japan.

Problems

Calender

Syncing the calender causes the game to crash. Despite what the game indicates when first run, one can play the game normally without the calender; so when prompted to sync it at the beginning of the game, simply select "no" to proceed.

Black Video

Scenes that play video appear black unless the External Frame Buffer is enabled and set to Real and Scaled EFB Copy is disabled. Setting the Internal Resolution to 1x reduces image shaking.

Modem Required

The game requires a modem to play, even offline. Both the 'dummy' and BBA will not work since the BBA was not available at the time of the game's release. Since neither currently works, the game will get stuck at a screen which reads:

If you want to play PSO Episode 1 & 2 Trial Edition, the modem adapter has to be connected. Restart after switching the power off and connecting the modem adapter.

Phantasy Star Online Modem Error

This is an active issue on the Dolphin SVN as issue 6038.

Configuration

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

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Trial Edition since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r3972

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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
r7367	Windows 8 x64	Intel Core i7 @ 2GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 460m	Runs well, but cannot pass modem error screen	Redefined

See Also

• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus