Pokémon Channel
Pokémon Channel, released in Japan as Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu!~ (ポケモンチャンネル ~ピカチュウといっしょ!~ Pokémon Channeru ~Pikachū to Issho!~) is a virtual pet video game for the GameCube developed by Ambrella. Its focus is the adventures the player has with Pikachu, most of them involving a new television network. The game can be considered as the spiritual sequel to Hey You, Pikachu!.
Pokémon Channel | |
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Developer(s) | Ambrella |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Series | Pokémon |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
Release date(s) | JP July 18, 2003 NA December 1, 2003 EU April 2, 2004 |
Genre(s) | Adventure, Fantasy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Input methods | GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance |
Compatibility | 4 Playable |
GameIDs | |
See also... |
Dolphin Forum thread |
Emulation Information
Problems
Programs and Painting
EFB Copies to Texture Only must be disabled for programs and painting to work.
Enhancements
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Widescreen) AR Codes
PAL[1]
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Widescreen) [Ralf] RHWU-CHGR-7919E BR2Z-THBK-Q11UD ABUE-GPT9-FW72D ZBDV-X51Z-RRY38 VH31-AC8N-EU062 615Y-U2BA-DH1RM
Configuration
Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.
General
Config | Setting | Notes |
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Skip GC BIOS | Off | Fix misaligned fonts |
Graphics
Config | Setting | Notes |
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Store EFB Copies to Texture Only | Off | Enable programs/painting |
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Pokémon Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
Test Entries | |||||
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
r6010 | Windows XP | Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.4GHz | Intel GMA G35 | Playable: 46-61FPS, some slowdowns in big areas. | |
r6010 | Windows 7 | Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.4GHz | Intel GMA G35 | Playable: 46-61FPS, some slowdowns in big areas. | |
3.0 | Windows | Intel Pentium P6200 @ 2.13GHz | Intel | Major slowdowns during the pichu bros. show | MoeBoy76 |
4.0.2 | Windows 7 | Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.4GHz | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti | Playable: 60FPS even with enhanced settings. First episode of Pichu bros anime causes slowdown. Disabling the Frame buffer has a noticeable increase in quality of the image, must enable EFB to RAM for programs and painting. | turtlbrdr |