Sonic and the Black Knight

Sonic and the Black Knight
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	JP January 12, 2009 NA March 3, 2009 EU March 13, 2009 AUS March 12, 2009
Genre(s)	Adventure, Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	RENP8P, RENE8P, RENJ8P
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Sonic and the Black Knight is a title within the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released exclusively on Wii as the second entry in the Sonic Storybook series, following on from Sonic and the Secret Rings. The game is directed by Tetsu Katano, who was the lead programmer of the Sonic Adventure titles and Sonic Heroes. Set in the world of King Arthur, the game combines Sonic's trademark speed with a new swordfighting system, making use of the Wii Remote's motion-sensing functionality.

Emulation Information

Lower Framerate During Soul Surge

Sonic and the Black Knight drops to 20 FPS during Soul Surges. This is not due to emulator lag, internal game lag or any other kind of defect; the game is hardcoded to run this framerate. Because the game likes to shift in framerate suddenly like this, it may cause stuttering for users that are using v-sync or other framerate stabilization features.

Problems

There are no reported problems with this title.

Enhancements

60 FPS

The following AR codes will make run at 60 FPS instead of 30.

NA/EU

$60FPS [Nick Reynolds]
040887D8 3800003C

JP

$60FPS [CosmoCortney]
04088808 3800003C

Configuration

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

Version Compatibility

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

r3200

4.0.2

4.0-8400

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5.0-20164 (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
r3200	Windows XP	AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	Dolphin SVN R3200 : Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii)	UltimateLF
r6964	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 810 @ 2.6 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4200	DirectX11: 15-25FPS, no problems whatsoever	Hookonsonic2
r7259	Windows 7	AMD FX 8 core @ 4.2 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7750	Using the same emulator for Sonic Colors, i can say one word... PERFECT, use this emulator for the game, here a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBwQRQQK72Y, any lag by: fraps, but all perfect	Angel-X
3.0-377	Windows 7	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 250	18-20FPS Gameplay	Rafi
3.0-427	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 810 @ 2.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450	DirectX9: 15FPS on default settings, 25-30 with proper tweaking	Hookonsonic2
3.0-438	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-2430 @ 2.4 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX	DirectX11. 1600*900. 28-35FPS	Solod49
4.0-8400	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.8 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760	Perfect. Everything looks perfect.	JMC47

Gameplay Videos

Sonic and the black knight gameplay parte 1 (dolphin r7259)

Dolphin SVN R3200 : Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii}

Dolphin Emulator 4.0.2 - Sonic and the Black Knight (1080p HD) - Nintendo Wii

• Sonic and the Black Knight (4K / 2160p / 60fps AR Patch) - Dolphin Emulator 5.0-19349 - Nintendo Wii