Sonic and the Secret Rings

Sonic and the Secret Rings
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	NA February 20, 2007 EU March 2, 2007 JP March 15, 2007
Genre(s)	Platform, Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	RSRP8P, RSRE8P, RSRJ8P, DSRJ8P
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Sonic brings his trademark speed and attitude to the Wii in his first solo adventure since 1991. In Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic finds himself in the colorful and vibrant world of the Arabian Nights tales. There he embarks on his most outrageous journey to date through an expansive 3D world brought to life with realistic water reflections, light bloom, and lifelike physics.

Sonic and the Secret Rings makes custom use of the innovative Wii remote to create a truly immersive gaming experience. Mimicking the energy and movements of Sonic, players actively perform specialized moves with the controller, bringing their stamina and wide range of motion into the action! Players will hurtle Sonic forward by rotating the controller from side to side and perform combo moves with a flick of the wrist. This, combined with a dizzying sense of speed, will quickly draw players of all ages into the action!

Emulation Information

Emulated Wii Remote

Using an emulated Wii Remote may cause issues with actions such as homing attack and walking backwards. This can be corrected by marking both "Sideways Wiimote" and "Upright Wiimote" on the Wii Remote configuration screen. "Upright Wiimote" may need to be deactivated for some sections, such as the flying carpet in the final world.

Problems

There are no reported problems with this title.

Enhancements

IR >1 and Scaled EFB Copies Impacts Special Effects

Having an internal resolution above 1x Native and having Scaled EFB Copies enabled will cause some depth effects (such as the text on the parchment in Lost Prologue) appear slightly different. In the case of Lost Prologue, the text disappears slightly further away than it would otherwise. This is barely noticeable and does not impact gameplay at all.

60 FPS

The following AR code will make the game run at 60 FPS instead of 30. However this seems to cause "BackPatch: no register use entry for address ################" errors with some missions, particularly in Pirate Storm. This can be avoided if you enter a mission in another world, and when you exit it, Pirate Storm levels will load. This code also breaks some minigames in the Party mode.

$60FPS [Nick Reynolds]
040B6878 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 Secret Rings since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r5152

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
r5152	Windows 7	Intel Core i7-920 @ 4.05 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4890	The game can be played at full speed's in HD even with fraps recording. Sonic and the Secret Rings on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (1080p HD) Full Speed	iNexXxuS
3.0-235	Windows 7	Intel Core i5 @ 2.53 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5650	15FPS 30vps 48% when more enemy speed go more down, real Wii Remote command don't work sometimes. Is hardly playable.	David
3.0-432	Windows 7	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Radeon HD 6670	D3D11 1x Native OpenMP 45~50FPS in game. Full speed on menu.	Faefdsedf
4.0-2263	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-2500K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Perfect 30FPS Speed%100, Graphics:Direct3D, 3xNative, AA 2samples, AF16x, Skip EFB Access from CPU/On, Audio HLE XAudio2.Sonic and the Secret Rings on Dolphin Emulator	LaImpetoOscuro‎‏
4.0-5716	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.2 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	Locked to 30FPS, no loss of framerate or speed. 4x Native, 8x AA, 16x Anisotropic. Emulated Wii Remote tilt with analog or digital inputs is off-center, acting as if the Wii Remote is tilted slightly to the left.	Alcom1
4.0-8199	Windows 10	Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 @ 3.3 GHz	AMD Radeon R9 290X x3	Runs perfectly at 30FPS (framerate=auto), no lost frames or slowdown. 4x Native, 16x Anisotropic, 8x SSAA, Borderless fullscreen at 1920x1080, OpenGL. Widescreen hack does not work or have any effect. Using an Emulated Wii Remote & Steam Controller, works okayish if you mess around with the settings - jump dash works fine, catapult does not	qaisjp
4.0-8400	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.8 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760	Perfect. Used a Real Wii Remote, was very responsive and was able to play through the first two worlds no problem. After that the game is a bit too hard for me to really care and I stopped. Game is pretty beautiful in Dolphin all things considered.	JMC47
5.0	Windows 10	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Radeon HD 6970	Most of the time I get full speed (30fps), but certain effects like the sun in Sand Oasis will drag the framerate down (~20fps) when they're on screen. Checking "Skip EFB Access" helps, and doesn't cause too many major graphical issues. Sometimes, excess smoke will cause minor slowdowns, too. 1x native resolution, 8x SSAA, DirectX 11.	TheLostSkeleton
5.0-200	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-5820K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	Game runs at full speed in 2k30FPS. I was using an emulated Wii Remote with upright and sideways Wii Remote set and Sonic was constantly moving forward making the game unplayable. I could not find a fix for this either.	Brimaster2000

Gameplay Videos

Sonic and the Secret Rings on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (1080p HD) Full Speed

Dolphin Emulator 4.0 - Sonic and the Secret Rings (1080p HD) - Nintendo Wii

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