Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario
Platform(s)	Wii
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, Two Player Co-op
Input methods	Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	SB4J01, SB4P01, SB4W01, SB4E01, SB4K01
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009, and is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. It was released in North America on May 23, 2010. The game's levels are galaxies filled with minor planets and worlds. While its gameplay is based on that of its predecessor, the game was updated with gravity effects and new power-ups. It is the fourth original 3D platformer in the Mario series, after Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy.

Problems

Freeze After Grand Star Levels

Upon finishing a grand star level, the screen may go black, preventing you from saving or continuing. There are two known solutions to this problem.

• Use DSP-LLE (also solves other sound problems, recommended)
• Use DSP-HLE with the Xaudio2 backend

Note that using savestates during one of these levels may cause the problem despite these fixes.

Framebuffer Errors

Framebuffer errors are occurring with the OpenGL plug-in on:

• nVidia cards
• ATI cards with anti-aliasing options enabled

Use the DX9 or DX11 plug-in to avoid such.

Music Cuts Out

Background music cuts out after a few minutes of play, as a consequence, it appears that the end credits of the game do not play, making it impossible to create a cleared gamesave. Use the DSP LLE plug-in to correct this.

Frame Limiting

One should use the "Use FPS for Limiting" option for this game.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Video Backend	DirectX9 or DirectX 11	Framebuffer errors affect many configurations when using OpenGL
Scaled EFB Copy	On	Fixes texture rendering issues
Skip EFB Access from CPU	Off	Enables collecting star bits

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
DSP Emulator Engine	LLE	Avoids music cut off and prevents freeze after Grand Star Levels

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Super Mario Galaxy 2 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r6569

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5.0-21464 (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
r6569	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II x4 @ 3.7GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5770	Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Dolphin (Wii and GameCube emulator)	pipdjs
r7310	Windows 7 x86	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 @ 2.6GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5450	Perfect with DX11 Plug-in faster than DX9 in this game, 25~50FPS, disable EFB access increase performance but you're unable to use the star pointer, disable native resolution and EFB scaled copy increase performance	Markon89
r7411	Windows 7 x64	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 @ 2.6GHz	ATI Radeon HD 3650	Perfect,30~60VPS
r7489	Windows 7 x64	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E8400 @ 3.6GHz	nVidia GeForce 8800 GT	Perfect with DX9,30-60 FPS	LynxOfTime
r7504	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i3 @ 3.07GHz	nVidia GeForce 9500 GT	Perfect in most areas 40-60 fps
r7533	Windows 7 x64	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3000+ @ 2GHz	nVidia GeForce 560 TI	Visually fine, 50% speed on D3D9 with fog off	Hasney
r7612	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 570	Perfect with DX11, 55-60 FPS [1080p], Vsync enabled, EFB access enabled, XFB enabled
r7671	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7 930 @ 4GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 470	Perfect in most areas while using DX11, 50-60FPS, 720p, Vsync enabled, EFB access enabled, 2x Internal Resolution, 16x Anisotropic Filtering, music stops after a few minutes while using DSP HLE, game stutters while using DSP LLE. Anti Aliasing of any kind causes shadows and outlines to not be rendered properly. World 3 is slower than other worlds.
r7695	Windows 7 x64	Intel Q6600 @3.2GHz	nVidia GeForce 9600 GT	Playable 50-60FPS on DX9 at 1920x1200, no AA or Anisotropic, internal res. at 2x, DSP-HLE, 40fps in DSP-LLE (needed for Grand level stars)	alfrix
^3.0-71	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X4 970 @ 3.9GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6870	DX11, full 1080p (internal res: auto, 1080p at fullscreen), FPS usually at fullspeed, rarely go under 50FPS. Almost perfect emulation, game crashed randomly sometime	Lucario
3.0-194	Windows 7 x64	AMD FX 8120 @ 3.10GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6950	Playable stable 60 fps at 720p internal resolution. Though CPU speed varies between 60% and 100%(In the most levels its 90%-100%, but in some the speed is about 60%-70% which leads to lagging). At GrandStar-Levels it just worked with DSP-LLE plugin and not with DSP-HLE and XAudio2 back-end. But with DSP-LLE the music lags extremely, that's why I play it with the DSP-HLE plugin unless I'm at GrandStar level.	RnBandCrunk
3.0-204	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz	nVidia GTS 450	Playable stable 60 fps at 720p internal res at 1.5x no AA or Anisotropic	SXPanda

Gameplay Videos

• Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii - HD 720p Dolphin
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Dolphin (Wii and gamecube emulator)