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{{Infobox VG
{{Infobox VG
|image         = [[File:TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures.jpg|300px]]
|image     = [[File:TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures.jpg|300px]]
|developer     = Nintendo EAD
|developer = Nintendo EAD
|publisher     = Nintendo
|publisher = Nintendo
|released     = {{vgrelease|JP=March 18, 2004|NA=June 7, 2004|EU=January 7, 2005|AUS=April 7, 2005}}
|series    = The Legend of Zelda
|series        = ''The Legend of Zelda''
|released = {{vgrelease|JP=March 18, 2004|NA=June 7, 2004|EU=January 7, 2005|AUS=April 7, 2005}}
|genre         = Action-adventure
|genre     = Action-adventure
|modes         = Single-player, Multiplayer (4), Co-op (4)
|modes     = Single-player, Multiplayer (4), Co-op (4)
|input         = GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance
|input     = GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance
|size          = 247 MiB
|forumlink = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-the-legend-of-zelda-four-swords-adventures--25936
|forumlink     = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-the-legend-of-zelda-four-swords-adventures--25936
}}
}}


'''''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''''' is a video game in Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan on March 18, 2004; in North America on June 7, 2004; in Europe on January 7, 2005; and in Australia on April 7, 2005. The Game Boy Advance hand held game console can be used as a controller when using the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable bundled with the game.
'''''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''''', a four-player Zelda connectivity adventure, combines gameplay on both the GameCube and Game Boy Advance for a mix of competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun. By hooking up GBAs to the GameCube, the action will move from the television screen (when players are on the overworld map), to the GBA screen (when entering houses and caves). Players work together to brave 24 challenges in eight levels in Hyrule Adventure (1-4 players, multiplayer only with GBAs) or compete in 10 frantic multiplayer versus battles (2-4 players, GBAs required). Takes place in similar environments as the SNES classic Link to the Past, but features updated character sprites, new special effects, and overall improved graphics. The Japanese version included an additional mode, known as Navi Trackers.


== Emulation Information ==
== Emulation Information ==
=== Game Boy Advance <-> GameCube Connectivity===
=== Game Boy Advance <-> GameCube Connectivity===
'''NOTE''': The current VBA-M version does not work with Dolphin. VBA-M SVN1490 from May 26 2015 works with Dolphin {{revision|4.0-9146}} in 4 player mode. To play with more than 1 player, make sure to select DSP LLE. <br />
This title supports GameBoy Advance connection, which can be used via joybus emulation. This requires VBA-M (r947 or newer) and a dump of GBA BIOS.
[[File:FSA-VBAMSVN1490.jpeg|400px]]<br />
If anyone has either updated instructions or the number of the latest compatible version, please add.  Game Boy connection support can be supported via joybus emulation. Such requires VBA-M (r947 or newer) and a dump of GBA BIOS ([http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/index.php?title=GBA_BIOS see here] for an excellent dump guide). To connect GBA:
#Launch Dolphin, start Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and choose multiplayer;
#While in connection screen, in Dolphin, go to Config => GameCube and change the controller ports to GBA;
#Launch VBA-M, go to Options => Emulator and uncheck "Pause When Inactive". Then, go to Options => Link => Joybus options, mark "Enable Joybus Connection" and use default settings (127.0.0.1)
#After enabling joybus in VBA-M, Dolphin will freeze (don't panic, its OK!). Now load the GBA BIOS in VBA-M, after the splash screen Dolphin will recognize the joybus link and game will detect that a GBA was connected.


To connect other GBAs, just open another instance of VBA-M and repeat last instruction. Remember to unblock Dolphin and VBA-M in your firewall, some may block joybus link, leaving Dolphin stuck in connection screen. You can also refer to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpx_ZQp6Fxc this video] for more details.
Setup VBA-M first - settings differ per version, these are instructions for 2.0.0-beta2 (tested working with Dolphin 5.0):
#Launch VBA-M
#Emulation => Uncheck "Pause when inactive"
#Options => Game Boy Advance => Configure => Boot ROM => Browse => Select GBA BIOS file
#Options => Game Boy Advance => Check "Use BIOS file"
#Options => Link => Type => GameCube
#Options => Link => Check "Local mode"
#Options => Link => Check "Link at boot"
#Close VBA-M to save settings


--  
Using VBA-M with Dolphin
#Launch Dolphin and set Dolphin controllers to GBA
#Start Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
#Open VBA-M
#File => Open => Select GBA BIOS file
#When it boots up (after BIOS screen) it should show a screen saying "Look at the TV screen !" - if you see this, it works
#Repeat last two steps to add more players


Note from another tester:
Troubleshooting
 
#Unblock Dolphin and VBA-M in your firewall
I only managed to make it work with Dolphin version 4.0-4811 x64 and VBA-M SVN 1206. Dolphin had to have the audio set to HLE, for some reason any other way made VBA crash for me on connect. You need the Dolphin inputs set to GBA.  
#Remember your controller settings are setup in VBA-M. VBA-M will treat each player as "Player 1", so make sure you setup different controller configurations for each. You could make a copy of the VBA-M directory to have multiple configs.
 
#VBA-M 2.0.0-beta2 requires window focus for keyboard input. Use a joypad for other players or possibly try older versions of VBA-M. Alternatively you could setup to connect across multiple computers over LAN
1) Set bios in VBA-M settings, enable it. Setup inputs for all 4 inputs using different controllers.  
2) Make sure GBA Linking is disabled
3) Make sure throttle is set to 100% on both emulators (if its set to no throttle, Dolphin lags)
4) Make sure the emulators have inputs 1 - 4 selected, in the order you are going to launch each bios as a game.
5) Start the bios as a game in each emulator after launching Dolphin and Four Swords, one at a time they should all connect to Dolphin.


=== Navi Tracker Audio Issues ===
=== Navi Tracker Audio Issues ===
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== Problems ==
== Problems ==
=== Multiple GBAs ===
{{Problems|{{#vardefineecho:problems|
HLE audio can only support 1 GBA as of the New-Zelda-HLE rewrite.  Use DSP-LLE (with a DSP ripped from a Wii/GC) in order to play with multiple players.
 
=== <s>Multiple GBAs</s> ===
HLE audio can only support 1 GBA as of the New-Zelda-HLE rewrite.  Use DSP-LLE (with a DSP ripped from a Wii/GC) in order to play with multiple players. Fixed by {{revision|5.0-3723}}
 
=== <s>HLE Navi's Trackers Hang (JP version)</s> ===
When using HLE audio emulation the game will hang when trying to use Navi's Trackers mode /w a GBA. Navi Trackers requires DSP-LLE (with a DSP ripped from console) in order to function properly. Fixed by {{revision|5.0-3723}}
 
 


=== HLE Navi's Trackers Hang (JP version) ===
}}}}
When using HLE audio emulation the game will hang when trying to use Navi's Trackers mode /w a GBA. Navi Trackers requires DSP-LLE (with a DSP ripped from console) in order to function properly.


== Enhancements ==
== Enhancements ==
=== 16:9 Aspect Ratio Fix ===
=== HD Textures ===
The Built-in Widescreen Hack does nothing in this game. The following Gecko code works as a replacement.
[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-the-legend-of-zelda-four-swords-adventures-hd?pid=514882#pid514882|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures HD]
 
=== 16:9 Widescreen Gecko Code ===
The Built-in Widescreen Hack does nothing in this game. The following Gecko codes work as a replacement.
 
==== NA ====
<pre>$16:9 Widescreen
C205FCD0 00000002
C22D2400 C0030000
EC110032 00000000
C205FCF4 00000002
C22D2400 C003000C
EC110032 00000000
04543FC0 3F400000
C213B47C 00000004
3C803F80 908D2400
4E800421 3C003F40
60000000 900D2400
60000000 00000000
C22ACA78 00000002
3C603F80 906D2400
806D8F50 00000000
C22ACA80 00000003
3C003F40 60000000
900D2400 801F0018
60000000 00000000
C213D834 00000002
3C603F80 906D2400
806D8F50 00000000
C213D83C 00000003
3C603F40 60630000
906D2400 38610008
60000000 00000000
C213D8D8 00000003
3C603F40 60630000
906D2400 38600000
60000000 00000000
C213D8D0 00000002
3C603F80 906D2400
806D8F50 00000000
0448E0C0 0000FF96
0448E0C4 FF9601BE
0448E0C8 01BE0000
C243A94C 00000003
3C80C2D5 9081FFE8
C001FFE8 C03B00EC
EC21002A 00000000
C245231C 00000002
3D803F80 918D2400
806D8F50 00000000
C2452328 00000002
3C603F40 906D2400
808D8F50 00000000
C213D600 00000002
3C603F80 906D2400
806D8F50 00000000
C213D608 00000002
3C603F40 906D2400
38610008 00000000
</pre>
 
==== EU ====
<pre>$16:9 Widescreen
F6000001 80008180
ED8B5024 ED4B0024
D2000000 00000004
3DC03FAA 61CEAAAB
91C27000 C2627000
ED5302B2 ED8B5024
60000000 00000000
E0000000 80008000
F6000001 80008180
ED494024 ED090024
D2000000 00000004
3DC03FAA 61CEAAAB
91C27000 C1E27000
ED0F0232 ED494024
60000000 00000000
E0000000 80008000
</pre>


==== Region-Free ====
==== JP ====
<pre>
<pre>
F6000001 80008180
F6000001 80008180
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== Configuration ==
== Configuration ==
{{Config
{{Config
|idleskipping              = Off
|idleskippingnotes        = Corrects issues with holding buttons
|skipcpuefbaccess   = On
|skipcpuefbaccessnotes   = Corrects hang/crash/slow performance at Moon Gates
|accuratetexturecache      = Position 4
|accuratetexturecachenotes = Prevents texture errors and all Link sprites being black.
}}
}}


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{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-5899|****|GBA Link issues resolved.  Tetra's Trackers now functional.  Note:  Tetra's Trackers has issues on the GBA side of emulation.}}
{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-5899|****|GBA Link issues resolved.  Tetra's Trackers now functional.  Note:  Tetra's Trackers has issues on the GBA side of emulation.}}
{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-7286|****|HLE audio issues resolved}}
{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-7286|****|HLE audio issues resolved}}
{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|5.0-3723|*****|HLE GBA Connection Issues Resolved}}
{{VersionCompatibilityClose}}
{{VersionCompatibilityClose}}


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{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-3570K|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 7870|result=I spent a few days configuring until I finally got it to work. DSP LLE always caused a crash during VBA-M connection, so using HLE worked. If I left "Enable GBA Linking" on, one of the VBA-M's would crash after a few minutes, so disabling that made things better. I found turning off "turbo mode" and setting the VBA-M's throttles low (25%) helped achieve steady framerates for dolphin and the VBA's. Lastly, since I was using HLE for audio, I would get occasional sound hangs, so I changed dolphin's audio backend to DSound. Everything runs great, except I still have the z-order issue with the trees.|tester=ziggybozbo}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-3570K|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 7870|result=I spent a few days configuring until I finally got it to work. DSP LLE always caused a crash during VBA-M connection, so using HLE worked. If I left "Enable GBA Linking" on, one of the VBA-M's would crash after a few minutes, so disabling that made things better. I found turning off "turbo mode" and setting the VBA-M's throttles low (25%) helped achieve steady framerates for dolphin and the VBA's. Lastly, since I was using HLE for audio, I would get occasional sound hangs, so I changed dolphin's audio backend to DSound. Everything runs great, except I still have the z-order issue with the trees.|tester=ziggybozbo}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-4811|OS=Windows 10|CPU=AMD 8350|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce 970|result=I tried a million things, but finally got it to run ONLY on this version of Dolphin with VisualBoyAdvance-M (SVN1206)! Dolphin needs ports 1-4 to be set to GBA for 4 players. Each VBA instance needs to have its input set to the appropriate option for each port. I needed Enable GBA Linking DISABLED or else it would crash, then connect using the Joybus Options menu. You also need to have speed throttled to 100%, or else Dolphin will lag. You need to have Bios Files set in the VBA-M settings, and then launch the bios file. Once launched, it should connect. Be sure to do them in the order of their inputs. For some reason I couldn't get any other combination of these two emulators to work.|tester=Coty}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-4811|OS=Windows 10|CPU=AMD 8350|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce 970|result=I tried a million things, but finally got it to run ONLY on this version of Dolphin with VisualBoyAdvance-M (SVN1206)! Dolphin needs ports 1-4 to be set to GBA for 4 players. Each VBA instance needs to have its input set to the appropriate option for each port. I needed Enable GBA Linking DISABLED or else it would crash, then connect using the Joybus Options menu. You also need to have speed throttled to 100%, or else Dolphin will lag. You need to have Bios Files set in the VBA-M settings, and then launch the bios file. Once launched, it should connect. Be sure to do them in the order of their inputs. For some reason I couldn't get any other combination of these two emulators to work.|tester=Coty}}
{{testing/entry|revision=5.0|OS=Windows 10|CPU=AMD FX 6350@3.9GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660|result=OpenGL, HLE, 3xNative, 8xMSAA, 16xAF
Stable until you attempt the massive headache that is multiplayer. Audio completely cuts out when connecting to VBA-M besides audio from the Gameboy. VBA-M crashes on LLE. There is some minor slowdown that can affect gameplay.|tester=GAMMA}}
{{testing/end}}
{{testing/end}}


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