Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Developer(s)	Neversoft
Publisher(s)	Activision
Series	Tony Hawk
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	NA October 28, 2001 EU May 3, 2002
Genre(s)	Sports, Skateboarding
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (2)
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GT3D52, GT3E52, GT3J52, GT3P52, GT3F52
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is an Episode of the Tony Hawk's series which is published 2001. As of the series until then, you are a pro skater and trying to complete the level's goals. These assignments vary from level to level, but most of them include skating tricks or catching things.

Problems

Invisible Characters

This game uses a niche GCN feature known as ZCompLoc. Without this feature characters are invisible. A hack has existed since 3.0-505, but a proper implementation of ZCompLoc was added to OpenGL in 3.5-1649 to D3D11 in 3.5-1729. The new implementation requires OpenGL 4.2+ or Direct3D11 compatibility, and D3D9 is incapable of supporting it. If your system or backend cannot support the proper implementation, a warning will appear, and Dolphin will fall back to the old ZCompLoc hack. Problems may still occur while using the hack. See issue 4881, issue 4841, ZCompLoc forum thread, ZCompLoc testing thread.

File:Thps3glitch.png

Invisible characters

Configuration

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

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Video Backend	D3D11 or OpenGL	Support the proper ZCompLoc implementation

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r7688

3.0

3.0-143

3.0-192

3.0-505

3.0-678

3.0-715

3.5-1649

3.5-1729

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5.0-21401 (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
r7688	Windows 7 x64	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 @ 2.2GHz	nVidia GeForce GT 440	Unplayable. Graphics are completely distorted.	Endres
^3.0	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6870	Playable. opening movies only play sound, levels load up fine, but player is invisible.	173.67.20.27
3.5-1394	Windows 8	Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.8GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7970M	Unplayable. Freezes before main menu.	BAPACop
3.5-1395	Windows 8	Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.8GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7970M	Unplayable. Freezes before main menu.	BAPACop

Gameplay Videos

Dolphin Emulator 4.0.2 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (1080p HD) - Nintendo GameCube

THPS 3 - 01

Invisible

• Dolphin GC\Wii emulator: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Airport gameplay (720p)