[GameCube] Language Transfer – Resident Evil 1 PAL to NTSC

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#1

Hi everyone,

I own both the PAL and NTSC versions of Resident Evil 1 on GameCube. Since the latest Dolphin update, the PAL version no longer works properly — it gets stuck on a black screen when launching, although it used to work fine before.

So I was wondering if it’s possible to transfer certain files from the PAL version to the NTSC one using GC Rebuilder , in order to get French subtitles on the NTSC version.

I had already done something similar with Zelda Twilight Princess , but I can’t remember exactly how I did it.

If anyone has tried this kind of file swap or knows which files to transfer (language, text, etc.), I’d really appreciate your help!

Thanks in advance :slightly_smiling_face:

Tu veux que je t’aide à le poster sur un forum en particulier ou à ajouter des détails techniques sur GC Rebuilder ?

#2

Before all that, Dolphin Wiki says:

On the PAL version, a black screen may be displayed when starting the game alongside an “Unknown Opcode” error. This is due to GPU timing issues. Refer issue 12321.

Disabling Store XFB copies to Texture Only or enabling Immediately Display XFB Copies fixes the problem.

Try that first.

#3

I’ve already tried those settings, both in the options and by creating an .ini file, but I still get that cursed black screen. Even with standalone Dolphin, I can’t play anymore.

[INFO] === Build ======================================= [INFO] CPU Model Name: Intel® Core™ i5-10300H CPU @ 2.50GHz [INFO] Capacités: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE42 AES AVX AVX2 [INFO] Version: 1.21.0 [INFO] Git: 05f94af [INFO] Built: Apr 30 2025 [INFO] =================================================

[libretro INFO] 22:24:260 DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp:108 I[COMMON]: User Directory set to ‘C:\RetroArch-Win64\saves\dolphin-emu/User’ [libretro INFO] 22:24:260 DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp:109 I[COMMON]: System Directory set to ‘C:\RetroArch-Win64\system/dolphin-emu/Sys’

[ERROR] [Environ]: GET_VARIABLE: dolphin_main_cpu_thread - Invalid value.

[libretro INFO] 22:24:269 DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp:356 I[BOOT]: CPU Core: JIT64 [libretro INFO] 22:24:269 DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp:357 I[BOOT]: Fastmem enabled = Yes [libretro INFO] 22:24:269 DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp:358 I[BOOT]: JIT debug enabled = No [libretro WARN] 22:24:269 VideoBackends/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp:86 W[Host GPU]: Loading system driver

#4

That’s unfortunate. Last chance: have you tried the Wii port? Sometimes, a Gamecube game doesn’t work on Dolphin, but its Wii counterpart does.

#5

176 / 5 000

Yes, indeed, I think that’s my only option left. All I have to do is find an HD pack and replay the entire first part of the game. Thanks for the advice, it’s appreciated.

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