Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Nintendo 3DS · Settings and results
A regular Duo test reports near-full-speed play at 3× after enabling hardware shaders. An earlier Duo Lite test on a GammaOS beta reports acceptable gameplay at 2×, with slower menus or scenes. Both cover a short stretch of play.
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Game screenshot via Libretro thumbnails. Not taken on a Duo.
Reported settings and results
After a slower introduction, the reviewer tries 2× on Lite and reports that the shown gameplay is okay. Menus or scenes outside gameplay remain slower.
- firmware
- GammaOS Nano 1.5 beta (review build)
- emulator
- Azahar Nano (bundled player)
- resolution scale
- 2× in the later sample
More detail
- Duo Lite (6 GB / 128 GB) on the GammaOS Nano 1.5 beta, build not shown. Not tested on a regular Duo.
- Only early gameplay was shown, and the introduction was less consistent.
The reviewer reports Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at about 75% speed with hardware shaders off, then near full speed with the option on; fast-forward reaches roughly 250% in the demonstrated section.
- resolution scale
- 3×
- hardware shaders
- On
- reported fast forward
- about 250%
More detail
- The video says settings must be changed by hand because this Azahar build has no per-game hardware-shader setting. The exact software builds are unknown.
Broader compatibility reports
The emulator's own list shows whether this game works in general. How well it runs on the Duo can still differ.
Azahar compatibility tracker ↗
Software used in these tests
3DSAzaharOpen-source Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.Emulator · Preview · 2127.0-alpha4- GammaOSCustomized Android firmware family with the GammaOS Nano console interface.Operating system · v1.4.4-ANBERNICRGDS
- Turnip for Adreno 722 / DuoCommunity Turnip builds specifically profiled for the Pocket Duo’s Adreno 722 GPU.Graphics driver · 5.1
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Card screenshots come from Libretro, not from a Duo.
All game notes
