Emulator

Is this still a problem or does it work now?

I found out it doesn't in the x86 version, only freezes in x64 version of Dolphin.

I am confirming this as well. It seems to work well up until a specific point, then
just freezes and the music keeps playing normally. Here's a screen dump of where it
froze. Using x64 version of Dolphin REV 242.

yup, I get the same thing.

Just wanted to comment on this and say that I think it's fixed. I just played the
game at the current revision and I can get past this part with both OpenGL and
DirectX.

DirectX allows the game to run much more smoother though after the skateboarding
part, but it's slow yet accurate using OpenGL. There are lots of tiny graphical
glitches that now exist in the DirectX plugin, I think anyway.

Yeah, this problem seems to be fixed now, as I could get further in the first level
running in the x64 version.

I just tried this in both OpenGL and DirectX with all kinds of settings in the
latest revision, this bug is fixed.

You can probably close this now...

This problem is back in the latest revisions !
I'm using the latest revision and have exactly this problem. Dolphin freezes in the
beginning of the first level and the music is still playing. I tried all the
possible settings with no success. But i'm using x86 version and not x64.

If I use older revisions there is no freezes !!!

I'm getting the same stuff too in x64.

:(

Having a similar issue in revision r7719 x64 with both Direct3D 9 and Direct3D 11, freezing and crashing in 2nd hero level (Knuckles' Wild Canyon), sometimes with error message and sometimes not. Usually happens after playing for a bit but sometimes right at level start.

I've Had this problem but WORSE. When I skip the intro, i select my save file then the game freezes before the cutscene for the level starts!