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I used to experience this too but it got better (using R5813). I think the problem was introduced during the FIFO changes a while back, and has since gotten better with recent FIFO fixes.

However, I can confirm there is still freezing at the end of the game (the "happy" end at least). It will allow you to save your high score, but then just as the camera starts pulling away from Earth (immediately before the credits), the game freezes.

Please respond if this issue is still valid, or it will be closed.

As you can see above, someone else has confirmed this as an issue, although he/she said it has gotten "better". I no longer use the emulator nor do I have any GC games to test, so I would not be able to tell if this has been fixed.

... ChaosCode had reported it ONE YEAR AGO, so it's somewhat possible that it's been fixed meanwhile...-.-
i.e. we need another confirmation on recent revs.

I was the one to report it, and darrenk confirmed it 6 months ago. I get that it needs confirmation on recent devs to keep it open. Since I don't have any games to test, imo give them a week and if no response, close it

the entire game is playable as of r6564

This is happening to me on 3.0-191 running Windows 7 32-bit. At the end of Day 3 in the Forest of Hope, The screen goes black whether I let the time run out or choose "go to sunset." I have tried restarting the emulator and loading several saves but the problem persists.

I am using version 3.0-828-dirty and Pikmin also freezes as a black screen for me. It happens only at days end or when I choose "go to sunset." I tried several times to "trick" it into going on such as putting all my Pikmin away or zooming in (as to lessen the action on screen) but to no avail.

I figured out what causes it. I know if you load a save state instead of using an actual save from a memory card the game will black screen at days end. I'm not sure if saving a savestate causes it but it may.