Emulator

Samurai Warriors 3
Game ID - S59P01
Creator ID - 0x01

What went wrong?

I tried to play the Story Mode (Musou Mode) with Nobunaga Oda, Masamune Date, Hanzo Hattori or Keiji Maeda. But the game freezes at VPS: 50-100% and FPS went from 50 down to 0.

What did you expect to happen?

I think the game tries to play a short video cutscene. It does not get through however. I tried different characters, but most of them have the same issue before even starting the first level of their story. I only got through with Masamune Date to the first Level and played it through, but at the second level it gets the same black screen issue.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Create a game file
2. Go to the Story Mode
3. Take one of the Characters and start the level that is available for you
4. Wait for over 30 minutes and enjoy a blackscreen T_T (while I write this, I am still waiting and hoping for the game to respond...)

You can play Historical Mode and the Castle Challenge without problems. You can create characters, equip items and play Free Battle Mode, too. But the Story Mode itself seems off limits here...

Which versions of Dolphin did you test on?

I am using Dolphin 4.0.2.

What version of Dolphin used to work?

I don't know if the 4.0.0 version would work. I used 3.5 before I moved to the south and the game wouldn't even work on that in any way. Now I can play (even if it is a bit slow and the music slow-mo, but that might just be my PC)

What are your PC specifications

ACPI x86-based PC

Windows7 Professional
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
E8500 @ 3.16GHz
RAM 4GB (3,19GB usable)
32 bit System

AMD High Definition Audio Device
Realtek High Definition Audio
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

64 or 32 bit Dolphin?

I use the 32bit version (so Dolphin x86) and did not change any of the standard settings at first. I tried different combinations later, but the issue still remained.

64 or 32 bit Operating system?

I'm using 32-bit Operation-System

Any other relevant information or links to logs:

I am thankful for any help that can be provided. This blackscreen issue seems to be very common these days. I will try using an older Dolphin version and see if the problem goes away.