Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash
Developer(s)	Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Paper Mario
Release date(s)	JP October 13, 2016 NA October 7, 2016 EU October 7, 2016 AUS October 8, 2016
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	GamePad
Compatibility	Playable
GameIDs	CNFE01, CNFJ01, CNFP01
See also...	Search Google Wikipedia page

Paper Mario: Color Splash is the sequel to Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS, and while it definitely shows, it is widely considered to be far superior than its lackluster predecessor.

Known Issues

Crash after intro video

• Crash at the end of the intro video. To avoid this, go into {GameFolder}\content\movie and delete or rename the video there.

Visual glitches

• Characters do not draw properly when facing stage right.

Sound bugs

• BGM commonly renders a scratching noise throughout the entire game.
  

As of Cemu 1.11.5 the audio is working correctly!

Configuration

Runs with default settings, but tweaking is recommended.

Gameplay Videos

https://youtu.be/cYJg8I6k2bU - Cemu 1.8.2b - GTX 750 Ti 2GB

https://youtu.be/CZb5xRMkOYg - Cemu 1.9.0b - GTX 750 Ti 2GB

https://youtu.be/648uTQ6gzgs - Cemu 1.11.5c - GTX 750 Ti 2GB

https://youtu.be/yun6OpxzfiM - Cemu Emulator 1.12: Paper Mario: Color Splash

Testing

Testing
1.6 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.6.3 Windows 10 EUR Intel Core i5-4460s Nvidia GTX 750 Ti MrSyrux 0 Unplayable Doesn't load yet.
1.7 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.7.1 Windows 10 USA Intel Core i5-4690K NVIDIA GTX 1070 Sayuri 30 Runs Game is playable, albeit with mild to heavy visual glitches, until the first fight with the three Shy Guys, which is impossible to get through because the battle system uses the Wii U Gamepad's touchscreen, and Cemu does not yet have a Gamepad display. 1.7.1 Windows 10 USA Intel Core i5-4690K NVIDIA GTX 1060 ToppestOfDogs 30 Playable Plays with small to medium visual glitches. Press tab to view the gamepad screen, and click on the screen to use the touch screen. You can also enable off TV mode and press CTRL+Tab to permanently switch to the gamepad so that you don't have to keep switching. 1.7.1 Windows 10 USA Intel Pentium processor J2900 Intel(R) HD Graphics ItsGameBoy 2.37-5.94 Runs The game is somewhat playable, although there are some visual glitches, such as Paper Mario and the toads appear to be silhouettes, Princess Peach appears to be yellow and surrounded by a black border, and Huey appears to be invisible in paper form. The hammer Paper Mario uses and the shy guys are also silhouettes. Every time the game loads an object, it freezes until it successfully loads it. The biggest downside is that when encountering a battle, the battle appears black, which would be harder to attack. 1.7.5 Windows 10 USA AMD FX9590 Nvidia GTX 1070 onedementedsmurf N/A Loads The game loads up and gets through the intro video, then freezes before disembarking. 1.7.5 Windows 10 USA Intel Core i7 4770 Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti Twilight Starocean N/A Loads The game loads up and the characters are dark red then freezes after the intro ends.
1.8 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.8.0b Windows 10 EUR AMD A10-7800K Nvidia GTX 760 Pokes 10-15 Playable The game runs with some loading times. The textures in map are blue but when you go left no render and in the game loads good but no render left. Toads dont render good when are up. The intro video dont render, only audio and a green screen. Please fix bugs :) 1.8.1b Windows 10 JPN Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC TomONeill 40~50 Runs Intro video doesn't work. Long loading times. Smashing colourless spots doesn't look good graphics wise and more graphical glitches, not rendered textures on npcs. I've also had a few freezes when in a somewhat larger area and smashing paint all over the place. 1.8.2b Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz nVidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB chriztr 8-15 Playable Runs, but you'll need a save past the intro video to progress)
1.9 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.9.0b Windows 10 Creators update EUR Intel XEON E5-2620 v1 2ghz Nvidia Quadro 2000 1gb Moto360 48 Playable plays well but for some reason the music is broken in this version of cemu and will only play screeching noises 1.9.0b Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz nVidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB chriztr 60 Playable Recompiler is now loading the game after the introduction video and the game is playable. Background music is scrambled and some 2D drawing issues with the character) 1.9.0c Windows 10 EUR Intel Core i5 4460 3.20 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Foxay 58 Playable Only issue is music audio screeching. 1.9.0c Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5 2500 nVidia GTX 1060 agilly1989 60 Playable Screechy background music and blank characters when facing right. I found that the background music can be disabled if you can make the content\sound\stream\BGM*.aac files zero length. Zero length BGM files - REMEMBER TO BACKUP THE ORIGINAL FILES. 1.9.1 Windows 10 US AMD FX-9370 @ 4.4GHz Nvidia GTX 1070 dsjrb 25-50 Playable Crashes at the end of the intro video(Can be skipped by going into {GameFolder}\content\movie and deleting the video there). Minor graphical issues. BGM still stutters and is screechy/poppy, as are longer/louder sounds.
1.10 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.10.0f Windows 10 US AMD FX-9370 @ 4.4GHz Nvidia GTX 1070 dsjrb 25-50 Playable No discernible improvement from previous versions.
1.11 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.11.0b Windows 7 USA Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.7GHz Nvidia GTX 1080 Sniffles N/A Unplayable Crashes on boot. 1.11.0c Windows 7 USA Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.7GHz Nvidia GTX 1080 Sniffles N/A Unplayable Crashes on boot. 1.11.0c Windows 10 USA AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz R9 390 Zumbuh N/A Unplayable Crashes when attempting to boot 1.11.0c Windows 10 EUR Intel Core i5 @2.71 GHz NVidia GEFORCE 940 MX Kabir0000 N/A Unplayable Crashes on boot. 1.11.1 Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz nVidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB chriztr 60 Playable Boots and run again. Background music is still garbled.) 1.11.2 Windows 7 USA Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.7GHz Nvidia GTX 1080 Sniffles N/A Runs Runs but garbled audio. 1.11.3 Windows 10 EU Intel Core i7 6700K Nvidia GTX 970 hikage N/A Runs Runs but garbled audio, i run with blank bgm package. 1.11.3 Windows 10 Build 17025 EU AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Winschu 23 Runs Starts but with heavy audio stuttering 1.11.4b Windows 10 Anniversary Update EU Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Foxay 60 Runs Working. Audio stuttering. Crashes in some locations. Graphical glitches when using higher-res graphic packs. 1.11.5c Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5 4670k @ ~4.2GHz GTX 750 Ti 2GB chriztr 60 Playable Audio is now fully working. 1.11.5d Windows 10 Anniversary Update EU Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Foxay 60 Unplayable Audio fully fixed. Crashes after intro cutscene. 1.11.6b Windows 10 US Intel Core i7-6950X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Stym 60 Runs Crashes after getting the yellow Big Paint Star. 1.11.6b Windows 10 Anniversary Update EU Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Foxay 60 Runs Crash after couple of seconds.
1.12 Version OS Version Region CPU GPU Tester FPS Status Additional Notes 1.12.0d Windows 10 USA Intel Core i7 4690 @ 3.6GHz Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti jaycromp 30-60 Playable Playable- with the glitches noted about character appearance and various other graphics glitches Audio is not an issue. Will crash without the removal of the intro video. 1.12.0d Windows 10 USA Intel Core i5 4590 @ 3.3GHz Nvidia GTX 760 Wabbit 30-60 Runs Crashes after getting the Yellow Big Paint Star. 1.12.2d Windows 10 USA Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Foxay 60 Runs Crashes and freezes randomly. 1.12.2d Windows 10 EU Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 380 4GB Mobryn 30 Playable Rarely it has graphical glitches and bacground music stuttering. Didn't crash after the Yellow Big Paint Star. Used: 30 fps lock, removed the intro video, shaderCache and the accurateShaderMul was set to min.