Can't get Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) fighting game to run at decent speed

[vince16]

Hi everyone,
Could anybody tell me why I can't run Hokuto no Ken at its normal speed? The game is playable, but very very slow, so, pretty much, almost unplayable.

The GPU on my computer is a GeForce 7650 GS, if that helps.

[Nobbs66]

That doesn't help. What's your cpu?

[vince16]

Hi, thank you for replying so soon.
My CPU is an Intel Core ™2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13 Ghz.

[Nobbs66]

You can try messing with speedhacks, but you won't get full speed on that.

[vince16]

Won't I? Is the problem my GPU or my CPU? I tried fiddling with the options a little, turned something off, and it did improve the performance a little bit...

[Nobbs66]

THey are both weak for pcsx2.

[vince16]

All right. But how come I do get to run PCSX2 at all anyway? I thought that if my PC was too slow (and seeing as how it runs emulators even for PSOne and N64 no sweat I thought it apparently isn't), PCSX2 wouldn't lauch at all...?

[Nobbs66]

You meet the minimum requirements, but that doesn't mean games won't be slow.

[vince16]

So, does it mean that NO PS2 GAME AT ALL will run the way they should?
It's strange, because I remember reading somewhere that in order to emulate a platform, you needed a PC with at least twice the power of the emulated platform, and I'm quite sure the PS2 (which I once had btw) was not exactly the most powerful console available, its RAM for a start was ridiculous, and my PC has over 2 GB of RAM...

[jesalvein]

So, does it mean that NO PS2 GAME AT ALL will run the way they should?

A few light ones may work, depending on the ones you actually own.

It's strange, because I remember reading somewhere that in order to emulate a platform, you needed a PC with at least twice the power of the emulated platform,

It's a tad more complicated than this since it depends on the architecture of the sytem you're trying to emulate.

and I'm quite sure the PS2 (which I once had btw)

I hope you still have it.

was not exactly the most powerful console available, its RAM for a start was ridiculous, and my PC has over 2 GB of RAM...

pcsx2 doesn't use a big amount of ram. So, 2 Gb is enough, but won't change anything about your lack of raw CPU power.