So.... ICO is playable now? Compatibility list says yes.

[greyest]

PCSX2 svn720
Speedhacks - Use 2x cycle rate, enable iop x2 cycle rate,wait cycles synck Hack
Advanced - EE Clamp to Full and VU Clamp to Extra+Preserve Sign, denormals are zero, flush to zero
Gsdx 0.1.4 sse2
SSSPSX Pad Plugin Pressure mod 1.7
spu - x 1.1.0
Linuz iso CDDVD 0.8.0

Done as described - no luck.
What Gsdx settings do you use?

BTW: where 0.1.4 keeps its settings? There is no appropriate ini in the inis folder like in the case of 0.1.14...

[Alpha]

Gsdx settings have no influence...i have no idea what is wrong with your configuration...By the way give your pc specs...

[LuisR14]

it saves it's settings in the registry.

[tohdom]

same black screen with ICO [PAL]

[Cain]

As far as I remember this game has to be run through run->execure and not load cd/dvd.

[Eurlan]

ok guys follow this guide
run the game in software mode with gsdx then make a save state. now if you used gsdx 0.1.14 ssse3 change to ssse2 and put hardware mode then run the game and load state
it works played it for an hour constant 60 fps with my specs
q6600 2.4ghz
3.2 gb ram (xp 32bit)
9600gt 512mb

[rama]

And as said before: Run > Execute. Else you also get a black screen of nothingness.

[Dr.J]

There is no problem with NTSC CD-version. It works fine even with "Run CD\DVD" and DX9.

[greyest]

Thanks to all!

I run it successfully with GSDX 0.1.4 (though I'll give Eurlan's method a try to run it on 0.1.14), it seems to work with all speed hacks enabled, including EE 3x cycle rate.
The only special requirements to run this game (PAL version) are :

1) Older GSDX (tested are 0.1.4 and 0.1.6)
2) Has to be run via RUN->EXECUTE, not usual FILE->RUN CD/DVD
3) EE Recs Clamp Mode needs to be set to Extra+Preserve Sign in the Advanced Settings (otherwise it hangs in one of the intro movies).

And it performs much better than Shadows of the Colossus too. At least at the start of the game.

The next question is this: if it's marked as playable it means someone played it from start to finish already on the emulator, no critical game stop bugs?

[zerodi]

hi tht id share my exp since i was getting the black screen but now ico is
working ok

my system is just AmdX2 7750BE 3.0ghzOC, 4gbDDr2 800, onboard geforce8200 ,ecs blackedition 8200a mb.

pcsx2 0.9.6 with windows7 64bit

sound spu2-x 1.1.0

linuz iso cdvd 0.80

graphics configs----

8fps opening screen - ZeroGS 0.97

20-22fps opening screen - GSdx10 0.1.4 hardware

loaded titles then crashed - GSdx 890 0.1.14 sse2 hardware d3d 9, pixel 2
everything else default

11-17fps - GSdx 890 0.1.14 sse2 software d3d 9, pixel 2 - everything else
default

10-11fps opening, - GSdx 890 0.1.14 sse2 software d3d 10, pixel 2 -
everything else default -

29-37fps got through opening, but crashed before entering actuly gameplay - GSdx 890 0.1.14 sse2 hardware d3d 10, pixel 2 - everything else default

2nd try - GSdx 890 0.1.14 sse2 hardware d3d 10, pixel 2 - everything else
default
*skipping though all cutscenes until gameplay commences got 50fps - but the graphics where not displaying correctly, strange transparent grey
barrier/wall/line taking up half the screen - see pics attached pls
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TO GET THE GAME RUNNING IN EVERY INSTANCE = File run cd/dvd wait for black

screen of nothingness to happen SAVE STATE F1 , exit escape

reset

then RUN, Execute F3 = working game


does anyone know why im getting so low fps? seems wierd since my hardware is ok

thanks zerodi