Dolphin emulator

Dolphin Controller Configuration

To open and manage the controller settings for Dolphin, from the Dolphin’s main window, navigate to Options -> Controller Settings, or simply click the «Controllers» button. The main controller configuration window will appear, as seen in the screenshot below.

In the Gamecube Controllers config area, you can configure or disable the emulated GameCube controller ports. The emulated GameCube controllers themselves are referred to as «Standard Controller» in the dropdown menu. The controller order on the PC does not have to equal to GameCube controller port order. They will be handled entirely in the GameCube Controller Configuration window. It is within each port’s own «Configure» button.

In the Wii Controllers config area, you have the option to use real or emulated Wii Remotes, as well as choosing to passthrough a Bluetooth Adapter (see Bluetooth Passthrough) or emulating the Wii’s adapter. You can also assign the Wii Remote to connect it as an emulated controller by selecting «Connect Wii Remotes for Emulated Controllers». Select «Real Wii Remote» in the dropdown for a Wii Remote slot to use a real-world Wii Remote connected to your PC via bluetooth for that slot. Dolphin supports up to four Wii Remotes at once, along with any peripherals you have attached to them. Although the Balance Board cannot be emulated, Dolphin allows the use of a real-world Balance Board by selecting «Real Balance Board». Enable Speaker Data controls whether the Wii Remote speaker can produce sound. When using a real Wii Remote, the audio will come out of the Wii Remotes’ speakers; with emulated Wii Remotes, it will come out of the system speakers. Some games, like Metroid Prime 3, have lag issues when Enable Speaker Data is enabled on some systems.

In the Common config area, you can choose options that would both affect Gamecube and Wii controllers. Background Input lets you use the controller or keyboard even if Dolphin isn’t in focus. Alternate Input Sources allows the use of capturing motion data from other hardware inputs into Dolphin. See DSU Client for more details.

After you select what you want to use, check in the section(s) below for additional configuration.

BEST GAMECUBE EMULATORS FOR PC

GCEMU Emulator for Gamecube Isos

Developed in 2005, this emulator is but an incomplete GC emulator which was not released without known reasons. It uses recompilation techniques for it to be able to achieve a very efficient speed. Even though the emulator is yet to be completed, it does have issues with crashes and bugs. 

While being a fast emulator, its instability has been noted as a con.

Dolwin Emulator for game cube roms

This is basically based on the Power PC derivative processor and was designed in C language. This emulator uses techniques which include the interpreter and an in-time compiler with a very friendly interface. The Dolwin emulator for game cube roms also supports high level emulation as well as hardware emulation which is based on systems plugins. It is very accurate but does require a fast computer, but it is still unable to run commercial games at the moment.

Its functionalities include being able to provide very accurate emulation as well as configurable controls. It also supports full screen mode with high level emulation which is quite brilliant. Its graphics are also quite good although its cons have already been highlighted in its inability to play commercial games as well as requiring a fast PC for quality gaming experience

Dolphin Emulator

This remains one of the best emulators to use to run GameCube games on your PC. Most of the games may run with minor bugs but you can go ahead to play your games on HD quality and is a feature that particular GameCube consoles may not be capable of. One of the best things about this emulator is that it is an open source project which means anyone can work on it and contribute to its improvements. Apart from being able to play your favorite games on 1080p resolution, it is quite fast and stable. The controls are also configurable, and it basically has no cons as far as we know.

Whine Cube Emulator to play gc roms

This is another emulator that is developed in C++ language and has the ability to load and run ELF, DOL formats. It does so with great sound and graphics but is unable to run any commercial games as yet. However, it is able to run a few homebrew games and also provides the option for you to be able to turn off and on the debug logging. The Whine Cube emulator also has a dynamic compiler as well as an interpreter and a primitive HLE system.

Asides from being a fast emulator with great sound and graphics, it has quite a few bugs and crashes and is without a DSP disassembler.

Cube Emulator

This is a GameCube emulator that allows GameCube games to be played on PC. It is an open source emulator developed for the purpose of being able to run at least one commercial game with full emulation. It is yet to run any commercial games as yet with its current version aimed towards homebrew programs.

It does have high level graphics and sound emulation with configurable controls but its issues with bugs and crashes means it has stability issues.

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We’ve got a lot to get through the past two months. Headlining it all is that we’re happy to announce support for a new compressed disc format developed specifically for Dolphin: RVZ. This lossless format allows for near top of the line game compression without compromising the integrity of ISOs, while also maintaining performance and stability. But what good is compression if emulation isn’t up to snuff? The past two months have been chock-full of emulation and usability fixes for both Android and Desktop Dolphin! There’s a little bit of everything, …

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It feels like it’s been some time since we’ve had actually had a monthly Progress Report. This is because there haven’t been as many major changes landing, making it harder to fill out a substantial article. That isn’t to say that things have slowed down, these smaller changes increase the quality of life for users and add up, especially when jumping from older builds to the latest. However, these changes are a lot harder to show and feature in a Progress Report compared to things that actually affect the core emulation and games. This time around, we had more than enough on our plate to write about, including support in the latest builds for a very interesting game: The Metroid Prime 3’s E3 2006 Beta.

But before we get to the new changes, we need to cover something we missed last month. So, without further delay, please enjoy the mostly April Progress Report!

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We understand that the past few months have been trying for many of us across the world. Something like this can make what you do feel so very small in the grand scheme of things. Everyone has their ways of coping with isolation, using the internet, games, emulation, and much more as forms of entertainment to keep spirits up. To those of you relying on Dolphin Emulator, we hope that Dolphin Emulator makes your day a little brighter in these trying times.

In this Progress Report, you’ll find that we’ve got a lot of changes affecting things outside of core emulation. For instance, Dolphin on Android and macOS see the return of Dark Mode, perfect for late night gaming without straining your eyes. But if we’re going to talk about the main event, we have a new way to use your Wii Remotes that brings tremendous flexibility. People that were disappointed by the removal of Hybrid Wii Remotes, forced Wii Remote disconnections on Save/Loadstates, and other limitations of Real Wii Remotes should be very excited. With two months of changes to get through, it’s about time we just dived in. Please enjoy the February and March Progress Report!

Dolphin Configuration

Dolphin is shipped with default settings for the most optimal performance, you do not usually need to change anything on your first time Dolphin setup.

Enable Dual Core

Provides a significant speedup on modern systems. Recommended on most titles, though may cause issues like crashing or graphic issues on some titles. Refer to this page for a list of titles that require disabling Dual Core.

CPU Emulator Engine

JIT Recompiler is the fastest engine and is recommended on almost all titles. There are a few titles that work better with different emulator engines but unplayably slow.

Audio

DSP HLE is the fastest DSP Emulator Engine. It is very reliable, and only a few titles still have problems with it. See DSP LLE for more details. Cubeb is the faster backend. Recommended on almost all titles.

Setting Up Dolphin

Your Netplay Experience will greatly vary depending on what version you tend to use. Because Dolphin 5.0 is lacking so many Netplay features at this point, it cannot be recommended for use. It is missing important features like Wii Save Synchronization (), Automated Settings Synchronization (), Cheat Code Synchronization (), Synchronize All Wii Saves () as well as protections for recovering saves if Netplay is to crash.

Rule of thumb is that most settings should be set to default and you are expected to follow specific settings where the instruction (made by host or matchmaking websites) has told you to set before playing online.

Download Gamecube iso top play on PC

The GameCube was officially released in Japan in 2001 by Nintendo and was also the first console that used optical discs as its primary storage. Although the size of the disc was smaller, it did support emulator games online through the use of modem adapters which could be connected to a Gameboy advance with the aid of a link cable. 

The GameCube roms sold about 22 million globally and was effectively discontinued in 2007. In graphic terms, its graphics were just a bit better than those on the Sony PlayStation 2 console but were not at par with the Xbox. A few of the emulators you can use to play GameCube games on your PC are highlighted as we continue.

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We’ve got a lot to get through the past two months. Headlining it all is that we’re happy to announce support for a new compressed disc format developed specifically for Dolphin: RVZ. This lossless format allows for near top of the line game compression without compromising the integrity of ISOs, while also maintaining performance and stability. But what good is compression if emulation isn’t up to snuff? The past two months have been chock-full of emulation and usability fixes for both Android and Desktop Dolphin! There’s a little bit of everything, …

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April 22, 2020

/ Part of series Dolphin Progress Report

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It feels like it’s been some time since we’ve had actually had a monthly Progress Report. This is because there haven’t been as many major changes landing, making it harder to fill out a substantial article. That isn’t to say that things have slowed down, these smaller changes increase the quality of life for users and add up, especially when jumping from older builds to the latest. However, these changes are a lot harder to show and feature in a Progress Report compared to things that actually affect the core emulation and games. This time around, we had more than enough on our plate to write about, including support in the latest builds for a very interesting game: The Metroid Prime 3’s E3 2006 Beta.

But before we get to the new changes, we need to cover something we missed last month. So, without further delay, please enjoy the mostly April Progress Report!

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Feb. 19, 2020

/ Part of series Dolphin Progress Report

/ Forum thread

We understand that the past few months have been trying for many of us across the world. Something like this can make what you do feel so very small in the grand scheme of things. Everyone has their ways of coping with isolation, using the internet, games, emulation, and much more as forms of entertainment to keep spirits up. To those of you relying on Dolphin Emulator, we hope that Dolphin Emulator makes your day a little brighter in these trying times.

In this Progress Report, you’ll find that we’ve got a lot of changes affecting things outside of core emulation. For instance, Dolphin on Android and macOS see the return of Dark Mode, perfect for late night gaming without straining your eyes. But if we’re going to talk about the main event, we have a new way to use your Wii Remotes that brings tremendous flexibility. People that were disappointed by the removal of Hybrid Wii Remotes, forced Wii Remote disconnections on Save/Loadstates, and other limitations of Real Wii Remotes should be very excited. With two months of changes to get through, it’s about time we just dived in. Please enjoy the February and March Progress Report!

Emulation Information

Accessing the Menu

As a prerequisite, you must first dump a copy of IPL.bin from a GameCube console. Then disable Skip BIOS in the Dolphin settings. To access the menu from launching a GameCube game, load any GameCube game of the appropriate region, and hold A as the GameCube logo animates. added the ability to boot directly to the menu from the Dolphin menu.

Inserting a Disc / Changing Discs

To insert a disc or change discs, right click on any game in the game list and select «Change Disc», or use File > Change Disc. The GameCube menu has regional lockout mechanism in place, so when there’s a region difference between the GameCube menu and disc, you will receive the message «The disc could not be read».

Cheats, Savestates, Game INIs Not Working After Disc Change

When emulating a GameCube, Dolphin only recognizes the first thing loaded as the game that is being played. So while changing the disc during the GameCube BIOS menu, for example, Super Smash Bros. Melee was loaded from the Game List, and then change disc and load Super Mario Sunshine, the game cheats, game-specific settings, and even any savestates made will be for Melee and not Super Mario Sunshine.

BEST GAMECUBE ROMs

With nostalgia, most game lovers would want to keep playing games they have played in yesteryears on the GameCube Isos console. However, that console is outdated and the games that were playable on it in similar manner, outdated too. Emulators can let you emulate games and gaming environments for one to enjoy those old games. Here, we look at GameCube emulators that are seemingly the best amongst the lot, as well as the best GameCube ROMs available and platforms that support them.

A few top GameCube ROMs available today include the Legend of Zelda; The Wind Waker, Luigi’s Mansion, Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine and many more.

Hosting or Joining a Session

Under the tools menu, you can find the option to «Start Netplay Session». From there you have several options.

  • When hosting a session, you can choose whether to Direct Connect or use a Traversal Server. Both will have the same latency, however using the traversal server allows you to use a host code instead of your IP Address. Depending on your router, you may not even need to port forward when using the traversal server.
  • You can join a session by browsing public Netplay sessions or going to «Start Netplay Session» to get to the page where you can join sessions. You can enter a host code or IP Address as needed in the «Connect» tab.

While Dolphin does try to automatically configure and sync settings to be correct, it is important to be familiar with settings that can affect Netplay.

Basic Settings
  • Enable Dual Core: ON
  • Enable Cheats: OFF
  • Speed Limit: 100%
DSP Emulator Engine
Device Settings
  • Slot A: Memory Card
  • Slot B: <Nothing>
  • SP1: <Nothing>
Device Settings
  • Deterministic Dual Core Netplay is now merged into master. While compatibility is not perfect, it should allow more games to work on dual core with three exceptions. Games that require Skip EFB Access to CPU, Store EFB Copies to Texture Only and/or Store XFB Copies to Texture Only unchecked in the Graphics > Hacks settings are not guaranteed to run correctly. Deterministic Dual Core can be faster than Single Core in some games, but may also be much slower if a game relies on certain visual effects. Single Core mode in Netplay is the same single core mode used outside of Netplay and has no compatibility penalty.
  • SD cards do work on Netplay but must be manually synchronized. Any difference at all in the SD card, no matter how minor, will cause desyncs in games that access the SD card.

Settings Synced

As of , most settings that affect determinism will be synced to other clients, so only the host needs to ensure correct settings. Games which use EFB reads or EFB to RAM are likely to desync with mismatched graphics settings, therefore Strict Settings Sync should be used, which will additionally sync most graphics settings except for backend.

On older revisions, only these settings will be synced over:

  • Advanced Settings from General menu
  • Misc Settings from Wii menu
  • CPU Options from Advanced menu

Note that over long periods of time, using different video backends may eventually cause a detected desync. However, because not all target operating systems support all backends, Dolphin will never attempt to synchronize graphics backends. If you do see a seemingly random detected desync during very long play sessions and you are using different graphics backends, this is usually the cause. These desyncs usually do not manifest in anything immediately broken, but it is still recommended you save and restart to prevent issues.

Graphics Configuration

(No desync in most games)

Most settings under Enhancements menu can mostly be turned on or off without incident on higher end processors. The only exception to this is when an enhancement breaks a game, such EFB Copy readback. If a game requires EFB Access from CPU or EFB Copies Stored to RAM for game mechanics, the game may freeze or run slowly unless you use Single Core. It is highly recommended you do not change these settings while Netplay is actually in session, however.

Controller Settings

Enable and configure GameCube controller port 1 for your controller (this applies to both host and joiners) then enable other ports corresponding number of players willing to join and leave them dummy «plugged in». Any additional local players should use second or third ports.

Wii Remotes are far more particular about how they are setup in Netplay. Unlike GameCube Controllers, you must configure the Wii Remote you are assigned to in the Netplay lobby. As such, Player 2 will use their Wii Remote 2’s configuration. Once Wii Remotes are configured correctly, they usually work fine for the remainder of the session If you notice any desync while playing with emulated Wii Remotes, it is highly recommended you save immediately, as a desync in Wii Remote reporting modes will crash the emulator.

GameCube Controller

Real GameCube Controller (GameCube Adapter)

To use the actual GameCube Controllers using an Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U (and its clones), see How to use the Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in Dolphin. It does not require any button configuration. That does not apply to the adapters that behave as generic controllers and need to be configured (see below).

Emulated GameCube Controller

After setting any one of the emulated GameCube ports, proceed to the «Configure» button for each. One left unconfigured will be considered dummy «plugged in» during the game emulation.

Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking.

  • Left click a slot to detect input, then press a button/key or axes on your selected device to save it to that slot.
  • Middle click a slot to clear it of inputs.
  • Right click a slot to show more input options. See Input Syntax for documentation and examples.

If you controller supports it, Rumble will allow your controller to experience the GameCube controller’s rumble functionality. Within the rumble configuration window, click on the motor pattern you wish to use (sine, cosine, etc), and press «Select» to apply it. If you wish to add a second pattern, click another pattern and press «| OR». Hit «OK» to accept the changes and exit the window.

Control Stick Calibration limits the radius of the joystick input. This is used to map the dimensions of the input source.

Always Connected forces the emulated controller to stay connected to the emulated Gamecube.

Profile allows you to save/load input configs.

After setting up everything that you want, click «OK» and the changes will save.

NOTE: If the controller is significantly off center in Dolphin but nowhere else, check all controller axis to see if one has a «+-» on it . This is not supposed to happen and is the source of your bug.

Hotkey Settings

Dolphin has preloaded user-configurable hotkeys only found under Options > Hotkey Settings. This has great use for Hotkey and Tool-Assisted Speedrun users, and it is required for Free Look (if enabled under Utility section in Options > Graphics Settings > «Advanced» tab) and a way to exit Fullscreen.

Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking.

  • Left click a slot to detect input, then press a button/key or axes on your selected device to save it to that slot.
  • Middle click a slot to clear it of inputs.
  • Right click a slot to show more input options. See Input Syntax for documentation and examples.

There is no way to map hotkeys on the native controllers.

Ripping Discs Using CleanRip

GameCube Discs

No GameCube titles take up more than 1.36 GiB (Gibibyte, or 10243 bytes). It’s generally a good idea to set Chunk Size to max, so that your ISO isn’t split into parts. GameCube discs can store a maximum of 1.36 GiB, so the entire ISO can fit on a FAT32 drive. Simply follow the instructions on-screen and you’ll be able to put the game straight from the SD card or USB drive into Dolphin.

Wii Discs

In order to rip a Wii disc, a storage device with more than 4.7 GiB of free space is recommended for single layer, 8.54 GiB for dual layer. However, by dividing the disc into chunks, an SD card with even a single gibibyte of free space is sufficient.

At the CleanRip Setup screen, set Chunk Size to «Max», and New device per chunk to «No» is recommended with SD cards or external USB storage devices large enough to hold the entirety of the ripped disc file at once. Otherwise, set Chunk Size to max possible («1GB», «2GB», «3GB», or «Max») and set New device per chunk to «Yes» and when CleanRip is asking for the next device, remove it from the Wii and move the first or so ISO file to free up space and use it again. When all pieces have been received, check in the next subsection.

  • CleanRip will split the ripped disc file with more than 4 GiB in file size regardless to fit the FAT, FAT16, or FAT32 file systems. These file systems have a max file size of 4 GiB. To remedy this, it is recommended to rip discs to a USB external NTFS formatted storage device (as Wii cannot read NTFS formatted SD cards). The NTFS file system has a theoretical max file size of 16 EiB (Exabyte), or 16,777,216GiB.
  • Certain Wii discs are dual layer (or DVD9) instead of single layer (or DVD5). CleanRip will need to be configured in order to rip those kinds of discs. At the Wii Disc Ripper Setup screen, set Dual Layer to Yes. The rip will take roughly double the time than usual Wii discs of 4.38 GiB as the dual layer ISOs are 7.93 GiB in size.

Joining Split Files

Disc image in split parts will need to join before dolphin can read it. A simple command from command prompt and terminal can do it! Use the example command for your system. Use the «cd» command to change directory to the files location. The example command is assumed on CleanRip’s «GAMEID.part#.iso» filename nomenclature.

Windows

cd <directory>
copy /b *.part?.iso fulliso.iso

Linux / macOS

cd <directory>
cat *.part*.iso > fulliso.iso
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