Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games made for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with various enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, online network play, and much more!
More than 200 people have been working hard for years to create Dolphin. The list of contributors can be found on GitHub.
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License
This core is under GPLv2 licnse.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3/RPI02W | RPI4/400 | RPI5/500 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅🌗 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Netplay | ✔ |
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BIOS
Although purely optional, there are still Gamecube bios by geographical area, namely Europe (EUR), United States (USA) and Japan (JAP).
¶ List of optional bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPL.bin | BIOS GameCube EUR | 0cdda509e2da83c85bfe423dd87346cc | ❌ |
| IPL.bin | BIOS GameCube JAP | fc924a7c879b661abc37cec4f018fdf3 | ❌ |
| IPL.bin | BIOS GameCube USA | 339848a0b7c2124cf155276c1e79cbd0 | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 gamecube
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 EUR
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 IPL.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 JAP
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 IPL.bin
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 USA
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 IPL.bin
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Isos
¶ Supported extensions
Isos must have the extension:
- .ciso
- .gc
- .gcm
- .gcz
- .iso
- .m3u
- .rvz
¶ Location
Put the isos like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 gamecube
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.rvz
The isos using Redump format are highly recommended.
For more information about isos, go to this tutorial!
¶ Set your GameCube game to 60Hz
Just like on the original Nintendo GameCube console, it was possible to force a game's frequency to 60Hz.
To do this, you had to hold down the B button on the controller when starting up the console.
This rule also applies to Recalbox. Once a game has started, simply hold down the B button while the GameCube is starting up.
Not all games can be forced to run at 60Hz using this method. Each game will need to be tested individually.
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/
- Official website: https://www.dolphin-emu.org/