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License
This core is under GPLv2 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|
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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
¶ 
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
¶ 
Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 Menu RetroArch
┃ ┣ 📁 Options du core
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via thie file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variable (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renderer | Hardware ✅ / Software |
dolphin_renderer |
Hardware / Software |
| Internal Resolution | x1 (640 x 528) ✅ / x2 (1280 x 1056) / x3 (1920 x 1584) / x4 (2560 x 2112) / x5 (3200 x 2640) / x6 (3840 x 3168) |
dolphin_efb_scale |
x1 (640 x 528) / x2 (1280 x 1056) / x3 (1920 x 1584) / x4 (2560 x 2112) / x5 (3200 x 2640) / x6 (3840 x 3168) |
| Widescreen (Wii) | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_widescreen |
true / false |
| WideScreen Hack | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_widescreen_hack |
true / false |
| Shader Compilation Mode | sync ✅ / a-sync Skip Rendering / sync UberShaders / a-sync UberShaders |
dolphin_shader_compilation_mode |
sync / a-sync Skip Rendering / sync UberShaders / a-sync UberShaders |
| Wait for Shaders before Starting | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_wait_for_shaders |
true / false |
| Progressive Scan | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_progressive_scan |
true / false |
| PAL60 | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_pal60 |
true / false |
| Anti-Aliasing | None ✅ / 2x MSAA / 4x MSAA / 8x MSAA / 2x SSAA / 4x SSAA / 8x SSAA |
dolphin_anti-aliasing |
None / 2x MSAA / 4x MSAA / 8x MSAA / 2x SSAA / 4x SSAA / 8x SSAA |
| Max Anisotropy | 1x ✅ / 2x / 4x / 8x / 16x |
dolphin_max_anisotropy |
1x / 2x / 4x / 8x / 16x |
| Skip Presenting Duplicate Frames | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_skip_dupe_frames |
true / false |
| Immediate XFB | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_immediate_xfb |
true / false |
| Scaled EFB Copy | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_efb_scaled_copy |
true / false |
| Force Texture Filtering | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_force_texture_filtering |
true / false |
| Store EFB Copies on GPU | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_efb_to_textures |
true / false |
| Texture Cache Accuracy | Fast ✅ / Middle / Safe |
dolphin_texture_cache_accuracy |
Fast / Middle / Safe |
| GPU Texture Decoding | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_gpu_texture_decoding |
true / false |
| Fast Depth Calculation | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_fast_depth_calculation |
true / false |
| Bounding Box Emulation | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_bbox_enabled |
true / false |
| Disable EFB to VRAM | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_efb_to_vram |
true / false |
| Load Custom Textures | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_load_custom_textures |
true / false |
| Prefetch Custom Textures | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_cache_custom_textures |
true / false |
| CPU Core | JIT64 ✅ / Interpreter / Cached Interpreter |
dolphin_cpu_core |
JIT64 / Interpreter / Cached Interpreter |
| CPU Clock Rate | 5% / 10% / 20% / 30% / 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% / 80% / 90% / 100% ✅ / 150% / 200% / 250% / 300% |
dolphin_cpu_clock_rate |
0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 |
| Emulation Speed | unlimited ✅ / 100% |
dolphin_emulation_speed |
0.0 / 1.0 |
| Fastmem | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_fastmem |
true / false |
| Speed Up Disc Transfer Rate | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_fast_disc_speed |
true / false |
| Wiimote IR Mode | Right Stick controls pointer (relative) ✅ / Right stick controls pointer (absolute) / Mouse controls pointer |
dolphin_ir_mode |
Right Stick controls pointer (relative) / Right stick controls pointer (absolute) / Mouse controls pointer |
| Wiimote IR Vertical Offset | -50 / -49 / -48 / -47 / -46 / -45 / -44 / -43 / -42 / -41 / -40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 ✅ / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 |
dolphin_ir_offset |
-50 / -49 / -48 / -47 / -46 / -45 / -44 / -43 / -42 / -41 / -40 / -39 / -38 / -37 / -36 / -35 / -34 / -33 / -32 / -31 / -30 / -29 / -28 / -27 / -26 / -25 / -24 / -23 / -22 / -21 / -20 / -19 / -18 / -17 / -16 / -15 / -14 / -13 / -12 / -11 / -10 / -9 / -8 / -7 / -6 / -5 / -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 |
| Wiimote IR Total Yaw | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 ✅ / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
dolphin_ir_yaw |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
| Wiimote IR Total Pitch | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 ✅ / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
dolphin_ir_pitch |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 79 / 80 / 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 / 88 / 89 / 90 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 94 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 / 100 |
| Rumble | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_enable_rumble |
true / false |
| Sensor Bar Position | Bottom ✅ / Top |
dolphin_sensor_bar_position |
Bottom / Top |
| Wiimote Continuous Scanning | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_wiimote_continuous_scanning |
true / false |
| Use ports 5-8 for GameCube controllers in Wii mode | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_alt_gc_ports_on_wii |
true / false |
| Audio Mixer Rate | 32000 / 48000 |
dolphin_mixer_rate |
32000u / 48000u |
| DSP HLE | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_dsp_hle |
true / false |
| DSP Enable JIT | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_dsp_jit |
true / false |
| Language | English ✅ / Japanese / German / French / Spanish / Italian / Dutch / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / Korean |
dolphin_language |
English / Japanese / German / French / Spanish / Italian / Dutch / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / Korean |
| Internal Cheats Enabled | ON / OFF ✅ |
dolphin_cheats_enabled |
true / false |
| OSD Enabled | ON ✅ / OFF |
dolphin_osb_enabled |
true / false |
| Log Level | Info ✅ / Notice / Error / Warning |
dolphin_log_level |
Info / Notice / Error / Warning |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/dolphin/