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Dolphin

Dolphin is a GameCube and Wii emulator.

Setup

Dolphin can be installed on different systems, a list for this can be found on the Dolphin website. Additionally it can be installed using Flatpak where the package is called org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu.

Usage

The following sections describe specific issues relating to the configuration and usage of Dolphin.

Steam Deck specific settings

The following settings are especially useful when emulating games on the Steam Deck as pointed out by nchristopher. But it is a good starting point for other systems aswell. It is important to emphasize that the system needs to meet the requirements to run Vulkan. Select the configuration and select the paths tab. There the directories for Wii and GameCube ROMs can be added. In the audio tab select Pulse as your audio backend. In the interface tab select Confirm to Stop to avoid prompts when closing the game. Close the configuration and select the graphics menu. Set the backend to Vulkan. Fullscreen Mode can be enabled when starting the game too. In the enhancements tab select 3x Native as internal resolution, as it will upscale the image to 1080p. In the main tab check the Render to Main Window box. Close the graphics menu and open the controllers menu. For the first GameCube controller open the configuration, select SDL/0/Microsoft X-Box 360 Pad 0 as type, clear and change the buttons to your preference. Select emulate Wii Bluetooth adapter for Wii controllers, alternatively you can leave it empty to use the GameCube controller settings. For the first Wii controller open the configuration, select SDL/0/Microsoft X-Box 360 Pad 0 as type, clear and change the buttons to your preference.

Fullscreen Mode

Check the Start in Fullscreen box to start games automatically in fullscreen mode. To exit it use Esc.

Running a game without selection in the menu

To run a game instantly the path to the ROM needs to be appended to the command used for starting Dolphin. This should be made in quotation marks as it could contain characters that need to be escaped.