/r/DolphinEmulator

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Subreddit for the GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin.

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

The official Dolphin website is:

https://dolphin-emu.org/


Rules

This subreddit does not support piracy. You are expected to make your own backup copies of any games or GameCube/Wii system files that you run in Dolphin. Do not discuss downloading games or GameCube/Wii system files. For more information on how to rip your game discs see this guide.


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Gamecube menu/bios in netplay?

I have the Gamecube menu working as normal but is it possible to have it appear in netplay sessions as well? I've tried having the participants set it up as well but it doesn't appear in netplay, only in solo.

0 Comments
2024/12/03
01:10 UTC

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uhhhh help?

Just filished POT and when i teleport or go near a warp zone, this happens (It's normal that I don't become a wolf when teleporting bc of a gecko)

https://reddit.com/link/1h58uaf/video/8nstsd5hpi4e1/player

5 Comments
2024/12/02
23:14 UTC

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3D All Stars SMG1 HUD

I’m playing Wii games on my PC and I generally dislike it when textures aren’t “faithful” to the original games. A SMG2 modder named Super Hackio has made a SMG2 faithful HUD that replicates the style of 3D All Stars. However, nowhere on the internet have I found HUD textures for SMG1. I figured the best solution would just for someone to just rip the HUD textures from 3D All Stars and import them into Dolphin. Can someone create these textures? I’m kind of a novice at ripping textures from games. Here’s a link to the SMG2 HUD: https://youtu.be/_TBhu-NfrX0?si=CLnppxmAuO1eOhxS

0 Comments
2024/12/02
21:40 UTC

1

Black screen when entering fullscreen

I have my emulator set to always open in fullscreen, which works but when i go out then back into fullscreen with Alt + Enter the emulation goes completely black.

1 Comment
2024/12/02
13:27 UTC

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"Perfect" motion control keyboard settings?

Is there such thing?

I have my keyboard bindings set to the motion control configurations. Forward is the I key, left is J, backwards is K, and right is L.

I'm playing Super Mario Galaxy 2, and I'm on the star, "Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road," which is really difficult if not impossible without the right controls. With other star challenges requiring motion controls, I've had little to no issues, my only challenge being that the "Wiimote" is always pointing downward, causing me to always move forward as a default. This is what's messing me up so hard on this particular level. I'd like to just have it so i need to press the buttons to move at all, with the default (no input) staying still. Is this possible?

I've toyed around with the configuration but have not figured out much, just the key bindings. Buying a Wiimote is my last resort, as they are hard to find and I am a broke college student.

0 Comments
2024/12/02
04:32 UTC

0

How do i get the silly gamecube startup jingle thing-ma-bob

Recently noticed that I don't get to see the silly little jingle that happens when the gamecube turns on (the one that got memed to death). After searching for a while I found that somewhere on the forums it said to turn off "skip main menu" so I did but it still doesn't show the jingle thing!!! What it usually does is just show the gamecube logo which rotates into the menu. How do I fix this?

3 Comments
2024/12/02
03:18 UTC

4

Ever seen this error?

Mmjr2 on the retropocket mini. Only certain textures are having this effect- its relatively uncommon. Switching between vulkan and opengl didnt fix it either.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
22:37 UTC

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GameCube emulator does not register sticks (DualSense 5 controller, wired connection)

The emulator setup registers every other button but the sticks. Attempting to calibrate the sticks has them behave the way they normally do on Windows. Tried with Steam completely shut down, and with DS4 Windows active and inactive. Using SDL as input

I managed to fix it. I noticed the config settings had Lstick up bound to K, so I rebound it by moving the stick up, and did this for the other Lstick directions. Once this was done, I was able to calibrate the left stick, then I repeated the process for the right

5 Comments
2024/12/01
22:30 UTC

1

Do I need a Sensor bar for a Wii remote?

I wanted to get a Wii remote to play. Do I need the sensor bar for it to work with the motion plus for Wii racing games? I did some search and found out they can connect via bluetooth. But don't know if everything would work just fine. If I do need the bar, is it complicated to set up?

3 Comments
2024/12/01
21:57 UTC

5

Specs needed to run dolphin at full speed?

Looking to buy a new laptop nothing crazy just wanna play dolphin games at full speed below are my current specs and my pc runs gamecube games at about 75% speed and wii games are a 50/50 when it comes to performance

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6006U CPU @ 2.00GHz 2.00 GHz

Installed RAM 8.00 GB

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

so what specs would i need to run dolphin at full speed?

3 Comments
2024/12/01
17:42 UTC

0

Can I run Dolphin Emulator?

PC Specs: •Model: Acer Aspire A314-35 •Processor: Intel(R) Celeron N4500 @1.10GHz •Ram: 4GB •OS: Windows 11

I used to play Dolphin Emulator games on my phone when it was my only device. But since then, my parents have bought me this crappy laptop and I'm not sure if it can run dolphin emulator games. Do you guys know if I can do it and if so what games can I even run on this thing?

7 Comments
2024/12/01
13:23 UTC

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NFS Carbon joystick controls

is there a way to play this game without sensors? i mean with joystick only (throttle and steering) i used to play like this with Ishiruka version but I can't find any option like "joystick emulation" or "upright toggle" in official Dolphin or MMJR2.

3 Comments
2024/12/01
12:28 UTC

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Odin 2 with wii emulation

Alright guys, I've watched many videos and followed instruction but cannot figure this out. So I have the latest version of dolphin installed as of 12/1/2024. I am trying to play call of duty world at war on my odin 2. Google says that cod waw supports the wii classic controller. When I use the wii classic controller setting in wii inputs and load the game(with buttons mapped) it brings up a message saying plug in nunchuck. When I use the nunchuck setting in wii inputs, I have left stick(movement) but don't see any options to map the C stick and therefore I cannot look around. I NEED YOUR HELP! I'll answer any questions as I can. Thank You!

1 Comment
2024/12/01
07:30 UTC

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Saves from Wii won't load

Using SaveGame Manager GX, I extracted a save from my Wii and was able to put the banner.bin file onto my PC to play on Dolphin Emulator. But whenever I try to import it, I get an error message saying "Failed to import save file. The given file appears to be corrupted or is not a valid Wii save." I know this isn't true, but I don't know what else to do as I've scoured the internet for an answer to this. Anyone have any idea what's going on? Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/12/01
04:31 UTC

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How do you reconfigure dolphin wii controls to default steam deck settings

so for context,

I've been playing Super mario galaxy 2 on steam deck and it's been running super well.

then out of nowhere something came up saying that the touch screen was now completely unresponsive. I went to go in to fix it and it deleted the entire control scheme.

when I go into the control profiles and I select "SteamDeck/0/Steam Deck" it just switches to the default controls of "Xinput2/0/Virtual Core pointer." the same goes for any other controller.

I went in manually to switch the controls back but all I was really able to fix was a couple of buttons. The touchscreen has now completely switched to gyro and motion controls.

I checked the background input but that doesn't change the sources.
I did an update of Dolphin. Nothing.

I am losing my mind trying to figure this out. any help would be super appreciated. thanks!

0 Comments
2024/12/01
01:27 UTC

0

Who wants to play

Yoo soo who wants to play NSMBW with me, it doesn’t matter if we do 4 players fr

Discord: thestrongestboar

0 Comments
2024/12/01
01:27 UTC

0

Cannot connect Wii Remote

I wanted to set up dolphin to play mkwii and I can't get my Wii remote (original 1st gen, no Wii motion plus or anything) to connect to my laptop no matter what. When I try to connect it through the controllers screen after hitting refresh the lights on the controller keep flashing and nothing new happens. Any help is appreciated

2 Comments
2024/12/01
00:14 UTC

1

Calibrate GC Controller Analog stick on wiimote d-pad

im using an official smash bros gamecube controller with the mayflash adapter- im playing games with the sideways wiimote, however, this controllers "middle" position in the analog stick is slightly offset down and left
its not enough to cause big issues, but little things like not being able to move diagnally upwards

normally i would just calibrate it, but that isnt an option here because its not a real analog stick.

is there any way i can calibrate the analog stick for the dpad? i know a dpad is just 4 buttons, but this means i cant press the up button at the same time as the left or right button, like you would on a real wiimote

im on dolphin 2409, using mayflash adapter for wii u and pc,
with correct drivers,
other gamecube controllers work fine (although the rubber has come off after so much use for 20 years, hence why im using the newer one)

https://preview.redd.it/cbgomvr3j44e1.png?width=251&format=png&auto=webp&s=20e43f1d78c41fc0a67e4c0ca98bbc0929837b85

0 Comments
2024/11/30
23:32 UTC

5

Cant save in Pokémon colosseum

Everytime I save it says that. Is there a way to fix it? For some context I i saved my game but transferred only my gc6e01.s00 to another phone to play but didn’t send the memory card file and when I try to save it shows that

10 Comments
2024/11/30
21:40 UTC

1

Metroid Prime Performance issues

I have been playing a lot of games on Dolphin recently due to my new laptop having a RTX 4060. Every game runs pretty much at a locked 60 at 8x and a lil' frame drops at 16 SSAA.

However, Metroid Prime 1 and 2 Echoes seem to have massive performance issues, a lot of frame rate stutters, frame time spikes and even slowdown at 4X SSAA. Any way to fix this?

4 Comments
2024/11/30
20:48 UTC

1

How to configure motion controls with betterjoy?

So I have been using betterjoy with my pro controller because otherwise I get major input lag and connection issues. However, I cannot figure out how to get motion controls with it enabled. No matter what I do it just does not respond at all to motion. What do I have to do to get motion/gyro controls in through betterjoy?

https://preview.redd.it/gkbcob1rn34e1.png?width=1461&format=png&auto=webp&s=7dfc156e04e88cc4b649ab9c220a3f283ff36fce

1 Comment
2024/11/30
20:36 UTC

1

NSMB Wii Framedrops

Just downloaded Dolphin on this computer and I'm having a problem with New Super Mario Bros Wii where I get perfect 60 fps until I open a menu (i.e. powerup menu to equip an item, or world menu to select a new world). Then, it goes to almost exactly 40 fps. And then back to 60 fps once I go back to the overworld. I have no clue why it is doing this, any help would be appreciated.

0 Comments
2024/11/30
19:13 UTC

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I tried to put an HD Texture pack to Donkey Kong Country Returns, but this happens whenever I use the button mapped to motion controls. This is on Steam Deck btw. I guess that could be useful information

7 Comments
2024/11/30
19:10 UTC

1

Controller configuration for call of duty world at war

Hi everyone. I’ve just gotten into the dolphin emulator and having a great time.

I’m trying to play call of duty world at war which has no natural controller support (it’s Wii remote and nunchuck only)

I was hoping there might be someone out there who can help me to map my controller for this game (and other games like it) in using an Xbox controller.

Thanks in advance

0 Comments
2024/11/30
18:35 UTC

1

WII remote on Windows 11

I've been using dolphin for a while but been using ps4/XBox360 controllers as GameCube controllers. But now I want to play some games like Wii sports that need Wii remotes(I already own them). I have Bluetooth on my computer. What should I get to use my remotes on my laptop.

2 Comments
2024/11/30
15:59 UTC

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Purple grass in Mario Power Tennis (Android version 2409, Retroid Pocket Mini, Snapdragon 865)

Game plays fine up until the Star Cup, and then the grass looks like, well... this. Playing on the Android version on a Retroid Pocket Mini with a Snapdragon 865 running Android 10.

Things I've tried:

Rebooting the device

Switching from OpenGL to Vulkan

Updating from the latest stable release (2409) to the latest development release (2409-320)

Installing Turnip drivers (v25.0.0 Revision 3)

Same behavior. Anybody got any advice for me? The game is still playable, but it would be nice if the grass looked right. (:

Thanks in advance!

2 Comments
2024/11/30
15:41 UTC

1

Android right stick as pointer only working in weird angles

Hey, I just set up Mario Galaxy on my new Phone but for some reason after binding the Wiis Pointer to the right stick on my gamepas the cursor only appears when I hold my phone with the cameras pointing directly in front of me, otherwise the cursor won't show.

Any fix for this?

0 Comments
2024/11/30
14:29 UTC

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How do you set up point controls on Android?

I need to set up point controls for one of my games and I'm trying to use the R joystick on my Xbox controller, but it isn't working. I have Relative input toggled on, a Hide button assigned, and Upright Wii remote turned off, but the cursor won't even show up on the screen. Any help? Thanks!

0 Comments
2024/11/30
14:05 UTC

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how to set up motion controls on mobile?

so It's rlly hard to figure that out without using dolphinbar when ur a beginner, I can't really figure it out yet, I don't know if it's available on mobile or not without dolphinbar or any controller but if it is I need help setting it up.

0 Comments
2024/11/30
09:17 UTC

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