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Dolphin
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Dolphin Team |
Windows |
2003 |
Linux |
July 13, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) |
2010 |
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Dolphin is an open-source[1] GameCube, Wii emulator that supports many extra features not present on the original consoles.
Key points
- About 36% of games are considered perfect (No issues) and 60% are considered playable (Minor glitches).[2]
General information
- Dolphin Website
- Dolphin Source Code (GitHub)
- Dolphin Compatibility List
Availability
- Has a built-in auto-updater.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Config\ |
Save file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Wii\title |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Dolby Pro Logic II |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Polish |
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
Native 3D |
| Side-by-side, top-and-bottom, anaglyph, HDMI 3D, and passive. |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11, 12 |
DX9 no longer supported as of 5.0 |
OpenGL |
4.4 |
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Software renderer |
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Only for debugging purpose |
Metal support |
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MoltenVK |
Vulkan |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit | ARM |
Notes |
Windows |
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No x86 support as of 5.0 |
macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1 | |
Processor (CPU) |
A CPU with SSE2 support. A modern CPU (3 GHz and Dual Core, not older than 2008)
| Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
A graphics card that supports Direct3D 11 / OpenGL 4.4 / Vulkan 1.1 OpenGL 4.4 compatible DirectX 11 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.12 (Sierra) | |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual core
| Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 4.4 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Fedora 23 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual core
| Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 4.4 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References