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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
| − | '''[[wikipedia:Dolphin (emulator)|Dolphin]]''' is a [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]] | + | '''[[wikipedia:Dolphin (emulator)|Dolphin]]''' is a [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]], [[Wii emulators|Wii emulator]] that supports many extra features not present on the original consoles, and additionally capable of basic [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] by its own built-in version of [[mGBA]] with stripped-down GUI, for the sake of GameCube games that support connectivity features. Though early development was supported by a very active homebrew scene led by fail0verflow precursor Team Twiizers, proper emulation is still underway as of {{CURRENTYEAR}} and improvements are still being made as Wii games continue to have issues. |
| − | Dolphin's official website, dolphin-emu.org, also runs a blog | + | Dolphin's official website, dolphin-emu.org, also runs a blog with monthly progress reports, tracking pull requests from contributors, and providing comprehensive and in-depth feature articles. Another site that has been confused for the real one, dolphin-emulator.com, has no connection to the project and only hosts builds going up to 4.0. |
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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*'''Widescreen''' | *'''Widescreen''' | ||
[[File:Dolphin_Swiss.gif|200px|thumb|right|Instructional animation on how to use Swiss with Dolphin. Click to view.]] | [[File:Dolphin_Swiss.gif|200px|thumb|right|Instructional animation on how to use Swiss with Dolphin. Click to view.]] | ||
| − | Dolphin has support for widescreen output and can override the aspect ratio of the original game. However, this is a hack that rarely works without issues. | + | Dolphin has support for widescreen output and can override the aspect ratio of the original game. However, this is a hack that rarely works without issues. |
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| + | To get widescreen fully natively, try [[Emulator_Files#GameCube / Wii|Swiss]]. | ||
| + | This can even be run on a real GameCube/Wii if desired. | ||
*'''Netplay''' | *'''Netplay''' | ||
{{Main|Dolphin Online}} | {{Main|Dolphin Online}} | ||
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| − | *''' | + | *'''VR support''' |
| − | + | There exists an old fork with [[Virtual Reality|VR]] support called [[Dolphin VR]]. | |
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| + | The Dolphin Team was working on an official VR implementation using OpenXR, though work ceased and the PR involved was closed in {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} of {{CURRENTYEAR}}.<ref>jordan-woyak. [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8380 WIP - OpenXR]. GitHub.</ref><ref>Maylmilae, JMC47. [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2019/10/05/dolphin-progress-report-august-and-september-2019/#50-10941-and-50-10943-fix-stereoscopy-and-3d-vision-and-50-10945-remove-3d-vision-by-billiard-and-stenzek Dolphin Progress Report: August and September 2019]. "In general, despite the loss of NVIDIA 3D Vision, Dolphin's 3D support has been modernized to work with [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2019/04/01/the-new-era-of-video-backends/ the new VideoCommon] and should be working better than ever between all of our backends. And these updates help lay the foundation for [https://dolphin-emu.org/m/user/blog/progress-report/2019-august/subtle.svg what's to come]."</ref> | ||
*'''Texture Packs''' | *'''Texture Packs''' | ||
{{Main|Texture packs#GameCube/Wii}} | {{Main|Texture packs#GameCube/Wii}} | ||
| − | Dolphin lets you dump game textures and also replace game textures with new custom ones. | + | Dolphin lets you dump game textures and also replace game textures with new custom ones. |
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==Guides and info== | ==Guides and info== | ||
