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interesting story on this; there was a PR to open support for dolphin on quest, but the main dev pulled their work out due to the yuzu lawsuit. i think VR on dolphin is cursed LOL
=Overview=
'''[[wikipedia:Dolphin (emulator)|Dolphin]]''' is a [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]], / [[Wii emulators|Wii emulator]] that supports many extra features not present on the original consoles, such as upscaling and additionally capable of basic [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] emulation by its own built-in version of [[mGBA]] with stripped-down GUI, for the sake of GameCube games that support connectivity features<ref>https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php/Integrated_GBA</ref>texture replacements. Early development was supported by a very active homebrew scene led by fail0verflow (previously known as Team Twiizers), improvements to emulation in dolphin are . Dolphin's development is still being made very active as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, with many contributors to its GitHub repository updating the emulator multiple times a week.<ref>[https://bugs.dolphin-emu.org/projects/emulator/issues?set_filter=1&status_id=c&tracker_id=1 Dolphin issue list] (closed issues)</ref>
Dolphin's official website, dolphin-emu.org, also runs a blog , with monthly multiple progress reports, tracking throughout the year detailing pull requests from contributors, and providing comprehensive and in-depth feature articles. Another site that has been confused Dolphin's website also features a wiki with guides on setup for multiple parts of the real oneemulator and detailed game articles featuring useful information regarding compatibility, dolphin-emulator.comperformance, has no connection to the project and only hosts builds going up to 4.0associated peripherals.
==Features==
*'''Widescreen'''
[[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.  To get Many games feature Action Replay and/or Gecko codes that do a better job at adding widescreen fully nativelysupport, try and said codes can be found on [[Emulator_Files#GameCube https:// Wii|Swiss]]wiki.dolphin-emu. This can even be run on a real GameCubeorg/Wii if desiredDolphin's own wiki.]
*'''Netplay'''
{{Main|Dolphin Online}}
Dolphin has the ability to connect to WFC servers thanks to servers such as Wiimmfi, alongside having its own capabilities of netplay to support local play.
 
*'''GBA Connection Support'''
Using Dolphin's own version of [[mGBA]], the [[wikipedia:GameCube_–_Game_Boy_Advance_link_cable|GameCube GameBoy Advance cable]] is fully emulated with netplay support.<ref>[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php/Integrated_GBA Integrated GBA - Dolphin Wiki]</ref>
 
*'''Texture Packs'''
{{Main|Texture packs#GameCube/Wii}}
Dolphin lets you dump game textures and also replace game textures with new custom ones. Dolphin's wiki and forums include many links to community-made texture packs. The main article includes the most notable ones, though many more are available.
*'''VR support'''
There exists an old fork with [[Virtual Reality|VR]] support called [[Dolphin VR]].
The Dolphin Team was working on an official has had multiple pull requests related to VR implementation using OpenXR, though work has ceased and the PR all work involved was closed in has ceased as of March of 2024.<ref>jordan-woyak. [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8380 WIP - OpenXR]. GitHub.</ref><ref> Ivonasek. [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/12564 OpenXR - Basic integration for Meta Quest]</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'''{{Main|Texture packs#GameCube/Wii}}Dolphin lets you dump game textures and also replace game textures with new custom ones.
==Guides and info==
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