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{{Infobox emulatorWhy are Nintendulator, Nestopia and FCEUX recommended? |title = Dolphin|logo = DolphinI just tried out all the recommended emulators and Mesen and PuNES seem a lot better. Nintendulator doesn't load zip-4files, has to be configurated to even start.0.png|logowidth = 165|last-version = {{DolphinVer}} <small>All of them (StableNintendulator, Nestopia, FCEUX)</small>|active = Yes|fate = |platform = Windowshave complicated menu systems and configurations. Mesen is super easy to use, Linuxhas better compatibility, macOSauto updating, [[Android emulators|Android]]netplay and it even loads goodmerged-files. PuNES is not as good but supports rewinding so that I might get by.|architecture = x86_64:Nestopia is still recommended primarily because of its availability as a Libretro core. Standalone is okay but puNES and Mesen are much better these days. If either of those two were to become Libretro cores then I couldn't see recommending Nestopia at all. As for FCEUX and Nintendulator, ARM|target = I have no idea. -- [[GameCube emulatorsUser:Random Encounter|GameCubeRandom Encounter]] and ([[Wii emulatorsUser talk:Random Encounter|Wiitalk]]|developer = [https) 14://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/graphs/contributors Dolphin Emulator Project]|website = [https://dolphin-emu.org/ Dolphin-emu.org]|source = [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin GitHub]|license = GNU GPLv2}}17, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
DolphinNote that Mesen, while it works on GNU/Linux, it's official websitepretty awful due to a ton of stuttering and lag during gameplay, dolphin-emu.org, also runs a blog even with monthly progress reports, tracking pull requests from contributors, and providing comprehensive and in-depth feature articlesVSync turned on. Another site that has been confused puNES should be recommended over it for the real one, dolphin-emulator.com, has no connection to the project GNU/Linux users (and only hosts builds going up to 4.0NEStopia UE for its libretro core).[[User:Syboxez|Syboxez]] ([[User talk:Syboxez|talk]])
It is also available as a [[libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]].== Some Issues ==
==Downloads=={| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|APK}}|[https://dolphin-emu1.org/download/ Can we cut the description of the FDS down to a line and keep all the talkative bits about it under its peripheral subheader? I realize I'm guilty of nearly doubling its number of lines, but that''Official Release''']*<br/><small>Stable/Dev</small>|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}|[https://githubs before I read the whole page and discovered it already had a home.com/SonofUgly/dolphin/releases Wii MotionPlus Build]<br/><small>[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-emulated-motion-plus-unofficial Original thread]</small>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Mac|APK}}|[https://dolphin-emu2.org/download/list/Triforce/1/ <code>Triforce</code> Branch]<br/><small>for [[GameCube emulators#Triforce|Triforce]] support</small>|There appears to be a dick-|align=center|{{Icon|Lin|BSD}}|[https://pkgs.org/download/dolphin-emu <code>dolphin-emu</code> Package Listing]<br/><small>at pkgs.org</small>|}* Linux support comes measuring contest going on in a footnote between proponents of mesen and puNES re the form number of an official Ubuntu PPAmappers each supports. See pkgs.org for Can I just say each supports mappers the other distributions.doesn't or would that be untrue?
==Recommended setup=====System requirements===* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3 GHz, AMD Phenom II X4 955<ref>https://forums.dolphin-emuThe assertion that VC NES emulation is somehow accurate in any way (simply because Nintendo did it) I find highly suspect (considering what is known about their approach to other consoles such as the SNES and N64).org/Thread-new-dolphin-cpu-benchmark-no-game-required</ref> or better* GPU: DirectX 11.1 or OpenGL 4.4 support or better* RAM: At least 2 GBCan anyone back that up?
===Controllers===* I plan to do some other minor edits to polish, but first I wanted to clear this up. [https[User://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Configuring_Controllers#GameCube_Controller DualShock 3/Xbox 360 controllerGoi~Yaas~Dinn|Goi~Yaas~Dinn]]* ([[httpsUser talk://wiibrew.org/wiki/List_of_Working_Bluetooth_Devices USB Bluetooth adapterGoi~Yaas~Dinn|talk]* [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Configuring_Controllers#Wii_Remote_.22Wiimote.22 Wiimote] (and MotionPlus for games that require it)* Nunchuk* Wireless Sensor Bar
==Netplay==
{{Main|Dolphin Online}}
==Widescreen==[[File:Dolphin_Swiss.gif|200px|thumb|right|Instructional animation Pretty much no VC emulator is accurate, barring GBA on the 3DS since it uses hardware, and GBA on how the Wii U is decent as well, due to use Swiss with Dolphinbeing coded by a third party. Click to viewAlso would be nice if the FDS info was still on the page, just somewhere else.]]Dolphin has support for widescreen output and can override the aspect ratio The FDS versions of many games were superior to the original game. HoweverAmerican cart releases, this is a hack and it would be good for people to know that rarely works without issues. To get widescreen fully natively, try [[Emulator_Files#GameCube / WiiUser:Syboxez|Syboxez]] ([[User talk:Syboxez|Swisstalk]]. This can even be run on a real GameCube/Wii if desired.)
==VR support==There exists an old fork with I went ahead and finished editing and polishing. Thank you for your (somewhat belated) response. [[Virtual RealityUser:Goi~Yaas~Dinn|VRGoi~Yaas~Dinn]] support called ([[Dolphin VRUser talk:Goi~Yaas~Dinn|talk]].) 03:56, 25 July 2017 (EDT)
The Dolphin Team is working on an official VR implementation using OpenXR.<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>== Adding ares ==
==Guides and info==* [https://dolphin-emuI've been adding ares entries to all the relevant emulator pages, but this one is protected.org/docs/guides/performance-guide/ Performance Guide]* [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Dolphin Wiki & Game Specific Guides]* [https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/netplay-guide/ Netplay Guide]* [http://ngemu.com/threadsares gives itself a 2/4 star ratings (in terms of how-to-use-gecko-codes-in-dolphin-r6976.141144/ Using Gecko Codes]* [https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/ Forums]* [https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=DA2FE7FDA6EB085E!107&app=Excel&authkey=!ALQ0-tZv6Pc_h84 Wind Waker Benchmark]many titles are playable, not actual accuracy), so it certainly would not be a recommended emulator, [https://docsbut I think it's still worth adding.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AunYlOAfGABxdFQ0UzJyTFAxbzZhYWtGcGwySlRFa1E#gid=0 POV-Ray Benchmark], and [httpsI recommend something like this gets added://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=1k12sv1NXGGuSOY0NhsuONtRCte51GHKdgA7ciL76mBs#gid=0 lua-bench] - bottom of the pages to change tabs
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FCEUX still gets recc'''ed based on debugging features. These things matter for homebrew. As for Nintendulator, not a damn clue. [[wikipediaUser:Dolphin (emulator)Goi~Yaas~Dinn|DolphinGoi~Yaas~Dinn]]''' is an open-source ([[GameCube emulatorsUser talk:Goi~Yaas~Dinn|GameCubetalk]] and [[Wii emulators|Wii emulator]] which supports many extra features not present on the original consoles. Though early development was supported by a very active homebrew scene led by fail0verflow precursor Team Twiizers, proper emulation is still underway as of 2018 and improvements are still being made as Wii games continue to have issues.)
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