Dolphin - Emulating Wii and Gamecube Games
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jediyoshi
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Hanzou said:
Here's the GAF wiki on it, although it looks absurdly more complicated than the process warrants, either that or USB Loader GX (the app I use) is just more simple.
http://gwht.wikidot.com/usb-loader
Thread on homebrew
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291277
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jediyoshi
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Oh lala. New feature, hoy!
Definitely boot camp. Mac Dolphin doesn't have mouse wiimote pointer support.
When your GCPad/Wiimote Configuration is open, under the Device section, make sure "XInput/0/Gamepad" is selected. Then just try remapping your buttons from there. They haven't made any substantial changes to the Wiimote section in a while, so the problem is likely with your Profiles you had set up.
BlackPhoenix23 said:
Definitely boot camp. Mac Dolphin doesn't have mouse wiimote pointer support.
Fëanor said:
When your GCPad/Wiimote Configuration is open, under the Device section, make sure "XInput/0/Gamepad" is selected. Then just try remapping your buttons from there. They haven't made any substantial changes to the Wiimote section in a while, so the problem is likely with your Profiles you had set up.
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Hi, friends,
I finally got this up an running a bit. I was a bit into Xenoblade on the Wii, but I figured I'd restart it on Dolphin since it looks so much nicer. I just ordered Last Story, too, so I look forward to trying that out once it arrives.
My computer: i5 2500k 3.3ghz, 4GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM, Radeon 5870 1GB, Windows 7 64-bit
I've got my Wii remote and classic controller hooked up via Bluetooth and they seem to work quite well.
Does anyone have any good configurations for Xenoblade? I haven't messed around with the settings much yet, and while it runs decently, there are occasional stutters and sound glitches. It's totally playable, but if there is an optimized guide out there, I'd be interested in taking a look.
Also, what's the difference between OpenGL, DX9, DX11 renderers with this emulator? Does it just depend on the game?
I finally got this up an running a bit. I was a bit into Xenoblade on the Wii, but I figured I'd restart it on Dolphin since it looks so much nicer. I just ordered Last Story, too, so I look forward to trying that out once it arrives.
My computer: i5 2500k 3.3ghz, 4GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM, Radeon 5870 1GB, Windows 7 64-bit
I've got my Wii remote and classic controller hooked up via Bluetooth and they seem to work quite well.
Does anyone have any good configurations for Xenoblade? I haven't messed around with the settings much yet, and while it runs decently, there are occasional stutters and sound glitches. It's totally playable, but if there is an optimized guide out there, I'd be interested in taking a look.
Also, what's the difference between OpenGL, DX9, DX11 renderers with this emulator? Does it just depend on the game?
Jazzy said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22007885&postcount=861
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22016003&postcount=892
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22021989&postcount=901
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22030118&postcount=905
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22099504&postcount=947
RumblingRosco
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So, just got Dolphin up and running and have been having some fun reliving some of my GCN games. I'd like to upload a few screencaps; I'm using Photobucket, but despite the .jpeg files being 1920x1080, when I upload them to Photobucket they appear to be quite a bit smaller. Any ideas why I'm failing at Interneting 101?
jediyoshi
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Soka said:
They're probably just imposing upload restrictions and automatically compressing your images down. A good alternate service is http://abload.de Or if you want some management options, go with http://min.us
RumblingRosco
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Thanks jediyoshi.
Anyway, I've always liked the way Dragonball: Revenge of Piccolo looked. Cell-shading is my fave. Decided to give it a whirl on Dolphin.
Anyway, I've always liked the way Dragonball: Revenge of Piccolo looked. Cell-shading is my fave. Decided to give it a whirl on Dolphin.
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Everything or Nothing would be a sick port. Graphics hold up really nicely in HD imo. I'm kinda surprised EA hasn't done something with all their last gen Bond games. I guess it's because they lost the license that they can't sell any of them.
Baloonatic
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Completely given up on getting my Wii-mote to work. Does anyone know if Fragile Dreams is playable using a controller? Even if I have to emulate the Wii-mote with one of the analogue sticks?
jediyoshi
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Baloonatic said:
You're fine. It's clunky but my go to alternate setup for wiimote/nunchuk is holding half the gamepad with those controls tied to the nunchuk and dpad of the wiimote. Then having the pointer, a and b of the wiimote tied to the mouse.
Best way to go about starting to bind this is in the Wiimote Config window hitting the Default button in the Reset section. This'll auto bind the mouse to what you want.
Then under the device section, switch it to your gamepad. Bind the 1/2/-/+ to your gamepad buttons. Under the Extension section select Nunchuk and hit configure. Bind the stick and C/Z buttons. Then to save the profile, enter a name in the Profile section and hit save.
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jediyoshi said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go when I get the game. Would love to figure out why my computer refuses to detect my Wiimote though.
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this must be what they mean when they say "true happiness"
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yeah i know old news but let me have my fun
jediyoshi
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Wii save exports can be used on actual Wiis now. Nice to see features trickling out now that feature lock from 3.0 is up. Hopefully they can fix the GC memcard manager.
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Just getting started on RE4:Wii. I doubt the XBLA port will look this good.
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I love Dolphin emulator but I've got a few problems lately. Is it normal for a newer revision to work worse than a previous one? I'm not talking about particular games as I know that sometimes games work in older revisions and not in new ones, but in r7412 I've had nothing but problems.
Wii games are complaining that nunchuck/ classic controller are not connected so I can't continue to play on some games. This occurs with both real and emulated wii remotes.
Many (more) games are crashing for no apparent reason, for example, F-zero keeps repeating the opening titles so I can't play (This didn't happen in previous revisions).
So, is it normal or later revisions to be more unstable? What revision would be considered the most stable?
Thanks.
Wii games are complaining that nunchuck/ classic controller are not connected so I can't continue to play on some games. This occurs with both real and emulated wii remotes.
Many (more) games are crashing for no apparent reason, for example, F-zero keeps repeating the opening titles so I can't play (This didn't happen in previous revisions).
So, is it normal or later revisions to be more unstable? What revision would be considered the most stable?
Thanks.
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Jesus, I really need to get a compatible bluetooth adapter so I can join in on some of this fun. Is there a specific make/model that's most compatible? The kind I have just disconnects the wiimote as soon as it pairs. Also, is there a way to rip VC games from my wii? Mega Man 9 and 10 in 1080p?
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I just find this emulator incredibly unstable.....i dont think there has been a single occasion where it hasnt crashed out at some point with the 30 odd games i've thrown at it...i really cant get going in any game TBH, because im always thinking its a split second away from crashing, shame as there are quite a few GC games id like to persevere with, especially the Zelda's, but every time i try...at some point.....crash.
Compared to PCSX2, it has a long way to go.....
Compared to PCSX2, it has a long way to go.....
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jarosh said:
TEN. EIGHTY. PEE.
(Really the advantage here is having it rendered at my TV's native resolution rather than relying on an upscale. On my old TV, anything on the Wii basically looked like ass, and Mega Man had quit a bit of ghosting. New TV's better, but native is best)
blame space said:
You. Must. Stop. My soul cannot take the crushing knowledge that Nintendo will never provide this to me directly... and my checking account cries as the notion of a $1400 gaming rig enters my mind repeatedly. Please, stop with thsee temptations!
please don't stop
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Metroid Prime just looks insanely good. Makes me wonder what Retro will have in store when they reveal their first Wii U Title. Hell release Metroid Prime Trilogy in HD to kick off the DD Service on the Wii U (maybe redo the charactermodels and textures) I simply can't get enough of Metroid Prime.
Would I be able to experience any of this, smoothly, on the following laptop I recently bought?
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Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900)
Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
dv7t Quad Ed
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900)
Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
BramVD said:
lmao, no, I was seriously asking. I know next to nothing about specs, and only bought that one because I got caught up on a board for it at a laptop forum and ended up getting a great deal on it. I'm not entirely sure what all I can do on this computer.
Thanks for the response!
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Deadbeat said:
MP2 Lightsuit also please.
jediyoshi
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Thaedolus said:
He's right though. The visuals break when you bump up the internal resolution so it has to stick at a native resolution, you're not going to get a shot equivalent to how it looks on psn/xbla. It'll be the same as your TV's upscale.
DeFiBkIlLeR said:
Definitely the other way around for me, multiplatform games and whole series tend to perform and look much better on Dolphin than PCSX2 and run more stable. New builds come out much more often and support for Linux/Mac builds is actually existent. There's a much larger feature set and a larger library of games to choose from as well as a larger set of input devices to emulate. If you'd look through this thread or on YouTube over games you're personally having trouble setting up, you're likely to see many of them are at the very least playable.
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I get random crashes too with Gamecube games but not Wii ones...well there is the error dump saved under "exceptioninfo.txt", it might be worth me renaming it and seeing if the next crash is for the same reason. Otherwise, save states help my sanity most of the time.
But yes any revision can break things. Some game work well on older revisions than newer ones. Sometimes it can be a yo-yo effect of one revision having no problem, later one having problems and then an even later one fixing things again.
Its all a big hassle to be honest but I guess its no different from the late 90s when you have to use several different emulators if you wanted to play a systems library.
r7412...I'm using r7589 (which is weeks old) so for starters there is a newer version than what you are using and also version 3.0 might be most stable (I'd hope version x.x is more stable than the literally bi-daily rxxx compiles) those are good places to start as it might be that particular revision is a mess.MLH said:
But yes any revision can break things. Some game work well on older revisions than newer ones. Sometimes it can be a yo-yo effect of one revision having no problem, later one having problems and then an even later one fixing things again.
Its all a big hassle to be honest but I guess its no different from the late 90s when you have to use several different emulators if you wanted to play a systems library.
indigodomino
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Is there a recommend build of dolphin that should be used?? I basically have the same specs as Downhome and I've tried different settings and tutorial and all games run crazy slow, except donkey kong country returns and new super mario bros which for some odd reason run at full speed with no problem