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Dolphin / Primehack - General Guide

Dolphin feature rich a GameCube and Wii Emulator.

Primehack is a fork of Dolphin intended just to give Metroid Prime Trilogy mouselook controls and other improvements.

Dolphin - Webpage

Dolphin - Wiki

Dolphin - Game Compatibility

Dolphin - Performance Guide

Dolphin - Github

Primehack - Wiki

Primehack - FAQ

Primehack - Github

Where to put the games?

Gamecube:

Should be put under the retrodeck/roms/gc/ directory.

Wii:

Should be put under the retrodeck/roms/wii/ directory.

What file formats does Dolphin / Primehack support?

.ciso
.dff
.dol
.elf
.gcm
.gcz
.iso
.json
.m3u
.rvz
.tgc
.wad
.wbfs
.wia
.7z
.zip

NOTE:

.wbfs and .wad are the original format supported by the Wii console.

Does Dolphin require BIOS or Firmware?

No

What other folders are used?

Dolphin

This shows what folder corresponds to each folder in the standard Dolphin structure

Type Folder Flatpak Source Emulator Folder Comment
GameCube Saves EU retrodeck/saves/gc/dolphin/EU/ var/data/dolphin-emu/GC/EUR/ dolphin-emu/GC/EUR/
GameCube Saves US retrodeck/saves/gc/dolphin/US/ var/data/dolphin-emu/GC/USA/ dolphin-emu/GC/USA/
GameCube Saves JP retrodeck/saves/gc/dolphin/JP/ var/data/dolphin-emu/GC/JAP/ dolphin-emu/GC/JAP/
Wii Saves retrodeck/saves/wii/dolphin/ var/data/dolphin-emu/Wii/ dolphin-emu/Wii/
States retrodeck/states/dolphin/ var/data/dolphin-emu/StateSaves/ dolphin-emu/StateSaves/
Mods retrodeck/mods/Dolphin/ var/data/dolphin-emu/Load/GraphicMods dolphin-emu/Load/GraphicMods/
Texture Packs retrodeck/mods/Dolphin/ var/data/dolphin-emu/Load/Textures/ dolphin-emu/Load/Textures/
Screenshots retrodeck/screenshots/ var/data/dolphin-emu/ScreenShots/ dolphin-emu/ScreenShots/

PrimeHack

This shows what folder corresponds to each folder in the standard PrimeHack structure

Type Folder Flatpak Source Emulator Folder Comment
GameCube Saves EU retrodeck/saves/gc/primehack/EU/ var/data/primehack/GC/EUR/ primehack/GC/EUR/
GameCube Saves US retrodeck/saves/gc/primehack/US/ var/data/primehack/GC/USA/ primehack/GC/USA/
GameCube Saves JP retrodeck/saves/gc/primehack/JP/ var/data/primehack/GC/JAP/ primehack/GC/JAP/
Wii Saves retrodeck/saves/wii/primehack/ var/data/primehack/Wii/ primehack/Wii/
States retrodeck/states/primehack/ var/data/primehack/StateSaves/ primehack/StateSaves/
Mods retrodeck/mods/Primehack/ var/data/primehack/Load/GraphicMods primehack/Load/GraphicMods/
Texture Packs retrodeck/mods/Primehack/ var/data/primehack/Load/Textures/ primehack/Load/Textures/
Screenshots retrodeck/screenshots/ var/data/primehack/ScreenShots/ primehack/ScreenShots/

Where do I change the language of Dolphin / Primehack?

  1. In the Configurator open either Dolphin or Primehack.
  2. Navigate to Options -> Configuration -> Interface .
  3. Select preferred language in the drop-down menu.
  4. Close the Emulator, Configurator and return to RetroDECK.