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 Links:
Primehack Links
Does Dolphin require BIOS or Firmware?
No
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?
The supported formats are 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.
What other folders are used?
Dolphin
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
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?
- In the
Configurator
open eitherDolphin
orPrimehack
. - Navigate to
Options
->Configuration
->Interface
. - Select preferred language in the drop-down menu.
- Close the Emulator, Configurator and return to RetroDECK.