Dolphin emulator

[joelthezombie15]

So, dolphin emulator. I want to play wind waker but i dont have a gamecube (I have the game though) so i found that dolphin emulator is one of the best emulators but they dont really say specs on there website (Or at least i dont see them) so im wondering if anyone knows what the minimum specs to run it are.

 

also, do i need a remote to play? and if i do how am i supposed to get a gamecube controller to work? 

 

and ive never used a emulator. Are they difficult to install? someone said that you just extract the .rar and put the ISO into it. Is that it or is there more? (I plan to read the directions but if you have any tips or if i have problems i will ask here instead of a all new thread. 

 

thanks. 

[Godlygamer23]

This is what I have found. http://www.emulation64.com/guides/20/3/

The CPU part is a bit cryptic.

[iAsuno]

you can use the keyboard and map the buttons to whatever key you like. but i have not used dolphin so... yeah.

[joelthezombie15]

This is what I have found. http://www.emulation64.com/guides/20/3/

The CPU part is a bit cryptic.

Looks like im okay. thanks

 

 

you can use the keyboard and map the buttons to whatever key you like. but i have not used dolphin so... yeah.

So you dont know for sure about dolphin? 

[Vitalius]

As an avid user of emulators (for old games that are no longer buyable or games I personally own), I think I can adequately answer all your questions. 

The specs of the Dolphin emulator are semi-high, among emulators. At least from my experience. You would want a dual core at about 3.0GHz with at least 4GB of RAM. Integrated GPU is fine depending on the CPU. My Intel HD 4000 runs the Dolphin pretty well.

No, you can use the keyboard. Just go into the settings, to gamepads/controllers and change them accordingly. You can hook up any controller (USB ones primarily) and play with that by assigning the commands in the same section to those buttons the same way you do it with a keyboard. By clicking the button to be assigned, then pressing the button/key you want it assigned to.

No. Not usually at least. It is usually just a .exe file that you copy/paste. Some, many in fact, do not even need installation and just keep the registry edits in a text file rather than in the actual registry, meaning your installation is portable.

Extracting the .rar is simple and you can put the ISO anywhere on your computer. You will just have to find it again when you want to run the game.

[joelthezombie15]

As an avid user of emulators (for old games that are no longer buyable or games I personally own), I think I can adequately answer all your questions. 

The specs of the Dolphin emulator are semi-high, among emulators. At least from my experience. You would want a dual core at about 3.0GHz with at least 4GB of RAM. Integrated GPU is fine depending on the CPU. My Intel HD 4000 runs the Dolphin pretty well.

No, you can use the keyboard. Just go into the settings, to gamepads/controllers and change them accordingly. You can hook up any controller (USB ones primarily) and play with that by assigning the commands in the same section to those buttons the same way you do it with a keyboard. By clicking the button to be assigned, then pressing the button/key you want it assigned to.

No. Not usually at least. It is usually just a .exe file that you copy/paste. Some, many in fact, do not even need installation and just keep the registry edits in a text file rather than in the actual registry, meaning your installation is portable.

Extracting the .rar is simple and you can put the ISO anywhere on your computer. You will just have to find it again when you want to run the game.

Perfect thanks. I have one question. why cant i use keyboard? 

 

and i found a pretty good and what seems to be up to date guide on how to do it thanks.

[iAsuno]

Looks like im okay. thanks

 

 

So you dont know for sure about dolphin? 

i am not sure about the specs needed to run it fine but i think you can map buttons to your keyboard on every emulator. seems pointless not having one.

[Godlygamer23]

Perfect thanks. I have one question. why cant i use keyboard? 

He said you can.

[joelthezombie15]

He said you can.

I read CAN'T :p it might be easier with the controller. Will cost about as much as buying a gamecube though :p 

[Vitalius]

I read CAN'T :P it might be easier with the controller. Will cost about as much as buying a gamecube though :P

Do you own a PS3 controller? Motionjoy may be what you want.

Do you own a PS2 controller? PS2 to USB adapters are like $1-$5.

Do you own an Xbox 360 controller? They natively plug into PC's, IIRC.

Etc etc.

All emulators that I have ever used (which is pretty much most of the trusthworthy/well developed/good ones) have had the keyboard as the default input device. So yeah. Should not be a problem.

But for the love of God, do not even bother trying to play Wii games unless you have all the hardware to make it work. Yes, you can play the Wii with all the hardware. I have the Wii motes, an IR sensor, a Bluetooth adapter for my PC, and I can play Wii on it if I want. 

However, I do not own any Wii games, so I cannot play them legally. I just set it up once to see if it would work. I have all of the hardware because people like to give me their old, broken, electronics which includes a Wii and all the peripherals. The Wii is broken, but not the peripherals. 

I can just tell you, emulating a Wii is tough on a PC. My 3570k cannot handle it well on it's own and Wii emulation, in and of itself, is pretty bad right now. Think 10-20FPS with graphical artifacts. 

And I cannot even imagine trying to do it with a keyboard. So many unintuitive controls. Ugh. 

[iAsuno]

I read CAN'T :P it might be easier with the controller. Will cost about as much as buying a gamecube though :P

deffo easier with a controller. i had a hard time with KH2 on a ps2 emulator. and it was sped up because normal speed would lag on my q8400 that time  :lol:

[Vitalius]

deffo easier with a controller. i had a hard time with KH2 on a ps2 emulator. and it was sped up because normal speed would lag on my q8400 that time  :lol:

KH2 in general would be hard if it is sped up. I cannot imagine fighting Sephiroth with time to react running at a faster pace. That would suck. 

But yeah, controllers are preferred, but it is definitely doable with a keyboard on most games. 

[iAsuno]

KH2 in general would be hard if it is sped up. I cannot imagine fighting Sephiroth with time to react running at a faster pace. That would suck. 

But yeah, controllers are preferred, but it is definitely doable with a keyboard on most games. 

there were some areas where normal speed was bearable but i wanted to play KH2 so bad i had to learn how to deal with it. at least KH2 ran fine. i couldn't play KH1. speaking of, i accidentally deleted my ISOs when i reformatted. sad me.

[joelthezombie15]

Do you own a PS3 controller? Motionjoy may be what you want.

Do you own a PS2 controller? PS2 to USB adapters are like $1-$5.

Do you own an Xbox 360 controller? They natively plug into PC's, IIRC.

Etc etc.

All emulators that I have ever used (which is pretty much most of the trusthworthy/well developed/good ones) have had the keyboard as the default input device. So yeah. Should not be a problem.

But for the love of God, do not even bother trying to play Wii games unless you have all the hardware to make it work. Yes, you can play the Wii with all the hardware. I have the Wii motes, an IR sensor, a Bluetooth adapter for my PC, and I can play Wii on it if I want. 

However, I do not own any Wii games, so I cannot play them legally. I just set it up once to see if it would work. I have all of the hardware because people like to give me their old, broken, electronics which includes a Wii and all the peripherals. The Wii is broken, but not the peripherals. 

I can just tell you, emulating a Wii is tough on a PC. My 3570k cannot handle it well on it's own and Wii emulation, in and of itself, is pretty bad right now. Think 10-20FPS with graphical artifacts. 

And I cannot even imagine trying to do it with a keyboard. So many unintuitive controls. Ugh. 

I wasnt going to play wii games. only game cube. the windwaker iso is downloading right now and i already set up dolphin so lets see if it works or not :p

[Vitalius]

there were some areas where normal speed was bearable but i wanted to play KH2 so bad i had to learn how to deal with it. at least KH2 ran fine. i couldn't play KH1. speaking of, i accidentally deleted my ISOs when i reformatted. sad me.

I still have two copies of KH1 and one copy of KH2.

Kingdom Hearts is my favorite franchise, so it would be silly if I did not own them. Pre-ordered KH1.5 remix and cannot wait to play it. :D Never got to play 358/2 days so that will be fun to watch. ... I hate Chain of Memories' card system though, so that might be a bit annoying replay through.

[joelthezombie15]

I still have two copies of KH1 and one copy of KH2.

Kingdom Hearts is my favorite franchise, so it would be silly if I did not own them. Pre-ordered KH1.5 remix and cannot wait to play it. :D Never got to play 358/2 days so that will be fun to watch. ... I hate Chain of Memories' card system though, so that might be a bit annoying replay through.

I only ever played kh2. I could not for the life of me beat the first "Boss" in kh1 (I was like 6)

[iAsuno]

I still have two copies of KH1 and one copy of KH2.

Kingdom Hearts is my favorite franchise, so it would be silly if I did not own them. Pre-ordered KH1.5 remix and cannot wait to play it. :D Never got to play 358/2 days so that will be fun to watch. ... I hate Chain of Memories' card system though, so that might be a bit annoying replay through.

never owned a ps2. i skipped that gen. silly me. i got ps1 and ps3. first KH i ever got to play fully was BBS. in fact that was the only one i have beaten because that was the only game that i could get my hands on. but that is going to change when KH1.5 comes out. i am going to have a hard time focusing on my studies. christmas it is.  :lol:

[joelthezombie15]

Well the ISO i tried downloading didnt work so i found one from a better source so hopefully it will work, we shall know in about an hour. 

[joelthezombie15]

Afterwards if it works i think i will get the gc verison of twilight princess (Have that too) 

[Vitalius]

I only ever played kh2. I could not for the life of me beat the first "Boss" in kh1 (I was like 6)

Ah, yeah Darkside was difficult. Particularly since only his head and hands could be damaged, so a kid would not know what to attack.  Unless you meant Guard Armor in Traverse Town.

Go back and play it if you can. Or play the HD remix. KH1 is the best in the series in my honest opinion. 

never owned a ps2. i skipped that gen. silly me. i got ps1 and ps3. first KH i ever got to play fully was BBS. in fact that was the only one i have beaten because that was the only game that i could get my hands on. but that is going to change when KH1.5 comes out. i am going to have a hard time focusing on my studies. christmas it is.  :lol:

Nice. :D I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. In all honesty, I feel a little sad you are going to experience it in this order. Knowing where certain things come from by playing BBS, the first game will not be a new experience like it was for those who played it first. It is fine, but there was just an air of mystery in regards to a lot of things in KH1 that was dispelled in BBS. That added to the game imo, so playing it after BBS will make it a different experience for you.

Oh well, I am sure you will enjoy it regardless. 

 

Well the ISO i tried downloading didnt work so i found one from a better source so hopefully it will work, we shall know in about an hour.

Yeah... ISOs being large makes stuff like that annoying. :P I use torrents usually (Antivirus scan before opening of course) simply because I hate downloading ISOs in parts.

 

Afterwards if it works i think i will get the gc verison of twilight princess (Have that too)

Good choice. I love twilight princess even though I have not ever played it. It is the "atmosphere" of the game. The more adult, gritty style as compared to Wind Waker's childish style.

[iAsuno]

Well the ISO i tried downloading didnt work so i found one from a better source so hopefully it will work, we shall know in about an hour. 

how big is the ISO? i wanted to play so much games but my download speed sucks. 50kbps right now. time to call my ISP.

[iAsuno]

Ah, yeah Darkside was difficult. Particularly since only his head and hands could be damaged, so a kid would not know what to attack. 

Go back and play it if you can. Or play the HD remix. KH1 is the best in the series in my honest opinion. 

Nice. :D I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. In all honesty, I feel a little sad you are going to experience it in this order. Knowing where certain things come from by playing BBS, the first game will not be a new experience like it was for those who played it first. It is fine, but there was just an air of mystery in regards to a lot of things in KH1 that was dispelled in BBS. That added to the game imo, so playing it after BBS will make it a different experience for you.

Oh well, I am sure you will enjoy it regardless. 

 

Yeah... ISOs being large makes stuff like that annoying. :P I use torrents usually (Antivirus scan before opening of course) simply because I hate downloading ISOs in parts. 

 

i actually played the 2 DS games and CoM. have not beaten them though. i don't know why. now i want to play them again. better borrow my friend's DS.

[joelthezombie15]

 

 

Yeah... ISOs being large makes stuff like that annoying. :P I use torrents usually (Antivirus scan before opening of course) simply because I hate downloading ISOs in parts.

 

Good choice. I love twilight princess even though I have not ever played it. It is the "atmosphere" of the game. The more adult, gritty style as compared to Wind Waker's childish style.

Ya i probably should have done that but pirate bay scares me for some reason :P

 

Haha windwaker is my favorite zelda because i played it almost everyday nonstop for like 5 years of my childhood. I never got into twilight princess because i thought the wolf thing made no sense in the zelda universe but i can understand the appeal :D

 

how big is the ISO? i wanted to play so much games but my download speed sucks. 50kbps right now. time to call my ISP.

1.1gb for windwaker and 1.61gb for twilight princess

[iAsuno]

Ya i probably should have done that but pirate bay scares me for some reason :P

 

Haha windwaker is my favorite zelda because i played it almost everyday nonstop for like 5 years of my childhood. I never got into twilight princess because i thought the wolf thing made no sense in the zelda universe but i can understand the appeal :D

 

1.1gb for windwaker and 1.61gb for twilight princess

i don't go to pirate bay. kickass for me.  :ph34r:

[Vitalius]

Ya i probably should have done that but pirate bay scares me for some reason :P

 

Haha windwaker is my favorite zelda because i played it almost everyday nonstop for like 5 years of my childhood. I never got into twilight princess because i thought the wolf thing made no sense in the zelda universe but i can understand the appeal :D

 

1.1gb for windwaker and 1.61gb for twilight princess

TPB is trustworthy if you use common sense to gauge a torrent. If it has a lot of seeders and few leechers, it is usually safe. Skim the comments for buzzwords like "Virus" "Fake" etc. 

That is how I do it anyway. 

 

i don't go to pirate bay. kickass for me.  :ph34r:

Never heard of Kickass.