libretro-dolphin-launcher

Launch Nintendo Wii and GameCube games through Dolphin native, directly from RetroArch.

Note: This is a big hack, and it's recommended to use the Dolphin Core instead.

Installation

1. Compile the core

   git clone https://github.com/RobLoach/libretro-dolphin-launcher.git
   cd libretro-dolphin-launcher
   make
   

2. Copy the core file to the RetroArch cores directory

   cp dolphin_launcher_libretro.so /usr/lib/libretro/
   cp dolphin_launcher_libretro.info /usr/share/libretro/info/
   

3. Make sure Dolphin is installed. You should be able to run at least one of the following commands:

   dolphin-emu --version
   dolphin-emu-nogui --version
   flatpak run org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu --version
   

Usage

1. Scan Nintendo GameCube and Wii games in RetroArch

2. Launch the games directly from the RetroArch menu

3. Alternatively, you can run games through the command line

   retroarch -L dolphin_launcher_libretro.so Mario.gcm
   

Contributors

• Rob Loach
• Alcaro