How to Setup Dolphin 5.0 Gamecube and Wii Emulator - Fastest Version Yet

June 24, 2016 - The fastest Dolphin ever.
Dolphin 5.0 Release Video:
• Dolphin 5.0 Release Video
Dolphin Emulator Download:
dolphin-emu.org/download/
Dolphin FAQ:
dolphin-emu.org/docs/faq/
Dolphin Performance Guide:
dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/p...
Gamecube ISOs:
www.emuparadise.me/Nintendo_Ga...
Wii ISOs:
www.emuparadise.me/Nintendo_Wi...
www.wiiuiso.com/
Extracting program:
7zip.org/
Intel HD Graphics Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_H...
GeForce 8 series Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce...
Radeon HD 4000 series Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_...
Markers:
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Requirements
6:09 - Downloading Dolphin
7:40 - Downloading Gamecube compressed game
9:52 - Extracting Gamecube compressed file
10:19 - Creating a folder for the games
11:27 - Play the game
12:14 - CPU Override
13:02 - Suggestion about performance - Use performance guide! Everyone has a different laptop or computer.
13:30 - Controller settings
15:00 - Recording game
15:25 - Save state and load state
16:24 - Tools section
Requirements
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- 64-bit CPUs and Operating Systems are required.
- Windows XP is no longer supported. Windows Vista is no longer officially supported.
- Direct3D10/OpenGL3 Required. This means AMD Radeon 4xxx, NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx, or Intel HD 2xxx minimum!
CPU
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Newer Core i5 and i7 processors such as the i5-4670K and i5-3570K are extremely fast and very affordable.
AMD CPUs are poor choices for Dolphin.
GPU
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AMD Radeon 4xxx, NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx, or Intel HD 2xxx minimum.
Dolphin FAQ Docs
==============
No NVIDIA GPU before the Geforce 4xx series can be recommended.
Geforce GTX 460 will handle almost any game you throw at it in HD resolutions.
Older NVIDIA GPUs will still be able to run the games fine.
AMD’s graphics cards actually fair very well at Dolphin.
The AMD HD5770 and should run most games at HD Resolutions.
Intel HD3000 and HD4000 can run Dolphin at reasonable speeds.
RAM
===
2GB or more is recommended. RAM speed or the amount of RAM generally has no affect on emulation speed.
What's new:
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2016/06/...
Outro song: • Pokémon Gold & Silver ...
Twitter: / microwavesam

[@tariqmcmaster8668]

I’ve looked up so many tutorials, and I can safely say. This one helped me more than 50 others. Thank you

[@Hud-xz7nj]

Thank you soooo much ever since my wii broke I've been wanting to play tons of games and this video really helped

[@sodaking293]

I love the tabs in the upper right that say "KZbin - How to use Dolphin Emulator 5.0"

[@HarrisonRau]

thank you so much for this video. I was so confused as to how to set up Dolphin, but now I understand. I sincerely appreciate the existence of this video.

[@toweringz]

Friend: ugh.. My internet os only 120 mbps Me: wow that's so slow right me with the 4 mbps internet downloading wind waker 1 day remaining

[@eoinnofallamhain8936]

Flaming Skull HD where did you get wind waker? I cant find it on emuparadise.

[@Dark_viking91]

Techguy3112 I had to torrent it.

[@tfgaming5020]

Flaming Skull HD better than the .60mbps i get here

[@peliccan]

Techguy3112 I think Loveroms would have it, but IDK cause I haven't tried downloading it

[@eoinnofallamhain8936]

Axzolon Thank you.

[@johny1220]

Yessssss!!!!! Thank you so much man you really don't know how happy this made me, I just subscribed to you :D

[@Porshayy]

I pretty much figured it out but needed a reliable place to download. Thanks for the vid!

[@josephbelfield3174]

I only play games that I had paid for on previous consoles but it works great, thanks.

[@rogerborrell3414]

This is the only video that was able to help me, thank you so much

[@DoomFinger511]

At 11:30 he actually starts to explain how to SETUP the damn emulator.

[@eishukumar8930]

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[@harshapillarisetti3168]

thx

[@ZER-ww2nf]

@@harshapillarisetti3168 I mean you can't really complain, this is a very complete guide to Dolphin.

[@michael031987]

thanks for the very informative video men! keep up the good work! Cheers!!!

[@topramen7431]

Finally someone who can go over saving your game!!!!!!!!!!

[@immortalsun]

Thanks for the video, man! This video was very helpful! 😁

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

You sir are a life saver for making this video

[@Migglyman]

wow this emulator is great and it is worth the wait

[@zerocool1ist]

Thanks for posting really helped me out.

[@rober13ful]

Thank you so freaking much, best tutorial I have found. This helped me download and play my favorite game Pokemon xd Tales of Darkness again. Thank you again.

[@cherryberry9023]

Thanks a bunch! This was a very clear explanation.

[@TheUltraKnight1]

This video was very helpful.

[@Cookster232]

Hey thanks for this tutorial. Got Fire emblem radiant dawn up and running just fine.

[@zackcarter1208]

thx this helped sooo much and made my life more fun

[@vancouvers8737]

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS VID BEING UPLOADED AYYYY

[@superweon9704]

Thanks mate this video helped alot

[@Scott321321321321]

Great video and emulator! Only, I wasn't too sure about Wii emulations. But, regardless, great explanation and choice of (gamecube) emulation sites!

[@funnymeme5293]

Gonna be trying Resident Evil Zero. Thanks for the help!

[@godzDRIFT]

hi Microwave, nice video! i just have one problem. im playing mgs twin snakes for game cube and all the buttons are working except the start and the back buttons. its not a control problem and the odd thing is that the start button works ONLY when skipping cinematics! do u think is a rom problem?

[@zlco_8907]

when i right click super smash bros 7zip it doesnt say extract or anything *even though i already downloaded 7zip*

[@mattheweek5322]

This was a great vid

[@ziggyjr1103]

thank you man so much help

[@RandyRando64]

First off, I just want to say great job! This video was very well done! However, I do have a few questions. Firstly, my computer says I'm using Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, unlike giving me a specific number like yours. I've tried to search up what it means but haven't been able to get a specific result. I have a Windows 10 Laptop. Is there any way to figure out what HD Graphics Family means, and if it's strong enough for emulation? Because so far, I've been experiencing problems. For example, I tried emulation on Super Smash Bros. Melee. In some places where not much is happening, such as the main menu, it's 60 fps. But it other cases, like the opening cutscene or an actual battle, the fps ranges from 30 to 45-ish. I've tried your settings and checked multiple other videos and tried the settings of others, and nothing fixes the issue. Do you know what the problem is? I'd really appreciate an explanation.

[@ChappyCow1]

So i have the wii u gamecube adapter and it works completely fine with dolphin, but is there a way to play wii games that have gamcube controller options, such as super smash bros brawl.

[@aaronmiller1009]

MicrowaveSam what should I do about ISOs that are no longer on emuparadise? It looks like games like Wind Waker and other official Nintendo games have been removed form this website.

[@tehxbishopx9037]

Question... How do I get my mouse and keyboard to work? I've set it all up and bound keys properly. I've scrounged every forum and KZbin video and figured I'd ask you (since all your videos have resulted in great results). What's causing this and how do I fix it?

[@fukyu2]

Is it safe to download any GameCube games because one day I remember downloading a Super Smash Bros brawl iso which is a Wii game but my internet providers had warn me that the iso that I downloaded had caused problems and that it was illegal to keep in my computer, so I just want to know if the same goes to the GameCube iso files because I really want to download super smash bros melee.

[@lereaps]

Okay, so I have this file that I need to place into a folder somewhere, the only thing is that I was watching an older youtube video and that folder doesn't exist, but the function is still there. The file is used to convert the controls of a PS3 controller to a gamecube controller, do you know where this file goes? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks for the great video btw! It was very helpful!

[@Link71386]

Just went back through the system requirements portion of the video. Everything on my laptop was good, except when I got to the DirectX diagnostic. I have a display tab, but no render tab. Does that mean, I don't have a graphics card?

[@cartersmith1875]

Hey any recommendations for melee the one on emuparadies for me says that there is malware in it and I don't want to get a virus please help I really like smash bros and would love to play it on my pc

[@coruuupt]

thx now i know how to put more games on my list

[@Krose115]

I have certain games like Barnyard and Spongebob Squarepants Revenge of the Flying Dutchman where at certain parts of the game, frame rate drops then goes back to normal. I've seen some videos of these games running on dolphin with no frame rate issues whatsoever, what am I doing wrong?

[@thenutella1895]

I have a question. My game (Animal Crossing) will not load. What I mean by this is that every step in this tutorial has gone perfectly for me except "play". When I click play it opens up another tab labeled dolphin but it displays black. I think it may be because I use Intel (R) HD Graphics (with no number added to it, that's it.). Help?

[@RainingMetal]

So the game I'm attempting to play is flickering constantly visually. So I went to see the requirements/recommendations on the hardware end. I have a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645 graphics card and i7 Processor. My DirectX Diagnostic Tool only shows one Display tab, and no Render tab. So does this mean my computer isn't powerful enough to run Dolphin?

[@nickysmau5653]

Idownloaded the games and extract etc. but after I extract and move it to the folder and try putting it into the emulator it says folder empty. is there anything im doing wrong?

[@TheAlejandrog1999]

Hey, i have a bit of trouble when extracting files. I extracted Crash Team Racing, exactly like you did but it didnt give me an .iso, instead it gave me .bin and .cue Any help?

[@TheMaster98746]

Can you use a keyboard for the games? I used to have a Wii mote but then we sold our Wii and I don't have a GameCube controller. Is there anything I can do? I have a Xbox One controller...

[@samwilcox620]

works now thanks to you

[@locks3272]

hey i have another question for u what should i do when it doesn't run 60fps because before i even saw this video when i stared a game like mario sunshine it ran like about 4 and 5 frames per second what should i do this also happens for wind waker and lugies mansion please help me I've tried everything i also have windows 10 just like u bro help

[@janred94]

Haha, the simple doubleclick helped me out with adding my games folder. Thanks!

[@mecha8349]

i keep trying to run melee (version 1.02 or something like that) and each time i try to run it it displays a white screen but i can hear the sound effects. so i know the game is running but the screen isnt displayed. i dont know what to do please help

[@huwuin]

hey can you help me? I first started dolphin like 1 week ago, i downloaded: Mario galaxy 2, Animal crossing, Mario sunshine and MKW, but i got a new and better pc, so i got my games, i put them to a flashdrive, then in the new pc i got dolphin and put the games to a new folder, and everything was fine! But the banners for Mario galaxy 2 and MKW (the only wii games i had on there) turned into X's, ik it doesn't matter that much, it doesnt affect gameplay, but im very nit picky about my stuff, so is there any fix? Re download the games??

[@hyliansaviour9420]

For some reason when I download roms, from the exact website you use, I get an error saying when I double click saying file is corrupted. When I do the double click in dolphin, it doesnt show up. But when I like file, open then the folder i have the games, they are there and I can open and play them, but it doesnt show up on the dolphin. Which is weird cause on an old computer i didnt have this issue with dolphin

[@craig101.2]

Help! I download NSMBWII to it, did everything ((choose a directory, put the game inside the folder where it needs to find it)) i clicked play, it was black screen then it closed with the "Dolphin has stopped working" pop up. Do i have to redownload Dolphin? what do i do to fix it?

[@TheRedPandaQueen]

Hey I know this vid was made ages ago but I hope you will still help me. Im using emuparadise for the games and after I have extracted them I noticed when I go to add them onto dolphin, there is no game. So I went into the game itself and it said the disc image file is corrupt.

[@eziosniper10001]

So I got everything going but when I went to go play my first game that I'd downloaded first (Star Wars: Rouge Leader 2), it says this upon startup: "Memory Card Slot A: This Memory Card is Formatted for use in a different Territory." what does that mean and how do I fix it?

[@detoxdecipher5873]

Hey, I'm having difficulties starting up Godzilla Unleashed (note I have more than the recommended hardware) but it will not load the Shell.pvm file. Any solutions?

[@Noah-sp1nn]

when I try to start the shortcut it say this file has been changed or has moved and I checked if it has moved but there is not one other thing that could point to me what is going on

[@indigocactus3089]

The extract function does not appear when right-clicking the .7z file. I have attempted to extract it through other means without success, any tips?

[@aaandag9688]

When I try playing Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, after loading up the ROM it shows me this message: "Note: Option "BBoxEnable" is overriden by game ini. Note: Option "EFBToTextureEnable" is overriden by game ini. Warning: Opening the graphics configuration will reset settings and r [this R part was cutout or smth] Dolphing OGL Video Backend. Video Info: Intel, Intel (R) HD Graphics 4000, 4.0.0 - Build 10.18.10" I can't even continue, help?

[@cesargconde]

Same here, bro! Weirdest thing is that I could play it a few months ago and now nothing. Any luck?

[@unsaltybutter3050]

try downloading all the new updates maybe

[@immortalsun]

Buy it on the Virtual Console, then. :^)

[@davidjolly07]

@@immortalsun its not in virtual console

[@nickmargetis4470]

Worked. Cheers

[@amandaalfred939]

cant find any zelda or mario games in the site you have can you help me ??

[@feeblecrib]

when i go into dolphin and try to select a folder to choose a game from the game doesnt appear. I also used 7zip to extract the file to its own folder and the file inside doesnt become a .iso file, Why?

[@OuterOcean6]

So when I started my game F-Zero GX it won't let me past the start screen, I tried pressing buttons and it flickers and it also says that my save is corrupted. What do I do when this happens?

[@GeekyNerd54]

can I use the wii classic controller for use with a gamecube iso?

[@picklelord2048]

When i downloaded luigis mansion on dolphin whenever i click it it says i need GLSL.30 what does that mean

[@itsspies9474]

I am not a tech savvy person. I need to configure a pixel shader so I downloaded swift shader and I don't know where to go from there. What do I do now?

[@musikmakerman]

I'm having trouble with language change and my wiimote seems to be not connected yet it runs perfect on 3.0 version any help?

[@ricsavage99]

what if u dont hav a graphics card and u just rolling with what the laptop came with? i got a intel hd graphic 3000

[@JoeyAOMX]

dude, i have the same 960 nvidia card but opengl doesnt seem to work anymore. yesterday it worked so beautifull but now it doesnt, any ideas? im looking for why it happened.

[@hihelloxxxx]

Please help, when I hit the play button a warning pops up it says "need a GL_ARB_uniform_ buffer_object." And "does your video card support OpenGL 3.1 and once I hit ok it crashes on me., I need help please

[@aidanmarano1732]

When I extract my 7.zip file, it doesn't become a folder with a game file in it, it becomes two separate .bin and .cue files. Please, Help?

[@d4cndev]

i am confused i am using a Fx 6100 , 8 gbs of ram(ddr3) and a HD 5670 ddr5 And windwaker also Twilight princess dosent run that smooth that i can say its below 20 fps , any suggestions?

[@ELITExDaKiLlax]

Good stuff

[@DerrickMcDanielLucky1391]

Problem, When i'm trying to Extract to Phantasy star online 1 and 2 7z file it keeps saying "Unable to open file as (7z) archive

[@decadencedocs5519]

What does section bt.bar not found in sysconf mean??

[@ladymewmew2011]

when you download a rom in 3 parts, do you have to extract all 3 parts to play the game or can you extract just one part and still play the game?

[@MicrowaveSam]

I would say to highlight all 3 and hit Extract.

[@ladymewmew2011]

MicrowaveSam ok thanks

[@dominikwiedenmann4580]

Hey, i've got a question for the emulator. Every time, when i try to start a wii game an error comes which says "SetupWiiMem: cant create the setting.txt" after that the emulator crashes and im only able to close it with the task manager. :/ Maybe someone know what to do?

[@ShackleYT]

so when I open a game, it says I need to format the memory card to continue, but I don't know if it means the memory card file, or my computer's hard drive, so i'm scared to do it, can someone explain?

[@mitchell1777]

My controller is an Xbox 360 USB and for some reason, after mapping it when I launch the game is just start running for no reason it is in perfect condition can you please help me on link windwaker.

[@nikolasperez7745]

I made a folder and the copy of the game I downloaded is a 7z too. I tried to make a games directory but it didn’t work

[@bobkinect5254]

I can't play since the controls are not working. I tried to play Sonic Adventure 2 Battle But there's an audio error. ( I got the SA2B from the same website you were on. )

[@VidyaBros1]

Any reason why Visual C++ won't install at all :/ ? My friend who is way smarter at this kind of thing than I am even can't get Visual C++ to install at all for some reason. And he knows way more about this stuff than me. Help please.

[@melonetic]

I have a GeForce GTX 750 Ti and a AMD quad core, so will i be able to run games fine?

[@connorrowe8787]

works perfectly, even over a year later

[@dcpotato2256]

I can start the game but when it asks to make data on memory card A I can't press yes or no, I can only switch between the options. Also on Melee I can't select a character... Please help

[@tbaker91798]

Should I worry about my game telling me the memory card is corrupted and must be formatted, which would delete everything on my memory card, or should I just allow the game to proceed?

[@stora7888]

what do you do if you have a mac to extract the rom

[@gregkelly7840]

so i have the 2 slot gc adapter and when i configure the c stick doesnt work right??? does anyone know why?? do i need the knew adapter with 4 slots?? please help!!

[@MikeSchmidtgamerandnightguard]

im trying to run dolphin and play Need for Speed Underground 2 and i keep bringing the iso over to dolphin 5.0 and it says it cant be read.

[@enchantable209]

jesus man thanks it was a struggle finding something useful for this shit

[@vincentweglein1684]

Emuparadise.me doesn't have timesplitters 2 or future perfect for right now, any ideas?

[@jiveshkrishna7908]

My game POKEMON BATTLE REVOLUTION is not running properly in this app. First it opens and then it gets hanged. FPS goes from 60 to 0. What should i do to solve this problem?

[@elevenVR]

Thanks bro.

[@singert66]

Hey guys :) i have a problem , every game i boot up in the emulation program has a white screen , i get sound and i hear stuff changing when i press buttons , how can i fix that ? I would love to play wind waker again im really pumped , but it just wont work.. help would be appreciated

[@welfaregang]

i have a problem my computer says "The Program can;t start because api-ms-win-runtime-l1-1-0.dll iw missing from your computer

[@sonicthehedgehog611]

when i tried playing mario sunshine the game was soo laggy and slow and it said to upgrade my opengl and it said my performance was terrible i tried doing it with direct3d and it was still laggy and slow plz help me

[@cst2x727]

hey, so i was wondering if I need to use a gamecube or wii controller for this emulator, or i can use my keyboard. the game i want to play is super smash bros brawl. thanks!

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

you can use the keyboard, or you can connect a controller

[@cylomirus4287]

I tried to get rogue squadron 2 but i don't really have anything to open it up with i tried the dolphin app but it didn't work.

[@vaporiiz]

thank you!

[@ogdirtygreacs7627]

wen I play it it's play i can here it and all but I get no pictures black screen help please

[@gleem18]

I need help please. I just downloaded 7-zip and when I extract it, it says "Can not open file as archive". I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but on the Emuparadise website, the only download link of the game I searched up was under "community" and it took me to another tab to download it. Please help me . P.S. the game I want is Paper Mario: The thousand year door

[@kingdomheartsgamer8771]

me too :(

[@user-zp8md2ei6z]

I downloaded the 7zip file, but when I open it, it says that my trial has been expired even though I just got it. Help