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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 Links:

Dolphin - Webpage

Dolphin - Wiki

Dolphin - Game Compatibility

Dolphin - Performance Guide

Dolphin - Github

Primehack Links

Primehack - Wiki

Primehack - FAQ

Primehack - Github

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?

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.