How to Play GameCube & Wii Games on Android! - Ultimate Dolphin Emulator Guide

If you ever wanted to emulate GameCube and Wii games on your Android phone or device, this is the guide for you. In this in-depth guide, we cover everything that you need to know to get the most out of the Dolphin emulator on Android.

[Timestamps]
Guide Intro - 00:00
Processor Suggestions - 00:35
Controller Options - 02:03
ROMs - 03:01
Dolphin Versions - 03:55
Installing Emulators - 04:26
Testing ROMS - 05:08
Creating GC Directory - 05:36
Official Dolphin Procedure - 06:00
Dolphin MMJR1 Procedure - 08:59
Dolphin MMJR2 Procedure - 10:57
Results - 12:13
Dolphin MMJR1 Guide - 12:49
Official Dolphin Guide - 19:17
Dolphin MMJR2 Guide - 25:33
Use 24;35 - 31:49
Emulated CPU Clock Speed - 31:56
Cheats - 35:11

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[TakiUdon]

People have been asking me to do this for over a year, but the number of versions makes it very annoying to build a guide around. I decided to go all in on this to teach you how to find the best version for your device and how to configure it for the best performance possible. I hope this helps!

[raymondmendez]

I'm not a fan of a long videos I find them boring and tideous, that being said this video is very concise and clear despite its length. I'm grateful for your video I went from barely 25 fps 1x resolution to 3x 30fps on skyward sword and you even show the little tweaks that make a world of difference like the wii mote movement threshold. A fantastic and well put video, thank you.

[RedditorGogeta]

This is easily the best guide I've seen on this subject

Had Dolphin on my phone for about a month but I couldn't figure out how to play games at a respectable frame rate (my phone is also a budget phone from 2020 so there's that) but after I came upon your guide and followed it, I'm now running those games at about 40 fps (they were in the 20s before) thank you so much for allowing me to relive my childhood ❤️❤️❤️

[srvuk]

Excellent guide, which is easy to follow and paced in a balanced manner. I like that you are comparing the different versions as well as showing a simple way to not only test for a best version but as a general practice that can be used across the board, determine how a particular device may generally operate for a given system emulation/emulator. Furthermore, it takes some complication away from the plethora of configurations options, focussing on those that will have general use for most.

[Razor_Burn]

Big thanks Taki as I invested in a decent phone for this but put setting it up off due to no real guide so this video is truly appreciated!

[Pageommi]

THIS is the type of thing I’ve been waiting for. I’ve written on some of your videos asking how plug and play these emulation devices are with GameCube or ps2, and/or how much tinkering it required to get it to the state it is in the video. The tinkering process feels trivial after you’ve done it 20+ times (or much more in Taki’s case) but it can feel a lot more intimidating to a beginner, so fortunately, now we can lean on this video to get dolphin working well on these devices. THANK YOU!

[gumbyx]

Thank you for this! I've been lazy and never properly performance tested Dolphin Main and MMJR. This got me to do it.

[denzolli]

I just searched this exact video figuring you'd already made one a year or 2 ago.
Turns out you posted a few minutes just before I needed it 😆

[comeflywithme]

Awesome step by step guide! Definitely the best Dophin guide in the world at this moment and for a long time to come!
Please do a guide for AetherSX2 as well.

[cragui]

Please do another one about 3DS! Also mention performance differences between mediatek and snapdragon devices, thanks!

[clydefrosch]

Also note that just because a game runs ok in the first minute of gameplay doesn't mean it won't suck as soon as you reach the first dungeon or island or city...

[machadeito]

This guide is absolutely amazing! You showed me what I need to know to get Wind Waker to work on My Realme GT Neo 2. Liked and subscribed, totally deserved

[lemyatom]

I just got a Gamevice Flex and my phone is a Xiaomi 12 Pro. This is the perfect video for me. I'm sure it took you a really long time to do, and I'm eternally grateful. I'm already subbed and will continue to follow you!

[paulbarryarabit]

Thanks for this in depth guide! it really helped me a lot and saved me a lot of time figuring this all on my own

[nzonkagaming]

Wow! Thank you so much! Before I couldn't run Super Smash Bros Brawl very well on the Retroid Launcher. I kept getting these error messages and error codes, and the game would crash. But now that I did some testing on the MMJR and MMJR2 apps, I got to play the game on classic mode all the way through and got Luigi as my first unlockable character. And the best part is that my game progress saved. Now I should go see if my games can run the same in .RVZ format.

[AOPUDAY]

One thing i want to say, Open GL & Vulkan varies from different devices, my Phone support Vulkan but my brothers phone support both, Vulkan & Open GL. So check out the settings as per your device.

[KukoNe]

I been waiting this for explain on these emulator long time. Thanks you Taki ♥

[lazarpantic]

Super Mario Sunshine plays at average on 20fps in regular Dolphin, while on Dolphin MMJR1 with settings plays with full 30fps. Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[lxrdxo]

I don't even need a tutorial but it's a new taki video so I gotta watch

[THE-ICON]

Your content and your quality is Bar None the best thank you for this guide I am immensely grateful I am spreading the word so more people can view your channel And subscribe thank you so much you are incredible and thank you for all your hard work and detailed analysis in every aspect of videos that you do especially quality