dolphin-emu/dolphin
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4790
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
15445 stars · 3227 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Dolphin is a GameCube and Wii emulator that lets users play console games on PC with enhancements like higher resolutions. It is a mature open-source C++ project licensed under GPLv2+.
Use cases
- play GameCube games on PC
- play Wii games on PC
- upscale console games to HD
- use controllers with GameCube/Wii games
- save states for console games
- emulate Wii motion controls
When to choose
- you want to play GameCube or Wii titles on desktop or Android with graphical improvements
- you need save states, controller support, and upscaling for these consoles
When to avoid
- you need to emulate other consoles like PS2 or Switch
- your hardware lacks SSE2 or OpenGL ES 3.0 support
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation graphics gui gaming-tools cross-platform windows cpp emulator gamecube wii emulation linux macos android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin · fetched 2026-08-28 · ad5a08fc0551
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dolphin-emu/dolphin | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dolphin-emu/dolphin")
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