How To Install Games On Dolphin For Mac
Advertisement The Nintendo Wii will go down in the virtual pages of history as being one of the most successful consoles of all time. The somewhat under-powered machine has been on the market since 2006 and has sold well partly due to its competetive price point and partly due to the groundbreaking motion controls. As well as being a fun and accessible console system, the Wii has racked up quite a collection of games over its lifespan and now, thanks to the wonders of emulation and, you can enjoy Wii games, Wiiware, Wii Channels, Virtual Console and Gamecube releases in glorious HD on your or computer. You can even connect multiple Wiimotes and a sensor bar for the full Wii experience, with visuals you never thought possible. Note: Despite the fact that Dolphin works on the PC & Mac, this walkthrough has been completed using the Windows version and thus contains some advice not applicable to Mac users.
Dolphin is a very well-written application that runs both Gamecube and Wii games natively on Mac OS X. It works for operating systems from OS 10.6 to 10.8 and is largely plug-and-play. The Dolphin Emulator compatibility list contains all the games we tested, sorted by how well they work on the emulator.
Download & Install You can download the latest version of Dolphin from on the official site. The are quite vague, though you’ll need a fast processor that supports SSE2 (the more cores the better) and a graphics card that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 or better. There are two versions for Windows – 32bit and 64bit (if you’re not sure right click Computer in your Windows menu and choose Properties) – and a single Mac OS X install. The version I downloaded for Windows was, though there are a host of archive managers that will extract the files. Once the archive has downloaded, extract it to a location of your choice, and remember where you put it.
Create bootable usb on mac. There you can download a utility of a few MB, enter your licence code and follow the two or three steps by checking/ticking the creation of a “USB flash drive”. If you don’t have a code for the most recent Windows version, it is best you install Windows 8 and afterwards make a free upgrade to the Windows 8.1 version.
After extraction you will be able to run Dolphin by double clicking Dolphin.exe. I’d recommend testing it straight away, as you might receive a nasty error or two.
Games on steam for mac. On Windows one of these errors ( VCOMP100.DLL not found) is caused by a missing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package. 32bit users can download this, and 64bit users.
You will also need if you haven’t already got it. By the time you have downloaded and installed these dependencies, you should be able to launch Dolphin.exe. Connect Wiimotes Next you’ll want to connect your Wiimotes so that you can actually play using a real controller. There are other options, though you can’t beat the real thing and this is what we’ll be focusing on here.
If you want to use the pointer then you’re going to need to buy a wireless infrared sensor bar and set that up on top or below your monitor, though you won’t need one for every game. Before attempting to connect your controller make sure is set up on your machine, either via an internal chip or external dongle. On Windows, Wiimotes are connected by right clicking your Bluetooth icon in the system tray and choosing Add a Device.
When the dialogue loads, hold the 1 and 2 buttons down on your Wiimote until the LEDs begin rapidly flashing. Your PC should have detected the Wiimote as Nintendo RVL-CNT-01, select it and choose Pair Without a Code. You won’t need to install drivers or anything – your Wiimote is now Windows ready (you’ll need to pair it with your Wii to use your console again, if you have one). Next go back to Dolphin and click on the Wiimotes button. Hit refresh and your Wiimote should buzz and assign itself a number denoting that it’s been found. Well done, you can now use your Wiimote with Dolphin. If you want multiple controllers then simply repeat the process.
Playing Games The exciting bit! Dolphin gives you the option of launching games via your optical drive from original game discs, and from disc image files of games.