The game cannot access files that aren't on the disc. This load/save feature you found on the debug build probably interacts with a GameCube development unit, which has special hardware and thus won't work in Dolphin...
Avell A70 MOB: Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060, 16 GB DDR4-3200, Windows 11 (Insider Preview)
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ASRock Z97M OC Formula: Pentium G3258, GeForce GT 440, 16 GB DDR3-1600, Windows 10 (22H2)
