Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums

The Nintendo Wii has two modes to run Gamecube and Wii games respectively. The first mode is referred to as "Wii mode", which is used to process Wii games. The other mode is called "Gamecube mode", which Wii uses to process GameCube games. Does dolphin emulator process GameCube and Wii games differently?

If the answer is NO, why did dolphin developer choose not to run Wii/GameCube games with different mode as to how Wii operates?

(11-30-2018, 12:44 AM)username Wrote: [ -> ]Does dolphin emulator process GameCube and Wii games differently?

Yes.

Dolphin emulates the GC and Wii separately, i.e. it emulates GC specific things and it emulates Wii specific things. For example, the Wii is not 100% like the GC; some memory-mapped I/O registers have different addresses on a GC vs on a Wii, so Dolphin emulates those differently based on what system it's trying to recreate. Another example would be HLE audio. Most games on the GC use a microcode called AX, but most games on the Wii use a slight tweaked version. Dolphin emulates both depending on whether it's a GC or Wii game.