dolphin-emu(6)

dolphin-emu6

Nintendo gamecube and wii emulator

Usage

dolphin-emu [-bdhl] [-a audio] [-c str] [-e file] [-m file] [-u path] [-v video]

Overview

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

dolphin-emu features a graphical user interface made using Qt 5.

Options

-a audio, --audio_emulation=audio

Low level (LLE) or high level (HLE) audio

-b, --batch

Exit Dolphin with emulator

-c text, --confirm=text

Set Confirm on Stop

-d, --debugger

Open the debugger

-e file, --exec=file

Load the specified file

-h, --help

Print a help message

-l, --logger

Open the logger( .dol, .elf, .wad, .gcm, .iso)

-m file, --movie=file

Play a movie file

-u path, --user=path

User folder path

-v, --video_backend=video

OpenGL (OGL) or Software Renderer video backend

Files

$HOME/.dolphin-emu

Default user configuration directory.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 9–10
  2. 12–Arch

-a since Debian 12 (Bookworm); -v since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

-A until Debian 10 (Buster); -V until Debian 10 (Buster).

Author

This manual page was written by Jeremy Newton, but may be distributed freely using the CC BY license.

From dolphin-emu 1:2609-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.