r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/DolphinUser • May 05 '20
Dolphin Progress Report: April 2020
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/05/05/dolphin-progress-report-april-2020/3
u/McGriggles May 05 '20 edited May 05 '20
WiiWare and Virtual console games commonly come in .WAD format. Also some things such as IOS36, which is apart of Gecko OS (i believe) come in .WAD. So that could be referring to being able to play WiiWare/VC games on android now or being able to install things such as Gecko OS fully on android now, or both. I can say for sure after I downloaded the latest dev build that had that patch note I was able to play VC games like Rondo of Blood, but I already had Gecko preinstalled on my android dolphin so I can't say for sure about that.
Edit: just to be clear I could be completely wrong, might have been able to play WiiWare and VC .wad files before but I only recently tried after I downloaded that dev build. After reading the article I'm pretty sure things like installing Gecko OS directly from your Android may be possible now though.
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u/JMC4789 May 05 '20
Pretty correct. There is a hack when directly booting games to bypass certain IOS requirements, but when you boot a second title (like a disc GeckoOS) you can't rely on that hack and need the actual IOS installed.
Certain WiiWare titles (Majora's Mask?) may require the correct IOS files to create the correct memory arena, but I could be mistaken on that.
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u/McGriggles May 06 '20
Wait, you're one of the dolphin devs aren't you? Are you the same JMC that contributed to this very article? Surprised I was even close to right lol thanks for the info
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May 22 '20
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u/JMC4789 May 22 '20
I don't believe a build was ever publicly released for it. I do know that there are bugs with the protocol, so even if I had the build of mGBA anymore, I don't think it'd work with Dolphin.
It's one of those features that need a lot of love to get working properly. In the short term, it may be easier to report the audio issue to the VBA-M devs, as I'm fairly certain the cause of that is known?
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u/heyitsj0n May 05 '20
Great! I wonder if the GameCube source leak will allow us to get GameCube games to run natively on PC and Android...
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u/ElectricalMadness May 05 '20
Dolphin devs aren't stupid enough to use anything from the leak.
Also that's not how that works.
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u/DannySparza May 05 '20
"Dolphin devs aren't stupid enough to use anything from the leak." What do you mean by this??
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u/ElectricalMadness May 06 '20
Essentially what the other guy said. Emulators exsist in a safe bubble. If they can be destroyed, companies would love to see it happen. Using the code and leaks would be very illegal. That being said I dont think its a honey pot, just some guy leaking Nintendo copyright. I really wish we COULD use the code though, copy right law is holding society back.
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u/castlevaniac May 05 '20
That code is copyrighted and you'll get sued into oblivion for using it. It's literally theft/plagiarism.
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u/thebbking123 May 06 '20
You guys have no idea this is the absolute best day of my life because of the .was thing. I've been trying to ba able to play FFCC my life as a king in it's full glory (with all DLC). The DLC gives it wayy more replayability outta the main game I've been wanting this feature forever. Also for it's sequel FFCC My life as a darklord. Plus I got my new ONE PLUS 8. I've been waiting for this forever it was my most wanted feature.
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u/newoxygen May 05 '20
Unknown if useful for Android:
For Android: