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[[File:DolphinEmu.png|250px|thumb|right|The Dolphin Emulator, with the ISO images of ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' ready.]]
[[File:DolphinLogo.png|200px|thumb|Dolphin's official logo.]]
'''Dolphin''' is a [[Gamecube]] and [[Wii]] emulator usable on personal computers. The programme had since gained some notability due to Antdgar's Perfect Falcon and Perfect Pichu videos, which use the various tools included in Dolphin to be performed properly. The programme is also noteworthy due to its ability to allow texture hacking in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''; furthermore, it has built-in online play options, and it is considerably more stable than other emulators for its platforms. The steep system requirements of the programme, however, has prevented its widespread use among the Smash community. Additionally, the legality of Dolphin has been questioned, due to the sketchy legal nature of ISO and ROM images for ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', particularly if one does not own a physical copy of aforementioned games.
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'''Dolphin''' is a [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Wii]] emulator supported on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It can run ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', albeit with minor graphical and performance issues not present on original hardware,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee|title=Super Smash Bros. Melee - Dolphin Emulator Wiki|accessdate=2021-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl|title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Dolphin Emulator Wiki|accessdate=2021-03-08}}</ref> ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' via the Wii's [[Virtual Console]], as well as [[mod]]s, including ''[[Project M]]'' and ''[[Project+]]''. Dolphin's stability and enhancement options makes it the most viable option for emulating the supported systems.
 
Dolphin also features many graphical and gameplay features unavailable in the original consoles. These most notably include input recording and replaying for [[tool-assisted superplay]]s, texture [[file replacement]] and extraction, and native [[netplay]] functionality.
 
Despite popular belief, Dolphin software in isolation is not inherently illegal to own and operate. In the United States, several lawsuits have ruled in favor of emulators falling under fair use, such as {{iw|wikipedia|Sega v. Accolade}} in 1992 and Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment America v. Bleem in 2000, as well as the {{iw|wikipedia|Digital Millennium Copyright Act}} declaring emulators as exempt from standard copyright protections. However, most methods to obtain games in a format that can actually be played on an emulator are considered piracy, which is illegal, so players are often warned to use emulation at their own discretion.
 
==See also==
*[[File replacement]]
*[[Tool-assisted superplay]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[https://dolphin-emu.org/ Dolphin's official site]
*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/ Official Dolphin Wiki]
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941680/Dolphin_Emulator/ Dolphin Steam page]


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[[Category:Hacking]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Emulators]]

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Dolphin's game list and netplay interfaces.

Dolphin is a Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulator supported on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It can run Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, albeit with minor graphical and performance issues not present on original hardware,[1][2] Super Smash Bros. via the Wii's Virtual Console, as well as mods, including Project M and Project+. Dolphin's stability and enhancement options makes it the most viable option for emulating the supported systems.

Dolphin also features many graphical and gameplay features unavailable in the original consoles. These most notably include input recording and replaying for tool-assisted superplays, texture file replacement and extraction, and native netplay functionality.

Despite popular belief, Dolphin software in isolation is not inherently illegal to own and operate. In the United States, several lawsuits have ruled in favor of emulators falling under fair use, such as Sega v. Accolade in 1992 and Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment America v. Bleem in 2000, as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act declaring emulators as exempt from standard copyright protections. However, most methods to obtain games in a format that can actually be played on an emulator are considered piracy, which is illegal, so players are often warned to use emulation at their own discretion.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee - Dolphin Emulator Wiki. Retrieved on 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Dolphin Emulator Wiki. Retrieved on 2021-03-08.

External links[edit]

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