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Hey guys
If the Homebrews ever come to 3DS do you think the system could handle a gamecube emulator?
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Hey guys
If the Homebrews ever come to 3DS do you think the system could handle a gamecube emulator?
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No, it probably won't handle N64, let alone the Gamecube. Heck, my 5-year-old laptop can't handle Gamecube games, so no emulation past Gen 5.
Also, added you back for Kid Icarus.

Because the Gamecube uses PowerPC architecture. The 3DS uses ARM. Converting processor instructions from one architecture to another is a demanding process. That's why.
 

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Emulation never works that way. Just because a CPU is on par with another console doesn't mean it has the power to emulate said console. Translating PPC IBM CPU architecture into ARM CPU architecture would be a tremendous undertaking.
 

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The Wii can run Gamecube games, because the Wii is just a faster Gamecube in terms of processor. That's not emulation.
 

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Emulation? Don't think so, especially homebrew.
But I think GC games could be ported, if anybody wanted to do so. At the moment I don't think anybody is interested in that commercially for whatever reason (i.e. GC was not popular with 3rd parties and Nintendo doesn't give a shit).
 
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Emulation? No. Porting? Maybe.
I mean, we got Super Mario 64 on the DS, why not a Mario Sunshine for 3DS. I doubt it can happen, but I bet that porting the game would be possible.
 

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