Homebrew yet another thread: Dolphin Retroarch?

[colt05]

Will the new Dolphin Retroarch be supporting the 3DS? I really want to get the bad/underrated gamecube games on my N3DS (or o2DS if possible).

 

[ArtemisM]

I have a question.

In what parallel universe do you think it's possible to emulate the Gamecube on hardware weaker than the Gamecube?

 

[colt05]

I have a question.

In what parallel universe do you think it's possible to emulate the Gamecube on hardware weaker than the Gamecube?

I guess that's a no
I wasn't sure if it was possible or not, I was just asking.

 

[Futurdreamz]

... I was unaware that the 3DS could run Gamecube games even from a theoretical standpoint.

 

[colt05]

... I was unaware that the 3DS could run Gamecube games even from a theoretical standpoint.

It probably can't

 

[VinsCool]

It's impossible.

The 3DS hardware is weaker than the Gamecube hardware.

It requires a lot of power to emulate a machine.

 

[sj33]

The Retroarch core is unlikely to support any platform that the original Dolphin doesn't support. So Windows, OSX, Linux x86-64, BSD x86-64 and Android.

Even if the 3DS were hypothetically powerful enough, Dolphin isn't supposed to be super-portable.

 

[The Catboy]

I am starting to think this has to be meme or something.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/do-you-think-the-3ds-could-handle-a-gamecube-emulator.349003/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ask-wit...-ps2-wii-psp-gamecube-emulator-on-3ds.352900/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/can-gc-games-be-ported-to-3ds-like-twilight-princess.361803/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamecube-roms-on-3ds.346303/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/could-dolphin-emulator-be-ported-to-3ds.405656/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamecube-on-n3ds.463220/

 

[gnmmarechal]

... I was unaware that the 3DS could run Gamecube games even from a theoretical standpoint.

I mean, technically, you *could*. Not anywhere near a recognisable experience, but writing an emulator would be possible. What for? Dunno. The 3DS is very weak.

Sent from my cave of despair where I don't stalk Seriel

 

[sj33]

I mean, technically, you *could*. Not anywhere near a recognisable experience, but writing an emulator would be possible. What for? Dunno. The 3DS is very weak.

Sent from my cave of despair where I don't stalk Seriel

Even then, Dolphin requires OpenGL 4.4 minimum. Can the 3DS even support that feature set?

 

[gnmmarechal]

Even then, Dolphin requires OpenGL 4.4 minimum. Can the 3DS even support that feature set?

Doubt it.

Sent from my cave of despair where I don't stalk Seriel

 

[jt_1258]

can't even do n64 and ps1 emulation which kinda sucks

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

Actually, I know that the GC is around 8 GFLOPS and the o3DS is more like 4 GFLOPS. But where would be the N3DS, since its clock frequency is much higher? Yeah, I still know that it'll never emulate GC, don't think I'm a noob)

 

[The Catboy]

ps1 emulation which kinda sucks

"kinda sucks"
It's painful and depressing.

 

[jt_1258]

"kinda sucks"
It's painful and depressing.

I haven't looked into it but is it power or the need for more optimization holding it back?

 

[The Catboy]

I haven't looked into it but is it power or the need for more optimization holding it back?

I think the latter actually

 

[Giodude]

"kinda sucks"
It's painful and depressing.

Sometimes you get really good framerates. It's very impressive for what it's running on.

 

[jt_1258]

Sometimes you get really good framerates. It's very impressive for what it's running on.

so it is power holding it back, ok, bummer, well, time to wait a few years for when switch homebrew is possible, I'm absolutely sure the switch can handle ps1

 

[Giodude]

so it is power holding it back, ok, bummer, well, time to wait a few years for when switch homebrew is possible, I'm absolutely sure the switch can handle ps1

Definitely, just depends on how well the emulator is ported.

 

[jt_1258]

Definitely, just depends on how well the emulator is ported.

well, it's portable and has decent power so it seems like it will make a nice emulation machine, so hopefully that translates into people being more willing to work on a ps1 and other emus, though it seems there are people already working hard on cracking the system already with amazing results for so early on in the systems life