well not sure if it is still alive or not now, they were silent for 3 months after the last comment but he said that he is doing his best so at least wait a bit more
well there are many projects that stay silent for a few months before they update, who knows, he is thinking that this game is still at the hands of the original team, but i think they abandonet this game in silence whith no care in world.
El 15 this game is playable on dolphin yes, and if you want to play it on hard mode i think there was an option in menu for that i not sure where it was.