Gaming Can I play GameCube games on RVL-101 ?

[L3gi0n0fh311]

Can I play GC games on RVL-101 ?

What if I Softmod a RVL-101 ? is it then possible to play GC games on it ?

 

[banjo2]

Any Wii can play GameCube games via Nintendont, even Wii U and Wii Mini. I don't know if there's a way to play them via disc, though.

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

Any Wii can play GameCube games via Nintendont, even Wii U and Wii Mini. I don't know if there's a way to play them via disc, though.

but some Wiis don't have the GC controller ports...

 

[AkikoKumagara]

but some Wiis don't have the GC controller ports...

Nintendont allows you to use USB HID input in place of GameCube pads if configured to do so.

 

[banjo2]

but some Wiis don't have the GC controller ports...

Nintendont allows you to use USB HID input in place of GameCube pads if configured to do so.

You can also use Wiimote with nunchuck or classic controller

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

Nintendont allows you to use USB HID input in place of GameCube pads if configured to do so.

you mean I could use a different USB controller ? doesn't it have to be configured ?
For softmodding, do you recommend a 001 or a 101 ?

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Can I play GC games on RVL-101 ?

What if I Softmod a RVL-101 ? is it then possible to play GC games on it ?

You technically could, but not with a gc controller

 

[AncientBoi]

Sure you can. Just connect them up to WiiMiiSwitch. He has several inlets to do that. Just ask alexander1970

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Sure you can. Just connect them up to WiiMiiSwitch. He has several inlets to do that.

I am an Android device, don't you dare install dolphin on me

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

Do GC games run smooth on a softmoded Wii ? or is it better to buy a GC console for GC games ?

Also, Do GC+Wii games run smooth on the Dolphin emulator ?

 

[xXxSwagnemitexXx]

Do GC games run smooth on a softmoded Wii ? or is it better to buy a GC console for GC games ?

Also, Do GC+Wii games run smooth on the Dolphin emulator ?

they run perfectly on a softmodded wii due to not being emulated
with dolphin, its down to your hardware

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

they run perfectly on a softmodded wii due to not being emulated
with dolphin, its down to your hardware

GTX 1080 + i7-7700K

 

[xXxSwagnemitexXx]

GTX 1080 + i7-7700K

you should be good then, you could even upscale to 1080p resolution without any noticable performance hit imo

 

[Alexander1970]

GTX 1080 + i7-7700K

Yes,your Hardware should work very good for GameCube and Wii Games with Dolphin.

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

you should be good then, you could even upscale to 1080p resolution without any noticable performance hit imo

compatibility wise how do dolphin and a softmoded Wii compare for GC+Wii games ?

 

[xXxSwagnemitexXx]

compatibility wise how do dolphin and a softmoded Wii compare for GC+Wii games ?

great in dolphin, i have never had a compatibility issue with retail games before.
with a softmodded wii, you should be getting 100% compatibility since its using the real hardware and isn't being emulated.
i would say they are both on par with each other

 

[Alexander1970]

compatibility wise how do dolphin and a softmoded Wii compare for GC+Wii games ?

Dolphin is an Emulator and not meticulously accurate like the real Wii´s Hardware.

Games/ISO´s/wbfs Files that work on Dolphin does not mean that they have to work properly on the real Wii.

 

[L3gi0n0fh311]

great in dolphin, i have never had a compatibility issue with retail games before.
with a softmodded wii, you should be getting 100% compatibility since its using the real hardware and isn't being emulated.
i would say they are both on par with each other

even when it comes to in-game graphical glitches ?

 

[ChibiMofo]

even when it comes to in-game graphical glitches ?

Dolphin is amazing. But Dolphin will never, ever be able to run GC games (or Wii games) as well as a Wii. That's just not possible. And there remain games that don't play properly on Dolphin (I read their progress reports and have for years).

It is also true that a Wii plays GC games BETTER than a GC. What I mean is that there are several GC games that have framerate issues on real GCs, but don't on real Wiis. As far as RVL-101s reading GC discs, they do not have the mechanism in their DVD drives to "grab" GC discs and therefore cannot read them. Theoretically you could put a RVL-001 drive in a RVL-101 to solve that problem. But using a USB drive and ISO/NKit files is a much better idea since both DVD drives and the optical discs themselves often fail.