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# Dolphin Launcher - RetroBIOS

Type | launcher
Classification | launcher
Source | https://github.com/RobLoach/libretro-dolphin-launcher
Upstream | https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin
Version | 1.2.0
Profiled | 2026-03-23
Cores | dolphin_launcher
Systems | nintendo-gamecube, nintendo-wii

Technical notes

Launcher stub that passes games to standalone Dolphin via system() calls. Tries dolphin-emu-nogui, falls back to dolphin-emu, then Flatpak org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu. Waits for Dolphin to exit, then signals RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SHUTDOWN. Requires Dolphin installed on the host. All BIOS/firmware files are managed by the standalone Dolphin install.

No BIOS or firmware files required.

Why no files

stub core calls standalone Dolphin — all BIOS in Dolphin's own directory

Generated on 2026-03-25T14:56:43Z