duckstation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64 (by stenzek)
dolphin
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements. (by dolphin-emu)
| duckstation | dolphin | |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | 388 | |
| 3,113 | 13,472 | |
| - | 1.4% | |
| 9.8 | 9.9 | |
| about 3 years ago | 4 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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duckstation
Posts with mentions or reviews of duckstation.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-10-12.
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DuckStation
Use https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/commit/6d3b177714eb0c... The commits after that were to remove GPL code before the license change.
- DuckStation: High-Performance PS1 Emulator for Modern Architectures
- Latest Duckstation version crash/error on Mac?
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Mobile game recommendation
PS1 Emulator (Resident Evil, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy VII etc.)
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Replay old video games
PlayStation 1: Duckstation is the best PS1 Emulator according to the emulation wiki: Download DuckStation
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Duckstation locks input with ctrl
Sometimes input from keyboard just stop working, unless i push ctrl and with ctrl in hold it starts working. Then problem fixes itself until appear suddenly. I cant detect reason why this happens, changing settings not help. Found this discussion in search https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/discussions/2679 with similar problem, but its 404 there
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How To Emulate PS1 Games On Steam Deck
Navigate to the DuckStation Website: Open the web browser on your Steam Deck and visit the official DuckStation website (DuckStation GitHub page) to download the latest version of the emulator.
- PS1 emulator Duckstation now supports Reshade
- New version of Duckstation!
- DuckStation: Incompatible save states between versions? (Steam Deck vs PC)
dolphin
Posts with mentions or reviews of dolphin.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-07.
- Dolphin: Open-Source GameCube and Wii Emulator with Enhanced PC Play
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Dolphin Progress Release 2407 and 2409
Dolphin is a GPLv2+ application, and the runtime is under a proprietary license. We currently rely on the "system libraries" exception in the GPL to allow linking with the runtime in the first place. If we ship the runtime with Dolphin, it might not be considered a "system library" anymore.
There's some past discussion in this PR, where we made a change to automatically install the runtime DLLs but ended up reverting it: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/11068
(this is based off my own recollection of what others have told me, it might be out of date or wrong)
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Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store
Dolphin ships with a bunch of keys in the source code[0]. So do almost every other emulators for any console from 6/7th gen consoles (ps3, xbox360, gamecube), see delroth's post on the matter here[1]. It's really not that simple - jurisdiction matters a lot, and also Nintendo's own priorities.
[0]: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/34527cadcce49a9a...
[1]: https://delroth.net/posts/emulation-crypto-keys-copyright-dm...
- Nintendo Switch Emulator: Progress Report December 2023
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Replay old video games
GameCube/Wii: Dolphin is the best GameCube/Wii emulator in my opinion: Download Dolphin
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How to create a Qt 5 ARM/Intel universal binary for Mac
Dolphin has actually had this for their macOS builds for over a year now.
https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin
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Welcome to r/OnlinePreservation!
Dolphin (GameCube/Wii) Emulator: https://dolphin-emu.org/
- Dolphin: Emulator for two Nintendo video game consoles – GameCube and Wii
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Rokid Max Review and Many Tips
Though these consoles did not support stereoscopy originally, the Dolphin emulator can add it and output SBS. My experience was a bit mixed. Your mileage may vary.
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Am I the only one tired of the remakes?
You install Dolphin emulator, go into settings and make a folder for your games where it says "directory", and then you just stick your game in the folder. That's pretty much all there is to it, that's why I think Dolphin is the best emulator.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing duckstation and dolphin you can also consider the following projects:
pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
citra - A Nintendo 3DS Emulator
pcsxr - https://pcsxr.svn.codeplex.com/svn/pcsxr
yuzu - Nintendo Switch emulator
ppsspp - A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues. For discussion use the forums at forums.ppsspp.org.
Ryujinx - Experimental Nintendo Switch Emulator written in C#