Dolphin Launcher - RetroBIOS

Type	launcher
Classification	Launchers
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 2026-04-18T08:05:07Z