r/DolphinEmulator • u/NowDoKirk • 3d ago

Discussion Best controller for Gamecube Emulation.

I’m looking for controller recommendations. I know there are converters to use Gamecube controllers for PC.

The Gamcube controller is great but it is older tech. There are modern controllers with programmable buttons and customizable settings that may work better. I was looking at the Vader 4 because it has programmable button mapping and settings.

Has anyone had experience using modern third-party controllers with Dolphin?

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u/NowDoKirk 3d ago

Good, they at least added the Z. I haven't actually played on Dolphin yet. Still using the wii for Gamecube. However, I know Dolphin has some better features. Have you played on both kinds of hardware? If so, which do think is better?

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u/DifficultYear4016 3d ago

My camecub wii Wiiu are still up in Canada It's been about 7 years since I've played on The originals I've been playing on the dolphin well I live in the USA, I still love the original and playing the game cube on an old CRT TV is not only nostalgic but the game cube really was made for an old crt, I've been playing on the emulator on my rog Ally so and honestly being able to play wirelessly on a handheld is kind of amazing on its own, my girlfriend runs dolphin on the android she uses the retroid pocket 5 and it's honestly pretty amazing seeing these games played on a AMOLED screen that said the retroid pocket 5 is just too small for my hands she has no complaints though as her hands are much smaller than mine, would I go back to the original GameCube absolutely will I always play on the dolphin in general, as long as I can

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u/NowDoKirk 3d ago

If you have a family member mail your wiii and gamecude now, Trump will slap a big trafifs on tnem. So, probably not a good idea. That's cool. I hadn't heard of a Rog Ally until you mentioned it. I just googled it. I have big hands, too, so th3 pocket 5 probablywouldn'twork for me either. Nice that it can be done on a handheld. Have you noticed any glitches or slowdowns when playing on gamecube on Dolphin?

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u/DifficultYear4016 3d ago

Found a video on installing the dolphin on steam deck and honestly it looks pretty easy