What is Dolphin SVN r5649 and How to Use It?
Dolphin SVN r5649 is a version of Dolphin, a popular emulator for Gamecube and Wii games. Dolphin is the first Gamecube emulator able to run commercial games, and it has a partial Wii support as well. Dolphin SVN r5649 was released on May 30, 2010, and it includes many improvements and bug fixes for the emulator.
In this article, we will explain what are some of the features and changes in Dolphin SVN r5649, and how to download and install it on your PC. We will also show you how to configure the emulator settings and plugins, and how to load and play your favorite Gamecube and Wii games on Dolphin SVN r5649.
Features and Changes in Dolphin SVN r5649
Dolphin SVN r5649 is based on the official Dolphin source code, but it also incorporates some unofficial modifications and enhancements from other developers. Some of the features and changes in Dolphin SVN r5649 are:
- Improved audio output for Core Audio devices on Mac OS X.
- Fixed some types and comparisons in the code.
- Removed some wx dependencies from NetPlay.
- Added support for OpenCL devices for texture conversion.
- Made the Dolphin config dialog shorter with an added “Display” tab.
- Fixed fullscreen toggling on double-click for Gamecube games.
- Made game properties dialog open centered on screen.
- De-inlined StripTailDirSlashes() to work around a code generation bug.
For a full list of changes in Dolphin SVN r5649, you can check the changelog here[^2^].
How to Download and Install Dolphin SVN r5649
To download Dolphin SVN r5649, you can visit this link[^1^] and choose the version that matches your operating system (x86 or x64). The file size is about 4 MB, and it is compressed in a ZIP archive. You will need a program like WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract it.
To install Dolphin SVN r5649, you just need to extract the contents of the ZIP archive to a folder of your choice. You don’t need to install anything else, as Dolphin SVN r5649 is a portable application that can run from any location. However, you may want to create a shortcut to the executable file (Dolphin.exe) for easier access.
How to Configure Dolphin SVN r5649 Settings and Plugins
Before you can play any games on Dolphin SVN r5649, you need to configure some settings and plugins for the emulator. To do that, you need to launch Dolphin.exe and click on the “Config” button on the toolbar. You will see a window with several tabs, where you can adjust various options for the emulator.
The most important tabs are:
- “General”: Here you can set the language, interface theme, dual core mode, idle skipping mode, frameskip mode, CPU emulation engine (JIT or JITIL), DSP emulation engine (HLE or LLE), memory card settings, Wii NAND settings, etc.
- “Display”: Here you can set the video backend (OpenGL or DirectX), fullscreen resolution, aspect ratio, vsync mode, FPS limit mode, etc.
- “Audio”: Here you can set the audio backend (DSound or XAudio2), volume level, sample rate, latency level, etc.
- “Gamecube”: Here you can set the controller type (standard controller or keyboard/mouse), rumble mode, microphone mode, etc.
- “Wii”: Here you can set the controller type (emulated wiimote or real wiimote), speaker mode, sensor bar position, etc.
You can also click on the “Plugins” button on the toolbar to access more settings for each plugin. For example, you can change the graphics settings for OpenGL or DirectX plugin, such as anti-aliasing mode, anisotropic filtering mode, EFB copy mode, texture cache mode, etc. You can also change the input settings for GCPad