GameCube

Dusklight 2.0 adds mod support and a built-in randomizer. It also quietly added Wii disc support and fixed Vulkan on Adreno 610 phones, which are the two changes that actually decide who can play it.

iCube shipped a rewritten jitless engine and a working iOS 26 JIT path on the same day. The 60fps claim going around has no source, and the project's own benchmarks are more interesting than the number anyway.

Super Smash Bros. Melee hit 100% decompilation after six years, with OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra closing out the final stretch. A native ARM64 build is now possible, which is the part that matters for handhelds.

Raising internal resolution transforms some libraries and wrecks others. Here is the honest map for PSP, GameCube, Dreamcast, PS2, PS1 and N64, which games to revisit first, and the one setting that matters more than resolution on each.

Dolphin release 2603 added Triforce arcade emulation and a big MMU performance win, and by July the project cleared 97.8% compatibility with 69% of Wii games rated Perfect. Here is what changed and what it means for handhelds.

Dolphin NX 1.0.0 puts a native GameCube and Wii emulator on the Nintendo Switch. It is not an official Dolphin release, it needs a modded console, and your Android handheld is probably still the better Dolphin machine. Here is the honest breakdown.

Nintendo Classics on Switch 2, the Dolphin NX homebrew port, and Dolphin on a dedicated handheld are three completely different answers to the same search. Here is what each one actually costs, needs, and gives you.

The Steam Deck runs GameCube beautifully through Dolphin. Here is how to set it up with EmuDeck, add games to Steam, and tune it for sharp performance.

Decompilation and recompilation both turn classic games into real PC applications that run better than emulation, but they work in completely different ways. Here is the difference, and why it matters for your handheld.

The GameCube games that run well on handheld emulators and suit portable play. Tested on Retroid Pocket 6, Steam Deck, and AYN Thor with Dolphin performance notes.

The best retro handhelds for GameCube emulation in 2026. Which devices run Dolphin well, the specs you need, and how to get smooth performance.

The best Dolphin settings for Android handhelds, the real hardware requirements for GameCube and Wii emulation, and controller mapping that just works.

A practical guide to GameCube and Wii emulation on Android retro handhelds — which devices can handle it, which games run well, and how to optimize Dolphin.