emulator: "Dolphin Launcher"
type: launcher
exclusion_note: "stub core calls standalone Dolphin — all BIOS in Dolphin's own directory"
source: "https://github.com/RobLoach/libretro-dolphin-launcher"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
core_version: "1.2.0"
display_name: "Nintendo - GameCube / Wii (Dolphin Launcher)"
cores:
  - dolphin_launcher
systems: [nintendo-gamecube, nintendo-wii]

notes: |
  Launcher stub that passes games to standalone Dolphin (dolphin-emu-nogui,
  dolphin-emu, or Flatpak org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu). The core itself does
  no emulation - it calls system() with the game path, waits for Dolphin to
  exit, then signals RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SHUTDOWN.

  Requires Dolphin installed separately on the host. All BIOS/firmware files
  (IPL.bin, DSP ROMs, fonts, Wii NAND) are managed by the standalone Dolphin
  install, not by RetroArch system/. See dolphin.yml for those files.

  No system files, BIOS, or firmware required by this core.

files: []