Dolphin 2506: Revolutionized Audio, Optimized Frame Pacing, and New Frontiers for GameCube and Wii Emulation

A new report has been released on the progress made in the development of the Dolphin emulator , one of the most well-known and respected emulators of the GameCube and Wii consoles.

The biggest change is the introduction of the Granule Synthesis Audio System , which addresses audio issues during performance drops.

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Previously, users had to choose between low-latency audio that caused annoying pops when slowing down, or audio stretching that increased latency.

Now, with this new system, small audio gaps are masked by repeating the last sample without adding latency, ensuring a more pleasant sound even in the presence of slight frame rate drops.

While audio stretching isn’t built into this system yet, the team plans to add it in the future to handle more severe lag. Another step forward is frame pacing, or how regularly frames are displayed.

Thanks to a series of optimizations, Dolphin now delivers a smoother experience in nearly all games, with reduced variance in frame rates.

These improvements, led by developers samb and Billiard, address judder issues, especially in titles like Super Mario Sunshine , where blanking timing was not handled properly.

Additionally, the addition of a high-resolution timer on Windows and sleep control adjustments on other operating systems has further refined frame pacing, making for a more consistent viewing experience.

For users with powerful hardware, the Dolphin 2506 opens the door to exceeding 60 FPS in select games, such as Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged , thanks to VBI frequency override.

This feature allows you to increase the frame rate without altering the game speed, but compatibility is limited and does not work with many Nintendo titles, such as Super Mario Galaxy .

The list of compatible games is available in the report, but using this feature is recommended for experimentation only, as it may cause instability.

Another new feature is the emulation of Wii Speak , finally available without the need for original hardware. After a long development process, it is now possible to use a standard microphone on PC or Android to take advantage of the features of games such as Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy!, although the experience with voice recognition remains faithful to its original limitations.

Additionally, the game The Daring Game for Girls , long known for being incompatible with Dolphin , is now playable thanks to a patch that fixes a race condition issue in the audio.

While considered Wii “shovelware,” the game turns out to be surprisingly interesting, with gameplay that mixes minigames with an open-world business cycle, making it a curiosity worthy of attention.

On the hardware compatibility front, Dolphin now supports Rock Band USB controllers for PS3 as if they were equivalent to those for Wii, allowing for interoperability without physical modifications.

Also introduced is support for the anisotropic filtering required by GameCube and Wii games, ensuring visuals are more faithful to the developers’ original intentions without forcing filtering on all textures.

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Seen from the side, bilinear filtering turns this texture into mush.
But with anisotropic filtering, the texture remains readable.
Without anisotropic filtering, the checkerboard floor in Pokémon Colosseum loses definition completely in the distance.
The game uses anisotropic filtering to ensure that the image remains sharp.
These side walls in F-Zero GX look strangely bright and distracting without anisotropic filtering, and the line on the track disappears as it gets further away from the camera.
Anisotropic filtering avoids these problems.

For Android users, we’ve added a game time display to the details screen, a handy addition for keeping track of hours spent playing games.

On the technical side, the report also addresses some issues with version 2503, which required a hotfix (2503a) to address bugs such as NetPlay incompatibility on macOS and GBA connectivity issues on GameCube.

This caused a little chaos with the development build numbering, but the team decided to keep the “a” suffix to avoid further complications.

Additionally, the minimum requirements have been updated: on Windows, you now need at least Windows 10 version 1903, while on macOS, minimum support moves to macOS 11 Big Sur, to take advantage of new APIs and compilation features.

Finally, the report touches on an external problem: excessive traffic from AI bots that have overloaded Dolphin ‘s website servers , causing crashes.

To counteract this, Anubis, a proof-of-work based verification system that checks whether visitors are legitimate browsers, was implemented, significantly reducing server load.

While it requires JavaScript to be enabled and may have minor hiccups on dual-stack connections, Anubis has improved the accessibility of sites like the wiki and bug tracker, resulting in a better user experience.

Source: x.com

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