Are M1 Macs now the BEST at Wii/GC emulation? Wiimote Joycons, Dolphin Metal ARM and macOS Ventura
macOS Ventura Beta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1gpyejY-v4
Download Dolphin: https://dolphin-emu.org
Buy Joycons for Mac: https://geni.us/joycons
Quick video demonstrating huge improvements in Wii/GameCube emulation support on M1/M2 Apple Silicon Macs thanks to updates in macOS Ventura as well as the latest builds of Dolphin. This provide huge performance boost through Metal on many games. Also Joycon is now supported as an alternative Wiimote control scheme and is surprisingly accurate and playable.
Timestamps:
00:00 Dolphin ARM, Metal update and Joycon support
00:41 macOS Ventura update
00:59 Download Dolphin nightly
01:48 Install Dolphin nightly
02:08 Find Wii/Gamecube games
02:42 Pair Joycons
03:47 Setup Joycons in Dolphin
04:29 Setup Nunchuk and remapping
05:36 Enable Metal graphics API and change resolution
06:06 Temporarily disable Nunchuk
06:37 Wii Sports
07:04 Pointer precision with Joycon
07:30 No Nunchuk motion controls.. yet!
07:39 Metal vs MoltenVK Vulkan performance comparison
08:06 Resident Evil 4 Wii
► Links:
Master M1 game compatibility list: https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/M1_compatible_games_master_list
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► My Recording Setup:
►► My equipment:
DJI Pocket 2 – https://geni.us/djipocket2combo
SanDisk Extreme 256 GB – https://geni.us/sandiskextreme256gb
MacBook Air M1 – https://geni.us/applem1macbookair
Anker SD Card Reader USB 3.0 – https://geni.us/ankersd
►► Mac:
Record screen audio and gameplay (Mac): https://youtu.be/i6UewWGWfe0
Set 16:9 aspect ratio (Mac): https://youtu.be/TtKNqoCbOaI
Highlight mouse cursor (Mac): https://youtu.be/jDJECtQO97Y
Display keystrokes (Mac): https://youtu.be/1MRQ9DmxmU0
Snap windows (Rectangle, Mac): https://youtu.be/qUPSnDYJU6A
OBS setup (Mac): https://youtu.be/rpYxhzlaDj8
Temperature/fan monitor (Mac): https://youtu.be/ovnDeHiXnKU
►► General:
Microphone setup (Blue Yeti): https://youtu.be/81DsMgR2Qd4
Greenscreen setup (OBS): https://youtu.be/mO4QhV-1rKo
Note-taking (Notion, Mac): https://youtu.be/DaMPeS8Bet8
Highlight mouse cursor (Windows): https://youtu.be/kM0RgM7TDFc
DIY 2TB SSD USB-C (Mac and Windows): https://youtu.be/43X3Mk5vQK4
► Windows gaming on Mac:
►► Windows on M1 Mac Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVxzCteaWnc
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