Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

Is a GameCube emulator illegal?

The code of the emulator itself is completely legal. ... For its most accurate audio emulation, Dolphin does require a DSP (digital signal processor) dumped from a Wii; downloading that is illegal, but dumping it from your own modded Wii is perfectly legal.

Is GameCube Emulation good?

SuperGCube is a Win32 Gamecube emulator based on an old emulator called GCube emulator. It is quite efficient in terms of speed and performance due to being highly optimized, but you will see minor frame rate drops now and then. In terms of graphical quality, it is one of the best emulators out there.