For these reasons, we won’t be linking to any sites that carry these ISOs. Please however ensure you own an original copy of the game, downloading ISOs when you’ve not purchased a title is classed as piracy. Generally grabbing the ‘PAL’ version should be the best bet. The ISO does need to be compatible with DolphinVR-this will affect whether game specific hacks and enhancements (in particular for games like Metroid Prime: Echoes) will work well in VR. These are images of original games, usually obtained via the web or by ‘ripping’ your own copies via other methods.

A gamepad (either a Gamecube compatible gamepad or an alternative such as an Xbox 360 controller).

We’ve included written instructions below to accompany the video for English language users. The video above, produced by one of DolphinVR‘s developers ‘penkamaster’, walks you through the process, albeit not in English. This being emulation, there’s a little bit of work needed before you can fire up your favourite games in VR. It’s impressive stuff.Īero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo How to Configure DolphinVR The above video is an example of a title running at full speed, with VR enhancements such as free-look engaged. DolphinVR is branch of that emulator which adds options designed to create an experience comfortable in VR-plus it adds game specific hacks to enable free-look / decoupled look and aim, and more.

Within minutes, you can have your favourite titles up and running in full speed, often with enhanced visuals.ĭolphin is an emulator that runs Wii and Gamecube games and has been in development for some time now. Retrogaming is now a huge subculture, with emulators for just about every computing device that ever was. Since then of course, emulation has long since left the shady nooks of the web.

(1991), Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Elite (1984) and many, many others ran on my PC’s monitor. Having been smitten with gaming since the ’80s, I was instantly hooked on reliving my gaming glory days, watching in awe as classics such as Mario Bros. Here’s how to get it working.īack in the dim, distant past, in the days of dial-up internet access and 28Kbps modems, I discovered the wonderful underground world of emulation: the art of running classic games and applications from old systems on your up to date PC. Ever wanted to play old gaming classics in virtual reality? Well, DolphinVR is an emulator with enhanced support for the Oculus Rift headset that lets you do just that.

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