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RetrogamingDeep Dive August 26, 2026 5 min read

Dolphin Ubershaders: Trading GPU Work for Stutter-Free Emulation

Why Dolphin's specialized shaders can stutter, how universal shaders cover GameCube and Wii GPU state, and why hybrid mode balances latency and speed.

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RetrogamingNews July 12, 2026 4 min read

Dolphin Introduces RVZ as a Lossless, Emulation-Ready Disc Format

How Dolphin 5.0-12188 added RVZ in July 2020 to preserve complete GameCube and Wii disc data while achieving practical compression.

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RetrogamingNews July 9, 2026 4 min read

Dolphin Becomes the First Emulator to Run Commercial GameCube Games

Dolphin's 2003 debut proved commercial GameCube software could run under emulation, before open sourcing and expanding into Wii support.

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