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 Please join me on Discord here: https://discord.gg/28CAAr6SpB Check out AppleGamingWiki: https://applegamingwiki.com ► Get the NEW M1 Macs here (Amazon links): https://geni.us/mbp-m1pro-14 https://geni.us/mbp-m1pro-16 https://geni.us/mbp-m1max-16 https://geni.us/applem1macbookair https://geni.us/applem1macbookpro https://geni.us/applem1macmini https://geni.us/applem1imac ► 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 ►► CrossOver FREE 14 DAY TRIAL - use coupon APPLEGAMINGWIKI for 25% DISCOUNT: https://www.codeweavers.com/?ad=835 ►► Parallels 17 use code APPLEWIKI10 for 10% DISCOUNT: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lfR6V Amazon Affiliates Disclosure: Andrew Tsai is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites as well as other affiliate programs.
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 Please join me on Discord here: https://discord.gg/28CAAr6SpB Check out AppleGamingWiki: https://applegamingwiki.com ► Get the NEW M1 Macs here (Amazon links): https://geni.us/mbp-m1pro-14 https://geni.us/mbp-m1pro-16 https://geni.us/mbp-m1max-16 https://geni.us/applem1macbookair https://geni.us/applem1macbookpro https://geni.us/applem1macmini https://geni.us/applem1imac ► 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 ►► CrossOver FREE 14 DAY TRIAL - use coupon APPLEGAMINGWIKI for 25% DISCOUNT: https://www.codeweavers.com/?ad=835 ►► Parallels 17 use code APPLEWIKI10 for 10% DISCOUNT: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lfR6V Amazon Affiliates Disclosure: Andrew Tsai is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites as well as other affiliate programs.