Managing Gamecube Saves: Using Emulators

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This tutorial will show you how and where to access your save files while using a Gamecube emulator. This guide will cover the most popular emulator for running Gamecube games: Dolphin (Computer), and Dolphin (Android). This guide assumes that you have already set up and played one of these emulators at least once. Scroll down to your emulator of choice.

This is not a setup guide. This guide is meant to show where to find or inject your save files.

Dolphin (Computer):

1. Navigate to your default "Documents" folder

2. Inside your "Documents" folder, look for a folder named "Dolphin Emulator"

3. Open the "Dolphin Emulator" folder. Then open the folder named "GC"

4. If you have your memory card set to "Memory Card" in Dolphin the "GC" folder will contain a file called "MemoryCardA.USA.raw" This file contains all of your Gamecube saves for the USA region. If your desired game is from a different region then pick the memory card file with the right region code. If you have your memory card set to "GCI Folder" in Dolphin, the "GC" folder will contain a folder called "USA" This folder contains all of your Gamecube saves for the USA region in the individual save "GCI" format.If your desired game is from a different region then open the folder with the right region code.

5. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.

 

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Dolphin (Android):

1. Either plug your Android device into your computer or open a file browser on your Android device

2. Navigate to the "dolphin-emu" folder on your Android device (normally located on the device memory not the SD-Card)

3. Open the "dolphin-emu" folder. Then open the "GC" folder

4. If you have your memory card set to "Memory Card" in Dolphin the "GC" folder will contain a file called "MemoryCardA.USA.raw" This file contains all of your Gamecube saves for the USA region. If your desired game is from a different region then pick the memory card file with the right region code. If you have your memory card set to "GCI Folder" in Dolphin, the "GC" folder will contain a folder called "USA" This folder contains all of your Gamecube saves for the USA region in the individual save "GCI" format.If your desired game is from a different region then open the folder with the right region code.

5. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.

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