How To Add Dolphin Emulator To Steam?

Many of us use Dolphin emulator for playing Android games. While it's an awesome app, you may be annoyed by having to use your on-screen controls to play games. Thankfully, there is a solution for this; and that is using a Bluetooth controller for Dolphin. This article will guide you through the process of pairing your Bluetooth controller to Dolphin and configuring it to play all the games you want it to play. The process is straightforward, and should take you no less than 5 minutes in total.

The Dolphin emulator has been around for a very long time now and it is the most reliable emulator for GameCube and Wii. Not only is it reliable but it’s also free and available for download for Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows. Since its initial release back in 2003, Dolphin has received quite a few updates, making it one of the best and stable emulators out there.

Emulators like Dolphin can easily be added to your Steam. This makes it easier for you to access your emulators. Adding emulators to steam can help you save time since you don’t have to search for the executable file of your emulator. You also don’t need to have the icons of your emulator mess up your home screen.

Adding Dolphin to Steam

Adding Dolphin to Steam is actually quite easy. Here is how you can do this:

1. Open your Steam Launcher.
2. Go to the Library Section of Steam.
3. On the bottom right corner of your Steam window, you will see Add A Game option. Click that.
4. From the 3 choices given, click on “Add a Non-Steam Game.”
5. Then, click on Browse.
6. Search for the executable file of Dolphin.
7. Click on Open and you are done.
   

Once you are done with the process of adding Dolphin to your Steam account, you will be able to easily access Dolphin within Steam. However, if you want to launch a specific GameCube or Wii game within Steam, there are some additional steps you need to follow.

Here’s how you add a specific Dolphin game to your Steam Launcher:

1. Open the Steam Launcher.
2. Go back again to Library.
3. Click Add A Game.
4. Click on Add a Non-Steam Game….
5. Click on Browse and Search for Dolphin.exe.
6. Click Open.
7. Right Click on Dolphin in your Steam Library.
8. Go to Properties.
9. On the Target text box you need to enter the Address of your Dolphin executable file + -e + the address of the game file you want + -b.
   Here’s an example:
   "C:GamesEmulatorsNintendoDolphinDolphin.exe" -e "D:EmulationROMS & ISOSNintendoWiiJJust Dance 2020.iso" –b
   Notice how there is a -e, this is to tell your computer to load up the image file of the game you want to run. You can also see that there is a –b. This is so that when you press Esc on your keyboard, you will automatically shut down the Emulator.
10. You can change the name of Dolphin to the title of the game you will be running.

Steam Controller for Dolphin Games

With Dolphin now available on your Steam Launcher, you can actually use the Steam Controller for any Dolphin games you have. Since Steam designed the Steam controller to be an all-encompassing controller for different sorts of games for PC, unsurprisingly, the Steam controller works quite well with Dolphin. Setting up your Steam controller for Dolphin isn’t difficult but to some it might be a little cumbersome.

With just a little research online, you will be able to easily configure your Steam Controller to work with your Dolphin games. If you are not fond of the Steam Controller, you can still use generic controllers for your Dolphin. You can set this up through the Dolphin window. If you have any paraphernalia for an actual GameCube or Wii, you can set this up too for your PC.

Summary: Add Dolphin Emulator to Steam

• Right click Dolphin Emulator in your Steam Library and select "Properties"
• Click on the "SET LAUNCH OPTIONS..." button
• Enter this into the text box: "%command% --exec=gamecube"[1]
•  Click okay and close the window.

Conclusion

By following the steps above, you will be able to launch the game you have setup automatically. Setting up your game to run automatically with steam can save you an ample amount of time, so you can enjoy more game time.