GameCube Main Menu

GameCube Main Menu
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP September 14, 2001 NA November 18, 2001 EU May 3, 2002 AUS May 17, 2002
Genre(s)	Utility
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

The GameCube System Menu is the top-level menu interface of the GameCube game console, allowing the player to load discs. change settings, and manage up to two memory cards at once. To access these features, the player must either hold A on controller 1, have no disc inserted, or have the lid open as the GameCube logo animates.

Dolphin does not include the GameCube System Menu by default, and it doesn't need it; it is able to launch games straight from the Dolphin GUI. However, the System Menu is fully functional; it can load discs.

Problems

Accessing the Menu

The only way to access the menu is to disable skipping the BIOS, load any GameCube game, and hold A as the GameCube logo animates. There is no direct boot to the menu unlike the Wii System Menu having such an option in Dolphin.

Flickering Menu

Needs virtual or real XFB to display correctly.

Screeching Noise

Needs DSP LLE for proper sound.

Savestates/GameINIs/Cheats Do Not Work

Due to how Dolphin works, Dolphin only recognizes the first thing loaded as the game that is being played. For example, if you load Super Smash Bros. Melee from the Game List, and then change disc and load Super Mario Sunshine, the game settings from the GameINI, cheats, and even any savestates you make will be for Melee and not Sunshine. There is no solution at this time, although Action Replay would allow you to use Action Replay cheat codes only, but only what is available on-disc or on the memory card.

Compatibility

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

General

Config	Setting	Notes
Skip GC BIOS	Off	Load any GameCube game and hold A as the GameCube logo animates as it is the only way to access this menu

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
DSP Emulator Engine	LLE	Fixes screeching noise

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with GameCube Main Menu since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

2.0

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5.0-21646 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester