How to Emulate the GameCube on Your Steam Deck

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Longing for the days of Nintendo’s most cubiform console? On Valve’s Steam Deck, you can emulate the GameCube with a tool called Dolphin (not to be confused with the Deck’s file manager). We’ll walk you through getting it running and show you some tips for making the most of the GameCube emulator.

Step 1: Install Dolphin, a GameCube Emulator, via EmuDeck Step 2: Copy Your GameCube ROMs Step 3: Add Your GameCube Games to Steam Deck Game Mode Bonus: Tips for GameCube Emulation on Steam Deck

The first thing you must do to emulate the GameCube on your Steam Deck is open Firefox—this is the default browser in SteamOS, but you can use any browser you like—and summon the keyboard  by pressing the “X” button, then type EmuDeck.com in the address line. Click the “Download” button on the home page’s upper right-side to get to the download section of the EmuDeck website and hit the “Download Installer” button.

The page will scroll down to the download section. Once there, click the “Download Installer” button. Firefox will then download the EmuDeck installer and save it in your “Downloads” folder.

To install EmuDeck, you have to copy the installer to your desktop. To do this, open Dolphin, the default SteamOS file manager, click the “Downloads” button on the left side by pressing the right trigger or the right touchpad. Next, right-click the “EmuDeck.desktop” file by pressing the left trigger on your Steam Deck. Next, click the “Cut” option.

Next, paste the EmuDeck installer by right-clicking or pressing the left trigger and then clicking the “Paste One File” option.

Now, double-click the “Install EmuDeck” icon on your desktop and click on “Continue” when prompted.

Wait for the installer to download some files, after which you’ll be