Since the 90s, the world of emulation has been one of the most important in computing and, more specifically, within the PC universe, where we have programs at our fingertips that are capable of bringing us our old childhood video games from any console and computer that we imagine. Now, not even the Linux barrier on the Steam Deck will prevent us from keep enjoying the GameCube classics.
Dolphin is also coming to Steam Deck
This week Valve will start selling its first Steam Decks to all those who pre-ordered them last summer. It will be the same day the 25th and, according to the North Americans, the order of request will be scrupulously respected for each of those orders. From that date, users will have three days to formalize the order and order theirs so that it arrives at home in the following days.
Well, the great news that Steam Deck has received is that Dolphin will be available to revive in our hands, in a portable way, the best GameCube video games, one of Nintendo’s most celebrated consoles and which has a good number of great classic games to its credit, some of them have recently come out on Switch. It is the case of Super Mario Sunshine inside the Mario 35th anniversary pack, for example.
Do not think that the arrival of Dolphin has been carried out by the community, but rather that it has been the organization that supports the emulator itself that has made the announcement a few days ago. And the funniest thing of all is that he has not spent a single word saying that we will have a little piece of the GameCube inside the Steam Deck. Simply They have uploaded a photo (you have it right above) where we can see the frame of what looks like the demo of a SEGA game.
The door of emulation is opened
With this announcement by the creators of the Dolphin emulator, the door is wide open to having much more content within the Steam Deck than only that provided by Valve through its official store. It is evident that part of the success of the future machine will go through the scenes that is generated around it and that not only gives us access to our Steam library, but to others that are not currently contemplated.
This is the case of the Epic Games Store, and even Blizzard’s Battle.net, which could have a place in case, for example, Steam Deck is capable of running a Windows installation. It will be when the first units reach the market and the hands of the modders, the moment in which we can really know what the scope and impact of this laptop will be that promises to turn the world of PC games into a kind of Nintendo Switch where it will be possible to enjoy any wonder that we have in our library, recent or old anywhere. Imagine playing with Death Stranding down the street, on the bus or at a friend’s house. Don’t you think it’s a pass?
