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.
The GameCube features two memory card ports for saving game data. Nintendo released three memory card options: Memory Card 59 in gray (512 KB), Memory Card 251 in black (2 MB), and Memory Card 1019 in white (8 MB). These are often advertised in megabits instead: 4. Dolphin should create a memory card file for you if one doesn't exist. Make sure you have the proper permissions on your Dolphin folder (right click Dolphin, run as admin) and see that it isn't in some place like Program Files. This mod can be used on any modified or unmodified GameCube/Wii running a vanilla SSBM v1.02 (only!) disc or ISO. A single memory card with this exploit can convert any number of vanilla v1.02 setups at a venue with the Stage Expansion pack. The custom memory card data can be copied to other memory cards in normal fashion. Here's a new version of Dolphin Memory card maker (GCIMemcardx.raw) which should actually work. Been working on it on and off and it's much more dynamic, should work. Note that I haven't tested it as I have no GCMs/ISOs. What it does is allows you to download.GCI saves from say, gamefaqs, and convert them to usable Dolphin Memcards.
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.
Dolphin Gamecube Memory Card Corrupted
5. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.
Dolphin (Android):
1. Either plug your Android device into your computer or open a file browser on your Android device
Create Gamecube Memory Card Dolphin
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.