Revolution Emulator

The Revolution Emulator is a program that, assuming it works the same as the Dolphin Emulator, allows Wii source code to run on a PC (or possibly Mac) platform. It is not technically an emulator in the sense that you cannot run compiled applications on it, though you can run applications from source code using it.

According to SDK definition files, the emulator emulated the GameCube's ARAM, possibly indicating that the Wii had ARAM at one point.

We do not actually have a copy of the emulator, but we can guess that it is likely quite similar to the Dolphin Emulator, allowing us to infer the above information; we know that the emulator exists because it is mentioned in a few places in the SDK:

• OSGetConsoleType defines, listed as a GameCube debug platform (indicating its early status)

• A text file mentioning versions of the various components of the emulator, including Starlet emulation

• Mentions of it as a platform in makefiles

We have very limited information on this emulator, as it can be presumed to be from the era before Revolution SDK 1.0, most likely being used in 2004/5. See Full Wii History.

It is one of the Holy Grails.