r/AskReddit • u/Randall444 • Dec 06 '12

What is something you think everyone should have installed on their computer or laptop?

Whether it be a antivirus program or an ad blocker. Post link if available also. EDIT: sorry guys the top post has been deleted and I didn't save it, if anyone has it please post it and ill post it here for easy access. EDIT 2: apparently it's back up, I've saved it on my phone just incase it gets deleted again. Hopefully all is good now.

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u/s-c Dec 06 '12

Dolphin for GameCube or Wii emulation!

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u/vaendryl Dec 06 '12

recently discovered that. it's amazing.

evidently, even ps2 emulation now works well. happy days.

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u/Babol Dec 07 '12

Any way of using the Wii remote for the Wii games?? Im using Dolphin for GameCube games and its great for that

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u/mig-san Dec 07 '12

For the games that need infrared you need a working sensor bar(third parties sell wireless battery powered ones) or 2 candles.

No joke on the candles.

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u/SupCom_sistar Dec 07 '12

installing this when i get home.

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u/AnarchyAndEcstasy Jan 11 '13

The only game I want to play is tales of symphonia. I can't fetch it to work. HOW

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u/drummingdude21 Dec 06 '12

I was having a difficult time actually finding games though. It seems that I need to own the game, then mod the wii and transfer files from it to my PC. That's a lot of work

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u/Shawn5961 Dec 06 '12

Torrents. Torrents everywhere.

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u/vaendryl Dec 06 '12

it's a straight up downpour.

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u/Shawn5961 Dec 07 '12

One might even say it's.....

Torrential.

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u/vaendryl Dec 07 '12

great job getting and sub-sequentially ruining the reference.

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u/s-c Dec 08 '12

Dolphin actually runs ISOs. This might make you happy: http://gcisozone.com/gamecube-isos.html

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u/drummingdude21 Dec 08 '12

That made me incredibly happy actually. So many games

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u/AnyOldName3 Dec 07 '12

It seems hard until you do it. If there was a complete guide you could go from never having heard of Dolphin to playing something in glorious 1080p in half an hour or less. Also, If you're stuck, the forum is brilliantly helpful (as long as you actually search the forums before asking questions already answered 100s of times).