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Install slippi-dolphin with Homebrew Cask

Fork of the Dolphin GameCube and Wii emulator with netplay support via Slippi. Version 3.6.4 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install --cask slippi-dolphin

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Fork of the Dolphin GameCube and Wii emulator with netplay support via Slippi

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Slippi Dolphin is a customized Dolphin emulator in the Project Slippi ecosystem, built to support Super Smash Bros. Melee replays, statistics, matchmaking, and low-latency online play.

Project history

Project Slippi was created to modernize the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee experience, initially around portable replays and metadata. The emulator component was built on the Faster Melee/Ishiiruka branch of Dolphin and works with Slippi's Melee assembly modifications. Creator and project lead Fizzi left his job in November 2019 to work on Slippi full-time; the later release of Slippi Online expanded the system with rollback-oriented online play and matchmaking.

Adoption history

Slippi grew from a data-rich replay infrastructure into a broader Melee platform. Its Dolphin integration records portable `.slp` files; companion tools analyze them, support broadcasts, and reproduce matches. Slippi Online later added improved netcode and matchmaking, and the project became a central modern toolchain for online and data-driven competitive Melee.

How it is used

Players supply their own Melee disc image and use Slippi Dolphin, normally managed through Slippi Launcher, to play online and record matches. The launcher updates Dolphin, starts netplay, browses and analyzes `.slp` replays, and launches replay playback.

Why package nerds care

Slippi is a prominent example of a specialized emulator fork becoming infrastructure for an esports community. Its combination of emulator patches, PowerPC assembly modifications, a documented replay format, launcher, parsing libraries, and console tooling supports both players and an ecosystem of statistics, overlays, archival, and tournament software.

Timeline

  • 2018: The documented `.slp` replay format was in use for recorded Melee games.
  • 2019: Project lead Fizzi began working on Slippi full-time.
  • 2020: Slippi Online brought improved online netcode and matchmaking to the wider Melee community.

Related projects

  • Dolphin Emulator
  • Ishiiruka and Faster Melee
  • Slippi Launcher
  • slippi-js
  • Slippi SSBM ASM
  • Slippi Nintendont

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for slippi-dolphin. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
~/.dolphin-emu/Config/
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Dolphin/Config/

executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version3.6.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/project-slippi/Ishiiruka

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:slippi-dolphin
Version3.6.4
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/slippi-dolphin
Homepagehttps://slippi.gg/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/project-slippi/Ishiiruka
Upstream docshttps://slippi.gg/
Source archivehttps://github.com/project-slippi/Ishiiruka/releases/download/v3.6.4/FM-Slippi-3.6.4-Mac.dmg
SHA-256f9732bc93370f74dc4dd52194a5182018b4272b1dfbb4cb001a972b9b89ae82f
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenslippi-dolphin
Names
  • Slippi
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • dolphinLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: dolphin, emulator, gamecube, wii.
  • dolphin@devLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: dolphin, emulator, gamecube, wii.
  • rxvt-unicodeLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: emulator, fork, support.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment