Confirmed live: the Dolphin libretro core needs its own 'Sys' folder
(compatibility DB + IPL data) to boot Wii titles, previously only
obtainable through a manual trip through RetroArch's Online Updater ->
Core System Files Downloader. ./manage.sh cores now fetches it
automatically (a sparse/shallow git checkout of dolphin-emu/dolphin's
Data/Sys) right after the core itself downloads, so a fresh install needs
no GUI step to get GameCube/Wii working.
Also documents the one Dolphin quirk that isn't installer-fixable: a
"This data is corrupted, delete and create a new one?" dialog with a
greyed-out OK button on a specific title (confirmed live with Mario Kart
Wii's own rksys.dat) is that game's own save data getting stuck, not a
setup defect — the fix is deleting that one file, which the README now
walks through directly instead of leaving it as a mystery.
Removes the AntiMicroX controller-combo plumbing entirely: RetroArch's own
universal hotkey binds already cover this for any core-based system
(GameCube/Wii and PS2 both now go through RetroArch's own cores rather
than standalone AppImages by default), and AntiMicroX grabbing the
controller device exclusively caused real problems (a stuck "controller
connected" screen) without enough benefit over RetroArch's native binds to
justify keeping it.
Reframes the GC/Wii/PS2 docs: RetroArch's cores are now the recommended
path (point ES-DE's Alternative Emulators at RetroArch instead of "Dolphin
(Standalone)"), with the standalone AppImages kept as a fallback and as
the only option for 3DS (Azahar has no libretro core at all).
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