


One precaution: loading save states won't always work if the configuration options aren't the same. Press Shift+F1 to save to slot 1, and F1 to load it again. Using save-states is a lot like using quicksaves in an FPS. I think this is the default setting so you most likely already have this configured. In Dolphin, click the Config button at the top, go to Gamecube, and make sure Slot A is set to Memory Card. To save the in-game way, first make sure you have a memory card configured. It saves everything in the Gamecube's memory to a file, so you can load it later and continue from exactly where you left off. You can also do a "save state" which is basically like hibernation mode on a laptop. You can either save in-game, which writes the data to a virtual memory card file and works basically just like it does on the console itself.
