Dolphin was first released in September 2003 by programmers Henrik RydgÃ¥rd (ector) and F|RES as an experimental Nintendo GameCube emulator that could boot up and run commercial games. Audio was not yet emulated, and there were performance issues.
Pilot Luis Morales III and all eight passengers, including Aaliyah, were killed in the aviation incident. According to findings from an inquest conducted by the coroner's office in the Bahamas, Aaliyah suffered from severe burns and a blow to the head, in addition to severe shock.
Three days after the crash, Aaliyah's body was returned to the United States. Her funeral was held August 31, 2001, in New York. Her death came only a month after the release of her self-titled, third album Aaliyah. Posters for the album became memorials for grieving fans.