diff --git a/cmake/aurora_card.cmake b/cmake/aurora_card.cmake
index 07f2d78..99eb066 100644
--- a/cmake/aurora_card.cmake
+++ b/cmake/aurora_card.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ add_library(aurora_card STATIC
         lib/card/BlockAllocationTable.cpp
         lib/card/Card.cpp
         lib/card/Directory.cpp
+        lib/card/DolphinCardPath.cpp
         lib/card/File.cpp
         lib/card/FileIO.cpp
         lib/card/SRAM.cpp
diff --git a/include/dolphin/card.h b/include/dolphin/card.h
index 9a0785d..016ada4 100644
--- a/include/dolphin/card.h
+++ b/include/dolphin/card.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _DOLPHIN_CARD_H_
 #define _DOLPHIN_CARD_H_
 
+#include <string_view>
 #include <dolphin/os.h>
 #include <dolphin/dsp.h>
 #include <dolphin/dvd.h>
@@ -234,6 +235,8 @@ s32 CARDRenameAsync(s32 chan, const char* oldName, const char* newName, CARDCall
 #if TARGET_PC
 void CARDInit(const char* game, const char* maker);
 void CARDSetGameAndMaker(const s32 chan, const char* game, const char* maker);
+void CARDDetectDolphin(u32 slot = -1);
+void CARDSetBasePath(const std::string_view& path, u32 slot = -1);
 #else
 void CARDInit(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.cpp b/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c2c9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "DolphinCardPath.hpp"
+
+#if WIN32
+#include "windows.h"
+#include "winreg.h"
+#include "shlobj_core.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h>
+
+#include "../internal.hpp"
+
+#if WIN32
+namespace {
+  std::string ConvertWideToANSI(const std::wstring& wstr) {
+    int count = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP, 0, wstr.c_str(), wstr.length(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    std::string str(count, 0);
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP, 0, wstr.c_str(), -1, &str[0], count, NULL, NULL);
+    return str;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+namespace aurora::card {
+aurora::Module Log("aurora::card");
+
+#if WIN32
+
+#if WINDOWS_STORE
+using namespace Windows::Storage;
+#endif
+
+std::string ResolveDolphinCardPath(ECardSlot slot, const char* regionCode, bool isGciFolder) {
+#if !WINDOWS_STORE
+  /* Detect where the User directory is. There are two different cases
+   * 1. HKCU\Software\Dolphin Emulator\UserConfigPath exists
+   *    -> Use this as the user directory path
+   * 2. My Documents exists
+   *    -> Use My Documents\Dolphin Emulator as the User directory path
+   */
+
+  /* Check our registry keys */
+  HKEY hkey;
+  wchar_t configPath[MAX_PATH] = {0};
+  if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, TEXT("Software\\Dolphin Emulator"), 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &hkey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+    DWORD size = MAX_PATH;
+    if (RegQueryValueEx(hkey, TEXT("UserConfigPath"), nullptr, nullptr, (LPBYTE)configPath, &size) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+      configPath[0] = 0;
+    RegCloseKey(hkey);
+  }
+
+  /* Get My Documents path in case we need it. */
+  PWSTR my_documents;
+  bool my_documents_found =
+      SUCCEEDED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Documents, 0, NULL, &my_documents));
+
+  std::wstring w_path;
+  if (configPath[0]) /* Case 1 */
+    w_path = configPath;
+  else if (my_documents_found) /* Case 2 */ {
+    w_path = my_documents;
+    w_path += L"\\Dolphin Emulator";
+  }
+  else /* Unable to find */ {
+    Log.error("Unable to find Dolphin Emulator user directory!");
+    return {};
+  }
+#else
+  StorageFolder ^ localFolder = ApplicationData::Current->LocalFolder;
+  std::string path(localFolder->Path->Data());
+#endif
+
+  std::string path;
+  if (isGciFolder) {
+    path = fmt::format("{}/GC/{}/Card {}", ConvertWideToANSI(w_path), regionCode, slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B');
+  }else {
+    path = fmt::format("{}/GC/MemoryCard{}.{}.raw", ConvertWideToANSI(w_path), slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B', regionCode);
+  }
+
+  if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+    Log.error("Unable to find Dolphin Card file! Search Path: {}", path);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return path;
+}
+#else
+static std::optional<std::string> GetPrefPath(const char* app) {
+  char* path = SDL_GetPrefPath(nullptr, app);
+  if (path == nullptr) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  std::string str{path};
+  SDL_free(path);
+  return str;
+}
+
+std::string ResolveDolphinCardPath(ECardSlot slot, const char* regionCode, bool isGciFolder) {
+  const auto dolphinPath = GetPrefPath("dolphin-emu");
+  if (!dolphinPath) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  auto path = *dolphinPath;
+  if (isGciFolder) {
+    path += fmt::format("GC/{}/Card {}", regionCode, slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B');
+  }else {
+    path += fmt::format("GC/MemoryCard{}.{}.raw", slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B', regionCode);
+  }
+
+  if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+    /* legacy case for older dolphin versions */
+    const char* home = getenv("HOME");
+    if (home == nullptr || home[0] != '/') {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    path = home;
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+    if (isGciFolder) {
+      path += fmt::format("/.dolphin-emu/GC/{}/Card {}",
+                        regionCode, slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B');
+    }else {
+      path += fmt::format("/.dolphin-emu/GC/MemoryCard{}.{}.raw",
+                        slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B', regionCode);
+    }
+#else
+    if (isGciFolder) {
+      path += fmt::format("/Library/Application Support/Dolphin/GC/{}/Card {}", home, slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B', regionCode);
+    }else {
+      path += fmt::format("/Library/Application Support/Dolphin/GC/MemoryCard{}.{}.raw", home, slot == ECardSlot::SlotA ? 'A' : 'B', regionCode);
+    }
+#endif
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  return path;
+}
+#endif
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.hpp b/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a45182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/card/DolphinCardPath.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "Constants.hpp"
+
+namespace aurora::card {
+std::string ResolveDolphinCardPath(ECardSlot slot, const char* regionCode, bool isGciFolder);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/dolphin/card.cpp b/lib/dolphin/card.cpp
index 9ac1263..bb035fe 100644
--- a/lib/dolphin/card.cpp
+++ b/lib/dolphin/card.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "dolphin/types.h"
 
 #include "../card/Card.hpp"
+#include "../card/DolphinCardPath.hpp"
 #include "../logging.hpp"
 
 namespace {
@@ -13,13 +14,16 @@ std::array<aurora::card::Card, 2> CardChannels = {{
     aurora::card::Card{nullptr, nullptr},
     aurora::card::Card{nullptr, nullptr},
 }};
-std::string cardPath;
+std::array<std::string, 2> cardPaths;
 
 #define GET_CARD(slot) &CardChannels[slot]
-#define CARD_READY(slot) std::filesystem::exists(cardPath)
+#define CARD_READY(slot) std::filesystem::exists(CardChannels[slot].cardFilename())
 #define CARD_STUB Log.debug("{} is stubbed.", __FUNCTION__);
 
+#define CARD_REGION "USA"
+
 bool Initialized = false;
+bool UseGciFolder = false;
 } // namespace
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -72,6 +76,63 @@ void CopyDolphinStatsToKabu(aurora::card::CardStat& kabuStats, CARDStat* stats)
   kabuStats.x68_offsetData = stats->offsetData;
 }
 
+std::string GetCardFullPath(const std::string& path, aurora::card::ECardSlot slot) {
+  if (path.empty())
+    return "";
+
+  if (UseGciFolder) {
+    // TODO: probably not this
+    return fmt::format("{}/{}/Card {}", path, CARD_REGION, slot == aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA ? "A" : "B");
+  }else {
+    return fmt::format("{}/MemoryCard{}.{}.raw", path, slot == aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA ? "A" : "B", CARD_REGION);
+  }
+}
+
+void CARDDetectDolphin(u32 slot) {
+  if (Initialized) {
+    Log.fatal("CARDDetectDolphin() called after CARDInit()!");
+  }
+
+  if (slot == 0 || slot == 1) {
+    cardPaths[slot] = aurora::card::ResolveDolphinCardPath((aurora::card::ECardSlot)slot, CARD_REGION, UseGciFolder);
+    if (cardPaths[slot].empty()) {
+      Log.error("Failed to detect Dolphin Card!");
+      return;
+    }
+    Log.info("Detected Dolphin Card at: {}", cardPaths[slot]);
+  }else {
+    cardPaths[0] = aurora::card::ResolveDolphinCardPath(aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA, CARD_REGION, UseGciFolder);
+    cardPaths[1] = aurora::card::ResolveDolphinCardPath(aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotB, CARD_REGION, UseGciFolder);
+
+    if (cardPaths[0].empty() && cardPaths[1].empty()) {
+      Log.error("Failed to detect Dolphin Card!");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    Log.info("Detected Dolphin Card at: {} and {}", cardPaths[0], cardPaths[1]);
+  }
+}
+
+void CARDSetBasePath(const std::string_view& path, u32 slot) {
+  if (Initialized) {
+    Log.fatal("CARDSetBasePath() called after CARDInit()!");
+  }
+
+  std::filesystem::path filePath(path);
+
+  if (filePath.has_filename() && !std::filesystem::is_directory(filePath)) {
+    filePath = filePath.remove_filename();
+    Log.warn("Path supplied a filename, discarding. New Path: {}", filePath.string());
+  }
+
+  if (slot == 0 || slot == 1) {
+    cardPaths[slot] = GetCardFullPath(filePath.string(), (aurora::card::ECardSlot)slot);
+  }else {
+    cardPaths[0] = GetCardFullPath(filePath.string(), aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA);
+    cardPaths[1] = GetCardFullPath(filePath.string(), aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotB);
+  }
+}
+
 void CARDInit(const char* game, const char* maker) {
   if (Initialized) {
     return;
@@ -82,18 +143,35 @@ void CARDInit(const char* game, const char* maker) {
   CardChannels[0] = aurora::card::Card{game, maker};
   CardChannels[1] = aurora::card::Card{game, maker};
 
-  cardPath = fmt::format("{}{}.raw", game, maker);
+  std::string cardWorkingDir;
+  if (aurora::g_config.configPath != nullptr)
+    cardWorkingDir = aurora::g_config.configPath;
+  else
+    cardWorkingDir = std::filesystem::current_path().string();
 
-  // TODO: SlotB support
-  if (!std::filesystem::exists(cardPath)) {
-    CardChannels[0].open(cardPath);
-    CardChannels[0].format(aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA);
-    CardChannels[0].commit();
-  } else {
-    CardChannels[0].open(cardPath);
+  bool loadedCard = false;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+    // use default working directory if no path was supplied for card
+    if (cardPaths[i].empty()) {
+      cardPaths[i] = GetCardFullPath(cardWorkingDir, (aurora::card::ECardSlot)i);
+    }
+
+    const auto& curPath = cardPaths[i];
+
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(curPath)) {
+      CardChannels[i].open(curPath);
+      loadedCard = true;
+      Log.info("Loaded GC Card Image: {}", curPath);
+    }
   }
 
-  Log.info("Loaded GC Card Disk: {}", cardPath);
+  // create a SlotA card if no cards were loaded
+  if (!loadedCard) {
+    CardChannels[0].open(cardPaths[0]);
+    CardChannels[0].format(aurora::card::ECardSlot::SlotA);
+    CardChannels[0].commit();
+  }
 }
 
 void CARDSetGameAndMaker(const s32 chan, const char* game, const char* maker) {
@@ -425,7 +503,7 @@ BOOL CARDProbe(s32 chan) {
   if (chan < 0 || chan >= 2) {
     return CARD_RESULT_FATAL_ERROR;
   }
-  aurora::card::ProbeResults probeData = aurora::card::Card::probeCardFile(cardPath);
+  aurora::card::ProbeResults probeData = aurora::card::Card::probeCardFile(cardPaths[chan]);
   return (s32)probeData.x0_error;
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +512,7 @@ s32 CARDProbeEx(s32 chan, s32* memSize, s32* sectorSize) {
     return CARD_RESULT_FATAL_ERROR;
   }
 
-  aurora::card::ProbeResults probeData = aurora::card::Card::probeCardFile(cardPath);
+  aurora::card::ProbeResults probeData = aurora::card::Card::probeCardFile(cardPaths[chan]);
   *memSize = probeData.x4_cardSize;
   *sectorSize = probeData.x8_sectorSize;