Wii soft modding

[Jibbajaba]

I actually just soft-modded mine last night.  It's OK. I prefer my modded Xbox as it looks better on an HDTV.  The fact that the Wii only outputs 480p is a real downer.

Chris

The reason why the Wii is such a promising emulation box is because it can output in 240p resolution, which is ideal for SD displays.  With component cables, it is nearly the same as pure RGB.  I guess if you like your old games upscaled and filtered for HD displays, this isn't for you.

Anyway, thanks to that guide Bernie posted, I softmodded my Wii today and I'm incredibly impressed.  The NES, SNES, and Genesis emulators are phenomenal, and WiiMednafen runs PC Engine games very well!  I can't seem to get the games to load in RetroArch Wii for some reason, but that's my only gripe.

I really should have done this sooner.

Actually, I like my old games played via analog RGB on my Sony BVM, which is how I play them.  The point (for me) of emulation is to recreate that as best as I can on the HDTV in my living room.  That requires a system that is capable of displaying in the tv's native resolution.  I don't see the point in setting up a dedicated tube TV for gaming just to use it with emulators.  But that's just me.  Sounds like the Wii would have been awesome about 10 years ago when component-enabled tube TVs were the height of living room technology.

Again, that's just the modded Wii as it applies (or doesn't apply) to my specific situation.

Chris

[Frank_fjs]

WiiMednafen runs PC Engine games very well!  I can't seem to get the games to load in RetroArch Wii for some reason

I was pleasantly surprised by the PCE emulation in Mednafen too, very happy that CD games run smoothly. I had previously been using HugoWii which has loads of little problems that always annoyed me so I'm glad this thread popped up and inspired me to give Mednafen a go.

I couldn't get anything going in RetroArch either but I didn't really try very hard. I was put off my the front end and the fact that it made a mess of my roms folder by unzipping anything I tried to load.

[TR0N]

Soft modding your Wii (if done properly) doesn't restrict a single thing. Wiiware, VC, all the official channels etc all remain intact.

SDL Mame is a bit hit and miss but not too bad overall. Haven't tried the games you mentioned but it runs all my favourite games just fine.

Good to know then doesn't soft-modding allow imports to be played as well ?

[Frank_fjs]

Re imports, AFAIK yes it does but I haven't tried it myself. The USB loader programs have options for loading imports. I can play images of Wii games from any region just fine but have never tried with a real copy of a game.

[munchiaz]

I used to have my wii modded back when tatsunoko Vs. Capcom was released (before it was announced for the states) I only had it modded at that time to play that game. Now that i have a Wii u, i softmod it. Thanks for making this thread

[munchiaz]

So im trying to install the backup loader and im running into some issues. according to the guide that was posted, i followed all the steps but there is a step that doesn't seem to be working for me. After you choose all the cIOS setting, the guide states to press the home button to add the cIOS to the batch. This step does not work for me. When i go to continue the process and download the data i get an error that reads "net_init failed Init Network failed: 0116 Failed to get NUS object tmd.5661"

Not sure what this means? But if any of you guys could help that would be awesome

[Frank_fjs]

Sounds like it's trying to download the file via an internet connection and the connection isn't working. Is your Wii online? If not, you will need to download the wad from your PC and transfer to your Wii SD card.

[munchiaz]

Sounds like it's trying to download the file via an internet connection and the connection isn't working. Is your Wii online? If not, you will need to download the wad from your PC and transfer to your Wii SD card.

My Wii is online. I used it to initially get the letterbomb software. Not sure why its having internet issues

[Bernie]

I can't believe just how accurate the emulation is on this machine.  I've ran Turbo CD, Sega CD, SNES, Genesis, NES, and all with no issues at all.  Did a small amount of play in Lunar Eternal Blue a bit ago, and running the intro to Popful Mail now, both Sega CD titles. 

[munchiaz]

I can't believe just how accurate the emulation is on this machine.  I've ran Turbo CD, Sega CD, SNES, Genesis, NES, and all with no issues at all.  Did a small amount of play in Lunar Eternal Blue a bit ago, and running the intro to Popful Mail now, both Sega CD titles. 

 Is there a guide on getting these emulators on the wii ?

[Bernie]

I can't believe just how accurate the emulation is on this machine.  I've ran Turbo CD, Sega CD, SNES, Genesis, NES, and all with no issues at all.  Did a small amount of play in Lunar Eternal Blue a bit ago, and running the intro to Popful Mail now, both Sega CD titles. 

 Is there a guide on getting these emulators on the wii ?

Once you have done this https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/before-you-begin, its just a matter of setting up your SD card.  Make sure you have the homebrew channel installed, and I will put together a file for you to copy to your SD card.  It will contain all the emulators and apps you need. 

[TR0N]

I can't believe just how accurate the emulation is on this machine.  I've ran Turbo CD, Sega CD, SNES, Genesis, NES, and all with no issues at all.  Did a small amount of play in Lunar Eternal Blue a bit ago, and running the intro to Popful Mail now, both Sega CD titles. 

 Is there a guide on getting these emulators on the wii ?

Once you have done this https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/before-you-begin, its just a matter of setting up your SD card.  Make sure you have the homebrew channel installed, and I will put together a file for you to copy to your SD card.  It will contain all the emulators and apps you need. 

I could use one as well heck having emulators on mine would be sweet.

[Bernie]

Wanna be clear on this.  The contents of the SD card, will only contain apps and emulators.  No game roms or iso images will be included.    The most important app on the card is going to be HomeBrew Browser.  Thats a must have. 

[TR0N]

Wanna be clear on this.  The contents of the SD card, will only contain apps and emulators.  No game roms or iso images will be included.    The most important app on the card is going to be HomeBrew Browser.  Thats a must have.  

Ahh good to know then i like softmod mine mostly so i can use the sega-cd emu.I got a itch to play snatcher again,mostly because i don't know if i'll ever buy the game again.

[Bernie]

Well, I am finally at the point where I am satisfied with what I've done, and call it DONE!  lol     I formatted an external HD, and have all of my Turbo CD and Sea CD games there, along with all my roms for emulators from the 8-16 bit era.  Just finished installing a few of my Wii games to the HD as well, usinng a USB Loader, and the results are fanastic!  Thanks for the suggestion BL, its certainly a winner.    I also installed a Wad Manager so I could install some VC stuffs.  Anyway, I love it!!