Wii soft modding

[TR0N]

Since,nintendo has stated there done with the wii i wouldn't mind having this done to mine.

[Frank_fjs]

Why wait? I've had my Wii soft modded since the beginning and have never missed out on any official Nintendo crap. In fact having it soft modded is the only thing that keeps me using my Wii.

[TR0N]

Why wait? I've had my Wii soft modded since the beginning and have never missed out on any official Nintendo crap. In fact having it soft modded is the only thing that keeps me using my Wii.

Got plans to get a wii u still i need it legit for a transfer.

[SignOfZeta]

I really need to do this, I guess. What are the down sides? What happens to my Wiiware and VC stuff?

What exactly lacks with MAME? Can it run early games like Ms Pacman and Joust with perfect sound? That would be good enough. Does it run tate? I'd f*cking love Ms Pac Man tate on my JVC monitor in 240p...

[Frank_fjs]

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.

[Bernie]

My Wiiware and VC all still function like they should.  It basically just adds the Homebrew Channel, and everything runs from there.

[Burnt Lasagna]

What exactly lacks with MAME? Can it run early games like Ms Pacman and Joust with perfect sound? That would be good enough. Does it run tate? I'd f*cking love Ms Pac Man tate on my JVC monitor in 240p...

I've never tried those games, but I'd imagine they would work.
The only games I've tried are "Cannon Dancer" and "The Cliffhanger - Edward Randy" and they seemed to run perfectly...from what I remember.

Though, as Frank said, it's hit or miss. I know there were plans of doing an improved port of MAME to RetroArch Wii, but that has yet to materialize.
Also SDL MAME is dead now, in favor of just MAME Wii.
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/MAME_Wii

Got plans to get a wii u still i need it legit for a transfer.

From what I hear, it doesn't matter whether it's hacked or not. Nintendo just doesn't give a crap.

[Bernie]

Here is BL's Dracula X dub/translation running on the Wii via Mednafen.  Pretty smooth.    Be nice, I am playing with one damn hand and holding this camera with the other.  

       

[Jibbajaba]

Here is BL's Dracula X dub/translation running on the Wii via Mednafen.  Pretty smooth.    Be nice, I am playing with one damn hand and holding this camera with the other. 

Dude, show that game some respect and play it in 4:3.

Chris

[Bernie]

Here is BL's Dracula X dub/translation running on the Wii via Mednafen.  Pretty smooth.    Be nice, I am playing with one damn hand and holding this camera with the other.  

Dude, show that game some respect and play it in 4:3.

Chris

No.  

I wasn't playing it, to actually be playing it.  Mainly just showing that it ran smoothly, as have all CD games I've tested.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah. The component 240p and perfect emulation are kind of irrelevant if the image is all jacked up in wide mode on an LCD.

[Bernie]

Yeah. The component 240p and perfect emulation are kind of irrelevant if the image is all jacked up in wide mode on an LCD.

Again...  I was only testing it to show it..  Thats all.

[sirhcman]

Yeah. The component 240p and perfect emulation are kind of irrelevant if the image is all jacked up in wide mode on an LCD.

Simple fix to change to 4:3 ar

[Raizen1984]

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.

[SignOfZeta]

The Wii would look f*cking amazing on my JVC BM-H1900SU. I just need three RCA to BNC adapters...

...and a WiiU, since the Wii is my main Netflix player in the upstairs game room and the JVC is in the basement with the arcade stuff.