Wii soft modding

[Mishran]

Gotta bump this thread cause I finally got around to soft modding my Wii. I haven't messed around with it alot yet, but it was super simple and quick. Installed a few emus and some roms on a USB stick. Works like a charm. Gotta thank ya Bernie for bringing this to my attention. I've been using the Wiimote/Nunchuk to play the games since I don't have an alternative at the moment. How well does the Wii classic pad work for this? Might just pick one up used if I can it.

[mac]

Gotta bump this thread cause I finally got around to soft modding my Wii. I haven't messed around with it alot yet, but it was super simple and quick. Installed a few emus and some roms on a USB stick. Works like a charm. Gotta thank ya Bernie for bringing this to my attention. I've been using the Wiimote/Nunchuk to play the games since I don't have an alternative at the moment. How well does the Wii classic pad work for this? Might just pick one up used if I can it.

The Classic controller is great for Snes and Genesis stuff. Prefer the Wii mote for Nes or TG16.

[KnightWarrior]

I can't get Drac X to run

I tried it with WiiMednafen, it said the file was to big

Where do I put the systm3.0 ROM at??

I put mine in SD/:WiiMednafen

Thanks for the help

[esadajr]

I can't get Drac X to run

I tried it with WiiMednafen, it said the file was to big

Where do I put the systm3.0 ROM at??

I put mine in SD/:WiiMednafen

Thanks for the help

Just copy your syscard3.pce (rename the file if you haven't done so) to the wiimednafen folder.

As per the game, I suggest using Cue+Bin. If you have it in another format, use Daemon Tools to mount the game and IMGBurn to create the Cue+Bin. Open the Cue file from within wiimednafen. Should run fine from the SD or from a USB.

[KnightWarrior]

Got it..

In the English version I can't get X-X!V''Q to work

[KnightWarrior]

The Stage Select Code by inputting X-X!V''Q as your name in the English patch doesn't work for me

[SignOfZeta]

Haha!

I finally got around to hacking my Wii. The Homebrew Browser sure sounds like it must have been nice, eh? Well, it's dead now so now we have to install more by hand. Apps are configured in different ways and require additional...software...things with acronyms for names. I have no idea what I'm doing or what I'm talking about.™So I'll be f*cked if I can get SNES9x to work.

In a strange turn of events, Mednafen, an emulator that I basically can't even muster the brains to use in Windows is one of the only things I can get to run on my Wii. While it only takes minutes to initially crack a Wii it takes me dozens of trips back and forth between my computer and the Wii for each application I want to run. Every single dumb step is a f*cking struggle. Oh yeah this was what it was like back before I could afford to just buy games...

Video quality is brilliant though. Component to a 27" JVC CRT. I wish I could get my actual PC Engines to look this good. Also, since my GBA flashcard died this is a great way to play through Mother 3 in English again.

So since I'm new to this, can someone post a short list of things worth downloading? Particularly emulators that would support the TvC fighting stick. I haven't yet figured out how to configure controls in Mednafen so I can't use my stick at the moment. Therefore right now I'm trying to think of PC Engine and NES games that don't require diagonals since the Wiimote strait sucks at them. 

Also, if anyone can explain in human what the steps are for getting SNES 9x to run or to configure my stick in Mednafen I would be very thankful.

[Desh]

When did the Homebrew channel go down?  I was unaware of this.  I may have a usable copy of it somewhere.  I assume a new update kills it?  I have wifi disabled on my soft modded Wii.

[Gypsy]

I'm no expert on this (so I can't translate from emu to human) but I went to a friend that is and he suggested retroarch.

http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/wii/
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7d5tbargr0iq2x8/RetroArch+BIOS.zip

If it's not okay to link to this kind of stuff here, just lmk mods.

[esadajr]

When did the Homebrew channel go down?  I was unaware of this.  I may have a usable copy of it somewhere.  I assume a new update kills it?  I have wifi disabled on my soft modded Wii.

I think he was talking about the Homebrew browser, last time I used it (about 6 months ago) it was working fine, it is just it's not being updated. For basic stuff it is still useful.

The most important thing about softmodding is keeping the IOS at the latest versions so everything works. IOS58 for example is vital.

[xelement5x]

The most recent one is what was with Skyward Sword, right?

[SignOfZeta]

The homebrew browser failed to connect to the server, I think it said it was error 82. It continued to retry for hours. I went online to find a fix and I found people complaining about the same error in posts from years ago so I assumed it was dead.

[KnightWarrior]

I love my Wii for Emulators

But I was fixing it up on my rack where my other systems are, My front Plate comes off, I don't know if it has screws

But I got my SD Card Stot Jammed, Now the SD Card Slot won't work ..So I'm using USB

[crazydean]

I heard from Phonedork that the Wii is capable of outputting RGB through a software mod. Has anyone tried this yet?

[Gredler]

I heard from Phonedork that the Wii is capable of outputting RGB through a software mod. Has anyone tried this yet?

Is it better than component? I use component on my wii on my Sony FD CRT tv and it looks slick.