Author Topic: Wii Homebrew Channel (Read 6878 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** September 07, 2008, 06:53:37 PM »

I'm impressed. I was checking out the browser where you can download games/utilities/etc, and downloaded the Quake port. Whoever did that conversion is pretty good, the response time on the wagglestick was excellent.

Seems to be a lot of stuff available - media players especially, but some of it seems sketchy enough that it might crash the system. Does anyone have any favorite emulators?

Leave it to the hackers to make the Wii a useful system.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2008, 06:56:12 PM »

I think the NES emulator is pretty good because it has an aspect ratio fix for wide screen mode so I don't need to get out my old remote. I don't remember what it was called, but I think there is only that one emulator.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2008, 06:58:40 PM »

these use the same type of roms as pc/psp/etc, right? So I could just transfer some of the roms I play on my psp emulators straight over?

cool breeze · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:05:36 PM »

Yeah, but I don't know if your saves will also transfer or not.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:07:48 PM »

that's fine, i just want to mess around a bit with them

haha, there's like five different nes emulators available on the browser now

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:10:51 PM »

Saves are compatible with all emulators, along with ROMs, they share the same file format

I'm probably gonna DL that Groovin Blocks WiiWare that comes out this week... seems cool

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:16:27 PM »

when you delete those wiiware and vc channels/games from your wii, you do it like you normally would, right? I have this app called wad manager that installs/uninstalls wads, but i don't want to jack anything up if i delete this stuff through the wii itself

cool breeze · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:16:39 PM »

I'm out of touch with this stuff then. One day when I'm lazy and don't feel like playing an emulator on my PC I will update them on my Wii.

demi · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:17:14 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on September 07, 2008, 07:16:27 PM

when you delete those wiiware and vc channels/games from your wii, you do it like you normally would, right? I have this app called wad manager that installs/uninstalls wads, but i don't want to jack anything up if i delete this stuff through the wii itself

Use the Wad Manager to uninstall them, dont do it through the Wii

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:22:11 PM »

gotcha, thanks

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:27:07 PM »

The reason for this is because when you install stuff, legit or not, it leaves a "ticket" which is some stupid thing that says you bought something (maybe it goes beyond that), and if you uninstall stuff via the Wii, you leave behind these bastard tickets (unlike the legit ones you would leave when you DL'd something legit) and if you try to install stuff over it then your tickets will be all clogged then you run into issues and other shit.

I think

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2008, 09:11:24 PM »

I played that Groovin Blocks... how the hell do you screw up Lumines

cool breeze · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2008, 10:27:57 PM »

put it on the wii

drohne · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:02:34 PM »

have you got a link to a good tutorial? and can i still do homebrew if i installed a firmware update circa smash brothers or something? i've got a modded xbox that's better for emulation, but i might as well get some use out of the pee oh ess

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:07:30 PM »

Yeah man, it's easy and can be installed as of current firmware

Here's what you need

LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS

TWILIGHT HACK -- http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Twilight_Hack

Follow the instructions, download the file that applies to you, it's easy to do

THE HOMEBREW CHANNEL -- http://hbc.hackmii.com/

Copy the boot.elf file to the root of your SD card (everything else is fluff and not required), then run the twilight hack, install Channel and you are done!

When installed:

* Make folder called apps

* Put apps in different folders - e.g. f:/apps/wadmanager/

WAD MANAGER -- http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_apps/WAD_Manager

* Make folder in root called wads - e.g. f:/wads/

Put .wad files (wiiware, VC games) in this directory

Run WAD Manager, and follow instructions in the README (seriously read it)

That's all you need

drohne · « **Reply #15 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:12:47 PM »

nice -- thanks dude. i'll have to go rent twilight princess

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:15:43 PM »

I cant point you in any direction of good homebrew and stuff, but I am sure wiibrew would have some nice details. Eel would be able to help too. I just DL WiiWare games... or, a game every 3 months, lol

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #17 on:** September 09, 2008, 01:20:55 AM »

You can download emulators straight off the homebrew channel, I have tried the NES, SNES, and Genesis ones (there are about a half-dozen NES and SNES emus and I suppose they're all about the same) and they work really well, with decent options for control and such.

I haven't much use for the wii as any kind of media player, so I can't help you there. I don't even know why anyone would want to play DVDs or media files through the Wii.

The Quake portover you can download off the homebrew channel is awesome and works really well using the waggle as a pointer, but you need to copy the pak1.pak over from the full version of Quake to play the whole game - the downloadable version is just the shareware levels.

WiiDoom is buggy, and doesn't seem to work with any of the Doom wads I installed. The guy is still working on it, though.

I've only downloaded one homebrew game so far, BARRAGE, and I was bored with it after 30 seconds. I'll try some of the target-shooting games next.

I'm still messing around with the emulators, gonna try the N64 and Sega Saturn ones next, will let you know how they work.

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** September 09, 2008, 01:51:27 AM »

How do you DL from the Channel itself? I only just installed HBC tonight when I was putting on Groovin Blocks, so my experience is limited

drohne · « **Reply #19 on:** September 09, 2008, 02:02:21 AM »

nice nice. a couple of my favorite games don't work right in xbox emus, and i've got some imported gc games i wouldn't mind playing on my wii. i'll try out some homebrew stuff while i'm at it.

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** September 09, 2008, 02:06:28 AM »

I dont think you can play region-free GC/Wii legit games with HBC... maybe you can, I'm not familiar

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #21 on:** September 09, 2008, 02:17:44 AM »

Quote from: demi on September 09, 2008, 01:51:27 AM

How do you DL from the Channel itself? I only just installed HBC tonight when I was putting on Groovin Blocks, so my experience is limited

just click the download tab on the icons, i guess they have servers or something, or it links to the author's site

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #22 on:** September 09, 2008, 02:18:17 AM »

there is an app for booting gamecube games, but i'm not sure what that means

drohne · « **Reply #23 on:** September 09, 2008, 02:50:42 AM »

this sounds like it lets you play wii/gc games from any region: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Menu_Loader

Tundra · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2008, 03:32:34 AM »

I know one of the guys working on the Homebrewchannel personally, and it's funny how he completely locks the fact out of his mind that people use the HBC for pirating at least 95 percent of the time.

drohne · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2008, 03:32:41 AM »

installed the homebrew channel and a couple apps, booted a japanese gamecube game for kicks, aaaand...can't think of much else to do with it just now. most fun i've had with my wii all year!

Tundra · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2008, 03:38:33 AM »

Quote from: drohne on September 09, 2008, 03:32:41 AM

installed the homebrew channel and a couple apps, booted a japanese gamecube game for kicks, aaaand...can't think of much else to do with it just now. most fun i've had with my wii all year!

Try Zack & Wiki.... It's honestly quite good (bought it a few days ago). And i think you will like it, as much as i have read out of your gaming preferences so far..

demi · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2008, 03:42:49 AM »

Quote from: drohne on September 09, 2008, 03:32:41 AM

installed the homebrew channel and a couple apps, booted a japanese gamecube game for kicks, aaaand...can't think of much else to do with it just now. most fun i've had with my wii all year!

wow so you can run regionfree? thats pretty sweet. cant really say thats worth rushing out to buy imports for but its good to know

drohne · « **Reply #28 on:** September 09, 2008, 03:43:24 AM »

i rented zack and wiki last year, thought it was ok...ish. i like puzzle games of that kind, but the combination of waggle and trial and error put me off

drohne · « **Reply #29 on:** September 09, 2008, 05:07:45 AM »

the snes and genny emus are excellent, surprisingly -- i guess i expect everything on wii to suck. i'd probably get a lot of mileage out of this if i didn't have that modded xbox

Tundra · « **Reply #30 on:** September 09, 2008, 07:36:50 AM »

I may get some flak now, but i wish that somebody would sit down and adds some classic controller support for the SNES Emu (and other ones as well). I hate the GC controller so much, i don't have words to express it.

drohne · « **Reply #31 on:** September 09, 2008, 07:47:16 AM »

the emus i tried have got classic controller support -- get genesis plus and the 1.5 version of snes9x from that wiibrew site demi linked to

Tundra · « **Reply #32 on:** September 09, 2008, 08:22:06 AM »

Quote from: drohne on September 09, 2008, 07:47:16 AM

the emus i tried have got classic controller support -- get genesis plus and the 1.5 version of snes9x from that wiibrew site demi linked to

That's some good news. Last time i tried them, it was clear that they were barely ported from the GC, but if the Classic Controller works now i will give them another try...

Thanks for the info...

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #33 on:** September 09, 2008, 08:44:56 AM »

what's the largest sd card the wii will support?

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #34 on:** September 09, 2008, 09:41:42 AM »

I'm trying to Twilight Hack my Wii but it always says "You must play this save on your System at least once" when I try to copy it over from the SD card.

I'm missing a step, what step am I missing? Do I need to take a real Zelda save onto the SD card and modify that on my PC?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:23:41 PM »

1. Play TP at least once, make a save file

2. format your sd card to FAT

3. Download this - http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_Brew_SD_Installer - and follow the instructions on the page

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2008, 01:18:59 PM »

Thanks I'll give it a shot when I get home :arr

demi · « **Reply #37 on:** September 10, 2008, 08:19:58 PM »

[youtube=425,350]HlLctPk9NTc[/youtube]

This is the Homebrew Browser, which is used to DL stuff directly from your Wii toyour SD Card

Very nice... new version out

http://www.codemii.com/wiihomebrew/homebrew_browser_v0.2.2.zip

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #38 on:** September 10, 2008, 10:45:52 PM »

That looks sweet as hell. Unfortunately my wireless router is at my gf's house with her laptop for the time being. I'll have to take my newly hacked wii over there and load up sometime. Thanks for the links guys :arr

MCD · « **Reply #39 on:** September 10, 2008, 10:55:26 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on September 09, 2008, 08:44:56 AM

what's the largest sd card the wii will support?

2gigs.

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:28:17 PM »

Are any of you running the latest update for Wii?

hyp · « **Reply #41 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:31:54 PM »

hell no. im running on some old ass shit ever since i got the twilight hack working.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #42 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:36:03 PM »

mine is 3.1, don't know if that's the latest

demi · « **Reply #43 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:36:54 PM »

Latest is 3.3

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #44 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:44:42 PM »

apparently you can still work around 3.3 with the installer i linked to earlier, 3.3 update just affects earlier versions of the twilight hack

nintendo will put the boots to it sooner or later, though

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #45 on:** September 11, 2008, 07:32:31 PM »

after i install the hombrew channel i can just delete those twilight princess saves, right?

demi · « **Reply #46 on:** September 11, 2008, 07:32:59 PM »

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #47 on:** September 11, 2008, 07:35:46 PM »

there is a small program out for making wads region-free

i tried it on super mario all-stars and it didn't work (it won't fuck up your wii, just blank-screen it until you reset), so i'm holding off suggesting it until i try it on something else

what's a good non-us wad i can try it on

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #48 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:37:18 AM »

I dunno but I hope you find one cause I assumed my pal wads would work fine, but they don't.

Or I don't know how to load them.

Or both. :'(

Tundra · « **Reply #49 on:** September 12, 2008, 02:50:19 PM »

Just tried out a few of the emus, really impressive, and quite comfortable as well...

cool breeze · « **Reply #50 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:58:28 PM »

Apparently there is a Wii Homebrew 'back up' loader coming soon. Pirates will save their $23.95 a year.

demi · « **Reply #51 on:** September 12, 2008, 11:11:18 PM »

pirates are already saving their money... who wants to pirate wii games?

cool breeze · « **Reply #52 on:** September 12, 2008, 11:14:50 PM »

People who are too cheap to go out and buy Link's Crossbow Training for $3.

drohne · « **Reply #53 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:38:43 AM »

somebody on gaf says that the backup loader has leaked -- though i've got no idea where to find it

are there any wii games worth a dvd-r? nothing immediately occurs to me

wii

demi · « **Reply #54 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:40:12 AM »

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=3298

Gonna try it...

drohne · « **Reply #55 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:41:30 AM »

demi

demi · « **Reply #56 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:44:23 AM »

I'm getting Force Unleashed Wii to test... gonna take a bit so hopefully this is proven fake or virus before it finishes

pilonv1 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:51:33 AM »

if its true i may not sell my wii

demi · « **Reply #58 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:52:49 AM »

It's definitely true from impressions I'm seeing, but its not PERFECT... some people reporting weird issues, but it works

You have to install a Custom IOS (Wii's firmware), which I'm kinda iffy about...

demi · « **Reply #59 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:23:27 AM »

It's looking like this will only work with PAL games... NTSC apparently making things black and white, etc

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Author Topic: Wii Homebrew Channel (Read 6878 times)