Wii Homebrew

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:42:17 +0100, deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk>
wrote:
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>Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Tue, 17 Jun
>2008 17:07:58 GMT, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>uk.games.video.nintendo, yawatina tan reek esk Chris F
><chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>[color=green]
>>downloaded the version of scummvm that supposedly supports the Wiimote
>>
>>and it didn't.
>>
>>so will have to have a fiddle with that later.
>>
>>what's this region free thing included with the homebrew channel
>>download?[/color]
>
>Erm, there isn't one. You downloaded the wrong files, it seems.[/color]

no, i downloaded the files on the download page for the homebrew
channel itself.[color=blue]
>
>This SCUMMVM works:
>[url]http://static.hackmii.com/scummvm-20080605233742.tgz[/url][/color]

i shall try that, ive got the version that came in the HBC and the
version linked to on that savvygamer link so will have a play with
them later.[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>>i know it says it allows you to run other region games, but wasn't
>>specifically clear if it was GC or Wii stuff or whatever.[/color]
>
>Neither. You need a Gecko thing or a chip.[/color]

apparently not. it's called Gecko Region Free and a bit of
investigation implies it only works for Wii games, not GC ones, which
is a bit of a pain as I've got about 6 imported cube titles.[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>>i'm guessing that the majority of the homebrew stuff at the mo is
>>stuff that was available for the GC homebrew scene, judging by
>>filenames, etc.[/color]
>
>There's your problem. You downloaded the GC version of SCUMMVM :)
>
>[/color]
except the download stated specifically it was for the Wii and
included Wiimote support.
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:42:46 +0100, deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk>
wrote:
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>Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Tue, 17 Jun
>2008 18:48:59 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>uk.games.video.nintendo, yawatina tan reek esk Gunther Gloop
><thunderbird@SPAMNOkevinforde.com> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:[color=green]
>>If it means I can play my Japanese GC Mr. Driller I'll be installing
>>homebrew asap.
>>Anyone?[/color]
>
>Nope. It won't work.
>
>deKay[/color]

yeah, annoyingly the app is for Wii games only, according to the wiki
page on it.
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2008 12:22:49 GMT, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.nintendo, yawatina tan reek esk Paul Murray <paul@murray.net>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
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>> Erm, there isn't one. You downloaded the wrong files, it seems.[/color]
>
>[url]http://hbc.hackmii.com/download/[/url]
>
>Apps package includes 'Gecko Region Free'[/color]

Ah, I didn't download an apps pack, as some of the apps only work with a chip
or Gecko device.

deKay
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Chris F wrote:
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> apparently not. it's called Gecko Region Free and a bit of
> investigation implies it only works for Wii games, not GC ones, which
> is a bit of a pain as I've got about 6 imported cube titles.[/color]

But the Gecko thing is part hardware (either USB or SD), and requires a
modchip it seems.

deKay
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:39:31 +0100, deKay
<andyk@deleteme.lofi-gaming.nospam.org.uk.invalid> wrote:
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>Chris F wrote:
>[color=green]
>> apparently not. it's called Gecko Region Free and a bit of
>> investigation implies it only works for Wii games, not GC ones, which
>> is a bit of a pain as I've got about 6 imported cube titles.[/color]
>
>But the Gecko thing is part hardware (either USB or SD), and requires a
>modchip it seems.
>[/color]
there was no mention of that on the wiki page, which stated it was a
software alternative to freeloader...

as i say, i don't have any import Wii games to check.
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On 2008-06-18, Chris F <chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:39:31 +0100, deKay
><andyk@deleteme.lofi-gaming.nospam.org.uk.invalid> wrote:[color=green]
>>Chris F wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> apparently not. it's called Gecko Region Free and a bit of
>>> investigation implies it only works for Wii games, not GC ones, which
>>> is a bit of a pain as I've got about 6 imported cube titles.[/color]
>>But the Gecko thing is part hardware (either USB or SD), and requires a
>>modchip it seems.[/color]
> there was no mention of that on the wiki page, which stated it was a
> software alternative to freeloader...
> as i say, i don't have any import Wii games to check.[/color]

Haven't tried it either, but the little info I have found says that
it doesn't need a USBGecko or chip.