Emulation, Wii Mods and Classic Games

[elevenism]

Ok, so i am an oldschool gaming nut and have been playing games on emulators on the computer for years.
I recently realized that you can soft-mod your Nintendo Wii (meaning you don't have to open it,) and make it play emulators.
Furthermore, all of this is legal.

I am currently in retro-gaming heaven, playing SNES, NES, Sega Genesis, and surprisingly, mostly Gameboy Advance games. i never realized what a powerhouse that thing was!

This might could have been two threads, but i didn't want to be the guy who starts two threads in one forum on one day.

SO. Who else has their wii modded and what all have you gotten it to do? (i'm new to this.)

Secondly, what are the best classic (pre-playstation/n64) games in your opinion?

I'm currently playing through Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Final Fantasy VI (III) and Zelda: Oracle of the Seasons, and all three are blowing my mind.

To keep this thread legal, remember that we only use roms as back up copies for games we already own.

[slave2thewage]

I just finished Link To The Past on my iPhone a few hours ago!

[elevenism]

hell yes! man, i don't like the 3-d zelda. i finished link to the past on the computer a couple of years ago. I was really happy to find that there are 3 2D zeldas of which i wasnt aware: GBA's the Minish Cap, and GBC's Oracle of the Seasons and Oracle of the Ages. The graphics on seasons/ages haven't aged well, but they still kick ass...still give me that "can't put it down" feeling.
And the Minish Cap looks great.

What are you using on yer phone, slave2thewage ? I have SGNES (i think it's called,) but DAMN i have a hard time with those on screen buttons.

Gameboy (and snes of course) on my big ass flatscreen is a fucking TRIP, on the other hand.

[slave2thewage]

SiOS for SNES, GBA4iOS for GB/GBA. The phone isn't jailbroken so these are the only ones available via certain googleable ways. COUGHiemulators.comCOUGH

Edit - I NEED THIS NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Twz3Q9U54I

[bruised]

Anyone have info on how to emulate on a Mac?

[elevenism]

Anyone have info on how to emulate on a Mac?

http://coolrom.com/emulators/mac/

Great site. Here's the trick though.
When you download something, make sure to choose "alternative download link with ads and timer."

Don't really click on the ad...just wait the 15 seconds or whatever (you should see a countdown.)

If you chose the other thing, *Download now (emphasis on the * i think,) it will try to add a bunch of horse shit to your computer.

Always choose alternative download link, wait until the 15 seconds run out on the timer and you will be good to go!

Good god, i love sharing the joy of emulation with someone who doesn't have it because emulators have been such a fucking light in my life.
You can get that nostalgic feeling from a more innocent time, AND play the bad ass games that you read about in magazines or saw at your homeboy's house, but couldn't afford. I know it may sound crazy, but i'm serious: i fucking LOVE emulators!

You should be playing your, ahem, perfectly legal backups for games you already own or previews you will delete in 24 hours, in no time!

[elevenism]

Sorry for the double post, but hey, slave2thewage, have you noticed what a bad ass system GBA is? i'm playing it more than my SNES!

[virushopper]

I never modded a console or a handheld to play older games instead I bought a Raspberry PI and made that my retro console.

Great guide on how to do the same.
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192

[frankie teardrop]

Ok, so i am an oldschool gaming nut and have been playing games on emulators on the computer for years.
I recently realized that you can soft-mod your Nintendo Wii (meaning you don't have to open it,) and make it play emulators.
Furthermore, all of this is legal.

i've done exactly that with my wii... have all the SNES/NES/genesis/atari 2600 games running with the tip of my finger, all loaded off an SD card. brilliant, considering the virtual console was far from complete.

basically, you just need the homebrew app to get all the emulators, and download all of the games from your site of choice and slap them in their respective SD card folders...

as for my favorites, you can check my top 25 video games and VG you will always love threads for some recommendations and favorites, but if you can't wait, check out both metal storm and the guardian legend on NES immediately. you won't be sorry!

[[parasite]]

I'm currently in to the Raspberry Pi, and running this http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/
I have the file system and roms set up on a 128gb flash drive, and it's so sweet to be able to play, Master System, MegaDrive, NES, SNES, Neo Geo, PC Engine, Atari 800, Atari 2600, C64 and the good old Speccy! and also the Game Gear, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance
I'm hoping to get Sega CD, Amiga, Atari ST and the N64 working this week and gonna look into the Neo Geo Portable too!

[liquidcalm]

While I have a softmodded Wii, I do most of my emulator stuff on my Ouya, with an old Sixaxis connected. Still playing through Earthbound. Does PS1 games pretty well too, and I've heard Dreamcast is on the way too. Say what you want about Ouya (the controller is comes with is rubbish, its kinda cheap, but its solid for emulators, and even has a few fun titles of its own.

[frankie teardrop]

i've had bad luck running n64 games off both the wii and my macbook... i think many of the games were difficult to copy. most freeze up, don't load, or are unplayable. anyone have any suggestions for this? fortunately, i still have my n64 and most of the classics...

[Space Suicide]

I own and use a Macbook air and I have no issue at all running my SNES Emulator. Cranking (or trying to since it's hard without a controller) The Donkey Kong Country series currently.

[elevenism]

I own and use a Macbook air and I have no issue at all running my SNES Emulator. Cranking (or trying to since it's hard without a controller) The Donkey Kong Country series currently.
Space Suicide, if you love old games as much as me, get a controller and a button mapping program. WELL fucking worth it.
frankie teardrop, i'm LOVING the GBA. Did you ever play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Playstation? Well there are three similar games on GBA. The first one i'm playing through is soooooo bad ass that i don't want it to be over. It's called Aria of Sorrow.
I suggest checking out the GBA if you don't have it.
And, BTW, you know you can put a 16 gb flashdrive in the back of the wii too, right?

I just LOVE having all this shit on the wii, but i haven't had any luch with neogeo emulation, which sucks.

I saw some videos on youtube about...ahem...backing up wii games and running them off of flash drives on the wii. it doesn't look very complicated...that shit for me would be the holy grail!
There are SOOOO many wii games i'd love to torrent and "back up," like mario kart, smash bros, etc.

So what is a raspberry pi? a uk thing?

[elevenism]

Space Suicide, allow me to elaborate...for one thing, you can get a decent controller out of a bargain bin for about $5.
And not only does it make the games infinitely more enjoyable/playable in and of itself, think about this: you can put your fucking save and load on the L2 and R2, or your fast forward and rewind!
Hve i mentioned that i fucking LOVE emulation?!?!?!

[virushopper]

So what is a raspberry pi? a uk thing?
Read my post and that other persons post.

[elevenism]

Read my post and that other persons post.
HOLY shit.

Ok so this thing plugs into the tv?

How is it at running the higher end emulators like psx and neogeo?

[virushopper]

HOLY shit.

Ok so this thing plugs into the tv?

How is it at running the higher end emulators like psx and neogeo?
Yep you just plug it in via HDMI and that's it on the display end.

As for PSX, I have not personally tried it. I usually turn on my old PS2 for that. Check out the forums to see if it works.

Neo Geo works perfectly on my end. I have all the MVS arcade games and not one of them has taken a shit on me.

[[parasite]]

the Pi is Awsome! its tiny & costs around £25
but as virushopper says NeoGeo works great!
virushopper sorry man i didn't see your first post in the thread,

[elevenism]

THANK you guys for turning me on to this. i am all over this shit.

[[parasite]]

THANK you guys for turning me on to this. i am all over this shit.

mate, its worth getting!
it not only does retro/classic gaming! altho thats all i'm really bothered about,
i'm gonna try this http://chameleon.enging.com out tomorro

[Space Suicide]

@Space Suicide (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=532) , allow me to elaborate...for one thing, you can get a decent controller out of a bargain bin for about $5.
And not only does it make the games infinitely more enjoyable/playable in and of itself, think about this: you can put your fucking save and load on the L2 and R2, or your fast forward and rewind!
Hve i mentioned that i fucking LOVE emulation?!?!?!

I've never found a controller for cheaper than 19.99 or 24.99. So the fact I rarely play my older SNES game son an Emulator means I don't wanna drop money to buy a controller for it.

[liquidcalm]

I've never found a controller for cheaper than 19.99 or 24.99. So the fact I rarely play my older SNES game son an Emulator means I don't wanna drop money to buy a controller for it.
I'm sure they sell these in the US: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/310571482019?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95
Thats about.. $7-8?

I love the Raspberry Pi, its such a neat little device. However, I also love Ardunio and picked up one of these: http://technologywillsaveus.org/resources/diy-gamer/

bit off topic... Anyway.. I've been trying to get the Dolphin Emulator up and running on my mac and it won't recognise my keyboard or any USB controllers, shame as it booted Metroid Prime in full screen 1080p with no problem.

[thelastdisciple]

Has anyone tried the NESBox on the Microsoft App Store or whatever the hell you call it?

Seems like it has some good reviews, I'm wondering how much differently it'd work apart from just a normal desktop ran one as far as efficiency.

[Millionaire]

I was wondering, does anybody know what is the best R4-type thing for the 3DS? There are a couple options, and I want the one that can play the most 3DS games and possibly do some DS/GBA/other stuff emulations.

[elevenism]

I've never found a controller for cheaper than 19.99 or 24.99. So the fact I rarely play my older SNES game son an Emulator means I don't wanna drop money to buy a controller for it.

Search online. I got a PAIR of wii classic controllers for $7 or $8.
My USB controller for my computer came out of a bargain bin at Microcenter (a texas chain of computer shops,) for $4.

[elevenism]

Sorry for the double post, but i've been up all fucking night trying to figure out how to get my wii to play downloaded "backups" of .iso copies of wii games.
I am no hacker. I soft-modded my wii, but this i just can't figure out.
liquidcalm, i'm looking at you on this one, since you said you have a soft modded wii that doesn't get used for emulation. Have you succeeded in playing wii games off of a USB drive?

[liquidcalm]

Yeeeesss.. If I remember right you need a boot loader and a specific HDD formatted to Wii format... check this: http://lifehacker.com/5518518/how-to-back-up-and-play-your-wii-games-from-an-external-hard-drive

[theimage13]

Sorry for the double post, but i've been up all fucking night trying to figure out how to get my wii to play downloaded "backups" of .iso copies of wii games.
I am no hacker. I soft-modded my wii, but this i just can't figure out.
@liquidcalm (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=305) , i'm looking at you on this one, since you said you have a soft modded wii that doesn't get used for emulation. Have you succeeded in playing wii games off of a USB drive?

http://gbatemp.net/threads/the-ultimate-wii-hacking-guide-for-beginners.306908/

after that, TONS more information: http://gbatemp.net/categories/nintendo-wii-discussions.104/

[slave2thewage]

Ordered a JXD s7800. Now to play the waiting game...

[slave2thewage]

Playing Final Fantasy in bed on this thing is amazing. Highly recommended.

[elevenism]

i think i want the JXD s7800...unless one of you guys would help me with the Raspberry pi...it looks a little over my head.

[[parasite]]

i think i want the JXD s7800...unless one of you guys would help me with the Raspberry pi...it looks a little over my head.

I could help you, no worries

[virushopper]

i think i want the JXD s7800...unless one of you guys would help me with the Raspberry pi...it looks a little over my head.
See what woks for you. The JXD is a portable system that you can bring anywhere you want to go. The Raspberry Pi can technically go with you anywhere if you decide to do what this guy (http://lifehacker.com/5987729/this-raspberry-pi-powered-diy-gaming-briefcase-plays-all-your-favorite-retro-titles/all) did.

Understand what your needs are.

[elevenism]

Hey guys.
My fiancee and i have been playing this DOPE ass game for GBA on our Wii called Castlevania Aria of Sorrow.
This reminded me that my favorite fucking game of all time is Castlevania Symphony of the Night.

I need a playstation 1 and a copy of Symphony of the Night.

I would be willing to trade

Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 bundle (with Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 and the Top Shot Elite controller) For Wii

i also have a Tascam US-100 USB Audio Interface
with PC/Mac compatible software (the DAW is just audacity, but still...and i've never even used the motherfucker.)

I know this is a long shot, but hit me up...if you don't want to trade, maybe i could buy it from you.

[virushopper]

Hey guys.
My fiancee and i have been playing this DOPE ass game for GBA on our Wii called Castlevania Aria of Sorrow.
This reminded me that my favorite fucking game of all time is Castlevania Symphony of the Night.

I need a playstation 1 and a copy of Symphony of the Night.

I would be willing to trade

Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 bundle (with Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 and the Top Shot Elite controller) For Wii

i also have a Tascam US-100 USB Audio Interface
with PC/Mac compatible software (the DAW is just audacity, but still...and i've never even used the motherfucker.)

I know this is a long shot, but hit me up...if you don't want to trade, maybe i could buy it from you.

If I were you, look at your local Craigslist or Backpages. Chances are someone is selling this stuff. Also I highly suggest getting a PS2 for old PS1 games.

[theimage13]

Alternately, you could buy an original playstation from someone for about ten bucks and just download the game. Used copies start at $25 on Amazon...man, when did old video games suddenly get expensive again?

[elevenism]

Alternately, you could buy an original playstation from someone for about ten bucks and just download the game. Used copies start at $25 on Amazon...man, when did old video games suddenly get expensive again?
Hey, will an old ps 1 play downloaded games? if that's the case, well goddamn!

[virushopper]

Hey, will an old ps 1 play downloaded games? if that's the case, well goddamn!
I believe you would need a modchip to be installed on the system for it to play cd-rs.

[elevenism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZisA8YCzmk

what about this, virushopper ?

[virushopper]

I never liked the swap method. Some people swear by it but I always preferred the mod chip installled as all I have to do is pop the disc in and it works.

I am surprised this guy didn't use a spring on the cover to make the transition easier.

[theimage13]

Hey, will an old ps 1 play downloaded games? if that's the case, well goddamn!

Yeah, you basically just need a little spring in there to keep a button pressed down with the lid opened up (or a toothpick, and just leave it open the whole time).

Once it gets past the first or second official boot screen, it stops looking for security. So put ANY legit disc in, get past those first two loading pages, then pop in a new disc. You can make it easier by using a Gameshark or something, since it stops the disc spinning after those screens. No need to actually bust open your console or hack it.

[virushopper]

Yeah, you basically just need a little spring in there to keep a button pressed down with the lid opened up (or a toothpick, and just leave it open the whole time).

Once it gets past the first or second official boot screen, it stops looking for security. So put ANY legit disc in, get past those first two loading pages, then pop in a new disc. You can make it easier by using a Gameshark or something, since it stops the disc spinning after those screens. No need to actually bust open your console or hack it.

Having the spring will help a lot. I popped open my PS1 yesterday night and saw it was still there.

I don't know if this is true but when you use the legit game disc and swap it out, isn't it damaging that disc in a way? If it is a throwaway game then yeah I get it but just curious.

[theimage13]

Having the spring will help a lot. I popped open my PS1 yesterday night and saw it was still there.

I don't know if this is true but when you use the legit game disc and swap it out, isn't it damaging that disc in a way? If it is a throwaway game then yeah I get it but just curious.

I'd never heard that, but here's the beautiful thing: if you're concerned about the disc you're using, just make an ISO of it first. Then if it ever becomes unplayable, you can just make a new copy and keep playing it via the spring method.

[davanita]

I love old games & own NES, SNES & WII, but i'm not much of a tech wiz... I've just played the systems as such. If there are simplier step-by-step instructions on emulating / Wii mods etc., please do share them.

[theimage13]

I love old games & own NES, SNES & WII, but i'm not much of a tech wiz... I've just played the systems as such. If there are simplier step-by-step instructions on emulating / Wii mods etc., please do share them.

If you can't follow this (http://gbatemp.net/threads/modify-any-wii-4-3-below.171901/) guide, you should not be modding your console.

[thelastdisciple]

Playing this on my android phone right now using MAME4Android.

Marvel/Capcom The Punisher Arcade 1993. Bit laggy though :(

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1468493_10152414091967028_5482575355372267210_n.jp g

[darktemplar007]

The past few months I have been playing SNES and Gamecube games a whole bunch, as well as some PS1 games from my childhood. So far I have completed:
Pikmin
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
Megaman Legends, Megaman Legends 2, and the Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid (for the first time ever)
Kirby Superstar

and I'm currently playing through the first 3 Soinc games. So much nostalgia and great fun. I love it.

[elevenism]

I love old games & own NES, SNES & WII, but i'm not much of a tech wiz... I've just played the systems as such. If there are simplier step-by-step instructions on emulating / Wii mods etc., please do share them.

i was scared at first too.
I used the lego batman game.
All you have to do is basically download a file from the computer to a flash drive, plug it in to the wii and do some shit on lego batman, and there it is.

[icecream]

Does anyone here know how to make a Gamecube emulator work? I have tried a few but can't figure them out. Would be nice because my cube has been busted for a few years and I have a hankering to play Pikmin again.

[theimage13]

Does anyone here know how to make a Gamecube emulator work? I have tried a few but can't figure them out. Would be nice because my cube has been busted for a few years and I have a hankering to play Pikmin again.

This (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005Q8LY/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1401655762&sr=8-1) will have you playing Pikmin in no time!

[icecream]

This (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005Q8LY/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1401655762&sr=8-1) will have you playing Pikmin in no time!
Nothing wrong with my game, just that my Gamecube is broken. Thanks I guess?

[elevenism]

i've been spending lots of money on wii games lately, and it occurred to me that it probably wouldn't be that hard to...you know.
My wii is already soft modded.
Does anyone know the best way to do this...the best program for playing "back ups" of wii games?

[liquidcalm]

I done did this to my old Wii: http://lifehacker.com/5518518/how-to-back-up-and-play-your-wii-games-from-an-external-hard-drive

[elevenism]

thanks liquidcalm . do you know, do you have to have an sd card or can you use a usb stick?

[Jinsai]

I jailbroke (or whatever the word would be) an original PSP to run homebrew software. Originally I thought I was just going to be running emulators, but the homebrew developed for that thing was incredible, especially for some really great portable music making devices. Now, I think most of the effort from those sorts of developers has shifted to develop for iOS and android, but there's still some really amazing gems in there.

[elevenism]

i use homebrew on my wii for emulation.
i've been spending a lot of money on games lately, and i got to thinking...well, you know...

my wife is really good with electronics so i'm gonna let her do it.

i've already softmodded it so i'm just a couple of steps away.

[thelastdisciple]

Does anyone have experience using Dolphin Gamecube emulator?

Just got some of the Star Wars games like Bounty Hunter, Rouge Leader and Rebel Strike that I own already and have played before *cough*, I have first started off with Bounty Hunter and I've got things running ok my main thing is the picture is like bouncing up and down slightly or something and when it does it i notice that it's like going in and out of focus.. it will be crystal clear one moment and then a bit blurry the next that and there's the green lines on the top and bottom. Any idea about that?

EDIT: Apparently the version of Dolphin i got was slightly out of date, i found the 4.0 one but there was a 4.0.2 so i tried that and the picture bouncing seems to be fixed now, still have the green lines but those aren't as big of an issue, i can deal........... now i just have to play around with some of the controls and reverse one of the mappings or something and i should be golden. :D - totally stoked to play.

[elevenism]

Does anyone have experience using Dolphin Gamecube emulator?


whoa, goddamn, take me to school on this because i haven't found an N64 emulator (to use to back up my vast library of vintage N64 games, ahem) that works, much less a fucking game cube emulator.
i've had to use the virtual console for anything past the snes, and that costs nintendo fun points or whatever (which it turns out is just money-actual real money, and that sucks)

[elevenism]

has anyone had any luck with Nintendont, the app for softmodded wiis that allows you to play gamecube games from a USB?
I can't get it to work and it's driving me nuts.

[fansu]

I liked coolroms but here is similar to play gba games on your mac with these gba emulators for mac (http://https://www.techbroot.com/2018/11/gba-emulator-mac.html).

[allegate]

My Wii U drive is shitting the bed, anyone have experience modding it?