NES Hacks

Nightstalker, BFGR, Calantra and DDF, Calantra, KiKe, Creffca (AKA Avicr) and others over on GBAtemp have developed an injector GUI to inject roms into WAD files.

Currently Supported:
SNES
N64
NES
GENESIS
TURBO GFX 16
HOMEBREW

Instructions: Have everything in the same folder. After clicking start let the program do it’s thing and don’t use your mouse or keyboard.

Requirements:
-common-key.bin in the same folder.
-VB runtime files, if you don’t have them already: http://www.singlechips.com/download/vbrun60sp6.exe
-.net runtime files, if you don’t have them already: http://faux.uwcs.co.uk/vcredist/vcredist_x86.exe

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Yup. Homebrew coder svpe has released his application that allows you to read and write to USB Mass Storage devices. It is in it’s VERY early stages, but it looks promising. It looks for any device connected to the Wii, and then scans the root structure to see every file and folder. Some words of warning to pass on:

• FAT Filesystem only! According to svpe, FAT16/FAT32 and any other system will corrupt your data
• Make sure to make a backup of important data! This isn’t the most stable application (yet)

It comes with no Readme, but is very simple to use. Can be used with a Wiimote or a Gamecube controller.

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WiiWare will launch on shores Monday, May 12, 2008 with six titles

NINTENDO LAUNCHES WiiWARE:

FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a King™ (Square Enix, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 1,500 Wii Points): FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King takes a legendary franchise and launches it into the realm of simulation gaming. Players are challenged to rebuild a kingdom, leading its young king on a path of discovery through an adventure bristling with mystery and intrigue.

LostWinds™ (Frontier Development, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): A fresh, enchanting platform adventure that puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand – from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze. You’ll wield your Wii Remote™ controller to power Toku’s jumps and glides, suspend and smash enemies, meet friends and solve puzzles using LostWinds’ novel, intuitive and playful control system.

Defend your Castle™ (XGen Studios, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone – Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Defend your Castle takes place on a grassy plain surrounded by invaders. You are the commander of your castle, and it is your duty to fling the invading enemies sky-high, watching them plummet to their demise. As you progress, add powerful spells and upgrades to your arsenal for repelling the attacks. How long can you hold them off?

Pop™ (Nnooo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 700 Wii Points): Pop bubbles to score points and stop the timer from running out. Pop can be enjoyed by anyone – casual gamers can simply play to pop bubbles and keep the game moving, whereas advanced players will need to pick their shots rapidly and accurately and generate combos to maximize their score.

V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack™ (High Voltage Software®, Inc., 1-4 players, Rated T for Teen – Simulated Gambling, 700 Wii Points): V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack re-creates the casino experience, with fully animated players and a realistic Las Vegas dealer. Single players can increase their bankrolls, while multiple players can engage in a head-to-head mini-blackjack tournament.

TV Show King (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): TV Show King transforms your living room into a real TV quiz show studio where you’ll face the challenge of answering more than 3,000 questions across six different categories. Compete against family and friends and use your Wii Remote controller in original ways to make it to the finals to see who can win the greatest amount of cash in one final, deciding duel.

For more information about WiiWare, visit WiiWare.com. Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

More info on the source link below

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Directly from the ReadMe…

SDLMame 0.125 for Wii-linux distro
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This is a wii-linux distribution that includes the emulator SDLMAME 0.125
compiled for PowerPC. This emulator is the result of the efforts of the MAME
team MAME. The source code that was used for this distro was taken from the
SDLMame project, kept updated by Olivier Galibert and R. Belmont, and with the
colaborationcon of Sven Gothel, couriersud and Vas Crabb. The original code
can be found here:

http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163

Also, this distribution uses the wii-linux kernel POC 0.4, that can be found
on its original page:

http://www.gc-linux.org

Specifications
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This distro uses

- Kernel 2.6.24 (wii-linux POC 0.4)
- 52MB of MEM2 for swap
- 100 MB of swap on the SDCard

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Just to keep you guys aware. Especially those with “Wad”ed VC’s. Be extra careful and think twice before installing this

Nintendo Channel - Details of Information Sent to Nintendo

In order to provide our customers with game recommendations and improved future services, we are asking our customers to share certain non-personal information with us about their game play and Wii console use. Please note that if you choose to share your non-personal information with Nintendo, all of the information you submit through the Nintendo Channel will be non-identifiable and anonymous unless you have linked your Wii account to your My Nintendo account.

Anonymous information about your game play data and Wii console use will only be provided to Nintendo if you agree to the terms and conditions stated under the “Data-Sharing Settings” which can be found under the Nintendo Channel Settings. If you agree to share your non-personal information, it will be automatically sent to Nintendo each time you start up the Nintendo Channel.

If you choose to share your non-personal information with Nintendo through the Nintendo Channel, Nintendo will automatically collect the following two categories of information: a summary of your play history (”Today’s Accomplishments”) and your Wii console settings (”Wii Console Settings”). Please see the chart below for a detailed list and description of the non-personal information Nintendo will automatically collect with your consent. In addition to the data listed below, you may also anonymously share with Nintendo your opinions regarding various games by manually entering and submitting responses to questions posed by Nintendo. This anonymous data is referred to as the “Everyone’s Recommendations” data.

More Details can be found at the source link below

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Ingramb has released an updated version of the Neo-Geo emulator for the Nintendo DS

UPDATE:
v0.1.1a
* Forgot to include updated NeoDSConvert is last version

CHANGES

* Added level2 sprite cache in slot2 ram (if installed)
* Increased rom page size (fix grenades Metal Slug 1)
* Fix interrupt acknowledge (fix Metal Slug 2)
* Fix tile layer palette update (Last Blade 2 gui)
* Update converter to use latest MAME data (fix issues with King of
Fighters 98, etc)
* Thanks to FluBBa for a DAA Z80 instruction that doesnt need a stupid
lookup table (saves ram)
* Fixed -bios options in NeoDSConvert

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If you’ve been searching for a way to play your DS games on your computer, then looky here! IDeaS is literally a DS Emulator for your PC! Mappable buttons, and the mouse to use for the touchscreen. What’s more, is that the emulator itself is stable. Considering it IS a BETA release, you’ll be hard-pressed to find many bugs.

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Some may say “but wait, I’m using a Homebrew Channel!”. Really? Does your Homebrew channel compare to this?

That’s right. The Official Homebrew channel has features not seen by any other coded channel. This is more of a tease video than anything, mainly because there is no release, but when it looks this good, you can’t help thinking we might see a release sooner than later.

dCiSo over at ConsoleScene has released a very nifty tool similar to Xbox’s XBMC

After months of coding and porting and ripping and rewriting Wii Miidia as I like to call it is about to be released into the wild. I have a few people beta testing it now and helping me work out some bugs. Wii Miidia is something that many people I hope will enjoy as I put alot of time and effort into this project.

Wii Miidia as you can guess is a Media Center for the Nintendo Wii based off of XBMC. Since the Wii comes with it’s own Weather Channel I had decided to strip the weather functions from Wii Miidia. There are still a few bugs that I am trying to work out but one of the best features this offers in my opinion is the ability to listen to Shoutcast Radio on the Wii. Right now this only supports streaming files and files stored on the SD Card, however since there is recent developments by SVPE I hope to be able to include USB Storage devices as well in the future.

Video Support:
MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, DIVX, XVID, MOV, WMV, VOB and more.

Audio Support:
AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, MID and more.

Controls Are:

A = Play
B = Pause/Resume
- = Previous Song/Chapter
+ = Next Song/Chapter
Dpad Left = Rewind
Dpad Right = Fast Forward
Dpad Up = Change Aspect Ratio (NTSC/PAL/Wide/Standard)
Dpad Up + B = Zoom In
Dpad Down = Change Visual in Audio mode / Change Subtitle in DVD Mode
Dpad Down + B = Zoom Out
Home = Settings Menu
1 = Return to Main Menu
2 = Return Previous Menu
Power = Shutdown Wii

Wii Miidia will at first be released as .elf and will need to be ran via TP Hack, Homebrew Channel or any other way you like to load your ELF files, However the final version will come in .elf and as a channel for those who would like easy access to the application. Well that is all for right now I hope to have this cleaned up and released for everyone in the next few days. I would like to also thank bushing for all of his hard work as well as the rest of the guys from #wiidev and Wiibrew.org without them I never would have been able to get this done.

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