Wii:Things to do: Difference between revisions

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Installed the Homebrew Channel? Here is some stuff you can do!

This is not a complete list, but it should give you a general idea on what you can do.

Wii homebrew basics

WiiMC - Turn your Wii into a media center
USB Loaders - Play backups of your disks on your console from a USB drive or SD card
Riivolution - Patch your disks to play ROM Hacks of games you own
Dumping games - Backup your disks for emulation or USB Loading

Game mods, save editing, cheats

Before you modify a game or its save, you should extract/back up your save data with SaveGame Manager GX.

We have pages for games listing various game mods, save editors, and cheats available for them. Some examples:

See a full list at Category:Wii games. Or use the search feature.

Emulation

The Wii can run emulators for various old consoles.

GameCube games can also be run using the Wii's native hardware for it.

Extras

Manage GameCube saves - Keep GameCube progress safe
Manage Wii Saves - Keep Wii game progress & Miis safe
FTP - Access files remotely
Theming - Customize your Wii menu, USB loaders, & HBC with themes
GBA Link Cable - Learn how to Dump GBA cartridges, load GBA homebrew, and more using the GBA GameCube Link Cable
List of guides

Revival projects

Give new life to shutdown services.

RiiConnect24 + WiiLink - A replacement for WiiConnect24, and Nintendo WFC
Wiimmfi - A replacement for Nintendo WFC

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 == <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid seedling.svg|22px|link=|alt=Seedling icon.]]</span> Wii homebrew basics ==
-* [[wiiguide:yawmme|Installing Software]] - WAD files
+* [https://oscwii.org/library/app/wiimc WiiMC] - Turn your Wii into a media center
-*[[wiiguide:priiloader|Priiloader]] - Helpful utility and brick prevention tool
+* [[wiiguide:wii-loaders|USB Loaders]]  - Play backups of your disks on your console from a USB drive or SD card
-*[[wiiguide:bootmii|BootMii]] - Make system file backups
+* [[Wii:Riivolution|Riivolution]] - Patch your disks to play ROM Hacks of games you own
-*[[openshopchannel:wiimc-ss|WiiMC-SS]] - Turn your Wii into a media center
+* [[Wii:Dump Games|Dumping games]] - Backup your disks for emulation or USB Loading
-*[[Wii:Dump Games|Dumping games]] - Backup your discs for emulation or native backup loading
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-==<span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid wrench.svg|22px|link=|alt=Wrench icon.]]</span> Game mods, save editing, cheats==
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid wrench.svg|22px|link=|alt=Wrench icon.]]</span> Game mods, save editing, cheats==
 {{warning|Before you modify a game or its save, you should extract/back up your save data with [[Wii:SaveGame ManagerGX|SaveGame Manager GX]].}}
-*[[Wii:Riivolution|Riivolution]] - Patch your disks to play ROM Hacks of games you own
-*[[Wii:Cheats|Gecko Codes]] - Learn how to use cheat codes for your favorite games
 We have pages for games listing various game mods, save editors, and cheats available for them. Some examples:
-*[[Wii:Mario_Kart_Wii|Mario Kart Wii]]
+* [[Wii:Mario_Kart_Wii|Mario Kart Wii]]
-*[[Wii:Super_Smash_Bros_Brawl|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
+* [[Wii:Super_Smash_Bros_Brawl|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
-*[[Wii:New Super Mario Bros. Wii|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
+* [[Wii:New Super Mario Bros. Wii|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
-See a full list at [[:Category:Wii games]]. Or use the search feature.
+See a full list at [[:Category:Wii games|Category:Wii games]]. Or use the search feature.
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-==<span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid gamepad.svg|22px|link=|icon=Game controller icon.]] Playing Games</span>==
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid gamepad.svg|22px|link=|icon=Game controller icon.]] Emulation</span> ==
+The Wii can run emulators for various old consoles.
+GameCube games can also be run using the Wii's native hardware for it.
-*[[Wii:Emulators|Emulators (general overview)]] - The Wii can run emulators for various old consoles.
+* [[Wii:Emulators|Emulators (general overview)]]
-*[[wiiguide:wii-loaders|Wii Games]] - Play backups of your Wii discs on your console from a USB drive or SD card
+* [[Wii:Nintendont|GameCube games]]
-*[[Wii:Nintendont|GameCube games]] - GameCube games can be run using the Wii's native hardware.
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-==<span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid star.svg|22px|link=|alt=Star icon.]]</span> Extras ==
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid star.svg|22px|link=|alt=Star icon.]]</span> Extras ==
 * [[Wii:Managing GCN Save Files|Manage GameCube saves]] - Keep GameCube progress safe
-*[[Wii:SaveGame ManagerGX|Manage Wii Saves]] - Keep Wii game progress & Miis safe
+* [[Wii:SaveGame ManagerGX|Manage Wii Saves]] - Keep Wii game progress & Miis safe
 * [[Wii:FTP|FTP]] - Access files remotely
-*[[Wii:Custom themes|Theming]] - Customize your Wii menu, USB loaders, & HBC with themes
+* [[Wii:Custom themes|Theming]] - Customize your Wii menu, USB loaders, & HBC with themes
-*[[Wii:GBA Link Cable Usage|GBA Link Cable]] - Learn how to Dump GBA cartridges, load GBA homebrew, and more using the GBA GameCube Link Cable
+* [[Wii:GBA Link Cable Usage|GBA Link Cable]] - Learn how to Dump GBA cartridges, load GBA homebrew, and more using the GBA GameCube Link Cable
-*[[:Category:Wii guides|List of guides]]
+* [[:Category:Wii guides|List of guides]]
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-== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid globe.svg|22px|link=|alt=Globe icon.]]</span> Revival projects==
+== <span class="invert-dark">[[File:Font Awesome 5 solid globe.svg|22px|link=|alt=Globe icon.]]</span> Revival projects ==
 Give new life to shutdown services.
-*[[Wii:WiiLink|WiiLink]] - A replacement for WiiConnect24, and Nintendo WFC
+*[https://www.wiilink24.com/ RiiConnect24 + WiiLink] - A replacement for WiiConnect24, and Nintendo WFC
 *[[wiiguide:wiimmfi|Wiimmfi]] - A replacement for Nintendo WFC
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