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Cheat Codes, also sometimes known as Gecko Codes, are strings of hexidecimal that will modify parts of a Wii or Gamecube game, either for the purpose of gaining an advantage in the game, using a private server, or adjusting video and other functions. Cheats that gain an advantage in online gameplay may be subject to a ban, so use them at your own discretion.

Requirements

What you need:

An SD card or USB drive
A cheat code (you can find cheats on Gamehacking.org)
USB Loader GX

What you need:

An SD card or USB drive
A cheat code (you can find cheats on Gamehacking.org)
WiiFlow

What you need:

An SD card or USB drive
A Windows PC
A cheat code (you can find cheats on Gamehacking.org)
WiiLauncher
A cheat editor, such as Cheat Manager (Wii app) or Gecko code Manager (Windows app)

Instructions

Make sure you install cIOS before continuing with this tutorial!

Extract the usbloader_gx.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Select the cheats you want to download from Gamehacking.org. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
In the format dropdown menu, select .txt.
Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
On the root your SD or USB drive, make a folder called txtcodes, then place the file there.
Eject the SD card or USB drive and insert it into your Wii.
Launch USB Loader GX in the Homebrew Channel.
Click on the game you want to launch. If you want to launch a Disc, you can press the Disc icon in the top right corner.
Select Settings, then select Game Load, and scroll down untill you see Ocarina, then enable it.
Navigae back one menu and select the Ocarina option. You should be greeted with a list of your codes.
Choose which codes you would like to enable, then select create.
Launch the game and the codes will be applied. The .gct file that was created is stored in the codes folder on the root of your SD or USB drive.

Make sure you install cIOS before continuing with this tutorial!

Extract the wiiflow.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Select the cheats you want to download from Gamehacking.org. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
In the format dropdown menu, select .txt.
Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.

This tutorial does NOT work with disc backups or channels installed to an emuNAND, use USB Loader GX or WiiFlow if you wish to use cheats with them.

Extract the WiiLauncher.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Extract the Cheat_manager_v0_3.rar using 7-Zip (Keka on Mac) and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Select the cheats you want to download from Gamehacking.org. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
In the format dropdown menu, select .txt.
Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
On the root your SD or USB drive, make a folder called txtcodes, then place the text file there.
Eject the SD card or USB drive and insert it into your Wii.
Launch Cheat Manager in the Homebrew Channel.
Select the corresponding text file that goes to the game ID of your game.
Press + on your Wii remote for every code you would like to enable.
Press 1 on the Wii remote to create the .gct file. The .gct file that was created is stored in the codes folder on the root of your SD or USB drive.
Press the home button to exit back to the Homebrew Channel.
Launch WiiLauncher in the Homebrew Channel.
If you are launching a disc game, insert your disc into the Wii's disc drive, then select Launch Game. Otherwise, select Launch Channel.

This tutorial does NOT work with disc backups or channels installed to an emuNAND, use USB Loader GX or WiiFlow if you wish to use cheats with them.

Extract the WiiLauncher.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Extract the codemanager.zip to a preferred location on your PC.
Select the cheats you want to download from Gamehacking.org. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
In the format dropdown menu, select .txt.
Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
Launch the codemanager1.2.exe in the codemanager folder on your PC.
In the top right corner, click on File, then click on Open TXT file.
Locate your .txt file you saved and select Open.
Select the check box for every code you want to enable, then select Export to GCT, and select Store to file
Locate your SD or USB drive, ceate a folder called codes, and save it there.


Eject the SD card or USB drive and insert it into your Wii.
Launch WiiLauncher in the Homebrew Channel.
If you are launching a disc game, insert your disc into the Wii's disc drive, then select Launch Game. Otherwise, select Launch Channel. The game should launch with your codes applied.

Example Cheat File

Below is an example of a cheat file for the USA version of Mario Kart Wii. Create a new text file using your preferred text editor. Make sure the encoding is set to UTF-8. The filename for the text file will be renamed to the game ID that your game is for. In this example, it will be named RMCE01. Game IDs can be found on GameTDB. Make sure the Game ID for your region is correct.

RMCE01

Mario Kart Wii



Wiilink WFC [WiiLink WFC Team]

220EDDE4 4800007C

060EDFF8 00000058

48000088 3FE0800F

3BFFDE0C 8061000C

38800F2A 38A1001C

48002D59 3861001C

389FFFDC 4BF24721

2C030000 4182000C

3800AE5A 48000A34

8061000C 38630002

389F0000 80AD973C

38A559E0 7C6903A6

4E800421 48000A68

060EDDE4 0000004C

4800007C 30663939

33383335 31636633

62346162 34343864

33383733 62656430

61633937 00000000

00000000 801D8F58

801D91BC 801D9258

80286AA4 802ED938

524D4345 44303000

00000000 60000000

C60EE308 800EDFFC

C60D1478 800D166C

E2000001 00000000

06276A25 00000011

67732E77 69696C69

6E6B3234 2E636F6D

00000000 00000000

062760EC 00000018

3A2F2F6E 61732E77

69696C69 6E6B3234

2E636F6D 2F773000



Game Text Screen Disable [Sgt. Ghost]

0488F098 00000000

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 # A cheat code (you can find cheats on [https://gamehacking.org/system/wii Gamehacking.org])
 # [[osc:WiiLauncher| WiiLauncher]]
+# A cheat editor, such as [https://wiibrew.org/w/images/c/c7/Cheat_manager_v0_3.rar Cheat Manager] (Wii app) or [https://www.zeldacodes.org/files/codemanager.zip Gecko code Manager] (Windows app)
 </span>
 </tabber>
-== Instructions ==
+==Instructions==
 </noinclude>
@@ Line 35: / Line 36: @@
 |-|USB Loader GX=
 <span>
+{{warning|text= Make sure you install [[wiiguide:cios|cIOS]] before continuing with this tutorial!}}
+# Extract the usbloader_gx.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
 # Select the cheats you want to download from [https://gamehacking.org/system/wii Gamehacking.org]. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
 # In the format dropdown menu, select <code>.txt</code>.
@@ Line 43: / Line 46: @@
 # Click on the game you want to launch. If you want to launch a Disc, you can press the Disc icon in the top right corner.
 # Select Settings, then select Game Load, and scroll down untill you see Ocarina, then enable it.
+# Navigae back one menu and select the Ocarina option. You should be greeted with a list of your codes.
+# Choose which codes you would like to enable, then select create.
+# Launch the game and the codes will be applied. The <code>.gct</code> file that was created is stored in the <code>codes</code> folder on the root of your SD or USB drive.
 </span>
 |-|WiiFlow=
 <span>
+{{warning|text= Make sure you install [[wiiguide:cios|cIOS]] before continuing with this tutorial!}}
+# Extract the wiiflow.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
 # Select the cheats you want to download from [https://gamehacking.org/system/wii Gamehacking.org]. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
 # In the format dropdown menu, select <code>.txt</code>.
 # Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
 </span>
-|-|WiiLauncher=
+|-|WiiLauncher + Cheat Manager=
 <span>
+{{warning|text= This tutorial does NOT work with disc backups or channels installed to an emuNAND, use USB Loader GX or WiiFlow if you wish to use cheats with them.}}
+# Extract the WiiLauncher.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+# Extract the Cheat_manager_v0_3.rar using [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] ([https://www.keka.io/en/ Keka] on Mac) and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
 # Select the cheats you want to download from [https://gamehacking.org/system/wii Gamehacking.org]. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
 # In the format dropdown menu, select <code>.txt</code>.
 # Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
-# On the root your SD or USB drive, make a folder called <code>txtcodes</code>, then place the file there.
+# On the root your SD or USB drive, make a folder called <code>txtcodes</code>, then place the text file there.
+# Eject the SD card or USB drive and insert it into your Wii.
+# Launch Cheat Manager in the Homebrew Channel.
+# Select the corresponding text file that goes to the game ID of your game.
+# Press + on your Wii remote for every code you would like to enable.
+# Press 1 on the Wii remote to create the <code>.gct</code> file. The <code>.gct</code> file that was created is stored in the <code>codes</code> folder on the root of your SD or USB drive.
+# Press the home button to exit back to the Homebrew Channel.
+# Launch WiiLauncher in the Homebrew Channel.
+# If you are launching a disc game, insert your disc into the Wii's disc drive, then select Launch Game. Otherwise, select Launch Channel.
+</span>
+|-|WiiLauncher + Gecko code Manager=
+<span>
+{{warning|text= This tutorial does NOT work with disc backups or channels installed to an emuNAND, use USB Loader GX or WiiFlow if you wish to use cheats with them.}}
+# Extract the WiiLauncher.zip and copy the apps folder to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+# Extract the codemanager.zip to a preferred location on your PC.
+# Select the cheats you want to download from [https://gamehacking.org/system/wii Gamehacking.org]. If you have your own code, see the example cheat file for proper formatting.
+# In the format dropdown menu, select <code>.txt</code>.
+# Then, under the filename dropdown menu, select the game ID. It should be the last option.
+# Launch the <code>codemanager1.2.exe</code> in the codemanager folder on your PC.
+# In the top right corner, click on File, then click on Open TXT file.
+# Locate your <code>.txt</code> file you saved and select Open.
+# Select the check box for every code you want to enable, then select Export to GCT, and select Store to file
+# Locate your SD or USB drive, ceate a folder called <code>codes<code>, and save it there.
+# Eject the SD card or USB drive and insert it into your Wii.
+# Launch WiiLauncher in the Homebrew Channel.
+# If you are launching a disc game, insert your disc into the Wii's disc drive, then select Launch Game. Otherwise, select Launch Channel. The game should launch with your codes applied.
 </span>
+</tabber>
-== Example Cheat File ==
+==Example Cheat File==
-Below is an example of a cheat file for the USA version of Mario Kart Wii. The filename for the text file will be renamed to the game ID that your game is for. In this example, it will be named RMCE01. Game IDs can be found on [https://www.gametdb.com/ GameTDB]. Make sure the Game ID for your region is correct.
+Below is an example of a cheat file for the USA version of Mario Kart Wii. Create a new text file using your preferred text editor. Make sure the encoding is set to UTF-8. The filename for the text file will be renamed to the game ID that your game is for. In this example, it will be named RMCE01. Game IDs can be found on [https://www.gametdb.com/ GameTDB]. Make sure the Game ID for your region is correct.
 <code>
-Mario Kart Wii
+RMCE01<br>
+Mario Kart Wii<br>
-Wiilink WFC [WiiLink WFC Team]
+<br>
-EDDE4 4800007C
+Wiilink WFC [WiiLink WFC Team]<br>
-EDFF8 00000058
+EDDE4 4800007C<br>
-48000088 3FE0800F
+EDFF8 00000058<br>
-BFFDE0C 8061000C
+48000088 3FE0800F<br>
-F2A 38A1001C
+BFFDE0C 8061000C<br>
-D59 3861001C
+F2A 38A1001C<br>
-FFFDC 4BF24721
+D59 3861001C<br>
-C030000 4182000C
+FFFDC 4BF24721<br>
-AE5A 48000A34
+C030000 4182000C<br>
-8061000C 38630002
+AE5A 48000A34<br>
-F0000 80AD973C
+8061000C 38630002<br>
-A559E0 7C6903A6
+F0000 80AD973C<br>
-E800421 48000A68
+A559E0 7C6903A6<br>
-EDDE4 0000004C
+E800421 48000A68<br>
-4800007C 30663939
+EDDE4 0000004C<br>
-33383335 31636633
+4800007C 30663939<br>
-62346162 34343864
+33383335 31636633<br>
-33383733 62656430
+62346162 34343864<br>
-61633937 00000000
+33383733 62656430<br>
-00000000 801D8F58
+61633937 00000000<br>
-D91BC 801D9258
+00000000 801D8F58<br>
-AA4 802ED938
+D91BC 801D9258<br>
-D4345 44303000
+AA4 802ED938<br>
-00000000 60000000
+D4345 44303000<br>
-C60EE308 800EDFFC
+00000000 60000000<br>
-C60D1478 800D166C
+C60EE308 800EDFFC<br>
-E2000001 00000000
+C60D1478 800D166C<br>
-A25 00000011
+E2000001 00000000<br>
-E77 69696C69
+A25 00000011<br>
-E6B3234 2E636F6D
+E77 69696C69<br>
-00000000 00000000
+E6B3234 2E636F6D<br>
-EC 00000018
+00000000 00000000<br>
-A2F2F6E 61732E77
+EC 00000018<br>
-C69 6E6B3234
+A2F2F6E 61732E77<br>
-E636F6D 2F773000
+C69 6E6B3234<br>
+E636F6D 2F773000<br>
-Game Text Screen Disable [Sgt. Ghost]
+<br>
+Game Text Screen Disable [Sgt. Ghost]<br>
 F098 00000000
 </code>