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- Nintendont - | Yes, you CAN play GameCube games on your Wii U!

digdug2k

Member
Does anyone here use a Y-cable for a USB drive attached to a WiiU? I attached a drive that way, and can see and launch Homebrew apps on the drive. I can even launch Nintendon't backups. But none of my Wii backups (or Gamecube ones) are seen by any of the Wii USB loaders (they all say "No hard drive on port 0" or something like that).
 

Maxrunner

Member
Settings changes are only saved when you launch a game.

There's an app called Aspect Fix you might want to install in Homebrew. Or you can use a forwarder to launch Homebrew which will endure that it displays in widescreen.

Thanks, i just managed to run timesplitters 2 but its crashing randomly, im still using the sd 2gb card that i used for installing homebrew so maybe its because its slow?Need to change back to an sdhc. Regarding the homebrew aspect which one is easier?
 
Thanks, i just managed to run timesplitters 2 but its crashing randomly, im still using the sd 2gb card that i used for installing homebrew so maybe its because its slow?Need to change back to an sdhc. Regarding the homebrew aspect which one is easier?
It is listed as compatible.
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Nintendont_Compatibility_List

Are you using a full size ISO? Using trimmed or modified ISO is problematic with some games.

Wide screen:
1. if you're only bothered by the game being wide screen then setting the Wii U wide screen option in Nintendont is easiest.
2. If you want Homebrew channel to be wide screen then running aspect fix is easiest.
3. If you want wide screen Homebrew channel to be a more permanent fix then install the forwarder.
 

Maxrunner

Member
It is listed as compatible.
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Nintendont_Compatibility_List

Are you using a full size ISO? Using trimmed or modified ISO is problematic with some games.

Wide screen:
1. if you're only bothered by the game being wide screen then setting the Wii U wide screen option in Nintendont is easiest.
2. If you want Homebrew channel to be wide screen then running aspect fix is easiest.
3. If you want wide screen Homebrew channel to be a more permanent fix then install the forwarder.

Thanks gibgerbeardman, the aspect fix seems to work, but yes you need to run it everytime it seems. How do you install a forwarder?
The image is not trimmed, the size is close to the 1.4GB but i've read that messing the force widescreen and progressive options might crash the games.
Also off topic, but to uninstall homebrew do you need to run the hack like if you're installing it using the various games(smash brawk in my case)?

Edit: Forgot to ask how do you configure the wiimote for using with timesplitters2? i wanted to use the AIM/crosshair with the wiimote pointing but i cant seem to use it with defaults.
 

GWX

Member
I'm talking about the classic controller and classic controller pro, the ones you plug into a Wiimote. With both sometimes when you let go of the analog stick it continues to register the last direction it was pushed until you enter another input.

This happens in all GC games I tested in Nintendon't. It doesn't happen with other controllers I tested: GC controller via official adapter, nunchuck, Wii U Pro. It also doesn't happen with the classic controllers outside of Nintendon't.

I'm not sure where to report Nintendon't bugs tho. GBAtemp?

So I'm quite sure it's a Nintendon't classic controller bug.

Experienced this twice today with my Wii Classic Controller Pro connected to my Wii Remote. Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.
 
How do you install a forwarder?
See my post & link on page 19.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=144871888

Also off topic, but to uninstall homebrew do you need to run the hack like if you're installing it using the various games(smash brawk in my case)?
Delete any channels you've installed, including forwarders. Then delete the HB channel. See the HB channel website.

Edit: Forgot to ask how do you configure the wiimote for using with timesplitters2? i wanted to use the AIM/crosshair with the wiimote pointing but i cant seem to use it with defaults.
See: https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendont-wiimote-nunchuck-support-discussions.371356/
 
Yeah. The thing is with dolphin, some games either crash or stutter at inopportune times:



some games in dolphin have horrific slowdown and fucked up audio:

So your example for games that dont work on dolphin is a game that works flawlessly even with texture mods and then you show an image so small I assume it's a star wars game?

But seriously, Twilight Princess runs perfectly for me, they even fixed the Heat Wave but in Wind Waker.
 
Just set this up last night on my WiiU

Its fantastic! The saving grace is the MASSIVE controller support

Absolutely amazing how simple and effective this was setup up. Makes me mad that the same level of support can be applied to Wii games
 
How do Cheats work on Nintendont? I'd like to unlock the characters and stages in Melee painlessly. I'd unlock them all again, but I just did that again last spring.
 

Mesoian

Member
Quick question, I know the OP uses the Brawl method of loading the homebrew channel on the WiiU side of things, but does anyone know if the Lego Indiana Jones method works?
 

havaska

Member
Another quick question - I've got it all up and running (yay!), but am I limited to a 32gb SD card or can I use a 64gb one?
 

samn

Member
Does anyone here use a Y-cable for a USB drive attached to a WiiU? I attached a drive that way, and can see and launch Homebrew apps on the drive. I can even launch Nintendon't backups. But none of my Wii backups (or Gamecube ones) are seen by any of the Wii USB loaders (they all say "No hard drive on port 0" or something like that).

Have you tried swapping the Y cable ports round? I'm guessing the data cable is plugged into the wrong one at the back.
 

Rich!

Member
Hmm I was excited but can't think of one GameCube game worth the trouble. What's everyone's go to game?

I have personally only got a few of these sadly, but here's my godtier list of must-haves:

Super Mario Strikers
F Zero GX
Paper Mario Thousand Year Door
Kururin Squash
Zelda: Twilight Princess (flawless widescreen in nintendont, superior to wii version overall due to controls)
Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Timesplitters 2 and 3
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Super Mario Sunshine
1080 Snowboarding
StarFox Assault
Luigi's Mansion
Eternal Darkness
Resident Evil REmake/Zero
Star Wars: Rogue Leader 1 and 2
Chibi-Robo
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart Double Dash
Ikaruga
Crazy Taxi
007: Everything or Nothing
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Baten Kaitos: Origins
Wario World

yep, I think that's all that comes to mind right now. I didn't put wind waker in for obvious reasons.
 

jimi_dini

Member
Is there a way to reverse the right stick for Super Mario Sunshine, so that the camera behaves properly? I really don't understand why Nintendo didn't include an option.
 

Doczu

Member
Does anyone here use a Y-cable for a USB drive attached to a WiiU? I attached a drive that way, and can see and launch Homebrew apps on the drive. I can even launch Nintendon't backups. But none of my Wii backups (or Gamecube ones) are seen by any of the Wii USB loaders (they all say "No hard drive on port 0" or something like that).

I have the same (more or less) problem as you. I use a drive without a Y-cable, slot 0. Wiiflow sees the games on the drive (i even downloaded all the covers) but can't run any of them (locks itself up) USBLoader doesn't see shit (but recognizes the drive in settings) on the drive, but does see my solee Gamecube game on the SD (so it is installed correctly on the Wii U?). Using a USB2.0 Seagate Expansion 500GB, worked perfectly on the Wii, runs ok on the PC. Nintendon't has zero problems running stuff from SD. Installed all needed IOS and cIOS. Any help?
 
Is there a way to reverse the right stick for Super Mario Sunshine, so that the camera behaves properly? I really don't understand why Nintendo didn't include an option.

Yeah, it sucks. I guess you could crack the controller open and invert the polarity of the C-stick with some soldering.
 

jimi_dini

Member
Is there a way to reverse the right stick for Super Mario Sunshine, so that the camera behaves properly? I really don't understand why Nintendo didn't include an option.

I just found a solution myself.

Just download this file:
http://www.filemail.com/d/tztfcyzsvyhalae

unzip it, then rename "SuperMarioSunshine-ReverseCamera.gct" to "GMSE01.gct" (for US Super Mario Sunshine, no idea if it also works for the European release).

Create a subfolder on your SD-card under directory "games" called "GMSE01" and put that file in there.

Now start Nintendon't and switch cheats to on.

that file is only online for 7 days, I couldn't find a better file hoster :(
 
I'm in the process of ripping all my GCN games using CleanRip.

I would ideally like to store both my GCN and Wii games on an SD card but a 32GB card is not going to be enough if I want Wii games on there too. Is this definitely the maximum size recognizable by the Wii U when in Wii mode?

What are my options if I want to avoid using an external USB HDD? I'm not keen on having to use a Y-cable to connect up an existing drive I have as it takes up both USB ports and I want to keep using the USB LAN adapter. I would prefer to keep the system "tidy" just using a SD card.
 
One other question. Is there any issues doing a Wii system transfer to Wii U if I already have the Homebrew Channel on the Wii U? I know with the original Wii it doesn't make any changes or remove the HBC but what about the Wii U?
 

EmiPrime

Member
I'm in the process of ripping all my GCN games using CleanRip.

I would ideally like to store both my GCN and Wii games on an SD card but a 32GB card is not going to be enough if I want Wii games on there too. Is this definitely the maximum size recognizable by the Wii U when in Wii mode?

What are my options if I want to avoid using an external USB HDD? I'm not keen on having to use a Y-cable to connect up an existing drive I have as it takes up both USB ports and I want to keep using the USB LAN adapter. I would prefer to keep the system "tidy" just using a SD card.

I'm using a 128GB SD card without any problems. Get as big a card as you can afford.
 

Platy

Member
Just discovered that basicaly every problem I had on this thread was because I had somehow downloaded a very old version of nintendon't o_O

"the menu was a black screen without update options" old version =P

re downloaded and everything is awesome !
 

jimi_dini

Member
if i have a terrabyte hard drive and want to use it for both wii u and nintendont (figured on making 2 partitions) what would be the best way of doing it?

You don't.

There is no way to do that. Wii U itself needs the drive formatted with its own (encrypted) file system. Nintendon't needs FAT32.

You can't use 2 partitions.
 
You don't.

There is no way to do that. Wii U itself needs the drive formatted with its own (encrypted) file system. Nintendon't needs FAT32.

You can't use 2 partitions.
Well shit. Anyone know where I can get some decent sized external hard drives for a good price.

Are there problems running off a flash drive?
 

BocoDragon

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Got home to my Wii U after a month away and I LOVE the new 4:3 correction on Nintendon't. Pretty much the perfect Cube loader now.

Can anyone tell me if they have any builds of Nintendont and a USB loader can work with

1. UStealth

2. Loading Nintendont games through a USB loader in 4:3 and 16:9 on a game by game basis (of course I want the games that have native 16:9 support to display in widescreen).

I think the state of USB loaders hasn't caught up to those two things yet? But surely someone has made a custom build that does?
 

Storm360

Member
I take it there is no possible way to get around the fat32 limitation?

Just ripped my entire GameCube collection to a 500gb external drive, to get a error when trying to load

Guess I need to reformat and rip again right?
 
I take it there is no possible way to get around the fat32 limitation?

Just ripped my entire GameCube collection to a 500gb external drive, to get a error when trying to load

Guess I need to reformat and rip again right?

I take it the drive filesystem is NTFS or some such? Yeah, you need to format it to FAT32 and rip/copy the disc images to it once more. FAT32 easily supports your 500 GB drive, but I believe that Windows can only create partitions up to 32 GB. You'll need a third-party tool, or Linux/OS X, to create larger partitions.
 

jimi_dini

Member
To be frank. I find this infuriating.

What exactly?

That Nintendo doesn't offer this? well, there is real no way for them to offer something like that when the drive in the Wii U isn't able to handle gamecube discs.

Or us playing our own games, that we own and just rip on a Wii by ourselves, so that we can enjoy our Gamecube games over HDMI and use the awesome Wii U Pro controller to play them?
 

Storm360

Member
I take it the drive filesystem is NTFS or some such? Yeah, you need to format it to FAT32 and rip/copy the disc images to it once more. FAT32 easily supports your 500 GB drive, but I believe that Windows can only create partitions up to 32 GB. You'll need a third-party tool, or Linux/OS X, to create larger partitions.

Yeah, formatted it to Fat32 and now works fine... now to rerip everything again. using a original Wii, but finally getting around to sorting this stuff out, the Wii side of things has been great so far.
 
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