Wiibrew Forums - Offtopic All Offtopic posts go herehttp://forum.wiibrew.org/list.php?14Tue, 12 May 2026 07:48:32 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75156,75157#msg-75157 Re: 10 Years later.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75156,75157#msg-75157stuff on my wiibrew profile. have a good day. :)]]> owen OfftopicWed, 06 Nov 2019 17:38:33 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75156,75156#msg-75156 10 Years later.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75156,75156#msg-75156
I'm honestly surprised that this forum is still online, though it's not surprising it's not active. I have a lot of great memories here, I remember coming here almost everyday after school to see what the latest homebrew or hack was going on with the wii. l still had dial up so i had to download every homebrew app using a 56k connection, it took forever! Hell, i remember when Arikado was still just a moderator. Anyways, I still have my wii, It gathers dust now a days, but sometimes I play some Super Mario Galaxy. I doubt anyone is going to see this post but hey, I still love my wii and this forum is a blast from the past for me. Hope everyone is doing well.


Wii Love Nintendo!

-Aujakev
Kevin]]> aujakev OfftopicTue, 29 Oct 2019 23:08:43 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75019,75019#msg-75019 Fail0verflow have gotten Linux on PS4http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,75019,75019#msg-75019fail0verflow.com]]]> bg4545 OfftopicWed, 06 Jan 2016 10:51:00 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74752,74752#msg-74752 Wii U Friendshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74752,74752#msg-74752 Kyle243 OfftopicThu, 23 Apr 2015 18:29:02 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74731,74731#msg-74731 Rendered Wii Gameshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74731,74731#msg-74731 Penguin15750 OfftopicSun, 29 Mar 2015 01:20:01 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74718,74718#msg-74718 anyone want to attempt to mess around with a wii minihttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74718,74718#msg-747181. you pay for shipping
2. you have proof you will not run off with my system]]> chesterjr101 OfftopicSat, 14 Mar 2015 16:54:46 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74679,74679#msg-74679 Wii U Transfer Tool doesn't finishhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74679,74679#msg-74679
I've been trying for over a week to get the Wii U Transfer Tool to work on my Wii. I followed the instructions and did the setup on the Wii U first, but the tool on the Wii hasn't been able to finish. I asked over on the official Nintendo support forums, but I obviously couldn't give every detail of what I did.

So I have the Homebrew Channel on my Wii. I forget the method of which I got homebrew on my system to begin with, but it was probably through the Smash Bros. exploit. I also managed to get the Gecko launcher set up so that it could launch channels with Ocarina cheat codes. I forget the exact steps. It's been a long time. Those steps might not even be necessary anymore for all I know. Anyway, I also had StartPatch 4.1 installed, with the patch to disable update checks.

With all that said, I started off with System Menu 4.1. First thing I did was open StartPatch and removed the update check patch. I tried several times to update to System Menu 4.3 using the official method, but it kept failing. The bar didn't even move a bit before it failed, each time. So I opened up DOP-Mii and used that to upgrade to 4.3, as well as upgrade the Shop Channel.

Both seemed to install fine. The Wii Shop Channel works perfectly, no problems. I downloaded the Wii U Transfer Tool without an issue. I start it up, hit Next twice, it connects to the internet to see if the process can continue. It usually succeeds on that stage, though it does occasionally throw an error. Then it loads the data off of the SD card, and ultimately it gets to the part where it has to connect to one of Nintendo's servers in order to receive some data to complete the transfer. This is the stage at which it always fails.

The errors at this stage all seem to be network related, and most related to the Wii Shop itself. Which I find odd, because the Wii Shop Channel works just fine (for the most part), but the Wii U Transfer Tool can't connect to it for some reason.

Is there any chance an IOS needs updated that didn't manage to get updated during the DOP-Mii upgrades? Could it be the presence of the homebrew itself that's causing it to fail somehow? Or is it really an issue with Nintendo's servers? I know Club Nintendo has a high traffic warning on the top of the page, but I don't know if that's related to my problem at all.]]> Zeikcied OfftopicFri, 20 Feb 2015 07:58:53 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,66679,74622#msg-74622 Re: Wii U and homebrewhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,66679,74622#msg-74622 Qkjvdn OfftopicThu, 08 Jan 2015 10:14:28 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74469,74469#msg-74469 Error when I signed uphttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74469,74469#msg-74469

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]]> D3ATH OfftopicThu, 25 Sep 2014 21:40:23 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74354,74354#msg-74354 Is there a way to transfer Miis?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74354,74354#msg-74354 G.G. OfftopicThu, 22 May 2014 05:34:58 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74335,74335#msg-74335 Wii U Homebrewhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74335,74335#msg-74335
I really want Wii U homebrew (NOT WII MENU, I MEAN WII U)

And I want to play gamecube games (not piracy, I have the official disc for PM:TTYD and a few others).

Hope this gets implemented!]]> Mineninja123 OfftopicMon, 05 May 2014 06:52:03 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74275#msg-74275 Re: What happened to this place...?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74275#msg-74275
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Yeah, I would say there's just not as much interest in the Wii anymore, especially from developers. Most have moved on to other platforms, or just on with their lives in general. I know I personally don't come on to the forums as much as I used to and there isn't as many people posting, asking questions (at least the one's I can answer..), or creating new content. I'm not sure if you guys have read marcan's post on fail0verflow about the future of console homebrew (fail0verflow :: The future of console homebrew (and a shot of Espresso)) but he made some good points about the Wii U that I think lend to the lack of interest in Wii homebrew as well.

I just read that and... the worst part is, it's a good point.

I'm not going to lie. I know the age of consoles is ending. It was ending for a while for a ton of reasons.

But I'm still sad about it.

Still, silly old sentiment has no reason to stop progress... I'll just have to get used to it.]]> BaffleBlend OfftopicTue, 01 Apr 2014 03:07:18 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74267#msg-74267 Re: What happened to this place...?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74267#msg-74267fail0verflow :: The future of console homebrew (and a shot of Espresso)) but he made some good points about the Wii U that I think lend to the lack of interest in Wii homebrew as well.]]> bg4545 OfftopicMon, 31 Mar 2014 10:03:23 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74265#msg-74265 Re: What happened to this place...?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74265#msg-74265 tueidj OfftopicMon, 31 Mar 2014 08:34:20 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74261#msg-74261 Re: What happened to this place...?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74261#msg-74261 dirtrider73068 OfftopicMon, 31 Mar 2014 00:41:31 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,12228,74260#msg-74260 Re: What browser(s) do you use?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,12228,74260#msg-74260
When it comes to Wii browsing, I use the Internet channel except in the rare case where I need to download a file, since any homebrew browsers I've seen tend not to display pages properly.]]> BaffleBlend OfftopicSun, 30 Mar 2014 17:00:02 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74259,74259#msg-74259 Absolute newcomer seeking ideashttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74259,74259#msg-74259
The issue is, I'm drawing a blank. Any ideas I get are either already in existence or way too ambitious for a newbie.

So would anyone mind suggesting something for me to try to make in order to get my feet wet?]]> BaffleBlend OfftopicSun, 30 Mar 2014 16:54:42 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,65487,74257#msg-74257 Re: One 3DS Topic to Rule them Allhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,65487,74257#msg-74257
Just a thought,]]> BaffleBlend OfftopicSun, 30 Mar 2014 16:06:04 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74256#msg-74256 What happened to this place...?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,74256,74256#msg-74256
The Wii Homebrew scene needs some new life put back into it. Fresh new ideas, new blood, new discussion. If I knew how to code, I would for the sake of keeping the scene alive. I remember when the prospect of Wii Homebrew at all was new an exciting - we finally had something we could DO SOMETHING with our edits to. For the first and maybe the last time, this was OUR console. But... there's just nothing now. I may not have been a vocal member of the community until today, but it's just upsetting to see it fall so far into the ether.

We need to come up with things to breathe some life back into this place. Wii U and 3DS homebrew probably won't happen – at least not for very long – due to Nintendo being able to update games themselves now, so this might be the only thing we get.]]> BaffleBlend OfftopicSun, 30 Mar 2014 15:55:10 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,62222,73704#msg-73704 Re: Twilight Princess Full Lossless Soundtrack Riphttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,62222,73704#msg-73704here Just in case you are ok with mp3 format. Cheers!]]> GrantR OfftopicTue, 17 Sep 2013 10:24:26 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73692,73692#msg-73692 This thread has no clear use.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73692,73692#msg-73692 QQQQ OfftopicSat, 14 Sep 2013 12:56:40 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73198,73198#msg-73198 Nintendo Mustache Competitionhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73198,73198#msg-73198
I participate in a competition of Nintendo where I can win a Wii U by collecting votes. It's a competition where you have to make a photo of yourself with a (Luigi-)mustache.

1st price: Wii U + New Super Luigi U
2nd price: 3DSxl + Luigi's Mansion DM
3rd price: Luigi hat

My boyfriend challenged me that I wouldn’t dare to participate in this competition, but I did!^^ I made a picture together with Yoshi and a little Koopa in its green shell :P

Do you maybe want to vote for me?

Registration isn't needed, you just have to click the next url and click the blue "stem" (means vote in dutch) button.
[microsite.nintendo-europe.com]]]> Eitje OfftopicWed, 03 Jul 2013 09:41:38 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73006,73097#msg-73097 Re: This place sure brings back memories.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73006,73097#msg-73097 WaxyPumpkin72 OfftopicWed, 12 Jun 2013 07:08:59 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73006,73006#msg-73006 This place sure brings back memories.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,73006,73006#msg-73006
I remember when DrLucky, ninjafish1991, and I would have all kinds of inane discussions on the offtopic section.....

But that's not the only reason I'm here posting about forum nostalgia.

When I was an active member, I had little to no knowledge of OOP, having only done any amount of work in BASIC, and having only taught myself this due to being bored in the latter half of junior high. I am a student in the Programming and Web Development shop at my local trade school, and we have a focus on Ruby on Rails for web servers, and C# as the main OOP language.

I'm currently working on a top-down RPG with three others that is similar to the old Legend of Zelda games, particularly Four Swords Adventures, but with the implementation of semi-random dungeons, an inventory system, weapon classes, sprite customizations, and more. We expect to have a working build with combat, travel from the hub to the dungeon and back, character loading/saving, and at least basic inventory management by the end of June. If anyone expresses interest in it, I'll make it publicly available. My personal role in the development is that of the animations, the sprites, and the weapon handlers.

To have thought that I would be this far along in such a comparatively short amount of time is just mind-boggling to me, even today.
To look back a few years and look at myself struggling to get text to output to a screen, well, it makes me laugh. It makes me realize that crazy things can happen, and will happen, and that you just have to let them happen, because it's probably not going to affect you in too negative of a fashion to outweigh the positives.

Not that anyone cares on this particular facet either, but I've also gone from making computer cases out of cardboard because I put all of my money into the components, to fitting an entire MiniITX gaming PC into an original Xbox, simply because I was bored with my current case. 80mm radiator bolted to the top half of the shell, with a single fan on top to serve as a pull, the push is supplied by the GPU that is secured just below it (Radeon HD 7970 Toxxic 6GB).

Ah, there's that old trait of mine. Telling everyone everything. This was a functional example, however, so I can let it slide as it were.

So, in conclusion, I loved my time here, left for reasons even I can't remember, went to school for the years in the interim, learned programming guud, made strides in the hardware end of things as well, and now I nostalgia'd all over when someone talked about running the Homebrew channel on their Wii U.

Arkytal

formerly z400100500 (to those of you who may remember me as z-numbers, the entire, uncut version is z4001005002600260294123711514268 )]]> Arkytal OfftopicWed, 29 May 2013 05:51:07 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,12228,72902#msg-72902 Re: What browser(s) do you use?http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,12228,72902#msg-72902 RyanSmith OfftopicTue, 07 May 2013 09:17:02 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72794#msg-72794 Re: Looking for a USB Geckohttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72794#msg-72794
As for NEEK, it's main purpose is using the SD card or a USB device as the Wii's "NAND" (it stands for "NAND and ES Emulation Kit"), but it does also have features involving debug logging to the SD card/USB device. The obvious downside of this is that it means you run something, debug output gets logged to SD card, you turn off the Wii, put the SD card into your computer, read the log etc. rather than getting live output. (For live output, I believe you require a USB gecko).

Seeing as this is the case, you can just manually log stuff to the SD card in your program.

BTW, NEEK isn't really supported here, as it can be used for warez. Given the subject of your question, I think it's OK, but just for future reference.]]> SifJar OfftopicTue, 02 Apr 2013 13:36:55 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72788#msg-72788 Re: Looking for a USB Geckohttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72788#msg-72788
Also I remember reading on WiiBrew that you could build you're own USB Gecko. How hard would that be and would it be easier than trying to find a Gecko for sale?]]> technoman OfftopicMon, 01 Apr 2013 23:26:43 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72732,72732#msg-72732 Help? PAL GC-disc read errors on PAL Wiihttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72732,72732#msg-72732
And the weird thing and my main point of posting this is, that some time later after it started to behave noisy, my Wii started to have disc read errors with PAL GC discs usually in few minutes or seconds after launching, but not with NTSC-J GC discs nor Wii discs of any region. At least of the ones I've used. All my PAL GC discs are about as scratchy as the NTSC-J ones, but one on them is scratchier. That one doesn't work (noticeably) better or worse than other PAL GC discs on my Wii.
But on some periods of not using the disc drive for a few weeks, then starting to use it again, this happened sometimes: the disc read errors tended to occur later, maybe hour or two or few after launching, if at all. And then when its using has again become more frequent, also the disc read errors started to come in few minutes again.

All those discs work fine on another PAL Wii I've been using. No annoying noise and no disc read errors at all, but once with Brawl.

On both Wiis, I've used Gecko OS homebrew program to run NTSC-J discs.]]> QQQQ OfftopicSun, 24 Mar 2013 15:41:29 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72712#msg-72712 Re: Looking for a USB Geckohttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72712#msg-72712 SifJar OfftopicThu, 21 Mar 2013 17:18:54 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72711#msg-72711 Re: Looking for a USB Geckohttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,72705,72711#msg-72711
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Not quite as convenient as a USB Gecko, perhaps, but you should be able to debug a lot of errors with a combination of those if you can't get your hands on a USB Gecko (they do seem rather elusive these days).

EDIT: Certainly for your early, simpler projects you should be absolutely fine without a USB gecko

I'm not really so worried about convenience with the USB Gecko more than I would like to get one before they just become legends of yesteryear in forums and stuff. That way when I get around to some of the more complicated stuff, I have it available rather than having to track through the usual dead links looking for one. If I have to resort to not using a Gecko for later projects, is there some type of software that I can use with a Bootmii dump to recreate a Wii that I can use as a development sandbox on a PC?]]> technoman OfftopicThu, 21 Mar 2013 15:14:02 +0100