Rally Pat Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/ /thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Both really. Pop DVD into the system, it copies the game to the USB drive, return said game to friend/Blockbuster and then play. Yes, you can dump a ton of games at once and even back them up to your computer. I far prefer the DVD buring method. Download the .iso for whatever game you want, burn it to a .15 cent DVD, and you never have to store it anywhere, have a special hard drive for it, etc. Plays just like the original. But I guess if you have a newer system you can't do that, so then you are stuck doing a USB loader instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 The will fit board still works on mine. The nunchucks and the gun also work. Modding doesn't affect anything other then adding a new channel or two on your home screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I far prefer the DVD buring method. Download the .iso for whatever game you want, burn it to a .15 cent DVD, and you never have to store it anywhere, have a special hard drive for it, etc. Plays just like the original. But I guess if you have a newer system you can't do that, so then you are stuck doing a USB loader instead. easier to store but if you have tons of usb media its far far easier and the games will load faster via usb and can be transferred to usb faster then erased if you dont like the game and never scratches Or you can hook up an external drive and be good for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 easier to store but if you have tons of usb media its far far easier and the games will load faster via usb and can be transferred to usb faster then erased if you dont like the game and never scratches Or you can hook up an external drive and be good for a long time Ya I have a 320GB 2.5" USB drive. Don't need anything else other then an SD card to load some .wad files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 My wife got a Wii for Christmas. This sounds like something I need to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/ /thread. Two problems.....Most games run perfectly or with minor bugs. Ever watch a kid excited about playing a game and then have it choke. Doesn't make for a good evening/day for dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 easier to store but if you have tons of usb media its far far easier and the games will load faster via usb and can be transferred to usb faster then erased if you dont like the game and never scratches Or you can hook up an external drive and be good for a long time That's what I did. USB 2 250GB WD Drive. Fast and has plenty of room. I have about 30 games on there and only about 90gb used. No way I'd want to dink around with burning and storing and playing off DVD's. HDD is the way to go IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I've got something new in the works. Hopefully in the next day or so I'll have it ready to run. With Jaron, I was able to learn what doesn't work, hah. But I also got some new ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 is the wii modded or stock? It's just straight out of the box, I don't have it hooked up to the internet either. I don't play it much but perhaps you could change my mind about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 It's just straight out of the box, I don't have it hooked up to the internet either. I don't play it much but perhaps you could change my mind about it. Sounds like you need to warranty it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Alright, I have done some testing and with my new setup, it is $100 and I include a 500 gig hard drive to get you going! The process is super quick now, so you can hang around while I do it and I can show you how your Wii has been improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaewsky1 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 After its all done is it easy enough for the kids to figure out how to load games? My wii is bone stock would I need to do anything before you come over? I may be interested. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) After its all done is it easy enough for the kids to figure out how to load games? My wii is bone stock would I need to do anything before you come over? I may be interested. Thanks. Easy as selecting any channel. My 7 year old works it just fine. I just showed him that he is only to select the games from the ICONS that pop up and that if he accidentally hits something that brings him to a "list" of any kind to shut off the Wii and go back in. This way he can't/won't ever change anything in anyway. It's not easy for him to accidentally hurt anything, but I thought it best to show him what NOT to do as well. He's fine. Well worth the investment regardless of the drive size you use. I have a 250gb Western Digital on mine. I was going to go larger, but I bought a second 4TB system for my photography stuff and just used this one instead. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/131559914/original.jpg Edited January 2, 2011 by TTQ B4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 it is really easy to use and it saves you money lol just downloaded almost 20 games last night and have them on my external drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 After its all done is it easy enough for the kids to figure out how to load games? My wii is bone stock would I need to do anything before you come over? I may be interested. Thanks. Yup, its very easy. Just click on the loader channel then select what game you want. It just adds one easy step to the process of playing a game, but it means you never have to swap discs, so nothing to lose or scratch. All that I need is to know your firmware version. From the system menu, click on the Wii Options button on the bottom left. Then Wii Settings on the right. The version will be along the top, towards the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 I was talking to a customer at work yesterday about ALL this stuff, including wii "backup" games. Wii got interesting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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