[TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

Post by nastyboy62 »

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Hello old-timers! :98:

First of all, thanks to you, Ayatus, for this tutorial, which was much needed (at least for me).
Indeed, with all these solutions available to us to enjoy the games that shaped our childhood, I'm lost! :roll:

For WiiWares, everything's fine since there's only one way to do it. However, for older games it gets complicated. Could a kind soul spare 5 min (or even 10) to explain the differences between games available in VC mode, standalone emulators to install, and WiiFlow plugins, please?
For example, for Neo-Geo emulation, there are games in VC mode, the standalone emulator but no plugin for WiiFlow if I understood correctly. In that case, what are the advantages/disadvantages between VC mode and the emulator?
Thanks in advance.

Have a good day and happy holidays!
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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The VCs only offer a sample of the games that exist on these old consoles, but their port lets you play without having to bother configuring anything.
In this tutorial I refer to Seiken Densetsu 3 which could also be called Secret of Mana 2, a game that was never released in France. Being able to play it, and in French no less, shows on its own what the point of emulators is.
The official plugin pack is only a small part of the emulators available.
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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Thanks Ayatus for your explanation, I see things a bit more clearly now ;)
Can you tell me if, for VC and WiiWare games, there's another (simpler) way to install them than with ShowMiiWads?
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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The latest development versions of WiiFlow let you install wads to emulated NAND but that's off topic.
There's a Neo Geo plugin for WiiFlow, it's FBA_Neo from RetroArch.

EDIT: you'll find a collection of plugins here: Abz Dropbox plugins folder
It's the most complete collection currently available, unfortunately.
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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Hello,

I wanted to install the plugins but, on my Wii, nothing works. Every time, it tells me there are no emulators or plugins found (well, something like that). It also asks me to choose a partition. I tested on SD and on USB but still no result.
I did put the pack I got with Wiiflow Mod installer on my SD or USB drive but still no result.

I should mention this is the first time I'm trying emulators so, I don't know much about it at all.

Thanks to the kind souls who'll help me with my problem.

Edit: I finally just found my mistake. The game was simply in the wrong folder :oops:
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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Thanks to the wii hack veterans. :accord:
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Re: [TUTORIAL] WiiFlow and plugins

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Hello everyone.
After a good while here I am again.
I just installed wiiflow version 4.2.1 but I have a small problem with my source menu's display.
All the icons show at 90 by 90 pixels.
How do I make them display at their original 120 by 90 or bigger?
Thanks.
Note: If I switch theme to "Green" for example the display is correct.
:oops:

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