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Engine02 (Release 9) (Wii misc)

Engine02 is a script-driven, multiplatform 2D game engine with builds for DOS, Windows, Linux, Intel/PPC MacOS, PSP, and Wii. Complete documentation for creating games is included with PC and Mac builds, and is also available on the website.

Games created or hosted by the author and his team are directly downloadable from inside the program. Updates for the program, or any installed game, can also be downloaded from the same interface when they become available.

Currently-available games :
Megaman: Triple Threat – A Megaman 7 style fangame. Currently an in-progress demo
Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Mettrix – A Sonic 3 style fangame. Currently an in-progress demo

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=12238&f=54 and http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Engine02 for the news.

http://stealth.hapisan.com/E02/

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HackMii Installer v0.8 (Wii Application)

The HackMii Installer is intend to enable legal homebrew and to play your legally owned backups. Every other use is not in compliance with the creators of this Hack and in no way welcome. Be fair and buy the games you like!

Release notes:

HackMii Installer (v0.8 ):
* IOS58 is chosen for The Homebrew Channel when installed. This is required for USB2 support. Other IOS versions are of course still supported, but USB will be limited to version 1.

BootMii beta 6 (v1.3):
* Fixed the freeze when using the autoboot feature to load System Menu with a delay of zero.
* The NAND backup no longer crashes when stumbling on uncorrectable pages.
* A couple of fixes to the integrated SD browser.
* The autoboot feature is ignored when launching the IOS version of BootMii.

The Homebrew Channel (v1.0.8 ):
* General USB improvements for all IOS versions, this fixes the regression introduced in version 1.0.7.
* USB2 support through IOS58.

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=12241&f=54 and http://www.wii-info.fr/news-1980-hackmii-installer-0-8-bootmii-beta6-1-3-homebrew-channel-hbc-1-0-8-support-de-l-usb2-par-l-ios58.htm for the news.

http://www.bootmii.org/

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Yabause Wii UO v0.9.10 (Beta 6) (Saturn emu for Wii)

Yabause Wii is a Sega Saturn emulator for Wii and is the first of its kind as emulating the complex processes of the Sega Saturn is much harder then it looks and now even harder to run it on the limited hardware of the Wii.

Changes:

* recompile for recent HBC1.0.8 and recenet libogc (I don’t know using IOS58 for USB2)
* add some previous unhandled commands of SH2 (ex. Sega Rally Champ. works)
* some minor fixes and changes

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=12251&f=54 for the news.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Yabause_Wii

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Neko Project II v0.83 (Beta 4) NEC PC-9801 emu for Wii)

Neko Project II emulates a NEC PC-9801.

Changes:

* Recompile for recent HBC1.0.8 and recenet libogc (I don’t know using IOS58 for USB2)

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=12252&f=54 for the news.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Neko_Project_II

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QUASI88 v0.6.3 (Beta 4) (PC-8801 emu for Wii)

QUASI88 is a port to Wii of QUASI88, NEC PC-8801 emulator, programmed by Fukunaga.

Changes:

Recompile for recent HBC1.0.8 and recenet libogc (I don’t know using IOS58 for USB2)

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=12253&f=54 for the news.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/QUASI88

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FCE Ultra GX v3.2.2 (NES emu for Wii)

FCE Ultra GX is a modified port of FCE Ultra. The GUI is powered by libwiigui.

Features:

Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
iNES, FDS, VS, UNIF, and NSF ROM support
1-4 Player support
Zapper support
RAM / State saving support
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
Cheat support (.CHT files)
IPS/UPS/PPF automatic patching support
NES Compatibility Based on FCEUX 2.1.3
Getting Started

Changes:

3.2.2 – August 14, 2010
* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added – requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT – requires latest HBC

Free and legal NES roms to try with this emulator can be downloaded from here: http://www.pdroms.de/files/nes/

http://code.google.com/p/fceugc/

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VisualBoyAdvance GX v2.2.1 (GBA emu for Wii)

Visual Boy Advance GX is a Game Boy Advance / Game Boy emulator based on VBA-M.

Features:

Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
SRAM and State saving
IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
Compatiblity based on VBA-M r927
MEM2 ROM Storage for fast access
Auto frame skip for those core heavy games
Turbo speed, video zooming, widescreen, and unfiltered video options

Changes:

2.2.1 – August 14, 2010
* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added – requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT – requires latest HBC

Plenty of legal GBA homebrew games to try out can be found here at PDRoms -> http://www.pdroms.de/files/gameboyadvance/

http://code.google.com/p/vba-wii/

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SNES9x GX v4.2.4 (SNES emu for Wii)

SNES9x GX is a Super Nintendo emulator based on the PC emulator SNES9x 1.51. SoftDev is responsible for the original SNES9x 1.51 GameCube port, whose work was continued by crunchy2. Wii support was added by michniewski, and SNES9x 1.51 was ported by Tantric. The project is currently being maintained by michniewski and Tantric. The GUI is powered by libwiigui.

Features:

Based on Snes9x 1.52
Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
SNES Superscope, Mouse, Justifier support
Cheat support
Auto Load/Save Game Snapshots and SRAM
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
Autodetect PAL/NTSC
16:9 widescreen support
Open Source!

Changes:

4.2.4 – August 14, 2010
* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added – requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT – requires latest HBC

Free and legal SNES roms to try out with this emulator can be found here: http://www.pdroms.de/files/supernes/

http://code.google.com/p/snes9x-gx/

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The Powder Toy Wii v0.1 (Wii Game Port)

The Powder Toy Wii is a port of The Powder Toy using SDL Wii. The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic ‘falling sand’ physics sandbox, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/The_Powder_Toy_Wii

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IOS58 Installer (Wii Application)

IOS58 Installer does one thing, and one thing only – download and install IOS58 from the Nintendo update servers. This process does not involve any system-critical parts of the system, and is completely safe. IOS58 is required for USB 2.0 support in homebrew applications and is the default IOS used by HBC 1.0.8+. It is included in System Menu 4.3, but those who do not wish to update to 4.3 can just run this installer to get the benefits of IOS58.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/IOS58_Installer

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