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OpenTyrian Wii v1.6.0 (Wii Game Port)

OpenTyrian is a port of the DOS shoot-em-up Tyrian. Tyrian is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter. The story is set in 20,031 where you play as Trent Hawkins, a skilled fighter-pilot employed to fight Microsol and save the galaxy. This port is done by Molokai.

Changes:

USB support added for loading and saving OpenTyrian data files (make sure all files in /popkey and /tyrian subdirectories are in place; tyrian.sav, tyrian.cfg and joystick.conf are optional).
Several background code optimizations not yet reflecting in game performance.
OSK bugfix: “9” now works on both name input screens.
Bugfix for “Low” detail text display in Pause menu.
Default detail level set to “Pentium”
Wild detail mode enabled in Pause menu detail selection.
Fix for default HAT assignments (used to assign all directions to HAT-left).
Joystick configuration menu completely reworked (details in Joystick Config):
Now displays name of joystick at top instead of number.
Also displays button names instead of numbers now.
Finally, DPAD directions dynamically displayed based on whether Classic is plugged in or not.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/OpenTyrianWii

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DOSBox Wii v1.2 (DOS emu for Wii)

DOSBox Wii is a port of DOSBox to the Wii using SDL Wii. It also features a Home menu powered by libwiigui.

Changes:

Updated to latest DOSBox SVN

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/DOSBox_Wii

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ThemeMii v0.3 (Wii Application misc)

ThemeMii is a manager for Wii Themes. The .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run this application!

Current features:

Load mym files and edit them
Create new mym files
Create a csm from any mym
Create a mym from a csm
Browse through base app’s for path’s (including TPL preview)
Download base app’s from NUS
Automatically manage source’s and image width and height

Changes:

Added a little tutorial on how to change the health screen (in the ?-menu)
Added ability to drag a mym file onto the window to open it
Window location and size will now be saved
Added option to save the nand backup path
Added option to take image width and height from the selected TPL
Fixed some bugs when saving/creating mym
Fixed “No Entries Left” error when files have no extension
Fixed base app downloading to different locations than the app directory
Fixed base app browsing

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/ThemeMii

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SpaceBubble v0.94 (Wii Game)

SpaceBubble is a classic board puzzle game based bubble breaker. Select multiple bubbles with the same color and destroy them, the more you hit in one the higher score you will get.

Changes:

GUI:
– Improve game settings screen.
– Added donate screen.
– Update main menu screen information.
– Improve bubble graphics.
Core:
– Extend user name from 3 to 6 characters.
– Default user name is based on Wii nickname.
– Increase http buffer size from 8kb to 10kb.
General:
– Added source code to Google Code Repository
– Added source code documentation (Javadoc style).
– Added Doxygen (automatic documentation generation tool) config file.
– Build game with devkitPPC r19 compiler.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/SpaceBubble

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Banana Patcher v2 (Wii Application)

Banana Patcher is able to apply on-the-fly Preloader patches to System Menu without installing anything to the NAND. Some of the code was taken from Waninkoko’s Menu Patcher. Banana Patcher needs an IOS with trucha bug (any cIOS will work).

Useful for:

Play your GC imports
Copy your copy-protected saves to SD easily
Move Disc Channel

Changes:

added IOS selector at start (you don’t need a patched IOS36 anymore, just use any cIOS)
added predefined hacks (you don’t need the banana_hacks.txt file for main hacks)
added new hack files (thanks to marinos35)

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Banana_Patcher

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Dop-IOS v10 (Wii Application)

Dop-IOS lets you download and install any IOS from Nintendo servers. You can also apply the trucha bug to them.

Features:

Download any IOS from Nintendo servers
Select between oldest version or newest version of any IOS
You can apply the signature hash check (trucha) again
You can also apply ES_Identify function patch to IOS36 (useful for AnyTitle Deleter and >3.4 users)
Protection: you cannot install stubs. You could get a brick if you install an stub IOS that your System Menu uses. If you want them, just update through Wii menu or disc.
Stores files on SD: you can reuse all your downloaded IOS with Dop-IOS or another application.
Shows your IOS versions

Changes:

fixed IOS selector at start

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Dop-IOS

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ThemeMii v0.2 (Wii Application misc)

ThemeMii is a manager for Wii Themes. The .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run this application!

Current features:

Load mym files and edit them
Create new mym files
Create a csm from any mym
Create a mym from a csm
Browse through base app’s for path’s (including TPL preview)
Download base app’s from NUS
Automatically manage source’s and image width and height

Changes:

Made the window resizable
Added some basic instructions “? -> Help”
Added ability to install a theme directly to a nand backup (Tools menu)
Added option to Lz77 compress containers for smaller csm’s (enabled by default!)
Added option to keep the extracted base app (enabled by default!)
Added save prompt when closing application (can be turned off)
Added I4, I8, IA4 and IA8 as TPL formats (not compatible with MyMenu!!!)
Fixed TPL formats (all images were RGB5A3 before, didn’t matter what you selected)
Fixed a bug when downloading base app
Fixed previewing of Lz77 compressed non-tpl images (base app browsing)
csm to mym: Fixed errors with Yaz0 compressed files
csm to mym: Fixed forgotten containers in mym.ini

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/ThemeMii

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Dop-IOS v9 (Wii Application)

Dop-IOS lets you download and install any IOS from Nintendo servers. You can also apply the trucha bug to them.

Features:

Download any IOS from Nintendo servers
Select between oldest version or newest version of any IOS
You can apply the signature hash check (trucha) again
You can also apply ES_Identify function patch to IOS36 (useful for AnyTitle Deleter and >3.4 users)
Protection: you cannot install stubs. You could get a brick if you install an stub IOS that your System Menu uses. If you want them, just update through Wii menu or disc.
Stores files on SD: you can reuse all your downloaded IOS with Dop-IOS or another application.
Shows your IOS versions

Changes:

added IOS selector at start (you don’t need cIOS249 anymore)
added an IOS version to download selector
updated to all new IOS versions

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Dop-IOS

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OpenTyrian Wii v1.5.0 (Wii Game Port)

OpenTyrian is a port of the DOS shoot-em-up Tyrian. Tyrian is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter. The story is set in 20,031 where you play as Trent Hawkins, a skilled fighter-pilot employed to fight Microsol and save the galaxy. This port is done by Molokai.

Changes:

Massive core update finally completed. This core update includes many improvements, such as:
Joystick configurations now savable. No corruption has yet occurred through dozens of saving/loading cycles.
Game is much more stable. Random crashes seem nonexistent.
Sound distortions are at an all-time low. Pops/crackles hardly noticeable, if at all.
This core update also includes all previous improvements, such as the on-screen keyboard and menu exclusions/changes to avoid any possible problems resulting from settings incompatible with the Wii.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/OpenTyrianWii

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Comix Channel (Beta 1) (Wii Application)

Comix Channel is an application that allows you to download comics from the internet and displays them.

Features:

A very good GUI
Comic preview
Zoom in and out
Supports PNG images in ZIP archives
You can move comic page with the wiimote pointer
Supports multiple subfolders

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/User:Tiamattia/ComixChannel

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