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How do i play the burned game on the homebrew channel? (wii)?

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Okay, so i have a burned Wii game(.iso) on a DVD+R. i do own the real copy too. How do i play it using the homebrew channel?

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What do i have to do AFTER i install the Homebrew Channel on my Wii? My burned DVD-R backups wont work!?

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I installed the Homebrew Channel using the Twilight hack, but i dont know what to do in order to play backup games? help me!

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Where is the DVD dumper or the ISO dumper in the Wii homebrew channel ?

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I have seen people using it on the internet to make backups of wii and gamecube games but where is it? I looked in games, demos, utilities, media and the other one but I couldn’t find either of these (ISO dumper, DVD dumper) anywhere in the homebrew channel browser. Someone tell me how to get it please.

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Upgrade Your Wii Today

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To upgrade is defined as improving upon an item by adding something that allows for more and/or better functions. Everyone likes the new and improved, upgraded version over the original. There is just something about knowing you have the latest thing and are able to do more.

What if you could upgrade your Nintendo Wii yourself and get more out of your system today? What if I told you, you can do it in just a few minutes and begin enjoying more games and more features right away?

Upgrade today and get:
- access to a growing library of over 70 free games – 100% legal
- the ability to play DVD video
- the ability to watch multiple video file formats
- the ability to play Wii game disks from other regions
- new ways to use your Wiimotes outside of traditional gaming
- improved storage capacity on your Wii via the Wii’s SD Card slot
- improved music file playback
- the ability to play backed-up and burned copies of your Wii games
- the ability play emulated versions of your favourite games from past consoles
- and MORE all on your current Nintendo Wii

What is this Wii upgrade I’m referring to?

It’s called Homebrew.

Adding the Homebrew Channel to your Wii Menu is a great way for you to upgrade your Wii to get even more out of your console. You can wait for Nintendo to release the Wii 2.0, or whatever they will call it, and spend a fortune totally replacing your current Wii or you can upgrade your Wii now and start enjoying great new features today.

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Wii Homebrews Next Frontier

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Where do want to see Nintendo Wii Homebrew go from here?

So it’s early into the new year and we have high hopes for what may be accomplished in the world of Wii homebrew over the next 12 months. Here are just a few of the homebrew highlights that we would like to see in 2009.

Balance Board Dominance
Now that WiiBreaker has shown us that homebrewers are working on bringing the Balance Board into the world of homebrew we want more. Many current homebrew titles could be adapted to support the Balance Board. Redsquare, Cosmo Raketti, and Aspirin are just three titles that pop into my head right now that would great as Balance Board titles. Besides current titles being given Balance Board support we would love to see some made for Balance Board homebrew apps and a games this year.

Wii Speak
Nintendo’s Wii Speak microphone is a relatively new accessory but we hope homebrewers jump on this one. How about WiiSkype or finding ways to incorporate Wii Speak into some homebrew titles or better yet adding Wii Speak functions to games like Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros.

Multiplayer Online
We are counting on our friendly neighbourhood homebrewers to give us some great online play experiences this year. I’m thinking Jump n’ Bump Online Edition – nice!!

A Real Internet Browser
I know there are alot of Opera fans out there, but I would love see homebrew bring us a useful Internet Browser this year. Firefox would be amazing but I’d settle for Google’s Chrome. Oh and while your at it how about getting some good plug-ins working. We would love to get Megavideo working on the Wii.

Your Turn
Any ideas for homebrew that you would like to see this year? Leave a comment and let the homebrew community hear your voice. If you don’t see the comment box below simply click on this article’s title and scroll down.

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Cosmo Raketti – Review

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Now here is a homebrew game that takes the Wiimote seriously. In Cosmo Raketti you pilot a small spaceship through tunnel after tunnel shooting your way past enemies and obstacles. The control scheme for this game is rather interesting since you actually fly your ship totally with the Wiimote’s motion controls. Holding your Wiimote like a toy airplane you tip it left, right, up and down looking for the safest route and the best shot. Cosmo Raketti also has a great multi-player function where up to four players attempt the levels together.

This video is a demonstration of Cosmo Raketti for Nintendo Wii Homebrew.

Cosmo Raketii

Those of us at Wii Homebrew Review really like this game a lot but it does have a couple of drawbacks that need to be mentioned. First of all, there is a “steeper than normal” learning curve in Cosmo Raketti. The fact is that Wii players have become spoiled with the the system’s very intuitive control scheme. Remember how surprised you were when grandma picked up the Wiimote and bowled a strike in Wii Sports. Not every game is going to be as intuitive and Cosmo Raketti does take a little bit of getting used to for some players. Secondly, the multiplayer mode does get a bit crowded as everyone plays on the same screen at the same time. It does work but maybe a split screen option could be available to help players focus on their own ship. Finally, and we don’t want to sound like complainers here but the game does get a little glitchy at times. Flying into walls will often result in your ship flying completely outside the level entirely, making it impossible for you to die and impossible for you to reach your goal.

Like I said we really like this game and we are very impressed with the motion control scheme. Wii Homebrew Review gives Cosmo Raketti a definitely rating (9/10) and we can’t wait to see what future updates may bring to this title.

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Smashing! – Review

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Shooting targets or smashing bottles, which is where I’m guessing the game gets its name, whatever you prefer this Homebrew shooting game has it all. There are two play modes; time limited target shooting and a speed shooting challenge. Using your Wiimote as a six shooter pistol all you need to do is point and click, err, shoot. Actually it’s not really quite that simple.

In the one player mode target shooting you need to score as many points as you can in the time allotted and the highest scores are achieved by hitting red and gold targets while avoiding the green ones at all cost. In the two player mode both players compete simultaneously trying to hit their own colour targets, avoiding their opponents colour and trying to grab as many gold ones as possible. The two player mode is where Smashing! really shines.

Smashing

In the speed challenge mode you have six bottles to shoot as quickly as you can. Real great times are only possible by hitting all six bottles with your first six shots as reloading wastes valuable time. Reloading your six-shooter is accomplished by shaking your Wiimote, although we found a quick sudden downward movement is the best way to reload without disturbing your rhythm too badly.

Smashing! is a great excuse to break out that Wii-zapper and Wii Homebrew Review gives it a definitely rating. (8/10)

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wii homebrew emulators

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for those that stumbled in here by mistake; emulation is the term used for programs and/or hacks that allow you play games from one console or platform on another console or platform. the idea here is that if you own, say a nintendo wii and would like to play sega genesis, sony playstation, or even super nintendo games, a emulator would allow your wii to run these games.

obviously your wii is not going to be equipped with a slot to insert genesis cartridges or any other consoles games (except the gamecube’s which already work in the wii) so the games from these other consoles need to be converted into files called roms and loaded via the sd slot.

legal?
emulation is no more illegal than owning a baseball bat. but if you use that baseball bat to hurt someone, that is illegal. the same is true for emulators; you can own them and use them as long as you don’t hurt anyone, or any company, in the process. if you install an emulator on your wii and play roms of games that you have legally purchased for another system than that is fine but if you download roms for games you don’t own and have no intention of buying then that is stealing and technically punishable by law.

roms?
you won’t find any here on wii homebrew review but a google search should prove helpful.

different console emulators available for the nintendo wii through homebrew:

fce ultra gx — nintendo entertainment system

genesis plus gx — sega genesis / megadrive

hugo-wii — turbo grafix 16 / pc engine

sms plus — sega master system / game gear

snes9x gx — super nintendo

wii64 — nintendo 64

wii engine — turbo grafix 16 / pc engine

yabause wii — sega saturn

emulation on the wii through homebrew is not limited to other consoles by any means, in fact emulators are also available for portable consoles including the nintendo gameboy, gameboy color, gamboy advance, and neo geo pocket as well as different pc’s and even arcade machines.

many of these emulators are available through the wii homebrew browser, which is by far the easiest way to add new homebrew to your system. once installed you just launch the emulator and tell it which rom to load (remember you will still need to find the right roms for your emulator).

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Wii Homebrew FAQ

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1. What is homebrew?
2. Is this illegal?
3. Will it ruin my Wii?
4. What is a twilight hack?
5. Free? Are you sure?
6. Can you help me?
7. What does Wii Homebrew Review do?

1. What is homebrew?

Homebrew is all that is good and right in the world, almost. Homebrew is the name given for video game hacks, apps (applications), and games that are coded (programed) by individuals who want to make video games or make video game consoles do stuff the manufacturers never intended but are not generally getting paid to do so. Most of the homebrew apps available are being worked on privately by one or two people and are being released in various versions as they work out problems and perfect their “babies”. Keep that in mind when you use an app that is flawed or glitchy, most are works in progress.

Homebrew apps can do tons of stuff:
- new original games
- ports of old games
- emulators of previous generation game consoles
- allow you to play games from outside your region
- allow the use of backed-up game disks
- demonstrate various features of your console
- provide applications that do all kinds of different things from sd card management, mii transferring, to providing you with a tv sized calculator

2. Is this illegal?

No! And yes if you want it to be. Ok, so here’s the deal: hacking your Wii and playing games or using apps that Nintendo has had nothing to do with is not illegal at all. Actually it is really none of Nintendo’s or anyone else’s business how you choose to use your Wii.

The line between legal and illegal gets crossed when you decide to use homebrew to help you steal games. Homebrew apps can make it possible for you to play games that are copied and burned onto DVD disks therefore making it possible for people to “share” video games. The fact is that if you didn’t legally pay for the game then it is stealing and stealing video games, movies, music, cars, kisses, whatever is illegal. International copyright laws make file sharing of video games illegal and punishable by large fines and potential prison sentences.

The other way people use homebrew to break the law is by using emulators to playing video game files (called roms) of which they do not own a legally purchased original copy. It is perfectly legal for you to own roms of games which you have purchased, these are simply viewed as backup copies that are for personal use.

Will you get caught? No idea….

(Disclaimer: Any and all content posted on Wii Homebrew Review is intended for informational purposes only. We will not be held responsible for any damages caused by the use of homebrew nor do we accept any responsibility for any illegal actions taken by any homebrew user. Wii Homebrew Review only supports the legal uses of homebrew)

3. Will it ruin my Wii?

We sure hope not but the fact is that “bricking” your console is always a possibility, but it is very rare. To “brick” your console is the term used to describe the worst case scenario which would be that your system dies and can not be recovered leaving you with a very handsome paperweight. (Nintendo customer service will not help you if you ruin your console with Wii homebrew). With that said it should be noted that most homebrew apps are testing over and over and over again to work out all the bugs and prevent things like this from ever happening. Homebrew is being used successfully by thousands of Wii owners.

(Another disclaimer: Wii homebrew exists for informational purposes only and does not suggest in any way that you personally should or should not add homebrew to your wii console. We simply test and review homebrew games and apps to let people who are already using homebrew know what works and what doesn’t.)

4. What is a Twilight Hack?

The twilight hack is the best and easiest way to add the homebrew channel to a Wii console. Adding homebrew by way of the twilight hack is a very simple process that requires only that you have a Wii, the Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess game, a sd card, and a computer with internet access.

For more information on the twilight hack and the step by step process to using it visit the experts – click here

5. Free? Are you sure?

Yup! That’s sort of the whole idea here. Wii homebrew is free. It is a true labor of love. Please, do not pay for homebrew. Websites are popping up all over the net that try and sell homebrew to Wii owners but why pay for something that is being given away for free. Most homebrew developers would accept a donation if you wanted to support them, but some are just as pleased to receive a kind email thanking them for all their hard work.

Homebrew installation guides are also available and these can be very helpful especially if you want to have all your homebrew questions answered in one spot. These guides can be safely purchased online and could save you a lot of time. Click here for an example of a site that offers a Wii homebrew guide.

6. Can you help me?

In short, no. At Wii Homebrew Review we review homebrew (see what I did there – snap) we don’t code, we don’t know how to help you. We are not trying to be jerks here or anything like that we just feel that you deserve real help and we are not it. The good news is that you are not the first person to need help getting into homebrew so there are a ton of great sites out there to help you and some of them are listed in our affiliates list.

7. What does Wii Homebrew Review do?

That one takes to long to answer in the FAQ section so if you really want to know “Click Here”.

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