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Wii Homebrew Takes Several Leaps Forward

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the make-it-and-let-your-fans-make-it-better dept.

Croakyvoice writes "Fans of Homebrew on the Nintendo Wii can celebrate with an explosion of releases today, in just a few hours there has been a release of a proof of concept version of Linux for the Wii, an MP3 Player, the Super Nintendo emulator Snes9X has been ported and a converter that converts Gamecube Dol files into Elf for usage on the Wii (Which opens up a multitude of emulators and homebrew games and applications). A tutorial on how to get homebrew working with the Twilight Hack will help those interested."

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  1. Re:Given that Nintendo has already blocked Freeloa by flynt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If 7 dollars is too much for an unenhanced SNES game, what do you think a fair price is, 6 dollars? They can only go so low. I spent 7 dollars on a McDonald's value meal at O'Hare this weekend. I spent 6 bucks on a coffee this morning. THOSE are outrageous prices. Getting to play ActRaiser/SMW/Mario Kart/etc. again sure as hell gives me more value for my dollar than that Big Mac did. If you won't get 5-7 dollars worth of enjoyment out of it, don't buy the game.

  2. Re:Get 'em Tiger! by Abcd1234 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, if you're jonesing for standard resolution videos only

    Sounds great to me. I don't have HD, nor do I plan to upgrade any time soon (I have no desire to have my livingroom dominated by a 40"+ monster, and given the viewing distances in my livingroom, HD would be a waste on anything smaller).

  3. Re:Get 'em Tiger! by Abcd1234 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "higher res tv is much better to watch no matter what the viewing distance"

    If you believe that, you don't understand the physics of human vision.

  4. Re:Get 'em Tiger! by RedWizzard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A properly configured microatx board destined for recycling would do all that and more with a few addins and a nice case. Yes, but I already have a Wii. Why the hell would I want to add another box if the Wii would serve?
  5. Re:Get 'em Tiger! by Scyber · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am not questioning your desire to get a new TV, but I find it somewhat contradictory to think that your living room would be "dominated" by a 40+" TV, but yet the room is too large to get any benefit from HD on a smaller TV. Especially in my experience where I went from a 27" SD set to a 46" HD LCD and the TV is actually less "dominate" than the old TV. It is pretty amazing how the flat panels can actually blend right into a room, much moreso than older CRTs.

  6. Re:Get 'em Tiger! by 644bd346996 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Since when is debunking hyperbole a straw-man attack? And why do so many /. trolls think that calling something a strawman is the equivalent of an anti-Godwin automatic win?