Soft Modded Wii to use GameCube ISOs

I have 2 Wiis at the moment, and one is proudly in the lounge and is softmodded to play Wii ISOs. I bought the 2nd Wii cheap because I wanted a 2nd unit just in case the original "broke" but when you look at the number of Wiis sold, it will become one of the easiest retro machines to find.

The 2nd unit therefore is going to become my GameCube ISO machine. The Wii already plays GameCube games perfectly well and has a 4 slots of GameCube controllers and 2 slots for memory cards, but I want to take it to the next level and have it play GameCube games directly from an external Hard Disk Drive.

Ive watched enough of Youtube now to give it a go, the problem is I dont have any spare external drives...so I will have to have a look online or see whats cheap in PC World.

Reorganising my Consoles

As previously mentioned, I am slimming down my console collection, but its not going to happen as quickly as I initially thought. Most of what I sell is sold on eBay, and I have a ton of material (mostly old CDs and Role-playing books) that need to be sold first, so I will be hanging onto my consoles for a little while longer.

Still the only TV I have left to play on is the old B&O in the loft. The other current gen consoles have been distributed or will be distributed around the house in various forms, mostly serving as a Youtube portal or Netflix device.

Hand Helds - I am selling the PS Vita as it doesnt really earn its keep, and I expect to get back what I paid for it. I will be keeping the Nintendo 3DS for now as it has an R4 card and access to unlimited games, all it needs is a new battery.

Retro Consoles - The Megadrive and Gamecube are going to be the first 2 consoles to go as I dont feel any love for the Megadrive, and what games I do want to play, I can managed perfectly well on the Raspberry Pi. The Gamecube was more of a novelty as my Nintendo Wii plays all the Gamecube games without a problem.

The next batch would be SNES because of a lack of access to games, and both the Dreamcast and Saturn for the same reasons. For now I will be holding onto the Nintendo 64 and Playstation as both of these are earning their keep as emulation isnt great yet for either machine.

Modern Consoles - here comes the tough choices. The Playstation 3 is in the lounge, and the Playstation 4 is in the master bedroom, which leaves me with the Wii U, 2 Nintendo Wiis and the Xbox One.

I have configured one Wii to run Wii ISOs and the other to run Gamecube ISOs meaning I can sell off any unwanted Gamecube games I have on ISO. The Wii U will most likely join the Playstation 3 or 4 and the Xbox One the same.

The final console choice is going to be where I put my Xbox 360, as I have too many Guitar Hero/Rock Band stuff to just sell off.

I will keep what I can in the loft and use the CRT TV, and maybe sometime down the road buy another LCD TV.

2nd Lounge - Man Cave Progress

My Xbox360 is the first console set up in the loft.
At the same time I filtered out all the games Ive played and dont intend to return to (but intend to keep just in case) and I was surprised to see almost half my collect get put in a box. Also about a third of my games are Guitar Hero and Rock Band so that doesnt really count.

Tonight I intend to complete the move with the Wii heading to the loft as well.

Carpet gone, boxes being cleared and more eBay stuff being queued up. Its getting very empty upstairs, but exciting too.

I also got my Raspberry Pi rainbow case and apart from one small crack (which you cant see when assembled) it looks terrific.

I found my TV lead for the Playstation 3 and that will suffice for now until I get a decent HD TV for the loft. On the basis that I still have a lot of games to play on the old consoles and lack of a decent TV, I have decided to buy the Wii U first as it has its own inbuilt screen. And its cheaper and has more games Im interested in that the other 2 new consoles.

My Arm Aches...

Woke up this morning and my arm really ached.
Spent the entire day thinking why that was, because I sure as hell dont remember doing anything onerous, or even actually going to the gym.

Then it dawned on me.

Boom Blox - that bastard game gives your arm such a workout, that it really hurts, in a bad way, not good.

Poor Man's Boom Blox

I find myself spending most lunchtimes either queuing in Sainsburys or Morrisons or sitting in front of my laptop in search of casual online/browser games.

One caught my attention to the point I completed it in one sitting, which is rare.

Totem Destroyer - a browser based game that has similar elements to the Wii game, Boom Blox.

I wont say any more other than if you like physics puzzles and/or Boom Blox (but don't own a Wii or have one at work) then you'd do well to give this little game a bit of your time.

Wii NiGHTS

Here is a game due to be released on the Nintendo Wii that I have been waiting for years since the original came out on the Sega Saturn.

Released around the same time as the Nintendo N64 game Mario 64, it was a poor cousin to Mario's escapades, but still managed to win my heart through fantastic graphics, brilliant music and clever gameplay.

Well here is the sequel, if it could be called that, and one that Id rather play over and above any other game right now, including Super Mario Galaxy. Ill even send the kids to bed early to play this.

U R Mr Gay

U R Mr Gay

So I've been playing Super Mario Galaxy and can confirm that even in-game on the title screen the only stars that shine in and out are the ones on the box cover as well.

No just the artists then, but the games designers too.

Wii is Back

No this isnt a LOL cat joke , but a celebration on the fact that I got my Nintendo Wii back. Well, not the one I sent for repair, but rather a brand new one. Nice job Nintendo.

And to celebrate I bought Super Mario Galaxy. Now the artwork is interesting as it has a subliminal message in the title. There are stars underneath the letters, and when you read the letters that are starred, it reveals a hidden message.



all will be revealed after the cut...

U R Mr Gay