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- Your GC games need to be in ISO form. Then you want Nintendont. What everyone else said. WiiU can't read the discs, so you have to use a Wii to rip the discs, link them to your WiiMote, rip your memory paks to SD, and then transfer them all to the WiiU. So you'll still need to keep a Wii AND a WiiU around to do it all.
- Gamecube ISO tool is basically what the name suggests. You can use it to convert between various Gamecube formats for backup purposes or playing on most USB loaders via Dios Mios Lite. The main purpose of GCIT is as a testbed for gamecube functionality in Wii Backup Manager, but I've tried my best to also make it a usable standalone application.
This is a quick start guide on how to use USB Loader GX, a popular USB loader for the Wii that’s used to play games from a USB drive.
Roms e Isos de 3DS, Wii, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Gamecube, Arcade, NDS, Snes, Mega drive, Nintendo 64, GBA e Dreamcast para download.
What you need
- A Wii
- A USB drive
Make sure you have installed cIOS before following this!
We recommend you copy games over with Wii Backup Manager if you use Windows, Witgui if you use macOS, or Wii Backup Fusion for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
If you want to play games that are in NKit format, use this program to convert them to ISO first. You can also use a development build of Dolphin, right click on a game, and use “Convert File” to convert it.
If you are not copying games using Wii Backup Manager, Witgui, or Wii Backup Fusion, make a folder on the root of the USB drive or SD card named “wbfs” and put the games in there.
To play games, we recommend using an external hard drive for your Wii. Flash drives should be usable too, but external hard drives are recommended as they are more reliable, and can store more games.
Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Do not format it as other types such as extFS or WBFS, the latter is an old format of storing Wii games.
Instructions
Downloading
- Extract USB Loader GX and put it in the
appsfolder on your USB drive or SD card. - Insert your USB drive, and SD card if you’re using one, into your Wii and launch USB Loader GX from the Homebrew Channel.
Getting Started
There is no “guide” to use the USB Loader GX app. This is intended to help you learn how to use it, by giving you a quick start. You should be able to figure out all the great features of USB Loader GX by using it.
- If USB Loader GX says “Waiting for HDD…” with a 20 seconds countdown, it’s likely that it can’t find the USB drive. Try to exit out of the app, and then relaunch it after you put the USB drive in the other port of the Wii.
- You can press the 1 Button on your Wii Remote to open up a dialog to download game covers and artwork from GameTDB. It might take a while to download the game covers and artwork, depending on how many games you have.
- There are WADs that can open up USB Loader GX if you load it from the Wii Menu. This is called a forwarder WAD. An official forwarder WAD can be found here, and a version for the vWii (Wii U) can be found here.
- GameCube or “custom” Wii games may or may not have a custom banner that USB Loader GX uses. To enable this, find or write
CustomBannersURL = http://banner.rc24.xyz/in config/GXGlobal.cfg on your USB drive. Then you can use the “Custom Banner” download by pressing the 1 Button on your Wii Remote.
User Interface
There are multiple buttons in the USB Loader GX interface.
Main Menu
These are the functions the buttons found on the top of the main menu do, from left to right:
- Star - Shows games that you have marked as “favorites”.
- Search - Lets you search for games by name.
- Sort - Cycles through sorting methods for games.
- Platform - Choose to sort games by platform.
- Category - Sorts games by category.
- List - Shows games in a list view.
- Multi-Cover View - Shows games in a multi-cover view.
- Cover Carousel View - Shows games in a carousel view.
- Wii Menu View - Shows games in a Wii Menu view.
- Parental Control - Locks USB Loader GX.
- Disc - Loads a game via disc.
Pressing any game will allow you to play the game by pressing “Start”.
There are also other buttons:
- (+) Icon - “Install” a game, i.e. loading it from disc and dumping it.
- Gears - Settings for USB Loader GX.
- SD card - Remount the SD card.
- Homebrew - Load homebrew apps.
- Wii - Open up the HOME Menu, which can also be accessed by pressing the HOME Button on the Wii Remote.
- Power Button - Turn off your Wii.
On the middle of the bottom of the screen, you can see how much space is free on your USB drive and how many games you have.
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How to Legally Dump ROMs/ISOs of Nintendo Games
Part 2: Discs
In part 1 of this guide we discussed the basic methods of legally obtaining backups of your Nintendo game collection. Here in this guide, we’ll go into more detail on how this can be done for disc-based games. So, we’ll cover how to dump Nintendo discs for GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games.
The backups you obtain could then be used with emulators such as Dolphin or Cemu. Or, they could run directly on a modded console without the need for a disc. Remember, we’re focusing on legally obtaining these games and using them for legal purposes.
There are several ways to obtain backups of your discs. It can be done using consoles or even your PC if it’s compatible. Some methods even work with multiple types of discs (e.g. being able to dump GameCube AND Wii games). Although I’ve listed many methods, some aren’t recommended as they may be too complicated or impractical. Ultimately, it comes down to which systems and games you own and which methods are easiest to configure.
Let’s go Dump Nintendo Discs!
GameCube games only – using a modded GameCube
Difficulty: 4 (hard)
We’ll start with the most complicated one. I don’t recommend this, unless you already have a modded GameCube for other purposes. Your money is better spent on a cheap Wii that can easily be modded, or a compatible disc drive for your PC. But, there may be some of you out there who find this method to be exactly what you need!
Needed:
– GameCube
– SD card (no more than 4GB)
– SD Card to Memory card adapter
– Action replay disc
– Or: Modchip & custom disc booting Swiss (homebrew loader)
Required homebrew applications:
– Clean Rip (game dumper)
Guides:
If your GameCube isn’t already configured to boot homebrew, follow this guide. There are several methods of doing so; choose whichever works best for you!
Dumping Discs:
Installation:
– Download Clean Rip from the link above and put the .dol file on the root of your SD Card
Using Clean Rip:
– Follow this guide.
Wii and GameCube games – using a Wii
How To Download Gamecube Games On Wii U
Difficulty: 2 (easy)
Here’s my favorite method. In fact, it’s what I personally used to dump my Wii and GameCube collection. That’s because there are plenty of great tools to use, and the Wii is incredibly cheap and easy to hack. These are also reasons why I built a retro game console out of one and recommend you do too!
Needed:
– Wii
– SD card (any size) or HDD
Required homebrew application (either one):
– USB Loader GX (requires cIOS)
– Cleanrip (does not require cIOS)
Guides:
– Wii softmodding guide
Dumping Discs:
– Installing/Using USBLoaderGX
– Installing/Using Clean Rip
Wii and Gamecube games – using a PC
How To Hack Wii U To Download Gamecube Iso
Difficulty: 1 (very easy)
This method may be super easy, but there’s a catch. Unfortunately, it’s only compatible with certain disc drives, so it’s likely your PC won’t be able to read GameCube or Wii games. Here’s alink to a list of drives that are compatible.
Needed:
– PC with compatible disc drive
Required Program (any of these):
– ImgBurn
– Wii backup manager (Wii games only)
– Friidump
Wii U & Wii games – using a Wii U
Difficulty: 3 (moderate)
This is a great method if you have a Wii U, and it’s the only way to rip Wii U games. It can also dump Wii games, using the same method as on an actual Wii. However, this method is a little more difficult and risky because it’s more complicated to install homebrew on a Wii U console compared to the Wii.
Needed:
– Wii U
– SD Card or HDD
Required homebrew applications:
– Disc2App (for ripping Wii U discs)
– USBLoaderGX or CleanRip (for ripping Wii discs)
Guides:
Wii U softmodding guide
Installing Wii homebrew on Wii U
Dumping Discs
Wii U discs:
Installing/Using Disc2App
Wii Discs:
How to Install USBLoaderGX or CleanRip on Wii U vWii mode (be careful):
– Extract the program folder to your sd/apps folder
– Run it via the homebrew channel in vWii mode
Usage:
– Using USBLoaderGX
– Using Clean Rip
This ends the article on dumping Nintendo game discs. Go ahead and backup your game collection!
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Further reading:The Ellis Workshop’s Wii Hacking Guide