Homebrew Sonic mania port to wii u

[2kshard]

Can anyone use the recent sonic mania decompilation to port it over to the wii u

 

[AmandaRose]

Can't wait to play the WiiU port as the PC version for some unknown reason runs like shit on my PC yet far more demanding games run with zero issues

 

[NinStar]

Can't wait to play the WiiU port as the PC version for some unknown reason runs like shit on my PC yet far more demanding games run with zero issues

It is the DRM, it is better to play it by alternative means for this reason alone.

 

[niuus]

The port is apparently done:

In the meantime, a fun weekend project: I ported the absolutely incredible decompilation of Sonic Mania by @Rubberduckcooly and @rmg_rich to the Wii U! pic.twitter.com/kTyZieCvBD

— Radfordhound (@radfordhound) August 21, 2022

It is the DRM, it is better to play it by alternative means for this reason alone.

When you already paid for it and it's not for the sake of pirating, it's fine.

 

[Jilou]

I can't wait, thank you for this project on Wii U. Sonic Mania is an excellent game and the Wii U is my favorite console ! ^^.

 

[sonictopfan]

Beautiful.

I wish @JustJay was still around and this thread here https://gbatemp.net/threads/sonic-mania-on-wii-u-and-genesis-vc-console-on-wii-u.583535/ were still open so I could shove this all in his dumb face. He was talking down to me when I objected to his claim that Sonic Mania could never come to the Wii U, when i said it feasibly could, if it were to ever be decompiled. I did say not to hold their breath to the OP on the prospect, but in that regard I appear to be wrong to hav suggested that even.

Heh, reminds me of the good old days before Dios Mios and Nintendont when if you so much mention the idea of running Gamecube games on the Wii via USB you’d get attacked hard, a similar situation happened with the Nintendo DS running GBA Roms from Slot-1, both of which have been possible for over a decade.

Guys, they ported Friday Night Funkin to the Playstation which can run on a PSP/PS Vita, they made a Dreamcast emulator for the PS Vita and another one for the freakin PSP, anything’s possible (within reason) if the devs put enough time and work into it, this toxic mentality of shutting suggestions down “a Saturn/Dreamcast emulator is impossible on the Wii U) need to extinct.

Now we await as the inevitable Streets of Rage Remake decompilation finally happens, or better yet, Sonic Adventure Decompilation with Mods support.

 

[Dakangel]

There was already a Wii u code branch in that sonic mania decompilation project since I watched last time but it's seem removed from the original repository.

Luckily this fork still have it as a complete copy
https://github.com/MemeHoovy/Sonic-Mania-Decompilation/tree/wiiu-port

 

[GaryOderNichts]

There was already a Wii u code branch in that sonic mania decompilation project since I watched last time but it's seem removed from the original repository.

Luckily this fork still have it as a complete copy
https://github.com/MemeHoovy/Sonic-Mania-Decompilation/tree/wiiu-port

It was probably removed because it was very incomplete and people kept mentioning it.

 

[Lostbhoy]

So wheres the dude that had it running?? Its been 3 days already.....

..... Joking of course for those who don't get jokes!

 

[Deleted member 578956]

Now we await as the inevitable Streets of Rage Remake decompilation finally happens, or better yet, Sonic Adventure Decompilation with Mods support.

I would kill for a Sonic adventure decomp

 

[Dakangel]

The sonic mania game isn't the problem here because the game could be feasible on the Wii U.

The real deal is to create a RSDKv5 interpreter for it because being the "sdk" used to develop the game it runs above that in reality.

And the best part is that RSDKv5 it's just like the previous ones, entirely software rendered.

https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/RSDK-Reverse

Note that the Opensonic for Dreamcast was made using the RSDKv1 years ago.

 

[NinStar]

https://github.com/MemeHoovy/Sonic-Mania-Decompilation/tree/wiiu-port

It is a shame that most commit messages are just meaningless jokes and memes, it is quite hard to make sense of the changes

 

[Dakangel]

The port is apparently done:
https://twitter.com/radfordhound/status/1561471019524685826


When you already paid for it and it's not for the sake of pirating, it's fine.

ok i supose this is the user fork then:
https://github.com/Radfordhound/Sonic-Mania-WiiU

 

[Moon164]

Is the port already working?

Last time I checked it on Twitter it was almost complete, only the special stages lagged a little and needed some time to finish.

 

[Th3L3g3nd123]

Beautiful.

I wish @JustJay was still around and this thread here https://gbatemp.net/threads/sonic-mania-on-wii-u-and-genesis-vc-console-on-wii-u.583535/ were still open so I could shove this all in his dumb face. He was talking down to me when I objected to his claim that Sonic Mania could never come to the Wii U, when i said it feasibly could, if it were to ever be decompiled. I did say not to hold their breath to the OP on the prospect, but in that regard I appear to be wrong to have suggested that even.

I remember that post lol also im guessing it'll be DLC-free if the actual port works?

 

[MikaDubbz]

I remember that post lol also im guessing it'll be DLC-free if the actual port works?

My understanding is that the decomp can work with or without the Mania Plus additional content. I dunno if that holds true for the Wii U (I would assume it should), but in general I've heard this content can work in the decomp if you have it.

 

[niuus]

My understanding is that the decomp can work with or without the Mania Plus additional content. I dunno if that holds true for the Wii U (I would assume it should), but in general I've heard this content can work in the decomp if you have it.

Well, that was kinda the whole point of the video tweeted by the dev in charge, besides showing it running, to answer that.

ok i supose this is the user fork then:
https://github.com/Radfordhound/Sonic-Mania-WiiU

Correct. EDIT: check the livestream where you can see his builds running.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Nice!

I guess the chances for a PS3 port are very low to none? It'd be kinda funny to see Mania on every console possible. heh

 

[niuus]

Nice!

I guess the chances for a PS3 port are very low to none? It'd be kinda funny to see Mania on every console possible. heh

As feasible as the eventual Wii port. But you gotta have interested parties to see that. Or pay a bounty, which tends to help speed things up.

The dev is streaming current progress right now, for those interested. Special stage is now faster and more enjoyable.

I'm streaming development/play testing of my Sonic Mania Wii U port tonight at 6 PM (CDT)!https://t.co/fmLGiJ3XoJ

— Radfordhound (@radfordhound) August 24, 2022

 

[godreborn]

As feasible as the eventual Wii port. But you gotta have interested parties to see that. Or pay a bounty, which tends to help speed things up.

The dev is streaming current progress right now, for those interested. Special stage is now faster and more enjoyable.

https://twitter.com/radfordhound/status/1562564083106209794

I compiled it with cmake, make, and vs 2022, and all three gave me a dll file at the end. not sure what I'm supposed to do with that unless it's simply not ready.

 

[NinStar]

I compiled it with cmake, make, and vs 2022, and all three gave me a dll file at the end. not sure what I'm supposed to do with that unless it's simply not ready.

I mean... it's quite obvious why it didn't work, that fork only has one commit from that person that adds 4 lines of code to a single file, and that's it.