Gaming PAL Metroid Prime 3 "issues".

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Hey all,

have fully downloaded Metroid Prime 3, but have held back playing it yet (trust me, for me this is driving me insane lol) due to trying to find out more info on what this DOES to PAL systems.

Now, i have a PAL system, with both the new updates bringing it to 3.0E, including the small net update.

I know i can play MP3 on my system, and that it will update in a way that will produce 2 more channels, another news/weather channel each, which do not work, and cannot be deleted.



INFO WE KNOW OF:




A quote taken from the release post, by Redsquirrel.

thats a shame, i thought a system format would remove the 2 duplication channels.

Anyway...


PAL Will
2.2E Updated with Pokemon Revolution and recieved 2 duplication weather/news channels
Updated with 3.0E and duplicate channels remained
Updated with Metroid Prime 3 and duplicate channels remain
Metroid Prime 3 plays fine, and appears to be excellent!!!




This is a quote from nehs, and it may be a possible way around for at least Cyclowiz users, not sure about wiifree/wiikey users yet, in getting rid of the duplicate channels.

Found this hope it helps


Allright. There is a way around this "double your News and Weather Channel" stuff. Ive done this on TWO Wiis, both with the latest 3.0 firmware (including the little one that came some days after the big 3.0 that fixed som internet channel issues) and both are modded with CycloWiiz. This is step by step how I did it on TWO Wiis (PAL ofc, BOTH got no duplicate channels!!!):

1. Ofcourse download the game.
2. Extract the ISO-files with WinRAR.
3. Make TWO NEW FOLDERS.
4. Copy the original ISO and paste one into EACH of the new folders you have created.
5. Run ONE of the copyed ISOs (leave the original alone...!) with Brick Blocker.
6. Run the OTHER copyed ISO in Region Frii (convert FROM USA to PAL!) (dont know if runing it through Region Frii is necessary, but I did it...)
7. Now burn TWO discs. ONE with the ISO that was "BrickBlocked" and the second disc with the one that was "Region Friid" (keep order of which disc is Brick Blocked and which is Friid...!).
8. Now you have two copies of Metroid Prime 3, right?
9. Try to insert the BRICK BLOCKED game. Black screen. No problem.
10. Insert the Region Friid game. It will now say "Initiating Wii System Update" and you can press "OK". Press OK, then on the next message press "I accept".
11. NOW! Let the update run for SOME SECONDS. Let perhaps 10-15% of the bar get blue, then UNPLUG your wii console!!!!!!
12. Insert the power again, turn on your Wii. You do NOT have double channels now.
13. Insert the game that you Brick Blocked (the one that used to give you a black screen...). Let it load, and BOOM; it works. Now you have a working Metroid Prime game and a non-doubled Wii

THANKS SETEM

Now, we're waiting confirmation from Redsquirrel and others who have already updated, that the channels (except for the dupes) work fine, that the system settings work fine, and that your able to play online, aka, mario strikers.


It seems this update doesn't nuff up your SETTINGS in the same way that certain PAL games (mario strikers, Big Brain Academy) nuffed up japanese and ntsc gamers.

The more info we can get from more people who have already played Prime 3 on their PAL system the better, so if people don't mind reporting in here, with the following details, that would be great.

SYSTEM SETTINGS PRIOR to 3.0E (include any random changes, such as dupe channels)
DID YOU UPDATE TO 3.0E?
HAVE YOU DONE THE MP3 UPDATE?
HAVE YOU TESTED GAMES OTHER THAN MP3, AS WELL AS ONLINE, AND CHANNELS?



The more reports we get the easier it will be to see how things are for PAL gamers still reluctant to play MP3.
 

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Well i had duplicate channles, from Pokemon BR which was back with the 2.5E. I just moved 3 screens to the right out of the way, and have updated to 3.0E without any issues. But the question would be for people who already have 2 duplictae channles, would this add another 2 dupliacte channles?

PAL Wii
2.2E Updated with Pokemon Revolution and recieved 2 duplication weather/news channels
Updated with 3.0E and duplicate channels remained
Updated with Metroid Prime 3 and duplicate channels remain
Metroid Prime 3 plays fine, and appears to be excellent!!!

QUOTE(jimmyjam @ Aug 27 2007, 10:22 AM)Yes i formatted memory but it does not get rid of Weather and news channels, so  the duplicates also remain. The only removeable channels are the downloadable ones from the shop.
 
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No it can't.

Regionfrii doesn't do anything different than what Wiikey "partial regionfree" does, which is simply overwriting the region blocking, while WiiBrickBlocker if used, makes MP3 simply pop up with a black screen.
 

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3.0E Updated with Metroid Prime 3 and recieved 2 duplication weather/news channels
Wiiconnect24 still works.
Channels still work.
 

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Hello,

PAL Wii updated to 2.2E with WiFi Connection
Duplicate channels appeared with the game "Pokemon Battle Revolution"
The Nintendo Wii crashed a few day after ("The system files are corrupted. Please refer to the Wii manual ...")

Never tried Metroid Prime 3.0E update.
 

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Got Pal WII with Wiikey

Version 3.0E (latest firmware)

Get an Disc error screen when i put dvd into the wii...
Same error happens with Madden08 ...

anyone got a idea?
 

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Got Pal WII with Wiikey

Version 3.0E (latest firmware)

Get an Disc error screen when i put dvd into the wii...
Same error happens with Madden08 ...

anyone got a idea?
Your backup is not burnt correctly ?


Look likes playing other region of Wii games is REALLY risky
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Updated with 3.0E.
Updated with Metroid Prime 3 - duplicate News and Weather channels appeared.
Firmware still reads 3.0E.
Differences between US and PAL system remain.
 

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Look likes playing other region of Wii games is REALLY risky
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Yeah, that's one of the main reasons I don't want to install a mod chip.

I bought a DS and GBA flashcart to play games earlier without messing up my system... That includes just modifying it.

I'll have to wait for something like a jigkick for the Wii or something
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Look likes playing other region of Wii games is REALLY risky
frown.gif


Yeah, that's one of the main reasons I don't want to install a mod chip.

I bought a DS and GBA flashcart to play games earlier without messing up my system... That includes just modifying it.

I'll have to wait for something like a jigkick for the Wii or something
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If you want to play your own backups, there is no problem. But for region issues ...
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Posted this in the release thread but I'll try here too.

Are there any PAL games that forces you to update to 3.0E? There's something I want to try out. Does Tiger Woods/Trauma Centre or anything have an update?
 

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Look likes playing other region of Wii games is REALLY risky
frown.gif


Yeah, that's one of the main reasons I don't want to install a mod chip.

I bought a DS and GBA flashcart to play games earlier without messing up my system... That includes just modifying it.

I'll have to wait for something like a jigkick for the Wii or something
tongue.gif
If you want to play your own backups, there is no problem. But for region issues ...
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That's what I mean, I can't play games earlier anymore
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It's nice to be able to make backups of my original games, but it's not really needed. For my DS it's another story, as I use it when I go on vacation (I want everything on one cart).
 

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Is anyone else noticing any issues INGAME?

I'm seeing some weird graphics bugs. Like the selection in menus is not where the pointer is and when I press minus some annoying shape and sound shows up and won't go away until I morph into a ball. And now most recently I can't seem to get out of the room where you wake up one month after firing that big cannon. I complete the PED test and I just can't shoot anymore. And since I can't shoot I can't open the door to get out and I have to reset my console. Tried 3 times now.

I have a PAL machine with 3.0E and modded with WiiFree 2.45.

Am I just stupid/paranoid/unlucky or is this a PAL issue? Sorry if I posted this in the wrong topic.

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Just play it. Wii doesn't cost fortunes.
And i don't think that 2 extra channels is any problem. Atleast if you can still access wii settings so you can update when there will be new firmware update. unlike with big brain academy thing when you couldn't access wii settings afaik.
 

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