Homebrew [Release] OpenHCL Wii (Hydra Castle Labyrinth port)

XFlak · Nov 8, 2021

Certain title id's force 4:3 in vWii but not wii. Use this tool to adjust the wad
https://gbatemp.net/download/convert2vwii.37159/

This may also work
https://gbatemp.net/download/wiifor...wii-u-forwarder-converter-beta-version.37254/

SaulFabre · Nov 8, 2021

XFlak said:
Certain title id's force 4:3 in vWii but not wii. Use this tool to adjust the wad
https://gbatemp.net/download/convert2vwii.37159/

This may also work
https://gbatemp.net/download/wiifor...wii-u-forwarder-converter-beta-version.37254/

Yeah @XFlak, but it's highy recommendable to use my WiiForwarder2vWii tool since this one is very much improved and has better compatibility with Wii forwarder WADs over Convert2vWii.

Most of the Convert2vWii 1.4 features are also included in my tool, even it detects automatically the NAND Loader used in the original WAD so it can recognize where the NAND loader must go.

ZipMartin · Nov 8, 2021

I used WiiForwarder2vWii to convert the wad forwarder @SaulFabre uploaded here earlier. It's easy to use and the channel looks really great, thanks. But the game didn't change at all, it's still pillarboxed, no in-game video option other than 480p, and everything becomes pillarboxed as well after closing the game, just like before.

spielvan · Nov 8, 2021

JeffRuLz said:
OpenHCL is a fanmade, cross-platform port of E. (Buster) Hashimoto's Hydra Castle Labyrinth.
It is a metroidvania game, similar to The Maze of Galious.

This thread is for the Wii version, but it is also available for the 3DS, Vita and PSP.

This version features:
- 240p mode for CRT televisions.
- Controllable with wiimote, nunchuk, gamecube, and classic controllers.

Download
Source

Congratulations for this great game, tyestei it on ppsspp and it ran perfect, a question is it complete? a big hug.

SaulFabre · Nov 9, 2021

ZipMartin said:
I used WiiForwarder2vWii to convert the wad forwarder @SaulFabre uploaded here earlier. It's easy to use and the channel looks really great, thanks. But the game didn't change at all, it's still pillarboxed, no in-game video option other than 480p, and everything becomes pillarboxed as well after closing the game, just like before.

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Well, that's another bug.

@JeffRuLz, any solution to this?

JeffRuLz · Nov 9, 2021

SaulFabre said:
I can confirm that your update test for the OpenHCL Wii with USB support now works when loaded from a forwarder WAD.
Thanks a lot! Will you bring this fix for the next release?

I'm glad that it works. And yes, I only uploaded it here to test it first.

ZipMartin said:
It seems to force 16:9 with pillarboxing. I'm using vWii in 480p 4:3 on a CRT PC monitor. In the game options I can't change video, it's stuck at 480p. What can I do to make it work in proper 4:3? (The image is already horizontally stretched 100% on the monitor).

After I close the game, even the Wii menu and other homebrew change to pillarbox until I leave to Wii U menu and back to vWii.

Last year @Vague Rant made a pull request adding support for a special WiiU video mode that improves the image quality for 4:3 games on HDTVs. We forgot to not enable it for 4:3 TVs.
I just uploaded a new release that should have fixed it.

spielvan said:
Congratulations for this great game, tyestei it on ppsspp and it ran perfect, a question is it complete? a big hug.

The game is complete on all platforms.

SaulFabre · Nov 9, 2021

JeffRuLz said:
I'm glad that it works. And yes, I only uploaded it here to test it first.

Last year @Vague Rant made a pull request adding support for a special WiiU video mode that improves the image quality for 4:3 games on HDTVs. We forgot to not enable it for 4:3 TVs.
I just uploaded a new release that should have fixed it.

The game is complete on all platforms.

Thanks @JeffRuLz for this great update! I will try this now.

@Zorg1996 Please update your OpenHCL, the autor have uploaded it with the USB fix and some other minor fixes: https://github.com/JeffRuLz/OpenHCL/releases

ZipMartin · Nov 9, 2021

Now the game runs beautifully in glorious 4:3. Thank you!

SaulFabre · Nov 9, 2021

ZipMartin said:
Now the game runs beautifully in glorious 4:3. Thank you!

Nice. It's because the author (@JeffRuLz) fixed that issue when running OpenHCL with Wii U.

SaulFabre · Nov 9, 2021

Tetsuo Shima said:
Thanks for porting this little indie gem to the wii!!
It didn't work for me on usb (black screen).
It worked only on sd
Edit:
It also works as a wiiflow plugin. I'll try to make a fullcover for it (not easy given the lack of any artwork)

@Tetsuo Shima
Could you try the new version of OpenHCL (v2021.11.08) again on USB? @JeffRuLz fixed that issue with USB drives, and also fixed a issue of 4:3 screens on Wii U.
https://github.com/JeffRuLz/OpenHCL/releases

Tell me if this was fixed.

MeXen · Oct 3, 2022

Sorry for resurrecting this, but i am happy that a game like this gets ported properly to the Wii at 240p even, this and Cave Story are a blast, are there any noteworthy japanese doujinshi games that can be played on the Wii?

MeXen · Oct 3, 2022

But, when i play on a CRT on wii, 480i..............isnt this supposed to be running at 240p? or was that description a fluke?

JuanMena · Oct 3, 2022

MeXen said:
But, when i play on a CRT on wii, 480i..............isnt this supposed to be running at 240p? or was that description a fluke?

Depends on CRT.
Some consumer grade TV's/Monitors don't support 240p.
480i is just 240p with scanlines.

MeXen · Oct 3, 2022

JuanBaNaNa said:
Depends on CRT.
Some consumer grade TV's/Monitors don't support 240p.
480i is just 240p with scanlines.

I read this before and honest its sounds like someone is just memeing me or pulling my leg, also my TV is a TAU FLAT Panasonic CRT from 2003

JuanMena · Oct 3, 2022

MeXen said:
I read this before and honest its sounds like someone is just memeing me or pulling my leg,

Literally, how?

MeXen said:
also my TV is a TAU FLAT Panasonic CRT from 2003

Some CRT's do not support 240p.
Progressive scanlines are not the same as Interlaced scanlines.

MeXen · Oct 3, 2022

JuanBaNaNa said:
Literally, how?

Some CRT's do not support 240p.
Progressive scanlines are not the same as Interlaced scanlines.

welpl that explanation you gave i literally read on 4chan, and also, when i do 240p on mgba per example, i see the image has thin scanlines and no flicker bleeding, on 480 i DO get that stuff, no scanlines, very flickery image, specially when i used to connect my PC to my crt via a (very crappy) chinese VGA to RCA transcoder, and when it comes to pixel art, i cannot stand flickering.

JeffRuLz · Oct 3, 2022

MeXen said:
But, when i play on a CRT on wii, 480i..............isnt this supposed to be running at 240p? or was that description a fluke?

It runs at 480i by default because some TVs do not support 240p. There is a setting to change it to 240p in the options menu.

MeXen · Oct 3, 2022

JeffRuLz said:
It runs at 480i by default because some TVs do not support 240p. There is a setting to change it to 240p in the options menu.

which doesnt show up

JeffRuLz · Oct 4, 2022

MeXen said:
which doesnt show up

What does the options screen look like? Can you take a photo of it?
Also are you using a PAL Wii? I've only been able to test on NTSC hardware.

AetheralMeowstic · Sep 3, 2023

I need a 480i option
Magnavox MS3650 C327 consumer CRT TV; it's on Wii with included composite cables; no, I don't have nor can get an S Video cable; no, my TV has no component input; no, it is indeed 4:3; yes, it's being forced to 480p; no, it's not giving 240p or 480i options; no, it's not being upscaled; no, the only video setting my Wii gives me in System Settings is 480i

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