Hacking [Release] Virtual Console Creator

[fiveighteen]

Decided that I might as well release a beta version of my Virtual Console Creator program. Thanks to @lordelan for initial tests and feedback.

The main function of this is to easily create a VC game, via ROM injection/replacement, that is ready to drag-and-drop onto the SD card and play with Loadiine.

What works:
- NES (.nes) ROM injection
- SNES (.sfc) ROM injection
- N64 (.n64, .z64) ROM replacement
- NDS (.nds, .srl) ROM replacement
- Icons, backgrounds, and 3D covers created for Loadiine (get the 2D flat PNG from thecoverproject.net)
- Tool tips in the statusbar to give info and guide through the process

What doesn't work (but is planned... eventually):
- Configuration options (to change resolution of NES/SNES, default view of NDS, etc)
- Injecting NTSC ROMs into PAL, or vice versa
- SNES .smc files don't work, but should be easy enough to implement (just an additional header to remove?)
- GBA (.gba) ROM injection
- GB (.gb) ROM injection into GBA via Goomba Color
- SMS (.sms) ROM injection into GBA via PocketSMS
- TGX/PCE (.pce) ROM injection/replacement

What needs testing:
- PAL and JAP ROM replacement probably doesn't work
- Try to replicate tests from the compatibility wikis. Report if the wiki says it works and it doesn't with VCC!
- Try games not on the compatibility wiki! If you get a black screen, don't assume the game isn't compatible.. it might be my fault. If it fails, please report what ROM and base you used, and what region they both are.
- Other bugs?

Use for reference:
VC SNES Injection Compatibility Wiki
VC N64 Injection Compatibility Wiki
VC NDS Injection Compatibility Wiki

Requirements:
- Windows or a way to run exe's
- .NET Framework 4.5.2
- Your own ROMs and official base games named with [ID6]
- Move the [ID6].png from the created game folder to SD:\wiiu\apps\loadiine_gx2\covers3d\

Optional (place in the Resources folder created at start up):
- Icons with a resolution in a multiple of 128x128. (256x256, 512x512, etc)
- Background images (1280x270)
- Cover images for 3D covers (download from thecoverproject.net)

Release Info:
v0.4.1 - Fixes bug if changing Base Games folder

Downloads:
VCC v0.4.1 by fiveighteen (extract to it's own folder)
wiiurpxtool v1.1 by 0CBH0 (extract into VCC folder)

Photos:

 

[the_randomizer]

Awesome, glad to see this tool released, sorry about earlier, for some reason the attachments were freaking out, but they're working on here fine

@ShadowOne333 @VinsCool Check this out

 

[jellevs]

Really nice, probably gonna try it next week.

 

[VinsCool]

Wonderful! That will help a lot!

 

[ShadowOne333]

Awesome!
Love tha planned features too!
It'd be nice to be able to customize the VC injections on the fly with what the user wants, like screen resolution.
Will try it out!

 

[Exavold]

Nice , what am I supposed to put in "resources" though ?

 

[fiveighteen]

Nice , what am I supposed to put in "resources" though ?

Icons with a resolution in a multiple of 128x128. (256x256, 512x512, etc)
Background images (1280x270)
Cover images for 3D covers (download from thecoverproject.net)

 

[TR_mahmutpek]

Creator!? it seems someone work hard

 

[fiveighteen]

Awesome!
Love tha planned features too!
It'd be nice to be able to customize the VC injections on the fly with what the user wants, like screen resolution.
Will try it out!

That should actually be one of the easiest things to add. The program already has the RPX open, just need to tell it what values to patch and where there are!

 

[ShadowOne333]

That should actually be one of the easiest things to add. The program already has the RPX open, just need to tell it what values to patch and where there are!

Awesome!
This is surely going to become the best injection app for Wii U's VC.
Now we just need to change the N64 VC resolution to full screen too. xD

 

[JohnathanMonkey]

This is AWESOME!!!! Thank you!!

 

[Xuman]

I'm running into a problem, when i choose the base game directory it does show that it found my game, yet when i go to inject, it says "Can't find E:/wiiu/gamesDonkey Kong 64 [NAAEVC]" its missing a / showing the difference between the games folder and DK64 folder, so i assume thats the error.

 

[Daddy Horror]

getting this error can not create activex componet?

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well the ds inject still worked though

 

[fiveighteen]

I'm running into a problem, when i choose the base game directory it does show that it found my game, yet when i go to inject, it says "Can't find E:/wiiu/gamesDonkey Kong 64 [NAAEVC]" its missing a / showing the difference between the games folder and DK64 folder, so i assume thats the error.

Sorry about that! Fixed in VCC v0.4.1

getting this error can not create activex componet?

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well the ds inject still worked though

Not sure what that's about, but glad it worked regardless!

 

[yuyuyup]

any chance this makes wii compatible n64 injections, I'm having trouble doing that

 

[pedro702]

well i will wait for gba suppor since the gba injector is so hard to use and complicated :S

 

[Crass]

Hey this looks awesome. Thanks.

 

[Eurasiam]

Hopefully when I properly hack my Wii U i can' use this too. Great Tool

 

[Loke]

I'm getting this error for NDS injects. I have all the requirements in the OP.

https://snag.gy/XQCyjr.jpg

Amazing program btw, I was waiting for this. Thanks!

 

[lordelan]

Congrats on the release! Pretty nice to see you found your time!