Minecraft Java Edition on Wii U

[jbheydude]

Could Somebody Help Me Get Minecraft Java Editon on Wii U like say old versions could run on wii u

 

[V10lator]

That's not possible. Well, at least not easily possible: You would have to port the whole JDK... That's something a big company with a lot of paid manpower could do but not realistic for HB devs doing this stuff in their freetime.

In case you really want to go that way: Java is open source. So maybe start here: https://openjdk.org/guide/ ... You will probably need decades to port the JDK with the limited manpower of just yourself through.

I mean really, see it realistically: There is a reason Microsoft did not port the Java version to anything but created the bedrock version from scratch: It is more simple to rewrite Minecraft than to port the JDK, even for a multi million dollar company like Microsoft!

 

[jbheydude]

i mean could somebody make a linux homebrew app for wii u then i can java on wii u

 

[V10lator]

i mean could somebody make a linux homebrew app for wii u

It's all other than a homebrew but sure: https://gitlab.com/linux-wiiu/linux-wiiu

Just don't expect anything you need to get a full Java experience working. Hell, you won't even get a hint of a desktop expierence... So running Minecraft from this is out of scope, too. I mean you see for how many years Linux for the Wii U is in the works and at what state it is today?

For real: First it sounded like you want to have Java running on CafeOS, which would be a tough task, but now you want Java to run on a completely different OS on the Wii U, so you want every single bit of software the Wii U holds to get replaced with open source software just to run Minecraft?!? What's next, you want Windows 11 on the Wii U to run Minecraft?

 

[master801]

That's not possible. Well, at least not easily possible: You would have to port the whole JDK... That's something a big company with a lot of paid manpower could do but not realistic for HB devs doing this stuff in their freetime.

In case you really want to go that way: Java is open source. So maybe start here: https://openjdk.org/guide/ ... You will probably need decades to port the JDK with the limited manpower of just yourself through.

I mean really, see it realistically: There is a reason Microsoft did not port the Java version to anything but created the bedrock version from scratch: It is more simple to rewrite Minecraft than to port the JDK, even for a multi million dollar company like Microsoft!

tbh even if the JVM is ported over, I don't see this happening.

All the libraries Minecraft Java requires would need to be ported over. And I don't mean the libraries like Log4j, but the actual libraries like LWJGL (OpenGL Java wrapper) and OpenAL, which aren't purely Java.

 

[V10lator]

All the libraries Minecraft Java requires would need to be ported over.

I tried to keep it simple but yea, you're completely right.

like LWJGL (OpenGL Java wrapper)

Which in return would need OpenGL on the Wii U... So yea, you need to port dependenices + their dependenices and maybe even a third layer of dependencies... Or "just" do it like the OP wants and port a whole OS which would include way more than just these dependency inceptions.

 

[Latiodile]

I tried to keep it simple but yea, you're completely right.

Which in return would need OpenGL on the Wii U... So yea, you need to port dependenices + their dependenices and maybe even a third layer of dependencies... Or "just" do it like the OP wants and port a whole OS which would include way more than just these dependency inceptions.

if he wants to run minecraft on a powerpc cpu with an ati gpu he could just get an old powerpc mac and put linux on it, would probably be a similar experience lol

 

[Jediweirdo]

Wow-- you guys didn't hold back from crushing this dude's dreams

 

[lone_wolf323]

Wow-- you guys didn't hold back from crushing this dude's dreams

From what? Simply saying what would need to be done? I dont see any reason to sugarcoat it when they are already outright requesting someone to make the game happen.

 

[Latiodile]

Wow-- you guys didn't hold back from crushing this dude's dreams

seeing how the game would run on something with a super underpowered cpu like the wii u would immediately crush his dreams

 

[CrazySquid]

The other problem is that Linux on the Wii U doesn't even take advantage of the hardware, afaik there is no hardware acceleration for 3D (No real GPU drivers) and the CPU cores are locked, only one is working.
So, even that it's not a viable option.

 

[jbheydude]

idk i wonder if its possible to do that

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

Ain't no way this guy is 22.

 

[Deleted member 571007]

@Jokey_Carrot Probably like 12 lol

 

[SylverReZ]

@Jokey_Carrot Probably like 12 lol

Very much like many new members of the forums. You can kind of tell by their writing.

 

[Deleted member 571007]

Either that or they just genuinely can't type a single coherent sentence, lol.

But seriously, who in their right mind genuinely thinks that they can just go, "hmm me wan game on a 10 year old console, just port it in 5 seconds LAWL"

Even porting something that's completely open-sourced takes a LOT of time as you have a shit ton of factors to consider. Like hardware, resource usage, dependencies, architecture, and much, much more.

They pretty obviously don't have a single clue on how any of this works, otherwise they would have at least tried to draft up a starting point. But nope, just go "me want port now"

Ridiculous.

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

I mean to be fair, when I was young (around 7 or 8) I thought I could put the SD card from my r4 card into my shitty android tablet and use android's "Move to SD" Function to put an App on the SD card and run it on my DS. I was always perplexed as to why it never worked.

 

[Deleted member 571007]

@Jokey_Carrot Yeah fair enough, lmao. But still this person seems like they should know better. All you have to do is take a look at one of the countless "I want (insert game here) ported NOW!" threads to realize almost all of them get given the same answer. Why would this one be any different?

But then again, I guess that would require research. Which I can already tell this person probably doesn't do.

 

[SylverReZ]

Even porting something that's completely open-sourced takes a LOT of time as you have a shit ton of factors to consider. Like hardware, resource usage, dependencies, architecture, and much, much more.

And there's also hardware limitations.

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

@Jokey_Carrot Yeah fair enough, lmao. But still this person seems like they should know better, all you have to do is take a look at one of the countless "I want (insert game here) ported NOW!" threads to realize almost all of them get given the same answer. Why would this one be any different?

I suppose Minecraft is a tad bit different being a Java application. You can run it on everything from a 20 year old PowerPc Mac to a Nintendo Switch with enough command-line fuckery because all you really need is a java environment and OpenGL support. The game running well is a different story, but I digress. OP is most likely oblivious to these technicalities and their brain probably hasn't developed the proper cognitive abilities required to use google.