Official GBAtemp WODE review

[OzModChips]

well the price is in aud
without tax, since you guys are overseas, its about 115 USD, plus $10 off shipping
we could fedex it for about $122 usd all up, so your door

 

[kiwovo]

150 way to much..
i would get it for 30$ maybe.
afterall its just a plastic

 

[tj_cool]

150 way to much..
i would get it for 30$ maybe.
afterall its just a plastic

If softmodding didn't exist, 150 would be nothing compared to the price of dozens of games
This is of course if you pirate, you could also get the WODE and backup bought games...

 

[OzModChips]

150 way to much..
i would get it for 30$ maybe.
afterall its just a plastic

A car is just a piece of metal, but im sure you paid more than $30 for it

 

[MushGuy]

OK, so far the only problem with Gamecube support is that, like most other solderless modchips, it has problem playing games that require audio fix. Crash Bandicoot, for example. I don't know if it can be fixed by applying fstfix this time. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Jdbye]

I have one

I preordered one when I first found out about them, it works great, but I can't wait for a onscreen GUI.
(Haven't read the review yet, reading now)

EDIT: Well the review says there's an onscreen gamecube based GUI, I haven't seen that. How do I activate it?

I don't really want to have to use a gamecube controller, but it's better than the tiny screen.
EDIT2: The RAM option, eh? I thought that was the config area

 

[Dialexio]

The GameCube menu requires a firmware update (1.20 or later).

 

[Fun_Zephyr]

About multidisc games for gamecube.... During mid-game when you need to switch discs, how does that work?

When prompted for the other disc you press eject on the Wii, the wode then displays the list of games store on the HDD in on the WODE LCD, you highlght the game and press RIGHT to load it. Works perfectly.

If you have an out of region GC game multi disc then when you are swapping discs when you press RIGHT to load the game you have to hold right for an extra second until you see the game load. This is required because teh region patch interfers with the other disc loading and holding right for an extra second has been programmed to fix the issue. (Alternatively you can manually fix by turning off the region patch in the settings of teh WODE after pressing eject and before selecting the second game.)

Holding right for an extra second is a much cleaner and faster way to continue on for out of region muti disc gamecube games.

 

[SargeSmash]

Interesting, but the price is pretty painful. I'd probably just go out and buy another Wii, and play around with the software on my launch one. I've really been afraid to do much more than enable the Homebrew Channel on my Wii, I've got several purchased games that I don't want to lose should Nintendo decide to start banning folks.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Call me a sucker for aesthetics, but its just not worth the price to me without a nice on screen graphical GUI like CFG, or USBloader GX.

But even then I could just use CFG or USB Loader GX, for free.

I would also like to know if the same compatability issues we have with Gamecube Loader applies with the WODE. (E.G.: Wind Waker lagging/freezing after using Dungeon map, etc...)

 

[El-ahrairah]

Geeze, that's almost the price of a new Wii unit. It's a great idea and all, but what a pricetag!

 

[kiwovo]

^
yeah .. if the price will drop i might get one..

 

[xtrem3x]

2 Things I would need to know.

1) Gamecube audio fix? Is there one?
2) Cheat support for the Wii? Is there a way to use the gecko cheat codes to work?

 

[ForteOmega]

Look... the price is only about 120 shipped in USD. If there wasn't soft moding then in 3 games you would have broken even. So... those who don't want to soft mod and want an easy modchip with great features can spring 120$ to get a WODE. The price is still better than buying individual games.

 

[MushGuy]

We still have to know if the WODE has audiofix support for GC games loaded from hard drive.

 

[Fun_Zephyr]

2 Things I would need to know.

1) Gamecube audio fix? Is there one?
2) Cheat support for the Wii? Is there a way to use the gecko cheat codes to work?

1. I have never understood this but I will say that Super Mario Baseball always crashed for me at "Play Ball" on the WiiKey but on WODE it does nto crash.
- I do not believe there is a fix as such for the audio streaming music to play BUT the games should not crash.
- I also thought there were a handful of games worth playing that had streaming audio

The thread to reed from the forum is: http://www.wodejukebox.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=753.

2. Games laod perfectly fine via Gecko so you can use the cheats via Gecko. As this stage no cheat system is built in. Have cheat file setup, Select the game from your HDD that you wish to play, Start Gecko, activate cheat in config (or have it preset to on/yes) and launch the game.

This is the same way I use to load cheats via disc when I had a WiiKey but now I load them via HDD. By using Gecko I can also play out of region Wii games via HDD. on Wii System 4.2 I can also play in region or out of region games via HDD staright from the disc channel

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

This is so cool it reads NTFS really like the design

 

[Deleted_171835]

The WODE looks great. I have the new drive in my Wii so I can't run game ISO's by disc. The WODE looks great. I could have just connected an external hard-drive but this seems like an attractive alternative. I'll even be able to 'virginize' my Wii allowing me to send my Wii to Nintendo in case it breaks without them seeing 'The Homebrew Channel' and other stuff.

Does this work with all Wiis? If the answer is yes, then I'll be sure to purchase this!

 

[Dark^'^Knigh]

The WODE looks great. I have the new drive in my Wii so I can't run game ISO's by disc. The WODE looks great. I could have just connected an external hard-drive but this seems like an attractive alternative. I'll even be able to 'virginize' my Wii allowing me to send my Wii to Nintendo in case it breaks without them seeing 'The Homebrew Channel' and other stuff.
Does this work with all Wiis? If the answer is yes, then I'll be sure to purchase this!

Your post reads likes an advertisement, to bump awareness of this product. Bu,t just in case your post is legit: http://www.wodejukebox.com/ For your future reference, all links can be found in OP (like most threads of any topic)!

 

[Deleted_171835]

The WODE looks great. I have the new drive in my Wii so I can't run game ISO's by disc. The WODE looks great. I could have just connected an external hard-drive but this seems like an attractive alternative. I'll even be able to 'virginize' my Wii allowing me to send my Wii to Nintendo in case it breaks without them seeing 'The Homebrew Channel' and other stuff.
Does this work with all Wiis? If the answer is yes, then I'll be sure to purchase this!

Your post reads likes an advertisement, to bump awareness of this product. Bu,t just in case your post is legit: http://www.wodejukebox.com/ For your future reference, all links can be found in OP (like most threads of any topic)!

My post is not an ad. Maybe I expressed my 'joy' for the Wode in a way that seemed like an ad. I think it would be obvious that my post is legit considering I've been on GBAtemp for a year with about 1300 posts.