Hacking Proper Mame Emulator for Wii U vWii - Wiiflow

[P3rf3ctVZer0]

Alright something bugs me with the new power of the wii u at the vwii and wii developers disposal how come 3 years later we still don't have a working 100 mame emulator? It works on pc so why not the wii u vwii?

 

[Deleted User]

Because vWii has the same specs as a Wii.

 

[YugamiSekai]

Because vWii has the same specs as a Wii.

Would it have to be in Wii U mode?

 

[mightymuffy]

Would it have to be in Wii U mode?

Yes. The Wii (and therefore vWii) has a paltry amount of ram, and even earlier versions of mame are huge sizes (certainly compared to most other emulators) - more recent versions of mame wouldn't even load on a Wii even if you tried! (And there's a few other obstacles to mention too, but the ram is reason enough)
If & when we see homebrew taking off in Wii U mode, perhaps we'll get a better version of mame than what's offered on the Wii. In the meantime OP, also try out RetroArch: that's got a Final Burn Alpha core, good for loads of arcade titles!

 

[tallpr24]

any idea how to get the mame in wiiflow to read the roms off my usb hard drive? im trying to edit the .ini file but dont know the correct syntax to chang the path to usb