Why do i have to say it 100 times? The games that
need the patching for disc based backup launching don't work in the usb loaders. Until this is changed if you patch a game to use another IOS or not doesn't change the compatibility at all.
Here's a incomplete and maybe partly incorrect list of games that require the patching for disc based backup launching:
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (maybe doesn't need the patching, 1 confirmation)
Boogie (not Boogie Superstar which doesn't need this)
Call of Duty 3
Far Cry Vengeance
FIFA 08
House of the Dead 2
Madden '07
Madden '08
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Metal Slug Anthology
Metroid Prime 1 (3 doesn't need this!)
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
NBA Live '08
Obscure: The Aftermath (1 confirmation)
Pangya Golf With Style
Red Steel
Sam & Max Season 1
Splinter Cell Double Agent
SSX Blur
Super Swing Golf
Very glad to find this post...thanks WiiPower for the repeated info.
For those looking, there are a couple very useful wiki pages, one for the USB loader, one for gamma:
USB Launcher v1.x Compatibility Matrix
Backup Launcher v3 Gamma
The Wiki for Gamma identifies several games that need the IOS249 patch...I have not validated WiiPower's list above to the Wiki, but the wiki might be the source.
WiiPower said:
QUOTE(dun4cheap @ Apr 17 2009, 04:17 PM) [...]
You can take the Far Cry off the list, I backed up my original and it plays just fine off the HDD.
No.
"the wii restarts after completing the first level during the "plane flight away from the island movie cut scene"
Actually i think the game has the same compatibility as Sam & Max Season 1: Doesn't work in ANY loader, disc or usb doesn't matter.