Hacking WiiFlow - an open source GUI USB-Loader

[AbdallahTerro]

I'm on 903, I'll test again, send me your source menu ini and all your plugin inis

 

[MassiveRican]

@fix94, RetroArch 0.9.9 is getting ready to be released soon, with many bug fixes and improvements to an already stellar app. Any chance that the latest cores (on Git only not 0.9.8.4) can be updated to be compatible with WiiFlow again? I'm still using the 0.9.7 cores when launching things from WiiFlow but I find myself using the latest RA cores more and more. StarFox runs at full speed for SNES9x-Next and pseudo hi-res games like Kirby's adventure underwater levels are now fixed as well.

@Abz your masterpiece pack still has the older cores as well, since 0.9.8.4 presented video problems correct?

 

[AbdallahTerro]

yes only nestopia, pgm and psychio are new

 

[mightymuffy]

Hmmm... 0.9.8 dols seem to work ok for me in Wiiflow on the whole (using Classic Controller).I just copied them over from the RA apps folder...
Think the RA menu only works after restarting the game (which I suspect will probably cause problems for eg the bigger CPS2 games, but I've not actually tried that out)
Gambatte 0.9.8 dol runs with the funky colour system (ugh, that's the only one I've reverted back to 0.9.7 on actually hehe) so I'm guessing it worked..?

Still, matters not if 0.9.9 is imminent!

 

[Wiimpathy]

Mame Wii plugin

Source code

Quickly tested but should be ok. Only 1 line changed in wiimain.c.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Mame Wii plugin

Source code

Quickly tested but should be ok. Only 1 line changed in wiimain.c.

Is this is 150 game limit?

Edit: thanks , btw tested and working great from usb

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Anyone knows is Retro team will be releasing a mame plugin?
if not I can use the old magic number for sdl mame and add it to my next 7z pack...

 

[Wiimpathy]

yes, 150 limit in mame gui's still there. But we launch the games directly so it doesn't matter I guess.
I just put back the line that interprets the arguments from the main function : cli_execute(argc, argv, wii_mame_options);

Not sure they'll release mame078 port for the next Retroarch wii (not many stuff regarding wii in their github). But that's why I put another magic number, we never know...

 

[AbdallahTerro]

ok cool I'll use your magic number then and delete the retro ini, no need to update the icons and missing covers, I will also use an arcade ogg. might update the pack at midnight if all is finished
10x again

 

[VashTS]

cool cant wait to try out the mame plugin! i just got a couple of arcade joysticks for the wii, im about to woop my 2 year old in some classic arcade games!

this is what i got http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Fighter-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B002EEND54

but i got it for 5 bucks! huzzah

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Mame Wii plugin

Source code

Quickly tested but should be ok. Only 1 line changed in wiimain.c.

I need someone to confirm this: games start "-" adds credits but "+" exits (should start) so can't play games yet

I deleted the cfg file and replaced it with original one and start button works fine now.
however exit to WF not working ( pressing + and - simultaneously codedumps occasionally) I bet it's memory issue with large games
I'll add the default mame cfg files too

Edit2:
using rev904 all plugins multi-magic feature working like a charm

mame plugin added to extracted pack (which was also updated to 904)
screenies:

Spoiler

Thanks Wiimpathy

 

[Wiimpathy]

Maybe you have to configure your controller in general input menu first. With Minus button you add credits, that's right. I tested with robocop 2 and kikikaikai and start the games with "a" button with classic pad. The wiibrew page said you can't start all games with + anyway.
In order to exit the emulator that should be + and - at the same time. But there are some strange default mapping and behaviours with controls sometimes.

 

[VashTS]

I need someone to confirm this: games start "-" adds credits but "+" exits (should start) so can't play games yet

I deleted the cfg file and replaced it with original one and start button works fine now.
however exit to WF not working ( pressing + and - simultaneously codedumps occasionally) I bet it's memory issue with large games
I'll add the default mame cfg files too

Edit2:
using rev904 all plugins multi-magic feature working like a charm

mame plugin added to extracted pack (which was also updated to 904)
screenies:

Spoiler

Thanks Wiimpathy

great work as always abz, will update tonight when i get home.

 

[Shag]

Thanks Wiimpathy, I needed this plugin to complete my collection

 

[drakorex]

@ Anyone who uses wiiflow for tv shows, I'm quickly accumulating a vast array of series, all so far are loose videos (foldered). I've come to realize that Covering each and every episode is going to be a big pain. Is there anywhere I can look for such things, or would it be better to make dvd isos of them all (which I also have some objections for)?

 

[Maxternal]

@ Anyone who uses wiiflow for tv shows, I'm quickly accumulating a vast array of series, all so far are loose videos (foldered). I've come to realize that Covering each and every episode is going to be a big pain. Is there anywhere I can look for such things, or would it be better to make dvd isos of them all (which I also have some objections for)?

I seem to remember that mplayer supported DVD rips AND playlist files. I'm not sure if the arguments might be different for running them, though, so if someone can tell you what they are you'd have to edit the arguments= part of the INI for the plugin but it seems like it should work. Also, FYI, you don't navigate the the DVD menus with the pointer liked you'd think. See Wiibrew for how to do that and also how to rip DVD's

 

[triptophan]

@ Anyone who uses wiiflow for tv shows, I'm quickly accumulating a vast array of series, all so far are loose videos (foldered). I've come to realize that Covering each and every episode is going to be a big pain. Is there anywhere I can look for such things, or would it be better to make dvd isos of them all (which I also have some objections for)?

I tested many different ideas and none really worked. A playlist will load, but there is no way navigate through the list, other than just watching sequentially. DVD iso are really picky too, I ripped some DVDS to test and only a few actually worked. I tried a few DVD authoring tools that made little menus and none of their menus worked. (all these things worked on a normal DVD player or on a PC).
I've been hoping for something like coverflow playlists or a WiiMC plugin, even if that plugin just changed the default directory for me each time it loaded to the show I'm watching.

 

[drakorex]

^ Could anyone who uses multi-number plugins check to see if they're still working? Specifically mplayer, using one ini for standard video files, and one for iso files. When I try each ini separately, the path is saved. When I try them combined, the path isn't saved if I switch to a different plugin and then switch back.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

just tested the 2 places where I have multiple magics in 904 using masterpiece stuff,
sinclaire snaps/tapes(2 magics one has white, other has black DVD case) and All plugin button with 30 magics
both work fine no asking for partition, tried other plugins too during testing

Spoiler

I'll test mplayerce multiple-magic next after kids go to sleep

 

[VashTS]

i only tested briefly, but mame plugin would not work from sd card. i tried loading pacman and mspacman...pacman booted but then resets back to wiiflow. mspacman doesnt work it freezes wiiflow.