Play older games via emulators (though, honestly, PC emulators provide a better experience).Browse, select, and launch any previously ripped GameCube game from the USB drive (note: this requires a GameCube-compatible Wii).Browse, select, and launch any previously ripped Wii game from the USB drive.Rip any Wii or GameCube game to an attached 500 GB USB drive.Boot directly to WiiFlow (a slick homebrew launcher application), bypassing the health and safety screen and main Wii menu.After spending quite some time digging through various HOWTOs scattered across the internet with often conflicting or out of date information, testing different configurations and applications, and running through quite a bit of trial-and-error, I finally have a solid and extremely functional Wii that lets me do pretty much anything I want with it.
The results were, to be honest, quite spectacular. I picked up a Wii earlier this year and decided to hack it to see what benefits that would provide.
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