New Homebrew Content!!!

I've just written up a guide for making backups of your Wii games and also how to play them on your Wii... without a modchip! It is quite simple, just follow the steps and you should be kickin!

This is great for us collectors for preserving original titles! Please don't use this for piracy, I wrote the guide because the Wii's slot loading DVD drive is notorious for scratching discs. Only backup games you own, to preserve the originals, thankyou.

Now here is the link! Backing up Guide.

Atari Games!!

Picked up 6 Atari 2600 games from Cash Converters today! I asked how much they wanted for them and the guy said, "How much you gonna give me?"
"One dollar a piece", "You can have all six for five bucks"

Nice!



Also, in Wii homebrew news, BJ (bjblaster.com) and I have been experimenting with WiiGator's backup loader. Hopefully in the next few days, I will be able to put a decent guide up on the main site!(fusion.homedns.org)

Another Wii Update

Same goes again. Don't update yet. I don't know the full consequences of the update yet but as always, it will delete any homebrew channels or unauthorised save games.

New Toys!

Well they say money can't buy happiness. WRONG! We bought new toys on Thursday night.

Rock Band:

We saw rock band in the shops and decided to buy it. The price tag clearly said $199, so we grabbed it, happy to spend that much. But NO, a small, red sticker on one side of the box informed us that the pack with the drum kit, wireless guitar and microphone did NOT include the actual game software! A further $89! Parents watch out for Christmas!

So we thought we would just go all out and get the entire set of the drum kit, 2 wireless guitars and microphone! It's going to be a big hit at Christmas time with everybody playing it.

Now, I have always thought of Guitar Hero as “tetris with timing” and put the upcoming Rock Band into the same category. But I love this game! It is very challenging and involving. The harder the setting, the more fun the songs are! I will be sure to keep the blog updated as we play this more.

Now onto the other toys. First some minor ones (sort of). We bought a coffee maker and a new washing machine. And the news I'm most excited about is that I'm typing this on my new Eee PC. We decided on an Eee PC due to the low price. It was reduced down to $250 from $450. I'm very happy with the Eee PC and will keep the blog updated as I learn more about it!

I have uploaded this entire blog post from my EeePC. Cropped and resized the photos and typed and uploaded all without using my desktop!

Responses to article on Wii's life.

I started a thread on mywii.com.au to get responses to the article on the life-span of the Wii. The responses covered so far are exactly what I was looking to discuss so thanks again MyWii members! Here's the link to the thread, register at Mywii.com.au and join the discussion!

Homebrew Channel beta 9

The new version of the Wii Homebrew Channel has been released to be compatible with Nintendo's new firmware update. Although, it is still recommended that you don't update unless you really need to.

Here's what you get with the new HBC:
-Support for SDHC cards (over 2Gb)
-Reload Button (for SD card swapping)
-Quick return to Wii Menu

How to update:
Just start up the Homebrew channel from your Wii and when the network initializes, it will give you the option to update!

Please note that some Homebrew apps won't work anymore due to some problems with old versions of devkits so you might have to go searching for alternate apps to do your bidding. Maybe don't even update just yet, if you don't need to, i.e. if you are not doing the Nintendo update.

Good luck all.

Retro mod No. 2

I did this mod just today and had heaps of fun doing it. I found my the charger for my immitation dremel and put it to good use.

Hit this link to the main site to check out how it was done! Duck Hunt Clock


Also, I would love to see any gaming related retro mods that any of you have done! Comment with a link!