Wii Homebrew Takes Several Leaps Forward

Croakyvoice writes "Fans of Homebrew on the Nintendo Wii can celebrate with an explosion of releases today, in just a few hours there has been a release of a proof of concept version of Linux for the Wii, an MP3 Player, the Super Nintendo emulator Snes9X has been ported and a converter that converts Gamecube Dol files into Elf for usage on the Wii (Which opens up a multitude of emulators and homebrew games and applications). A tutorial on how to get homebrew working with the Twilight Hack will help those interested."

Re:Given that Nintendo has already blocked Freeloa

[flynt]

If 7 dollars is too much for an unenhanced SNES game, what do you think a fair price is, 6 dollars? They can only go so low. I spent 7 dollars on a McDonald's value meal at O'Hare this weekend. I spent 6 bucks on a coffee this morning. THOSE are outrageous prices. Getting to play ActRaiser/SMW/Mario Kart/etc. again sure as hell gives me more value for my dollar than that Big Mac did. If you won't get 5-7 dollars worth of enjoyment out of it, don't buy the game.

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[Abcd1234]

Yeah, if you're jonesing for standard resolution videos only

Sounds great to me. I don't have HD, nor do I plan to upgrade any time soon (I have no desire to have my livingroom dominated by a 40"+ monster, and given the viewing distances in my livingroom, HD would be a waste on anything smaller).

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[Abcd1234]

"higher res tv is much better to watch no matter what the viewing distance"

If you believe that, you don't understand the physics of human vision.

Smash Bros

[Applejoint]

Wonder if the twilight hack can break region locking so euros can actually get Smash Bros Brawl this year!

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[RedWizzard]

A properly configured microatx board destined for recycling would do all that and more with a few addins and a nice case.

Yes, but I already have a Wii. Why the hell would I want to add another box if the Wii would serve?

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[Scyber]

I am not questioning your desire to get a new TV, but I find it somewhat contradictory to think that your living room would be "dominated" by a 40+" TV, but yet the room is too large to get any benefit from HD on a smaller TV. Especially in my experience where I went from a 27" SD set to a 46" HD LCD and the TV is actually less "dominate" than the old TV. It is pretty amazing how the flat panels can actually blend right into a room, much moreso than older CRTs.

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[644bd346996]

Since when is debunking hyperbole a straw-man attack? And why do so many /. trolls think that calling something a strawman is the equivalent of an anti-Godwin automatic win?

Re:Given that Nintendo has already blocked Freeloa

[psychicninja]

I don't care about an SNES emulator.

If you'd ever played Secret of Mana you would care.

Re:PS3 Linux Wide Open

[Doc Ruby]

but the Cell's 6 SPUs (pipelined DSPs) are wide open for development.

Pretty wide.

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[Millennium]

unless your 1/2 blind, standard def is not as good as high def. end of story.

No, not end of story. Human vision doesn't work that way.

no strawman arguements like "if i view a 51cm screen from 10m away it looks the same".

If I view a 60cm screen from 3m away it looks the same, and that's a far more realistic scenario than the one you describe. HD is a waste for most of the population: anyone who isn't a home-theater nut.

Re:Get 'em Tiger!

[spun]

Really? Because I've mostly seen it used appropriately here. And it is appropriate, in a debate, to point out when the other side is unfairly depicting your position. Whining about other people's use of the term 'straw-man' is a fad used by unfortunate individuals whose argumentation strategy consists of little more than straw-men, improper generalization, and ad-hominems.