Wii + DosBox = Win

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  • #7774
    MasterP
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    Playing old school DOS games on a Wii is pure win. Need I say more?

     

    http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/DOSBox_Wii

    #88268
    josrocket
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    MasterP said:

    Playing old school DOS games on a Wii is pure win. Need I say more?

     

    http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/DOSBox_Wii

     

    Yawn

    #88270
    adam37
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    badass!

     

    Doom?

    #88274
    josrocket
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    Its cool for Wii standards but in real world standards…not that exciting

    #88322
    Nickname
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    josrocket said:

    Its cool for Wii standards but in real world standards…not that exciting

    if it makes you feel better, you can get dosbox for the ps3

    #88339
    MasterP
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    josrocket said:

    Its cool for Wii standards but in real world standards…not that exciting

    By real world standards you have to be running Linux on the PS3 to use it. For Wii you can run it straight from Nintendo’s main menu.

     

    With the advances made in the last 6 months, if the Wii had a faster CPU it would be the dominant console as far as homebrew is concerned. In 5 minutes you can take a brand new Wii and erase 100% of Nintendo’s OS off it, play copied games without a modchip, and make it so the Wii is unbootable without your SD card. Not to mention movie streaming and internet radio.

     

    Did I mention I can play PS1 games on it? :o

    #88355
    josrocket
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    MasterP said:

    By real world standards you have to be running Linux on the PS3 to use it. For Wii you can run it straight from Nintendo’s main menu.

     

    With the advances made in the last 6 months, if the Wii had a faster CPU it would be the dominant console as far as homebrew is concerned. In 5 minutes you can take a brand new Wii and erase 100% of Nintendo’s OS off it, play copied games without a modchip, and make it so the Wii is unbootable without your SD card. Not to mention movie streaming and internet radio.

     

    Did I mention I can play PS1 games on it? :o

     

    No dont get me wrong thats really cool, I was basically saying that its a shame that it can be taken much further than that do to hardware limitations

    #88357
    MasterP
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    josrocket said:

    No dont get me wrong thats really cool, I was basically saying that its a shame that it can be taken much further than that do to hardware limitations

    That’s the only thing really hurting the Wii at this point. Most of the multi-platform games skip it because it’s GPU isn’t powerful and the homebrew scene has about hit the limit of what the console can do. I mean they’re literally replacing Nintendo’s firmware to increase compatibility and unlock features.

    #91097
    Lemm
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    I have not tried the dosbox but I have around 130 wii games on my external hard drive.. including the new GH5 that just came out the other day.

     

    I have every NES game that ever came out…. along with some SNES and Genesis games….

     

    I can also play all online games FOR FREE… that’s right Nintendo doesn’t add on any BS charges for playing multiplayer on the internet

     

    Wii is under rated…… but for the best experience it’s PC all the way

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