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The Freeloader for Wii Thread of Joy, Happiness, Answers, Bloody NMH and BRAWL
- Thread starter Ramenman
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^where do you live?
Dascu, it's not your tv.
When I try to play it on my old-as-fuck tv in 50hz, I get the black & white picture + picture violently waggling up&down (making it unplayable cause it feels like there's been a triple duplication of the top of the screen and only when navigating the menus and you try to click a button you're like "omg which one is the real one"). Also, in french.
So I assume the problem comes from something else.
Edit : for the wiki people, feel free to use my list all you want as long as you link to it properly.
Dascu, it's not your tv.
When I try to play it on my old-as-fuck tv in 50hz, I get the black & white picture + picture violently waggling up&down (making it unplayable cause it feels like there's been a triple duplication of the top of the screen and only when navigating the menus and you try to click a button you're like "omg which one is the real one"). Also, in french.
So I assume the problem comes from something else.
Edit : for the wiki people, feel free to use my list all you want as long as you link to it properly.
rollingstart
Banned
I got mine in the mail and thankfully it is the right one and it works with my few gamecube imports. Whenever my copy of Gundam arrives in the mail, I will try that out.
I'd consider hosting a Freeloader Wiki, but last time I did someone spammed it up with Gay and Scat Porn.... so yeah not too keen on it. Unless someone knows how to stop that sort of thing happening.
I've got the hosting and can install one in about 10 seconds, just up to someone to run it I suppose, I don't have the time.
I've got the hosting and can install one in about 10 seconds, just up to someone to run it I suppose, I don't have the time.
I made one here: http://freeloader.wikidot.com
Just testing really, so its pretty incomplete and I'm the only one who can edit it. I've found alot of forums with people testing the FreeLoader so I got a lot to add. I think I might just open the wiki up and see what happens. Hopefully people wanna add stuff, but spamers keep out
Edit: Just hit 100 games added. Hope this doesn't violate their terms and the site gets deleted though
Just testing really, so its pretty incomplete and I'm the only one who can edit it. I've found alot of forums with people testing the FreeLoader so I got a lot to add. I think I might just open the wiki up and see what happens. Hopefully people wanna add stuff, but spamers keep out
Edit: Just hit 100 games added. Hope this doesn't violate their terms and the site gets deleted though
So I got my copy of the freeloader yesterday and I managed to launch brawl. But today I can't get my wii to launch the game, the freeloader does its thing then I insert my brawl disc and the DVD player clicks like maybe three times but it doesn't spin.
Anyone else got that problem ?
Anyone else got that problem ?
The black/white thing happens when your SDTV, using standard composite, is unable to properly handle the NTSC 60hz signal (like mine =( ). Using an RGB cable gives a red tint (even for the modern TVs, I think). So, unless you got a modern TV with NTSC 60hz support, you're fucked (like me =( ).Wizpig said:
I had problems launching US NMH on my PAL Wii, but it loaded up just fine after I changed the language setting to English. Black and white though (see above).
I just got my US Freeloader. I think I ordered about a week ago, so shipping was fairly fast.
Popped it in while the machine was off, and when the regular warning screen came up, some of the graphics blurred in and out for a few seconds. After that, went to the disc channel and it said unknown disc. Popped it out, put in Nintendo Puzzle Collection (JP) for GC, and it recognized it as a GC game. Started it up, and there were absolutely no problems. Nice.
So Nintendo Puzzle Collection (JP) for GC is confirmed to work for US Wii. I think I got rid of my NGT4 a while ago, so if anyone wants me to test anything else, feel free to send your games my way
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I'll let you know if I import anything else... I should look for an import only wii game...
Popped it in while the machine was off, and when the regular warning screen came up, some of the graphics blurred in and out for a few seconds. After that, went to the disc channel and it said unknown disc. Popped it out, put in Nintendo Puzzle Collection (JP) for GC, and it recognized it as a GC game. Started it up, and there were absolutely no problems. Nice.
So Nintendo Puzzle Collection (JP) for GC is confirmed to work for US Wii. I think I got rid of my NGT4 a while ago, so if anyone wants me to test anything else, feel free to send your games my way
.I'll let you know if I import anything else... I should look for an import only wii game...
Nice. Skies of Arcadia gets the green light then. Looking through the GC list, it seems that all the rare games (in PAL land at least) work and the common games don't. Fire Emblem, Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, etc, all work. Mario Kart, Sunshine, Party, TTYD, all don't work, but they're also games that aren't too hard to still find.woobit said:
I guess I'll be trying to track down NTSC copies of ToS and FE: PoR then, rather than watching the PAL versions constantly go for AU$100+ on Ebay. Anyone know any good sources?
eBay UK and Amazon UK sure is expensive when it comes to PAL games, pretty insane compared to their us counter part. Along with eBay and amazon, you could check
videogamesplus.ca
Theres one problem that might occure with gamecube games though. Seems some people reported a couple of games (Mario Golf, F-Zero) as working fine, while another guy reported that they worked fine initially, but then crashed on a spesific course. No idea if they crash on in same place every time though, neither if its the disc/user/wii system... Time will tell I guess
videogamesplus.ca
Theres one problem that might occure with gamecube games though. Seems some people reported a couple of games (Mario Golf, F-Zero) as working fine, while another guy reported that they worked fine initially, but then crashed on a spesific course. No idea if they crash on in same place every time though, neither if its the disc/user/wii system... Time will tell I guess
ecosse_011172
Junior Member
I have tried several games with my Euro Wii and Wii freeloader.
Don't work
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JPN Super Star Soldier
JPN Winning Eleven
US Alien Hominid
Work fine
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US Baten Kaitos
Works-ish
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US Mario Golf - crashes when gameplay starts
US ToS - Runs fully but has weird graphical glitches, like a shadowing/tearing effect a lot of the time.
I'm using a 42" Panny Plasma and tried COmponent, SCART and Wii settings of 576i, 480i and 480p - No difference in behaviour.
Anyone have any experience of the Tales of Symphonia problem?
Don't work
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JPN Super Star Soldier
JPN Winning Eleven
US Alien Hominid
Work fine
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US Baten Kaitos
Works-ish
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US Mario Golf - crashes when gameplay starts
US ToS - Runs fully but has weird graphical glitches, like a shadowing/tearing effect a lot of the time.
I'm using a 42" Panny Plasma and tried COmponent, SCART and Wii settings of 576i, 480i and 480p - No difference in behaviour.
Anyone have any experience of the Tales of Symphonia problem?
You might have the same problem as Dascu.
Try changing your language settings to English (yeah that's weird, I know).
Edit : wowbeaten.
Which raises a question : Dascu, what was your Wii's original language ?
I was wondering "why do they have to change their language settings to English while I can play it in french" but maybe the game doesn't load if your Wii is in a language that isn't on the disc.
Try changing your language settings to English (yeah that's weird, I know).
Edit : wowbeaten.
Which raises a question : Dascu, what was your Wii's original language ?
I was wondering "why do they have to change their language settings to English while I can play it in french" but maybe the game doesn't load if your Wii is in a language that isn't on the disc.
Here's my contribution. The only games I own are Harvest Moon...
I own a NTSC/US Wii and have the corresponding US Freeloader.
Gamecube:
牧場物語ワンダフルライフ (EN: A Wonderful Life) - Works
牧場物語Oh!ワンダフルライフ (EN: Another Wonderful Life) - Works
牧場物語しあわせの詩　（EN: Not released, "しあわせの詩　For World" was localized　instead) - Works
Wii:
牧場物語やすらぎの樹　(EN: Harvest Moon Wii) - Works
I own a NTSC/US Wii and have the corresponding US Freeloader.
Gamecube:
牧場物語ワンダフルライフ (EN: A Wonderful Life) - Works
牧場物語Oh!ワンダフルライフ (EN: Another Wonderful Life) - Works
牧場物語しあわせの詩　（EN: Not released, "しあわせの詩　For World" was localized　instead) - Works
Wii:
牧場物語やすらぎの樹　(EN: Harvest Moon Wii) - Works
HylianScribe
Member
Okay I tested some JP and US GC games on my PAL console
US GC games
Baten Kaitos
Works but with a black bar in the bottom
Baten Kaitos Origins
Works but with a black bar in the bottom
Def Jam Fight for NY
Works perfectly
Japan GC games
Super Robot Wars GC
Does not work
Winning Eleven 6 FE
Does not work
US GC games
Baten Kaitos
Works but with a black bar in the bottom
Baten Kaitos Origins
Works but with a black bar in the bottom
Def Jam Fight for NY
Works perfectly
Japan GC games
Super Robot Wars GC
Does not work
Winning Eleven 6 FE
Does not work
Ramenman said:
Dutch, like Aurelius. However, I am from Belgian, and not from that hellhole known as "Holland" or in its more sinister name "The Netherlands".
Edit: Update on my situation: I decided to just buy a new LCD TV. Works like a charm now.
I'll try to get some nice component cables though.http://www.eldi.be/cat3.php?art=365852201Darunia said:
PAL wii + RGB SCART leads + Kororinpa = everything is red
Such a great game though. ended up playing far more than I initially intended to. I just wanted to see if it'd run. Bam, two hours later. :lol
On to my US gamecube games...
PN03 works (with some audio glitching in the opening cutscene),
BG&E works (slight graphics errors),
PSO Ep1&2 works (black bar below),
Metroid Prime 1 works (main menue background doesn't show, only the white text),
Puyo Pop Fever works flawlessly,
FF:Crystal Chronicles works (black bar below)
Zelda TWW doesn't want to work. Nooooooooooooooooo!
Super Monkey Ball 2 doesn't work ("created by AV"+opening jingle plays, then screen fades and stays black)
If I have some more time I'll try BK&BK:O.
Such a great game though. ended up playing far more than I initially intended to. I just wanted to see if it'd run. Bam, two hours later. :lol
On to my US gamecube games...
PN03 works (with some audio glitching in the opening cutscene),
BG&E works (slight graphics errors),
PSO Ep1&2 works (black bar below),
Metroid Prime 1 works (main menue background doesn't show, only the white text),
Puyo Pop Fever works flawlessly,
FF:Crystal Chronicles works (black bar below)
Zelda TWW doesn't want to work. Nooooooooooooooooo!
Super Monkey Ball 2 doesn't work ("created by AV"+opening jingle plays, then screen fades and stays black)
If I have some more time I'll try BK&BK:O.
/!\ UNF UNF UNF FREELOADER NOW ON PLAY ASIA UNF UNF /!\
And it's fucking CHEAP (about 14 shipped).
PAL VERSION
US VERSION
JAP VERSION
*updating the OP with good news*
Many thanks to farnham and CTlance for their contribution.
And it's fucking CHEAP (about 14 shipped).
PAL VERSION
US VERSION
JAP VERSION
*updating the OP with good news*
Many thanks to farnham and CTlance for their contribution.
I made an error with my test results - 牧場物語Oh!ワンダフルライフ is actually the name of the Ps2 game. The game that works is 牧場物語ワンダフルライフ　for　ガール (Jp: Bokujou Monogatari Wonderful Life for Girl / En: Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life). My bad, sorry.