Heres a selection of programs to use

WBFS Gui v2 a lot of people are using this one, personally i don’t but hey.
WBFS GUI This is what I use, its worked fine for me not had any issues on around 20 files (2 isos waiting to be tested as i type this though)

and for alll you mac users who want an iso to usb harddrive, heres one just for you
WBFS OSX

LINKS NOW FIXED
So yeah, redownload those isos and get rebacking up, these programs are beyond awesome. This is all for use with the usb loader 1.1 and 1.0 with your usb wbfs hard drive.

Install the CIOS’s as normal (rename the files to boot.dol though) and you should be good to go.



Hopefully the scene will have everything working with the USB Iso backup loader within a few days.

Right now you need to format your harddrive to WFBS (Done from within the loader) and you can’t use downloaded isos…you need to rip the game while its in the drive, so its not the perfect solution yet but its getting there.

Go to the homebrew channel, and launch backup launcher as usual.
Now go into the reboot options, and tell it to reboot region free.
Go back and reboot with hooks (b button)
Now when your wii restarts go to the usual game channel and launch the game from there.

I personally have a PAL wii and only launched region free by accident the 1st time and discovered it didnt ask me to update.

Anyway as usual dont update your wii, i burnt off the disk 1:1 no patching and scrubbing needed to pikmin. I don’t know about the NTSC version but i would assume the same -reboot with hooks as region free, and blam it bypasses the firmware version check.
if you get a message asking you to update, just turn the wii off manually and reboot, DO NOT UPGRADE

Ok first of all download backup launcher v0.3gamma using our link

download backup launcher v0.3gamma

Click the jump to get the rest of the instructions

DONE

Ok heres a few more works and bits you should know
Oh is that it? you wanted more instructions Well now everything is installed and should be working, its really that simple now (thanks to the amazing wii homebrew guys out there)

Unlike previous versions this does not run as a channel it runs as an application. When you want to run a burnt game you launch homebrew channel and then run backup launcher v0.3gamma and launch the game.

Also Unlike previous versions you do not need to patch games with backup launcher v0.3 gamma infact games run better when you just burn off the wii iso directly to disk like any other disk you’ve burnt this is called 1:1 burning if you look on the computability lists

In a few cases you may have to force PAL60 or Force NTSC if the game comes up black and white or if its a different region disk.

Some games you might need to launch on boot with a hook.
This means Backup Launcher will reboot your wii and when you go to the game channel of your wii menu you will see the game in your drive and actually be able to launch it.

I have had no major issues with this backup launcher, except one foreign region game only plays in Black and White (boo hoo cooking mama) and Skate It Wii has some long load times, I havn’t noticed any issues with other games.

Check the computability list http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/Backup_Launcher_v3

Hope this helps, its really stupidly easy to get backups working on the wii now, enjoy

Second of all we WILL be setting up some kind of wiiware/games download service I am looking into the best place to host them without getting us shut down so wii hacked will become a great resource for anyone looking for games. Full game isos are possible but i fear will result in instant shut down, we have the space and the bandwith to deal with hosting them its just a legal case right now.

Im going to be adding in some answers from your guys questions taken from the chat box and the searchs people have used to find this site.

We’re aiming for one update a day or at least every other day

Currently the only thing effected if you dont update is that you can’t get into the wii shop. If you install the update, anything installed already will remain, but there have been reports of wad manager not working and dvd playback being effected.

There are patches and solutions out there that I will run through and check in the coming days and write an easy to follow guide, but at this stage its really just best to avoid updating if you don’t have to.

on a side note – http://www.mediafire.com/?um2gwbolrol – here is an updated version of the wad manager (just replace the files on your SD card) It allows for SDHC support and a few other fixes.

There is also an update out for the homebrew channel, just run the homebrew channel and if you have wifi it will ask you to update.

World of Goo is clocking up more hours on my wii at the moment than any other games. The basic idea is to use your Goo to build a connection to the pipe somewhere on the level. All Goo can travel along these structures, but at the same time you can use Goo to stretch out and make connections like a little building frame. Obviously once you use the goo to make something it uses that bit of goo up and you cant get it to the pipe. Yes I’m quite crap at explaining this game… Basically you’ll pick it up in 1minute and end up playing for an hour.

Just look at the video instead to see what I mean

I would recommend World of Goo so hard it hurts. On a console where to be honest…the good game pile is getting a little low, this is a nice quick welcome addition to the console and one that will remind you why you bought this tiny white console in the first place – nice fun games. This games soundtrack will be stuck in your head as soon as you boot the game, and the visuals will constantly impress and amuse you.

To quote the game “BUY GOO!!”