jaffamuffin
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Hi all.
Looking to chip my Wii as a Xmas present (to myself lol) anyway I got one of the first wiis in the UK and the data base says 100% chance my wii is GC2-DMS.
Reading around the forums it's not entirely clear so a few questions if I may:
1. Soft mod vs Chip - well I really think I would like to chip it. This is :
a) less likely to break (stop working due to updates etc)?
b) more likely to be compatible with all games / (even US/JAP?)
I have no problem breaking out the soldering iron. (have done PSX/xbox before)
2. Which chip!!??
the data base suggests these :
WiiKey - D2A, DMS, D2B
Argon - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2
D2Pro9 v2 (D2C2), v3 (D2E) - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Wasabi - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Wiizard - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
D2Sun v1.31+, v3+ - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
D2Lite - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
WiiKey 2 - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Is there somewhere I can read the pros and cons of each?
At the time I did the Xbox the executor was considered by all to be the best, I can't seem to find the same sort of general consensus with Wii chips.
I'm willing to spend up to £50 to buy the chip.
3. Do I need to mess about with firmwares and things? Can I essentially leave my Wii as is, still accept updates, but switch the chip in and out as required?
4. Burning backups - just a regular ISO with DVD-R ? Do I need to patch the isos like with the some of the Dreamcast discs?
5. I hear a lot about SMG breaking thing, if I chip it, can I succesfully run an aquired backup of this with out any problems? (and continue to use my gave save from a genuine copy I have here?
6. Finally (for now) is there any way that my console can be bricked - i.e. totally dead and unrecoverable? (either through an update, or by me doing something wrong?)
Thanks for reading ... If some of these questions are total n00b and are answered somewhere I've missed, please direct me to the FAQ or whatever...
Cheers
Looking to chip my Wii as a Xmas present (to myself lol) anyway I got one of the first wiis in the UK and the data base says 100% chance my wii is GC2-DMS.
Reading around the forums it's not entirely clear so a few questions if I may:
1. Soft mod vs Chip - well I really think I would like to chip it. This is :
a) less likely to break (stop working due to updates etc)?
b) more likely to be compatible with all games / (even US/JAP?)
I have no problem breaking out the soldering iron. (have done PSX/xbox before)
2. Which chip!!??
the data base suggests these :
WiiKey - D2A, DMS, D2B
Argon - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2
D2Pro9 v2 (D2C2), v3 (D2E) - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Wasabi - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Wiizard - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
D2Sun v1.31+, v3+ - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
D2Lite - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
WiiKey 2 - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E
Is there somewhere I can read the pros and cons of each?
At the time I did the Xbox the executor was considered by all to be the best, I can't seem to find the same sort of general consensus with Wii chips.
I'm willing to spend up to £50 to buy the chip.
3. Do I need to mess about with firmwares and things? Can I essentially leave my Wii as is, still accept updates, but switch the chip in and out as required?
4. Burning backups - just a regular ISO with DVD-R ? Do I need to patch the isos like with the some of the Dreamcast discs?
5. I hear a lot about SMG breaking thing, if I chip it, can I succesfully run an aquired backup of this with out any problems? (and continue to use my gave save from a genuine copy I have here?
6. Finally (for now) is there any way that my console can be bricked - i.e. totally dead and unrecoverable? (either through an update, or by me doing something wrong?)
Thanks for reading ... If some of these questions are total n00b and are answered somewhere I've missed, please direct me to the FAQ or whatever...
Cheers
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