I've been struggling for days on how to do this and gone through dozens of guides but this is the one that works for anyone else that is also struggling it does function completely. Thank you.
This was the exact tutorial I was looking for as my wiibackupmanager hasn’t been working lately didn’t realize it was pretty much the same process as gc games tysm🙏
@@miqotelover it’s been holding up great! had a lil trouble setting up my external hard drive but with funkyscott’s great videos I was able to download the entire wii and gc libraries! i would def recommend as well as setting up ctgp to play mario kart wii online :)
yo this was actually helpful i legit looked through so many videos and i was so confused. you told me what to do right away no bs, thanks you got a subscriber
This is the first year I’ve modded my wii & followed everything step by step through all these video’s & everything works like a charm…feels so good playing super mario 64 after 10plus years! Also, now my kids get to live in the Nintendo 64 & GameCube glory days as well :)
Holy crap, thank you. Ive read a lot of guides and tried to look at why my games arent working, but this makes a lot more sense. As impatient as I probably was, this guy explained it quickly and accurately.
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
First off this was such a well put together video you deserve a follow,, Thank you so much, this was the only video that explained this, you’re a lifesaver :)
I have an original Wii and when I used this method everytime I opened my Wii games I got a black screen. To solve it I am using the Wii Backup Manager that formats your pen drive to WBFS format. Now my games are all working
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
Most likely the setup I'm guessing. Did you use Wii backup manager to set them up? Its the easiest way! Also double check the format and make sure they are wbfs versions
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
After a while searching, this was the video I needed! thank you. Also, for those who bought a High gb micro sd and no external hardrive or usb like me, creating the wbs folder in the root of a micro sd and following the video works the same, You just need the adapter for it. it worked for me 2024
Nevermind, I tried it, dodn't work.... does only change the VPN during games, so that you can for example play mario kart in a japanese only lobby eith a japanese looking account...
I followed your tutorials on this and setting up USB loader gx and they're both great. I downloaded Wii Sports but when I press start to play it in USB loader it freezes and I can't go back without unplugging my wii. Any idea what the issue might be? DO you think it's an issue with the game file?
it sounds like a game file issue, so maybe try redownloading it and making sure you have the proper region. if that still doesn't work, maybe try reinstalling the custom ios's
I have the same problem as you. All games just freeze the console when I run them. I'm on an European console, downloaded the European version of the game. Have you found a solution for this?
Whenever I try to load a game, it just goes back to the homebrew screen. I have the usb (it’s compatible) in the right port, the iOS settings are updated, the game file is in the correct format, the game file and folder have the right name and region, the usb is set up properly, and I’ve tried multiple different game files. Nothing works. Did I miss something? What’s going wrong? I really need help here.
Another great video. I love your educational content. keep up the good work. Do you have a comparison video for wii flow vs USB loader gx? Bringing my old wii back to life 😂😊
Hey man, great video! Everything is working flawlessly EXCEPT when I put in my SD card back into my PC from the Wii (to add more games onto the SD), my computer doesn't read the SD card. It reads perfectly fine on my Wii and can run USB Loader fine. I've been doing some research on this but there is limited information out there. Would you happen to know anything about this? TIA
most likely your SD card adapter isn't working. I had issues with my SD card not reading and tried a different laptop, then tried a new adapter and it's working now.
Im having issues with extract here i it doesnt show that option im on windows 10 and im using an SD card Please someone help me i would appreciate it:)
Hi Scott, I wanted to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but when i started the game in USB Loader GX it throwed me back to the Wii menu. Do you know what I need to do?
Ive done everything and had no success getting games on here. I have the file on my sd card the exact way you explain in the video and it doesnt pop up in wiiflow even after reloading cache.
For some reason whenever i try to open a game on usb loader gx, the screen turns black and then it brings me back to the homebrew channel 😢, any fixes?
I have it all set up as you have shown but usb loader just doesn't find them, drive me nuts. At least I have nintendont reading gcn games perfectly. But there is a select few wii games I want to play too...
How am I supposed to the wbfs folder on a usb drive and the apps folder at the same time there no other ports and in that fact I won’t be able to run any of the homebrew to even get to the games huh
This is probably a stupid question but how do I get the options to extract files? I don't see this option on my Mac, and I tried using my dads dell laptop that runs on windows but I did not see that option there either. Some help would be greatly appreciated as I am new to all this!
I'm stuck in loading config files, except when I load the usbloader i downloaded onto my sd card from open shop channel, which just has a blank white screen with no buttons or won't display games
i need help still i do everything in the video but on usb loader when i launch a game it just does the thing when you exit a game then it takes me back to the main wii screen
Hi, I'm having a problem where I already put the games on the wbfs folder and it showed up on wiiflow but when I click on the game my screen goes black and when I try to turn on the remote of the wii, the color starts to flash rapidly. Do you think I may be missing something?
This was wonderful! Finally have games showing up, took me forever to find your video! Now the only problem I’m having is when I go to launch Mario Party 8, i click play on Wii then then goes black for a second then goes to Home Screen. Thoughts?
@@jmartgif I watched hours and hours of videos and the fix for me was simple… I switched to WiiFlow instead of USB Loader and everything worked perfectly! Give it a shot!
Just search “[Insert Game] Rom” and 95% of the time a site with a good rom should show up 👍 (I’m not allowed to give you exact directions, but you can find them floating around 😉)
I've been struggling for days on how to do this and gone through dozens of guides but this is the one that works for anyone else that is also struggling it does function completely. Thank you.
Same not of my games are showing
This was the exact tutorial I was looking for as my wiibackupmanager hasn’t been working lately didn’t realize it was pretty much the same process as gc games tysm🙏
What website do you use to find these games?
How's the wii been holding up? Thinking of softmodding mine too :D
@@miqotelover it’s been holding up great! had a lil trouble setting up my external hard drive but with funkyscott’s great videos I was able to download the entire wii and gc libraries! i would def recommend as well as setting up ctgp to play mario kart wii online :)
hes wont work bro
how do i get the games
yo this was actually helpful i legit looked through so many videos and i was so confused. you told me what to do right away no bs, thanks you got a subscriber
I'm glad I could help :D
@@funkyscott47 hey do you know how to set up thumbnails and images for the games? Would be really helpful!
I need help
This guy explains it so good, all the other videos are confusing. You got a new subscriber
Thank you so much :)
Np
This is the first year I’ve modded my wii & followed everything step by step through all these video’s & everything works like a charm…feels so good playing super mario 64 after 10plus years! Also, now my kids get to live in the Nintendo 64 & GameCube glory days as well :)
This warms my heart to hear, glad it went well and hope you and your kids have a fantastic time playing ❤️
Where can I find wbfs games for wii games?
Vimn's leir I think
@@ZGK69 thanks, I found this out later, but I appreciate ya.
@@funkyscott47 it's not letting me play the game it will send me back to the Homebrew menu or the Wii menu
The NDS/3DS/Wii era is having a renaissance right now and WE EMBRACING IT
Hell yeah!
Thanks so much man, I'm very new to wii modding, I've done an xbox before. Your guides have been incredible. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You're very welcome :)
@@funkyscott47 don’t have an extract here option!???!! Please help me!
@@hudsonsmith3get winrar
I appreciate this it’s my very first time modding a Wii and I couldn’t get paper Mario to play for the life of me thank you 🙏🏾
Thank you so much for helping me revive my wii bc it had a different usb loader and i really wanted to play
You're welcome 😁
Thank you so much man ❤️ Seeing your videos i was able to homebrew my gf Wii and now we are playing all the games of our childhood, god bless u bro!
Holy crap, thank you. Ive read a lot of guides and tried to look at why my games arent working, but this makes a lot more sense. As impatient as I probably was, this guy explained it quickly and accurately.
Did your games go black when you clicked on them if so that’s my problem and I would like to know if this is a fix
@pdashray Which games are you trying to load up?
@@ApertureTestSub just like regular Wii games on usb loader
@@pdashray did you convert your wii games into wbfs files and your gc games into isos?
I've recently came back to Wii games and I needed this, because i forgot how to do it. This is the clearest guide up to date!!
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
thank you!!!! i've been scouring youtube trying to find a tutorial and this was just what i needed!
Ok so im confused... where do you get the actual games downloads
u copy all the info from ur disc onto a flash drive
Vimme wbfs vault he can’t say it because you can get in trouble idk why though
@@EmmanuelCeja1117 it’s not because there old and they would have already been taken off the internet and on yt
@@Hairybananawhat do you need to do to actually pit it on your sd or usb to play them on wii?
@@galx9655 the sd card
This was the best video on this, I thank you
Worked like a charm! Thank you sir!
First off this was such a well put together video you deserve a follow,,
Thank you so much, this was the only video that explained this, you’re a lifesaver :)
Thank you, it works great - my son is happy with the new games I downloaded for him!!!
I can finally will be able to play Mario Party 8 with this tutorial! And it only took 6 years and two copies of the game later.
Where i can Download games from?
I have an original Wii and when I used this method everytime I opened my Wii games I got a black screen. To solve it I am using the Wii Backup Manager that formats your pen drive to WBFS format. Now my games are all working
THANK YOU, I BEEN GOIN NON STOP AND IT WORKEDDD
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
This totally solved my issue thank you so much!!!!
bro i fucking love you
Followed your guide to homebrew etc. Only one game shows on usb loader gx and there are 4 games on HD. Any ideas why my other games aren't showing?
Most likely the setup I'm guessing. Did you use Wii backup manager to set them up? Its the easiest way! Also double check the format and make sure they are wbfs versions
Maybe the region?
Thank you so much! The Wii backup manager kept telling me that most of my games were invalid, so I hope this works!
Did it work or not
It dont work, its first bringing me to usb loader gx then back to the home menu
Same thing with me
U find a fix?
Dont forget to install it after doing all that
Is there a way to do this on Mac? It won’t let me extract the file to .wbfs
i love you so much for this
Hmm.. when I run a game inside of USB loader, it immediately quits back to the usb loader Home Screen. Any ideas? I’m running off of an SD card
Mine does something similar, except it goes straight to homebrew. I’m using a usb flash drive
this REALLY works tysm!!!
Yo bro sorry to bother u but i need help and it seems u have done it and gotten the games working, so i put the game into usb loader gx just how he said and it hasnt shown up and i cant get it to show up i pressed show games but cant get it to work if u can help me out just reply to this comment thanks
Thank you, this was super helpful!!!
Thx for the tutorial this one really worked
After a while searching, this was the video I needed! thank you. Also, for those who bought a High gb micro sd and no external hardrive or usb like me, creating the wbs folder in the root of a micro sd and following the video works the same, You just need the adapter for it. it worked for me 2024
Thank you, it worked
01:54 so if my Wii is from Europe, I must choose the games with european region and the ID's with PAL as region?
Yes
@@funkyscott47 and can I avoid that by changing my VPN? There is an application in the open shop channel for that :D
Nevermind, I tried it, dodn't work.... does only change the VPN during games, so that you can for example play mario kart in a japanese only lobby eith a japanese looking account...
@@Salzige_Korts do you have priiloader? Just turn on the region free everything and region free Wii games and that might help
I don't, I will try it right away, thanks! @@funkyscott47
youre still going!! keep it up
thank you :D
I followed your tutorials on this and setting up USB loader gx and they're both great. I downloaded Wii Sports but when I press start to play it in USB loader it freezes and I can't go back without unplugging my wii. Any idea what the issue might be? DO you think it's an issue with the game file?
it sounds like a game file issue, so maybe try redownloading it and making sure you have the proper region. if that still doesn't work, maybe try reinstalling the custom ios's
@@funkyscott47 for me it doesnt even show up with the usbloader thing just homebrew blank
I have the same problem as you. All games just freeze the console when I run them. I'm on an European console, downloaded the European version of the game. Have you found a solution for this?
I'm not seeing the txt doc from zip. Any help?
I did this but my games still don’t show up??
What should you call the folder if you want to have Gamecube games, on the usb aswell?
"games" and those should be iso or ciso format for Nintendont
Im doing the exact steps, and it's showing up in GX but when I click on the game it kicks me back to the main menu
hi just wondering where do I get the games not the game ids
I still don’t see the game in usb loader gx
Check your tabs up top
I tried this on Wiiflow and it just opened the disc in the wii and I tried USB loader and it just took me back to the homebrew channel. Any fixes?
It does not work. USB Loader GX crashes every time I open a game.
Whenever I try to load a game, it just goes back to the homebrew screen. I have the usb (it’s compatible) in the right port, the iOS settings are updated, the game file is in the correct format, the game file and folder have the right name and region, the usb is set up properly, and I’ve tried multiple different game files. Nothing works. Did I miss something? What’s going wrong? I really need help here.
I have the same problem :( can someone please help ?
@@marko9418 Same problem
Same problem
Look at this video and the one I posted
Same probleeem
Another great video. I love your educational content. keep up the good work. Do you have a comparison video for wii flow vs USB loader gx? Bringing my old wii back to life 😂😊
Thank you! And actually no I don't, but that is a good idea since lots of people ask which one is better :)
@@funkyscott47Any update on this? Which one do you think is better?
Hey man, great video! Everything is working flawlessly EXCEPT when I put in my SD card back into my PC from the Wii (to add more games onto the SD), my computer doesn't read the SD card. It reads perfectly fine on my Wii and can run USB Loader fine. I've been doing some research on this but there is limited information out there. Would you happen to know anything about this? TIA
Did u figure it out?
most likely your SD card adapter isn't working. I had issues with my SD card not reading and tried a different laptop, then tried a new adapter and it's working now.
bro what is that theme i need itt
Im having issues with extract here i it doesnt show that option im on windows 10 and im using an SD card Please someone help me i would appreciate it:)
Question: How does multi-disc games such as Resident Evil 4 work?
There is no multidisc game for Wii, Resi 4 wii version is one disc. Gamecube Resi 4 is multidisc. And the setup is completely different.
why does it crash and return to the homebrew channel once I click play
same
Hi Scott,
I wanted to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but when i started the game in USB Loader GX it throwed me back to the Wii menu. Do you know what I need to do?
Im also experiencing an issue with nsmbw but for me it just doesnt show up.
Which video in the description is to set it up on the wii?
How to do it with a SD Card?
USB Loader needs to use USB. For an SD Card you would want an app that can read games off the SD card. Then it's normally the same file format setup.
Ive done everything and had no success getting games on here. I have the file on my sd card the exact way you explain in the video and it doesnt pop up in wiiflow even after reloading cache.
Does anyone know where I can get those game files?
Viims lair
Google it
@@XRazeYThe clearly couldn’t find it through google if he’s commenting dumb fuck
@@nitrobozo4464 it gives me 7z files not wbfs, does it still work?
@@Santiago-iv8dgit’s giving me .ciso so nah ig not
For some reason whenever i try to open a game on usb loader gx, the screen turns black and then it brings me back to the homebrew channel 😢, any fixes?
Hey where do you get the downloads for games? Great tutorial tho I couldn't find anyone else showing how to do this as easily
You're the best thank you very much!
Me again, is it possible to use multiple usbs at the same time?
Im like 50% sure cannot
I have an error its Exception (DSI) occurred
The usb drive is probably not compatible
Anybody know how to put save files in the games?
Thank you so much!
Thanks!
I THANK YOU BILLION TIMES!!!! HOURSA AND HOURS OF SEARCHING! FINALLY IT ENDED! THANK YOU👍
I have it all set up as you have shown but usb loader just doesn't find them, drive me nuts. At least I have nintendont reading gcn games perfectly. But there is a select few wii games I want to play too...
same here
I have a problem , when I enter the game on USB loader GX the game stop and it's get my to homebrew? What do I need do?
How am I supposed to the wbfs folder on a usb drive and the apps folder at the same time there no other ports and in that fact I won’t be able to run any of the homebrew to even get to the games huh
My Mac won’t load the Wiiflow page… is there a link for the download anywhere without going through the website?
This is probably a stupid question but how do I get the options to extract files? I don't see this option on my Mac, and I tried using my dads dell laptop that runs on windows but I did not see that option there either. Some help would be greatly appreciated as I am new to all this!
for Mac double click on file until u see the folder icon
@@hiitsplayz1118 Wow that worked, thanks so much definitely staying subscribed after this gem of a video 🤝🙌
@@hiitsplayz1118 Does it work the same way with gamecube games or is that a different method with nintendont?
Holy shit your videos are super helpful thank you for everything, modded Wii is going to make my girlfriend so happy
I can't get split files to work, do you have a specific guide for that, I am using the same SD card I modded the wii with
im having trouble with wiiflow with my usb drive it says no games found and the games wont show up.
I'm stuck in loading config files, except when I load the usbloader i downloaded onto my sd card from open shop channel, which just has a blank white screen with no buttons or won't display games
i need help still
i do everything in the video but on usb loader when i launch a game it just does the thing when you exit a game then it takes me back to the main wii screen
What about wii ware games? Same setup?
Hi, I'm having a problem where I already put the games on the wbfs folder and it showed up on wiiflow but when I click on the game my screen goes black and when I try to turn on the remote of the wii, the color starts to flash rapidly. Do you think I may be missing something?
Im having the same problem can someone pls help?!
I have a problem the new wii games i download don't load up it goes back to home screen on vwii
question what do you do about gamecube games that use 2 disc likes tales of symphonia or twin snakes
Everytime i try to Play A Wii Game, it Sends Me Back to the Homebrew Menu
same
When I click on the game there is a black screen and when I start it I just get back to the Homebrew Chanel
This was wonderful! Finally have games showing up, took me forever to find your video!
Now the only problem I’m having is when I go to launch Mario Party 8, i click play on Wii then then goes black for a second then goes to Home Screen. Thoughts?
I'm having this same issue @funkyscott47
I'm using an SD card btw
@@jmartgif I watched hours and hours of videos and the fix for me was simple… I switched to WiiFlow instead of USB Loader and everything worked perfectly! Give it a shot!
where do i dowlaod the games?
Search wii wbfs games
So I try opening USB Loader GX and after like 5 secs it freezes at "Reinitializing devices".
hey man the link to your discord is not working
where do you get the games?
Just search “[Insert Game] Rom” and 95% of the time a site with a good rom should show up 👍 (I’m not allowed to give you exact directions, but you can find them floating around 😉)
where can i download games? tysm :)
So I did this having the games on the PNY usb and my usb it in fat32 with games in proper region yet they aren’t showing in the usb loader gx?
if i want to extract my 7z files to wbfs, it doesnt work. it only extracts to the .zip file again? Why
Why are some games invisible and crash when I press play
I’m confused… where can you get the Wii game wad files
Just a question, What if the game has ":" in the title?
Hey Scott what is the main reason behind fetching the game I'd? My games start up and play but I never did the game Id part
THANK YOU SO MUCH
How can i download the games? The site everyone is using is blocked for me
When I launch the game it just has a black screen and a bunch of letters I can’t read
Mann I've installed and setup mad stuff but can't even get Wiiflow to open for some reason. Just sits on a black screen
hi im new in this type of playing games on wii , afther that guide i can play games opening sd card in normal wii menu , the games gonna show?
followed everything here to a t, but wii play refuses to show up