WiiMednafen
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The facts
Each one read from WiiMednafen's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- CD image formats
- The README describes CUE+BIN and CUE+ISO with Ogg Vorbis or MusePack audio; MP3, WAV, and FLAC audio are listed as unsupported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Controllers
- The documented controller options include Wii Remote, Wii Remote with Nunchuk, Classic Controller, and GameCube controller.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Controller support
- The documented controller options include Wiimote, Wiimote with Nunchuk, Classic Controller/Pro, and GameCube controller.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The README describes the release as very early and says the emulator had not received extensive testing.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Download release
- The releases page lists version 0.2-pre as a pre-release.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Emulated systems
- It supports Game Boy and Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Lynx, Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, Neo Geo Pocket, PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16, PC-FX, Master System, Virtual Boy, and WonderSwan emulation.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Emulators
- It supports emulation for Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Lynx, Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, Neo Geo Pocket, PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, Sega Master System, Virtual Boy, and WonderSwan.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Game loading
- Game ROMs and CD images can be loaded from SD, USB, or SMB network shares.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation instructions say to extract the ZIP to an SD card or USB device and keep the directory structure intact.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Known limitations
- The README identifies very slow PC-FX emulation and noticeable slowdowns when loading CD images over SMB.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GNU General Public License version 2.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Other known issues
- The README says cheats cannot be created or edited in the interface and many emulator options and Mednafen features are unsupported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Project maturity
- The README describes the release as very early, says testing has been limited, and notes that the front end is minimal.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Rewind
- Experimental rewind is available for a subset of emulators, and the README warns it may cause performance or stability issues.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Storage and network
- ROMs and CD images can be loaded from SD, USB, or an SMB network share.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README asks users to report issues through the project's Google Code issues list.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Video features
- The project documents widescreen support, 16:9 correction, and double-strike 240p mode for all emulators except Virtual Boy.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Video mode
- Double-strike 240p mode is supported for all emulators except Virtual Boy.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- WiiMednafen is a partial port of the Mednafen emulator to the Wii.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker attribution
- The README says the port was made by raz0red.checked 7 Oct 2026
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