Cant restore my Wii: BootMii Wont Work

I am trying to restore or un-modify my Wii. When I try to start BootMii from the Home Brew Channel, I get only a black screen. Can somebody please help me? I don't know how the heck I would have deleted BootMii but maybe that did happen. I do have the NAND.bin and KEYS.bin though. Would I be able to recover a bricked Wii with just these 2 files? I think I might just need to reinstall BootMii but the official Web site http://bootmii.org/ tells me to install it through HackMii - but I'm afraid to do that since my Wii is already hack . . . [More]

Cant restore my Wii: BootMii Wont Work

I am trying to restore or un-modify my Wii. When I try to start BootMii from the Home Brew Channel, I get only a black screen. Can somebody please help me? I don't know how the heck I would have deleted BootMii but maybe that did happen. I do have the NAND.bin and KEYS.bin though. Would I be able to recover a bricked Wii with just these 2 files? I think I might just need to reinstall BootMii but the official Web site http://bootmii.org/ tells me to install it through HackMii - but I'm afraid to do that since my Wii is already hack . . . [More]

What is the Nintendo Wii Family Trainer Dancing Mat Controller for?

There is some kind of weird dance controller for the Wii. What's this for? What games are compatible with it? Question from user Ender at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: "Family Trainer" is a Japanese game by Namco, and could be considered a competitor to the Wii Fit. In the US, the game was retitled "Active Life: Outdoor Challenge". The controller also works with the game's two sequels, Active Life: Extreme Challenge and Active Life: Explorer. It also seems like this controller uses the GameCu . . . [More]

What is the Nintendo Wii Family Trainer Dancing Mat Controller for?

There is some kind of weird dance controller for the Wii. What's this for? What games are compatible with it? Question from user Ender at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: "Family Trainer" is a Japanese game by Namco, and could be considered a competitor to the Wii Fit. In the US, the game was retitled "Active Life: Outdoor Challenge". The controller also works with the game's two sequels, Active Life: Extreme Challenge and Active Life: Explorer. It also seems like this controller uses the GameCu . . . [More]

USB Loader GX keeps on crashing to the Homebrew Channel

I have a Wii on version 4.3U. One of my games used to work, but now all of them just crash to the Homebrew Channel. I already know there is another post about this, but I didn't perform a system update after I installed the cIOSes since my Wii was already on 4.3U. I tried reinstalling the cIOSes, but that didn't work. I tried resetting all of my settings (because I changed them before the games didn't work), but that didn't work either. I tried taking my USB out of the Wii and plugging it back in (making sure that the USB was . . . [More]

USB Loader GX keeps on crashing to the Homebrew Channel

I have a Wii on version 4.3U. One of my games used to work, but now all of them just crash to the Homebrew Channel. I already know there is another post about this, but I didn't perform a system update after I installed the cIOSes since my Wii was already on 4.3U. I tried reinstalling the cIOSes, but that didn't work. I tried resetting all of my settings (because I changed them before the games didn't work), but that didn't work either. I tried taking my USB out of the Wii and plugging it back in (making sure that the USB was . . . [More]

Where can I find the manual for the Turbografx - Virtual Console version of SimEarth?

I downloaded SimEarth for academic purposes. The problem is that I'm not used to strategic games and I don't get this game (I don't know how to play it and what to do and so on). Is there a detailed manual on the Internet which explains all the options and symbols and which describes to me what I have to do exactly? The Manual in the Wii explains it little bit and also the symbols, but it's very hard to switch between game and manual all the time. Or is there a tutorial? Question from user Kirinriki at gaming.stackexchange.co . . . [More]

Where can I find the manual for the Turbografx - Virtual Console version of SimEarth?

I downloaded SimEarth for academic purposes. The problem is that I'm not used to strategic games and I don't get this game (I don't know how to play it and what to do and so on). Is there a detailed manual on the Internet which explains all the options and symbols and which describes to me what I have to do exactly? The Manual in the Wii explains it little bit and also the symbols, but it's very hard to switch between game and manual all the time. Or is there a tutorial? Question from user Kirinriki at gaming.stackexchange.co . . . [More]

Is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness region-locked?

I have an Italian 3DS and I've bought a second-hand English Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. I should be able to play it, but I can't, and I don't know why. According to this question "Can I play DS games from any region on 3DS?": . While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn't encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS. . However, software specific to the Nintendo DSi are region-locked, as Wikipedia states. . . . [More]

Is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness region-locked?

I have an Italian 3DS and I've bought a second-hand English Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. I should be able to play it, but I can't, and I don't know why. According to this question "Can I play DS games from any region on 3DS?": . While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn't encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS. . However, software specific to the Nintendo DSi are region-locked, as Wikipedia states. . . . [More]

Dead or Alive: Dimensions Control Mechanism

In the recently released title for the Nintendo 3DS, some of the video previews seem to suggest that the characters are controlled by "selecting" combinations on the touch screen, rather than in the traditional manner for beat'em'ups. Is this the case? Does DOA:Dimensions not have "normal" controls? Question from user TZHX at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Now that it's out, this can be answered definitively. In DoAD, you can perform combos the old-fashioned way, or by tapping it on the bottom s . . . [More]

Dead or Alive: Dimensions Control Mechanism

In the recently released title for the Nintendo 3DS, some of the video previews seem to suggest that the characters are controlled by "selecting" combinations on the touch screen, rather than in the traditional manner for beat'em'ups. Is this the case? Does DOA:Dimensions not have "normal" controls? Question from user TZHX at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Now that it's out, this can be answered definitively. In DoAD, you can perform combos the old-fashioned way, or by tapping it on the bottom s . . . [More]

Sunken Bridge Level on Pirates of Dark Water

How do you get past the sunken bridge level for pirates of dark water on sega genesis? I've been stuck on this level for ages and I can't get past it. Question from user Rakel at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: I have actually run into this issue also, and I beat the game after like 3 years. You need to go as far as you can in the level, and then go backwards until you get to the last guard tower. There you will be able to jump upwards and climb up onto a ledge to get across and finish the level. Answer from user chrisbrig . . . [More]

Sunken Bridge Level on Pirates of Dark Water

How do you get past the sunken bridge level for pirates of dark water on sega genesis? I've been stuck on this level for ages and I can't get past it. Question from user Rakel at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: I have actually run into this issue also, and I beat the game after like 3 years. You need to go as far as you can in the level, and then go backwards until you get to the last guard tower. There you will be able to jump upwards and climb up onto a ledge to get across and finish the level. Answer from user chrisbrig . . . [More]

Why do I have to lay the Wii controller on a flat surface?

When I start Skyward Sword (its the only MotionPlus game I have, others that use it are probably similar) it always asks me to lay the MotionPlus controller on a flat surface for a bit before it starts, then it asks me to point the controller at the center of the screen and press A. I don't have to do this for games that don't use MotionPlus, so what exactly is happening here? Question from user user11502 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The original Wii controller contains just an accelerometer, so it is only able to captu . . . [More]

Why do I have to lay the Wii controller on a flat surface?

When I start Skyward Sword (its the only MotionPlus game I have, others that use it are probably similar) it always asks me to lay the MotionPlus controller on a flat surface for a bit before it starts, then it asks me to point the controller at the center of the screen and press A. I don't have to do this for games that don't use MotionPlus, so what exactly is happening here? Question from user user11502 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The original Wii controller contains just an accelerometer, so it is only able to captu . . . [More]

Halo 3: ODST Achievement - Killing things that are new and different is bad - good

When I played through Halo 3: ODST I saw the "squids" and killed them when I saw them, and got a counter (1 of 10, 2 of 10, 3 of 10, etc) toward the achievement Killing things that are new and different is bad. Eventually, like in the scene when I'm in a banshee escorting the phantom through the city, when I would kill the squids, I wouldn't get that counter anymore, so I could never finish the achievement. On the other hand, I never saw ANY reference when I played toward getting the "good" version of the achievement . . . [More]

Halo 3: ODST Achievement - Killing things that are new and different is bad - good

When I played through Halo 3: ODST I saw the "squids" and killed them when I saw them, and got a counter (1 of 10, 2 of 10, 3 of 10, etc) toward the achievement Killing things that are new and different is bad. Eventually, like in the scene when I'm in a banshee escorting the phantom through the city, when I would kill the squids, I wouldn't get that counter anymore, so I could never finish the achievement. On the other hand, I never saw ANY reference when I played toward getting the "good" version of the achievement . . . [More]

Neds Island weapon slots and backpack SDU in DLC

I have started playing Ned's Island. Will I unlock all weapon slots and backpack slots without completing original content? Question from user Dmitry Mukhin at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Your probably not going to unlock those if you stick to the zombi Island DLC. According to the borderlands wiki:. Backpack SDU. The Backpack SDUs each offer 3 additional slots of storage capacity. Each one is gained as a reward for completing one of the ten Claptrap Rescue Missions, for an extra thirty spaces of storage that can be ear . . . [More]

Neds Island weapon slots and backpack SDU in DLC

I have started playing Ned's Island. Will I unlock all weapon slots and backpack slots without completing original content? Question from user Dmitry Mukhin at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Your probably not going to unlock those if you stick to the zombi Island DLC. According to the borderlands wiki:. Backpack SDU. The Backpack SDUs each offer 3 additional slots of storage capacity. Each one is gained as a reward for completing one of the ten Claptrap Rescue Missions, for an extra thirty spaces of storage that can be ear . . . [More]