Snes9x GX, FCE Ultra GX, Visual Boy Advance GX - UPDATED!

IOS58 Installer does one thing, and one thing only - download and install IOS58 from the Nintendo update servers. This process does not involve any system-critical parts of the system, and is completely safe. IOS58 is required for USB 2.0 support in homebrew applications and is the default IOS used by HBC 1.0.8+. It is included in System Menu 4.3, but those who do not wish to update to 4.3 can just run this installer to get the benefits of IOS58.

1. Unzip the download
2. copy the two folders (apps, snes9xgx) to the root of your SD card (or usb hdd)
3. any roms you have get placed in SD:/snes9xgx/roms (usb:/snes9xgx/roms)
4. I would recommend you install the forwarder I have provided, it will recognize SD card and both USB ports.
5. Now select the forwarder from the Wii menu and the emulator should start.

Of course, you will need to supply your own roms. It is against forum rules to ask for or supply links to roms, ISO's, BIOS, or WiiWare/VC wads, or any other warez.

SD card
If you are using a SD card then the roms should be recognized

USB HDD will work with either USB port
If you are using a USB HDD and do not see the roms, go to settings, then Loading and Saving. Now highlight the Load Device and press the "A" button until USB appears, do the same for Save Device. Don't worry about saving your setting, that will be automatic when you exit the emulator. Now press the Back button a few time to get back to the roms screen.

SMB Network Share
If you want to load the roms from a folder on your computer, I would recommend to have the emulator files on SD or USB and load the roms from computer via wifi. First you will need to have a wifi connection setup in the Wii Settings (although IOS58 does allow for use of the LAN Adaptor). Next you will need to share a folder on your computer, I named my folder snes roms. I have Windows Vista, so I right click on the snes roms folder and select sharing..., then the next box that pops up I just select the share button. Now I need to get the network IP address of my computer, the way I do this is, in the lower right corner of my computer screen is my network icon, I left click that icon, in the box that pops up I click on the Network Access, then the Network and Sharing Center pops up. In the Network and Sharing Center box I select View status. Now a Local Area Connection Status box will pop up, select the Details button. On my computer I look for the IPv4 IP address, it looks like 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different). Now to set up the SMB network share in the emulator.

SMB Share IP = 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different)
SMB Share Name = snes roms (the name of the shared folder)
SMB Share Username = computer login account name
SMB Share Password = computer login account password

the user name and password are not needed if there is none set
entry is case sensitive

I see no use to having the emulator files on a USB device if loading the roms from a network share, because the storage usage will be very small on an SD card, but hey, it's your setup so do as you please. Which ever you choose, the emulator will automatically configure your loading and saving settings.

4.2.9 - January 14, 2012 DOWNLOAD

• More accurate pixel scaling (thanks eke-eke!)
• Other minor changes

4.2.8 - May 15, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Ported a few upstream game fixes for: Mutant Chronicles - Doom Troopers, Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday, Big Sky Trooper, and Mechwarrior 3050 / Battle Tech 3050
• Added Turkish translation

4.2.7 - March 23, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Fixed browser regressions with stability and speed
• Reverted zones' changes to IRQ and SA-1 - these caused a performance hit

4.2.6 - March 19, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Improved game compatibility (updated core to latest Snes9x)
• Fixed issue with cheats not persisting
• Improved USB and controller compatibility (recompiled with latest libogc)
• Enabled SMB on GameCube (thanks Extrems!)
• Added Catalan translation
• Translation updates

4.2.5 - October 7, 2010 DOWNLOAD


4.2.4 - August 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added - requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT - requires latest HBC

4.2.3 - July 22, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed broken auto-update

4.2.2 - July 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Reverted USB2 changes
* Fixed return-to-menu crash with Filtered mode

4.2.1 - July 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Improved audio timing
* Fixed 16:9 correction in Original mode
* Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 - WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
* Fixed issue with IPS patch files
* Hide non-ROM files
* Other minor improvements

4.2.0 - June 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed incorrect aspect ratio issue
* Fixed choppy framerate issue
* Fixed IPS/UPS patching
* USB improvements
* GameCube improvements - audio, SD Gecko, show thumbnails for saves
* Other minor changes

4.1.9 - May 19, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* DVD support fixed
* Fixed some cheats issues
* Fixed some potential hangs when returning to menu
* Video/audio code changes
* Fixed scrolling text bug
* Other minor changes

4.1.8 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fix auto-save bug

4.1.7 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Freezing issue fixed
* Core timing fixes, should solve some problems with some games
* Most 3rd party controllers should work now (you're welcome!)
* 7z crash fixed
* GameCube only - DVD/SD Gecko fixed (thanks emukidid!)
* Translation updates (German and Dutch)
* Other minor changes

4.1.6 - March 30, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* New core! Updated to Snes9x 1.52. Old save states will not work!
* DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
* Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
* Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
* SMB improvements/bug fixes
* Minor video & input performance optimizations
* Now uses .srm files without "Auto" appended, if found
* Added option to disable crosshair

4.1.5 - December 23, 2009 DOWNLOAD

* Changed default folders to snes9xgx/roms and snes9xgx/saves. Old folders will be automatically moved to the new location
* File browser now scrolls down to the last game when returning to browser
* Auto update for those using USB now works
* Fixed scrollbar up/down buttons
* Minor optimizations

4.1.4 - December 2, 2009

* Fixed SMB (for real this time!)
* Fixed snapshot loading regression

4.1.3 - November 30, 2009

* Fixed SMB
* Added separate horizontal/vertical zoom options
* Improved scrolling timing - the more you scroll, the faster it goes
* Fixed reset button on Wii console - now you can reset multiple times
* Minor code optimizations
* Reduce memory fragmentation - fixes out of memory crashes

4.1.2 - October 7, 2009

* Revamped filebrowser and file I/O
* Many, many other bug fixes

4.1.1 - September 19, 2009

* Fixed black screen bug

4.1.0 - September 16, 2009

* Text rendering corrections
* SMB improvements
* Built with latest libraries
* Video mode switching now works properly
* Other minor bugfixes and cleanup

4.0.9 - July 22, 2009

* Fixed "No game saves found." message when there are actually saves.
* Fixed shift key on keyboard
* Text scrolling works again
* Change default prompt window selection to "Cancel" button

4.0.8 - July 9, 2009

* Faster SMB/USB browsing
* Last browsed folder is now remembered
* Fixed controller mapping reset button
* Fixed no sound on GameCube version
* Directory names are no longer altered
* Preferences now only saved on exit
* Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
* SRAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
* Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages
* Increase cheats limit from 30 to 150
* Cheats no longer effect next game loaded - they are cleared properly

4.0.7 - June 30, 2009

* Fixed auto-update
* Increased file browser listing to 10 entries, decreased font size
* Added text scrolling on file browser
* Added reset button for controller mappings
* Settings are now loaded from USB when loading the app from USB on HBC
* Fixed menu crashes caused by ogg player bugs
* Fixed memory card saving verification bug
* Fixed game savebrowser bugs
* Miscellaneous code cleanup/corrections

4.0.6 - May 30, 2009

* Fixed SD/USB corruption bug
* SMB works again
* GUI bugs fixed, GUI behavioral improvements

4.0.5 - May 26, 2009

* Improved stability
* Fixed broken SDHC from HBC 1.0.2 update
* Fixed issues with returning to menu from in-game
* Add option to disable rumble
* Auto-determines if HBC is present - returns to Wii menu otherwise
* Fixed Super Scope turbo button issue
* Miscellaneous bugfixes

4.0.4 - April 30, 2009

* Improved scrollbar
* Built with more stable libogc/libfat
* Fixed rumble bug in filebrowser
* Added confirmation prompts
* Fixed settings saving glitches

4.0.3 - April 23, 2009

* Settings resetting glitch fixed

4.0.2 - April 22, 2009

* GameCube controller home trigger fixed
* USB support fixed
* More stable SMB support
* Corrections/improvements to game saving/loading
* Video mode corrections
* hq2x filter no longer crashes hi-res games on unfiltered/filtered modes
* Corrections to cheat file parsing
* Super Scope turbo now activated when holding Down button
* Settings are now saved when exiting game menu settings area
* Super Scope pause button now works
* Invalid VRAM access is now allowed - should fix some homebrew games
* New video mode selection in menu (forcing a video mode is not recommended)

4.0.1 - April 13, 2009

* Fixed turning off autosave in menu
* Keyboard fixed, more keys added
* Fixed 7z loading from DVD
* Enable auto loading and renaming of SRAM save without "Auto" in the name
* PAL resolution fixed - no more letterboxing
* File browser scrollbar box now draggable, arrow buttons now scroll list
* Better handling of multiple on-screen wiimotes
* Menu restructured - new "Game Settings" menu

4.0.0 - April 4, 2009

* New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
* Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
* Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
* Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, wiimote orientation, volumes)
* Configurable button mapping for superscope, mouse and justifier
* New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
* Experimental hq2x filter, contributed by michniewski

009 - January 27, 2009

* Faster SD/USB - new read-ahead cache
* Removed trigger of back to menu for Classic Controller right joystick
* Fixed a bug with reading files < 2048 bytes
* Fixed some memory leaks, buffer overflows, etc
* Code cleanup, other general bugfixes

008 - December 24, 2008

* Fixed unstable SD card access
* Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
* Auto-update feature (Wii only)
* Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
* Improved file access code
* Resetting preferences now resets controls
* Fixed "invalid file size" error on smaller games (eg: Space Invaders)
* Fixed hangup in Super Mario RPG
* Minor bug fixes

007 - November 19, 2008

* added: SDHC support
* added: SD/USB hot-swapping
* added: zoom saving
* added: IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
* added: Qoob modchip support (thanks emukidid!)
* added: Added console/remote power button support (Wii only)
* added: Added reset button support - resets game (Wii only)
* changed: Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL - eg: apps/Snes9xGX/settings.xml (Wii only)
* fixed: swc, sfc file support
* fixed: inverted sound channels
* fixed: some game crashes
* fixed: snapshot saving for games with SPC7110, BS, DSP, or CX4
* fixed: justifier support
* fixed: superscope turbo button
* fixed: widescreen support
* fixed: ActRaiser 2 issues
* fixed: Invalid memory accesses in C4 and OBC1. MMX3 Toxic Seahorse stage now can be emulated with HDMA. (zones)
* fixed: Updated snapshot to prevent desync. Added some variables related to APU and HDMA. (gocha)
* fixed: zoom issues (thanks eke-eke!)
* fixed: original modes (thanks eke-eke!)
* fixed: vertical scaling for filtered/unfiltered modes (thanks eke-eke!)

006 - October 15, 2008

Tantric

* added: 480p for GameCube
* added: Sound sync
* added: 7z support
* changed: Faster SD/USB access (readahead cache enabled)
* fixed: Video offset issues
* fixed: BS-X games work now
* fixed: Wii DVD works now
* fixed: DVD re-enabled for GameCube
* fixed: Nunchuk analog stick issues
* fixed: Many crashes, memory leaks, etc

michniewski

* added: Video shift options
* changed: Turn DVD motor off option re-enabled for GameCube

005 - September 23, 2008

michniewski

* added: Superscope/mouse/justifier support, with Wii remote
* added: 3 render modes - Original, Filtered, Unfiltered
* added: widescreen compensation option
* added: DVD support on the Wii (note that many users are currently reporting problems loading from DVD- fixed in next revision)
* changed: zoom - limited range, added reset zoom option

Tantric

* added: now uses SNES 1.51 core (thanks to eke-eke for help with this)
* added: cheats menu! Loads .CHT file from /snes9x/cheats folder, .CHT file name must match file name of ROM
* added: load/save preference selector. ROM, SRAM, Freeze, and preferences are saved/loaded according to these
* added: preliminary Windows file share loading/saving (SMB) support on Wii: You can input your network settings into snes9xGX.xml, or edit s9xconfig.cpp from the source code and compile.
* added: 'Auto' settings for save/load - attempts to automatically determine your load/save device(s) - SD, USB, Memory Card, DVD, SMB
* added: ROM Information page
* added: Game Menu - all game-specific options are here now: SRAM save/load, Snapshot save/load, game reload, etc
* added: Credits page
* fixed: sd gecko works now
* fixed: full USB support
* changed: menu structure
* changed: preferences are now loaded and saved in XML format. You can open snes9xGX.xml edit all settings, including some not available within the program
* changed: if Home button is pressed when a game is running, Game Menu pops up
* changed: if preferences can't be loaded at the start and/or are reset, preferences menu pops up - remove to save your preferences!
* changed: SRAM load - game reloaded automatically after loading SRAM

004 - August 5, 2008

* added: option to disable AA filtering (snes graphics 'crisper', AA now default OFF)
* added: mapped zooming and turbo mode to classic controller
* added: preliminary usb support (loading)
* changed: sram and freezes now saved by filename, not internal romname. If you have multiple versions of the same game, you can now have srams and freezes for each version. A prompt to convert to the new naming is provided for sram only.
* changed: by default, autoload/save sram and freeze enabled

003 - July 25, 2008

* added: alphabetical file sorting
* added: background logo/backdrop + nicer menus
* added: scrolling in ROM selector
* fixed: switching between pal/ntsc ROMS doesn't mess up timings
* fixed: GC controller config works now
* fixed: freeze autoloading on ROM load
* fixed: zipped ROMS should now load in a reasonable time
* fixed: precompiled dols for autosaving to various locations (see readme)
* changed: GC default quickload slot (to sd) (thanks kerframil)
* changed: default load/save dirs are now "/snes9x/roms" and "/snes9x/saves/" (thanks kerframil)
* changed: Classic X and Y defaults aren't switched
* changed: if autosave is enabled, it doesn't ask to save SRAM anymore. It is saved in the background.
* updated README

002 - July 21, 2008

* added: classic and nunchuk support
* added: all controllers can now be configured
* added: GC version (untested)
* changed: mappings are no longer stored in SRAM, but in config file. This means no per-game configurations, but one global config per controller.
* one makefile to make all versions. (thanks to snes9x143 SVN)

001 - July 12, 2008

* compiles with latest devkitppc (r15)
* now uses libfat (can use front sd slot on wii)
* updated menu items a bit
* wiimote support
* fixed: autoload sram/freeze
* fixed: rom plays immediately after loading

1. Unzip the download
2. copy the two folders (apps, fceugx) to the root of your SD card (or usb hdd)
3. any roms you have get placed in SD:/fceugx/roms (usb:/fceugx/roms)
4. I would recommend you install the forwarder I have provided, it will recognize SD card and both USB ports.
5. Now select the forwarder from the Wii menu and the emulator should start.

Of course, you will need to supply your own roms. It is against forum rules to ask for or supply links to roms, ISO's, BIOS, or WiiWare/VC wads, or any other warez.

SD card
If you are using a SD card then the roms should be recognized (SD is the default)

USB HDD (FAT32) will work with either USB port
If you are using a USB HDD and do not see the roms, go to settings, then Loading and Saving. Now highlight the Load Device and press the "A" button until USB appears, do the same for Save Device. Don't worry about saving your setting, that will be automatic when you exit the emulator. Now press the Back button a few time to get back to the roms screen.

SMB Network Share
If you want to load the roms from a folder on your computer, I would recommend to have the emulator files on SD or USB and load the roms from computer via wifi. First you will need to have a wifi connection setup in the Wii Settings (although IOS58 does allow for use of the LAN Adaptor). Next you will need to share a folder on your computer, I named my folder nes roms. I have Windows Vista, so I right click on the nes roms folder and select sharing..., then the next box that pops up I just select the share button. Now I need to get the network IP address of my computer, the way I do this is, in the lower right corner of my computer screen is my network icon, I left click that icon, in the box that pops up I click on the Network Access, then the Network and Sharing Center pops up. In the Network and Sharing Center box I select View status. Now a Local Area Connection Status box will pop up, select the Details button. On my computer I look for the IPv4 IP address, it looks like 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different). Now to set up the SMB network share in the emulator.

SMB Share IP = 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different)
SMB Share Name = nes roms (the name of the shared folder)
SMB Share Username = computer login account name
SMB Share Password = computer login account password

the user name and password are not needed if there is none set
entry here is case sensitive

I see no use to having the emulator files on a USB device if loading the roms from a network share, because the storage usage will be very small on an SD card, but hey, it's your setup so do as you please. Which ever you choose, the emulator will automatically configure your loading and saving settings.

3.2.7 - January 14, 2012 DOWNLOAD

• Updated core to latest FCEUX (r2383)
• More accurate pixel scaling (thanks eke-eke!)
• Other minor changes

3.2.6 - May 15, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Fixed audio skipping (thanks thiagoalvesdealmeida!)
• Added Turkish translation

3.2.5 - March 23, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Fixed browser regressions with stability and speed

3.2.4 - March 19, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Updated to core to latest FCEUX
• Support for Famicom 3D System games (thanks Carl Kenner!)
• Improved USB and controller compatibility (recompiled with latest libogc)
• Enabled SMB on GameCube (thanks Extrems!)
• Added Catalan translation
• Translation updates

3.2.3 - October 7, 2010 DOWNLOAD


3.2.2 - August 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added - requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT - requires latest HBC

3.2.1 - July 22, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed broken auto-update

3.2.0 - July 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Reverted USB2 changes

3.1.9 - July 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed 16:9 correction in Original mode
* Fixed PAL/NTSC timing switching issue
* Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 - WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
* Hide non-ROM files
* Other minor improvements

3.1.8 - June 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* USB improvements
* GameCube improvements - audio, SD Gecko, show thumbnails for saves
* Other minor changes

3.1.7 - May 19, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* DVD support fixed
* PAL/NTSC timing corrections
* Fixed some potential hangs when returning to menu
* Video/audio code changes
* Fixed scrolling text bug
* Other minor changes

3.1.6 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fix auto-save bug

3.1.5 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Most 3rd party controllers should work now (you're welcome!)
* Translation updates (German and Dutch)
* Other minor changes

3.1.4 - March 30, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
* Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
* Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
* SMB improvements/bug fixes
* Minor video & input performance optimizations
* Synced with official FCEUX (various game fixes)
* ROMs larger than 3 MB now load
* Now also searches in application path for gg.rom and disksys.rom

3.1.3 - December 23, 2009 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed major file loading issue, more games load now
* File browser now scrolls down to the last game when returning to browser
* Auto update for those using USB now works
* Fixed scrollbar up/down buttons
* Fixed zapper
* Updates from FCEUX
* Minor optimizations

3.1.2 - December 2, 2009

* Fixed SMB (for real this time!)

3.1.1 - November 30, 2009

* Mapper fixes - several more games work now (Fire Emblem, 76-in-1, etc)
* Fixed SMB
* Added separate horizontal/vertical zoom options
* Improved scrolling timing - the more you scroll, the fast it goes
* Fixed reset button on Wii console - now you can reset multiple times
* Reduce memory fragmentation - fixes out of memory crashes
* Other minor code optimizations

3.1.0 - October 7, 2009

* New default palette - more accurate colors!
* Revamped filebrowser and file I/O
* New timing and frameskip code - allows PAL gamers to play NTSC games
* Fixed FDS/Game Genie errors
* Many, many other bug fixes

3.0.9 - September 16, 2009

* Text rendering corrections
* SMB improvements
* Updated to latest FCEUX SVN
* Built with latest libraries
* Video mode switching now works properly
* Other minor bugfixes and cleanup

3.0.8 - July 31, 2009

* Fixed menu crash
* Fixed turbo mode - reduced to frameskip of 1
* Fixed .CHT file support
* Added Game Genie support - required GG rom placed at /fceugx/gg.rom
* FDS BIOS location changed to /fceugx/disksys.rom
* DVD file limit of 2000 removed

3.0.7 - July 24, 2009

* Core upgraded to FCEUX 2.1.0a - improved game compatibility
* State issues fixed - old state files are now invalid!
* Cheat support (.CHT files)
* IPS/UPS/PPF automatic patching support
* Fixed "No game saves found." message when there are actually saves.
* Fixed shift key on keyboard
* Text scrolling works again
* Change default prompt window selection to "Cancel" button

3.0.6 - July 9, 2009

* Faster SMB/USB browsing
* Last browsed folder is now remembered
* Fixed controller mapping reset button
* Fixed no sound on GameCube version
* Directory names are no longer altered
* Preferences now only saved on exit
* Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
* RAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
* Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages

3.0.5 - June 30, 2009

* Fixed auto-update
* Increased file browser listing to 10 entries, decreased font size
* Added text scrolling on file browser
* Added reset button for controller mappings
* Settings are now loaded from USB when loading the app from USB on HBC
* Fixed original mode lockup bug
* Fixed menu crashes caused by ogg player bugs
* Fixed memory card saving verification bug
* Fixed game savebrowser bugs
* Miscellaneous code cleanup/corrections

3.0.4 - May 30, 2009

* Fixed SD/USB corruption bug
* SMB works again
* GUI bugs fixed, GUI behavioral improvements

3.0.3 - May 26, 2009

* Improved stability
* Fixed broken SDHC from HBC 1.0.2 update
* Fixed issues with returning to menu from in-game
* Add option to disable rumble
* Auto-determines if HBC is present - returns to Wii menu otherwise
* Miscellaneous bugfixes

3.0.2 - April 30, 2009

* Improved scrollbar
* Multiple state saves now working
* Built with more stable libogc/libfat
* Fixed rumble bug in filebrowser
* Fixed PAL sound stuttering
* Added confirmation prompts
* Fixed settings saving glitches

3.0.1 - April 22, 2009

* GameCube controller home trigger fixed
* USB support fixed
* More stable SMB support
* Corrections/improvements to game saving/loading
* Video mode corrections
* Settings are now saved when exiting game menu settings area
* 8 sprite limit and Zapper crosshair can now be turned off from the menu
* New video mode selection in menu (forcing a video mode is not recommended)

3.0.0 - April 13, 2009

* New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
* Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
* Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
* Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, Wiimote orientation, volumes)
* Configurable button mapping for zapper
* New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
* SMB reconnection feature
* ISI issue fixed

2.0.9 - January 27, 2009

* Fixed a major memory corruption bug in FCE Ultra 0.98.12
* Faster SD/USB - new read-ahead cache
* Removed trigger of back to menu for Classic Controller right joystick
* Changed GameCube controller back to menu from A+Start to A+B+Z+Start
* Add option for horizontal-only video cropping
* Decreased minimum game size to 8 KB
* Fixed a bug with reading files < 2048 bytes
* Fixed some memory leaks, buffer overflows, etc
* Code cleanup, other general bugfixes

2.0.8 - December 24, 2008

* Fixed unstable SD card access
* Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
* Auto-update feature (Wii only)
* Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
* Improved file access code
* Resetting preferences now resets controls
* Overscan (cropping) setting now saved in preferences
* Rewritten RAM/state saving - old state saves are now invalid
* Minor bug fixes

2.0.7 - November 18, 2008

* Special thanks to eke-eke & KruLLo for contributions, bugfixes, and tips
* Video code rewritten - now has original, unfiltered, filtered modes
* Zoom option
* 16:9 widescreen support
* Full widescreen support
* SDHC support
* SD/USB hot-swapping
* A/B rapid-fire
* Turbo option
* Video cropping (overscan hiding) option (thanks yxkalle!)
* Palette changing fixed
* Fixed audio 'popping' issue
* Wii - Added console/remote power button support
* Wii - Added reset button support (resets game)
* Wii - Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL (eg: apps/fceugx/settings.xml)
* GameCube - Added DVD motor off option

2.0.6 - October 21, 2008

* Right audio channel corruption fixed (thanks cyberdog!)
* Low pass audio filter turned off (muffles audio)
* Changed to alternate audio filter
* PAL Timing corrected
* Cheesy/2X video filters fixed
* Qoob Pro modchip support for GameCube (thanks emukidid!)

2.0.5 - October 19, 2008

* Sound bug fixed - thanks eke-eke!
* High quality sound enabled, lowpass filter enabled
* Video threading enabled
* Fixed timing error (incorrect opcode)

2.0.4 - October 15, 2008

* Wii DVD fixed
* FDS BIOS loading works now
* FDS disk switching now consistently works with one button press
* FDS saving implemented
* 7z support
* Faster SD/USB (readahead cache enabled)
* VS coin now mapped to 1 button for VS zapper games
* Changed GC controller mappings - Select - Z, Start - Start, Home - Start+A, Special - L

2.0.3 - October 1, 2008

* Complete rewrite of loading code - FDS / UNIF / NSF support added!
* VS games work (coin insert submitted by pakitovic)
* Mapping of 'Special' commands - VS coin insert, FDS switch disk (default A)
* 480p and DVD now available for GameCube
* Improved stability - less crashes!

2.0.2 - September 19, 2008

* Fixed network freeze-up problem
* Zapper now mapped to A and B
* Fixed auto-save feature
* Performance slowdowns on Gamecube should be fixed
* Will now attempt to load old save states with CRC filename

2.0.1 - September 6, 2008

* Zapper support! Turn this on in the Controller Settings - most games require you to have the Zapper on Port 2. Thanks go to aksommerville whose previous work on the Zapper helped, and michniewski's cursor code
* RAM game save support! Now you can save your games just like the NES did. By default game saves are saved/loaded automatically. This can be changed in the Preferences menu
* Start/Select reversed mapping fixed for Wii controllers
* Small bug fixes / improvements / tweaks

2.0.0 - September 1, 2008

* Complete rewrite based on code from SNES9x GX and Genesis Plus GX
* Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Classic controller support
* Button mapping for all controller types
* Full support for SD, USB, DVD, GC Memory Card, and Zip files
* Game starts immediately after loading
* Load/save preference selector. ROMs, saves, and preferences are saved/loaded according to these
* Preliminary Windows file share loading/saving (SMB) support on Wii: You can input your network settings into FCEUGX.xml, or edit fceuconfig.cpp from the source code and compile.
* 'Auto' settings for save/load - attempts to automatically determine your load/save device(s) - SD, USB, Memory Card, DVD, SMB
* Preferences are loaded and saved in XML format. You can open FCEUGX.xml edit all settings, including some not available within the program
* One makefile to make all versions

1. Unzip the download
2. copy the two folders (apps, vbagx) to the root of your SD card (or usb hdd)
3. any roms you have get placed in SD:/vbagx/roms (usb:/vbagx/roms)
4. I would recommend you install the forwarder I have provided, it will recognize SD card and both USB ports.
5. Now select the forwarder from the Wii menu and the emulator should start.

Of course, you will need to supply your own roms. It is against forum rules to ask for or supply links to roms, ISO's, BIOS, or WiiWare/VC wads, or any other warez.

SD card
If you are using a SD card then the roms should be recognized

USB HDD (FAT32) will work with either USB port
If you are using a USB HDD and do not see the roms, go to settings, then Loading and Saving. Now highlight the Load Device and press the "A" button until USB appears, do the same for Save Device. Don't worry about saving your setting, that will be automatic when you exit the emulator. Now press the Back button a few time to get back to the roms screen.

SMB Network Share
If you want to load the roms from a folder on your computer, I would recommend to have the emulator files on SD or USB and load the roms from computer via wifi. First you will need to have a wifi connection setup in the Wii Settings (although IOS58 does allow for use of the LAN Adaptor). Next you will need to share a folder on your computer, I named my folder gba roms. I have Windows Vista, so I right click on the gba roms folder and select sharing..., then the next box that pops up I just select the share button. Now I need to get the network IP address of my computer, the way I do this is, in the lower right corner of my computer screen is my network icon, I left click that icon, in the box that pops up I click on the Network Access, then the Network and Sharing Center pops up. In the Network and Sharing Center box I select View status. Now a Local Area Connection Status box will pop up, select the Details button. On my computer I look for the IPv4 IP address, it looks like 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different). Now to set up the SMB network share in the emulator.

SMB Share IP = 192.168.1.101 (your IP may be different)
SMB Share Name = gba roms (the name of the shared folder)
SMB Share Username = computer login account name
SMB Share Password = computer login account password

the user name and password are not needed if there is none set
entry is case sensitive

I see no use to having the emulator files on a USB device if loading the roms from a network share, because the storage usage will be very small on an SD card, but hey, it's your setup so do as you please. Which ever you choose, the emulator will automatically configure your loading and saving settings.

2.2.3 - March 19, 2011 DOWNLOAD

• Improved USB and controller compatibility (recompiled with latest libogc)
• Enabled SMB on GameCube (thanks Extrems!)
• Added Catalan translation
• Translation updates

2.2.2 - October 7, 2010 DOWNLOAD


2.2.1 - August 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* IOS 202 support removed
* USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added - requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
* DVD support via AHBPROT - requires latest HBC

2.2.0 - July 22, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed broken auto-update

2.1.9 - July 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Reverted USB2 changes

2.1.8 - July 14, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 - WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
* Hide non-ROM files
* Other minor improvements

2.1.7 - June 20, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* USB improvements
* GameCube improvements - audio, SD Gecko, show thumbnails for saves
* Other minor changes

2.1.6 - May 19, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* DVD support fixed
* Fixed some potential hangs when returning to menu
* Video/audio code changes
* Fixed scrolling text bug
* Other minor changes

2.1.5 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fix auto-save bug

2.1.4 - April 9, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed issue with saves (GBA) and snapshots (GB)
* Most 3rd party controllers should work now (you're welcome!)
* Translation updates (German and Dutch)
* Other minor changes

2.1.3 - March 30, 2010 DOWNLOAD

* Fixed ROM allocation. Should solve some unexplained crashes
* Numerous performance optimizations (thanks dancinninja!)
* DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
* Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
* Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
* SMB improvements/bug fixes
* Minor video & input performance optimizations
* Disabling rumble now also disables in-game rumbling
* Fixed saving of GB screen position adjustment

2.1.2 - December 23, 2009 DOWNLOAD

* Numerous core optimizations (thanks dancinninjac!)
* File browser now scrolls down to the last game when returning to browser
* Auto update for those using USB now works
* Fixed scrollbar up/down buttons
* Minor optimizations

2.1.1 - December 7, 2009

* Save state corruption issues fixed

2.1.0 - December 2, 2009

* Fixed SMB (for real this time!)

2.0.9 - November 30, 2009

* Fixed SMB
* Added separate horizontal/vertical zoom options, and separate GB/GBA ones
* Improved scrolling timing - the more you scroll, the fast it goes
* Fixed reset button on Wii console - now you can reset multiple times
* APU optimization (dancinninjac)
* Minor code optimizations
* Reduce memory fragmentation - fixes out of memory crashes

2.0.8 - October 7, 2009

* Revamped filebrowser and file I/O
* Fixed MBC2 saving/loading
* Fixed some GB-Z80 instructions
* DVD loading in GameCube should work now (untested and unsupported)
* Many, many other bug fixes

2.0.7 - September 16, 2009

* Text rendering corrections
* SMB improvements
* Built with latest libraries
* Video mode switching now works properly
* Other minor bugfixes and cleanup

2.0.6 - July 22, 2009

* Fixed "No game saves found." message when there are actually saves.
* Fixed shift key on keyboard
* Text scrolling works again
* Change default prompt window selection to "Cancel" button

2.0.5 - July 9, 2009

* Faster SMB/USB browsing
* Last browsed folder is now remembered
* Fixed controller mapping reset button
* Fixed no sound on GameCube version
* Directory names are no longer altered
* Preferences now only saved on exit
* Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
* SRAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
* Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages

2.0.4 - June 30, 2009

* Fixed auto-update
* Increased file browser listing to 10 entries, decreased font size
* Added text scrolling on file browser
* Added reset button for controller mappings
* Settings are now loaded from USB when loading the app from USB on HBC
* Fixed menu crashes caused by ogg player bugs
* Fixed memory card saving verification bug
* Fixed game savebrowser bugs
* Miscellaneous code cleanup/corrections

2.0.3 - May 30, 2009

* Fixed SD/USB corruption bug
* SMB works again
* GUI bugs fixed, GUI behavioral improvements
* GB Palette editing
* More built-in palettes
* Palettes now fade to white correctly instead of getting brighter
* Can now turn off palette colorizing
* Workaround for palette issue on Mega Man I GB - palette disabled
* Star Wars, TMNT, Lord Of The Rings, Castlevania Wii Controls
* Fix for WarioWare startup - Nunchuk C button or Wii Remote B button will now make calibration easy by locking the gyroscope.
* Fixed issues with constant rumbling

2.0.2 - May 26, 2009

* Improved stability
* Fixed broken SDHC from HBC 1.0.2 update
* Fixed issues with returning to menu from in-game
* Add option to disable rumble
* Auto-determines if HBC is present - returns to Wii menu otherwise
* Unfiltered mode fixed
* Miscellaneous bugfixes

2.0.1 - April 30, 2009

* Multiple state saves now working
* Built with more stable libogc/libfat
* Fixed settings saving glitches
* Fixed Mortal Kombat GameCube controller bug
* Fixed Zelda DX palette bug
* Fixed Harry Potter 1-3 keyboard bug

2.0.0 - April 27, 2009

* New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
* Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
* Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
* Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, wiimote orientation, volumes)
* New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
* Added video shifting option
* Added video mode selection (recommended to leave on Automatic)
* ROM filenames are now displayed shortened by removing unnecessary characters from name
* USB Mouse support (buttons only)
* Keyboard shift key bug fixed
* Built-in 14 colour palettes for some monochrome gameboy games (Magnetic Soccer, Malibu Beach Volleyball, Marble Madness, Metroid 2, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Mr. Do!)
* Rumble works in GBC games designed for rumble cartridges but shipped without rumble cartridges, such as Disney's Tarzan for GBC
* Improved Mortal Kombat Wii Controls
* Mortal Kombat games now have many extra characters to choose
* Wii Controls for more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games
* Improved Lego Star Wars controls
* Boktai menu now tells you when there can't be sun because it is night
* Zelda cheat button removed
* Minor bug fixes

1.0.9 - April 7, 2009

* Gamecube controller should no longer rumble constantly

1.0.8 - April 6, 2009

* "Match Wii Game" controls option! Games that have a Wii equivalent can be played using the controls for that Wii game. For example all Zelda games can be played with Twilight Princess controls.
* Rotation/Tilt sensor games all work
* Solar sensors (Boktai 1/2/3)
* Rumble (except for games that rely on Gameboy Player)
* Keyboard
* PAL support, finally!
* New scaling options, choose how much stretching you want
* Colourised games now partially work but still have distortion
* "Corvette" no longer has a screwed up palette (but still crashes)
* Triggers net reconnection on SMB failure
* Source code refactored, and project file added

1.0.7 - January 27, 2009

* Updated to VBA-M r847
* Corrected sound interpolation
* Faster SD/USB - new read-ahead cache
* Removed trigger of back to menu for Classic Controller right joystick
* Fixed a bug with reading files < 2048 bytes
* Fixed GBA games on GameCube
* Fixed homebrew GBA games on GameCube
* Fixed some memory leaks, buffer overflows, etc
* Code cleanup, other general bugfixes

1.0.6 - December 24, 2008

* Fixed save state saving bug
* Fixed unstable SD card access
* Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
* Auto-update feature (Wii only)
* Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
* Improved file access code
* Resetting preferences now resets controls
* Minor bug fixes

1.0.5 - November 19, 2008

* SDHC works now
* Frameskipping tweaks
* Fixed snapshot loading issue
* Full widescreen support
* Changed scaling
* Zooming fixed (thanks eke-eke!)
* PAL timing changes - EURGB60 mode forced
* Wii - Added console/remote power button support
* Wii - Added reset button support (resets game)
* Wii - Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL (eg: apps/vbagx/settings.xml)
* GameCube - Added DVD motor off option
* GameCube - Fixed GBA loading issue

1.0.4 - October 28, 2008

* Complete port of VBA-M - now uses blaarg's new audio core, latest GB core
* Frameskipping improvements
* Sound processing improved - L-R channel reversal corrected, skipping fixed
* Saving problems fixed, game compatibility improved
* IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
* SD/USB hot-swapping!
* SDHC support
* Zoom setting saved
* Widescreen correction option
* GameCube support is back, including Qoob support!

1.0.3 - October 15, 2008

* New timing / frameskip algorithm - should (hopefully) work 100% better!
* Performance improvements - video threading, PPC core partly activated
* Video zooming option
* Unfiltered video option
* 7z support
* Loading progress bars added

1.0.2 - October 6, 2008

* New core! The core is now a custom combination of VBA-M and VBA 1.72
* Added DVD, SMB, ZIP, GameCube MC support
* Faster USB/SD speeds
* Screen alignment and flickering problems fixed
* 128K save support added
* Better emulation speeds. Should now be nearly full speed all the time for most games.
* Turbo speed feature. Mapped to right C-stick (classic controller & Gamecube controller), and A+B for wiimote
* Controller mapping preferences bug fixed. Your preferences will reset automatically to correct any problems in your preferences file
* Many other tweaks behind the scenes

1.0.1 - September 18, 2008

* GBA games now run at full speed
* Menu improvements, with spiffy new background - thanks brakken!
* Fixed L/R buttons - they work now

1.0.0 - September 16, 2008

* Now compiles with devkitpro r15
* One makefile to make all versions
* Complete rewrite based on code from SNES9x GX
* Now has a menu! ROM selector, preferences, controller mapping, etc
* Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Classic controller support
* Button mapping for all controller types
* Full support for SD and USB
* Load/save preference selector. ROMs, saves, and preferences are saved/loaded according to these
* 'Auto' settings for save/load - attempts to automatically determine your load/save device(s) - SD, USB
* Preferences are loaded and saved in XML format. You can open VBAGX.xml edit all settings, including some not available within the program