Hacker News with Generative AI: Nintendo Wii

The Homebrew Channel repository is archived (Apr 28, 2025) (github.com/fail0verflow)
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Software, GitHub, Open Source, Archive, Nintendo Wii
60 points by wolpoli 25 days ago | 30 comments
Installing Windows NT on the Nintendo Wii [video] (youtube.com)
Windows NT, Nintendo Wii, Retro Gaming, Emulation, Technology
3 points by rvnx 74 days ago | 1 comments
Mac OS on an unmodified Wii (2022) (hackaday.com)
We’re used to the so-called “Hackintoshes”, non-Apple hardware running MacOS. One we featured recently was even built into the case of a Nintendo Wii. But [Dandu] has gone one better than that, by running MacOS on an unmodified Wii, original Nintendo hardware (French, Google Translate link).
Hacking, Retro Gaming, Mac OS, Nintendo Wii
21 points by notpushkin 102 days ago | 3 comments
Executing ARM Jazelle (JVM Bytecode) on the Wii's Starlet (github.com/thamugadi)
This Wii homebrew executes ARM code on the Starlet with Palapeli's exploit, and uses it to set the Starlet in Jazelle mode. It then jumps to the JVM bytecode specified in bytecode/bytecode.
Homebrew, Nintendo Wii, ARM Architecture
95 points by jamesy0ung 178 days ago | 26 comments