Emulator Issues #11534
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[Feature Request] Option To Launch System Menu Instead Of Wii Game
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Description
I have made a ahk file to do this but it would be nice if this was done by Dolphin. If a option in the settings can be made and when this option is checked off, instead of launching a Wii game and booting up the game it will boot up the system menu with the game inserted into the Wii. Here is how I achieved this with authotkey scripts.
First create a file and name it Script.ahk and this is code for Script.ahk below. You will need to change the variables since the directories on your computer may vary with mine.
`ApplicationDirectory = C:\Program Files\Dolphin\Dolphin.exe
SystemMenuWADDirectory = C:\Users\John\Documents\Games\Nintendo Wii\System Menu.wad
iniDirectory = C:\Users\John\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Config\Dolphin.ini
IniWrite, %1%, %iniDirectory%, Core, DefaultISO
Run, "%ApplicationDirectory%" /e "%SystemMenuWADDirectory%" /b`
Then create another script and this is code for it below...
Run, Script.ahk "C:\Users\John\Documents\Games\Nintendo Wii\Wii Sports.ciso"
When you run the second script it will launch Dolphin with the system menu but it will have the Wii Sports game ready to go.
All that is needed for this to work is for Dolphin to write to the Dolphin.ini file and then instead of launching the game it will launch the system menu. This way users can enjoy that classic Wii bootup just like how other emulators do this same. Dolphin has an option to Skip the Bios and some people wish not to so they can hear that classic Gamecube startup sound. This is the same thing but for the Wii.
Files
Updated by trymeout about 5 years ago
First download AutoHotKey and then download the attached files below. You will need to change the variables in the Script.ahk since the directories on your computer may vary with mine. Then change the game filename in Run.ahk.
When you run the Run.ahk script it will launch Dolphin with the system menu but it will have the Wii Sports game ready to go.
All that is needed for this to work is for Dolphin to write to the Dolphin.ini file and then instead of launching the game it will launch the system menu. This way users can enjoy that classic Wii bootup just like how other emulators do this same. Dolphin has an option to Skip the Bios and some people wish not to so they can hear that classic Gamecube startup sound. This is the same thing but for the Wii.
Updated by MayImilae about 5 years ago
If a option in the settings can be made and when this option is checked off, instead of launching a Wii game and booting up the game it will boot up the system menu with the game inserted into the Wii.
Dolphin has an option to Skip the Bios and some people wish not to so they can hear that classic Gamecube startup sound. This is the same thing but for the Wii.
So, just to be clear, you want an option in the GUI to boot the wii menu directly without launching a game? And with a game inserted to the emulated Wii?
Updated by MayImilae about 5 years ago
- Status changed from New to Invalid
To load the Wii Menu, go to Tools > Load Wii System Menu.
To set the disc, use either change disc (right click a game in the game list > Change Disc) while the menu is running, or beforehand by setting the default disc (right click a game in the game list > Set as default ISO).
So um, we already can do that in the GUI just fine!
Updated by trymeout about 5 years ago
I didn't know that but is there a way to do this with a command line. Just like this command line below will do but instead of launching the game it will launch the system menu with the game ready to do within a single command and not multiple commands.
"C:\Program Files\Dolphin\Dolphin.exe" /e "C:\Users\John\Documents\Games\Nintendo Wii\Wii Sports.ciso" /b`
Updated by trymeout about 5 years ago
Please add a way to launch the Wii System Menu with a game in the Disc Channel via a command line.
Updated by JosJuice about 5 years ago
You can do it on the command line. Use -n to select the system menu and -C to set DefaultISO to the disc you want.
Updated by trymeout about 5 years ago
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Help:Contents
Interesting. I have having trouble tough doing this. What would a command like in this case? I am trying to create one and run it but I am having no luck.
Updated by trymeout about 5 years ago
I tried to sign into my account on the dolphin forums and it will not let me. I also tried making a new account and it will not work. Can you please tell me how to launch the system menu with a game loaded using command lines.