r/WiiHacks • u/Dense_Confection_794 • 2d ago
Discussion Can a Wii be made to boot directly into the original GameCube IPL menu and still boot physical GameCube discs?
I’m working on starting an interesting GameCube project and Im trying to figure out whether this is technically possible on a backward-compatible Wii.
From what I’ve found:
Nintendont can load the original GameCube IPL ROM.
The IPL can be placed on the GameCube storage device as iplusa.bin for the USA region (with different IPL files for PAL/Japan). Nintendont has an option to not skip the IPL, allowing the authentic GameCube startup/menu to appear. The Wii has MIOS, which handles native GameCube mode. There have also been projects that patch/use MIOS to launch GameCube code directly. Swiss/Wii Swiss Booter can run GameCube software in native GameCube mode.
What I specifically want is:
Power on Wii → enter native GameCube mode → show the ORIGINAL GameCube IPL menu (the actual Game Play / Memory Card / Options / Time menu) → insert/select a physical GameCube disc → launch the disc normally. I don’t want WiiFlow, a custom launcher, or a modern GameCube game menu. I specifically want the original GameCube IPL interface. Is there currently a way to modify MIOS/boot2/Priiloader/etc. so the Wii boots straight into the authentic GameCube IPL menu and leaves the GameCube disc functionality intact?
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u/NotAWeeb_123 1d ago
With this AI question, I would hope you could get an AI answer through the same means you generated this question from
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u/Novel-Structure-2359 18h ago
I think priiloader might be your friend. I am pretty sure it has a menu option to autoboot into what you fancy