"Team Twiizers" have just released a hacked save file for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess that allows unsigned code to run. It requires nothing more than an SD card and a copy of Twilight Princess -- no hardware modding needed. Check out the video above, which features not only a demonstration of the hack at work, but also some neat chiptunes from Thomas Detert.
This is just a proof of concept at the moment, but at the end of the video, the group promises an ELF loader, which would allow the Wii to run Linux. This isn't the first time someone has hacked the Wii, but it is the first time the tools have been made available. We look forward to the inevitable rush of neat Wii homebrew applications, if this hack is actually developed to a useful stage.
[Via NeoGAF]
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2-11-2008 @ 1:40PM
xeleion said...
Oooh snap.
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2-11-2008 @ 1:53PM
Bardeg said...
Finally!
I hope the Wii will soon be able to run Linux, so I can try to make some fun programs for it myself.
Until now the only reason someone would mod their Wii is piracy, but I couldn't care less about that.
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2-11-2008 @ 2:15PM
Smoke said...
It works on my Wii, pretty neat. Too bad it disables the Wiimote's functionality as soon as the game starts(PAL version of the Wii and TP)
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2-11-2008 @ 4:11PM
Sonic_13 said...
Interesting...Are there any lasting effects to crashing your Wii?
I don't know anything about hacking, so I may be wrong, but it seems like the kind of thing Nintendo could easily release a patch for...
Future copies of the game may also be fixed to prevent that glitch (assuming new copies are still being made).
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2-11-2008 @ 5:07PM
Adv2k1 said...
just watch this actually be a virus...
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2-11-2008 @ 7:14PM
ChrisP said...
I knew link was a linux fan!
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2-11-2008 @ 8:05PM
genocidalrobot said...
the wii screen has no clock displayed, so it has an older, not-updated firmware, correct?
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2-12-2008 @ 2:51AM
Cloudizme said...
Watch closely right before he clicks the tools icon. The time is clearly displayed, but only for a few frames.
Nice catch though! ;)
2-12-2008 @ 6:07AM
Smoke said...
The hack's compatibility relies solely on the game version, not the Wii's firmware. Mine's updated to the latest firmware and as said before it works. The Wii and TP are PAL launch versions though.
However, this could be blocked through a firmware update that checks for corrupted/specific save files for TP(or other games)
2-11-2008 @ 8:37PM
james said...
um, i see a clock
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2-11-2008 @ 10:03PM
mian said...
Apparently it doesnt work with all current versions of the game.
If you follow the link in the thread it will tell you text strings for discs and which are working.
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2-12-2008 @ 8:31AM
Eric Smoger said...
Step 1. Buy a launch copy of TP
Step 2. Wait for hack to be developed and gain infamy.
Step 3. Sell launch TP on ebay a few years down the road
Step 4. Profit!
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3-23-2008 @ 4:38PM
ron said...
Sorry - i am nuB
Dont get this fully
does this mean any any any homebrew wii game can work or just zelda?
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