Hugo-Wii

Hugo-Wii
General
Author(s)	Eke-Eke
Type	Console emulator
Version	14 December 2008
Links
Download
Source
Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Peripherals

Hugo-Wii is a port of Hu-Go GX a Turbo Grafx 16 / PC Engine emulator originally coded by Zeograd, for the Nintendo Wii. Original Gamecube porting code is from Softdev.

Info

• Developer: Eke-Eke
• Accessories needed: GameCube controller, Wiimote, SD card
• Button to Return to Loader: Return to Loader from the main menu takes you back to the SD loader or Homebrew Channel
• Display mode: 480p, 480i and 240p
• Installation for Zelda Chainloader: Install as usual
• Loaders usable: Twilight Hack, Front SD ELF Loader, WiiHL, Homebrew Channel
• Software type: Emulation
• Supports Zip compressed ROM images

Installation

• Create the following directories in the root directory of the SD card:
  • /hugo/roms - Store the ROM files here
  • /hugo/saves - SRAM and save state data will be stored here.
• Start the ELF or the DOL with one of the above mentioned loaders

When loading .BIN or .ISO image files, a System Card ROM Image must be provided. The name is syscard.pce and the location is /hugo directory.

Official Support Forum

You can obtain support, downloads and release information @ TehSkeen

ChangeLog

2008.12.14

[NGC/WII]

• fixed I/II buttons being inverted with Wiimote
• fixed Option Menu
• removed embedded font, (re)enabled IPL font support: now should works for Qoob users too (thanks to emukiddid)
• patched libfat for faster SD card accesses (thanks to svpe)
• WRAM filenames are now based on the ROM filename (for FAT devices only)
• various bugfixes, menu tweaks and code cleanup

[NGC only]

• added 480p support in menu

[Wii only]

• implemented fast scrolling in menu using Wiimote D-PAD
• added "Power" button support
• added USB Storage support
• Widescreen menu fix
• *new* libogc 1.7.0 features: SDHC support, Wiimote shutdown button support

2008.08.26

[NGC/WII]

• fixed Load/Save WRAM options being inverted
• fixed progressive mode (480p) automatic detection
• added automatic alphabetical file sorting (Marty Disibio)
• added ROM History for faster ROM access (Marty Disibio)
• fixed I/II & RUN/SELECT buttons being inverted
• fixed ROM files scrolling size
• added DVD support in Wii mode (no modchip required)

2008.06.14

[PCE]

• sourcecode cleanup
• fixed multiplayer support (max. 4 players)
• added preliminary Super CD-ROM support: Data only (.ISO & .BIN image files), no CDDA track support

[NGC/WII]

• fixed progressive mode support, now automatically detected

[Wii only]

• added automatic TV mode detection (from SYSCONF), no more PAL60 version needed
• added option to return to Wii System Menu
• fixed "TP reload" option: now compatible with HB channel
• removed SD-Gekko support (Wii slot becomes default slot)
• added Wii SD slot support for WRAM files
• added Wiimote, Nunchuk & Classic controllers support through libwiiuse (see User Manual for default keys)

2008.04.19

• added Wii mode support (including front SD card ROM loading with LFN, TP reload, ...)
• added 4.7GB DVD support for chip-modded Wii (GC mode only)
• removed MPAL TV mode, added EURGB60 TV mode support: fix display problem for Wii users (GC & Wii mode)
• added original rendering mode support (240i), like on real hardware
• added 480p (progressive) rendering mode support (not supported by the PAL60 version, use the other one !)
• added Console Reboot option in main menu (System Reboot)
• WRAM files can now be saved/loaded to/from SD card: located in /hugo/saves from the root of your SD card (no Wii front SD support)
• changed initial ROMs directory for SD card user: now looking for /hugo/roms from the root of your SD card
• fixed broken MCARD support
• modified controls when going into the ROM selection menu (DVD or SD card), like other current emulators:
• use B button to go up one directory
• use Z button to quit the file selection menu
• use L/R triggers to go down/up one full page . use Left/Right buttons or Analog stick to scroll the selected entry's filename when it can't be full displayed
• various menu rearrangement, minor bugfixes & source code cleanup

2007.03.24

• added SD card support to Hugo-Wii 0.03 (including subdirectory browsing & LFN support)
• simplified DVD access and DVD automount using libogc "DVD_Mount" function (removed low-level drivecodes & access routines)
• use ASM GU functions used instead of 'C' ones for rendering speedup
• memory card mounting "fix"
• dynamically allocated ROM location: this means you don't need a linked ROM anymore and we can now provide binary release

Download

There are two versions included, one for Wii and other for GameCube. Homebrew Channel compatible files are also provided:

• Hu-Go GX