Usb Loader Gx Compatibility - List Full
| Game Title | Region | cIOS Slot | Video Mode | Notes | |------------|--------|-----------|------------|-------| | Super Mario Galaxy | All | 249 (56) | Force NTSC (if PAL) | Minor stutter on cutscenes – normal. | | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | All | 250 (57) | Force Progressive | Use 250 for smoother FMVs. | | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | All | 249 (56) | Force Progressive | Motion+ works fine. | | Mario Kart Wii | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Online works with patched Wiimmfi. | | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | All | 250 (57) | Force NTSC | Dual-layer – use cIOS 250 base 57. | | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | Donkey Kong Country Returns | All | 249 (56) | Force NTSC | Perfect. | | Metroid Prime Trilogy | All | 250 (57) | Force Progressive | Must launch via individual game selection. | | Xenoblade Chronicles | PAL/NTSC | 250 (57) | Force NTSC (if PAL) | Large game – works best on FAT32 split. | | Wii Sports Resort | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Motion+ required. | | Animal Crossing: City Folk | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | Mario Party 8 | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | Kirby’s Epic Yarn | All | 249 (56) | Force Progressive | Perfect. | | Punch-Out!! | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | WarioWare: Smooth Moves | All | 249 (56) | Disc Default | Perfect. | | Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition | All | 250 (57) | Force Progressive | Uses 57 for video streaming. |
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To understand the list, you must understand the chaos that preceded it. In 2008, the "Twilight Hack" allowed users to run code on the Wii via a save file exploit. Shortly after, the first USB Loaders appeared. They were ugly, command-line driven, and buggy. The original "USB Loader 1.0" was a proof of concept. usb loader gx compatibility list full
Then came Waninkoko, who released the first user-friendly USB Loader. It changed everything. But it was the release of USB Loader GX—an open-source project built on the libwbfs library—that started the war for compatibility. Its goal was simple: Make every single Wii game playable from a USB hard drive. Disk-based copy-protection or unique mappers (rare):
