WiiHacks

Guides - Install Virtual Console, and WiiWare Games using the WAD Manager Channel.

The WAD Manager Channel simplifies the process of installing and uninstalling Virtual Console or WiiWare games. Using this, you don't have to run the Twilight Hack every time you want to install Virtual Console or WiiWare games.

Once you install the WAD Manager Channel using the Twilight Hack, you can use it to install and uninstall Virtual Console or WiiWare games. You can have many Virtual Console and WiiWare in your SD card and you can select which of these you want to install and you can also choose to install them all.

Required Files: (Available at Downloads)

Twilight Hack BIN file

WAD Manager Channel 1.3.rar

1. This hack will use the save game of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Back-up your Zelda save first to another SD card or to your PC. You may then delete it from your Wii.

2. Format your SD card as FAT16 or FAT in Windows. Right click on the SD card then select Format in My Computer.

3. Download the required files listed above.

4. Extract the Twilight Hack file then copy the private folder on your SD card.

5. Extract WAD Manager Channel 1.3.rar to your SD card

Tip: Make sure you select Safely Remove or Eject when removing the SD card from Windows as not doing so may cause problems.

6. Start up your Wii, go to Settings, then Data Management, then Wii. Click on the SD tab and copy the file called Twilight Hack into the Wii.

7. Start the Zelda game. then load the corresponding save file depending on your copy of the game.

The easiest way to check your version is to compare the text string which is on the inner cycle of the data surface with the ones below.

If you have a pirated/burned/copied game, it will be easily to know which save file to load if you have a Japanese, Asian, European or Australian version. But if you have a US version, take an educated guess from between the three or use trial and error.

Region	Inner circle text	File	Save
Europe/Australia (EUR)	RVL-RZDP-0A-0 JPN	/private/wii/title/rzdp/data.bin	TwilightHack2
Asia (JPN)	RVL-RZDJ-0A-0 JPN	/private/wii/title/rzdj/data.bin	TwilightHack
America (USA)	RVL-RZDE-0A-0 JPN	/private/wii/title/rzde/data.bin	TwilightHack0
America (USA)	RVL-RZDE-0A-0 USA	/private/wii/title/rzde/data.bin	TwilightHack0
America (USA)	RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA	/private/wii/title/rzde/data.bin	TwilightHack2

8. Once the save has loaded, you can either walk backwards or talk to the guy to start the installation. You will be prompted to press the restart button to start it. After this, it will prompt you to press restart again to return to the Wii menu.

9. The WAD Manager Channel 1.3 should now be installed.

10. Next time you're going to install a Virtual Console or WiiWare game, just place the WAD files on the wad folder in the SD card, then run the WAD Manager Channel and then select which of the WADs you want to install.