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I remember the Wii U browser’s MP4 playback being surprisingly helpful. Running the `http-server` npm package, I was able to get video from my laptop to the TV in a pinch. Adding in Handbrake, it wasn’t that bad of a setup!
Truth be told, the Wii U gamepad is basically h.264 and Wi-Fi as well.
For example, the Wii U browser has been the primary entrypoint for modding the Wii U for much of the console's lifespan [1] [2].
And the original Wii had some browser-based exploits as well later in its lifespan. For example, FlashHax [3], a 2017 exploit for the Flash player in the Wii Internet Channel, and str2hax [4], a 2018 exploit which took advantage of the fact that the EULA was HTML loaded over HTTP. I believe the exploits were primarily used to distribute a simple patcher that would change the server address for online play in games to point to Wiimmfi which was a replacement for Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection [5] [6]. Most other homebrew tools required an SD card, and most other entrypoints used an SD card as well.
[1]: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/aroma/browser-exploit.html
[2]: https://chadsoft.co.uk/install-guide/#wiiu_55
[3]: https://gbatemp.net/threads/new-free-homebrew-entry-point-fl...
[4]: https://gbatemp.net/threads/a-channel-less-sd-less-entry-poi...
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> I did a bit of curious searching on the family PC, but one time I forgot to wipe the history, and the game was up. Hahaha that takes me back to the time my friend got hold of a 3.5” floppy with some Playboy pics on it, and then called me in a panic because Windows had helpfully added them to the “recent files” list and he couldn’t figure out how to clear it.
I would like to understand the pedigree of those images. Someone had to go through an awful LOT of trouble to save them to a floppy... This leaves a lot of open questions. Scanners at the time were technological torture apparatus.
My first experience with porn was the Dreamcast browser.
The browser on the Wii was amazing. I didn't use it all that often, but I was a big Opera fan back in the day, and it was amazing to see how well their engine scaled to all kinds of systems. As far as I remember, there were even some games that supported the Wiimote natively? I don't remember if this was via Flash or Javascript, but there seems to be a library for the latter: https://github.com/ryanmcgrath/wii-js I u…
I bought the NDS version back in the day and let me tell you it was not worth the 40€ of my pocket money.
I ended up using it on "lite websites" to read the news while commuting to work on the free wifi.
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If only the Wii had supported 1080p or even 720p output, it could have been a great way to browse the web in your living room. Many companies have tried this, but none of them had the correct input device. I think this could have changed the overall direction of technology. Unfortunately, at 640x480 everything was too small, even back then.
I found even the 256x192 resolution of the DSi browser to be a fine size to use. I don't think 640x480 was too small.
The browser on the Wii was amazing. I didn't use it all that often, but I was a big Opera fan back in the day, and it was amazing to see how well their engine scaled to all kinds of systems. As far as I remember, there were even some games that supported the Wiimote natively? I don't remember if this was via Flash or Javascript, but there seems to be a library for the latter: https://github.com/ryanmcgrath/wii-js I u…