| Many people are exploring the full potential of the | | | | their games all over the world! And most of them |
| Wii console -- with amazing results! Many talented | | | | are of full professional quality, as you'll see for |
| programmers are producing FREE games for the | | | | yourself. |
| Wii, and you can download these cool, high-quality | | | | At the end of this article, I've posted a link for |
| Wii games onto an SD card! These games are | | | | you to get the list of some of the coolest free |
| free for the download. I'll explain it all here. | | | | games for the Wii. But first I want to talk about |
| First Step: | | | | some of them, to whet your appetite... |
| First of all, when I was first looking into this, I | | | | The Games: |
| found that I needed to "mod" (modify) my Wii. | | | | QUAKE - Do you like "first-person shooters?" If |
| Now, there are two ways to do this. The first | | | | so, you'll want to download this one. It has been |
| way was to buy and solder a "mod chip" circuit | | | | ported to the Wii. You can use the shareware |
| board onto my Wii. That's beyond my personal | | | | (demo) data file or the full version if you own the |
| knowledge or equipment: I neither know how to | | | | computer version. (This is one of MY personal |
| solder, nor do I have the tools to do that. Plus, if | | | | favorites!) |
| the solder job got done incorrectly, it could | | | | SUPER TUX - Do you like the old-time "Super |
| potentially destroy my console! So, for me, that | | | | Mario Bros." game? Super Tux is a penguin running |
| option was definitely out. | | | | around like ol' Mario. ARCADE PUZZLE - Can you |
| The second method of modding the Wii is | | | | complete the jigsaw puzzle in time with only |
| "soft-modding" (or a software modification). With | | | | seeing a few pieces at a time? |
| the soft-mod, I could gain the benefits of a | | | | BUGGIN - This is a fun one. It's just so simple, |
| modded Wii (by following simple step-by-step | | | | yet fun to play with the Wii controllers, so I |
| instructions) WITHOUT risking damage to my Wii | | | | usually recommend it every time I talk about Wii |
| console! Woo Hoo! And the modification cost a | | | | homebrew. It's like whack-a-mole, but with bugs. |
| heck of a lot less. In fact, it was so cheap, I could | | | | You can play single or multiplayer, too. |
| buy a couple more games with the money I | | | | GUITARS ON FIRE - Do you like games like |
| would have spent on the mod chip! | | | | "Guitar Hero?" Guitars On Fire is just like that... but |
| Second Step: | | | | FREE! Play with the Wii remote or the custom |
| Secondly, since I got my soft-modding instructions | | | | guitar-style controllers. |
| with a big pack of software and information, I | | | | CONSOLE EMULATORS - Have you enjoyed old |
| was able to quickly download some of these free | | | | gaming consoles from your past? You can play all |
| Wii games right away. You go to the web | | | | your old favorites again on your Wii! Just |
| address where the game is posted up for | | | | download the emulator for your favorite system |
| download, read about the various games the site | | | | and the games you already own, and you are set |
| has to offer, and click the download link! It's as | | | | to go -- playing on your Wii! (Great fun!) |
| simple as that! You can even download the games | | | | And there are just SO many more. Every |
| directly to your Wii if you have got it connected | | | | category that you can think ofhas games for you |
| to your internet connection. | | | | to download and enjoy. Remember, they are all |
| What It's All About: | | | | free! You can even download a program that will |
| These games are often called "homebrew" | | | | allow you to use the Wii remotes to play flash |
| games, since they are made by game | | | | games over the internet! |
| enthusiasts, and posted to the internet for free | | | | In Conclusion: |
| downloads, not for a fee. These are people | | | | So, you just download the games to an SD card |
| whose hobby is simply making games for their | | | | and pop it into your Wii (or directly download it to |
| favorite game consoles. Their only reward is that | | | | your Wii). I doesn't get any easier than that, my |
| they make good games and have people enjoying | | | | friend. And it doesn't get any more fun, either. |