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Wii U Gamepad Clone - Development Vlog 2
🕑 Added 2024-05-30 04:16:06 +0000 UTCProgress has been made! You can officially play the Wii U gamepad on a Linux setup easier and better than ever before!
Of course, this is not the end goal of this project, and hopefully we'll be seeing this on phones very soon. However this already opens the door to the Raspberry Pi, Steam Deck, and Nintendo Switch (if modded and running Linux), which are all potentially very valuable. So far I've only tried the Pi, but if you have either of the other devices and want to give it a try, lemme know how it goes! I might try to get a hold of them too so I can experiment.
Check it all out here: https://github.com/vanilla-wiiu/vanilla (includes builds for x86_64 and arm64)
Comments
Patrick and Rachel
I Mean, we can do it now cuz Matt ported to Linux
Janlu
Getting the Backbone working on the android port could be a huge deal. I'm also very excited since I kinda... lost my gamepad.
MattKC
Ban has been revoked
Raviable
Amazing how quick you were able to achieve this!
marcus kongjika
yup sad times
Jacob Strelnikov
naaahhhhhh
marcus kongjika
hey matt, i got banned from your discord a while back cause my account got hacked, idk where else to contact you so im on here, my discord is marclmao, if any mods of his discord are here too pls lmk <3
vlco_o
Vanilla's UI/UX looks so tidy and simple. Really dig the attention you gave to those kind of details
Aleksandras Ševčenko
Damn dude, that's awesome work, keep it going <3
Tom Keely
If you're looking for rooted Android testers, all of my (and I have several across different manufacturers, models and generations) Android devices are rooted.. just sayin'! ^_~
Gordinator
Upon closer inspection of your reasoning, your reason was perfectly justified, and I retract the statement above
MattKC
What's sketchy about unlisting a video? Anyway, I mention my reasons here: https://forum.mattkc.com/viewtopic.php?p=2217#p2217
Gordinator
What prompted you to unlist it? Seems sketchy to me.
MattKC
It's unlisted but it's still available in my tech videos playlist
Prewar4697
i had a look at trollstore and i think you can fakesign any entitlements with it
Pretendo Network
Hey there Matt. Super interesting to see your progress on the gamepad project, really nice stuff so far! We’ve also been interested in this topic for a good while now, including manufacturing our own gamepad clones. You mentioned near the end not knowing why some Wi-Fi adapters work while others do not. We’d be interested in discussing this with you if you are. Someone from our team, ashquarky, who has experience in the subject and a lead on what makes a device compatible or not has sent you a friend request on Discord if you’d like to discuss things further! Hope to hear from you, and great work again 👍
Rachel Wolfe
We've been spoiled by nice UI design
Rachel Wolfe
cool, nice
Gordinator
Awesome, also, what happened to the ClonerAlliance Box Pro video?
WamWooWam
That little linux client looks sick as fuck :D
kasadonna
Awesome! Exciting to see how this will develop further!
voidlesity
That was quick! Really amazing work. I would have loved a bit more information about the software, like what programming language it uses and how it works exactly. Maybe an in-depth video would be nice (just an idea)
VoxelTek
That's especially promising, since the Zero 2 is just a Pi 3 with less RAM and underclocked by default. I'd absolutely love to follow the progress of this!
Mr. Tibbles
This is amazing work! I would love to try this on my modded switch but sadly I do not yet own a wii u…. Maybe it’s time to get one!
BrickleBork
glad that people will have an alternative to drc sim
MattKC
I think we'd probably want something with built-in graphics which might rule out an STM32, but I feel very good about the prospects of a Raspberry Pi Zero. I'll definitely be working to get it running smoother on mine (3 Model B).
MattKC
Thanks! In fairness, most of what I've implemented so far has been reversed and documented before, so for me it was just a matter of implementing. There is definitely some uncharted territory ahead though that will require some reverse engineering and trial and error. I need to look into this more, but there's a chance something like TrollStore could fakesign the necessary entitlements without requiring a full blown jailbreak. That's a bridge to cross when we get to it.
WalterMan
Amazing work! I hope some day I’ll be able to reverse engineer stuff like this as good as you can.
VoxelTek
One thing I'm especially interested in is just how low the hardware requirements can be for a gamepad client. It would be extremely cool if the project could run on a cheap STM32 or something, although I do see how that would be extremely unlikely. Wii U portabilising is a growing community, and the introduction of an alternative to DRC and having a gamepad is a game changer.
SEP
I’m impressed how you’ve already got a hold of it on Linux so quickly! I can’t wait to see the final project for Android. At first I thought it was a goofy idea more trouble than it’s worth but the proof of concept has won me over. Also the fact Nintendo just uses 802.11 is hilarious. My only real question I have is in the event you do make something for jailbroken iOS, there’s no way to sideload w/o jail breaking?
