Wii for laptop

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  1. Speck

    Speck Dark Brotherhood

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    My roommate here has a Wii emulator for his laptop.

    How does one go about making /getting this to work?

    I have downloaded the Dolphin Emulator. It mentioned something about ripping game discs.

    What else do I need?
     
    Speck, Jun 18, 2012
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  2. Soma

    Soma OMG WTF LOL STFU ROTFL!!!

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    Why would you want to emulate a Wii? Just buy one!
     
    Soma, Jun 18, 2012
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  3. Speck

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    I already have one.

    I just want a more mobile one and not have to lug around the box and tv.

    Also, it's a cool gadget.

    :Point:
     
    Speck, Jun 18, 2012
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    foil1212 Jose "Mom Fan" Alvarez Staff Member Moderator

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    Buy a bluetooth sensor bar, and rip a wii game. You connect that sensor bar to your computer, and hope to God Dolphin emulates that game well.
     
    foil1212, Jun 22, 2012
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    You'll be getting ripped off if you do. The "sensor bar" is just flashing infrared LEDs, with no data connection to the Wii. The WiiMote does ALL the work. Even a $10 wireless sensor bar will work fine.
     
    Order2Chaos, Jun 25, 2012
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    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Even two candles will work well, although you probably don't want to mount candles to your laptop!
     
    Bailey, Jun 26, 2012
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    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    This is why:

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    foil1212 Jose "Mom Fan" Alvarez Staff Member Moderator

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    Yeah, you can play the game in much higher visual quality on Dolphin.
     
    foil1212, Jun 26, 2012
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