[WII] How to create a disc containing multiple gamecube games

[RooskieX]

This guide will show you how to create and burn a disc containing multiple gamecube games:

You will need:
A blank DVD:  DVD-Rs are the easiest as you don't have to worry with changing the booktype of your drive, I will not cover booktype changing in this guide.  DVD+Rs are fine to use if you know how to change the booktype to DVD-ROM.  Dual layer discs will also work.  RWs are supported as well, but again -RW is preferred over +RW.
A few gamecube disc images: in either .iso or .gcm format (these formats are the same anyways, just different extensions)
Disc burning software: I prefer imgburn, though you may use Nero or whatever else floats your boat.
MultiGame ISO Creator v3.2.4F+(GUI-patman): More information about MultiGame ISO Creator can be found here: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/MultiGame_ISO_Creator

With this guide you will use MultiGame ISO Creator to make a disc image, out of your gamecube disc images, that contains multiple games.  You will then burn this image onto a disc and pop it in your wii (chipped or softmodded) and be able to choose which game you would like to play.

Why do this?  Putting a 1.35 gig game on a 4.3 gig disc wastes a lot of space.  This wastes even more space if you consider the dummy data apparent on a lot of games (animal crossing is actually 14 megs.)  This way you can have multiple games on 1 disc, saving space, and saving you from having to change the disc when you want to play another game.

Making the Disc Image:
1. Start up MultiGameISOCreator.exe:


2. Choose your region from the drop down menu in the top right:

I use USA for that is my wii's region

3. Click the Add ISO button and select a game you wish to put on the compilation:


Make sure your games are playable on the backup launcher if you are using it:
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php?title=Gamecube_Backup_Launcher_Compatibility_List
Also make sure your games are playble on a multidisc:
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php?title=GCOS_Gamecube_Compatibility_List

4. Repeat step 3 until all of the games  you want  on the disc have been selected.

Tips for making your disc image as efficient as possible:
1. In the bottom left hand corner it tells you how big your final image will be in bytes.  Use this to make sure you don't make an image too big for the disc it will be going on.
2. Checking the shrink box next to each game will remove the dummy data from it when it is placed on the multidisc.  Make sure your game is compatible with this before doing so (also in the compatibility list.)

5. After all the games have been added hit the Create MultiGame ISO button:

As you can see here I have only chosen to shrink 1 game.  It would be a lot more efficient if I could shrink four swords, as that game is around 250 megs, but the compatibility wiki says it is unplayable if shrunken.  At the bottom it says my image will be 3,969,122,304 bytes.  That leaves me around 300 megs of space to work with to add another game (im using a single layer disc for this) so instead of trying to find a game that will fit in there (or filling it with animal crossings) I'll just leave it as is.

6. Next choose where to save your image:


7. Then it displays a progress bar while you wait for your image to be done:

There is a separate one for both the shrinking process and creating the multidisc.  The disc made as an example for this tutorial took a couple minutes to process, couldn't have been more than 5.  Results will vary depending on the speed of your computer.  At the end you will be asked if you want to shrink the shrunken images (if you shrunk any), whether you do or not is up to you, I always choose to and it doesn't effect your original images.

8.  Burn it and you're done!  If your wii is chipped just load the disc as normal, you will be created with a CGOS menu where you select your game.  If your wii is using the backup loader just launch it like you would any gamecube game and use right and left on the d-pad to change game.

If you need assistance burning your image consult this guide: http://thepurplecube.org/forums/index.php/topic,134.0.html by mr.giggity.  Even though the title of it says it's for mini DVDs for gamecube usage, the steps also apply to burning any other disc image, including the one you just made with MultiGame ISO Creator.

[DJPlace]

very nice. i found out how to do this on a different site... i just wish namco musemu 50 would work with this...

[noobcube]

Also note that this method does not work for the gamecube.  Gamecube multi-game discs can be created using this:

http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/Viper_Multi_Boot_ISO_Creator

or this:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=633

[Leitchy117]

Great job! I was planning on looking for one of these tuts later!

[Theubernoob]

So how would you play the individual games? Would you open the file and then there would be a menu from which you'd choose a game to play?

[RooskieX]

So how would you play the individual games? Would you open the file and then there would be a menu from which you'd choose a game to play?

Depends on how you're loading the game on what menu you're given, but there is a menu.  From a gamecube/chipped Wii there is a GCOS menu where you choose your game.  With the backup loader on the Wii you just use left and right on the d-pad to choose your game before choosing your boot method.

[Bombillazo]

this is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[Kid Koopa]

Does This Work With Softmii?

[cyclogenisis]

@ kid koopa, yes


nice tutorial rooskie

[yo-boy]

so this guide is sayin you can put GC isos on a dvd and play them in ur wii? do u need somethin to support it in ur wii?

[RooskieX]

You need a way of launching homebrew (the homebrew channel for instance), a cIOS (like waninkoko's cIOS rev , and Wiigator's Gamecube Backup Loader (latest version is 0.2)

[yo-boy]

so where can i get it?

[yo-boy]

i also remember somewhere sayin to play isos in the WII u need iso helper.
where can i get iso helper?

[pokemonforevah]

soo if I use the program and burn it to a DVD. Can I then use it on a normal wii without messing with homebrew or anything like that? Or is there any tool for that...

[deftrance]

soo if I use the program and burn it to a DVD. Can I then use it on a normal wii without messing with homebrew or anything like that? Or is there any tool for that...

No