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Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 02-14-2021
I've been trying to extract the files from New Super Mario Bros Wii through Dolphin, and I ran into a problem:
When I right-click the game and click on "Properties", it pops this error up a few times:
After that, I look for the files in "Filesystem", but this is what I found:
Am I doing something wrong? Or is it a bad ROM?
Any help is appreciated.
(BTW, this is my first time I've ever tried to rip assets from the Wii, and I am using Garamonde's Wii ripping tutorial.)
EDIT: I almost forgot to mention, I'm specifically trying to rip Sprites, Textures, and Sounds. I don't know if I'll do Models, but I'll give it a try.
RE: Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 02-15-2021
BTW, I forgot to mention:
When I extract the files, this is the only file that gets exported:
Am I on the right track?
RE: Wii ripping problem. - rufaswan - 02-16-2021
Hi! In case of bad ISO, can you try run the game to test if it is playable?
What file type is your ISO anyway? Is it *.wbfs? Seems like you have a raw, encrypted ISO.
- Rufas
RE: Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 02-16-2021
Thanks for the reply!
Anyways, since you said that it could be an encrypted .iso, I think you're right, because the ROM file I have isn't a .wbfs file, it's an .iso file:
If it is encrypted, how do I decrypt it?
RE: Wii ripping problem. - rufaswan - 02-16-2021
Now that's a lot clearer! You are not using plain ISO, but NKit ISO. You'll need this instead:
https://gbatemp.net/download/nkit.36157/
Run "NKitExtractionApp.exe" and select your ISO to extract the game files. Full user guide here:
https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/NKit/UserGuide
Good luck!
- Rufas
RE: Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 02-16-2021
It worked! Thanks!
Do you know any tool that can open an .arc file? I tried to look for one, but I couldn't find one that works. XP
RE: Wii ripping problem. - rufaswan - 02-16-2021
(02-16-2021, 07:40 PM)DogToon64 Wrote: It worked! Thanks!
Do you know any tool that can open an .arc file? I tried to look for one, but I couldn't find one that works. XP
Great to hear!
For *.arc files, there was already a thread for it, 10 years ago:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-get-background-of-new-super-mario-bros-wii.223746/
Give that thread a read, you'll have some good idea what tools you'll need to find.
Some notes:
Quote:.arc files are only level designs.
Quote:Use Reggie and the background editing window to see which file is which
To make them a png... you use U8Mii to extract the archive, and either TPLMii or SZS Modifier to extract the image... either or, its been a few months since I've played with them last.
Quote: This is arc file, you can open it in SZS Modifier but you can't modify.
Good luck!
- Rufas
RE: Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 02-26-2021
I have figured out how to rip Sprites, Textures, and Models from the Wii now!
Unfortunately, I still can't rip sounds at the moment.
I can't figure out how to extract sounds from a .brsar file. I've tried using Brawlbox, VGMToolBox, and a tool called "brsar_unpack", and I haven't had any luck with either one of them. (Brawlbox can open a .brsar file, but it can't export the sounds for some reason.)
Is there a tool that can extract sounds from a .brsar file?
RE: Wii ripping problem. - rufaswan - 02-27-2021
Hi! When you said the tools didn't work, how it didn't work? Is there any error messages? Does it looks something like this?
https://smashboards.com/threads/brsar-extraction-help.412771/
From the file format wikia, it suggest BRSAR Extractor. You can try that:
http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/BRSAR_%28File_Format%29
You can also try HCS Forum, a forum specialized in ripping VG Music and anything sound related. They suggested VGMTrans
https://hcs64.com/mboard/forumlong.php?showthread=52396
https://ci.appveyor.com/project/magcius/vgmtrans/build/artifacts
https://github.com/magcius/vgmtrans/releases/
There are also many hacking projects to mod Mario Bros and Mario Kart games, try look around "Tools and Guides" section for any tools they used.
http://originalsmbw.forumotion.com/
http://originalsmbw.forumotion.com/t374-simple-music-guide
Hope it helps!
- Rufas
RE: Wii ripping problem. - DogToon64 - 03-01-2021
(Sorry for the late reply. XP)
This is the error message I get when I try to export a sound:
(02-27-2021, 03:23 PM)rufaswan Wrote: From the file format wikia, it suggest BRSAR Extractor. You can try that:
http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/BRSAR_%28File_Format%29
You can also try HCS Forum, a forum specialized in ripping VG Music and anything sound related. They suggested VGMTrans
https://hcs64.com/mboard/forumlong.php?showthread=52396
https://ci.appveyor.com/project/magcius/vgmtrans/build/artifacts
https://github.com/magcius/vgmtrans/releases/
There are also many hacking projects to mod Mario Bros and Mario Kart games, try look around "Tools and Guides" section for any tools they used.
http://originalsmbw.forumotion.com/
http://originalsmbw.forumotion.com/t374-simple-music-guide
Hope it helps!
- Rufas
Anyways, I'll go check them out and see if I have any luck with those.