Wii Remote Control in TGE is Working
by Rob Terrell · 12/14/2006 (8:37 pm) · 31 comments
Hey, I've finally got something to blog about. So yeah, I got a Wii. You know, it's for the kids! It's not for me, honest, honey!
I was talking to a co-worker about the Wii, and we came up with a great idea for a Wii game. But, how to protoype such a thing?
When I got the Wii, I also got some extra controllers. One of those was for me. After following the progress of folks reverse-engineering and coding for the Wii remote I decided to try to hack some Wii remote support into TGE. You know, for the kids.
So far: it's working! And it's fun. Take a look at www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5mlzf9KxQ
or a high-quality the screen capture movie (9 MB QuickTime). Ignore the dead-tired looking dweeb in the corner (he's actually having fun, that's how he shows it) and focus on the Wii remote in his hand. You can also see some of the console debugging in the background.
I don't have the left-right control as fine as I'd like it, but it's just a matter of fooling with it.
Edit: added YouTube video link.
See, I'm serious about TGE. Now, finally, for the love of god, won't someone let me join the Constructor beta?
I was talking to a co-worker about the Wii, and we came up with a great idea for a Wii game. But, how to protoype such a thing?
When I got the Wii, I also got some extra controllers. One of those was for me. After following the progress of folks reverse-engineering and coding for the Wii remote I decided to try to hack some Wii remote support into TGE. You know, for the kids.
So far: it's working! And it's fun. Take a look at www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5mlzf9KxQ
or a high-quality the screen capture movie (9 MB QuickTime). Ignore the dead-tired looking dweeb in the corner (he's actually having fun, that's how he shows it) and focus on the Wii remote in his hand. You can also see some of the console debugging in the background.
I don't have the left-right control as fine as I'd like it, but it's just a matter of fooling with it.
Edit: added YouTube video link.
See, I'm serious about TGE. Now, finally, for the love of god, won't someone let me join the Constructor beta?
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#22
12/15/2006 (6:47 am)
Man this is so promising. I hope that GG is doing something with Nintendo and will soon get us tools to create for this wonderful system. 
#23
12/15/2006 (8:54 am)
This is insanely cool. Wicked nice work.
#24
12/15/2006 (8:57 am)
Hi. I'm just curious, has anyone played around with GlovePIE for the wiimote to control TGE games on Windoze?
#25
Here's some good laughs for the Wee-ites
http://www.wiidamage.com/
12/15/2006 (10:24 am)
Pretty neat!Here's some good laughs for the Wee-ites
http://www.wiidamage.com/
#26
Very well done!
12/15/2006 (2:22 pm)
So very cool. :) I've been wanting to buy a wiimote so I could hack with this on my wife's Mac, but you beat me too it it seems.Very well done!
#27
12/15/2006 (6:29 pm)
Well, I have seen some realy kick arse stuff in blogs but have to say this trumps them all!!
#28
12/15/2006 (10:27 pm)
I must say...for the first time in a VERY LONG time...I'm impressed :)
#29
12/16/2006 (12:20 pm)
urge to bluetooth rising! 
#30
Hopefully you'll release a resource + tutorial once you get this thing all polished up! Kick ass!
12/16/2006 (12:23 pm)
You rock. Nice work!! Yes, you can join the Constructor Beta. :)Hopefully you'll release a resource + tutorial once you get this thing all polished up! Kick ass!
#31
this is totaly amazing, imagine making wii games with torque
imagine the possibilities
image the perfect first person shooter with torque 0.o
me need to get a wii-mote :D
but i have some questions
is this also windows compactible?
and are you going to post this as a resource?
And do u only need a wii-mote to get this working or some bluetooth devices or a actual wii?
and will it be legal to make a game where u need a wimote for withouth having to ask for a licence to nitendo?
keep working on this, damn awesome man :D
12/16/2006 (4:24 pm)
wow, VERY COOL 0.othis is totaly amazing, imagine making wii games with torque
imagine the possibilities
image the perfect first person shooter with torque 0.o
me need to get a wii-mote :D
but i have some questions
is this also windows compactible?
and are you going to post this as a resource?
And do u only need a wii-mote to get this working or some bluetooth devices or a actual wii?
and will it be legal to make a game where u need a wimote for withouth having to ask for a licence to nitendo?
keep working on this, damn awesome man :D
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