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'''USB Gecko''' is a cheat device for the Wii that is similar to the [[Action Replay]]. The USB Gecko's effects have been chronicled throughout videos and pictures alike, and has thus become popular. However, playing as an unplayable character or playing on an unplayable stage makes the game freeze. This is one of few differences between it and the Action Replay.
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'''USB Gecko''' is a cheat device for the [[Wii]] that allows for considerable modifications to Wii games. It works by loading a custom operating system onto the Wii, after which codes can be input for specific games. Contrary to popular belief, the use of USB Gecko is not completely identical in function in ''Brawl'' in comparison to [[Action Replay]], due to ''Brawl''{{'}}s lack of a dedicated [[debug menu]]. Production of the device ended in 2010 for unknown reasons.


==Trivia==
Initially a popular choice for users who wished to modify ''Brawl'', advances in the hacking scene for the Wii and for ''Brawl'' have caused the device to become antiquated. The default OS loaded by USB Gecko, Gecko OS, was later made usable without the device, and it can potentially be loaded with the [[Smash Stack]] exploit or with [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel The Homebrew Channel]. A variety of alternatives are also available to Gecko OS, such as [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiLauncher WiiLauncher]. Outside of the console itself, [[Dolphin]] offers a variety of built-in hacking options for ''Brawl''.
* Shippiddge will use the USB Gecko for his 2nd season of [[Smashtasm]]. He has already used the Gecko in one of his "Smashtasm Extras", titled "Talking to Yourself", where he uses it to make two Marios (both the same color, rather than one being a lighter shade) and a [[False Character|"Shadow" Mario]].


== External links ==
*[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/USB_Gecko USB Gecko on WiiBrew]
*[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Gecko_OS Gecko OS on WiiBrew]
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Latest revision as of 20:15, December 29, 2024

USB Gecko

USB Gecko is a cheat device for the Wii that allows for considerable modifications to Wii games. It works by loading a custom operating system onto the Wii, after which codes can be input for specific games. Contrary to popular belief, the use of USB Gecko is not completely identical in function in Brawl in comparison to Action Replay, due to Brawl's lack of a dedicated debug menu. Production of the device ended in 2010 for unknown reasons.

Initially a popular choice for users who wished to modify Brawl, advances in the hacking scene for the Wii and for Brawl have caused the device to become antiquated. The default OS loaded by USB Gecko, Gecko OS, was later made usable without the device, and it can potentially be loaded with the Smash Stack exploit or with The Homebrew Channel. A variety of alternatives are also available to Gecko OS, such as WiiLauncher. Outside of the console itself, Dolphin offers a variety of built-in hacking options for Brawl.

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