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Pairing a Wii remote on macOS

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Universal

If you’re using the Dolphin emulator, by far the easiest method of syncing a Wii remote with it is to use a cheap Bluetooth adapter and Dolphin’s “Passthrough a Bluetooth adapter” controller option.

If you want to use the Wii remote outside of Dolphin, on modern macOS, you have a couple of options:

software: WiimotePair will pair a Wii remote at system level, only needed once per remote
hardware: MAYFLASH MAGIC-NS Bluetooth adapter (any version will work for Wii remotes)

The following section remains only for historical sake:

Intel-only

Pairing a Nintendo Wii remote used to work just fine on macOS, but starting with Monterey Apple changed something and Wii remotes now require a PIN code. Maybe they took out the Wii remote special case when they rewrote IOBluetooth? The method below only works for Intel Macs.

Anyway, some very clever people have already documented how to calculate the PIN code for any Wii remote. It’s the Bluetooth network MAC address of the device in reverse.

But a PIN code made up of hex numbers is difficult to type by hand. It isn’t a decimal number, or ASCII text, and it quite probably contains special characters that are not represented on a keyboard. All that to say: we can’t enter it into the macOS Bluetooth pairing window.

However, we can use the blueutil command-line tool to automate the following steps:

get the MAC address
calculate the PIN code
pair
connect

All you have to do is hold down 1+2 on your Wii remote and wait a short while.

If you’re using an Intel Mac you might have luck with the script below, but if you’re on Apple silicon you’ll be sadly out of luck and unable to pair your Wii remote.

FAQ: Pebble Beach no Hatou

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/pc98/256450-pebble-beach-no-hatou/faqs

Kururin Paradise: Translation Guide, Save & Credits

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Kururin Paradise is the Japan-only sequel to Kuru Kuru Kururin.

To encourage people to revisit this masterpiece of a game I’ve put together a Translation Guide that should help people navigate the menu and understand what the game offers.

I’ve also uploaded one of my Game Saves which has all mini-games and magic-tricks unlocked.

A full set of credits from the staff roll were also submitted to GameFAQs.

Translation Guide

gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/582341-kururin-paradise/faqs/79375

Save

gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/582341-kururin-paradise/saves

Credits

gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/582341-kururin-paradise/credit

FAQ: Kururin Paradise

by Matt Sephton — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/gba/582341-kururin-paradise/faqs

FAQ: Kururin Squash!

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/gamecube/922054-kururin-squash/faqs

FAQ: Junclassic C.C. & Rope Club

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps/573058-junclassic-cc-and-rope-club/faqs

FAQ: Maboshi’s Arcade

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/wii/946472-maboshis-arcade/faqs

FAQ: Soreyuke!! Hanafuda Doujou

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ngpc/916535-soreyuke-hanafuda-doujou/faqs

FAQ: Hanafuda

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/921032-hanafuda/faqs

FAQ: Hanafuda Shiyouyo

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/wonderswan/577014-hanafuda-shiyouyo/faqs

FAQ: Hana to Ryuu

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps/572974-hana-to-ryuu/faqs

FAQ: Bomberman Blast

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/wii/945463-bomberman-blast/faqs

FAQ: Suujin Taisen

by Matt Sephton — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ds/939118-suujin-taisen/faqs

FAQ: Youkai Hana Asobi

by Matt Sephton — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps/583577-youkai-hana-asobi/faqs

FAQ: Devil’s Course

by Matt Sephton — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/570461-devils-course/faqs

What a FAQ up!

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

If, like me, you can’t read katakana and hiragana then Japanese games can take a fair bit of deciphering to be able to play and enjoy. I use the Google Translate iOS app and some other tricks (which I’ll save for another post) to translate game menus and text, and have mostly kept notes of my findings.

With my most recent game translation, I realised that I should make more of an effort to share that work so it can help others enjoy these amazing games. So I went through my notes and pulled out several translations of various obscure Japanese games that I’d done in the past for myself. No apologies that they’re mostly golf and hanafuda games—my catnip.

The Golf (1988, MSX)
New 3D Golf Simulation: Pebble Beach no Hatou (1993, SMD)
New 3D Golf Simulation: Harukanaru Augusta (1993, SMD)
New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil’s Course (1994, SMD)
New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki (1994, SMD)
Cross Romance: Koi to Mahjong to Hanafuda to (1997, PS1)
Jun Classic C.C. & Rope Club (1998, PS1)
Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol.04 - Jarinko Chie - The Hanafuda (2001, PS1)
Pang: Magical Michael (2010, NDS)

You can find them all at GameFAQs: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/community/msephton/contributions/faqs

GameFAQs happens to have a fantastic new (to me) editor that makes creating a guide as easy as typing a WordPress or Patreon post.

Also crazy to see that I submitted my first FAQ in August 1996—some 23 years and almost half a lifetime ago!

FAQ: Pebble Beach Golf Links

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586373-pebble-beach-golf-links/faqs

FAQ: The Golf

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/msx/953282-the-golf/faqs

FAQ: Pang: Magical Michael

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ds/997750-pang-magical-michael/faqs

FAQ: New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/570462-new-3d-golf-simulation-waialae-no-kiseki/faqs

FAQ: Harukanaru Augusta

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/570460-harukanaru-augusta/faqs

FAQ: Cross Romance: Koi to Mahjong to Hanafuda to

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps/572768-cross-romance-koi-to-mahjong-to-hanafuda-to/faqs

FAQ: The Hanafuda: Jarin-Ko Chie

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ps/566070-the-hanafuda-jarin-ko-chie/faqs

FAQ: 1500DS Spirits Vol. 5: Hanafuda

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I translated the Mission Mode screens:

www.flickr.com/photos/emsef/albums/72157614337766883

2020-06-29: I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

www.gamefaqs.com/ds/940888-1500ds-spirits-vol-5-hanafuda/faqs

FAQ: Micro Machines V3

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/micro_machines_v3.txt

FAQ: Wipeout XL/2097

by Matt Sephton — Mon, 21 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/wipeout_xl.txt

FAQ: Hermie Hopperhead - Scrap Panic

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 04 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/hermie_hopperhead.txt

FAQ: Choro Q Racing

by Matt Sephton — Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

gamefaqs.com/ps/572737-penny-racers/faqs

FAQ: Motor Toon Grand Prix

by Matt Sephton — Tue, 06 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000

This might be the first entry on this blog, but it’s not quite my oldest content on the internet. For that you’ll need to check out the archive linked to from the bottom of the about page.

I wrote a video game FAQ and uploaded it to GameFAQs:

gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/motor_toon_gp_2.txt