Wii U Virtual Console Extractor

Extracts Wii U Virtual Console roms from dumps created via DDD or from the SNES Mini.

This currently only supports extracting GBA, DS, NES, FDS, PCE, and SNES roms. Note that most VC titles are not clean roms but have been modified from their original state.

Installation

Windows

1. Download the latest Windows release zip file
2. Extract it to your local computer

Linux

1. Download the latest Linux release zip file
2. Extract it to your local computer

Mac

1. Download the latest OSX release zip file
2. Extract it to your local computer

If you are on an M1 Mac, you may need to install Rosetta with softwareupdate --install-rosetta before the application will function. If Rosetta is not installed, you will receive a zsh: bad CPU type in executable error.

Basic Usage

wiiuvcextractor <dump_file>

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Wii U Virtual Console Extractor 0.7.0
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Extracts roms from Virtual Console games dumped by DDD or from the SNES Mini.

Usage:
wiiuvcextractor [-v] [rpx_or_psb.m_file]
  - Extract a rom from a Virtual Console dump

wiiuvcextractor --version
  - Display current version


Usage Examples:
wiiuvcextractor alldata.psb.m
wiiuvcextractor WUP-FAME.rpx
wiiuvcextractor CLV-P-SAAAE.sfrom
wiiuvcextractor pce.pkg
wiiuvcextractor -v WUP-JBBE.rpx

Example Runs

NES Extraction

wiiuvcextractor.exe WUP-FCSE.rpx
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Starting extraction of rom from WUP-FCSE.rpx...
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RPX file detected!
Decompressing RPX file...
Decompression complete.
Checking if this is an NES VC title...
Checking WUP-FCSE.rpx.extract...
NES Rom Detected!
Virtual Console Title: WUP-FCSE
NES Title: MEGA MAN 6
Getting number of PRG and CHR pages...
PRG Pages: 32
CHR Pages: 0
Total NES rom size: 524304 Bytes
Fixing VC NES Header...
Getting rom data...
Writing to MEGA MAN 6.nes...
Writing NES rom header...
Writing NES rom data...
NES rom has been created successfully at MEGA MAN 6.nes
============================================================================
WUP-FCSE.rpx has been extracted to MEGA MAN 6.nes successfully.
============================================================================

FDS Extraction

wiiuvcextractor.exe WUP-FA9E.rpx
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Starting extraction of rom from WUP-FA9E.rpx...
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RPX file detected!
Decompressing RPX file...
Decompression complete.
Checking if this is an NES VC title...
Checking WUP-FA9E.rpx.extract...
Not an NES VC Title
Checking if this is an SNES VC title...
Checking WUP-FA9E.rpx.extract...
Checking for the SNES WUP header
Not an SNES VC Title
Checking if this is a Famicom Disk System VC title...
Checking WUP-FA9E.rpx.extract...
Famicom Disk System Rom Detected!
Virtual Console Title: WUP-FA9E
FDS Title: Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels
Total FDS rom size: 65500 Bytes
Getting rom data...
Writing to Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels.fds...
Writing rom data...
============================================================================
Famicom Disk System rom has been created successfully at Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels.fds
============================================================================

SNES Extraction (rpx)

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Starting extraction of rom from WUP-JA7E.rpx...
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RPX file detected!
Decompressing RPX file...
Decompression complete.
Checking if this is an NES VC title...
Checking WUP-JA7E.rpx.extract...
Not an NES VC Title
Checking if this is an SNES VC title...
Checking WUP-JA7E.rpx.extract...
SNES Rom Detected!
Virtual Console Title: WUP-JA7E
SNES Title: Pilotwings
SNES Header Name: PILOTWINGS
Getting size of rom...
Total SNES rom size: 524288 Bytes
Getting rom data...
Extracting PCM Data...
Found the first PCM offset at 163937
Reading PCM data into memory...
Writing to Pilotwings.sfc...
Writing SNES rom data...
SNES rom has been created successfully at Pilotwings.sfc
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WUP-JA7E.rpx has been extracted to Pilotwings.sfc successfully.
============================================================================

SNES Extraction (sfrom)

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Starting extraction of rom from CLV-P-SAAHE.sfrom...
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Checking if this is an SNES VC title...
Checking CLV-P-SAAHE.sfrom...
SNES Rom Detected!
Virtual Console Title: WUP-JAJE
SNES Title: Super Metroid
SNES Header Name: Super Metroid
Getting size of rom...
Total SNES rom size: 3145728 Bytes
Getting rom data...
Extracting PCM Data...
Found the first PCM offset at 2609193
Reading PCM data into memory...
Writing to Super Metroid.sfc...
Writing SNES rom data...
SNES rom has been created successfully at Super Metroid.sfc
============================================================================
CLV-P-SAAHE.sfrom has been extracted to Super Metroid.sfc successfully.
============================================================================

GBA Extraction

wiiuvcextractor.exe alldata.psb.m
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Starting extraction of rom from alldata.psb.m...
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PSB file detected!
Decompressing PSB file...
Checking for PSB data file alldata.bin...
Found rom subfile at aawre1.120.m
    Offset: 36358144
    Length: 2408199
Decompressing rom...
Decompressing PSB file...
Checking if this is a GBA VC title...
Checking aawre1.120.m.extract...
GBA Rom Detected!
GBA Rom Code: AWRE
GBA Title: Advance Wars
Writing to Advance Wars.gba...
GBA rom has been created successfully at Advance Wars.gba
============================================================================
alldata.psb.m has been extracted to Advance Wars.gba successfully.
============================================================================

PCE Extraction

wiiuvcextractor.exe pce.pkg
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Starting extraction of rom from pce.pkg...
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Extracting PKG file...
Checking if this is a PC Engine VC title...
PC Engine VC Rom detected! Extension .pce was found in the pce.pkg entry point.
Writing content file blazinglazers.pce to blazinglazers.pce
============================================================================
pce.pkg has been extracted to blazinglazers.pce successfully.
============================================================================

Credits

Decompression of rpx files is possible due to the following tool created by 0CBH0: https://github.com/0CBH0/wiiurpxtool

Decompression and decryption of psb.m files is possible due to research and code created by ajd4096: https://github.com/ajd4096/inject_gba

Extraction of Famicom Disk System games made possible by einstein95: https://gist.github.com/einstein95/6545066905680466cdf200c4cc8ca4f0