GameCube-Homebrew-for-n00bs/README.md

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# GameCube Homebrew for n00bs
Instructions and scripts for bootstrapping GameCube homebrew
See [GameCube Homebrew for n00bs - Ultimate Guide](https://coolaj86.com/articles/gamecube-homebrew-guide-for-n00bs/)
# SD Homebrew Media Creator
This script will:
1. Create a `~/Downloads/GC_HMBRW` folder with everything you need
2. Prompt for an SD device to format (and then format it)
3. Copy `~/Downloads/GC_HMBRW` to the SD card
```bash
curl https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/GameCube-Homebrew-for-n00bs/raw/branch/master/create-sd-media-launcher-macos.sh -o create-sd-media-launcher-macos.sh
bash ./create-sd-media-launcher-macos.sh
```
# Homebrew Cheatsheet
Downloads:
| Homebrew | Version | Homepage | zip | tar | 7z |
| :------------------------------------ | --------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Swiss** | v0.5 r927 | [github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc](https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc) | [zip](https://github.com/solderjs/swiss-gc/releases/download/v0.5r927/swiss_r927.zip) | [tar.xz](https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases/download/v0.5r927/swiss_r927.tar.xz) | [7z](https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases/download/v0.5r927/swiss_r927.7z) |
| **GBI** / Game Boy Interface | - | [GC Forever Wiki: Game Boy Interface](https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Game_Boy_Interface) | [zip](https://files.extremscorner.org/gamecube/apps/gbi/latest) | - | - |
| **GCMM** / GameCube Memory Manager | 1.4f | [github.com/suloku/gcmm](https://github.com/suloku/gcmm) | [zip](https://github.com/suloku/gcmm/releases/download/1.4f/gcmm_1.4f.zip) | - | - |
| **WWHack** / Wind Waker Gamesave Hack | v1.1.1 | [github.com/FIX94/ww-hack-gc](https://github.com/FIX94/ww-hack-gc) | [zip](https://github.com/FIX94/ww-hack-gc/releases/download/v1.1.1/WWHack-GC-v1.1.1.zip) | - | - |
| Other Gamesave Hacks | - | [GC Forever Wiki: Booting Homebrew](https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Booting_Homebrew) | - | - | - |
Convert 7z / rar to zip:
* https://extract.me
Special Files:
| name | desc |
| -------------: | :--- |
| `autoexec.dol` | run by Datel SD Media Launcher Action Replay on disc load |
| `boot.dol` | run by Swiss on load |
| `xxxx.cli` | text file with list of arguments Swiss should use when loading `xxxx.dol` |
| `boot.gci` | whatever WWHack should boot |