This page describes how to install, or boot, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod Project M on a Wii or a Wii U.

**Please note that this is a free modification created by Smash Bros fans, and it is not supported by Nintendo. Download and install Project M at your own risk.**

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Video: Project M 3.0 Trailer (Read Full Update Notes Here)

Installing Project M
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Since the Project MBackRoom (PMBR) does not support piracy, they have found a way to let Wii users play their game without modding their Wii. Project M exploits a security breach in Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s stage builder to allow the mod to boot directly from a 2 GB SD card without anything needing to be installed on the Wii.The mod will be inactive as long as the user does not access the stage builder and its effect is temporary. In other words, the mod does not corrupt your Brawl data and if you want to play Brawl, you just need to remove your SD card that contains the Project M files. The entire process leaves absolutely no trace, is 100% brick-safe and is completely reversible. The most you could ever experience is a freeze if the game files are not in the proper directories. Of course, installing Project M correctly should not cause freeze issues. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Project M. Follow these steps, and you should be set:

• A 2GB (non-micro) or less non-HDHC SD card. If you are using a micro SD, it may be used with a normal-sized SD adapter. Super Smash Bros. Brawl came out before the Wii has been updated to accept SD cards over 2GB. The gameitself is incapable of detecting anything that goes beyond that. Your SD card must have this shape:

• A working, legal NTSC-U (North American) copy of Super Smash Bros.Brawl.

• A working, legal NTSC-U (North American) Nintendo Wii.

1. Delete any custom Brawl stage files on your Wii and SD Card! Reformating it is even easier (FAT or FAT32).

2. Make sure that you are not receiving stages from Nintendo via Wi-Fi connection. Deactivate this feature from Brawl if you do (Play online -> Options -> Smash service set to Decline). You can forcefully delete any remaining ones by changing the time of your Wii, loading brawl once, and then setting it back to normal.

3. Download the latest Project M zip. Since the Project M team shut down, you can no longer obtain this on the official site, however there are numerous mirrors available, such as Project Mirror. Make sure you download the hackless zip, not the homebrew one.

4. Unzip the file to the root of your SD card. Your SD card should now look something like this:

5. Boot up Brawl and go to the Stage Builder and make sure that the SD card is selected.

6. The Project M launcher will launch. Just select 'Play' and the game should launch. Now go ahead and play and enjoy Project M!

The method is virtually the same except that you must first go into the Wii mode. It has the obvious advantage of letting you play on a Wii U, but there are some things to watch out for.

1. The Wii U mode will attempt delete key Project M files. Putting the SD card in after booting Wii mode will prevent this deletion.

2. If your Project M files are somehow deleted, you can always just put them back. There are no consequences.

3. You will obviously lack Gamecube controller support. This will make Wii U consoles illegal in official tournament rules. Adapters do however exist, such as the Mayflash GC Controller Adapter for Wii/Wii U (Project M is not associated with Mayflash).

How to Install Project: M on a Hackless Wii
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Project: M 3.0 Running on a Wii U

This video comes from a fan of the Project (Jordo). This briefly explains how to install the game from the zip rather than the installer.

Please check every of these before asking for help:

1. If unzipping the files asks if you want to overwrite anything, make sure to choose to overwrite.

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2. Make sure your SD card is not locked. This will prevent reading the files. The Read-Only toggle switch is on the side.

3. Make sure that the metalic portion of your SD card is clean and unobstructed.

4. Make sure that gameconfig.txt is on the root of your SD card.

5. Do not attempt to reorganize the files. The directories are important.

6. Any attempt to play Project M online without the appropriate codeset or users who do not have Project will desynchronize the game.

7. Please remember that, Project M only supports the NTSC-U and the NTSC-J version. Also note that the NTSC-J version of project M is outdated (3.0 vs 3.6 for NTSC-U).

PAL players may hop on the official IRC for customized assistance.

8. PAL Wii users who have a homebrewed Wii can load an NTSC version of the game through Gecko OS.

9. If either FAT or FAT32 does not work, try the other.

Note: Loading Project M through Hackless/Stage builder method will sometimes freeze your Wii prior to reaching Gecko. If this happens hold your power button for 5 seconds to power your wii off and try again (no damage has occured).

10. If you have a custom stage you cannot delete, you are most likely subscribed to Nintendo's 'Smash service' which gives you a random custom stage every day. To remove that stage, boot Brawl without a Project M SD card inserted, then go to the Wifi mode:

• Then click on 'options', which will get you to this screen:

• Deactivate 'Smash Service'.
• Leave the menu, then go back to your Wii's main menu.
• Change the Wii's time at least 24 hours ahead. This will remove the stage, but since you are not subscribed to the service, no stage will come to replace it.
• Boot Brawl once.
• Reset your Wii's time to how it was.

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Installation of Homebrew on a Wii U requires a game disc. For the sake of this tutorial, we'll be using Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as it's probably the most popular game for which an exploit exists. Please note, though, that you can use LEGO Indiana Jones, Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Wheelie Breakers, LEGO Batman, Lego Star Wars or Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World-based exploits in a similar fashion.

Installing Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii on Wii U's Virtual Wii Mode.

Locate* a 'boot.elf' file in the package you've downloaded from above and put it on the root** of the SD Card.

* - To unpack a zip file, download a program like 7-Zip.
** - Look HERE for an explanation what 'root' of an SD card is.

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Download the Newer Super Mario Bros. package from HERE and locate folders 'NewerSMBW' and 'riivolution'. Put both of them on the root of the SD card. Here is a sample picture of what this will look like.

Now, download Smash Stack. For American Wiis, download is HERE and for European Wiis HERE and for Japanese ones HERE.
Note than in case of European Wiis, you have to choose an appropriate pack depending on if you have a Super Smash Bros. Brawl save in the System Memory.

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Plug in your SD card and locate a folder named 'private'. If it exists, rename it to 'private_old'. Then, put the private folder from Smash Stack's pack onto root of the SD Card.

The SD card will look like this.
'NewerSMBW', 'riivolution' and 'private' folders, plus a 'boot.elf' file.

Launch the Virtual Wii mode. Put in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and insert the SD card.

If asked to create a savefile, respond negatively.

Navigate to the Stage Builder found under 'Vault'.

The screen will turn black for a moment and riivolution will start. Quickly eject Super Smash Bros. Brawl and put in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii disc.

Installing easy-access channels (NOT RECOMMENDED)

There are additional things to do to make loading Newer more convenient, but they're NOT RECOMMENDED on the Wii U, as Nintendo may decide to start going after people with hacked channels on their Virtual Wiis. If you do not care, feel free to continue.

You can click 'Install' in the riivolution menu, which will install a Riivolution channel, for easy access.

Create an 'apps' folder on the root. In it, create a 'riivolution' folder. Then, move the boot.elf from the root to it.

Download the HackMii Installer v1.2, and place the boot.elf found in the package on the root of the SD card.

Launch Super Smash Bros. Brawl and navigate to the Stage Builder.

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The ? button will take a while to appear, but be patient, and then press it.

Here, press 'Install the Homebrew Channel'. After it finishes, click on 'exit'.

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The Homebrew Channel should be installed and ready! Riivolution will be accessible from there.