Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.7)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-7.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
  • IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO THIS OR ELSE THE GAME WILL NOT BOOT PAST THE "MOD LOADING DONE" SCREEN.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (the ones that do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The special stages no longer lag! (Thanks to Mefiresu)
• Fixed the missing Phantom Ruby sounds! (Thanks to Mefiresu)
• Fixed the momentary stutter that would happen when a Badnik is destroyed!
• The decompilation has been updated, fixing various bugs and inaccuracies.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.6)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-6.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The decompilation has been updated, fixing various bugs and inaccuracies.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.5)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-5.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• Two bugs in the pinball Bonus Stage have been fixed (see Rubberduckycooly#174).
  • 1UP prizes are no longer missing from the Combi Catcher in Mania Mode.
  • Obtaining multiple shields and then leaving no longer results in the player character having a bugged 'null' shield that lacks graphics and an ability.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.4)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-4.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The base decompilations have been updated.
  • There is no longer an erroneous 'restart' option on the pause menu when playing Mean Bean (see Rubberduckycooly#164).

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.3)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-3.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The audio panning is no longer reversed.
• The other crash in the PGZ->SSZ transition has been fixed.
• The base decompilations have been updated.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.2 γ)

Installation instructions:

• Download the 'sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-2.zip' file.
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The engine has been switched from RSDKv5U to RSDKv5, to fix Heavy Shinobi's incorrect behaviour (see here).
• The crash in the PGZ->SSZ transition has been fixed (see here).
• The fireflies in SSZ now behave properly (Rubberduckycooly#146).
• The partial achievement support has been disabled, since ports of games to Nintendo consoles don't have achievements and the decompilation doesn't provide a way to view them anyway.
• The username in Settings.ini is now 'Player 1' by default.
• The audio system has been converted from F32 to S16, reducing RAM usage and potentially improving its performance.
• stb_vorbis has been swapped out for libvorbis, as it shares dependencies with libtheora.
• The base decompilations have been updated.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0.1)

Installation instructions:

• Download one of the .zip files below.
  • sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-1.zip is for the Homebrew Launcher (Mocha CFW, Haxchi, CBHC).
  • sonic-mania-wii-u-v1-0-1-wuhb.zip is for the Wii U Home Menu (Aroma).
• Extract the .zip file to the root of your SD card (your SD card should have RSDK and wiiu folders after this).
• Put your Data.rsdk file in the v5 folder in the RSDK folder on the SD card. The full path should be [sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file to have the dlcEnabled variable set to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.

Notes:

• The Special Stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The A/B buttons are un-swapped, just like in the official Switch port (see here).
• Wii Remote + Nunchuk is recognised as dual Joy-Cons.
• The Special Stage speed boost button can only be used while Debug Mode is enabled.
• The way 3D renders is more accurate to the original (see here).
• The base decompilations have been updated.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v1.0)

I finally consider this port to be 'complete'! Of course, there will inevitably be fixes and tweaks in the future, but I feel that calling this 'v0.10' would give users the wrong idea of how functional the port now is.

Notes:

• Put your 'Data.rsdk' file in a folder called 'v5' in a folder called 'RSDK' on the root of the SD card. The full path should be '[sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk'.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it by editing the 'RSDK/v5/Settings.ini' file to set the 'dlcEnabled' variable to 'y'.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.
• The special stages are still a bit laggy, the screen filters are missing, and the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything.
• Not all mods work: only the ones that don't edit code (do not contain a '.dll' or '.lst' file) are compatible.

Changes:

• The Wii U GamePad is now recognised as a handheld Switch, and Wii Remotes are recognised as Joy-Cons.
• Rapid flickering that would occur when the screen is dimmed has (hopefully) been fixed (#2).
• The 'help' button in the options menu now actually works, opening Sonic Mania's website in the Wii U's internet browser.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v0.9)

Notes:

• Put your 'Data.rsdk' file in a folder called 'v5' in a folder called 'RSDK' on the root of the SD card. The full path should be '[sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk'.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it through editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file, by setting the dlcEnabled variable to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.
• The special stages are still a bit laggy.

Changes:

• The bug that caused the fourth player to be unable to move has been fixed.
• Mods now load much faster.

Sonic Mania for Wii U (v0.8)

Notes:

• Put your 'Data.rsdk' file in a folder called 'v5' in a folder called 'RSDK' on the root of the SD card. The full path should be '[sd card]/RSDK/v5/Data.rsdk'.
• If you own the Sonic Mania Plus DLC, then you can enable it through editing the RSDK/v5/Settings.ini file, by setting the dlcEnabled variable to y.
• To change the username that pops up in the main menu, set the username variable in RSDK/v5/Settings.ini to the name you'd like.
• The special stages are still a bit laggy.

Changes:

• The animated cutscenes no longer lag.
• Adaptive V-sync has been improved, hopefully fixing minor screen corruption issues.