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Yes. As long as you're using an emulator to interpret all the data, any DVD drive will do.

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No, that's not how it works. You will need an emulator as well.

I have an emulator

 

Yes. As long as you're using an emulator to interpret all the data, any DVD drive will do.

Cool, I just recycled a hp lite-on dvd drive from my old Compaq pc and it's not dvd-rom, I know what I need to get next time I get money for pc parts.

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I have an emulator

 

Cool, I just recycled a hp lite-on dvd drive from my old Compaq pc.

I don't know what emulator you're using, but if you plan on dumping the game, only certain optical drives are supported.

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Yes. As long as you're using an emulator to interpret all the data, any DVD drive will do.

No, a standard DVD drive won't read a Wii game due to the proprietary filesystem.

OP, you have to get a specific drive (it's an LG something, Google it) to read Wii games.

If you own the game then just grab a backup from kickass or tpb and use that in Dolphin.

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No, a standard DVD drive won't read a Wii game due to the proprietary filesystem.

Reading data is one thing. Interpreting data is another thing.

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No, a standard DVD drive won't read a Wii game due to the proprietary filesystem.

OP, you have to get a specific drive (it's an LG something, Google it) to read Wii games.

If you own the game then just grab a backup from kickass or tpb and use that in Dolphin.

I googled those drives and they were out of stock

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Reading data is one thing. Interpreting data is another thing.

It won't even read it though. You need a specific LG drive to read Wii discs in a PC.

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I could only find used and refurbished ones.

Backups already exist, grab one of them and your golden.

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No, a backup image.

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