GTA III Wii Port

Hii, Ive been trying the port, I wanna thank you for porting it, this is one of my favorite games of all time, its works quite well, but i cant seem to get the gamecube controller working, i tried unplugging and plugging it, second port and nothing... but it works great on wiimote+nunchuck, the button layout isn't bad at all. I tried it on real a real wii console

Hii, Ive been trying the port, I wanna thank you for porting it, this is one of my favorite games of all time, its works quite well, but i cant seem to get the gamecube controller working, i tried unplugging and plugging it, second port and nothing... but it works great on wiimote+nunchuck, the button layout isn't bad at all. I tried it on real a real wii console

Hi! Thanks for trying the port and for the kind words!

I've fixed the GameCube controller issue, so it should work now.

Thanks for letting me know!

Last edited by elmasas, Sep 4, 2026

No compiled build?

Yes, I have a compiled build. I'll upload it soon.

Port of GTA III to the Wii, based on GaryOderNichts' Wii U port.
Works with the Classic Controller and GameCube pad.
https://github.com/elmasas/re3-wii

Exciting. I'm adding this to the Wii ports ultimate thread!

The game throws a DSI crash if you try to run it from USB.

Some issues I've found while trying to replicate the original mappings, regarding the Wii U Pro Controller (probably affecting Wii Classic Controller too)

Minus button / R1 button / Home button, can't be mapped, no response.
X button and L3 button (Left Stick press) are being read as the same button (Joy 3).
Y button and R3 button (Right Stick press) are being read as the same button (Joy 4).
Controller remaps aren't being saved when you exit the app.

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Last edited by niuus, Sep 4, 2026

Exciting. I'm adding this to the Wii ports ultimate thread!
The game throws a DSI crash if you try to run it from USB.
Some issues I've found while trying to replicate the original mappings, regarding the Wii U Pro Controller (probably affecting Wii Classic Controller too)

Minus button / R1 button / Home button, can't be mapped, no response.

X button and L3 button (Left Stick press) are being read as the same button (Joy 3).

Y button and R3 button (Right Stick press) are being read as the same button (Joy 4).

Controller remaps aren't being saved when you exit the app.

Thanks for adding it to the thread!

I'll look into those issues and try to fix them.

Thanks for letting me know!

Thanks for adding it to the thread!
I'll look into those issues and try to fix them.
Thanks for letting me know!

Good work, man! I've been enjoying this.

Where to find tools to build re3? Thanks

Is this playable only via SD card ? i have been running it from usb ... no luck, please help !

Is this playable only via SD card ? i have been running it from usb ... no luck, please help !

You can play it by putting the PC assets on the SD card or USB drive.

I have the path like this : E:\apps\re3
the tree inside :

Still getting a green screen, then it takes me back to the loader ..

I have the path like this : E:\apps\re3
the tree inside :
View attachment 589428
Still getting a green screen, then it takes me back to the loader ..

The path and tree look correct.

Could you give me more details about the assets and how you're loading the .dol file, if possible?

@elmasas You are the repo owner !! thanks for the great work !
I m loading the dol from the homebrew launcher directly, i also tried launching it from within usb loader GX, same results.
The original game i have on my pc, it is working perfectly, so i assume the assets are correct.

@elmasas You are the repo owner !! thanks for the great work !
I m loading the dol from the homebrew launcher directly, i also tried launching it from within usb loader GX, same results.
The original game i have on my pc, it is working perfectly, so i assume the assets are correct.

Thanks for the kind words!

Have you tried changing the USB port?

Tested from the upper port, same result.
Thanks for the support @elmasas ! any other ideas ?

Tested from the upper port, same result.
Thanks for the support @elmasas ! any other ideas ?

Can you tell me which version of the game you're using for the assets?

Can you tell me which version of the game you're using for the assets?

I'm using the 1.1 version.

I'm using the 1.1 version.

Are you using the latest port release?