{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "firmware",
  "description_en": "Wii U Firmware Emulator models the console's processors and hardware to run user-dumped boot1, IOSU and Cafe OS through the menu stage. Its debugger supports instruction stepping, breakpoints, watchpoints, memory reads, stack traces, threads, message queues and IPC inspection.",
  "description_zh": "Wii U Firmware Emulator 模拟主机处理器和硬件，可运行用户自行提取的 boot1、IOSU 与 Cafe OS，直到菜单阶段。内置调试器支持单步执行、断点、监视点、内存读取、堆栈回溯，以及线程、消息队列和 IPC 状态检查。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wii-u-firmware-emulator/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wii-u-firmware-emulator/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/kinnay/Wii-U-Firmware-Emulator/blob/b734393a81c68e24a76a872f77ee363ea8d0825d/README.md",
  "group": "tools",
  "id": "wii-u-firmware-emulator",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wii-u-firmware-emulator/record.json",
  "kind": "tool",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wii-u-firmware-emulator/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wii-u-firmware-emulator/index.md",
  "name": "Wii U Firmware Emulator",
  "name_zh": "Wii U Firmware Emulator 固件模拟与调试工具",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "foundation",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Linux, a C++14-capable g++ compiler and OpenSSL are required.",
    "User-dumped Wii U boot1, OTP, SEEPROM, MLC, SLC and SLCCMPT files, plus the espresso ancast key, are required.",
    "The emulator may write to supplied dumps; keep backups.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Linux、支持 C++14 的 g++ 编译器及 OpenSSL。",
    "需要用户自行提取 Wii U 的 boot1、OTP、SEEPROM、MLC、SLC、SLCCMPT 文件及 espresso ancast 密钥。",
    "模拟器可能写入提供的转储文件，应保留备份。",
    "许可证为 MIT。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "firmware"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/kinnay/Wii-U-Firmware-Emulator",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}