N64 Zelda Rumble on Wii

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For Zelda Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, I'm considering getting a Wii instead of N64, so that the graphics will be better. I'm not currently interested in Wii U or 3DS. Leary of GameCube.

However, before buying the setup; I'm concerned about whether Rumble feature will be present. I read that the Wii's Classic Controller has no rumble pack.

The GameCube controller does have rumble, but is it compatible with OOT on the Wii? I also read some reference to which 'version' of OOT you get. (e.g. Virtual Console or some master/collector's edition; maybe a GC disc – not sure)

Alternatively, maybe there's a way to get the original N64 controller on Wii?

How can I be sure that rumble will work with the Wii,
or am I better off getting the original N64? (with inferior graphics)

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I can answer with certainty that Virtual Console games are the vast majority of the time unmodified ROMs taken from the original console. In this case it would be the Nintendo 64 cartridges for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, with some small changes. If you want a lot more detail on exactly what is different, refer to this third party change log.

As for controller Rumble support, I have to go by what searches reveal, which aren't promising. It's possible they added some support later, but I can't say for sure without digging out my Wii and GameCube controllers.

I believe there are adapters to pass the GameCube port to an N64 controller, but they are probably hard to find now. Button mapping is difficult because of how different these controllers are, and it would almost certainly not support Rumble.

Now I know you said that you are not interested in the 3DS, but the 3D versions of both games are hugely improved, and the best way to play them… if you can handle a portable console. I'd suggest looking up some videos comparing versions before you settle on your decision.

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How are the many signals of a N64 or Wii joystick sent to the console by only 2 wires

So the Wii Joystick uses a Blue Tooth interface which is a little different than the N64 controller. As a result this answer deals more with the latter than the former.

The N64 controller uses a single transmission wire on which it encodes bits to send signals back to the N64 console. To accomplish this bits are encoded on that wire as follows:

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This encoding can then be used to multiplex the connection and allow 32 bit communication. In the case of the N64 controller these bits are encoded thus:

0   A
1   B
2   Z
3   Start
4   Directional Up
5   Directional Down
6   Directional Left
7   Directional Right
8   unknown (always 0)
9   unknown (always 0)
10  L
11  R
12  C Up
13  C Down
14  C Left
15  C Right

With the remaining 16 bits being used for the Analog Joystick (providing 8 degrees of control).

More over, certain codes are transmitted for specialized function:

To Init: send 03 80 01 followed by 34 80's
To Start Rumble: 03 c0 1b followed by 32 01's
To Stop Rumble: 03 c0 1b followed by 32 00's

You can find more information in this vein here

On the Wii Virtual Console version of The Legend of Zelda, how can you save a game in progress

Commonly with virtual console games, you can hit the center button (Wii menu?), and exit the game. This will automatically save the state of the game. Next time the game loads you'll begin at that spot; however, after reloading once the save state is no longer available -- resetting the system won't allow you to resume from that state again.

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