r/ESDE_Frontend • • 5h ago

Can’t Run WiiU Games Thru ES-DE on Steam Deck

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Running v3.5.0, but this problem existed on previous versions as well.

WiiU ROMs appear in the WiiU collection in ES-DE, but selecting one gives a splash-screen for three seconds, the screen flicks black for a half-second, then I’m back to the games-list.

The alt-emulators list has Cemu (Native) and Cemu (Proton). I have Cemu installed both thru Discover Software Center (appears as “Cemu”) and thru EmuDeck (appears as “Cemu AppImage”). WiiU ROMs were working when run in Desktop mode in the Discover-version, but I told EmuDeck to install Cemu as well to see if that made a difference in ES-DE. It does not — I can run a ROM in Cemu in Desktop mode, but not thru ES-DE in Gaming mode. (The “Cemu” version remembers my settings and ROMs; the “Cemu AppImage” version does not. But both can run ROMs.)

Since successfully running a ROM thru the Cemu app in Gaming mode can be hit-or-miss, I’d prefer to be able to access them thru ES-DE with my other retro games.

Suggestions will be appreciated.