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RetroAchievements Not Detected for WiiWare .wad Files

Bug ReportKnown Issue13.27

📋 Summary

RetroAchievements may not be detected for WiiWare .wad files in LaunchBox, even though they are supported by RetroAchievements and work correctly in Dolphin.

❗ Issue

When scanning for RetroAchievements:

  • Wii games in .rvz and .iso format work as expected

  • WiiWare games in .wad format do not return achievements

  • This occurs even when the game is supported on RetroAchievements

The issue is caused by LaunchBox only applying the hashing logic to .rvz files, and not .wad files.

💡 Cause

Currently, LaunchBox:

  • Uses Dolphin tooling to generate a hash for RetroAchievements

  • Only runs this process for .rvz files

  • Does not apply the same logic to .wad files

As a result, .wad files are not properly identified when querying the RetroAchievements API.

🛠 Status

  • A fix has been identified

  • .wad files will be processed using the same hashing logic as .rvz files

  • Update will be included in a future LaunchBox release

Affected Product
OS Version
Windows 11
LaunchBox Version
Plugins
NA
Posted by AstroBob ·
Status: Completed2 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Completed
    Team•

    May 13

    Pinned

    Hi there,

    With today’s release of LaunchBox for Windows 13.27, this feature has now been implemented. You can update to the latest version from within the app to receive this.

    Installing, Updating, and Managing LaunchBox

    Notes on the release can be found below:

    LaunchBox for Windows - 13.27

    We’d love to hear what you think or if there’s anything else you think can be improved. Thanks for bearing with us while we go that implemented

  • AstroBob changed status to Planned
    Team•

    Apr 7

    Pinned

    Hi there,

    This is now available as part of our latest beta (LaunchBox 13.27 Beta-1). If you’d like to get an early look, you can follow this guide to update to the latest beta.

    🔗 LaunchBox Beta Versions

    We’d love to hear any thoughts, suggestions, or improvements you might have. If you’re not able to jump on the beta, no worries — we’ll update this post again once the official release is out.