This article has a talk page!The GameCube Action Replay was originally announced in North America under the GameShark brand, but the bankruptcy of InterAct's parent company prompted Datel to market the device themselves.
Hidden Message#
Present at the beginning of the 2007 variant of the Action Replay disc is a message from Datel, asking Nintendo not to block their product in future Wii system updates.
DTL=PRODUCT CODE
X =MULTI REGION
(c) DATEL ELECTRONICS 2007
Please do not exclude us from future revisions of the Wii firmware
If you could reinstate our prevoius products it would be a great help
Many thanks
Best Regards
All at DatelA later Wii system update blocked Action Replay.
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The Japanese release of the 2003 variant lacks a dedicated Freeloader main menu option. It is unknown whether it was moved, removed, or combined with the regular boot option.
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Following a series of updates, the 2007 variant is a substantial overhaul:
- Wii compatibility (until Nintendo blocked it).
- Redesigned, more colorful menus.
- The notorious removal of the ability to enter your own codes.
- Integrated SD Media Launcher functionality: if an SD card is detected in Slot A or B, the
AUTOEXEC.DOLfile will be loaded off its root; if missing, the Action Replay software will continue loading but the code list will be replaced by a file browser.