Balatro U

Run Balatro on your modded Wii U!

This is an unofficial port of Balatro for the Wii U (Aroma) using my custom LovePotion fork.

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Warning

The game is still in development, see #2

Features

• Runs natively on Wii U via Aroma
• Based on the official Steam version of Balatro
• Easy automated build process (Windows)

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Requirements

• A Wii U modded with Aroma and a PC duh
• Windows 10/11/Linux (WIP)/macOS (WIP)
• Your PC has to supported by Docker (except for Linux or when using a precompiled binary)

• CPU requirements should meet a minimum clock speed of 2.4 GHz
• The CPU architecture must support 64-bit computing
• Virtual cores must be mapped 1:1 to a CPU hyper-thread (If a Docker host is being deployed on hypervisor)
• Network requirements dictate a minimum port speed of 100 Mbps (1Gbps/sec is recommended)

• A legal wink wink (>ᴗ•) copy of Balatro (Steam version)

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Quick Start (Windows)

1. Clone this repository
2. Run build.bat
3. Select option 1 to install dependencies
   • Note: You may need to set up Docker manually if not already installed
4. Select option 2 to extract game files
   • Place your Balatro.exe (Steam version) in the repo folder, or ensure it is installed via Steam
5. Select option 3 and then 1 to build the game (this may take a while)

Note

If your PC can't run docker use option 3 and then 2 (the precompiled binary is downloaded from here)

6. Select option 4 to clean up build files (optional)
7. Copy the contents of the to sdcard folder to your SD card
8. Insert SD card into your Wii U and launch the game from the home menu
9. Profit
10. ???

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Quick Start (Linux)

1. Run this in terminal

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xtomasnemec/Balatro-Wii-U/main/install.sh | sudo bash
sudo ./Balatro-Wii-U/build.sh

2. Place your Balatro.exe (Steam version) in the repo folder
3. Copy the contents of the to sdcard folder to your SD card
4. Insert SD card into your Wii U and launch the game from the home menu
5. Profit
6. ???

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Quick Start (macOS)

• TODO

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Troubleshooting

• Hash mismatch?
  • Only the official Steam version (1.0.1o-Full) of Balatro is tested.
• Missing dependencies?
  • Use option 1 in build.bat to install those dependencies automatically.
• Build fails or is slow?
  • Building can take a long time, even my PC takes 3 minutes to build.
• Docker is not supported on my PC
  • Try compiling it in Linux (when the Linux support is done)
  • Or compile it at your friend's house ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Credits

• Development: xtomasnemec
• Banner and icons: Rodrick_
• Original game: LocalThunk (pls don't sue me)
• devkitPro
• LovePotion
• CafeGLSL