Questions about the Homebrew Wii Channel...

[Draven]

I just happened across the Twilight Hack while searching the 'net. Pretty awesome, I must admit. It's ironic because I just ordered Twilight Princess and someone at work gave me a Palm Pilot (won't hold a charge) and it had a 256MB card in it. The Wii I just got has never been online. It has ver 3.1. I'm interested mostly in the emulation department, but I'd also like to have access to mp3's and the DVD player while I'm at it (did I miss anything else possible with this mod?). I've researched everywhere but I still have a few questions. Maybe someone here can help me out.

1. I know the max amount the Wii reads without the update is 2G. How much could I store on my 256 card (games/emulators and whatever's necessary for the DVD/mp3 player). I know I should just buy a new one, but I'm pretty anxious to roll with what I have.

2. What emulators do you guys recommend? NES (Nesticle?), GBA, SNES (SNES9x?), MASTER SYSTEM, ATARI, ARCADE, GENESIS, N64, ETC. I have pretty much every popular system with tons of games, so hopefully this won't turn into a legal debate. I mainly want to have access to my games on one console instead of constantly switching for short gaming sessions. Can any emulator work, or do they have to have a program to run on the Wii?

3. Do I need to have EVERYTHING on my card before I load it into my Wii, or can I go back later to add roms/mp3's/other applications?

4. By not getting the update will I be running into storage capacity problems later, as my collection grows, or can games be saved onto the card through the homebrew channel? Has anyone ever opted to go with the update rather than the Twilight Hack?

5. If I fill the card can I use multiple cards to keep my emulators/programs seperate, or is this a one card deal? If possible to do this, would it be difficult to boot the homebrew channel like this or am I overthinking it?

6. Last, but definitely not least, what good homebrew games are out there? I've seen Masteroids and Tetris. Any other notables?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!