Weird Problem When Trying to Start Project M

[#TeeKhay]

So, I wanted to see if anyone else here was having a problem/coincidence like this. Yesterday, I bought a 2GB SD Card, and a used copy of Brawl. I've been stomping people at my school in Brawl, but I don't own the game and I know I'm not good and want to get better. Plus, I want to start playing Project M.

So I followed the instructions on the Project M site to get it loaded to the SD Card. I updated my Wii, launched Brawl, deleted the custom stages, put in the SD Card and tried to launch Project M. I updated it, then pressed play. Back to the Wii menu, can't get back into Brawl. The Wii just won't read the disc anymore. So today, I walked 2 hours each way to the local mall to return the game and grab a new one, and the exact same thing happened.

Does anyone have any knowledge of this being an error, or is this just a weird coincidence? It's worth noting that the Wii reads my Melee disc perfectly through all of this, and neither Brawl disc has any scratches. They both however have a weird ring that looks like grease about halfway into the disc. I tried to take a pic but it won't show up on camera, maybe I'm just crazy.

 

[C_Mill24]

There's probably a problem with your Wii. The only problems I have with loading Project M is when it just gets stuck on the Stage Builder screen for an indefinite time.

 

[#TeeKhay]

Okay, so there's no chance that there's some bug with Project M that's harming the discs?

 

[WinterKirby]

It's possible that the lens in your wii is dirty, and can't read Brawl. Due to the massive size of the game (7+ GB), the Brawl disc is dual-layered. If the Wii's optical lens is dirty, it won't be able to read both layers of the disc.