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Innovative games

Well I've not got my Exec setup how I want it with everything installed, and I've got a few MBs left so I'm looking for some innovative and fun games to have on there.
Perhaps some good puzzle games that make u think, or (in an almost Nintendo DS way) make use of the touch screen interface. One good example I found was a game mentioned on Tekguru that involves making a bridge out of girders (called simply enough Girders). It was simple, different and fun.
So can anyone suggest other games in a similar vein?

sudoku - awesomely addictive - even when u can crack them in ur sleep u still enjoy doing them.

Good suggestion, and a great puzzle game too!
Anymore suggestions for time wasting games and puzzles? :lol:

My favourite game is Crazy Bubbles by PocketMind. Not sure if it works with WM5 though, will check it when my exec turns up on Saturday. I seem to remember it working with WM5 on my Himalaya though so it should be fine. I also love the NES emulator "PocketNES" as you can get all the old NES puzzle games as well as a really cool version of Monopoly.
Fin

I must say Amazing World. Very addictive and well done!
Greetings!
Rayan

gamebox gems

Bejeweled 2
Wild Wild West
Text Twist
Super Slyder - all from www.astraware.com
Gamebox Solitaire - pdamill.com
Monopoly
Scrabble
Battleships - all from www.handmark.com

Best strategy game for a VGA display?

Two of my favorite games on PDA devices of all time were Slay, and Hex Wars.
I took a very quick look at Wargus, but the thing seemed quite slow, and the mouse cursor was out of alignment which I found irritating.
Simple games like Slay, and on the Palm, a game called Hex Wars were fantastic, and very involving, even though they were very simple. I like games that you can stop and start when you have a few minutes to kill. Realtime strategy games require more time to devote to them, so I never end up getting into them anymore.
So, what is good for a VGA display? Are there any turn based games anymore?

UFO
I just found "UFO: enemy unknown"
Wow, I feel 10 years younger now

lol, I gotta get that! link me!

I bought Pocket Slay yesterday, takes me back a few years, but it's still great fun

I love Slay. Had to not buy it just to retain my sanity and some time for programming lol.
However, Gears of Wars unfortunately beckons...
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AlanJC said:
I bought Pocket Slay yesterday, takes me back a few years, but it's still great fun
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Heh i found SPB AirIslands real fun. Although its not really strategy and its QVGA. VGA I am going to try Slay as you say Alan. Also would you know of any other games? Age of Empires? Warcraft 3 lol i wonder if they make that for ppc. Slay sounds really like a brutal game. anyone know of GunBound? How about that really old school game WOLF 3D? Any car racing games like NFSCarbon. Wait now that i think of it my PSP has NFS Carbon. Maybe if we could install a game in the SD card and emulate it? Emulators anyone? I will donate the games if the emulator is ready.
Also has anyone tried mcafee antivirus on their ppc? I am wondering myself as to which antivirus should i choose. So far I havent had any problems on my ppc related to virus.

nuclear said:
Heh i found SPB AirIslands real fun. Although its not really strategy and its QVGA.
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There is a VGA version of SPB AirIslands. They offer both at their website.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/airislands/?en

kelford said:
There is a VGA version of SPB AirIslands. They offer both at their website.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/airislands/?en
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Is the island bigger in VGA mode. I find that everything is really cramped up in QVGA mode. I finished the game in 25 airisland days and i got freecell copy free. But it asked me if i want to continue with current island or make another island and i chose to make another island. How can i go back to the island i already finished? Is it gone deleted?

nuclear said:
Is the island bigger in VGA mode. I find that everything is really cramped up in QVGA mode. I finished the game in 25 airisland days and i got freecell copy free. But it asked me if i want to continue with current island or make another island and i chose to make another island. How can i go back to the island i already finished? Is it gone deleted?
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I only have the VGA version so I can't really tell you how it compares to the QVGA one. And unfortunately I haven't had it very long myself so I'm still on my first island and can't answer the other question either. It's always kind of looked like each island is one "play" of the game, so I was expecting to just move on from one to another. That's just my impression though since I haven't gotten to that point yet. They do have a website for the game itself (http://www.spbairislands.com/) that has a forum too, so maybe the answer can be found there.

kelford said:
I only have the VGA version so I can't really tell you how it compares to the QVGA one. And unfortunately I haven't had it very long myself so I'm still on my first island and can't answer the other question either. It's always kind of looked like each island is one "play" of the game, so I was expecting to just move on from one to another. That's just my impression though since I haven't gotten to that point yet. They do have a website for the game itself (http://www.spbairislands.com/) that has a forum too, so maybe the answer can be found there.
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I like games like SPB AirIslands and Age of empires Warcraft 3 WoW etc. I also prefer first person shooter games and tactical warfare. heh right now i only have Arkball 2 installed on my ppc. Its really fun, just keep going and see how far you can go.
So anyone know of any other good games?

So, you need real strategy (preferably Risk / Stratego / 15-20-year-old C64/Amiga SSI strategy-likes) games?
Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=287321 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286689 for some more games (Warring Nations, Add-Venture , more info on Sean O'Connor's games, Napoleonix).
The first and the last even uses high-res on VGA devices

Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?

nuclear said:
Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?
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Don't be silly.

nuclear said:
Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?
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Come on - the current Pocket PC has problems even with emulating 12-year-old technoloy (PS One), and you want it to run games developed for current technology (PSP)?
It's like emulating an Amiga on a C64

i agree that it can't be done, but psp is not current technology.
half the games are psone ports!

So i believe that SLAY is the best game to play on the PPC?

It's subjective, personally I hated pacman, but it was the most popular game at one time.
Feel free to get your own opinions on what you like, and try things for yourself.

AlanJC said:
It's subjective, personally I hated pacman, but it was the most popular game at one time.
Feel free to get your own opinions on what you like, and try things for yourself.
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From personal opinion i like expensive/costly, takes up a lot of space and uses a lot of memory, excellent graphics and sound,
Thats the type of games i like. Any games out there for my Universal? Money is not a problem really.

Hi,
I have Age of Empires on my M5000 - It hasnt and probably wont be updated in a long time so isnt really WM5 compatible, however it runs fine with the only issue being memory leaks. It pays to save regularly as as some point during a long session the game may freeze due to lack of memory.
Warring Nations has a VGA version and is a very good turn based strategy game with additional maps available to download.
Favourites for me are Bejeweled2, Gamebox Solitaire, Sim City 2000, Pocket Sudoku, Jewel Hunter, Raging Thunder, Shanghai (Landware's) SkyForce, Skyforce Reloaded and Zuma.
Matt

nuclear said:
So i believe that SLAY is the best game to play on the PPC?
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Gaming-wise, it's very cool. However, it certainly lacks hi-res VGA support, multiplayer and music. That is, I'd definitely give a try to alternatives - see my games reviews here in the General forum.

MUST HAVE: Killer Games List!

Allright, after much trial and error. I have installed 72 thousand different games in my hermes, I have narrowed down all of the list to just a few.
OK, get these.
Age Of Empires Gold Edition - Woo gotta have it.
Flux Challenge - Kinda a space racing game, cool music, really showcases some of the potential cool graphics of the Hermes.
Pocket UFO - X-COM: UFO Enemy Unknown - It's absolutely free too! I can't stop playing this game, it is rated as the number 1 best game of all time by IGN magazine!!! http://pc.ign.com/articles/082/082403p1.html check it out. Honestly I HONESTLY LOVE THIS GAME.... Play it, you won't be able to stop, and it is free, you can find it anywhere on the interweb. EHEHHE
Pocket Nester - So cool, then I put every cool nintendo rom on my device (that I actually own of course hehehehe)
Snails v2.0 - Little worms clone type game, kinda fun
Tower Of Souls - Looks awesome, I havn't played it yet, but one day I will ehhehhe, a diablo style looking game.
Warring Nations - Looks really cool, kinda like Age of Empires
ScummVM - Lucasarts Emulator, I have actually seriously purchased all of the Scumm games ever made, I am a lucasarts freak, and they all work, even, Full Throttle, this is honestly one of the most amazing features of the Hermes! ehheeh. serious.
FreeSCI - Sierra SCI Emulator - Play Codename Iceman, Kings Quest 4-6, Space Quest 3-5, everything on the Hermes. Now the only problem with this emulator is it runs a little slow. I have however played Space Quest 3 without much of a problem. So nice.
Ok everyone, there has got to be a billion games out there, lets make a fun list... cuz why did we get a Hermes if it wasn't for anything else other than to show the stupid psp guy sitting next to you that he wasted his money.

Solitaire City - a Collection of card games with online hiscore, very addictive
-Kha

Hehe, nice list
I liked the scumm, thank you, I will definetly try these out ^^
And try out:
Arvale: Short Tales is a light Role Playing Game with Four separate stories to choose from. Now this is a real good game, the same maker has some really nice other role playing games

some games I play on my device are:
realdice multiplayer championship poker (you can also play this game over internet with eg umts or gprs)
astraware bejeweled 2
worms world party - awsome!
astraware zuma
spb arkaball
spb bubbles

I'm currently playing Syberia. An adventure with nice graphics.
From the graphics point of view, I still prefer TombRaider, which actually is an exact clone of the first part for the Playstation.
What is regarding the bragging in front of a PSP guy: Forget about it. I own a PSP and despite of its much higher graphics abilities (watch Wipeout and Syphon Filter), the controls and the screen are just better, period. Maybe one day the graphic capabilities of PPCs will be the same, but still, the handling and controls is just awful for many games. Some games are great with the touchscreen but for most games, the gameplay is crap.
Sometimes on the closet, PPC games are good, such as Kevtris, but for real gaming, I stick to my PSP or XBox.

Couple more to add to the list that I play a lot, all are not free/shareware i'm afraid:
Arvale II (PDAMill): Top down RPG with turn based battle system.
Multiplayer Championship Poker (Real Dice): Texas Hold 'Em over the net, has single player mode as well.
Monopoly (Handmark): Bit sad I know but it's a classic
SkyForce (Infinate Dreams): The definative screen scrolling shooter
Street Duel (Pixelogic): 3D Racer
Warfare Inc (Handmark): Great C&C clone. No net play but multiplayer over bluetooth. Think this a better choice over Strategic Assault
I also have Worms World Party, Tomb Raider and Flux Challenge but they have already been mentioned and I agree that they are a must have. Pocket UFO is wicked if your an old XCOM/UFO lover (ME!!) and as said in an earlier post it is completely free.
S.K.

KRally, Edge, Skyforce Unlimited, some 4Pockets and Inscenic titles, SuperTux, Gold Miner Joe - my personal picks from the last year.
Also make sure you check out my games reviews in the General forum here

I have a quick question...
What games are specifically multiplayer over the internet... is texas holdem the only one? this I think could be the coolest feature for some games like monopoly and what have you... but alas I think a lot of people would probably cut off because they would be at work or something... LOL

http://software.palminfocenter.com/product.asp?id=8859
Played with it a few minutes and bought it! If you try it put the 8525 on landscape before you launch the app. Its a little hard to move left and right with the joy stick but after a while it okay and the game is ver cool.

christian15213 said:
I have a quick question...
What games are specifically multiplayer over the internet... is texas holdem the only one? this I think could be the coolest feature for some games like monopoly and what have you... but alas I think a lot of people would probably cut off because they would be at work or something... LOL
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Check out my Multiplayer Bible; it's been linked in from several of my games review (make a forum search for "Multiplayer Bible" in the General forum). It discusses all the multiplayer titles.

Maybe a noob question but are these games PC versions or Pocket PC versions. Just that i've got a few old PC games and was wondering if its possible to install them on my PPC. If their PC versions how would i go about installing them on my PPC.
Thanks for any help its appreciated

4Site said:
Maybe a noob question but are these games PC versions or Pocket PC versions. Just that i've got a few old PC games and was wondering if its possible to install them on my PPC. If their PC versions how would i go about installing them on my PPC.
Thanks for any help its appreciated
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I dont think thats possible. you might be able to play old DOS games using
Dosbox. But im not sure.
My favourite game is Syberia. Definately the PPC. But 200MB heavy.
Then Riven and Myst, followed by Return to Mysterious Island.
Also good:
Ages of Empires Gold
Need For Speed
Brainstorm
Resco Diamonds
Quartz2
Warlords II
Doom
Anthelion
Argentum
Everquest Trilogy
Yahtzee (very fun)
Arvale 1 and 2
man, i have so many games, i dont know how to finish this list.

How do you guys get these old Windows/DOS games to work on your phone? I've got a BUNCH of them and would love to be able to play them again.

Although they are the same titles, they are especially rewritten/ported for PPC.
Some of them have just the executables ported, and use the same level/map/artwork files from the original CDs, so it's a good thing that you still have them.
But no, your Win/DOS collection won't work on PPC out of the box, but you could search for the titles on PocketPC gaming and software sites to find what your options are.

OK. Thanks for the info.

4Site said:
Maybe a noob question but are these games PC versions or Pocket PC versions. Just that i've got a few old PC games and was wondering if its possible to install them on my PPC. If their PC versions how would i go about installing them on my PPC.
Thanks for any help its appreciated
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Pretty much forget them - it's only with selected games that emulation works (see for example Legend Entertainment's old adventures played on VGA Pocket PC's under Pocket DOS).
However, there're interpreters, whoich do interpret for example Lucasfilm and sierra games. Also see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1095219&postcount=8 and, of course, my articles ("General" forum here); I've published a lot of info on this question in my articles too.

Gamez Gamez Gamez!!!
Woo.. didn't realize people had such a passion for games.. thought it was just me!... Allright.. I am going to try all of these games posted here, for some reason, I baught Syberia and installed it on my HTC but it never actually worked, just figured I wasted my money and stuff... but that was with the Japanese-O rom on there, so I will try it again with the English rom and report back, I will update my games list in a couple days with a short review of each game. But still my number one favorite game thing.. is the Lucasarts Emulator ScummVM, honestly, it is perfect for a haldheld device. Even a couple games are free for it like Beneath a Steel Sky and something else I can't remember, get it, install it, then install day of the tenticle and sam&max hit the road... man o man.. are those games ever entertaining on the HTC, paired with a bluetooth wireless headset, it is just unbeatable. Next if we could just get the other Bluetooth stack runnning properly ... we would be set.. oh well.. i guess patience is a virtue.... or so my mom sayz.
-Joe.

KRally is awesome, I can't stop playing it!!!

Slave1 said:
KRally is awesome, I can't stop playing it!!!
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I've just got KRally but am having problems with it on my MDA Vario II.
1) It doesn't seem to handle 2 button presses, e.g. if I'm accelerating and then turn (using hte d-pad), the car stops going until I press accelerate again!
2) using the stylus to steer causes pretty bad slowdown
Anyone got any suggestions on how to avoid either of these problems?
I've e-mailed their support but no word yet.
cheers

It seems that this is a known D-pad issue of Hermes. Combined with other hardware presses, D-pad behaves this way.
Some solutions would be:
- set auto acceleration AND auto turbo in K-Rally options, so you don't have to press other buttons except D-pad
- use arrow keys on the physical keyboard instead, they work ok combined with any other button (yes, K-Rally works great in landscape, too)
- map left-right in game options to other buttons (although I tried mapping them to softkey buttons and the game slowed to a crawl)
As reported on the net, the D-pad issue is known to HTC and maybe (hopefully) they will address it sometime:
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2006/08/27/orange_spv_m3100_bug_identified
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2006/08/30/hermes_dpad_bug_update

Best Games For Diamond?

Hi all friends i want to install games to my diamond i only have original games like teeter solitaire etc.. and i've installed resco bubbles, is there any great games to install that you know, help me? freeware or full games are would be cool too...

I think is there no best games, only games you like

Caramel said:
I think is there no best games, only games you like
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so give me the name of games that u like

call of duty 2
tony hawks pro skater 2
need for speed undercover
asphalt 3 and 4
machine at war 1.2
warfare incorpored

worms party
zuma
firehawk

StreetDuel is a fun driving game

-Pocket Mini Golf 2
-Skyforce Reloaded
-Totem
....
there are so many good games...

Need For Speed Undercover is one of the best I've ever played on my Diamond, runs hardware accelerated and looks great

pocketgba -> POKÉMON!!!!

this weekend I played a racing game on the iPhone from a friend of mine. Steering had to be done by moving the device (motion sensored). Anyone knows if there's a WM-lookalike?
this is the game: http://www.2dayblog.com/2008/11/12/iphone-game-fastlane-street-racing/?lang=en

Get finalburn emulator.

PocketUno is pretty fun too. It's just one of those quick pick-up-and-play games. Very finger friendly too. Loads and exits fast for quick games when standing in line, using bathroom, listening to your gf, etc.

how do you guys play these games? especially need for speed underground, i'm constantly pressing the home/call/end/back keys while i'm trying to press left and right...

mgs333 said:
i'm constantly pressing the home/call/end/back keys while i'm trying to press left and right...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478827

hi,
where can i find Need For Speed Underground for the diamond?
burner8

underground or undercover?(undercover is the newest)

I like the Oldies and classics.
Age of Empires gold edition (1.25) - Nice strategy game...almost like on the PC.
Syberia 2 - no comments, great game.
Myotopia Poker - to play on online rooms is great!
SCUMMVM - monkey island series and others like "The Dig"
Morphgear with SNES, Genesis and GBA module - with user defined touchscreen/hard keys controller. This ROCKS!
If anyone would like these games, (the freewares ones) just PM...

3d games
hi ,
take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481627

guys where i can find the need for speed?

it's commercial software. You can't find it here.

entertainment on hd2

how come the leo, with kingsize screen and awesome specs has only a few WORKING games with nonimpressive graphics mostly when the iphone has billions and billions!?!?!? the entertainment factor is completely missing i think, and marketplace; it's a joke, an expensive joke...... Anyone know something i don't?

Brilliant Games For HD2
Cops N Robbers
Simpsons 2
Monopoly Here and Now
Resco Snake
Scrabble
Spinballs
Worms
Xtract
How to Train a Dragon
Final Fantasy
Peggle
Assassins Creed 2
Avalanche Snowboarding
Iron Man 2
Resident Evil Uprising
Resco Bubbles
Shrek Forever After
Rock Band
Experiment 13
And also lets not forget the HD2's impressive ability to emulate the PSone,
so you can have FFVII FFVIII FFIX, any many many more.
Teshi...
any help let me know... THE HD2 IS AWESOME!

andersag: Yes we know FPSEce. Hundreds of great 3D games which no other Mobile platform have. Show me mobile platform that beats that.

teshiburu2010 said:
Brilliant Games For HD2
Cops N Robbers
Simpsons 2
Monopoly Here and Now
Resco Snake
Scrabble
Spinballs
Worms
Xtract
How to Train a Dragon
Final Fantasy
Peggle
Assassins Creed 2
Avalanche Snowboarding
Iron Man 2
Resident Evil Uprising
Resco Bubbles
Shrek Forever After
Rock Band
Experiment 13
And also lets not forget the HD2's impressive ability to emulate the PSone,
so you can have FFVII FFVIII FFIX, any many many more.
Teshi...
any help let me know... THE HD2 IS AWESOME!
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Where do you get all these games? Can you provide links and stuff? For instance, what Final Fantasy have you played on your HD2?
Thanks a lot!

There are some 3D games in The Awesome OpenGL Games thread. Those are free. You cna find other on the internet but most are payed.
FF games are played on FPSEce. Its Playstation emulator. There is a video of FF9 running on Omnia. HD2 runs it better.

as you don't like the marketplace, you may want to check out the omarket
i am using fpsece together with a msi bgp100, works awesome! all the games i could get my hands on, work and run with high performance.

NOW we're talking! I have already used omarket for some time, a bunch of useful stuff but to be honest I didn't buy the by far top of the line device to run crappy java-like games.. thanks everyone, my leo is now officially super-mega-awsome!!!

Sure is. Even iphone doesnt have game like this. They are old, but classic.