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I dont normally play games on me mobile but things have changed since I got my SPV3100 and now my Ameo!
Was thinking we could start a list with useful links of games that actually work on the ameo.
Ive managed to find a classic, wolfenstein 3d, its a complete port and it runs really well!
I was wondering tho if anyone can get Quake or Doom working. (found hpc doom but it crashes at the very start, looks like it would work but doesnt)
What games do you guys have working on your Athena?

Got Doom Working! Its Great!
Managed to get doom working fine.
Heres where you need to go to download the program, it runs in Portrait at the moment but works smoothly nonetheless.
http://home.freeuk.com/gamefreaks/pql/gfDoom.htm
Keys:
Joystick - Directional Control
Tap at the bottom half of the screen / Comm Manager Button - Fire
If you want to exit, click the X in the top right, then Press the camera button. Once in the main menu, move down to exit game and then press the camera button again.
You need to have the DOOM1.wad file (read the readme file that comes with the program from explainations)
Very nice!
Have fun!

My personal favourites are
SPB Brain Evolution (although it infuriates me!)
SPB Air Islands (the game sucks, but it has some cool minigames and it's VGA!)

ScummVM is a must! Its free, you just have to get the game files. There are even some free games.
Favourites of mine, Sam 7 Max, Simon the Sourcerer, Day of the Tentacle
It works, but you have problems starting it up. Start with the pda in portrait mode, and fumble your way around to the options menu to get to graphics settings and turn on the 2x doubling. Once thats done it works fine from then on.

Megadrive Emulator
Managed to get PicoDrive working altho all the keys are messed up because of the screen orientation, it seems to get the joystick confused, and makes UP left and DOWN right for some reason, still looks good on the Ameo tho!
Keep em coming!
Thanks for the games so far

Pyrofer said:
ScummVM is a must! Its free, you just have to get the game files. There are even some free games.
Favourites of mine, Sam 7 Max, Simon the Sourcerer, Day of the Tentacle
It works, but you have problems starting it up. Start with the pda in portrait mode, and fumble your way around to the options menu to get to graphics settings and turn on the 2x doubling. Once thats done it works fine from then on.
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Wow! ScummVM rocks! I had forgotten how much I loved Sam n Max!

findus said:
My personal favourites are
SPB Brain Evolution (although it infuriates me!)
SPB Air Islands (the game sucks, but it has some cool minigames and it's VGA!)
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Gotta agree with you on Spb Brain Evo ..simply the nuts. I also like the 'Real Dice' ensemble of games like;
Real Dice Mahjong
Real Dice Dominos
Real Dice Sudoku Master II......all are in high quality genuine VGA. They look and play really well.

Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe (2.0 beta) works perfectly (just remember to set the phone to portrait view before starting). Now with the "original" music sounds!
http://www.esoftinteractive.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1570

SIM Coupe (SAM Coupe emulator) works okay if you start in Portrait mode with only the "keyboard" menu being present as a glitch. (I thought I'd posted about Pocket Commodore Plus/4, too, which works but is PAINFULLY slow sometimes).

For bought games, Broken Sword (Astraware) demo looks very very promising indeed; it rotated the screen correctly and looks very pretty, and appears to be playing at the correct speed.

Hi
This is my first post so hope im doing this ok.
I am thinking of getting one of there phones as a friend has one.
I currently have a hermes and all is ok, the problem is that the athena is lacking in buttons on the front that are needed to play games, like "fire" in worms for example.
none of the keyboard buttons seem to work.
Is there a way round this?
thanks
Sean.

I have the same trouble, Worms in X7500 only admit two buttons and the game requires three buttons to work correctly.
Can someboy modify the wwpsave.dat as somebody did for the HTC Touch to make the x7500 buttons workable for this game???
Thank you.

Games that can be played in landscape mode

Since I bought htc universal(o2 executive), I have always used it for work. Most of my games only worked in portrait mode. But, I want to know what games work well on it in landscape mode.
Till now, games that work nicely in landscape mode are(and which I really liked playing)
1. pdamill snails:make sure you first switch to potrait mode. Game auto-runs in landscape mode then. The graphics are QVGA, but, its the best I have found so far.(RECOMMENDED)
http://www.pdamill.com/prod_sn.shtml?ref=moregames
note:v3 of snails auto-switches to potrait mode
2. pocket mini golf 2:runs in landscape mode and supports vga
3. resco table soccer
4.call of duty 2(suggested by 3nrico)(requires 28MB free RAM)
5.astraware solitaire(suggested by ng)
6. Infinite dreams krally(suggested by DaVince)(better play with the stylus)
7.Atomic cannon(suggested by cktlcmd)(RECOMMENDED)
8.PDAmill Corsair(suggested by cktlcmd)
9.Astraware My Little Tank(even though the game plays itself in potrait mode, you can easily play it in landscape by remapping the keys)(RECOMMENDED)
10.PDAmill Bowling for Burgers
What other games do you play universal-owners?

call of duty 2 but it's very difficult to play with touchscreen

Yeah, but, you need 28mb free ram. I cannot even achieve that mark even by hard reseting the rom which I'm using
btw, added urs to the list

The new astraware solitaire works in landscape mode AND VGA mode.

These are also very good on Landscape:
Infinite Dreams Krally
Moregames Azgard Defense
Hexacto Baseball Addict
ppcStudios Ancient Evil
Jamdat Worms World Party
Broken Sword

Regarding krally, it does looks nice in landscape mode, but, you cannot control the car nicely, since the universal keyboard cannot respond to multiple presses.
Regarding 'Baseball Addict', does it auto-plays itself other way around ie, playing screen is actually 180degrees to the keyboard? I m asking this because I tried tennis addict and the playing screen was on the other side
I ll try all of them and add them if the work and are playable on the universal

Well.. I prefer using the stylus.
I don't have Baseball Addict installed right now.. so I can't really remember..

I"d like to add too:
Atomic Cannon: http://www.isotope244.com/atomic_cannon_pocket.html
My Little Tank: http://astraware.com/ppc/wm5/mlt/?skucode=0212-000-0387
Chess Genius: http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=1640
I like SHOOT E'M UP games. Atomic Cannon and My Little Tank are the best. As you mentioned, I love SNAILS too.
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cktlcmd said:
My Little Tank: http://astraware.com/ppc/wm5/mlt/?skucode=0212-000-0387
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Are you sure it supports landscape mode? On their site, I see 480*640 only.

kdskamal said:
Are you sure it supports landscape mode? On their site, I see 480*640 only.
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It does not really support landscape mode, but you can assign the arrow keys to control the tank to go to whatever direction you want. So in reality, you can play it in landscape mode, except the menus if you open it is in portrait mode and the score keeper on the side. This game is well built, so the scenery works both ways. Try it and you'll love it too.

I just saw these from PDA Mill:
RATS: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_ra.shtml?ref=dlimg#buy
THE CORSAIR: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_co.shtml?ref=panel#buy
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Oh yeah.. Atomic Cannon rocks!! literally!
The explosion effects are truly awesome..

DaVince said:
Oh yeah.. Atomic Cannon rocks!! literally!
The explosion effects are truly awesome..
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Also be sure to check out Isotope's new game Machines at war!

cktlcmd said:
I just saw these from PDA Mill:
RATS: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_ra.shtml?ref=dlimg#buy
THE CORSAIR: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_co.shtml?ref=panel#buy
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I tried Rats today. Looks like the rat does not behaves well with my universal keyboard. Also, cannot find a way to remap the buttons in the game
akpidis said:
Also be sure to check out Isotope's new game Machines at war!
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Does it supports landscape mode?

Gold Miner Joe: http://www.goldminerjoe.com/
I like this game. It does play well in landscape on the Universal, that is why I bought it. But I uninstalled it because it causes some conflicts on my most used applications. You guys can try it if you want, maybe you won't get the conflicts. This game is nice, it reminds me of Super Mario. If installed alone on my Universal, I have no problems.
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Astraware my little tank and pdamill bowling for burgers added to the list

Hello guys
I have a HTC Touch and I'm having some problems with the keys with Worms, i can only configure one key, the central button of my pad is actionless, do you have any idea to solve this problem ?

If you're into very old-skool stuff Nethack will keep you busy for a while. Very addictive and works in landscape mode.
Also, I'm not sure whether discussion of emulation is allowed by forum rules (feel free to delete if not), but ScummVM works brilliantly and (only) in landscape mode! The Universal is fast enough to handle even the newest and most CPU-intensive Scumm games like Sam and Max Hit the Road. Lucasarts adventures were simply MADE for the stylus, and the only issue on my M5000 is that on some screens you need to click on the very far left edge of the touchscreen to make your character move offscreen, and that can sometimes bring up the onscreen keyboard which is mildly annoying
There's plenty of instructions on how to make your old Scumm games work on a pda on ScummVM's Sourceforge page, including a nifty little utility that compresses the in-game audio for those games that have CD-ROM music or voiceovers so it won't take up all of your SD card. At least one of these old games (Beneath A Steel Sky) is now freeware, so you can legally download it and play it on long bus trips on your pda.

for me I get the jamdat worms game in landscape mode facing upside down to the keyboard. Also I can't seem to figure out what the fire button is.

Arvale ftw

Touch games

Hi guys
Any suggestions on games for my Touch? Given the processer speed etc what games will work and are safe?
Thanks a lot!

No one playing games on their Touch?

great game I play is maggot attack pinball, im trying to find a working version of celeris virtual pool mobile but doesnt seem to wok right, cant exit the game and cant enter the menu....also a good game is bejeweled2 but that doesnt work right either

I agree that there are some games that just dont seem to work right (struggling to exit etc). Is the Touch unable to hanlde games then? I have a demo verion of Call of Duty 2 on which appears ok but are we left with simple stuff like pacman and bubbles only?

I'm currently playing Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars by Astraware. It works great and is completely stylus based, so the lack of hardware buttons is not important. After that I will be playing Siberia 1 and 2 which should be about the same.

Call of Duty 2 runs well on my Touch clocked to 260 mhz....

on mine COD2 was really slow at 312 ;|

Age of empires works great

yes, AoE is really good.
and i play Flux, Anthelion 2 and simbsoft volleyball

flaviopac said:
Call of Duty 2 runs well on my Touch clocked to 260 mhz....
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DO you have the elfIN aka touch XL? The advanced/newer version of the touch?

Monkey Island 1 and 2 for me

Can you guys please post a link, for where we can get those guys.
For me i would like link for Age of Empires and Volleyball.
And is this for Touch (not dual)?

i installed some games on my touch and they work well.
allin holdem, billard master2, bowling master, maumau, millionaire, olmi chess(multiplayer), poker challange, sea strike, smart mahjongg, smart simon, solitaire, tropical nights and some more java games like scrabble.

Download the windows CE arm package from scummvm
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php
And then obtain copies of monkey island 1 and 2 copy them to your mobile device and run scummvm
Its absolutely awesome

iphone icopter
Hi, I want to have iphone's game ICOPTER on my touch, but i don't know is this game available on htc touch or not? it would have a different name too, but i really want this game!!!!!!!!!

worms also work great

GBA
Can i play .GBA files on my pocket pc??

Picodrive
I play to Pacmania, Sonic, Xenon II, James pond II,... with picodrive and @221Mhz and work very fast !

"Can i play .GBA files on my pocket pc??"
http://sunbug.net/products/emul/PocketGBA.html
all comes to those who search
or aparently get loosers with nothing better to do to search for them

Rudegar said:
"Can i play .GBA files on my pocket pc??"
http://sunbug.net/products/emul/PocketGBA.html
all comes to those who search
or aparently get loosers with nothing better to do to search for them
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Thanks!
But it doesn't work so well because i am getting error messages. Which buttons do you use? I have ELF 64/128

List of Games that work on 320x320 Palm Treo Pro

I would love to see a good list of time wasting games that run good on the native 320x320 Palm Screen (i.e. no RealVGA).
I will get this rolling with a few that I have tested and will even post links for Downloads:
ICBM: This is a FreeWare Missle Command Clone that works best with a stylus.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/files/ICBM-PocketPC.zip
ISS Invaders: This is a FreeWare Space Invaders Clone. It does not take full advantage of the 320x320 screen but works just fine.
http://rs159.rapidshare.com/files/64617804/OmegaOne_ISS_Invaders_v1.2.0.rar
Pocket Uno: This FreeWare card game is a one of the world's most popular family card games. Supports multi player on a single unit.
http://programaro.ru/pocket_uno.html/PocketUno_v.1.42.zip
Pocket Sand: Not so much a game, but a true time waster (I mean that is a good way You will either think it's stupid within 5 minutes, or you'll become obsessed.
http://www.4shared.com/file/43001107/c3420ee3/Pocket_Sand.html
Guitar Hero 3: Though not FreeWare, the first song is Free and lots of fun. No good for playing in meetings though.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/software/games/guitarhero3.mspx
Anymore???

Hey thanks for this post.

Bejeweled 2 from AstraWare works fine

More Games
Here are a couple more I found that work perfect on the Treo Pro:
Kevtris: A Free Tetris Clone:
http://www.caywen.com/Kevtris.CAB
SmartSimon: A Simon Says game (pretty basic but free):
http://www.airfagev.com/games/SmartSimon.v1.PPC.cab
Now get back to work

Arcade Park from herocraft works fine too

Anybody could try the pocketmoregames version of orions? You can download the test version here:
http://pocketmoregames.com/distribs/orions/orions-demo.exe
It is said the latest version can adapt to 320x320 (it will probably get a border)
TIA

any others? I've had probs with games on the treo pro-- most recent was Monopoly - view in a tiny (rectangle) screen. any suggestions? (also use spb mob shell, so can't use realVGA).

Distant Galaxies works also.
Use google to find free download.
It also has high score servers uploads.
www.luisespinosa.com I think is the web site

kalanyon said:
Distant Galaxies works also.
Use google to find free download.
It also has high score servers uploads.
www.luisespinosa.com I think is the web site
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Nice find!
Make sure to redefine your keys before your first game. I had no idea how to quit the game until I had done that. With that said I also love how easy it is to redefine the keys.!!!
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Thanks for your games!

5x5 Another game
Here is a link to a simple game that was developed by a fellow XDA'r
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509413
At the time of this ost 320x320 is not listed as supported, however, I tested it on my Treo Pro and it works fine.
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a few more
I can tell you all of the Implicit Software Solutions games work perfectly on the Treo Pro
http://www.implicitsoftware.com/PPC.html
As well, Panoramic BlackJack and Hexegems are both designed for 320x320
http://www.panoramicsoft.com/mobileproducts.php
Spore, Leasure Suite Larry and Castlevania all worked perfectly and used the full screen.
PocketSlay works but its not designed for 320x320 so it rescales.
(think all of these games are listed on www.wireless-gaming.net)

I have PocketNES working on my Pro, however it is not full screen... Regardless, playing any and every NES game you want in the palm (no pun intended) of your hand is good fun!

I'm sorry, but you say a "list of games that work on 320x320", Yet you say it 'doesn't take full advantage'. WHY WOULD YOU PUT THE LINKS. I don't want to see some gimpy half-screen game on my phone which already has a small enough screen. Post games that atleast go fullscreen. Or. Put them hidden deep inside a crap pile. thanks

what about a golf game? Seems the omigisoft 1.0x version is the only one I could find to work right.

Generic on screen controller ?`

Hi all
Ive downloaded a few games like Worms on my HD2 that seem to work great jut wondering if there is a generic controller that i can download to play games ?
whethr it be faintly over the game screen or whatever ?
thanks
Jack

I use this one here. Im not sure about the compatibility to all the games out there (was designed for worms classic --> the FAR BETTER WORMS BY THE WAY , but im sure they need to support onscreen gamepads to work properly (p.ex. in worms you could/had to assign the keys to the functions of the pad) and unfortunately have to be in/support vga. You need to start the exe inside always before you want to play a game or even better: make a short mortscript which always starts both - the game and the keypad. Enjoy and maybe you want to tell us if it works for other games as well.
Greets
EDIT - One thing: the "X" always closes the keypad-application

o brilliant thanks for that ! works great with worms havent tried it with others yet but will post on how i get on
again thanks alot

elburna said:
I use this one here. Im not sure about the compatibility to all the games out there (was designed for worms classic --> the FAR BETTER WORMS BY THE WAY , but im sure they need to support onscreen gamepads to work properly (p.ex. in worms you could/had to assign the keys to the functions of the pad) and unfortunately have to be in/support vga. You need to start the exe inside always before you want to play a game or even better: make a short mortscript which always starts both - the game and the keypad. Enjoy and maybe you want to tell us if it works for other games as well.
Greets
EDIT - One thing: the "X" always closes the keypad-application
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you should really try the new version of Worms, Worms 2010, works with WVGA and touchscreen, it is excellent.

ozkaya said:
you should really try the new version of Worms, Worms 2010, works with WVGA and touchscreen, it is excellent.
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Already tried it some time ago and didnt really like it Classic Worms World Party is still my favorite --> Close to PC-Version, better movement if you ask me, more configurable things and in my eyes still the cuter graphics (apart from the fact, that in worms 2010 even the wvga version is still pixulated which would not have been necessary as the game doesnt need a lot of hardware power)... But thats a matter of taste...