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playing games on the Mini - don't bother?

I've been looking around the web for some comments on playing games on the XDA II Mini, but can't really find anything. Does that mean the Mini sucks as a gaming device (I know that's not what it's for, but it's at least possible)? The button layout sure doesn't look good for playing games.
Has anybody tried playing NES, SNES, SEGA, Playstation/etc games? Is there a good way for controlling these games?

I tried snes emulator, it went ok, although there a slight delay. i guess NES would work flawless.

There are plenty of good native to the windows mobile platform games for the pocket pc and I am sure the majority of them runs easily on mini since there is a 416MHz processor. So you ll better look a bit more and try to find them! I love Monopoly and Age of Empires but also Sky Force and Worms! :wink:

I don't actually own a XDA :wink: I'm considering buying one, and the gaming aspect of PDA's appeals to me. I'm sure there are some very fun native Pocket PC games, but playing good console games on an emulator is much fun too If I could play games like Sonic and Mario on the Mini on the go, that would be awesome.
About that (or any) SNES emulator: SNES games usually have at least for buttons for controlling the game. Can these buttons easily be set on the Mini? Or is playing with onscreen buttons a drag?
Thanks for the replies so far, really appreciated!

i play everyday on my Jam instead of my PC! :lol:
i'm addicted to Worms and can't stop playing it... :lol:
Anyway i tried AOE and it's good too. The only games that i don't like on the Jam are those where u drive since it's quite hard to control your car with the standard keypad

free good basic games, classics
Can i find the WORMS game for free ?? and does it support 2 player mode ?
im searching for good free basic games, not lite the viking saga, or world of empire, just fun easy games that u dont get sick and tired of in 2 min..
anyone ?

www.my-mda-compact.info
The downloads page, you'll find many games for your MDA compact!

Games

What games you got on your Magician?
I like Jaw Breaker but getting bored any recommendations of decent games?
Anyone got lemmings is it any good?

pda said:
What games you got on your Magician?
I like Jaw Breaker but getting bored any recommendations of decent games?
Anyone got lemmings is it any good?
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I got alot, but my favorites are Worms World Party, Tomb Raider, Age Of Empires, Pacman 8)

Hi, i tried Worms World Party Demo on my magician but it don't start!
I don't know why

Hi...
I've got lot of games and few time to play...this is called "torture"...:lol:
My preferable ones are "Warfare incorporated" and "Atlantis Redux"....
Beware....once u installed them,there's no way back....so,don't tell ur wife/girlfriend or ur boss I told u about them,coz they will kill me.. :wink:
Have fun...
RAGO :lol:

kevtris...ppc freeware version of tetris
im an addict......
SpeedN

I use Pocket NES and Pocket SNES. They emulate Nintendo and Super Nintendo. There's a lot of ROMs for Gameboy around. My favorite is Adventure Island 3 (i.e. Wonderboy 3).

kta said:
I use Pocket NES and Pocket SNES. They emulate Nintendo and Super Nintendo. There's a lot of ROMs for Gameboy around. My favorite is Adventure Island 3 (i.e. Wonderboy 3).
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I have an Atari emulator . True old school gaming

I like Jaw Breaker but getting bored any recommendations of decent games?
Jaw Breaker? U kidding? Try some of this (my favorites):
1. Atomic Cannon 2
2. Snails 2
3. Bejeweled 2
4. Tomb Raider
5. Volleyball (by Simbsoft)
6. Argentum: This is War
7. Flux Challenge
8. Bounce Symphony
9. Michael Schumacher Kart 2002
10. Bubble Shooter
Worms World Party 1.03
gfDoom
Amazing World
Spot!
All this runs great on my MDA Compact!

im playing gilbert goodmate. great point&click adventure game

1.) Gamebox Asia
2.) Gamebox Gems
3.) Gamebox Solitaire II

COme on kids lets start uploading some of these games

Ehm, that is the wrong forum for that kind of request!

I'm talking about free games not dodgy ones
Or is that not allowed here?

That is of course but from the games mentioned none is freeware so thats why I was a little ... well suprised by you "open" question.

What about links to wwhere we can buy them?

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What about links to wwherewe can buy them?
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There are alot of sites where you can purchase. Usually from the websites of the developers or at Handango or Pocketgear

Has anyone tried installing the old LucasArts games using the ScummVM for PocketPC software ?

@archimage - yes, many work perfectly well.
I was playing Monkey Island 2 on my honeymoon
V

Thx Vijay. Will try it tonight.

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!!!

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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

Games for Xperia

Hi,
Xperia will be my first Windows Mobile device ever, and i had no idea in regards to gaming on WinMo. Though there are a couple of games available at Microsoft Total Access and a few other sites, most of them failed to impress. Then i found this site that had tons of games including a couple of really great looking 3D games for windows mobile devices.
Any how, i found couple of old PC game ported for Windows Mobile devices as well including sybaria 2, Myst and Myst 2, Atlantis Redux, Age of Empires, Sims 2, and many more. I downloaded these as i'll definitely want to try 'em out.
I then also downloaded ScummVM for Windows Mobile and am now in the process of downloading games for it including The Curse of Monkey Island, Broken Sword 1 & 2, and more. (notice i don't even have the mobile in my hands yet, and i'm already stacking up software and games for it )
Anyways... now i found a pack that has tons of games that are listed to have been ported for PPC (Pocket PC). The creator says: "All games run on my QVGA Windows Mobile 2003se PPC". So i'm guessing they'll probably run on Xperia too?
There are a couple of really cool games in there: Duke Nukem 3D, Need For Speed, tomb Raider, Call of Duty 2, bobble bubble, and many more.
Anyone who has a Windows Mobile and has loaded such games before or tried, can you confirm if these actually work? and if not then is it wise to give it a shot on the Xperia?
Best Regards.

The Games People Play On The Xperia X1
Check out the games people play on the Xperia X1 here at http://xperia-x1.handster.com/software.php?id=2962&for=Xperia+X1 yeah, the games people play on the Xperiia X1.................!

Technology said:
Check out the games people play on the Xperia X1 here at http://xperia-x1.handster.com/software.php?id=2962&for=Xperia+X1 yeah, the games people play on the Xperiia X1.................!
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Cool! Thanks!

In youtube there are vids where they running Duke Nukem 3D and COD2.
I just tried TombRaider but it is unplayable. The touchscreen does not work like it should...Unofrtunately.
I heared that AGE 1 is working. Have fun!

oTToToTenTanz said:
In youtube there are vids where they running Duke Nukem 3D and COD2.
I just tried TombRaider but it is unplayable. The touchscreen does not work like it should...Unofrtunately.
I heared that AGE 1 is working. Have fun!
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All of the ones you mentioned are working perfectly on my x1.

Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462217
I've tried some of them, and they work fine. Limited fun factor though.
Try MorphGear and some old Nintendo and Sega games.

I'll be posting some I've tried and enlist 'em here. Take note though that I use it on an unlocked official X1 rom. Phones in my location came unrestricted. And yes, it differes from a cooked rom since I can't run TF3D on my device.

java games
some xperia (x1) games http://waper.ru/forum/topic/233555 russian site but will gt gud games,xperia also support htc 3700 games nt full screen bt work well

tarairfi04 said:
some xperia (x1) games http://waper.ru/forum/topic/233555 russian site but will gt gud games,xperia also support htc 3700 games nt full screen bt work well
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tarairfi04 You install them on the Xperia?
или тупо рекламите сайт?

java games
some x1 java games
http://waper.ru/file/731440date or ditch
http://waper.ru/file/731155chuck norris
http://waper.ru/file/707457desperate housewife
http://waper.ru/file/707834 platinum Mahjong
http://waper.ru/file/703102 American gangster
http://waper.ru/file/702978 prince of Persia
http://waper.ru/file/703165 BBD
support htc games also i hve them work fine

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AstroPop
Hi, Folks.
Has anyone around here found a version of AstroPop that will run OK on Xperia?
Missing that game from my old Java phones.
Any help mucho appreciated.

traffic mania
hi i'm wondering if it is possible to play traffic mania on x1. thx..

warcraft2 plays fine on the xperia but it's a little slow. that's understandable. although it would be nice to incorporate the optical joystick to scroll the map instead of using the directional buttons because let's face it, the directional buttons are crap on the xperia.
anyway, props to you for porting one of my favorite games! this game brings back old memories!

People with Touch HD say that Warcraft II is moving fast, so maybe we have to tweak something. It's so slow it's unplayable on X1.

Searching
i still have transport tycoon but i´m searching for zoo tycoon or any other tycoon version like the rollercoaster
Also on my whishlist are:
all Tycoon Versions
Harvest Moon
C&C
Worms
WOW
Pokemon
To be a cool Uncle *g*

Big bump, but has anybody found Lux World Domination for the Xperia? Recently played it on the iPhone and really want it available on my xperia.

I must be very baad., but it's true what i'm goin to say now. There are much more 3D and good working games on W580i than on my new XperiaX1. I'm very disappointed... Expected WINDOWS MOBILE - a lot of applications, games... there is nothing, everywhere the same, bull**** games like prince of persia or assasin. What is this? I'm goin to bring back my W580i :///

And everywhere an Iphone... My.. ***, isn't it too much? huuhhh... [Sorry abou my English..]

Well, X1 ain't exactly positioned as a gaming phone. More like a business phone.

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.