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No1 posts about games or fun applications here... Lets start

All of this technical stuff may be fun in a way! But Id much rather get some cool games on my phone! Sim City 200 is very awsome but I dont like using the stylus on buses etc! Any other good preferably FREE .cab games?

There are other threads on games, we're all just geeks here, no time for that l4m3r kinda stuff.
I almost never use my phone for games, but more due to lack of time. I think if it weren't for the stupid dpad issue (can't press dpad and some other keys), it'd be a kick ass device. Particularly the wizard, with dpad on one side, "action" buttons on the other, it's like a PSP but useful (I'd love to have a PSP, but I'd spend all day hacking it!)
However, I love xRick, Monkey Island on Scumm, Tetris, Asteroids (Pocket Frog version) and Space Invaders (found on Modaco).
Not free, but I love SprintRG, Elite, Vector Blaster (I bought it for both my p900 and Magician!), Pocket Slay (superb, even just in trial mode), and BustEm.
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pocketNester will let u play every Nintendo Entertainment System game ever made and it runs very smoothly on the HTC Wizard, un-fu**ing-fortunately, the the phone buttons cannot be assigned, so you only have one button on either side of the d-pad.
many windows mobile games don't run very well on the wizard because of its OMAP processor structure. you need to do some system tweaking to get some games to run smoothly, and there aren't many system tweaking apps for the OMAP processor out there, yet.

msafi said:
pocketNester will let u play every Nintendo Entertainment System game ever made and it runs very smoothly on the HTC Wizard, un-fu**ing-fortunately, the the phone buttons cannot be assigned, so you only have one button on either side of the d-pad.
many windows mobile games don't run very well on the wizard because of its OMAP processor structure. you need to do some system tweaking to get some games to run smoothly, and there aren't many system tweaking apps for the OMAP processor out there, yet.
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Here is my list of top played stuff: (let me know if u need something)
1) gfDoom - Full Doom 1 & 2 in Landscape mode + configuration for Wiza's keyboard
2) WarCraft 2 (Stratagus) - Full WarCraft 2 with original sounds and stuff!
3) Pocket TombRaider - Clone of PC's version. Runs smooth even if radio is on
4) Pocket Sokoban / MouseMaze / RailRoad Jam - My lovely puzzles
5) My Little Tank - Battle City-like game but with outstanding graphics
6) MorphGear with all modules (GBA/SNES/NES...) - Very smooth emulation but noisy sounds
7) Atomic Cannons - A good game to play with friends (you need to estimate power+coordinates to hit your enemy's tank)
8) Gangsta Race - Road Fighter-like game but control can be done using stylus
Other stuff is "play and delete"
1) Anthelion 2 / Flux - flying on fantazy motorcycle
2) Arvale - Journey ... - just a kewl quest
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doom- configuration
Hi IMate->WM2k5!
thanks for the tips. I was playing Wolfstein 3D. But doom is better.
Can you, please give me an advice- how dou you map the keys for the Wizard (if in landscape mode) which keys do you use + how to map them. Do you use one of the skins provided (default, industrial, keyboard, etc?)
Thanks
Bartsin

how would i install these programs if i cant get activesync to work? Its not letting me install them on the phone

Re: No1 posts about games or fun applications here... Lets s
chrisredmayne said:
All of this technical stuff may be fun in a way! But Id much rather get some cool games on my phone! Sim City 200 is very awsome but I dont like using the stylus on buses etc! Any other good preferably FREE .cab games?
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this forum is about pocket pc's not about nokia LOL....no offense...chill

IMate->WM2k5 said:
2) WarCraft 2 (Stratagus) - Full WarCraft 2 with original sounds and stuff!
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Where do you get that!?? I've never heard of that one!

I don't get to play games as much on my ppc. but when I do I usually play Bejeweled and Zuma, Text Twist if I feel like I need to exercise my brain a bit. I also play PocketUFO occasionally [it is a port of XCOM Enemy Unknown] it is free and is available from SMK.

Yorch said:
IMate->WM2k5 said:
2) WarCraft 2 (Stratagus) - Full WarCraft 2 with original sounds and stuff!
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Where do you get that!?? I've never heard of that one!
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Check out project's pages here (http://www.stratagus.org) or here (http://sourceforge.net/projects/stratagus) and download PocketPC's port here (http://n0p.averest-k.ru/?Stratagus_&_Wargus:QVGA_(320x240):Downloads)

Re: doom- configuration
Bartsin said:
Hi IMate->WM2k5!
thanks for the tips. I was playing Wolfstein 3D. But doom is better.
Can you, please give me an advice- how dou you map the keys for the Wizard (if in landscape mode) which keys do you use + how to map them. Do you use one of the skins provided (default, industrial, keyboard, etc?)
Thanks
Bartsin
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Yes. This is done through skins. Check out "Skins Specs.txt" in "Skins" folder of gfDoom. Attached is my skin. Place it to "\Program files\Doom1\skins\default" folder and replace old file.
Shortly, you need to know key codes for keyboard buttons. These can be obtained using MorphGear / Button configuration. Then mapping is done by adding lines in this syntax "VKHWBUTTON KeyCode NameOfFunction" to "doomskin.txt". List of commands is given in "\Program Files\Doom1\skins\Skin Specs.txt"
Example for "O" (key code is 79) to open doors (command: OPEN)
Code:
VKHWBUTTON 79 OPEN
My keys:
Ok/X = Run toggle
O = Open doors
SPACE = Fire
BACKSPACE = Escape
G = Gamma level increase
W / S / A / D = Cursor with strafe keys
X = Quit game[/code]

Does 'Street Duel' work on it? That game is awesome!

Ah I just got scummvm to work on it! Very chuffed!
Is the law regarding that, you can download the games aslong as you have the origionals even if its in a different format? As I have Monkey Island for the Amiga, so would it be legal to have the scummvm version?
Does anyone know where I can download Discworld and Broken Sword from? I have them for the Playstation but they would be wicked on my phone! I know the website jmc mobile has a few good ones on it!
Same with Doom... Is there just a shareware version out or the full game?

Anyone got any nintendo / sega emulators to work by the way ?

chrisredmayne said:
Anyone got any nintendo / sega emulators to work by the way ?
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Morpgear works great, except for landscape east orientation, but using landscape west (keyboard 'above' screen) games are very well playable.
To get good performance, use OmapClock

Yes morphgear woks in landscape an East orientation!
You have to pull the keyboard (so the screen goes to landscape mode) and with a 3rd party software (like "Inclose Mobile") go back to portrait orientation. Then start morphgear and you can play in fullscreen landscape mode without bug.
However it was difficult to assign key... some on them are buggy and don't work properly...
But with omap clock at 264 and thread priority set to low in morphgear SNES game are quite playable!

Thibale said:
Yes morphgear woks in landscape an East orientation!
You have to pull the keyboard (so the screen goes to landscape mode) and with a 3rd party software (like "Inclose Mobile") go back to portrait orientation. Then start morphgear and you can play in fullscreen landscape mode without bug.
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Just use Start->Settings->System->Screen applet to rotate back to portrait. No need for 3rd party soft. Another acceleration would be using of GAPI Driver (General Settings of MorphGear)

racing games?
heard there are a few racing games, searched and found Midtown Madness 3D for smartphone.
http://www.clickgamer.com/moreinfo.htm?pid=3401&section=SMART
seems a little pricey, but i might just pick it up. has anyone tried it?

i cant get morpheous to work, anyone got a link for the cab / exe file ?

chrisredmayne: if you own a license to the game, even as old as that, I'm sure no one will mind if you use it with ScummVM.
To find other similar games, check out abandonware sites. I love having Monkey Island on my phone, even if I never play it. The mere curiosity value always makes me smile.
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aplications and games

hi!i have just bought Tytn and i am looking for applications and games...i think i have read in this forum a web page that has apps and games(for free) but i cant find that anymore...can anyone give me the address?thank you a lot

This is a nice one
http://www.freecabs.de/
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Freeware...
Pocket PC Freeware - http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php
Freeware Pocket PC - http://freewareppc.com

Make sure you follow my reviews in the General forum here, I continuously review a lot of titles and my verdicts are pretty reliable

Menneisyys said:
Make sure you follow my reviews in the General forum here, I continuously review a lot of titles and my verdicts are pretty reliable
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I second that!

There are also snes, nes, genesis, mame emulators available. So far I've gotten mame, nes, snes to run perfectly. I also tried that PS emulator the other day. I managed to run Final Fantasy Tactics at around 25-30FPS with slowdown at cutscenes.

where do i get these stuff daemonk?thank you vijay and athuaqueaxmed!

The modaco.com smartphone gaming forums has links to the various emulators. You have to find the BIOs and ROM files yourself though becuase they are illegal to distribute and have if you don't already own the game.
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showforum=38
I used:
Final Burn for MAME
PocketSNES for SNES
FPSEce for PS1
PocketNester for NES
The default settings pretty much works. Some minor tweaks with display settings might be needed for portrait/landscape mode. Also button layouts has to be reprogrammed.
To get the MAME Final Burn emulator to work on some games, you also have to increase the memory cache in the registry under hklm/system/storage manager/filters/fsreplxfilt/ReplStoreCache and hklm/system/storage manager/FATS/CacheSize to 32768. Warning though, changing your cache size will lower your availble RAM to like 10-15mb.
The PocketSNES emulator will only display landscape right mode. So you'll have to flip your hermes the other way with the slide out keyboard on top and customize your buttons accordingly. I actually found it to be more comfortable than playing with the keyboard on the bottom.
I don't recommend playing heavy action/multiple button pressing games on the hermes because I don't think the keyboard was really made to be pressed that heavily. Thats why I deleted my MAME emulator and games. But RPGs like the Final Fantasy Series or other old Squaresoft games (replaying chrono trigger right now) run prefectly on the hermes. The save state feature present on all those emulators lets you save whenever so it really works well as a mobile gaming device.
So far I've found hermes really good for these emulators because of that slide our keyboard. The keyboard unlike many other phones actually register more than one button press at the same time, so I can press down and left directions at the same time and go diagonal.
The only issue is what happens when a call comes in while you are playing. On the Final Burn emulator, your phone will probably crash. On the other emulators, you'll be able to take the call, but the emulator will crash after you are done talking, losing your game progress.

Thanks for the info. I see your point about the keys.

daemonk said:
The PocketSNES emulator will only display landscape right mode. So you'll have to flip your hermes the other way with the slide out keyboard on top and customize your buttons accordingly. I actually found it to be more comfortable than playing with the keyboard on the bottom.
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Use n0p's port instead. Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306444

another good freeware site
http://freecabs.org - has freeware pocket pc downloads

free pocket pc mario bros. game

here is a pocket pc super mario bros. game 1 level demo real fun with twists tell me how u like it and tell me ur ideas or give me game sprites mario style just type krenisis games on xda and u find that and many more resolution is 240x320 pocket pc

please post screenshots dude, and the resolutions supported...trust me, many people refuse to download anything without screenies and more info like the resolution...and i am one of em

ok its 240x320 resolution i dont have screenshots yet but its mario bros. graphic sprites rip from games its official

ok cool, ok cool, any chances of wvga compatibility?

what resolution is ur pocket pc

480x800=wvga

Controls and resolution need to be adapted... Don't forget that most of the new devices are widescreen (WVGA or WQVGA) and don't have a dpad...
WVGAFIX is needed to run this on the Omnia.
Onscreen dpad functions would be cool also (just make sure any other buttons can be maped to any hardware key). Bellow is a sketch of a suggestion I made for a possible dpad on Genesis++ (recycle ):
Making the game display in landscape mode instead of portrait would look more natural too.

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Nice effort.
My suggestion, put some animation while you jump and kill an enemy and also when the mario dies...

ok thanks guys now i got new info i go to work to make a version for newer pocket pc models i have a tmobile wing so thats why i based game on that model but i learn something thanks for the feedback also if u have computer check out www.gameeditor.com where u can get software to make ur own games peace

free pocket pc mario gun game

240X320 resolution 200mhz processor speed and soft keys needed to play this short fun demo if u have omap overclock to 234mhz .....extract files (unzip) and then u can play a short cool one level demo of mario with a gun going to save the princess if u have any questions post them and i get back to u contact me at [email protected] ...google...krenisis games... to get more free pocket pc games enjoy
also if u want to make ur own games check out GAME EDITOR make games for pocket pc computer linux have fun remeber extract files then click on folder and play ALERT SEARCH FOR POCKET PC MARIO GUN 2 ITS BIGGER FASTER BETTER GRAFICS AND MORE LONGER

pocket mario with a gun
hi pocket pc gamers any new ideas u want mario to do post it and don't forget to vote....1st ever pocket pc mario bros. game with a gun...mario fires bullets kills his enemies ....he doesn't need to jump and stomp anymore he has a moth.er..fu.ing...gun hahahahaha this one is short next one will be longer with more levels.....KRENISIS MARIO GUN GAME ....type that on google...GOOGLE LOVES KRENISIS ...

well, i would love to test it but i have a wvga device. could you make a wvga version?

how the hell do u exit out of ALL your games u have posted? i deleted them off cuz i get stuck in them, and have to soft reset... too much of a hassle

exiting out of my games
ok most of the game demos I made u have to press Q or A to exit on keypad.....games that are more recent like mariogun or spacefire one of the soft keys exits the game .....if u don't have keypad or softkeys then u can't exit ....I put the instructions on my post so if u have softkeys on ur pocket pc download mariogun and spacefire as both of them are easy to exit sorry about any problem ur experienced I make future version easier to exit

wvga
try wvga pong game I made download the fixed on just type free wvga pong game its intense game ur paddle can move anywhere onscreen and u go against 4 other paddles download the 2nd version on bottom of the tread and enjoy mail or email me if u have any questions I answer all questions

do i smell advertising over here?

ok so thank u all for suggestions and I get back to work on all of them .....try my acade game spacefire its a shooting game like contra but more intense and fun 3 levels one boss when u download it extract the files it will build a folder then play and enjoy

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...