As a avid gamer and someone who was looking into a 7 inch tab and seeing as the nexus 7 is pretty close to best and cheapest i could find.Which emulators work best for the system?
As Im pretty sure the system has no problem running older stuff like snes or genesis i was wondering about Mame or Neogeo and even possibly n64 or PS.
pretty much looking to see which ones are in a playable state and who else likes to use their tabs for this
very excited being able to use my old ps3 controller with the system. Maybe even get a wiimote to use. :laugh:
Most emulators i have tried on the nexus 7 run full speed. Info below
N64 via Mupen64 and N64oid
Full speed on most games. Some compatibility issues with some games, but this is not in relation to issues with speed
Mame via mame4droid and mame4droid reloaded
Have not tried the reloaded version (this supports more games but runs slower on some games due to more accurate emulation) Most games in the 1980-1992 era seem to run at full speed (silky smooth 60hz scrolling)
C64 via vice and anvicex64
This is based on Vice 2.3 which has more accurate c64 emulation. This would drive most intel atom single core based netbooks to a crawl but runs full speed on the nexus even with full screen, crt emulation and audio
Playstation (via fpse and epsxe)
full speed on most games (epsxe seems to have more accurate emulation)
Amiga (via uae4droid)
Full speed with audio
Have not tried genesis or snes, but i would guess these would be full speed
Overall a great device for the price
Loving Mame4Droid on the Nexus 7 it plays fantastic! I just need to find a compatible wireless game controller so I can have the device on charge while I play away lol.
thealgorithm said:
Most emulators i have tried on the nexus 7 run full speed. Info below
N64 via Mupen64 and N64oid
Full speed on most games. Some compatibility issues with some games, but this is not in relation to issues with speed
Mame via mame4droid and mame4droid reloaded
Have not tried the reloaded version (this supports more games but runs slower on some games due to more accurate emulation) Most games in the 1980-1992 era seem to run at full speed (silky smooth 60hz scrolling)
C64 via vice and anvicex64
This is based on Vice 2.3 which has more accurate c64 emulation. This would drive most intel atom single core based netbooks to a crawl but runs full speed on the nexus even with full screen, crt emulation and audio
Playstation (via fpse and epsxe)
full speed on most games (epsxe seems to have more accurate emulation)
Amiga (via uae4droid)
Full speed with audio
Have not tried genesis or snes, but i would guess these would be full speed
Overall a great device for the price
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hi there, i have a rooted Samsung Galaxy 3 as most of you too.
here's the thing, i've rooted my phone, installed 3d chainfire and updated all of my drivers (of chainfire that is) installed setcpu and set it on perfromance base on 1300MHz. after that i thought to myself well a everything is done i can start downloading games now, i first downloaded PES 2011 and felt really excited when it booted and expected some good gaming and fun when traveling but when i started the game it was just horrid...the game is running approximately at 20% of it's usual game speed which kills it off entirely it feels like i'm playing the game with VSync enabled all the time.
So i was hoping if i could get some feedback from you guys to inform me what i did/am doing wrong or to give your impressions on the way things are shaping up for you.
thx in advance.
Hi
Did you tried different configurations specific to the game?
Did you installed plugins?
well, different games needs different configurations and each of them works good with a specific plugin.
Here is some examples:
For Nfs Shift you only need to select "Reduce texture quality and Qualcomm plugin.
For Modern Combat: Sandstorm you have to select both "Reduce texture quality" and "Reduce texture size" and choose Qualcomm plugin.
So the best way to play a lag free game is to try different settings.
Good Luck
trust me i've installed the plugins and have all 3 updated to the newest version i have tested all possible configurations and plugins even reducing texture and size settings still i can't get the game to run at more then 20-30% of it's potential...it's kinda sad as i saw that many of you are playing games smoothly on the SG3
Try using on of g3mod OC bus kernels.
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em, could you please provide a link (with possible explanations) as i'm kinda new to this stuff, i got my SG3 a few months back and never had an android before.
this topic Must be very useful to you:
[How to]Play "HD" games on SG3 (NOVA, Shift, Asphalt5, AC, PES11 and more!)
PES 2011 working slow on every G3. You can't do anything with that but games like Nova, Nfs Shift and many others working great. You can try Psx emulator also, Fpse is the best I think and then you can play with psx games like Tekken 3, Gran Turismo, Civilization or Mortal Kombat.
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cop1976 said:
You can try Psx emulator also, Fpse is the best I think and then you can play with psx games like Tekken 3, Gran Turismo, Civilization or Mortal Kombat.
Sent from my superfast Galaxy 3
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So, overclocked processor even to 1300 Mhz doesn't provide performance in 3D games. (Neocore benchmark @ 667 Mhz - 13 FPS, Neocore benchmark @ 1200 Mhz - 14 FPS). Practically zero growth in performance of 3D.
Fpse emulator? The same situation. gran Turismo (time trial, only Your car on the track - 30-42 FPS - playable) Gran turismo (race, 6 cars - slow, not playable)
I5800 is not for games and emulation.
well, G3 is not good for 3D games, that's just how it is. There are awesome 2d games for android though. Refraction, rope cut, mx mayhem-a bit slow but fun and playable, angry birds all run fine. believe me if you had high end 3d games on g3 they would become boring in a week. better to just stick to your pc or console for real games
I still am waiting to get my note. Should be the end of Feb.
But in the mean time, I've been looking around for a decent NDS emulator for android, as it strikes me that the note is prefectly suited to be a DS emulator.
The screen seems the right size to be split in 2, it has a stylus, and it is powerful enough to potentially handle DS emulation.
The problem is I can't seem to find any good DS emulators anymore.
I found a copy of nds4droid 1.3 somewhere on the internet and tried it on my Xoom, but it is really slow.
Anyone know of a better one, and where the official nds4droid site is?
Or is NDS emulation on android dead and not likely to start up again?
Cheers
Jayd
On settings, switch on the second core
ferdi90 said:
On settings, switch on the second core
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The version I had had an experimental mode which apparently tried to make it faster, but it was still too slow on my Xoom, even with frame skip on 10.
What version do you have?
Are there any other ones?
It's weird that N64 can be emulated so well, but not the DS.
are you kidding, ds emulator barely runs smoothly on a core2dual, and you wish to run it on a dual core? its gonna take you like 5min to do a 1min action... even core2dual lags. just wait for core2dual happens on mobile, than nds is starting to be playable, by that time playing nds games is just like todays playing a snes game lol.
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are you kidding, ds emulator barely runs smoothly on a core2dual, and you wish to run it on a dual core? its gonna take you like 5min to do a 1min action... even core2dual lags. just wait for core2dual happens on mobile, than nds is starting to be playable, by that time playing nds games is just like todays playing a snes game lol.
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So GBA is the best handheld emulator that I'll get for a while then?
I just think it is strange that PS1 and N64 which have better graphics can run smoothly but not the DS, but then again, I don't know how they differ at the process level.
When is Nintendo going to realise that Handhelds are dead and bring out Mario, Zelda and Pokemon for Android? Seriously!!!
Anyone ever test gaming performance (both native android games and games on emulators like NDS4Droid) to see how much of a difference overclocking made? Also how does the Nexus 7 compare to tablets with OMAP4470 (like the Kindle Fire HD 8.9,Nook HD+, Kobo Arc)? I've read that the OMAP4470 is faster than the non-OC Tegra 3.
I was just wondering because I'm going to be getting a tablet soon and it would be cool if it could handle gaming well.
Overclocking should give you a performance boost, however it may not give you a major speed boost.
@ jon7701
Yeah, I was just wondering how big a performance boost it would be. The thing is, if no amount of overclocking on the Tegra 3 or the regular OMAP4470 will ever be able to run newer emulators like NDS4Droid at anywhere near playable speeds, I'll just settle for the JXD S7300 or Archos Gamepad.
Seeing as how most anything nowadays can emulate the PSX/N64/SNES/NES/GBA/etc... The JXD and Archos systems have microSD slot, physical buttons (complete with dual analog nubs), dual cameras (this is more fluff than anything), and can be rooted easily (the makers of those tablets all but encourage it).
Would the Mali400MP4 and Mali400MP2 be able to handle most of the native android games (like the stuff from Gameloft)?
Anyone that has an overclocked Nexus willing to test NDS4Droid gameplay speed?
Which games would you like tested? I was thinking about trying it myself. I notice a significant difference from stock vs overclocked in n64 emulators.
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Which games would you like tested? I was thinking about trying it myself. I notice a significant difference from stock vs overclocked in n64 emulators.
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If you could test Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo DS using NDS4Droid and tell me how well it plays? Also what did you overclock your CPU and GPU to?
Many already know that this device will be very good to run different emulators with.
Everything from Dolphin to Drastic DS, Reicast, Mupen64 and many more. I'll focus a lot on Dolphin as thats the emulator that will get the best boost compared to the Tegra K1 32-bit.
Extra Tutorials/Videos
How to use "Overclock" in Dolpin Emulator
Dolphin Android - "Overclock" vs Normal speed - Paper Mario
Dolphin Android - "Overclock" vs Normal speed - Metroid Prime
Dolphin Android - "Overclock" vs Normal speed - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Dolphin Android - "Overclock" vs Normal speed - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Dolphin Android - "Overclock" vs Normal speed - Baten Kaitos Origins
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Dolphin(Gamecube & Wii)
Mario Kart Double Dash!!
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Tales of Symphonia
[Wii] Xenoblade Chronicles
[Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
[Wii]The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
[Wii]Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
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Drastic DS(Nintendo DS)
Pokemon Black Version
New Super Mario Bros
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart DS
Pokemon Black Version 2
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Reicast(Dreamcast)
Shenmue
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Virtua Tennis
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PPSSPP (PSP)
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Little Big Planet
Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy: Crisis Core
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
Burnout Dominator
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Mupen64Plus AE (Nintendo 64)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Mario Party 3
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ePSXe (Playstation)
Crash Bandicoot 3
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IX
The Legend of Dragoon
Xenogears
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RetroArch
(PPSSPP) Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
(PSX) Vagrant Story
(SNES) Super Mario World
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Look forward to seeing them, since I won't be getting my own N9 at release. I don't really care about seeing anything but PPSSPP and Dolphin though, since the others are already fine on older hardware.
I hope that PPSSPP and Dolphin will work good
I think PPSSPP will run almost all games at full speed. But running dolphin at full speed will be much, much harder to achieve. Hopefully we will see at least 50% gain in fps compared to the shield tablet.
Not really interested in emus since I have a Wii U for that but I expect the N9 to run anything you throw at it
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I hope that PPSSPP and Dolphin will work good
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I have PPSSPP running Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions running fine on a FireTV and Galaxy Tab 2 tablet fine. I'm also playing around with a few Japanese visual novel imports. PPSSPP should not have any issues on the N9.
You need to remember that this tablet is rocking a QXGA (2048x1536) screen so it will be more heavy to play on it
tyvar1 said:
You need to remember that this tablet is rocking a QXGA (2048x1536) screen so it will be more heavy to play on it
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Thats where overclocking comes in
tyvar1 said:
You need to remember that this tablet is rocking a QXGA (2048x1536) screen so it will be more heavy to play on it
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That won't tax it harder on Dolphin per se, since it won't be rendering at that, i wouldn't expect it to run well except on 1xIR (the Dolphin native resolution).
The Nexus 9 certainly won't be able to manage "anything you can throw at it" though, since even the most high spec PC can't do that right now and maintain full speed on certain games in Dolphin. My i7 4790K with water cooking and overclock and GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 can't, and that's much more powerful than the K1.
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Thats where overclocking comes in
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Ooo yeees!
I mostly emulate on my nexus 7----does anyone know of a good way to emulate gamecube games? I would love to do that...
dianestory2 said:
I mostly emulate on my nexus 7----does anyone know of a good way to emulate gamecube games? I would love to do that...
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Dolphin is the Gamecube emulator, but never going to playable on the Nexus 7.
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Dolphin is the Gamecube emulator, but never going to playable on the Nexus 7.
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Would it work on the nexus 9?
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Would it work on the nexus 9?
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That's the question we're all waiting to have answered!
So far the Nvidia Shield Tablet, by far, runs it the best and the expectation is that the K1 Denver should be a good step up from there as it nearly doubles CPU performance, which the emulator is more dependant on. I would expect many games to still run slow, but a good deal more titles should be playable (more easily emualted games like Timesplitters 2, which runs at about 40-45fps on my Shield tablet and might be fully playable on the Nexus 9).
NZtechfreak said:
That's the question we're all waiting to have answered!
So far the Nvidia Shield Tablet, by far, runs it the best and the expectation is that the K1 Denver should be a good step up from there as it nearly doubles CPU performance, which the emulator is more dependant on. I would expect many games to still run slow, but a good deal more titles should be playable (more easily games like Timesplitters 2, which runs at about 40-45fps on my Shield tablet and might be fully playable on the Nexus 9).
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OOOOoooooohhhhh sorry, my bad, I'm used to people on here knowing everything hahaha sorry
Dolphin only uses 2 cores, that means that dolphin is not taking advantage of the full power the shield tablet has. Nexus 9 is running a dual core k1, and the single core performance is up to 100% faster than the quad core k1. This should give us a big speed improvment in dolphin
I'm currently running DraStic on my Samsung Tab S 8.4, and it works PERFECTLY. Soooo smooth, best DS/3DS emulator out there. Looking forward to using it on the Nexus 9, with what the wider screen.
(PS. Got the emulator for Pokemon . you're never too old for that game )
Rage1ofakind said:
I'm currently running DraStic on my Samsung Tab S 8.4, and it works PERFECTLY. Soooo smooth, best DS/3DS emulator out there. Looking forward to using it on the Nexus 9, with what the wider screen.
(PS. Got the emulator for Pokemon . you're never too old for that game )
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You're right mate. Most of the games I play are older Pokemon games, from when I was a child or hacks based on those games.
Not sure if I find the huge screen preferable for GBC and GBA emulating, but I'm really looking forward to pushing that soc to the max
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(PS. Got the emulator for Pokemon . you're never too old for that game )
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Truest thing ive heard all day:good:
Rage1ofakind said:
I'm currently running DraStic on my Samsung Tab S 8.4, and it works PERFECTLY. Soooo smooth, best DS/3DS emulator out there. Looking forward to using it on the Nexus 9, with what the wider screen.
(PS. Got the emulator for Pokemon . you're never too old for that game )
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3DS emulation is possible?
Does anyone here play N64 games on this Nexus 7 2012 tablet? I use a multi-system emulator called RetroArch which includes Mupen64Plus. Mupen runs good on my Note 3, but the Nexus 7 doesn't seem to like it too much. The amount of stuttering produced on this device makes these roms practically unplayable. I've toyed around with the audio/video settings in Retroarch, but nothing i do in there seems to fix the stutter