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I'm guessing probably at least a few people have found the solution to my question, if there is an easy answer: which combination of emulator + ROM gives full speed gameplay for two players (w/bluetooth gamepads) in Street Fighter on the Nook Color (or, Nook Tablet)?
So, I've tried several emulators and several different versions of Street Fighter... I have not yet found one that both runs at full speed and supports two players .
FPSE w/Street Fighter Alpah 3 looks good and supports configuring the 2nd player's controller, but, it has a little slowdown on my Nook Color (which is running CM 7.1).
Tiger Arcade seems to support various versions of Street Fighter at good speed, but, I can't seem to find how to configure the second player's controller (WTF?)?
Mame4Droid seems to have very limited ROM support, I was hoping to have more options than just the couple of older Street Fighter II ROMs that it supports. I will go back to this emu and see how the performance is now that I've got both Sixaxis controllers and run into problems with those other two emus. Will update later...
EDIT: It looks like Mame4Android supports two players and runs at least a couple of Street Fighter II versions reasonably fast (still not a steady 60 FPS however), but, I'd really like some more recent version such as one of the "Alphas" or "Marvel vs Capcom".
Once CM9 "beta" is realeased for Nook Tablet, perhaps that will be enough of a speed boost to run the Street Fighter Alpha games at near steady 60 FPS (presuming the Bluetooth support is adequate by then)?
Well, I hope this works: I'm waiting for the 1.2GB "SF_IV_DATA" folder to finish copying to the SDCARD on my Nook... Maybe I should have taken the SDCARD out instead of copying over wireless (SAMBA) 'cause man this is slow...
Quite pleased I found the 600x1024 apk... Not sure if I need to install Chainfire?
Update: I found that I had to:
1) Titanium Backup restore "App+Data"
2) Then install the 1024x600 resolution one (as the restored app was wrong resolution)
Then, when I got an error message about the data being corrupted I checked to see what files in the SF_IV_DATA folder had been modified (sort by date) - only 1, good news! I just had to re-copy the res.dat file and now the game runs.
But, I've got the "white background" issue and white boxes... Looks like it won't work w/o Chainfire. Next to investigate is if Chainfire 3d is working on nook tablet yet (don't want to temp brick it and have to re do the whole root & setup all my apps again).
I'm close to buying a Nook Simple Touch. These are my criteria and what I'm expecting:
I already have an iPhone. I want the Nook mostly for reading eBooks and viewing lecture slides in class.
I have owned a Palm Zire 71 before. How is the IR touch screen like? I'm not expecting the responsiveness of a capacitive touchscreen. Does it work by detecting pressure like a Palm? Does it have multi-touch? It's not really necessary as long as pan and zoom can function well. Can you annotate on it like on a Palm?
This is taken from what I posted in another forum:
How's the contrast of E-Ink Pearl? Is the background the colour of recycled paper or closer to optical white?
I feel a Nook is good value for money because I actually buy classic novels at 3.50 USD a pop and Project Gutenberg will save me money in the long run. Furthermore, my textbooks (limited to 10% of the content to comply with Australian copyright laws) have been put up online.
Also for viewing lecture slides. I print out 6 PowerPoint slides a page on my B&W laser printer and at that size, the diagrams in the slides are not clear. I only need the touch for zoom and pan. Rather than annotating on my printouts (which can be 6 pages or longer), I could save paper by viewing them on the eReader and taking notes separately on a sheet of paper.
My classmates use iPads or laptops in class. It's hard to navigate slides on a laptop by scrolling. Love the smooth navigation of the iPad but on both devices they struggle to type notes/draw using a capacitive stylus. Not to mention the temptation to browse Facebook/play games on them!
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What Android apps run on it after rooting? I'm thinking Chess and simple word-processing apps. Not expecting Angry Birds, but would something like amateur Angry Birds clones (so many of these on iOS e.g. Angry Pig Daddy) work because they have very low framerates?
Can I load files from Dropbox instead of over USB?
Hardware keyboards need to be connected by USB, right? I guess USB headsets won't work because the Nook lacks an audio chip.
Can it be compared to a Palm (albeit with a greyscale eInk screen)? For reading eBooks, browsing the internet in B&W and running simple [Android] apps and simple annotation.
Would the Nook Simple Touch meet my needs?
Technically multitouch is supported with the latest update, but I have yet to see it actually work.
The touch screen is pretty responsive, but a pen won't work; you need something bigger. There's also no film over the screen, and the actual IR beams are just above the screen, so if you want you don't have to touch the actual screen.
As for contrast, the color of the screen when blank is pretty close to white, with just a very slight shade of brown.
The Nook runs Android 2.1, so most apps won't be available, but I use my Nook to take notes in class (high school) using a free office app. Angry birds is available and is pretty playable if you change the orientation and turn off the background from the main menu.
The Dropbox app is in the Market, and I think there's an app that will sync folders on your SDCard (or maybe your Nook's file system) with Dropbox.
I also have a Palm Zire (31?), and I still use it to record homework and for its calendar; haven't found a decent working calendar app yet for my Nook. Maybe I'll just make one sometime.
How do you zoom and pan? By dragging on scroll bars?
I'm more and more impressed!
I'm amazed that Angry Birds is playable! I've seen the YouTube video. Why do you need to change the orientation? To decrease the resolution? How about instead making the app run in a 320 * 480 window like a low-end Android phone?
(Can't post links yet. Search "nook simple touch stylus". It's the Blogspot blog in the first result.) Nice! I'm leaning towards using a paintbrush! Maybe I'll trim the barrel of a fat pen and stick a silicone earplug in there like what he did in the first photo.
Do you type in class on the touchscreen keyboard or using an external keyboard?
I had a B&W Palm Zire 31 as well from when my mum used it for work. Not the same as yours.
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haven't found a decent working calendar app yet for my Nook.
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Did you try Calendar Pad? Working fine for me.
Has anyone's Nook ever broke? I'm buying it from someone who's bringing it in to Malaysia from the US. I have to ship it to B&N and B&N will deliver it to a US address, which will forward it to me in Malaysia.
Can you boost the contrast in Android so that similar colours won't have the same shade (look 'flat') when converted to Grayscale?
Does JavaIDEdroid work on a rooted Nook? The site says it seems to run okay on Android 2.1. I just want to use this to do light editing on assignments (I study CompSci). All my Java programs are only command-line based.
ETA: I might have found a good stylus! The rubber tip of Pilot FriXion pens (that are used to erase the ink by friction).
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How do you zoom and pan? By dragging on scroll bars?
I'm more and more impressed!
I'm amazed that Angry Birds is playable! I've seen the YouTube video. Why do you need to change the orientation? To decrease the resolution? How about instead making the app run in a 320 * 480 window like a low-end Android phone?
(Can't post links yet. Search "nook simple touch stylus". It's the Blogspot blog in the first result.) Nice! I'm leaning towards using a paintbrush! Maybe I'll trim the barrel of a fat pen and stick a silicone earplug in there like what he did in the first photo.
Do you type in class on the touchscreen keyboard or using an external keyboard?
I had a B&W Palm Zire 31 as well from when my mum used it for work. Not the same as yours.
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For zoom, I haven't had much luck with it, but the office app I use has a slider for zoom (Kingsoft Office. Terrible, but works). I use GO Keyboard to type, and after installing it to an Android emulator to get to the settings it works well.
I change the orientation so the screen refreshes more than once every two seconds, but it does make trails to be made behind the birds. When a bird jumps while waiting to be launched, it can only be described as a flaming bird.
The Zire 21 was B/W, the 31 is blue and has a color screen. (I have both for some reason)
good for epub. screen is small for detailed slides.
tehriddler said:
I'm close to buying a Nook Simple Touch. These are my criteria and what I'm expecting:
I already have an iPhone. I want the Nook mostly for reading eBooks and viewing lecture slides in class.
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The nook is great for reading ebooks (epub) -- that's what it was designed for. PDF support is very disappointing (IMO). zoom is extremely limited.
This assumes you are using the default app on a stock nook. I'm still working on getting mine to run other apps.
The small screen size might be disappointing for viewing lecture slides.
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Has anyone's Nook ever broke?
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yes.
The nook is pretty fragile. I recommend buying a good case.
The "designed for nook" case in the store looked to me like it would pop open too easily, so I got a Kindle case with a zipper (M-Edge Latitude). It's a tight fit, but it works.
Kindle 4 and Nook Simple Touch have the same H and W dimensions, but the Nook is thicker (11.9 mm vs 8.6 mm)
I just bought my Nook ST yesterday! I love it but I find the ghosting and the blinking refresh annoying and I hope the NoRefresh tweak would fix that.
How do you zoom in on images in the stock app? Can you pan/scroll instead of turning the page? IS there any way to rotate so that PDFs display in landscape mode?
Does highlighting work in PDFs? I can get the text to zoom in but am unable to select the text.
I'm holding off rooting until I get a microSD card. I also don't have a microSD card reader on me at the moment. Can you just write the disk image when the card is in the Nook? I see an external drive show up in Windows Explorer.
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I just bought my Nook ST yesterday! I love it but I find the ghosting and the blinking refresh annoying and I hope the NoRefresh tweak would fix that.
How do you zoom in on images in the stock app? Can you pan/scroll instead of turning the page? IS there any way to rotate so that PDFs display in landscape mode?
Does highlighting work in PDFs? I can get the text to zoom in but am unable to select the text.
I'm holding off rooting until I get a microSD card. I also don't have a microSD card reader on me at the moment. Can you just write the disk image when the card is in the Nook? I see an external drive show up in Windows Explorer.
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Don't write the image to the mSD when it is in the Nook! This will damage your Nook! /bold text
I don't think you can zoom in the stock reader, but when you root you can get a PDF app and use that, and you can force the screen to display in landscape when you need to. Also, you cannot pan in the stock reader, only pages.
As for NoRefresh, that app is advancing by leaps and bounds, and should work well for most apps.
Okay I hear you. I just read the warning in another thread after posting this about potentially bricking the Nook when writing the disk image to the microSD inside.
Is the screen refresh annoying in third-party PDF readers? Would be a shame to lose colour depth to just black and white by using NoRefresh.
cceerrtt said:
Did you try Calendar Pad? Working fine for me.
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Thanks for that recommendation. Calendar Pad is a good replacement for the stock Android Calendar program. Not having a giant SD card image is nice.
Are you aware of a way to enable/disable specific account calendars that are displayed. I can do this on other devices with the stock app, but haven't found an equivalent function in Calendar Pad.
i think NST is just right for you.
I also have iphone and ipad. but they just for game or chatting.
NST is for reading.
bobstro said:
Thanks for that recommendation. Calendar Pad is a good replacement for the stock Android Calendar program. Not having a giant SD card image is nice.
Are you aware of a way to enable/disable specific account calendars that are displayed. I can do this on other devices with the stock app, but haven't found an equivalent function in Calendar Pad.
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Yes, use the stock Calendar application (with giant SDcard image) to select your calendars (menu -> More -> My Calendars). This setting has effect also for Calendar Pad.
Hey guys,
I've been wanting to snag an e-Ink based reader for quite sometime now. I have an iPad 3 and reading on it is a bit of a chore since its a bit heavy (with a case). I came across this Kobo Aura HD and decided to buy until I realized that the Nook Touch can be rooted and actual Android apps can be run on it.
I also have a ton of books on PDF, so how do the Nook and the Kobo (if any of you are aware about) handle them?
Is the Nook Touch worth getting over a high-rez e-Ink screen?
Also, where can I get the Nook Touch online?
Thanks in Anticipation.
I have a Nook Simple Touch that I read on all the time. I rooted it a couple of days before its warranty expired. Honestly, I don't really run any Android apps on it. I have 5 or 10 installed including Kindle and coolreader and pageturner. I always end up using the stock reader. I have been able to make some modifications using root that allow the Nook to work more to my preferences, but as far as running Android apps, I will take my wife's Nexus 7 every time, or even my Driod 4. If you have an iPad already, I personally would look at the Aura HD or a Kindle Paperwhite depending on the funds you have available. My Nook is not a glowlight and I do wish it had the built in front light. As for a "HD" screen, my personal opinion is that they are very nice, but honestly, my NST has sharper text than most printed books so I am not sure if the higher resolution is necessary. Now, with regard to your PDF books, if they are basically text with few or no graphics, I believe that most e-readers will handle those. If they are graphics intensive, like technical manuals, then I would wait until I see reviews of the Aura HD to make a decision. I think most small e-readers and even "HD" tablets are too small to read graphics intensive PDFs.
If you are in the US, you can buy the Nook online at http://www.barnesandnoble.com
amjazz said:
Hey guys,
I've been wanting to snag an e-Ink based reader for quite sometime now. I have an iPad 3 and reading on it is a bit of a chore since its a bit heavy (with a case). I came across this Kobo Aura HD and decided to buy until I realized that the Nook Touch can be rooted and actual Android apps can be run on it.
I also have a ton of books on PDF, so how do the Nook and the Kobo (if any of you are aware about) handle them?
Is the Nook Touch worth getting over a high-rez e-Ink screen?
Also, where can I get the Nook Touch online?
Thanks in Anticipation.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWBcvWuWw_w
[read the description]
The quality is poor, the sound is irrelevant. Still, it shows some of the PDF viewers in action using different screen refresh modes.
Main advantage of NST is good handling of badly converted PDF's or PDF's with lots of images/tables.
Most E-book reader try to perform a 'text reflow' on PDF's which means it converts them to text.
If the PDF is made from photographs, it's unreadable using 'reflow'.
The stock reader which is not shown in the video uses "text reflow" and is pretty good at converting to text.
If you want to buy NST outside of US try one of the British shops or Ebay
I use my NST for virtually all my ereading, the display resolution is very good and each battery charge lasts several weeks. I rooted it so that I can install and use better ereader (Mantano) and browser (Opera Mobile), plus a couple of news/weather apps (NPR, Weather Channel). I also love the fact (with a modded kernel) it can play audio via a USB audio adapter (although I have not yet found a working volume-control app so that I can listen using earphones).
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I use my NST for virtually all my ereading, the display resolution is very good and each battery charge lasts several weeks. I rooted it so that I can install and use better ereader (Mantano) and browser (Opera Mobile), plus a couple of news/weather apps (NPR, Weather Channel). I also love the fact (with a modded kernel) it can play audio via a USB audio adapter (although I have not yet found a working volume-control app so that I can listen using earphones).
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Have you tried reassigning the page-turn buttons to volume up/down? That's what I did because most reading apps use the volume buttons to turn pages. When I press those reassigned buttons outside of a reading app, the volume bar pops up and lets me adjust it.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18113297&postcount=4
The only question I have is if the factory reset by pressing the two bottom buttons at startup still works after this tweak.
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Have you tried reassigning the page-turn buttons to volume up/down? That's what I did because most reading apps use the volume buttons to turn pages. When I press those reassigned buttons outside of a reading app, the volume bar pops up and lets me adjust it.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18113297&postcount=4
The only question I have is if the factory reset by pressing the two bottom buttons at startup still works after this tweak.
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http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch_restore_to_stock
Methods 2 and 3 work fine.
Just so everyone knows, the Kobo Aura HD can have Android installed on it! It's just Gingerbread 2.3.4 but man the hardware is way better than the Nook ST
Greetings, nookies!
Gone are the days of Angry Birds being the only playable game on our Nook Simple Touch devices. I have found that The Impossible Game by FlukeDude, one of the most fun, minimalistic and rage-inducing games I've ever played (which isn't saying much ), works remarkably well on my rooted Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (see full specs in my sig), which means that you can play it, too!
Acquiring the game
The Impossible Game costs merely a dollar on the Play Store (you can get it here), so for those of you who have Gapps installed on your Nook Touch, installing the game will be a piece of cake. However, for you who do not have Gapps (like myself), getting the app is a little harder. The way I did it is like so: a) Buy the app using your Google account on your PC. b) Get on your rooted Android phone or tablet (in my case, a Nexus 7) and refresh it so the app is delivered and installed to the device. c) ADB pull the .apk from the /data/app directory in your rooted phone/tablet. d) ADB push that .apk to the /sdcard directory of your Nook. e) Lastly, open your file explorer and install the app.
Playing the game
A rooted device and the NoRefresh app are required to play this game. Gameplay is simple - you are a gray (red in the real game, but everything's gray on Nooks!) square moving along a flat plane to your right, attempting to jump on and over obstacles in the form of triangles, squares and pits in order to reach the end of the level. Triangles kill you if you run into them or jump on top of them, pits kill you if you fall on them, and squares only kill you if you run into them. The part that makes it so rage-inducing is that every time you hit an obstacle and die, you are reset to the very beginning of the track.
Controls are simple, too - tapping anywhere on the screen makes your square jump. A fair warning, though; there is a small lag, so make sure to tap the screen just before you want the square to jump. Also, if you want to jump multiple times in a row, press and hold your finger on the screen.
Another quick tip: I've found that the game displays best on NoRefresh's highest or "whitest" contrast setting.
One more hint, this game sucks up your battery very, very fast, so I only play it when my Nook's plugged in to charge.
Soundtrack
The game is synchronized to a fantastic soundtrack when audio works, but since most of our Nooks can't do sound, the soundtrack can't be used. Thankfully, I'm providing a download link for the soundtrack which can be played during gameplay using an MP3 Player or PC (if you can be bothered to do that). Just make sure to stop and restart the track each time you die.
In my opinion, the fun of this game is greatly improved when the soundtrack is playing along with it, so I'd highly recommend trying it out!
YouTube video
In this video, I play a small section of the game for you to use as an example.
Hope you all enjoy!
Regards,
Nookie
Figured we could have a dedicated thread for us emulator fans out there and share ideas and whatnot.
I thought I'd start off by sharing my presets for PPSSPP, ePSXe and RetroArch for now and move up to other things in the near future.
Controllers:
DualShock 3:
+ Works flawlessly as of this date (30-03-2016) on LP via Sixaxis Controller.
+ Awesome battery life. Around 24-26 hours for me though ymmv.
+ Doesn't turn off that fast compared to the Shield Controller.
+ Can be hooked up relatively easy to most PCs or Android devices.
- No support yet for MM. (working as intended as of 03-06-2016)
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DualShock 4:
PENDING...
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Shield Controller:
+ Native Android buttons.
+ Headphone out and volume toggle.
+/- Works out of the box on Android/Shield TV when plugged in via USB. (native android buttons however does not work on Android TV... using a Sony Bravia KD-49X8005C here).
+/- Pretty stiff controls and buttons overall. This is a mixed bag since it shows good quality over time, but the same makes things such as grinding in a controller impossible if you know what I mean. Hard layered plastic is at blame here I guess.
- Lack of start and select makes things messy as you'd rather want those then having to rebind the native android buttons.
- Quite a large footprint compared to DS3/4 or any other BT controller for that matter.
- Short idle time before turning off. This will make several emulators like RetroArch unresponsive with the controller and means they have to be restarted. (update: Home>Recent>RetroArch works as well as it'll make the controller become "reinitialized".)
- Power button easily becomes pressed when carrying in say a bag. However since the idle time is so short compared to other controllers it shouldn't affect the battery time that much. Still something to consider though.
- Flat out denied on Windows devices not running GeForce Experience.
- Wifi Direct only works Nvidia Shield (Tablet/K1/X1/TV) devices (encrypted protocol.... whaaaaat da hell Nvidia?!)
? Battery life pending.
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8Bitdo FC30/NES30 Pro:
+ Wow! Very quality, much buttons, many options.
+ Programmable for pretty much "anything". And w/ firmware updates you're pretty much future proof for the time being.
? Battery life pending (I've read somewhere around 20 hours.)
+/- Footprint & Weight. About 1/3 of the weight of a PSP Go while also being slightly smaller (I'd say around 5% smaller when a PSP Go is closed). Ymmv regarding your preferences. That is, the larger hands you have the worse it becomes I guess, and the same goes if you prefer heavier controllers).
The d-pad and start/select feels like a NES, analogue sticks like a vita. Shoulders buttons (L1/2, R1/2) goes clickety-clack (i.e rather clicky for my taste but something you'll probably get used too). YXAB have a soft plastic texture which I prefer over the hard one used in the shield controller. Overall this is probably my 2nd best controller after the Dualshock 3 (2nd gen). Another thing to mention is that there is a plastic skin covering the metallic plate which is barely visible and easily removable with say a knife/box-cutter blade or flat-head screwdriver. I'd suggest to keep it on as long as possible unless you find it bothersome.
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Emulators w/ "recommended" settings
PPSSPP:
I recommend using the native PPSSPP app over the core found in RetroArch. Why you ask? Because the core lacks many functions that the native app supports and the GUI overall is a lot more user-friendly.
Go to Settings -> Graphics and set Rendering resolution to 1:1 -> Display resolution (HW scaler) to Auto -> Upscale level to Auto -> Upscale type (filter) to xBRZ -> and Anisotropic filtering to 16x.
Our device has a pretty powerful mobile Kepler gpu and can handle it, so don't fret.
Turn off On-screen touch controls in Settings -> Controls as we already have a controller.
The GUI overall is easy to manage even with touch support, so I would recommend using your hands (fingers) for a quicker setup as going though the menu is somewhat slower on a controller.
The GUI is the same as on PC so if you've used it before then you'll be welcomed by the same layout and similar settings.
Don't forget to configure your controller in Settings -> Controls > Control mapping and you're set!
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ePSXe:
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RetroArch:
At first boot you'll be treated by a pretty lame GUI which is made to function across most Android devices. However, for a tablet or (phone) w/ controller, the xmb GUI is a much better alternative. I would recommend anyone who finds RetroArch complex to:
#1: Go into Settings -> Driver -> set Menu Driver to xmb (or glui if you desire but I will not cover that one here) -> Go back to Home and Quit RetroArch.
Restart RetroArch and you'll be treated with the xmb GUI instead.
Assuming you are using either DS3 or Shield Controller, it should have been picked up assuming you configured it beforehand with your tablet.
A(X) is back and B (O) is confirm in the menu. (Shield vs PS3/4 controller)
For anyone who've ever used a PS3 or PSP should be familiar with the xmb layout.
#2: Go to Settings -> Input -> And set your desired user count -> Then go to either Input Hotkey Binds (stuff like fast forward toggle and menu keybindings) and Input User 1 Binds.
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I recommend using ePSXe since it's far better than the ones found in RetroArch. Doing so will free up L2/R2 for use as shown above.
(new) I've tried out the PCSX Rearmed (PS1) emulator and noticed a little better support for some games, though testing is still in progress. So if you plan on using this one as well then I would recommend the new layout that comes with this post update.
#3: After you've set your desired inputs or if you followed mine + default D-pad, ABXY and analogue sticks, you should be ready to try out some emulators.
These inputs will work as default for all emulators listed below. For example: GBA only has A/B and no X/Y so these will be disabled. I use L3 and R3 as Start/Select while L2 works as a menu toggle and R2 as fast forward mode (as seen in the picture above).
#4: Head over to "Home" -> Online Updater and update everything except Core Updater just to be on the safe side. I skipped cheats because I never use any.
#5: In Core Updater, pick your desired emulators as RetroArch doesn't come with any out of the box. This why it has a lot of negative feedback overall I bet. These are constantly updated hence why keeping a set is stupid and adds space and junk overall since not everyone might use (again something that people who lack common sense ignore) everything that is available.
I picked the ones below and find them the most stable out of the ones available for each system. The names speak for themselves
Bonus: Pick Home -> Load Content -> Select File and Detect Core for a quick boot of your favorite game (Assuming you downloaded any cores). And preset your "ROM" folder in: Settings - > Directory -> File Browser Dir.
fMSX - Pending...
QuickNES - Pending...
Gambatte (GB/GBC) - Pending...
Snes9x Next - Pending...
mGBA - Pending...
DeSmuME (DS) - Crashes. No bios support either. Awaiting update.
PCSX Rearmed - Pending...
PicoDrive (Sega MS, MD, CD, 32X) - Pending...
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Shaders w/ Comparisons:
hqx family
Super Eagle
Super 2xSai
Super 2xSaI
xBR family
xBRZ
SNES9x Next: Pending...
mGBA: Pending...
PPSSPP: Pending...
ePSXe: Pending...
Another plus/minus to consider is latency:
Shield Controller uses WiFi-Direct which supposedly has 1/2 the latency of Bluetooth controllers.
I have a controller that should be added to the list: the SteelSeries Stratus XL
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/steelse...er-black/4832300.p?id=bb4832300&skuId=4832300
I'm hoping to get one or two of the 8Bitdo Bluetooth controllers this weekend. If I do, I'll post my experience with them.
Also Speedlink, TORID Gamepad (SL-6576_GN) works well
Some updates... Sixaxis now work on MM. As for more thorough reviews, I got a 8Bitdo FC30 Pro arriving sometime this week or the next. I'll update the main post with some more details once it has arrived.
I will probably buy the NES30 Pro as well since this controller looks rather promising minus the battery life. Still, it works on custom ROMs, and that's the main reason I (and probably you) would want it for since the Shield controller is rather bulky and not exactly the best for my rather small hands, not to mention it still doesn't work on anything else but stock ROM.
So what to expect this weekend or the next:
Shaders (finally!)
8Bitdo FC30 Pro mini review w/ pics.
Some minor edits to the posts.
Ipega-9023
Can you add Ipega-9023 for controllers ? I don't know buy or no for shield tablet ? And can you write pros and cons for this controller ? Thanks
Added 8Bitdo FC30 PRO wooo. Shaders comparison coming up sometime this next week/end.
anybody used the ds3 to play super meat boy ?
What about the Asus game pad for the Nexus player... I picked one up for 10...
and the xiaomi gamepad ?
Logitech F310 works too!
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8Bitdo FC30/NES30 Pro:
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Wait, so does the NES30 Pro actually have Select and Start button? You know that work as such. I'm looking for a controller that will have those without some weird mapping. And what are those buttons at the bottom? It's kinda small for me, but I can't seem to find a controller all the buttons.
ive got the moga power pro and its a great controller but ive just bought the gamesir g4s and that is awesome
The gamesir g4s. For virtually the same amount you can get the Shield original gamepad. Then better the g3s.
Niii4 said:
The gamesir g4s. For virtually the same amount you can get the Shield original gamepad. Then better the g3s.
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yes but the dead zones on the shield controller are horrible and make it rubbish for fps games the g4s is great for fps games
Horrible dead zones. Really?
Niii4 said:
Horrible dead zones. Really?
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yep you have to move to sticks pretty far before you start looking/moving, there are loads of videos on youtube on it
Asus game pad is great!! I use it whenever I want to play emulators or Borderlands. The only problem is there is no home button. You can fix that though by going into the system>usr>keylayout folder and edit Vendor_0b05_Product_4500.kl to change the MODE button (power button) to HOME and the HOME button to BUTTON_START. Do that and restart your tablet and the Asus controller will work like a normal controller. The Circle Home button will now be start and the Power Button will be home. This won't effect anything with the controller like how it turns on and off. You still have to hold the power button for that.