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4Pockets releases PC version of great multiplayer 4Connect and Great Gold Rush

4Pockets, a developer company pretty famous for their high-quality Pocket PC games, have recently released a desktop (Windows) PC version of 4Connect and Great Gold Rush, two of their earlier, excellent multiplayer-enabled games.
They can be found here and here, respectively.
The games are an exact replica of the Pocket PC version and work just great in multiplayer (I've tested them against Pocket PC opponents over a Bluetooth PAN). The only problem with them is that they use a window sized 240*320; this means you will need to lower the resolution of your desktop to either 640*480 or 800*600 if you want to play these games.
Their third multiplayer-enabled title, Air Hockey Challenge, still has not been ported to the desktop Windows.
Note that the developer has also ported a lot of their other titles to the desktop Windows. They, however, aren't multiplayer-enabled and, therefore, I haven't tested them on the desktop.
Recommended articles: Pocket PC Multiplayer Bible; Pocket PC Gaming Bible Part I .

Gaming & emulator news (04/20/2008)

1. One of the best Pocket PC games of all time, Orions: Legend of Wizards (along with its expansion pack Orions: The Second Age) is sold with a 40% rebate HERE. Definitely worth purchasing it if you already haven’t done so. See my two Orions Strategy Guides for more info (Pocket PC only).
2. Astraware has released Platypus, a side scroller shooter, for both Pocket PC’s and MS Smartphones (and Palm OS devices).
You might want to check it out. While I don’t consider it a better title than SkyForce Reloaded (the, currently, best top-down scroller on all mobile platforms) or even Fire Hawk by c2matrix (another cool scroller), you might like it more than me. At least the scener music is worth noticing.
Note that, on touchscreen-enabled Pocket PC’s, your ship can only be controlled with the stylus, not the D-pad. Fortunately, it has no performance problems on HTC’s current, 2.8” devices (ALL of them except the very few, CDMA-only Xscale-based ones) exhibiting the infamous touchscreen CPU usage bug; not even on my non-overclocked HTC Wizard (running the AMP WM6.1 ROM based on OS 5.2.19199). It doesn’t have performance problems on VGA devices either (tested on the x51v with makuu’s WM 6.1 A06 privß06p).
As it’s a landscape-only game, you might want to think twice before even installing it if you have a device with screen polarization issues (like the Dell Axim x50v/x51v) and your eyes happen to be sensitive to them.
Note that the Smartphone version is told to be compatible with 176*220 devices. This doesn’t seem to be the case – it simply stated my 176*220 s310 / Oxygen to be incompatible (I’ve tried both the CAB and the EXE installer). It, of course, ran flawlessly on my QVGA (240*320) s710 / Vox.
3. There is another RPG-style game, Through Enemy Eyes by ArabellaGames, a Russian / Swedish newcomer to the Windows Mobile gaming scene. I didn’t find it particularly entertaining or even interesting; however, you might find it cool. (Of maze-type games, I’d prefer AIM Productions’ Tmax or Astraware's Mazera instead – see Gaming Bible - Part I - instead.)
4. SmartGear, the all-in-one Pocket PC & Smartphone gaming console emulator, has been further improved. In addition, the developer, Larry Bank has announced he’d add support for Pocket PC 2000 and 2002.

Are more games available that use the g-sensor?

Hello!
Does anybody know if there are more games like the build-in "Teeter" available on the market? I mean games that use the internal g-sensor. My 5-year-old son absolutely loves Teeter and this would buy me a few more relaxed minutes when f.e. we have to sit in some waiting room.
Thanks in advance,
DeepThought

Resco Bubbles is the only commercially available that I know of:
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/bubbles/

There are a few freebies here too:
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game
edit: I don't own a touch pro so I'm not sure if they only work on the Diamond or not. Worth a try though.

Thank you for the links!
The games from http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game are also working on the touch pro - just tested.

resco bubbles v1.20 releaseded. has 50 levels (so an extra 20 over previous version) and support for omnia

This is a good source for g-sensor apps and games: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=430541

IR Remote

Do any of the Universal Remote apps work on the tornado?
I've tried vito and novii with no luck...

No point, even if it works, smartphone IR can only work at very close range unlike those old day PDA.
Nowadays, IR are being replaced by BT, so I believe TyTn II was the last to have IR

I'm using on my Tornado program Novii Remote Deluxe (version for PocketPC, but is need FakeCursor). It's working with my TV Sony and my DVD recorder LG and range is cca 5 meter .

Qazer,
Could you desribie how to run "Novii Remote Deluxe" on Tornado?
I have an error "NR Deluxe is not valid Windows CE application"
Which version of WM have you installed?

Topaz as a mouse replacement

hi all,
can you let me know how to get a software which replaces the TD2 as a mouse please?
--connected laptop to tv to see tvs...but have to wake up everytime to pause, stop play...etc...
thanks in advance

Look for Gremote

sualc said:
Look for Gremote
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Yes! Best one I ever used!

I'm also working with Gremote free version (not demo pro version) It does not work correctly. It only work when I've attache my phone with a cable on my pc. After that I can scroll verry fast but going left or right gives me probs. I do installed the WVGA for my Topaz

Any others we can use? Gremote is the poo, but all I have is the demo

taylor_b92 said:
Any others we can use? Gremote is the poo, but all I have is the demo
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hi... there are are 2 different versions of gremote
gremote is free but gremote pro hase to be payed
both versions worked very well
gremote pro is customizeable to use with different player like VLC, foobar or winamp
and has additional plugins like special for winamp listing the playlist...
but as an simple mouse replacement use gremote
gremote
gremote pro

bl4ckb1rd said:
hi... there are are 2 different versions of gremote
gremote is free but gremote pro hase to be payed
both versions worked very well
gremote pro is customizeable to use with different player like VLC, foobar or winamp
and has additional plugins like special for winamp listing the playlist...
but as an simple mouse replacement use gremote
gremote
gremote pro
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Aww man. What a life saver. The Synaptics on my laptop is bein way too weird to tolerate nowadays.

GRemote Pro DEMO, works fine for me