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Good android games that are EXCLUSIVE to the platform

Hi,
I was wondering if we could build a list of properly fantastic games (free or paid) that are exclusive to android. There are a lot of good games that have come from iPhone versions etc but I want to find some built just for us

Replica Island is great. Free, too

[Q] is there an N64 emulator?

is there n64 emulator for android ?

Its apparently in the works by zodtt and yonghz (the same guys that did psx4droid).
I remember that it was supposed to be released before the end of this year.
Yeah Zodtt told me when he was still developing psx4droid, that his next project would be VLC4droid (the popular opensource linux media player) and then the n64 emulator.
He told me the n64 source has been refined several times more than the psx source so he expected it to run much smoother (in general) than psx4droid.
I'm guessing he is sort of busy/lazy at the moment and just taking a break.
I know for sure psx4droid will remain on v1.7 for at least 6months from now.
If zodtt's going to make vlc player, he would need to distribute his source under GPL laws. This is something zodtt does not want to do because he wants to charge people for his apps (understandable).
It may be realistic to expect a launch of n64droid around Feb 2011.

[Q] SDK for Android Multiplayer gaming

What’s the best SDK to develop Android multiplayer games? I’ve been looking at a number of SDKs including Skiller, OpenFeint and Scoreloop. Does anyone know if these SDKs support multiplayer games? If yes, how easy/ difficult is it build one using their SDK?

Hope I'm not stirring any ghosts since this thread is quite old, but it was not answered and I hope my answer will be relevant.
Disclosure: I work at Nextpeer. We provide both a server-side and client-side solution for adding a multiplayer option to games. This means you don't have to worry about hosting, player-to-player communication, or matchmaking. Our SDK is available for both Android and iOS, both natively (so you can integrate it with any other native framework) and as a Unity plugin.
I should say that there are other SDKs for multiplayer, for example Google Play Game Services, and they all have their pros and cons. Some are not as cross-platform as you'd like (Google's Game Services don't have Multiplayer support on iOS), others have tie-ins you may not be interested in (Google's framework is tied to Google Plus, while our SDK works with Facebook).

Nextpeer Multiplayer SDK
gauravkheterpal said:
What’s the best SDK to develop Android multiplayer games? I’ve been looking at a number of SDKs including Skiller, OpenFeint and Scoreloop. Does anyone know if these SDKs support multiplayer games? If yes, how easy/ difficult is it build one using their SDK?
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Our company, Nextpeer, offers a free, simple cross platform multiplayer SDK. We have the simplest integration which can be done in as little as 15 minutes, leaderboards and cross platform technology. Check out our website or email our support team at [email protected].

[FAKE] PS2 PSP Emulator

hey guys i was surfing a bit and found this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.palmiero.psx
Code:
Emulate the classic Playstation (tm) games.
This Apps Support:
* PSP games
* Psx ( PSone ) Games
* Ps2 Games
* Ps vita Games ( beta testing ).
-High performance
-High compatibility
-High sound quality
-Real-time save states
-Audio track emulation (using .cue files)
-Force-feedback
-Dynamically loadable Overlay Pads
-Guncon emulation
-Analog Stick emulation
-Compatible with G-Sensor, Touchscreen and Hardware keys
-Supports .img, .iso, .bin, .cue, .nrg , .mdf and .Z disc image formats
-Full Support for IcontrolPAD, BGP100,Zeemote (via Bluez IME)
-OpenGL support via external plugin!
PSX , PSone, PlayStation© , ps Vita, PSP, PS2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
i really think its fake, what you guys think about it?
i need to say i havent bought nor test it.

My opinion - fake or emulate only PS1 games...But didn't test it too.

i also found that one.
http://android.cyber-flasher.com/ps2-emulator-v1-3-by-cyber-flasher.html
it is an ps2 emulator, id downloaded it, after installing it tells me to download adobe air, ok fine so far. now ill try it out tell you what happens.
But i dont have any high hopes that this isnt a fake too

I heard about it, and it's 100% fake (that v1.3 sh*t). And that payed PSP/PS2/PS1 emulator is too cheap to buy it only for test....It's not worth it. Every emulator by this company was updated/created 19th of September, so don't count on it much....

ok, but i will give the second one a shot.

I reported this app to Google. It is seriously fake. I mean come one the fact it says PS Vita Emulator... seriously.... total attempt to steal peoples money.

yes i thought the same. And if this were real we definitly had noticed that

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yes i thought the same. And if this were real we definitly had noticed that
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Agreed, if it were real the android gaming scene would be ablaze with it on the headlines. I would stay the hell away from it. Keep your money close

as everyone expected second one is to 100% fake.

I have started a site/service that lists well designed and honest Android games.

I have started an ad free site/service that lists well designed and honest Android games. Every game that is listed on this site is either completely free with no advertising, has a one time up front cost or one time IAP to unlock the full content ad free.
For each game posted on the site I have a brief bullet point list. This list consists of information like the up front price or the price of a one time IAP that unlocks the full game or removes ads on an already full game. Also listed is the info on if the game has multiplayer, if so what kind of multiplayer (online, local wifi, pass and play). There is also a description of whether the game supports Google Play Services or whether the game supports immersive mode from Android 4.4. Gamepad support and if the game plays in landscape, portrait or both is also included in the description along with whether the Play store or Amazon offer a demo. All of these things I verify myself by playing the game. I also include the permissions of each game so everyone has an upfront idea of what the game has access to. So after the brief bulletpoints and permissions there will also be the devs description of the game from Google Play/Amazon Appstore.
There is a certain criteria I hold of all of the games I post.
- Upfront priced games with full content.
- There will not be any games listed that have pay walls or wait times.
- IAPs will only be allowed if they unlock the full game with a single purchase or removes ads in an already full versioned game.
- No ports of games that were heavily controller designed (SNK ports, Sega ports, Rockstar Games ports and DotEmu ports).
- Ports of touch based games from DS and PS Vita will be allowed as well as ports such as World of Goo or Chu Chu Rocket that happen to lend themselves quite nicely to touchscreen play. There is also a new trend of games being designed at the same time for consoles/pc as Android (such as Leisure Suit Larry or Shadowrun Returns), games designed like these (with touch controls in mind at the start of developing) will be included on the site as well.
- Games must be designed for Android and look correct on all of it's screen resolutions. That means no letter-boxing or low res graphics. This way bad iPhone ports that don't fit on our screens or games that don't bother to support HD devices like tablets will be weeded out.
- Games must look good. Some games out there have great gameplay but their graphics sometimes look like they were designed on Linux in the nineties. Games that fit this description will most likely not be listed as I am trying to encourage well designed pleasing to the eye kind of games. Of course the new trend of retro pixel art games are perfectly fine.
- Developer ethics also come into play. While Square Enix do not have IAPs their crazy online DRM schemes and complete lack of support (Chrono Trigger sound familiar) makes their games more than likely to not be listed. Gameloft, Glu and EA fit in this category pretty well too.
For me personally I feel it has been difficult at best if not almost impossible to navigate the Play Store to find truly well made games that aren't designed from the ground up to nickel and dime you. With most Android gaming review sites lacking any good list of games and most Android blogs publishing mainly articles about the newest Glu games (looking at you Android Central and Android Police) I feel a site like the one I have created will hopefully provide a much needed service for the Android gamer.
Basically this site lists games that look great on phones and tablets alike while also playing great on touchscreens all while ignoring the nickel and diming slum of Android gaming. So if any of this sounds good to you please check it out.
http://honestandroidgames.com
p.s. The site is still growing and new functions will be added. I am also open to ideas so if you guys have any please let me know.