I created SmartGear for WinCE a long time ago and have recently been working on an Android version. I'm nearly ready to release it to the market. A few more bug fixes and I'll post a free version. It supports the following systems:
GameBoy / GameBoy Color
GameGear / Sega Master System
NES
Genesis
TurboGrafx-16
Coin-op (a few titles such as some CPS1 games)
It currently supports direct connection (no other driver/software needed) to the following bluetooth wireless game controllers: Zeemote, iControlPad, SteelSeries Free, MOGA, and BGP-100. If you know of another "non-HID / proprietary" bluetooth gamepad that needs support, let me know and I'll add it.
Please send me requests for coin-op titles you would like me to add. This is my own code (not MAME), so I may not be able to add all of the games you want. I've written code to support about 320 titles and need to modify it to work in my Android project. So far I have 41 working. If anyone would like to beta test it, please let me know.
Larry B.
Can't wait! Sounds fantastic for us retro gamers. Would love to see xmen, galaga & of course Metal slug 3
Amazing all the old memories flooding back of them Saturday afternoons before going to watch the football spent in a grubby arcade button bashing for Britain hahahaha
Wow I can't wait
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Things are coming together nicely. If all goes well I will have it in the market by the end of November.
I have the following idea for monetizing the app. Please voice your opinions if you think this is reasonable. I will use admob and have a small banner ad on the main menu page (not visible while you're playing a game). I will also have an in-app purchase option ($1.99?) to disable the ads. This seems like the least annoying way to do it.
Thoughts?
Could you emulate a working Nintendo DS console? Also, Pokemon games
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Marvel vs capcom & killer instinct support would be super. I cant remember if marvel vs capcom was cps1 or cps2
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Marvel vs capcom & killer instinct support would be super. I cant remember if marvel vs capcom was cps1 or cps2
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Killer Instinct is not likely to happen due to it using 2 CPU's that I haven't yet emulated.
Marvel vs Capcom is more probable. I've got CPS1 emulation working and CPS2 isn't that different (except for a security feature I think).
L.B.
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Could you emulate a working Nintendo DS console? Also, Pokemon games
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If the revenue is sufficient from this, then I'll be able to add more games and systems. Right now I have a full time job and can't dedicate hundreds of hours a month to working on new emulators. I've got about 320 coin-op titles working on my PC version and am slowly refactoring the code to work on Android. So far I've got about 50 titles working. I'm going to use your feedback and my own preferences for deciding which games to emulate. I haven't tackled the issue of sound sample files. I support them, but I need to create a system for allowing users to download and use them with my emulator.
L.B.
The SmartGear for Android beta test is ready
Get it here:
http://www.bitbanksoftware.com/smartgear_beta.html
Larry B.
Any chance for some n64 or psx emulation? Love the 2 moga controller support... but need more emus! Or how about a stand alone app for 2 moga controller support? I want to connect 2 so I can play 2 player games. Moga universal isn't doing it for me as of now.
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I can't wait for this
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Any chance for some n64 or psx emulation? Love the 2 moga controller support... but need more emus! Or how about a stand alone app for 2 moga controller support? I want to connect 2 so I can play 2 player games. Moga universal isn't doing it for me as of now.
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I'm trying to get my SNES emulator working properly which is difficult enough. PSX and N64 are very unlikely. This code is all written by me, not stolen from public domain projects. I was thinking of adding a TRS-80 Coco emulator, MSX, AtariST and maybe Amiga. Everyone can vote on which of those systems is more important (and more coin-op titles).
I've finally gotten the artwork ready and only a few more bugs to fix. I might even get it on the market by tomorrow if I get time today.
L.B.
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I have been eagerly awaiting the re-release of n64oid, and the xperia play being the ultimate emulator machine, wanted to let everyone know, N64oid is due to be out this month. Could possibly be a may 26th release, but should be out before the months end. Very close to release anyway.
Source http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/145012-n64oid-expected-return-mid-may.html
Good news.
Let's hope it runs more games and smoother
What happened with the other ones? I can't find Gensoid or Gearoid for the life of me!
This app was so awesome on the nook color + blue tooth with CM7. I can't wait till its released again.
I know he removed one of his emulators as a request from Sega....
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I know he removed one of his emulators as a request from Sega....
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Gensoid I can fathom... But Gearoid? Since when has Sega paid any attention to the MS and the GG?
I am quite pissed as I was a very loyal Sega follower and had all their consoles except for Sega Saturn. Now all the games I have from my childhood will be back to the dust... I don't like the other MegaDrive emus and there is no alternative for Gearoid except some retarded emulator which installs its own File manager and demands a physical keyboard.
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I'm sure the latest versions before it got removed are somewhere on the internet.
Logseman...I emailed Yongzh and he told me to buy them from the website "SlideME." They're both on there, but it looks like they're an update or two old.
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Gensoid I can fathom... But Gearoid? Since when has Sega paid any attention to the MS and the GG?
I don't like the other MegaDrive emus and there is no alternative for Gearoid except some retarded emulator which installs its own File manager and demands a physical keyboard.
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i installed
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.geng.gglite&feature=search_result
it is an exact copy of gearoid lite , and it doesnt install its own file manager
None of yongzh's emulators are in the market now. What?
No, they are not in the market! It's really strange. :-(
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better not be a lawsuit thing again
afraid so, All emu's look to be going check out engadget front page
I just hope this nice emu comes back soon. Or goes the psx4droid way / whatever
N64oid and the others are already in the SlideME marketplace. You can grab it here: http://slideme.org/
Yonzgh has now had his developers account suspended by google :S wonder whats going on
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All updated and a final release of N64oid soon!
http://slideme.org/en/applications?text=yongzh
If the consoles and games are no longer for sale why not allow people to use emulators. If they wanted to release the games in proper packs at 3-4 for a dollar then people would buy them. I have the Atari app on my iphone but won’t buy the games because the packs are one good games an 2 or 3 crap games. Or all the same game but different versions.
They are still for sale, such as through Nintendo's Virtual Console.
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Yonzgh has now had his developers account suspended by google :S wonder whats going on
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Seems that Sega has complained. Given that I don't see any game under the Sega brand right now in the market, I can only fathom that they will release some of their own and they want no competition in the shape of GameGear and Genesis old games.
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Is anyone here a fan of the Animal Crossing series from Nintendo? I definitely am and I started trying to figure out if there was a way to play one of these games on my Xperia Play. After doing a little research, I discovered that the original Animal Crossing started off as Animal Forest, a Nintendo 64 game released only in Japan in 2001. In 2002 it got ported to the Gamecube and released for all regions. I have a rom of the Nintendo 64 version that had been patched for English and actually got it to load in N64oid! Unfortunately, it crashed when K.K. told me to set the game clock. Bummer! I wonder if there are any patched versions floating around that can get past this first road block, or if there is some way to set the clock in N64oid that I can't seem to find.
Is anyone else interested in playing Animal Forest/Crossing on their phone?
Don't speak of roms. You will be killed.
Yeah I defiantly would! Loved that game!
N64oid is on the SlideMe market now for android, and is being updated soon with very high compatibility.
Lets hope that includes Animal Forest. I tried running Animal Crossing on the DS emulator earlier but it was so slow that it was unplayable. It would be nice if Nintendo and other developers would recognize the potential of the Play and create their own android stores where they could release some of their older titles that could easily be optimized for the Play. I would gladly pay $10 for a perfect port of Animal Crossing.
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There's more chance of buying Mario Kart on the Playstation Store!
We did get tetris.. wait, thats the market XD
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No, not really. What I'm saying is that developers are missing a major opportunity by not releasing android-friendly ports of successful games they've created in the past. The nostalgia factor alone would drive the majority of sales.
The idea that Nintendo would voluntarily share revenue from any of their ip's with anyone is, well... Let's just say it will be a cold day in Hell.
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Unfortunately, it crashed when K.K. told me to set the game clock.
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Sounds to me like the emulator doesn't support the real time clock, necessary to emulate animal crossing...
Here is more info the real time clock, sounds like Animal Forest is the only game on the N64 to use the clock...
code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/issues/detail?id=244
I wonder if this RTC patch only pertains to specific emulators. Worst case scenario, I think I could live with setting the clock whenever I played.
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@DeadlyDazza
No, not really. What I'm saying is that developers are missing a major opportunity by not releasing android-friendly ports of successful games they've created in the past. The nostalgia factor alone would drive the majority of sales.
The idea that Nintendo would voluntarily share revenue from any of their ip's with anyone is, well... Let's just say it will be a cold day in Hell.
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the device is a few months old mate, just wait and the big names will come, you will never get nintendo games on the play but rumor is that sega plans to bring alot of retro games to android, word is, it was sega that got all the emulators taken off the market
Sega is not unfriendly towards emulation. They hired Steve Snake, one of the guys behind one of the most popular Genesis emulators for PC, to emulate some of their classics for PC release in the past. Doesn't mean they weren't the reason the emulators got taken down, but just something I wanted to point out.
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Sega is not unfriendly towards emulation. They hired Steve Snake, one of the guys behind one of the most popular Genesis emulators for PC, to emulate some of their classics for PC release in the past. Doesn't mean they weren't the reason the emulators got taken down, but just something I wanted to point out.
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sega may not be unfriendly towards emulation, but like any company they are unfriendly towards competition
I used the japanese version of rom and got past the initial train ride but then crashed at entering village. N64oid should be getting that engine update anytime now. This is also my# 1 game for n64oid. Just a note, you can swap gamesaves between english version and japanes by changing gamesave file the same as the rom of language choice.
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I just tried the Japanese version and got the exact same result. Man, this sucks. How cool would it be to play this game? Pulling weeds, finding classic Nintendo games...
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anyone tried this on v2.0 of N64oid?
I've done the same. N64 looked playable but when I got to that dog it asked me to set the time. So I pushed x or o something a bunch of times.. and it worked. But when I got on the train the game looked terrible and it wasn't showing text input/responses and the textures were spazing out and changing colors. I'm sticking to harvest moon on my snes emulator.
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Come to think of it, I don't think I have tried it since v2. Does anyone have an english patched version of the rom?
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Anyone?
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It said in the updates, v 2.03 that Animal Forest was fixed and support for touchpad/gamepad was added! Any ideas?
Having one Android tablet and one ipad in the house makes gaming really boring. Are there any multiplayer games that allows for cross-platform action between the two os'? I'm not talking OpenFeint, I mean simultanious, real-time, multiplayer.
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I've been wanting to check out Order & Chaos from Gameloft to see if it's cross-platform. The only app I've actually done cross-platform "gaming" with is Words With Friends. I can play simultaneously with my friend's iPod Touch/iPhone, but this is with my Nexus S. I haven't seen any cross-platform tablet gaming.. except MAYBE Order and Chaos.
Dungeon Defenders, Asphalt 6 (may not let you log in to Gameloft Live after 3.1 update???), Guerilla Bob but I think it's local network only. If Gun Bros would ever get the online update you could add it to the list. Also Pocket Legends works great and the devs have a new games coming out in the next couple weeks with a space theme. Skies of Glory worked on phones but it crashes on tablet.
Reckless racing and raging thunder to the list
Homerun battle
Pool break pro
Damn, this is looking dismal
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I think Dungeon Defenders supports cross platform for iOS and Android. When it is released on Xbox360, PS3, and PC, it will supposedly allow cross platform between all systems.
Pocket legends and words with friends
I know it has been on the list a few times already, but pocket legends. I play that on my phone (also worked on my acer iconia a500) and my friend plays it on his iphone when we are both working. Excellent way to waist time.
While I haven't got my TF101 yet, I do play X-Plane and Starfront: Collision crossplatform with my brother, he has an iPhone 4 and I use my Galaxy Tab 7". Most Gameloft games that support multiplayer will work, as long as both versions match (eg. my bro and I had to make sure we both had v1.0.6 of SF:C but as long as both are on latest should be fine).
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Damn, this is looking dismal
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It is? Cross platform gaming doesn't really exist too much anywhere. I think this list is a great start to that happening more and more.
guerrilla bob THD! you can play it on your android device and fight against ios, windows and osx
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Starfront: Collision
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Doesn't work on the TF.
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I know this is old, but I'm very interested in it
Other than the MMO's (like the Legend series by Spacetime Studios) and Whatever With Friends, I found some great free games with cross-platform multiplayer support:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.angrymobgames.muffinknightfree&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/muffin-knight-free/id465463024?mt=8
http://www.androidgamesroom.com/stand-alone-games/81655.htm (it was free, but somehow removed from Google Play) [clean according to VirusTotal and NetQin Online Virus Scan]
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/toss-the-ball/id441640955?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.riseofglory&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sky-gamblers-rise-glory-lite/id459591549?mt=8
http://clay.io/ (includes some multiplayer games accessible to anyone with a HTML5 browser)
Thanks to everyone that already posted, going to look through them all.
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Doesn't work on the TF.
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It should work... What room are you using?
JaimeCarlos said:
It should work... What room are you using?
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That was written mid 2011, don't know if now things are different
Hello, I am a portable gaming nut and want to create a place we can all find out about working games playable on the GT7+.
Here is a list that I have working so far on mines.
Aftermath XHD
AngryBots
Castle of Shadows
Cyberlords
DGunners SP
EnbornX
Greed Corp
Inotia 3
Minebuilder
OnLive
ROC
Sentinel 3
Shadowgun THD (chain fire, nividia)
Space Station
Spirit HD
Zenonia 3
PES 2012 v1.0.4
Fallen Realms
Fragment 3D
Defender
Across Ages DX
Blood and Glory
Exitium
Sleepy Jack
Jelly Defense
X-plane 9
Deadspace (chain fire, nividia)
Spectral Souls (chain fire, nividia)
Samurai II THD (chain fire, nividia)
Galaxy on Fire 2 (chain fire, nividia)
FPSX (working the best I have ever had it working, much better than tegra 2...)
I plan to try out more games each week and add to this list. If you have some games working for you on your GT7+ that is not listed let me know and I will add it to the list!
Happy gaming!
PES 2012 v1.0.4 playable for me..
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It might be easier to just post games that are NOT working. So far, I've only encountered one or two (asphalt 6 was one, I think.) Funny thing about that one was that the android market didn't block it from installing, but as soon as the app started, it said it was an incompatible device. I think some developer forgot to set things up properly in the market...
That is a good point, but I would still like to get a good list going. Others may not have known about a certain game and see it on the list and try it out.
And I may find some new games aswell from what users are playing on their GT7+
Erh, can any one can confirm below games also works with full screen:
- Samurai II (not Terga version)
- Silpheed Alternative
- Sprinkle all devices
- other Gameloft games
Thanks in advace
It sucks that gameloft can make such awesome games but not on our tabs don't know why when there's so much more money they can make as I bought my tab mostly for gaming
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It might be easier to just post games that are NOT working. So far, I've only encountered one or two (asphalt 6 was one, I think.) Funny thing about that one was that the android market didn't block it from installing, but as soon as the app started, it said it was an incompatible device. I think some developer forgot to set things up properly in the market...
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most of the gameloft game i downloaded...not compatible / cant download additional data...
wonder if modifying the host file could fix that. like if we set it as say international s2 or the note?
Did anyone try to modify build.prop to fake the device to 10.1 to play gameloft games?
Changing the host sounds like a great idea... does anyone (that knows how to do this) mind trying this out?
Making it the s2 i think would be nice unless 10.1 would allow more games to be played...
Simcity deluxe v0.012(tablet) working fine
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Worms by EA and office jerk working fullscreen..
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Erh, can any one can confirm below games also works with full screen:
- Samurai II (not Terga version)
- Silpheed Alternative
- Sprinkle all devices
- other Gameloft games
Thanks in advace
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Samurai II, Sprinkle, and Shadowgun all devices version working well (full screen) on GT7+
Sorry, but someone else will have to make a gaming thread. I will be returning my Gtab7+.
It has gotten some dead pixels all of a sudden and I still have a preorder for the Transformer Prime that I was going to cancel but I think I will just return this and wait for that.
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Changing the host sounds like a great idea... does anyone (that knows how to do this) mind trying this out?
Making it the s2 i think would be nice unless 10.1 would allow more games to be played...
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Downloading the SGS2 data makes the game run, however gravity is 90 degress diverted... weird
How u play asphat6 on tab? It seem accelerometer doesnt working good?...
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Grand Theft Auto III
why? wont let me install, damn you Rockstar Games!
I emailed them asking about support for our device.
Let us know if anyone gets this working, this game is a classic.
it works if you side load it from phone where it was purchased to tablet. Use root explorer and dropbox, or TB and DB
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Anyone seen this yet? It sounds interesting. According to Phonearena, 2 games are already working (Ceasar 3 and Starcraft)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.postram.winulatorbeta
Aw man, so many great old games. I would kill to play Captain Claw on the Play
Let's hope he integrates hardware controls into this.
Ooooo...I wonder if I can play mechwarrior ....that would be cool.
The fact that starcraft works is awesome
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i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEE emulators
1000000 gameloft's game + 100000000000000 other mobile games = 1 game that we paying with emulator
I wonder if Half-life or CS would work in the near future xD
Imagine if he will manage to pull off the profile for Starcraft... playing at school with friends on a Tethered device..That will be something...:highfive:
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I wonder if Half-life or CS would work in the near future xD
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actually, all old windows games work, but you need those profiles created and optimized for a decent gameplay...
hopefully he will release a profile creating tool and so this will emulator will explode like psxperia did