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So I've had my phone for a couple weeks now, I was hearing all this buzz about how awesome Android is now and how far it's come so I just took the plunge. The phone has been fun to use and explore as far as widgets are concerned etc... but if I would ever make this my full time device it would have to do everything that my other phone (iPhone4) does. This brings me to the games... so far on the market all I've seen are pretty shoddy looking atari or nintendo looking games, where are all the graphically intensive and/or beautifully designed games in the market? How do I find games that actually take advantage of the GPU in my phone (Galaxy S)?

Gameloft has bunch of 3D games like Avatar and Assiasin's Creed for Android on their website, I can't post links so just google it or go to Gameloft.com and go to their Android section.

Also, emulators

itpromike said:
So I've had my phone for a couple weeks now, I was hearing all this buzz about how awesome Android is now and how far it's come so I just took the plunge. The phone has been fun to use and explore as far as widgets are concerned etc... but if I would ever make this my full time device it would have to do everything that my other phone (iPhone4) does. This brings me to the games... so far on the market all I've seen are pretty shoddy looking atari or nintendo looking games, where are all the graphically intensive and/or beautifully designed games in the market? How do I find games that actually take advantage of the GPU in my phone (Galaxy S)?
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So you just play games on your phone.... Get PSP or a GBA.

khaytsus said:
So you just play games on your phone.... Get PSP or a GBA.
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Why don't you go buy a dumb flip phone and supplement it with a PDA? Oh, maybe because you want one device to do multiple things? Imagine that. With phones like the Epic out, phones are starting to pack some pretty nice GPUs - you shouldn't dismiss gaming just like that.
To the OP: Check out Gameloft's stuff like someone else mentioned, they really are top of the line, but they refused to list their games in the marketplace. SNESoid, NESoid can run SNES/NES games. There's also some decent paid games in the Marketplace, you can usually find a demo or Lite version to try. With more people flocking to Android, more developers will start creating fleshed out games other than Bejweled clones (hopefully).

khaytsus said:
So you just play games on your phone.... Get PSP or a GBA.
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I wonder why people say garbage like oh get a PSP if you want to play games, Or if you want to use a navigation system get a gps, etc. I for one buy a device so I can do it all with one device. Or else I wouldn't buy it. End of point.
oh if you want a phone buy a land line phone instead it works better??? Logical I think not!
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Except Gameloft that begins to bring its Iphone hits to Android, there are few 3D games on our favorite platform.
Few days ago, I played Asphalt 5, that's not a bad game, because Gameloft proposed some free demo versions on its website (not avalaible n the market)
You can also try some good games you can find on the market like Speed forge 3D or Replica Island (not in 3D but a very good game).
At least you can try emulators (gensoid, gameboid...)

Woolios said:
I wonder why people say garbage like oh get a PSP if you want to play games, Or if you want to use a navigation system get a gps, etc. I for one buy a device so I can do it all with one device. Or else I wouldn't buy it. End of point.
oh if you want a phone buy a land line phone instead it works better??? Logical I think not!
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You can also enter a Ford Fiesta into an Indy car race too...
Best tool for the job is the simple summary. I for one am glad that the entire market isn't dominated by games.. With all of the porn and sound boards there wouldn't be any actual useful apps left.

itpromike said:
So I've had my phone for a couple weeks now, I was hearing all this buzz about how awesome Android is now and how far it's come so I just took the plunge. The phone has been fun to use and explore as far as widgets are concerned etc... but if I would ever make this my full time device it would have to do everything that my other phone (iPhone4) does. This brings me to the games... so far on the market all I've seen are pretty shoddy looking atari or nintendo looking games, where are all the graphically intensive and/or beautifully designed games in the market? How do I find games that actually take advantage of the GPU in my phone (Galaxy S)?
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try this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ4nqzr45E

itpromike said:
So I've had my phone for a couple weeks now, I was hearing all this buzz about how awesome Android is now and how far it's come so I just took the plunge. The phone has been fun to use and explore as far as widgets are concerned etc... but if I would ever make this my full time device it would have to do everything that my other phone (iPhone4) does. This brings me to the games... so far on the market all I've seen are pretty shoddy looking atari or nintendo looking games, where are all the graphically intensive and/or beautifully designed games in the market? How do I find games that actually take advantage of the GPU in my phone (Galaxy S)?
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You can also play PS1, N64 games on your android phone.

stickyasglue said:
try this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ4nqzr45E
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Cool video, showed me some games I'd missed.

A question about Gameloft's games; I downloaded Dungeon Hunter, love it!
aTrackDog tells me there's a more up-to-date version than what I have, but I can't access it from the market.
Are their games auto update? Or do I need to do it manually?

Wiicked_Fuze said:
You can also play PS1, N64 games on your android phone.
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N64? Link?

how do i play all these old console games? do i need an emulator and roms? i would REALLY like to play final fantasy 7... is that possible?

Benny_L said:
how do i play all these old console games? do i need an emulator and roms? i would REALLY like to play final fantasy 7... is that possible?
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You need psx4droid...
And you'll need the bios of the ps and images of the files...
FFVII runs really well (on samsung i9000)

You should try quake3droid if you like FPS games. It's awesome.

Question About 7.0 Plus vs Thrive or Transformer

I recently got the 7.0 plus as a late Christmas gift. I like the size of the tablet because it is nice and light and goes everywhere. However, I have a few cons that I am wondering if they are deal breakers for me.
The first is the lack of games that can be played on the 7.0 plus. I don't want my tablet to play games all the time but I was hoping to be able to play a few games (like riptide or asphalt6) and this tablet cannot play those types of games.
The second is that some tablet apps don't work on this device and I would guess that is because of the 7 inch size. I was hoping to mainly use the device to read news, magazines and books. I do not care too much about videos because I have a laptop that can handle all HD videos I throw at it.
I'm stuck between size, weight and portability versus games and proper apps. Does anyone know how the Thrive, Transformer or Samsung 8.9 tablet handle these things?
Thanks for any help

Have you tried Chainfire? This may allow you to play the games you mentioned. As far as the other apps are concerned, you may want to contact the developers. They may just need to update the app so it recognizes the 7.0 Plus as a tablet.
Keep in mind, this tablet is relatively new, and my guess is, many issues like this will be resolved in due time.

theundeadelvis said:
Have you tried Chainfire? This may allow you to play the games you mentioned. As far as the other apps are concerned, you may want to contact the developers. They may just need to update the app so it recognizes the 7.0 Plus as a tablet.
Keep in mind, this tablet is relatively new, and my guess is, many issues like this will be resolved in due time.
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Agreed chainfire is about your only option right now. With that said the exynos chips are very very good....just give it some more time for the dev community to pick up.
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I second what the posters above have already said. Chainfire 3D will allow you to play those games for now, but with time these games will be updated to work with the 7.0 Plus. The same goes for the tablet apps.
To answer your second question, the 8.9, (since it is Tegra 2) can handle everything you have discussed in your post, and it is closest in size to the 7.0 Plus of all of the tablets you have mentioned. If you like the portability of the 7.0 Plus, a move to the Transformer or the Thrive, (especially the Thrive as it is so thick,) will feel a good deal less portable.
My advice, (for what it's worth) would be to get chainfire3D for now to play the games and then stop using it or even get rid of it once the games have been updated for your tablet. The tablet apps will be updated, it will just take a few more weeks. (I seriously doubt it would take more than 3 more weeks for developers to update their apps.) I hope this helps. Have fun with your tablet.

bmk370 said:
I recently got the 7.0 plus as a late Christmas gift. I like the size of the tablet because it is nice and light and goes everywhere. However, I have a few cons that I am wondering if they are deal breakers for me.
The first is the lack of games that can be played on the 7.0 plus. I don't want my tablet to play games all the time but I was hoping to be able to play a few games (like riptide or asphalt6) and this tablet cannot play those types of games.
The second is that some tablet apps don't work on this device and I would guess that is because of the 7 inch size. I was hoping to mainly use the device to read news, magazines and books. I do not care too much about videos because I have a laptop that can handle all HD videos I throw at it.
I'm stuck between size, weight and portability versus games and proper apps. Does anyone know how the Thrive, Transformer or Samsung 8.9 tablet handle these things?
Thanks for any help
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HUH? Riptide works great even without chainfire. Asphalt 6 on the other hand is fairly new and still doesn't support our tablet officially. But there are some workarounds with that. (thanks to chrisrotolo for teaching me )
Well, I haven't really found any tablet optimized app that doesn't work on the GTab+. I think it is compatible with our device but maybe it's not available on your country?

bmk370 said:
I recently got the 7.0 plus as a late Christmas gift. I like the size of the tablet because it is nice and light and goes everywhere. However, I have a few cons that I am wondering if they are deal breakers for me.
The first is the lack of games that can be played on the 7.0 plus. I don't want my tablet to play games all the time but I was hoping to be able to play a few games (like riptide or asphalt6) and this tablet cannot play those types of games.
The second is that some tablet apps don't work on this device and I would guess that is because of the 7 inch size. I was hoping to mainly use the device to read news, magazines and books. I do not care too much about videos because I have a laptop that can handle all HD videos I throw at it.
I'm stuck between size, weight and portability versus games and proper apps. Does anyone know how the Thrive, Transformer or Samsung 8.9 tablet handle these things?
Thanks for any help
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I was messing around with the dpi and find if you change it to 132 if the app has a tablet optimized version it will show properly on the tab. Try it with the IMDB app you'll see what I mean.

Thanks for the responses guys! I tried riptide and it FC'd. I'm in America and the apps I was talking about is thinks like CNN Tablet Edition cannot even be installed. It says it does not recognize my device.
I will have to try chainfire and see how it works! Thanks again for the help

Actually, can anyone help me so I can get the games to work?

Help me choose a Tablet mainly for emulators/emulation

Dear users,
ive been searching around google and xda forums for a correct answer, however most of the specific aspects of my questions are still unresolved, while i got some inputs, but i have alot of confusion.
First im an iOS user, therefore im a total noob about android tablets and hardwares.
I want a tablet powerful enough to run psx games, n64 games and most importantly TigerArcade along CPS3 games such Street Fightet Third Strike.
Im asking this because i really want a powerful android tablet that does everything that iOS does without getting an IPAD 2.
Specially i would like to take advantage of the emulators and of the flash-supported browsing experience.
So to recap i would like to know which kind of hardware i need to:
- Run psx games fullspeed (60fps) without frameskips (Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 etc etc.)
- Run TigerArcade CPS3 Games such JoJo, Street Fighter III at 60fps
- Run n64 games at decent speed
Based on what i gathered around, a tablet with Tegra 2, or a powerful (above 1,2ghz) dual core cpu should be able to run those psx/arcade games fullspeed.
My only experience with Android so far was with my dad Galaxy S 1 (should be called Captivate in usa?) and those psx games were running around 45-50 fps albeit on a single Snapdragon cpu.
I was looking toward something in the likes of Acer Iconia A100/A200 which should be both Tegra 2.
My budget doesnt really matter, but i guess around 400€ (500$).
Im looking forward to some definitive answers.
If anyone can write down some real experiences or videos i would appreciate that.
Thank you all
PS: as a disclaimer, ive took a look to the noob video (lol) and to other similar threads, but i guess mine is more specific.

Asus Transformer Prime is right now the best Android tablet for gaming, at least what I have heard. You should be able to plug in (or use Bluetooth) a controller, maybe PS3, google some more information about that. TF prime runs everything smooth but it's a bit expensive. I guess you can find the specific price in your country.
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terrible performance - Need for speed most wanted!

Hi all,
Can anyone try new "Nfs Most wanted" and real soccer 2013 game ?

tuncayt said:
Hi all,
Can anyone try new "Nfs Most wanted" and real soccer 2013 game ?
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NFS and RF2013 aren't compatible with TF700. Also I tried to install the games, but NFS is too slow and RF2013 doesn't start. Same thing for Asphalt 7. For now we can't play this games

I can confirm that NFSMW runs at half the speed. It's ridiculous. And as the game isn't even officialy supported for the TF700 just like almost every EA games, there will probably never be an update.
On my One X (also with a Tegra 3), the speed is correct bu the framerate is far from smooth. Either the Tegra 3 is not as powerful as I hoped, or this game really suffers from a lack of optimization. Probably a bit of both.

tuncayt said:
Hi all,
Can anyone try new "Nfs Most wanted" and real soccer 2013 game ?
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Inferior games should be in the games forum.

Who is playing this game. I need some SP points in carrer mode. I have login to Orgin and I am looking for some friends: 1adamos

I don't want to sound rude, but I don't understand why people are so surprised that Need for Speed Most Wanted cannot be played on the tf700. It is a very graphic-intensive game that requires a really powerful SoC to play at Full HD resolution, and Tegra 3 simply is outdated. It is like asking why Intel HD 3000 cannot play Crysis 2 at max details level at full HD resolution. No amount of optimization can make up for hardware limitations.

?huh
huy_lonewolf said:
...I don't understand why people are so surprised that Need for Speed Most Wanted cannot be played on the tf700....
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obviously it can be played ... i play it all the time!

Need for Speed Most Wanted runs perfectly fine on my TF700.
Running stock, locked, but rooted.

Android Mini PC - RK3188 - Games

Hello,
I just purchased Tronsmart MK908 and was wondering if anybody had experience playing video games on android sticks. I am thinking about getting Spectral Souls cause I really like TBS games. Have anybody tried playing this game or other cool games on these type of devices (doesn't have to be quad core)? Would keyboard and mouse work for most games out there?

Sit_RP said:
Hello,
I just purchased Tronsmart MK908 and was wondering if anybody had experience playing video games on android sticks. I am thinking about getting Spectral Souls cause I really like TBS games. Have anybody tried playing this game or other cool games on these type of devices (doesn't have to be quad core)? Would keyboard and mouse work for most games out there?
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deadhp1 made a review about this stick.
he wrote that:
"Performance:
I was able to run Antutu on the MK908 and scored a low score of 13844 and a high score of 14973.
All in all you can tell that this stick is blazing fast. Apps open instantly. Web pages are very fluid.
With 2GB of ram there is plenty of memory to spare.
The experience is much better than the previous dual core sticks. It's a great step up."
So it will have probably no problem to run all thos kind of games. Most of mouse and keyboard are compatible (bluetooth or wireless).
You can even use your ps3 or xbox remote if you get an app.
"Update on 19th April, the Droidmote can work on Tronsmart T428, tested by Geekbuying! so you still can use your PS 3 controller to play cool 3d games with this powerful quad core mini pc!"
T428 and MK908 are pretty similar!

Sit_RP said:
Hello,
I just purchased Tronsmart MK908 and was wondering if anybody had experience playing video games on android sticks. I am thinking about getting Spectral Souls cause I really like TBS games. Have anybody tried playing this game or other cool games on these type of devices (doesn't have to be quad core)? Would keyboard and mouse work for most games out there?
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Hi, where did you purchase it from. Are there any custom roms yet
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didshub said:
deadhp1 made a review about this stick.
he wrote that:
"Performance:
I was able to run Antutu on the MK908 and scored a low score of 13844 and a high score of 14973.
All in all you can tell that this stick is blazing fast. Apps open instantly. Web pages are very fluid.
With 2GB of ram there is plenty of memory to spare.
The experience is much better than the previous dual core sticks. It's a great step up."
So it will have probably no problem to run all thos kind of games. Most of mouse and keyboard are compatible (bluetooth or wireless).
You can even use your ps3 or xbox remote if you get an app.
"Update on 19th April, the Droidmote can work on Tronsmart T428, tested by Geekbuying! so you still can use your PS 3 controller to play cool 3d games with this powerful quad core mini pc!"
T428 and MK908 are pretty similar!
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Yeah I saw a few reviews out there but was kinda hoping that somebody who have used this type of device can tell me if it works well with games first hand.
KrisPerry said:
Hi, where did you purchase it from. Are there any custom roms yet
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I got it at geekbuying.com. It is also available at amazon.com. Considering that this device just came out like 2 weeks ago, there won't be any ROMs for it for a few months. Unless it becomes extremely popular http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon12.gif