Comments on: What the DS can do (besides games), Part I http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/07/18/what-the-ds-can-do-besides-games-part-i/ Gadgets and tech news from Singapore and Asia Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: ozzy50 http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/07/18/what-the-ds-can-do-besides-games-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-9674 ozzy50 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:38:28 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=124#comment-9674 Being a huge DS fan, I Being a huge DS fan, I

]]> By: Chi-Loong http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/07/18/what-the-ds-can-do-besides-games-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Chi-Loong Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:09:18 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=124#comment-147 Woah... cool gadget. Hardware based emulation is probably overkill for older game roms like SNES and NES -- our newer phones are very much more powerful computing devices than what we had in the past. Still, having a chip that makes everything work will make it easier than installing a software emulator. My choice: get a windows mobile phone and mod away. I've seen <a href="http://www.scummvm.org/" rel="nofollow">ScummVM</a> installed on my friend's phone, and he demoed Police Quest I (that's a 4-color CGA adventure game for those old enough to play such games). Works perfectly fine on his HTC Dual touch. For GBA there's <a href="http://www.sunbug.net/products/emul/PocketGBA.html" rel="nofollow">PocketGBA</a> and for SNES there's <a href="http://paqpark.nuclearfallout.net/projects/pocketsnes.php" rel="nofollow">PocketSNES</a>. :) Woah… cool gadget.

Hardware based emulation is probably overkill for older game roms like SNES and NES — our newer phones are very much more powerful computing devices than what we had in the past.

Still, having a chip that makes everything work will make it easier than installing a software emulator.

My choice: get a windows mobile phone and mod away. I’ve seen ScummVM installed on my friend’s phone, and he demoed Police Quest I (that’s a 4-color CGA adventure game for those old enough to play such games). Works perfectly fine on his HTC Dual touch.

For GBA there’s PocketGBA and for SNES there’s PocketSNES. :)

]]> By: Boon Kiat http://www.techgoondu.com/2008/07/18/what-the-ds-can-do-besides-games-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Boon Kiat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:53:17 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=124#comment-145 Too bad Nintendo has steadfastly refused to make phones or license their games to phone makers. Will be sweeeeet if it happens. By the way, Chi-Loong, do you know any other phone that can do what <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/fly-mobile-intros-the-mc100-doesnt-mind-how-many-laws-you-brea/" rel="nofollow">this earlier-reported Fly Mobile</a> one did - play Gameboy? Too bad Nintendo has steadfastly refused to make phones or license their games to phone makers. Will be sweeeeet if it happens. By the way, Chi-Loong, do you know any other phone that can do what this earlier-reported Fly Mobile one did – play Gameboy?

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