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November 3rd, 2005, 21:05 Posted By: wraggster
In a surprising twist, the Nokia N-Gage’s reported sales have fallen slightly off the mark this quarter. Projected sales number were in the 6 million in three years but the company only sold 2 million units, even after constant rejigging of their console and their sales model. The company attributes this failure to sun spots, the price of coffee in British Columbia, and the Children’s Crusade in France which drained the country, and some surrounding areas, of the N-Gage’s core audience, 15-25 year old hardcore gamers.
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November 6th, 2005, 00:50 Posted By: wraggster
Chrilith released a test version of his version of ScummVM for the Zodiac. These builds are regularly updated so the latest may not always be the best or stable. The latest changes to todays release are:
- ADDED : new scummVM logo
- FIXED : FM_*_quality not set in direct mode
- FIXED : "free handle error" is the active skin is removed and there is no more skin available
- FIXED : card selection when the card was previously removed
_ CHANGED : take the first available card in direct mode to prevent "engine not found" error
http://www.emuboards.com/invision/in...dpost&p=271829
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November 6th, 2005, 00:51 Posted By: wraggster
Voda released a new test version of his port of the Amiga emulator UAE to the Palm/Zodiac. Voda has the following message:
Me again. I just wanted to proove to myself that this is possible.
Unfortunately, my device has only 4 MB heap, and AGA amulation needs a LOT of data. Only the bloody color tables use 1.4 MB.
So only 1MB is left for RAM (with only 80 kB free RAM left!). And I had only one AGA game (Ishar 3), that complains after language selection that I don't have enough RAM. Other non-AGA games work fine as before, with no noticable slowing down.
http://www.emuboards.com/invision/in...howtopic=24846
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November 6th, 2005, 17:48 Posted By: iPod-accessories
Hi There,
Hope this isnt considered spamming as it is related to iPod discussions.
I've set up a new site - www.iPod-accessories.co.uk which is up and running. Any feedback would be great. Any purchases would be even better - check it out and let me know what you think! I've got a fairly wide range so have a butchers!
There's a 5% discount for all forum users for orders over Ł20 - simply enter DCEMU in the promotional code box on teh Checkout page.
Thanks.
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November 10th, 2005, 20:25 Posted By: wraggster
iPod nano owners lube up your chainsaws ‘cause iDoom is now available for your fragging kicks. Check check, check out the vid ‘cause performance is rockin’ compared to the previous release we saw running on older gen iPods. Caution: this requires iPodLinux (podzilla) which is a fairly risk free install in our experience but could void your warranty. The 5G (video) iPod is not supported nor is sound … yet. But what does that matter to you, soldier … you’re the only human left alive!
Details- - What kinds of iPod is iDoom working on?
Currently iDoom works on the following iPods:
iPod 1G (scrollwheel)
iPod 2G (thouchwheel)
iPod 3G (disorientated keys)
iPod 4G (clickwheel)
iPod Photo
iPod Color
iPod Mini (both versions)
iPod nano
This list will be updated whenever a new iPod is supported by iPodlinux.
- Do I need anything more than iDoom in order to play?
You need to install iPodLinux first, it's only supported for 1-3G and will probably ruin your warranty. However if you really want to install it on other iPods, search their forums for instructions.
Gameplay
- I can only see a gray blur, how do I change the contrast?
You can't change it through iDoom, however if you change the contrast in podzilla, iDoom will be affected too.
- How can I exit iDoom (I'm keep trying to turn the wheel to the right, but that doesn't help)?
Flip [Hold] on, and then off again.
Press [Menu] to change menu item.
Select quit(rotate left) then confirm (rotate right).
- How do I change the controls?
Open the file "keys.key" in your favorite text editor and follow the example in there.
- Why can't I use the wheel to rotate?
The problem lies is the design of the newer iPods clickwheel, how would you run and turn at the the wheel at the same time?
- Why can't I hear any sound?
There is no sound support... yet.
Other
Why are all your iPods broken?
During development and testing of iDoom there have been a few... accidents. It's very straining to port applications, having to read other peoples code and all that, and when things get really bad... things come flying!
Nah, but seriously, they aren't all broken. Benjamins 2G iPod is broken it now suffers from partial amnesia with it's damaged harddrive that has enough bad blocks to scare away a cluster. Mattias 2G iPod Mini has a crack in the plastic cover, not affecting the functionality, but nevertheless unfashionable. Benjamins nano isn't broken at all, it just looks crappy since he has it wrapped in different kinds of plasic (mostly scotch tape) to keep his nano free from scratches.
download and screenshots via the comments
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November 12th, 2005, 03:05 Posted By: wraggster
Hangman by Steve Litchfield is the famous word game, implemented for children from 6 to 16. Practise spellings and have fun, great for long journeys. Hangman is freeware written in OPL and requires OPL Runtimes.
http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/
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November 15th, 2005, 19:09 Posted By: wraggster
A new regulatory filing by Tiger Telematics, the US parent company of Gizmondo Europe, has revealed that the firm's sales immediately after the launch of the Gizmondo handheld earlier this year were extremely weak.
The 10-Q document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday provides financial details of the six month and three month periods ended June 30th of this year, which includes the launch of Gizmondo in the UK on March 19th.
Revenues for the six month period - which includes over three months of Gizmondo sales in the UK - were $1.5 million, with the firm admitting that "only minor sales amounts have been recorded" during the period.
That may be something of an understatement regarding the console, which is being sold through a flagship retail store in London's prestigious Regent Street shopping area as well as through a number of retail partners nationwide..
Based on the $1.5 million revenue figure, it seems likely that under 5,000 units of the Gizmondo console were sold during its first three months at retail - and even that figure is optimistic, as it assumes that an extremely high proportion of the units sold were the cheaper Smart Adds enabled devices, and that the vast majority of the revenue came from hardware sales, rather than software and accessories.
However, it should be noted that the company describes the UK launch as being of a "limited production version" of the device, with the US launch in late October described as "full-scale production".
The firm also recently claimed that it had seen a significant spike in sales of the console, around the time that it announced its plans to float on the NASDAQ stock exchange - plans which it says are still proceeding despite the recent departure of key executives Stefan Eriksson and Carl Freer and the subsequent revelations in the press regarding the convictions of several former staff members for their involvement in mafia activities in Sweden.
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November 15th, 2005, 20:22 Posted By: wraggster
A member of the Emuboards, retrobits, has ported a large number of rouguelike games to the Zodiac. Roguelike games are adventure games where the character, monsters, terrain, objects, and everything else is represented entirely in text, and the focus of the developer is on gameplay, not graphics. Most, if not all roguelikes are either free or open source. As of now, Angbad, Hengbad, NPPAngbad, Oangbad, Sangbad, Steambad, ToME, and Zangbad have been ported.
All of these are available for free at http://www.retrobits.net/palmos/angband.shtml. Work is also being done on another, Nethack, which will be available shortly. Discuss all games except Nethack here and Nethack here.
http://emuholic.emuboards.com/module...id=1239&tbid=8
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November 17th, 2005, 22:58 Posted By: wraggster
Voda released a new version of his port of the Amiga emulator UAE to the Palm/Zodiac. Here are the release notes:
- Although no significant changes to the emulation core were made, this version works at least twice as fast if compared to the previous versions (at least on my Clie). This is due to the fact that both binary and data are stored in the same RAM (if possible).
- AGA officially supported. Not all AGA games work, however, especially if high resolutions are used (example Alien Breed, because of intro screen)
- Auto centering on x or y axis (or both).
- Max CPU speed checkbox added. While this may increase emulation speed drastically, it also reduces copmatibility.
- Added limited storage RAM support. This means that you can use all of the available RAM (on storage or heap) as dynamic. Now you can have up to 8MB RAM Amiga even on devices with 4 or less MB heap RAM without the need for third party applications. While I didn't have any lockups with this version, it is strongly recommended to backup first.
- Removed "Kick to RAM" option. Any available memory is now used for kickstart.
- Bug fixes
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/palmuae/
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November 18th, 2005, 08:17 Posted By: wraggster
The GP2X has been available a week now and even non Koreans are getting to grips with it, in that week we have seen Snes and NeoGeo Emulators and ports of Quake, Quake 2 and Hexen and even 3 puzzle games, keep your eye on the GP2X scene via our GP2X News Site.
Theres much more to come also.
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November 18th, 2005, 19:25 Posted By: Hawq
A Shareware Snes emu for series 60 phones, heres the news:
<ul>-Much faster. vSun Plus can emulate many games very smoothly. It is much faster than vSun 1.1
-Less memory. vSun Plus only need 640K plus ROM size to emulate a rom. It can also run with big ROM on Nokia 3650,7650
-Bluetooth multiplay!
-More graphics options </ul>
However it doesnt have:
<ul>-sound emulation
-transparent effects
-support for some chips, so has less compatiblity than vSun 1.1 </ul>
Get from here
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November 22nd, 2005, 01:11 Posted By: wraggster
Apple today said it has shipped more than 30m iPods since it launched the first member of its MP3 player family back in November 2001.
That leaves it with just over a month to sell around 7m more - if it's to meet the 37m target set by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster earlier this month.
"We expect the iPod to continue to be a foundation for growth in other parts of Apple's business, and we expect that by the end of calendar 2005 more than 37m iPods will have shipped, providing Apple with a greater scope of awareness for various products," Munster told investors at the beginning of November.
If Apple is to achieve that goal, it's got Black Friday in the US to look forward to when consumers start spending big time. It also has December's pre-Christmas sales rush around the world to help.
Apple sold 6.45m iPods in the three months to 30 September, and we'd expect the current quarter's shipments - Apple's first quarter of fiscal 2006 - to be higher still. Whether they will be sufficient to meet Munster's target remains to be seen, but the fact it has passed the 30m mark means it's not going to fall short by much.
Apple also said today iTunes Music Store customers had together purchased more than 600m songs, the same figure announced by Apple's iTunes chief, Eddie Cue, at the launch of ITMS Australia late last month.
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November 25th, 2005, 23:08 Posted By: wraggster
We’re going to miss our favorite punching bag: after two years of disappointing sales, Nokia’s VP for corporate strategy says that they won’t be putting out any more N-Gage gamephones anytime soon. Sales haven’t been so hot, so they’re going to take the focus off of mobile gaming until 2007, when they expect that mobile technology will have advanced enough to make a dedicated gamephone a viable prospect (fortunately technology advanced enough between the original N-Gage and the N-Gage QD for them to eliminate the sidetalking). In the meantime they’re going continue with their plans to integrate the N-Gage’s gaming platform into regular N-series handsets.
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November 25th, 2005, 23:17 Posted By: wraggster
Nokia's VP of corporate strategy, Antii Vasara, has confirmed that there are no plans to develop future versions of the N-Gage as the company turns its focus towards other mobile entertainment media.
Speaking to Vnunet, Vasara admitted that the N-Gage did not achieve projected targets, stating: "N-Gage is still being sold but it was not a success in the sense of developing a new category."
"We learnt that people want to play games on all devices. As such we are integrating the gaming software into Series 60 phones."
Nokia will now focus on mobile TV and music with the introduction of handsets such as the N91 - a smartphone that can hold up to 3000 music tracks.
According to Vasara, Nokia will place a greater emphasis on mobile gaming in 2007, by which time screen sizes and quality will allow for better games.
Support for the existing N-Gage and N-Gage QD handsets continues, despite the fact that there are no plans to introduce further iterations in the series. Nokia recently announced the release of a raft of new software, and launched a new online store selling hardware and accessories. The company also continues to run N-Gage Arena, the mobile equivalent to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service.
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November 26th, 2005, 12:43 Posted By: PSPCRACKER
im thinking of buying a ipod nano , and dont realy know much about hacks on the nano , can any one give me some great hacks and homebrew?
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November 28th, 2005, 20:27 Posted By: wraggster
Nokia is ceasing production of its N-Gage 'game deck,' a device that combined an awkward pastie-shaped phone with an awkward, sparsely supported gaming device.
Blighted at first by lousy looks and usability, even a successful redesign couldn't help catch gamers' attention. Too big for phone lovers and too small in the screen for gamers, the device sold just a third of the projected six million units.
Despite discontinuing the unit, Nokia will continue to support its online portal, known as Arena, and new games will still appear for the time being. The device may even have a couple of decent gaming years left – the company plans to integrate gaming into its Series 60 phones, but not until 2007.
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November 30th, 2005, 03:20 Posted By: wraggster
The great media player TCPMP has been updated to version 0.70 and more recently v0.71. Loads of changes in these releases which you can read about on our forum post here, you can also find the download links there.
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November 30th, 2005, 20:33 Posted By: wraggster
Nokia, the leader in mobile communications, announced that in the first quarter of next year, hundreds of thousands of players can expect to be able to connect through "Space Alliance," a massively multi-player online game (MMOG) available on selected Java technology-enabled mobile phones through the Nokia SNAP Mobile service. Announced earlier this year at E3 as "Space Shooter," "Space Alliance" tasks humans with defending themselves from a massively coordinated alien attack. Gamers can go at it alone or build an online team of fellow pilots to destroy these vile creatures and save the human race.
"To really play upon the community aspect that accompanies all Nokia SNAP Mobile titles, we decided to pit gamers against the bad guys in 'Space Alliance,' rather than against each other," said Lisa Waits, head of Nokia SNAP Mobile. "By giving gamers the opportunity to form alliances, we're giving new meaning to the type of comraderie possible in massively multi-player arenas."
"Space Alliance," developed by Monkey Business, is a 3D space shooter game where players take part in a massively co-operative persistent online intergalactic war. Players work together to annihilate alien forces, construct new starbases and fighter factories, build automated defenses, and respond to other players' distress signals. A live moderator provides mid- to long-term strategy for the alien fleets, and can add new elements to a game in play to keep the players busy or to assist them. The moderator also maintains an online "blog" that includes information on the history of the galaxy, and what has taken place prior to the alien attack. Like other titles developed for Nokia SNAP Mobile, "Space Alliance" offers friends list and chat, but also includes score reporting, leader boards and community news boards.
"The game is action packed enough to be played solo, but working as a team offers gamers the sense they are contributing to the greater good," said Burt Sloane, 'Top Banana' at Monkey Business. "Think about it – we all love to cheer for the home team – so what better way to evoke that same emotion in a mobile game than to offer players the chance to join forces? If collaboration isn't the best definition of community gameplay, I'm not sure what is."
All of the online Java games created for the Nokia SNAP Mobile platform are supported by both Nokia and non-Nokia phones. Space Alliance is expected to be available in Q1 2006. To download screen shots and game information, go to www.extranet.n-gage.com. For more on the Nokia SNAP Mobile service, please visit www.snapmobile.nokia.com.
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November 30th, 2005, 20:34 Posted By: wraggster
Now's the time to sign up for the N-Gage Arena Medal Games Tournament and with it, the chance for N-Gage Arena users to prove that they really are the best in the world at their favorite N-Gage titles. With tens of thousands of gamers eligible to participate in five of the N-Gage Arena's most popular titles including Colin McRae Rally 2005 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, it's time to let the games begin.
Competitors placing within the top ten in any game will earn points, while the top three will receive medals, N-Gage games and their own exclusive merchandise from some of the biggest titles this year. It doesn't end there either. The player with the highest number of points by the end of the Tournament will win themselves an N-Gage QD Silver Edition, more games and even more exclusive merchandise.
The Medal Games Tournament runs from December 2, 2005 until January 2, 2006 , and you can sign up at any time throughout the Tournament, but remember: If you don't sign up you can't take part, so visit http://arena.n-gage.com and get on board.
"Connectivity is such an important part of the N-Gage experience for our gamers," says Rob Sears, director, Community Technology Management, Nokia. "This is our way of showing them how important it is to us too."
The five games featured in the tournament are: Colin McRae Rally 2005, Tomb Raider, Pandemonium, The Sims Bustin' Out and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
Email and text message alerts will be going out to subscribers of the N-Gage newsletter reminding them to sign up, and users can find more information about the tournament through the new Arena Launcher version 2.5 or by going to http://arena.n-gage.com
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