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Subject:    Re: Gaming on Openmoko?
From:       matt.mets () cibomahto ! com
Date:       2008-05-09 23:36:15
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The problem that I see with a virtual keypad (besides the lack of tactile feedback) \
is that the screen can only handle one button press at a time.   Most games require \
at least a d-pad and action button to be accessible at the same time in order to be \
playable.   Pacman doesn't though :-D.

Perhaps something workable can be thought up, though.   Personally, I thought it \
might be fun to use the bluetooth connection to talk to a Nintendo Wii controller, \
but those are as big as the Neo...

Matt

  
There   are some good java games for movile phone out there   than can be executed \
with jlimo. I was able to run some games in the dosbox in jlime so I supuse that a \
lot of oldies pc games can be runned in neo too.

About the key thing, despite we   loose part of the screen, I supose it can be \
relatively easy to implement an alternative keyboard as the included one but only \
with 8 directional keypad (this keypad willbe an 8 "swiched" one but can evolve to \
analogic) and two buttons A B as fire ,jump etc...

Mo Abrahams <moabrahams@dashavoo.com> escribió: We don't have drivers for the 3D \
hardware, so I am afraid games like that are a little out of the question... although \
I think that would need something more powerful than what we have anyway wouldn't it?

Would be very happy to see somebody get 3D working though =)
It could be fun to see how app developers would exploit it, let alone
having 3D games... I was about to say someone should port some gameboy
emulator or something, since we do have 2D, but then the button thing
hit me =P

On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 00:04 +0200, ramsesoriginal wrote:
> I just watched http://gizmodo.com/388688/raging-thunder-iphone-racing-game-shows-tons-of-potential,
>  and asked myself what sorts of games are tested/planned/running on the
> freerunner: For example, is planet Penguin Racer Working?
> 


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lack of tactile feedback) is that the screen can only handle one button press at a \
time.&nbsp; Most games require at least a d-pad and action button to be accessible at \
the same time in order to be playable.&nbsp; Pacman doesn't though \
:-D.<br><br>Perhaps something workable can be thought up, though.&nbsp; Personally, I \
thought it might be fun to use the bluetooth connection to talk to a Nintendo Wii \
controller, but those are as big as the Neo...<br><br>Matt<br><br><table \
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<p>There&nbsp; are some good java games for movile phone out there&nbsp; than can be \
executed with jlimo. I was able to run some games in the dosbox in jlime so I supuse \
that a lot of oldies pc games can be runned in neo too.<br><br>About the key thing, \
despite we&nbsp; loose part of the screen, I supose it can be relatively easy to \
implement an alternative keyboard as the included one but only with 8 directional \
keypad (this keypad willbe an 8 "swiched" one but can evolve to analogic) and two \
buttons A B as fire ,jump etc...<br><br><b><i>Mo Abrahams \
&lt;moabrahams@dashavoo.com&gt;</i></b> escribió:</p> <blockquote class="replbq" \
style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: \
5px;"> We don't have drivers for the 3D hardware, so I am afraid games like<br>that \
are a little out of the question... although I think that would<br>need something \
more powerful than what we have anyway wouldn't it?<br><br>Would be very happy to see \
somebody get 3D working  though =)<br>It could be fun to see how app developers would \
exploit it, let alone<br>having 3D games... I was about to say someone should port \
some gameboy<br>emulator or something, since we do have 2D, but then the button \
thing<br>hit me =P<br><br>On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 00:04 +0200, ramsesoriginal \
wrote:<br>&gt; I just watched \
http://gizmodo.com/388688/raging-thunder-iphone-racing-game-shows-tons-of-potential,<br>&gt; \
and asked myself what sorts of games are tested/planned/running on the<br>&gt; \
freerunner: For example, is planet Penguin Racer Working?<br>&gt; \
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