iPhone Games - NES Emulator [Archive]

GoodOmens

08-07-2007, 07:04 AM

Forgive me for being a newb but how do I install this?

I see the application on my screen but when I go to it all I see is a black screen that freezes and goes back to the main screen.

I've got a folder named NESApp.app with all the included files in the zip .... Do I need to do anything thing else other then jailbreak?

kurro

08-07-2007, 07:31 AM

Forgive me for being a newb but how do I install this?
You've got to do quite a bit of work to set up your phone for easy file access. Here's a guide: http://www.winandmac.com/mobile/iphone/installing-native-apps-in-iphone/

r00t4rd3d

08-07-2007, 08:16 AM

chmod +x /Applications/NESApp.app/*
chmod +x /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/*

sizzle

08-07-2007, 08:24 AM

Darkmen

08-07-2007, 08:30 AM

http://www.davinciteam.com/files/icon.png
NESApp Icon

theviolator

08-07-2007, 09:08 AM

Hey guys, anybody can upload the working games somewhere? I cant find the Mario game :(

r00t4rd3d

08-07-2007, 09:33 AM

Over 1000 NES Roms.

/* Removed due to copyrigth */

:D

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2034/foo1dl0.png

kurro

08-07-2007, 10:07 AM

Hey guys, anybody can upload the working games somewhere? I cant find the Mario game :(

uhhh, did you try a google search??? :confused: "nes roms"....

sizzle

08-07-2007, 10:20 AM

can anyone help in terms of copying the roms to the right directory in ssh on a mac?? nesapp is installed and running fine, cant figure out how to copy the roms over to the right ROMs/NES folder...

r00t4rd3d

08-07-2007, 11:05 AM

roms go in

/var/root/Media/ROMs/NES

you have to create the last 2 directories

sizzle

08-07-2007, 11:14 AM

thanks, understand that part completely, question is on a mac using terminal what are the commands to create those directories? When I try and create them, even though I am in /var/root/Media/ they get created in the root of the iPhone...

Newchurch71

08-07-2007, 11:21 AM

Hi,

you have to use the absolute path in mkdir statement:

mkdir /var/root/Media/ROMs
mkdir /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES

Greetings from Germany
Newchurch

sizzle

08-07-2007, 11:30 AM

awesome, dumb oversight on my part, worked like a charm! thanks so much guys!

vodafone

08-07-2007, 03:37 PM

same problem with me...put the folder in fine and see the icon...but when i click on it..it freeze and go back to the home screen...please help

GoodOmens

08-07-2007, 04:21 PM

You've got to do quite a bit of work to set up your phone for easy file access. Here's a guide: http://www.winandmac.com/mobile/iphone/installing-native-apps-in-iphone/

Worked perfectly thanks!

theviolator

08-07-2007, 09:21 PM

kurro, of course I tried Google search, but some ROMs dont work on this emulator, and second that Super Mario game is right protected so you cant download it (at least from most sites). Anyway.....kudos to the author of this emulator, and keep up with the updates, right now the emulator is still not playable (too slow, some ROMs dont work, controls if work at all, work in unpredictable way).

Cant wait to have something like Vsun on my iPhone ;)

Vic-Viper

08-07-2007, 09:49 PM

http://any3d.com/iphone/icon.png
http://any3d.com/iphone/default.png

mb2696

08-08-2007, 03:48 PM

for those looking for roms, dont forget about the torrent networks.

if someone can confirm whether or not it is against forum rules, i can post a link to a torrent that i got which has about 1000 english nes roms.

theviolator

08-08-2007, 09:08 PM

The latest (ver 12) from NervGas works much better and faster (still no sound thou).
The palette is messed up sometimes but in most cases everything is fine ;)

kurro

08-08-2007, 11:03 PM

Might I suggest a controller remix? Select and Start aren't that important, so if we move them out of the way, we can increase the screen space of the Dpad and AB buttons. Here's my idea:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3721/controllerremixqr0.png

If you're interested and want the PSD file, send me a PM.

iMags

08-08-2007, 11:24 PM

I vote for kurro's idea :)

theviolator

08-09-2007, 12:31 AM

Actually, the select and start buttons itself can be bigger (a little smaller than the other two buttons thou)
..and one more thing, can the screen be bigger also? (maybe auto hide the top bar? or utilize the space a little better on the sides)

mb2696

08-09-2007, 01:34 AM

The latest (ver 12) from NervGas works much better and faster (still no sound thou).
The palette is messed up sometimes but in most cases everything is fine ;)

where do you see version 12? i only see ver 8 on the googlecode page.

cmufan

08-09-2007, 01:40 AM

where do you see version 12? i only see ver 8 on the googlecode page.

Go here and get Version 13 (also they now have landscape mode!):

http://iphone.natetrue.com/

kurro

08-09-2007, 03:19 AM

sweet dealz. I like the idea of landscape better since it's kinda like free real estate on the sides. I agree with theviolator on hiding the title bar and buttons. I think any way to make the buttons larger and further apart is better.

And now I'm inspired to do a mock up of such a landscape mode....

kurro

08-09-2007, 07:14 AM

Ok, been hard at work here. I've come up with this layout.

When you launch the app, you get none other than Coverflow for your games. :D
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3064/nesideagameflowog1.jpg

So, you choose a game, and it launches in a layout like this:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1772/nesideagameplaykw8.jpg

And, if you need to go back to the game list or restart the game, click the red Nintendo at the top. The game suspends and a menu pops up:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7843/nesideaoptionshu7.jpg

I realize this is far fetched for 3rd party apps right now, but it's just an idea and would be cool to incorporate some or all of these ideas when possible.

topdog9000

08-09-2007, 07:26 AM

hey nice work...this looks amazing. If this becomes reality, oh how sweet it would be. Good job again

Trax

08-09-2007, 10:24 AM

kurro

08-09-2007, 10:34 AM

I guess one way to find out is to find an open source SNES emulator (like InfoNES) and port it in a similar manner and see what happens.

dragon-tmd

08-09-2007, 01:43 PM

Hello, does anyone know if the iPhone cpu is powerful enough to support SNES emulation?
NES games are nice, but SNES has really incredibly addictive games...
With titles like Seiken Densetsu 3, Chrono Trigger or Zelda, that would totally blow!It is, afaik it has 620 MHz (http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/01/iphone-processor-found-620mhz-arm/) . The iPhone is nearly 2x faster, than the Nokia N95. ARM Processors with that amount of power should be able to emulate the SNES, MAME and Co. BUT it takes alot of experience to write proper (and fast) code.

Trax

08-09-2007, 02:18 PM

Thats great,
I suppose that it would also be possible to emulate GBA then, that would make the iPhone so much more desirable for me!

sumorai

08-09-2007, 05:39 PM

Here's the problem with emulating video game systems on the iPhone: no buttons. What they did with the NES emulator is innovative and brilliant, IMO. BUT, that doesn't work as well for other systems. You may be able to get a reasonable experience emulating NES, Genesis, GameBoy and other systems that have simple controllers, but how would an emulator provide a playable experience for SNES when it has four more buttons than the NES controller? Same goes for the GBA.

Making a virtual controller is hard enough as is. Unless someone takes the idea of creating an external controller via the dock connector, you're unlikely to be able to play SNES, GBA, etc. games because there just isn't enough space on the screen for the controls.

GoodOmens

08-09-2007, 07:30 PM

kurro is on a distinguished road

Default
Ok, been hard at work here. I've come up with this layout.

When you launch the app, you get none other than Coverflow for your games.

So, you choose a game, and it launches in a layout like this:

And, if you need to go back to the game list or restart the game, click the red Nintendo at the top. The game suspends and a menu pops up:

I realize this is far fetched for 3rd party apps right now, but it's just an idea and would be cool to incorporate some or all of these ideas when possible.

Nice photoshop! I hope this becomes reality.

everlyluke

08-10-2007, 05:55 AM

Can some1 write out a step by step instruction on how to add the rom on to the iphone ? I saw a few in this thread, but they were rather confusion and incomplete. I have already installed the nes emulator, but can't get rom workng. Thanks to any1 who helps.

matdan

08-10-2007, 06:07 AM

I did it very easy, first I created a folder on my Desktop and named it "ROMs".
Inside ROMs I created a new folder called "NES". When you download Nintendo Roms from the internet you unzip them or whatever and leave them in the NES folder with nothing more than they're name and the ".nes" fileextension.

Then you can for example use this command when NOT logged into your iPhone through SSH:)

scp -rp desktop/ROMs root@10.0.1.199:/var/root/Media

Remember to correct the IP :)

BUT OVER TO MY QUESTION:
Could someone tell me how to install sound ?

iMags

08-10-2007, 05:46 PM

Nice photoshop! I hope this becomes reality.
Already is a reality!

There is a new version here: http://www.modmyiphone.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=354
With the new button setup (and a landscape mode)
AND WITH SOUND!
..but only with headphones and you have to disable mediaserverd, but I don't know how.

The README says this:
NOTE ON SOUND
Sound required that you disable mediaserverd, and only works through the
headphones. A couple of easy aliases can be added to your .profile to disable or
re-enable mediaserverd if you are using MobileShell:

alias \
nosound="/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/coreaudiod.plist"

alias \
sound="/bin/launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/coreaudiod.plist"

What is .profile?

sumorai

08-10-2007, 05:57 PM

There is a new version here: http://www.modmyiphone.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=354
WITH SOUND!
..but only with headphones and you have to disable mediaserverd, but I don't know how.

The README says this:

What is .profile?

It's very quiet, but yes it does work. .profile is a file in your home directory (/var/root on the iPhone) that is read in by the shell. Essentially that creates two commands you can type in the terminal (sound & nosound) that you can type in to turn on/off the sound. So, put those commands in /var/root/.profile

iMags

08-10-2007, 06:03 PM

I do not have .profile in /var/root
Can I make it myself?

sumorai

08-10-2007, 06:59 PM

I do not have .profile in /var/root
Can I make it myself?

Yep.

The easiest way is to create a text file on your computer, call it profile, put the two alias commands in it, then use SCP to transfer it over to the iPhone.

scp profile.txt root@1.2.3.4:/var/root/.profile

iMags

08-10-2007, 07:11 PM

Thanks!
I got sound now!

Anyone knows how to activate the landscape mode?

ztaafen

08-10-2007, 07:18 PM

Already is a reality!

There is a new version here: http://www.modmyiphone.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=354
With the new button setup (and a landscape mode)
AND WITH SOUND!

Cool! Anyone have a screenshot?

sumorai

08-10-2007, 08:34 PM

download the latest build, tip the screen to the left to move it to landscape mode.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/sumorai/iPhone%20Stuff/iphonenes1.png

tendo

08-10-2007, 09:58 PM

very sexy mockup

sumorai

08-10-2007, 10:32 PM

uh... it's not a mockup, that's the actual emulator.

iMags

08-10-2007, 10:52 PM

In the future... could it be possible to modify a NES controller and use it with iPhone?
It would be nice with fullscreen games...
:rolleyes:

tendo

08-10-2007, 11:00 PM

I was refering to the cover flow mockup.

Chrysaor

08-10-2007, 11:50 PM

Can you guys recommend some good games? :D

mb2696

08-11-2007, 02:58 AM

i can't get sound to work through the speaker.

i did the nosound alias thing and can get the sound working through the headphones, but it won't work through the speakers. i pushed the "speaker" button in the top corner, but nothing.

any suggestions?

iMags

08-11-2007, 03:08 AM

it doesn't work.
It only works with headphones.

LuciferChaos

08-11-2007, 11:15 AM

it doesn't work.
It only works with headphones.

It does work through the speaker - watch the second part of this video after iPhone DOOM, about 1 minute in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtJDXfgJSuw

eddy123

08-11-2007, 11:34 AM

It does work through the speaker - watch the second part of this video after iPhone DOOM, about 1 minute in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtJDXfgJSuw

:eek: How did it get it work

LuciferChaos

08-11-2007, 11:52 AM

:eek: How did it get it work

All you have to do is make a text file called profile.txt, and put the alias info into it:

alias \
nosound="/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/coreaudiod.plist"

alias \
sound="/bin/launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/coreaudiod.plist"

scp it to your iPhone:
scp profile.txt root@ipaddress:/var/root/.profile

where ipaddress = your iPhone's IP address.

Restart your iPhone, go into Terminal.app and type nosound and hit return. Hit the home button, start NES.app, select a ROM, and the sound will play. Just that simple.

But if you exit out of the NES.app, and try to restart it again, or sleep your iPhone and wake it, the sound probably won't work again. So either restart the iPhone or else reenable regular iPhone sound by going into Terminal and typing sound. Then do nosound again.

Also it may depend on which version of NES.app you have. The one I used in the video was v0.24. nervegas released new version since then, with the current latest build being v0.27, which also works just fine with the above method. Get the latest version here:
http://iphone.natetrue.com/nesapp/

matdan

08-11-2007, 12:53 PM

When I type the command in Terminal.app on the iPhone I get "Command not found".
I made the profile.txt and transfered it according to your guidelines. I also updated to the latest NES app.

Help? :)

LuciferChaos

08-11-2007, 08:34 PM

When I type the command in Terminal.app on the iPhone I get "Command not found".
I made the profile.txt and transfered it according to your guidelines. I also updated to the latest NES app.

Help? :)

Try putting a blank line as the first line of profile.txt. Something similar happened to me when I first tried it too. I just moved the first "alias" line of text down so it wasn't all the way at the top. So, say this is the top profile.txt:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

alias \
etc.

Just leave one blank line before you put the text. Don't put those dashes, I just used that to represent the top of the file.

lampcov

08-11-2007, 09:12 PM

FWIW

I LuciferChaos, I just followed the dirs you posted and had a similar result. If type sound or nosound from the Terminal app on the iphone I get no command error, but if I connect SSH from my mac and do it in terminal it executes properly.

The only difference being that sounds only works from the headset, but it your video it appeared to be working from the speaker?

Is there a chmod step we might have missed? Or does the terminal app not log you in as root automatically? just ideas, I'm new to unix.

Chrysaor

08-11-2007, 09:23 PM

From iPhone's terminal do "source /var/root/.profile", now you can do sound/nosound from terminal.
Sound works with headphones only for me also.

LuciferChaos

08-11-2007, 10:12 PM

Don't really know what else I can tell you guys. The steps I detailed worked fine for me... I think nervegas said in his documentation that if you have the headphones plugged in when you do it, it won't work through the speakers after you unplug them. Are you doing the nosound while you have headphones plugged in? If so, don't have the headphones plugged in when you do nosound. But that shouldn't be the issue with the "no command" error... You guys have the bin-kit installed too right? Oh, and after you put the .profile onto your iPhone, you have to shut down the iPhone by holding the power button until the slider comes up to power off. Make sure you slide to power off completely, then restart. If you have done all of that, I can't say why it doesn't work for you...

Also theres a new build - v0.28 - "0.28 [nervegas] Added save SRAM support (to save SRAM for games like Zelda)" - from the changelog

RossGGG

08-12-2007, 04:32 AM

I'm having the same problem. The sound works fine through my headphones, but not through the speaker. I have tried restarting my phone with my headphones unplugged and plugged in, as well as doing the nosound command both ways. The sound just doesn't come out of the speaker no matter what I try and the Speaker button at the top doesn't seem to do anything.

mb2696

08-12-2007, 04:52 AM

i've gotten it working through the speaker now.

-install nesapp
-reboot
-run nosound from term
-run nes

just like luciferchoas said. for some reason mine is working now although i dont think i am doing anything different.

iMags

08-12-2007, 06:59 AM

:) I got speaker to work too.

theviolator

08-12-2007, 08:09 AM

LuciferChaos, your setup works nicely....I cant understand NerveGas instructions..but yours works ;)

hubbards

08-12-2007, 04:52 PM

quick question, I am able to add applications just fine, have ssh installed, I installed NESApp.app and it launches fine and i'm doing this from a mac. As I understand it, the ROMs must be put into /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/ my question is does anyone know the exact command to enter in terminal to copy the Roms over there? it seems like what I am trying isnt working, thanks!

Easiest way is to use a Windows/GUI based app to transfer the files in to the correct folders from the outset. Try WinSCP on Windows or rbrowser on MAC. You literally just drag and drop your files from PC/MAC to iphone this way (you'll need SSH server installed on iphone, which you say you have).

If you'd prefer to do this via terminal session (directly on iphone) simply launch MobileTerminal on iphone, go to directory where the NES ROM files are located and move them over to the NES ROMS directory. e.g.

cd /<FULLPATHOFDIRCONTAININGROMS>
mv <ROMFILENAME> /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/

xbrillx

08-13-2007, 12:18 AM

Can anyone help at all - I have installed the NES.app ok and it appears on my springboard, however when I launch it I just get a white screen then it goes back to the menu ?

Any ideas !?!?

ztaafen

08-13-2007, 12:46 AM

Can anyone help at all - I have installed the NES.app ok and it appears on my springboard, however when I launch it I just get a white screen then it goes back to the menu ?

Any ideas !?!?
Do you have any ROMs (the games) instaleld? They don't come with the emulator.

xbrillx

08-13-2007, 12:46 AM

Ignore my last post - all sorted now.

Just needed to :

chmod +x /Applications/NESApp.app/*
chmod +x /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/*

theviolator

08-14-2007, 03:20 AM

chmod +x /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/*

<---- You dont need to do that :) Roms dont need to be executable ;)

cjakobp

08-14-2007, 07:50 PM

then it would be even cooler with snes9x made for the iphone.. damn!

pakkman781

08-14-2007, 08:39 PM

Well, you better get coding cjakobp! :P

mb2696

08-15-2007, 07:26 PM

my roms dont show up anymore after upgrading.

they are still located in /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/ and have read access for all users.

any suggestions?

pendalf

08-16-2007, 02:01 AM

sound on the speaker is gone after delete nes!
some ideas?

LuciferChaos

08-16-2007, 03:26 AM

my roms dont show up anymore after upgrading.

they are still located in /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/ and have read access for all users.

any suggestions?

Try to reinstall the NES.app again. That might fix it... I've upgraded through almost every single version of nervegas NES.app and never had that problem.

LuciferChaos

08-16-2007, 03:28 AM

sound on the speaker is gone after delete nes!
some ideas?

Did you do the nosound alias from Termial.app? If so, go back into Terminal.app and type sound. Do you mean all sounds for your iPhone are ALL no longer working - even after a reboot?

arsonperbuilding

08-17-2007, 10:05 PM

Does anyone know the com identifier for adding NESapp to displayOrder.plist? Installer.app doesn't quite display it all.

Chrysaor

08-17-2007, 10:11 PM

Does anyone know the com identifier for adding NESapp to displayOrder.plist? Installer.app doesn't quite display it all.

You can check it from Info.plist.
Its "com.natetrue.iphone.nesapp" for NES.app.

NativeTheory

08-18-2007, 07:07 PM

pendalf

08-18-2007, 07:18 PM

Did you do the nosound alias from Termial.app? If so, go back into Terminal.app and type sound. Do you mean all sounds for your iPhone are ALL no longer working - even after a reboot?

i´ve fixed it,
it was a mecanical fault in the earsp. conn.
after 5 times put in and out
speaker sound comes back

nothing to do with nes!
;)

LuciferChaos

08-19-2007, 01:07 AM

Hey guys. I made a text file with the two alias commands and put them in a folder called .profile in the var/root like this thread said.

When I open terminal on my iphone and type "sound" or "nosound" the phone replies with: "sound: command not found"

Any idea as to what I could be doing wrong?

Thanks

Did you try putting a blank line as the first line of .profile/profile.txt? Also, the transfer of profile.txt to the iPhone as .profile is not a folder, its a file. So if you made a folder called .profile, that could also be the problem. As a matter of fact, that probably is the problem. .profile is a file, not a folder.

kurro

08-24-2007, 12:05 AM

Hehe, our friend natetrue came up with this ingenious idea for getting tactile feedback with NES.app...this makes a world of difference since you can feel where the buttons are!

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/so-nice/how-to-install-nintendo-games-and-play-with-tactile-feedback-in-your-iphone-292655.php

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/08/medium_1213902437_2fb4b7915b_o.jpg

CaptainDickei

09-14-2007, 01:56 AM

my roms dont show up anymore after upgrading.

they are still located in /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES/ and have read access for all users.

any suggestions?

same here, and i reinstalled it :(

ending of the roms is :*.smc

bye

kurro

09-14-2007, 10:49 AM

the extensions should be .nes

jasonsmith

09-14-2007, 07:42 PM

Anyone else notice strange sounds coming from 1942, very annoying loud pc style beeps.

triptens

09-18-2007, 08:17 PM

Where do you put the actual roms, and how do you transfer them using iBrickr?

Alexbo

09-19-2007, 05:11 AM

Hey guys, I realize this is a work in progress, but I am curious if I am the only one with this problem. My NES emulator sound works, but it seems to be lower quality than it should be -like only part of the song is getting through. I played the exact same rom files on my Tmobile Dash before and they sounded great, like 100% as good as a real NES. I assume this isn't a hardware limitation of the iPhone, so is this something I am doing wrong, or is the emulator simply not there yet?

Thanks for all the work that you've done so far. Every time my installer.app has an update for NES I get excited!

Angkorthom

09-19-2007, 09:13 PM

Does it matter what roms you put or does it have to be for the iphone? I'm not sure where to get some. Please let me know.

Alexbo

09-20-2007, 06:17 AM

As far as I know regular nes roms work, there is no special type. I'm assuming that it's against forum rules to tell people where/how to pirate free software off the internet, so I'll just say that I've heard the nes roms are not hard to find if you look in the normal places where people pirate software from. They are often found in large packs with hundreds or thousands of games downloadable at once!

This is an awesome potential, but as I stated above, the sound doesn't seem to work properly yet, and it is a bit stuttery. Since the iPhone has something like twice the processing power of my old Tmobile Dash, which ran NES perfectly, I am assuming these problems will be overcome soon!

triptens

09-21-2007, 09:57 PM

I got it working will full sound and everything. Awesome mod!

starkruzr

09-22-2007, 01:52 AM

Alexbo

09-30-2007, 10:41 PM

Is there anyone who can report that the NES emulator actually works for them? For me it is basically unplayable. I am just trying to figure out if this is bad luck on my part, some program resource conflict, or if it is the same way for everyone. I really want it to work!

jasonsmith

10-01-2007, 01:19 AM

Yep it works. It's a bit tough to get use to the controls because you can't feel them but you can fix that with some clear plastic. Some games have issues but they are being corrected as time goes by.

I am using the 1.6.2

Alexbo

10-01-2007, 03:49 AM

What? I'm still using version 1.4.0!!! Why didn't I automatically get the update?

Do you think I should delete it and re-download it or something?

jasonsmith

10-01-2007, 03:59 AM

What? I'm still using version 1.4.0!!! Why didn't I automatically get the update?

Do you think I should delete it and re-download it or something?

They haven't been updated to installer.app for a bit. You will need to do a manual install.

http://iphone.natetrue.com/nesapp/

You can just overwrite the app in your applications dir. You will get a "couldn't create the folder" error but that is because the folder is already there.

Alexbo

10-01-2007, 04:10 AM

I couldn't install the 1.7.1 through iBrickr because the file format of the download wasnt pxl, so I installed 1.6.2 through iBrickr's installer, thinking it would still be an improvement. It seems to work better, but overall not very well. The sound is still very choppy, and overall the gameplay is like in slow motion.

Which games have you found that actually work perfectly?

jasonsmith

10-01-2007, 05:38 AM

Which games have you found that actually work perfectly?

Pacman, 1942, 1943, Contra, Metroid, Arkanoid, Defender, Castlevania, Galaxian, Galaga, and of course Mario Bro.

The biggest issue for me is the controls, I need some tactile response.

I will give 1.7.1 a go and see what happens.

*edit*

1.7.1 didn't fix my 1942 sound issues but it runs just as well. Maybe the new 339 cpu setting will help.

Alexbo

10-01-2007, 06:42 AM

What's the 339 cpu setting do exactly? It seemed like it made it run smoother, but slower --but I think that I may be going insane and making that up as well..

All I know is that if my Tmobile Dash could play these games well, my iPhone should be able to as well!

Is it possible that the iPhone actually has less graphical power, since it wasn't designed to run windows and have 3rd party apps installed? Maybe they figured that the iPhone wouldn't need any flexible graphics processing power, since it has a dedicated chip (or so I thought I heard somewhere) for mp4 video?

nikke73

10-01-2007, 09:46 AM

I don't how is it for you guys, but the landscape mode doesn't work on my phone. It just doesn't tilt. Ideas why? Motion sensor is ok...

jasonsmith

10-01-2007, 11:43 AM

I don't how is it for you guys, but the landscape mode doesn't work on my phone. It just doesn't tilt. Ideas why? Motion sensor is ok...

Works on 1.7.1 and actually has worked well on all the versions. Maybe its just a corrupt install. I checked the settings as well and works in full screen mode as well as normal.

Sorry mate, maybe re-install it.

boeselhack

10-02-2007, 10:21 AM

My Screen doesn't rotate, too :(. I have the brand new 1.8.0 version on it.
Maybe it's because of summerboard or any other extension? Should it word with all games?

sky_iphone

10-02-2007, 10:56 PM

ROMs go in /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES <- Tried this to save the ROMS no use i open the SNES App cant even see one rom...

Anyone can guide me??

pendalf

10-02-2007, 11:05 PM

can somebody make a list of cool games, please?

jasonsmith

10-03-2007, 12:49 AM

can somebody make a list of cool games, please?

What would be nice is a website or something with screenshots... I know when I see something from my era :o I'm like, "Hey I remember that game".

Maybe if we start a new thread or a website and we all just add in screenshots of whatever games we are playing...

Prepster

10-03-2007, 09:09 AM

Alright I have tried to get the roms to work on my iphone but I guess I must be doing something wrong. Anyways, I am trying to use the iShare program and I tried to upload a super mario brothers 3 rom and I thought I put it into the right folder which was done on the iphone itself......is that even right? Wow, this is easier to explain in my head but can anyone help out a noob, thanks.

Endorphiin

10-03-2007, 07:54 PM

What would be nice is a website or something with screenshots... I know when I see something from my era :o I'm like, "Hey I remember that game".

Maybe if we start a new thread or a website and we all just add in screenshots of whatever games we are playing...

Check out this site for Games

http://www.vimm.net/

has pictures of most titles, game genie codes, manuals, even the cartridges to sell.

dornadeluxe

10-03-2007, 11:30 PM

@the people with the screen rotate problem: Just an idea, but you guys should try rotate your phones the other way round, I first thought that it wouldn't work for me too, but then I found out that in NES app rotation just works on one side :)

Alexbo

10-06-2007, 04:02 AM

OK, so once you get beyond the initian installation and finding roms, is there ANYBODY that has this thing working 100% for any games at all? For myself, every game works sort of half-way, and the screen rotates just fine...

But the sound is only partly there --its sort of like a combination of an NES and a computer's built on motherboard speaker. It's definitely not all getting through.

And the gameplay is too slow, regardless of the "CPU setting" option, for every game. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the emulator, I have the newest version (1.9), and my roms worked fine back on my Dash.

Does anyone have any idea what I could be doing wrong? Or is this just how it works for everyone?