MAME game emulator on SPV. This is just a suggestion...

[Guest sebset]

Well, this is just a suggestion...

MAME, a cool arcade game emulator is out now for the P800. It's possible to play classic games like Pacman, Tetris, Area 51, etc. on the device in emulation. The emulator is available on http://www.yipton.net

An impressive list of supported games:

http://www.yipton.demon.co.uk/emamep800/la...st/gamelist.txt

So why we should wait for an SPV version? Guys! let's go to ask for a smartphone 2002 version of MAME! Hundreds and hundreds of arcade games could be emulated on your smartphone...

We should make a massive mailing to www.mame.net to ask them an SPV version!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Strikers 1945 III © 1999 Psikyo

Cyvern © 1998 Kaneko

Daioh © 1993 Athena

Desert War © 1995 Jaleco

Kid no Hore Hore Daisakusen © 1987

Legion © 1986 Nichibutsu

Metal Hawk © 1988 Namco

Nostradamus © 1993 Face

Sengeki Striker © 1997 Kaneko / Warashi

Strikers 1945 © 1995 Psikyo

Cruis'n USA © 1994 Midway

Alpha Fighter / Head On © 1982 Data

etc, etc...

[Guest Emad]

Its not that hard to write emulators for Smartphone 2002 - hell, if I can play gameboy games on my 20Mhz Palm Vx.. I was thinking of porting some apps myself, except for the whole certification issue..

How likely are Orange to certify a system emulator, with all the nice copyright issues that type of thing throws up? The cost of certification wouldn't really be a problem, as this type of thing people would be willing to donate for - its whether or not it would get past the certification process..

[Guest adrianfox]

This raises an interesting question. What are the certification criteria?

Can they refuse certification on products that are legally dubious such as emulators?

And what about ethical and moral grounds. If someone devloped a game that was racist (just for example), would that be declined too?

And another thing, if they certified a product such as this, would it not wipe out much of their potential market. I hear that mobile retro-gaming is one of the growth areas that have been identified.

[Guest Emad]

Mmm, if I can recall correctly, the Sendo Z100 had an Amiga emulator in it?.. Plus O2 are releasing all those old Atari games - good thing about low resolution is that it fits a 160x160 screen :D