Hi, all
I just tried to install PocketUAE on my HTC S710 WM6 Smart device and it failed. Seems to be for older platforms and abandoned project.
On the other hand, I see many Amiga games ported and SOLD heavily on various cell platforms (e.g. Lemmings on Nokia S40 or Symbian s60v3). Mobile entertainment makers rely on arcade games because it seamlessly fits into mobile capabilities / feel. The point is that they lack ideas really, I saw already fancy Bobberman (from NES), also Arkanoid (rich graphics though).
I think it is really stupid to simply let go - without Amiga Emulator on a cellphone.
I encountered two projects yet, the said
PocketUAE not working on recent WM phones, also
MyUAE for PalmOS (didn't test it, my Palm is dead for years...)
Let's face it. Mobile smartphones' penetration gets bigger, thank to subsides, mobile people are spending significant $$$$ on gaming (17B$ in 2006 - consider this!). I think ANY Amiga / xxUAE / mobile software developer should consider making Amiga emulation for cellphones. Maybe it would boost it if it was a proprietary software, (mobile people, not necessarily Amiga people would spend a lot on it), eventually donationware.
Mobile smart platforms nowadays:
- Symbian (S60/UIQ): strong enough on a smartphone market (??q)
- Windows Mobile: strong and rapidly growing (10M in 2006)
- iPhone (OSX): significant and growing (6M in 2006)
- BlackBerry OS: high-end in Europe, small share outside US
- PalmOS: dying if not dead already
- others: Linuxes (JUIX, Android etc.) or J2ME: ain't worth it
*EDIT - this is rather of 2007 year statistics - sorry for that
So I think anyone trying to make Amiga emulator for any of the three toppest systems would 1) earn a lot of money (hopefully) 2) make something of high-vallue-added and lots of fun for the community...
OK, I know, I know. What can I do about it, right?
Well, I am a programmer, too, having some time, but never been developing on mobile. Doing it from a scratch would cost me lots of time. Should somebody help...
Comments anybody?
BTW - consider this if You do not like this proprietary thing idea: buy once, play 1000 games free!!! This is really justified for me.
*EDIT - Also, Amiga emulation on cellphones would SURELY make an Amiga platform alone more recognizable... and more popular!!!!