Mobile Reversi (Othello)

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Mobile Reversi is a very rudimentary port of the game Othello. The objective of this classic strategy game is to finish the game with the greatest number of pieces on the board. You can flip your opponent’s (the computer) pieces by positioning your pieces around their pieces. (Check out Wikipedia’s page for full instructions on how to play)

I’ve been a fan of Othello/Reversi for quite some time now and was thrilled to find a version for my phone. My one gripe is the computer plays it’s hand so quickly its hard to figure out which move it made (you can see the effects of the move, but its hard to see where the new piece was placed). Anyhow - a great strategy game that will undoubtedly waste many hours of your life (but in a good way).

“My Score” is the computer’s score, “Your Score” is your score. … and oh yeah, there is one difficulty setting: Hard

Kevtris 2.0

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Kevtris is an incredibly well executed FREE Tetris clone for the Windows Mobile Smartphone.

Kevtris’ features include:

• Easy, Medium or Hard game play options
• Classic Tetris, Wacky Blocks, Slider, and Wack Slider games (the last 3 variations on the Classic Tetris game)
• (Optional, you can play in offline-mode) Online high scores (see where you rank compared to other Kevtris players)

Pocket SNES (Super Nintendo Emulator)

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Super Nintendo Emulation has arrived. Pocket SNES is a great Super Nintendo Emulator for the Windows Mobile Smartphone. The graphics are superb, as to be expected, and it plays pretty well. The one thing I’m getting used to is the 4 button key placement (A, B, X, Y) .. i haven’t found the perfect key mapping to allow me to easily hold down multiple buttons at once.

The CAB file installs a PocketSNES shortcut in Start > Games.

When you start PocketSNES the first time, go to Options > Keys… and define you’re all your keys, especially the “Menu” key. (I was unable to figure out what the default “Menu” key mapping was after I entered the game)

To download SNES Roms visit RomNation or Google “SNES Roms Download”.

Note: You will not be able to download ROMs directly to your smartphone using PocketIE (Mobile Internet Explorer). PocketIE supports very few mime-types/file extensions for download and ROM files aren’t included. I suggest using Opera Mobile to download the ROM files directly to you Smartphone, or download them to your computer and copy them over to your Smartphone using ActiveSync/Bluetooth/etc.

If you have are having problems installing and using the PocketSNES emulator, checkout this YouTube video.

Performance suggestions:

• Display Settings: Portrait Landscape
• Display Settings: Select “Auto Frame Skip”
• Display Settings: Set “Frame Skip” to “4″
• Sound Options: Don’t enable sound

If you want sound, make sure: Settings > Sounds > Other Sounds > Wheel Key sound > On (Thanks to shoemup for the tip!)

Disclaimer: Please verify the legality of any ROM file you download - some ROMs may be legal to download, others may not be.

PicoDrive (Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Emulator)

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PicoDrive is a great open source Sega Genesis/MegaDrive emulator. With PicoDrive you can play your favorite Sega games like Sonic, Alterted Beast and Splatterhouse! The graphics are very nice and the game play is pretty smooth. Some ROMs may not work 100% with PicoDrive, but there’s only one way to find out.

I suggest turning off the Sound because on some games to prevent buggy behavior.

The CAB file installs a PocketSNES shortcut in Start > Games.

You can download Sega ROMs from RomNation, RomWorld, or just Google the term “Sega Roms”. I suggest making a special folder on your Storage Card or in /My Documents/ that contains all your Sega ROM files.

Note: You will not be able to download ROMs directly to your smartphone using PocketIE (Mobile Internet Explorer). PocketIE supports very few mime-types/file extensions for download and ROM files aren’t included. I suggest using Opera Mobile to download the ROM files directly to you Smartphone, or download them to your computer and copy them over to your Smartphone using ActiveSync/Bluetooth/etc.

Disclaimer: Please verify the legality of any ROM file you download - some ROMs may be legal to download, others may not be.

SPVMan (Pacman clone)

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SPVMan is a great Pacman clone for the Windows Mobile Smartphone — I don’t think much else needs to be said about it. I’ve created a CAB installer that installs the game along with a SPVMan shortcut in Start > Games.

It’s a pretty fun game - great for killing a couple minutes here and there.

Controls

• D-Pad Moves
• Back soft-key exits
• I don’t know if suspending/saving games is possible

Pocket NES (Nintendo)

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What’s better than DOOM on your Windows Mobile Smartphone? Why, all your favorite Nintendo games! Pocket NES is a Nintendo emulator for Smartphones.

1. To install Pocket NES, download and install the CAB file.
2. Copy your favorite ROM files (Google “Nintendo ROMs download”, or check out RomNation.net) to your Windows Mobile Smartphone.
3. If you have a storage card I suggest making a Folder on it and copy all your ROMs into it.
4. Launch PocketNester
   1. Open Start > Games > PocketNester
   2. Select File > Open Rom > Browse to the locate of your ROM files on your Device/Storage card

   - OR -

   1. Open the File Explorer application on your Windows Mobile Smartphone (Start > Applications > File Explorer) and navigate to the folder containing your ROM files.
   2. Select the ROM file of the Nintendo game you would like to play and press the D-Pad select button.
5. Presto - Nintendo on your Smartphone. Life doesn’t get much better.

Here are a couple tips to get you started:

• By default, hit “S” to pull up the Pocket NES menus.
• To get back to the game from the Pocket NES menus, go to File > Resume.
• By default, the controls are:
  • D-PAD moves (up, down, left, right)
  • “O” is Button A
  • “P” is Button B
  • “G” is Select
  • “H” is Start
• You can change the controls by:
  1. Hitting “S” to get to the Pocket NES menus
  2. Selecting “Options”
  3. Selecting “Controllers”
  4. Assign new key values for the different NES controls.

Note: You will not be able to download ROMs directly to your smartphone using PocketIE (Mobile Internet Explorer). PocketIE supports very few mime-types/file extensions for download and ROM files aren’t included. I suggest using Opera Mobile to download the ROM files directly to you Smartphone, or download them to your computer and copy them over to your Smartphone using ActiveSync/Bluetooth/etc.

Disclaimer: Please verify the legality of any ROM file you download - some ROMs may be legal to download, others may not be.