Retro PC Gaming on Android

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    Hello Android gamers today we will be learning how to play PC games on Android with the App DosBox Turbo, the best and fastest Dos Emulator for Android.

    Additional resources:
    DosBox Turbo main information page
    Beginning DosBox Turbo for Newbies
    How to Play Fallout 1 with Dosbox Turbo
    [Guide+Video] How to run Fallout 1 & 2 on Android with QEMU


    How To Play PC Games on Android With DosBox Turbo
    http://youtu.be/f21K1Exq2jA

    How to Play Fallout Tactics on Android with DosBox Turbo
    http://youtu.be/aAsFVUL0b_w

    How to Play Fallout 1 on Android with DosBox Turbo
    http://youtu.be/lTruSMVWvYw

    How to Play Diablo 2 on Android with Dosbox Turbo
    http://youtu.be/HQUqMC5G5Ak

    Games are Not included! (Some Assembly Required)

    Emulated Android PC Performance

    DosBox Turbo Performance Page

    Note: Emulated Graphics = 3Dfx Voodoo 1 8MB (3D) and S3 Trio64V+ 4MB (2D)

    Recommended System Requirements:
    CPU Quad- Core, Dual-core 1.2Ghz+, equivalent or better.
    GPU Adreno 220+, Nvidia Tegra2/3/4, equivalent or better.
    1GB-2GB, Min=512MB. My Config asks for a min of 256MB & shouldn't be run on a device with less than 512MB.
    8GB disk space


    Minimum System Requirements:
    1Ghz Single-Core CPU with 512MB of Ram
    GPU Adreno 220
    4GB Disk Space

    Android to PC hardware conversion:
    Quad Core Snapdragon 800 (2.26 Ghz - Nexus 5) ~ Pentium 75 - 90
    Quad Core Samsung Exynos (1.6 Ghz - Samsung Galaxy Note II) ~ Pentium 75 - 90
    Quad Core Nvidia Tegra3 CPU (1.5Ghz) ~ Pentium 60-75Mhz
    Dual Core Nvidia Tegra2 CPU (1Ghz) ~ 486@66-80Mhz
    Dual Core A9/Exynos Processor (Samsung Galaxy II @ 1.2Ghz) ~ 486@75-90Mhz
    Dual Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260 1.5Ghz) ~ 486@50Mhz
    Single Core Generic Cortex A8 (1Ghz) ~ 486@33-40Mhz



    DosBox Turbo Supported Win9x Game List:

    Age of Empires
    Age of Empires 2
    Alpha Centauri
    Anno 1602
    Arcanum (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    C&C Red Alert 95
    Civilization II
    Combat mission Beyond Overlord
    Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
    Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Diablo 1
    Diablo 2 (Instructional Video here:)
    Dungeon Keeper 2 (Needs pentium_mmx CPU setting in Dosbox Config) (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Dune 2000
    Fallout 1 (Instructional Video here:)
    Fallout2
    Fallout2: Restoration project
    Fallout Tactics (Needs additional file modding-Odin's FT Booster utility:)(Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Half life
    Heroes of Might and Magic III (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Homeworld 1 (works without sound) (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2)(Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Homeworld cataclysm (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Ignition (works with 3Dfx)
    Interstate 76 (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Jedi Knight dark forces 2 (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0)
    JoeQuake / ProQuake
    Lionheart (Require a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Lords of the Realms 2
    M.U.G.E.N(Dos version is playable) (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Neighbours from Hell
    Nox
    Populous The Beginning
    Quake 1
    Seven Kingdoms 2
    Simcity 2000
    Simcity 3000
    Starcraft 1
    Strategic command
    The Journeyman Project (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0)
    The Longest Journey
    The Sims
    Total Annihilation (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0)
    Europa Universalis 2
    Warhammer 40,000 : Final Liberation (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0)
    Warhammer 40,000 : Chaos Gate (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0)
    Warhammer 40,000 : Rites of war (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0) (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
    Warhammer : Dark Omen (requires additional CD/ISO setup - ie. daemon tools V2.0) (Requires a next gen device.. ie Tegra 4+, Note3+)
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    DosBox Turbo Win9x Installation Guide:

    1)You will need to have the DosBox Turbo app installed on your Android device. Run the DosBox Turbo app and open the settings menu from either the pull down menu at the Top or left side swiping menu. Go to “DosBox Settings/Advanced DosBox Config” check “3DFX Glide Support” and “Manual Mode”. You must restart the app before these changes will take effect.

    DosBox Turbo Play Store Link:

    DosBox Turbo Win9x Gaming Package Downloads:

    2)a] Version 1.0 is the most stable but lacks Win9x CD/ISO support. Use this version to Play games that don’t require the use of CD’s, i.e. mounted ISO images.

    Or

    2)b] Version 2.0 is less stable due to the Win9x CD/ISO support. Use this version to Play games that require the use of CD’s i.e. mounted ISO images.
    Notes:
    -The CD Rom support makes emulation less stable and can cause error messages when starting win9x with DosBox Turbo.
    - If you experience errors simply exit and restart the app.
    -To use ISO files they must be located within a folder before transferring them to the HDD.img.
    -If the ISO is not located in a folder it will attempt to fill the HDD image and won't work correctly.
    -There are alternatives to installing game data from the ISO.
    -You can use the WinImage program to extract the ISO’s contents to a folder.
    -This can be added to an HDD image and the setup exe run from inside of an emulated win9x environment.
    -Many classic games can be run with Game Fixes, that will allow you to play without the CD.
    GameBurnWorld No-CD Game Fixes

    3) Install the free 30 day trial of WinImage and run the application. Be sure to use it before 30 days passes. This program will allow you to open and save your game data to your empty hdd .img files.
    WinImage 9.00 Download:

    4) Open your downloaded package and look for the hdd folder. Inside you will find the empty hdd images files to store your games and ISO’s. Extract the default hdd-2gb image file and open the folder.

    (Optional) If you wish to change the size of the image file you are using, then you must also change the name and drive geometry in the dosbox.conf file.

    Default hdd line in the dosbox.conf file:
    imgmount d: /sdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

    Change the hdd name and drive geometry in the dosbox.conf file:
    imgmount d: /sdcard/hdd-1gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,520

    Driver Geometry:
    2GB image: 512,63,64,1023
    1GB image: 512,63,64,520
    512MB image: 512,63,32,520
    256MB image: 512,63,16,520


    (Optional) If you wish to store the hdd onto an SDcard instead of the devices internal memory, then open the dosbox.conf file and change the following.

    Default hdd line in the dosbox.conf file:
    imgmount d: /sdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

    Change the SDcard path to the HDD image:
    imgmount d: /mnt/sdcard1/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

    or

    imgmount d: /mnt/extsdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

    or

    imgmount d: /storage/extSdCard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

    5) Now that WinImage is installed you can open the empty hdd.img’s by double clicking them, dragging them into the open WinImage program, Or find them from the WinImage menu file/open.

    6) Locate your fully installed games such as DRM free GOG games, ISO images or extracted game data. Drag the folder(s) containing this data into the opened hdd image files. Save your new hdd.img and close the program.

    7) Plug your Android device into your PC with the USB cable and open your devices internal memory. This is the area that opens by default from your computer with the USB cable, all your android data is located here. Transfer the hdd.img, c.img, and dosbox.conf, files into this space; note that none of these files should be located in a folder.

    8) Once the data is on your android device you can disconnect the USB cable. Now you can start the DosBox Turbo app and play your retro PC games on android, have fun.
    Click Here to watch me launch games from Dosbox Turbo:

    9)(Optional)Get the free Hackers Keyboard from the Play Store. It has a better layout for playing games and includes directional keys.
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    How to use Version 2.0 with CD/ISO support:
    1)Start the Daemon tools program by click the desktop icon.
    2)Tap the Icon that will appear in the bottom right corner.
    -Select “Device 0: [E:] No media”
    3)Find your ISO image and select it
    -Auto play should now start your CD.
    Note:To use ISO files they must be located within a folder before transferring them to the HDD.img.
    -If the ISO is not located in a folder it will attempt to fill the HDD image and won't work correctly.
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    Use this to Play Games like, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.This video demonstrates how to mount the ISO images using Daemon tools @1:28.
    http://youtu.be/jet3hYxpQdc

    How to setup Fallout 2/Restoration Project and Fallout Tactics:

    Fallout 1 Dos Guide + Video
    Fallout 1 is best played without win9x since Dosbox turbo is a Dos Emulator.
    Scroll down or Click here for the How to Play Fallout 1 with Dos guide

    http://youtu.be/lTruSMVWvYw

    Fallout 2 Regular
    -If you wish to play Fallout 2 I recommend installing Killap’s unofficial fallout 2 patch.
    1) Download and Extract the Unofficial patch, open the folder.
    2) Open the "main" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
    3) Open the "Windows 95-98-ME" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
    4) Open the “Batch_work’ folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. Run the "master_dat_fix_up.exe" file (A window will popup, wait for it..)
    5) Next this is EXTREMELY important, in your Fallout 2 install directory delete a file called "patch000.dat"
    6) Download and install one of my custom Fallout cfg files by copying and pasting it into your Fallout directory. These config files correct the game path for the sound data files.
    a)Config With Video & Ambient sounds: This is the standard required config file the fixes the sound directory path.
    b)Config without Video & Ambient sounds: This increases performance by removing ambient and video sounds. If you experience crashing when the videos play then, you will need this file. Note*NPC conversations will still have spoken dialogue. This can also improve screen scroll performance with and increased art_cache_size=256. You can also manually open the fallout2.cfg and change the value. I recommend 256, 512, or 768 (default=8).
    7) (Optional) You can also install Mash’s resolution patch: to increase your screen size.
    Note This may impact game performance but allows you to see much more of the map at once.
    Download Fallout2 Hi-Res Patch v3.06


    Fallout 2 Restoration Project
    Note(Important) The Fallout 2 Restoration Project requires a faster device to run than a regular install of Fallout2. A fast Dual or Quad core device with 2GB+ is Recommended
    -If you wish to play Killaps Fallout 2 Restoration Project on Android then you must do the following.
    1) Download and Extract the manual Restoration patch, open the folder.
    2) Open the "main" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
    3) Open the "Windows 95-98-ME" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
    4) Open the “Batch_work’ folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. Run the "f2.bat" file (A window will popup, wait for it..)
    5) Next this is EXTREMELY important, in your Fallout 2 install directory delete a file called "patch000.dat"
    6) Download and install one of my custom Fallout cfg files by copying and pasting it into your Fallout directory. These config files correct the game path for the sound data files.
    a)Config With Video & Ambient sounds: This is the standard required config file the fixes the sound directory path.
    b)Config without Video & Ambient sounds: This increases performance by removing ambient and video sounds. If you experience crashing when the videos play then, you will need this file. Note*NPC conversations will still have spoken dialogue. This can also improve screen scroll performance with and increased art_cache_size=256. You can also manually open the fallout2.cfg and change the value. I recommend 256, 512, or 768 (default=8).


    Fallout Tactics
    -In order to make Fallout Tactics playable on Android you will need to remove ambient sounds from the game.
    -You can also remove videos since they don’t currently run properly and just take up extra space.
    -How to remove ambient Sounds and Optimize files:
    -Use Odin’s Booster app to modify the audio files so ambient sounds can be deleted.
    -Run Boost "Browse" to your FT directory. Next select sound_o.bos and sound_amb.bos under "files to optimize".Click on "Optimize!"
    -In the Fallout Tactics install Folder:
    -Delete the ambient sounds folder from the fallout tactics/core/sounds/ambient
    -Delete intro movie from fallout tactics/core/movies/intro.bik
    Odin's FT Booster utility,"allows faster, smoother scrolling & much less disk usage":
    [Video] Fallout Tactics on Android with DosBox Turbo


    Using Virtual On Screen Buttons:
    -In the DosBox settings menu check “Overlay Buttons”.
    -Open “Button/Controller Maps” and choose “Add button Mapping”.
    -A new label will appear, click it “Map custom Button (x)”
    -At the top select 1 of 4 custom buttons to map
    -Now select “Dos key mapping” and assign a key to the button.
    -Once done select ok and repeat this for all 4 buttons.
    -A good setup for playing fallout would be:
    -Btn A=space, Btn B=b, Btn C=I, Btn D=s
    -space=end turn, b=change hands, i=inventory, s=skill index,
    -There is a Fast Forward button at the very bottom of the “Dos key mapping” menu, scroll down all the way.
    -Map this key and you can hold it down to increase the cycles.
    -This helps to speed up long load times, but note it will distort any audio that is playing.
    -Click to see the pic.
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    DosBox Turbo Performance Tweaking:
    -If your android device has 1GB+ of memory or more, then you can increase the usable memory from the default of 256MB to 512MB.
    -Open the dosbox.conf file and change the value to memsize=512
    -Once the value is save the changes and transfer the dosbox.conf file over to your device.
    -Increasing the memory can improve stability and performance.
    -If you get a "Low memory" error message or your device crashes to the desktop when you run the app, then you will need to reduce the amount of memory used. Try 128MB or 64MB.

    Before:
    [dosbox]
    memsize=256
    machine=svga_s3

    After:
    [dosbox]
    memsize=512
    machine=svga_s3

    Overclocking:
    -You will need to be rooted in order to Overclock your device. Increasing your CPU speed can have a large impact on performance and could make games playable on older devices.
    -Get a free overclocking app from the Play Store such as AnTuTu's CPU Master (free). Open the app and increase the speed in small increments of 100-200Mhz and then run AnTuTu's Benchmark to check stability and performance. Once you've found a stable overclock start up Dosbox and have fun.

    Extra HDD space for Virtual Memory:
    -Using a 1/2GB HDD and then allocating free space for for virtual memory, could help to improve performance.
    -Once you're running win9x right click on the vault 13 desktop icon and choose properties, select the performance tab,“virtual memory” at the bottom, click “Let me specify my own virtual memory settings”. Select the HDD and specify the amount of space you want to use for virtual memory.
    -It will prompt you to reboot once you exit. Don’t reboot, choose no, and then shutdown and re-launch the emulator.
    -This will help to keep System Resources between 98-99% free, this helps to optimize the performance.
    -You can check the performance by right clicking on the Vault 13 desktop icon and selecting properties. Navigate to the performance tab at the top and look for “System Resources:98%free”.

    DosBox Turbo Quick Menu:
    -You can access the quick menu by swiping the left side of the screen.
    - This will give you access to quick settings and toggles for your input devices.
    -To improve load times you can select “Cycles” and increase this number.
    -By default it will be on Auto, which gives the best balance between sound quality and performance.
    -Increasing this will cause the games to load faster but can badly distort the sound.
    -You can Toggle this up in games that have long load times.
    - Set the Cycles back to Auto once your game has loaded.
    -You can also disable the sound in the DosbBox settings and play with increased cycles.
    -This will significantly improve performance on slower devices.
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    How to Benchmark Dosbox Turbo:
    Dos Doom Shareware Benchmarking:

    Download the Doom and Quake Shareware package for Dosbox Turbo:

    In order to get comparable results for every device, the Doom 1 timedemo 3 is used as the main benchmark for Dosbox turbo. To ensure that the results are accurate all users should use the Doom1 Shareware v1.9 in conjunction with a preset Dosbox config file. The config file will automatically run the test and display the results.

    Doom time demo results will be displayed as gameticks and realticks. In order to calculate the average Frames per second (FPS) we will enter these results into this equation 35(gameticks/realticks). The gameticks will always be 2134 for the Doom Shareware V1.9. If you have a different number then you aren’t using this version and results will not be comparable. Compare your results with those on the Dosbox Turbo performance page here:

    1) You will need to have the DosBox Turbo app installed on your Android device. Run DosBox Turbo and open the settings menu from either the pull down menu at the Top or left side swiping menu. Go to “DosBox Settings/Advanced DosBox Config” check “Manual Mode”. You must restart the app before these changes will take effect.

    2) Download the Doom v1.9 shareware and config with Auto exe. Copy this file and folder into your internal storage space. This is the area that opens by default from your computer with the USB cable, all your android data is located here. The folder should be called doom and have all the data contained within. If it doesn't run you can manually run the test by launching Doom, bringing up the console by pressing (`)and typing “timedemo demo 3”.

    3) Launch the Dosbox Turbo app from your device and Doom will start and run time demo 3. Once complete you will see your results that you can calculate your average FPS from. Round up your results to the nearest 0.1FPS.
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    4)Compare you results with the chart on the DosBox Turbo Performance Page
    -Click to see pic.
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    Multiplatform benchmarking with Quake 1 in Win9x and Dos:

    Faster devices can use the Quake 1 timedemo in both Dos and win9x. This will allow you compare performance between Dos, win9x and win9x with Glide 3Dfx support. Results will be displayed as an average frames per second (FPS). Dosbox Auto exe configs can be used for Dos benchmarks and automated benchmark shortcuts are used for win9x.

    1) You will need to have the DosBox Turbo app installed on your Android device. Run the DosBox Turbo app and open the settings menu from either the pull down menu at the Top or left side swiping menu. Go to “DosBox Settings/Advanced DosBox Config” check “3DFX Glide Support” and “Manual Mode”. You must restart the app before these changes will take effect.

    2) Download the Quake shareware demo and config files. Copy the Quake folder into your devices internal storage space. This is the area that opens by default from your computer with the USB cable, all your android data is located here. The folder should be called quake and have all the data contained within.

    3) To run the Quake 1 Dos benchmark, copy the Quake Dos config from the folder onto your device. Launch the Dosbox Turbo app from your device and Quake will start and run the time demo via the auto exe. Once complete you will see your results as an average FPS. If it doesn’t start you can manually run the test by launching Quake, bringing up the console by pressing(`) and typing “timedemo demo1”.

    4) To run the Quake win9x benchmark copy the Quake win9x config from the folder onto your device. Place the Quake shareware demo folder into your HDD image, save it and transfer it to the device. This is the same procedure covered in the video for playing PC games with Dosbox Turbo. Launch the app to start win9x, open the shortcut to D and find the Quake folder. Inside this folder you will find several benchmark shortcuts for both regular quake and GL quake. Two Quake mods have been added to the folder to enable 3DfX glide support, Pro quake and Joe quake. Run one of these shortcuts to automatically start the benchmark and display results once complete. Note Pro Quake is the recommended benchmark for Quake in win9x. Joe Quake displays more of the screen and is therefore harder to run but is more enjoyable for playing the actual game demo. All comparable benchmark results should be done with either Pro Quake or Pro Quake GL. Note the shortcut links expect the game data to be located @ D:\quake.

    Quake Benchmark Shortcut Legend:
    -wqpro-Benchmark (Pro Quake Software Benchmark)
    -glpro-Benchmark (Pro Quake GL Benchmark)

    -joequake-Benchmark (Joe Quake Software Benchmark)
    -joequake-gl-Benchmark (Joe Quake GL Benchmark)

    -winquake-Benchmark (Default software Benchmark)



    Troubleshooting:

    Day light saving time Error: If your Windows image is crashing while trying to reconcile daylight savings time, then you should redownload the package with the fixed image file. You can also get around it by opening the keyboard and pressing enter repeatedly as its booting.

    Fallout 2 Notes:
    -Fallout 2 should be played at the default resolution of 640x480, with a 8bit color depth for best results. Using higher resolutions or 16-32bit colors can cause the game to become unplayable.
    -Killaps Restoration project version 2.3+ can cause screen scrolling issues with some maps(Temple of Trials). Using the older 2.1.2b version fixes this problem and should be used instead of v2.3 until this problem can be fixed.

    Download Killaps Fallout Restoration project 2.1.2b

    Killaps Fallout 2 Restoration Project Main Page:
    -Please report this problem to Killaps in his thread here and hopefully it will get fixed in his next release.

    Vault-Tec Desktop Crashing:
    -If you get a "Low memory" error message or your device crashes to the desktop when you run the app, then you will need to reduce the amount of memory used. Try 128MB or 64MB.
    -Win9x emulation can be unstable while exploring your emulated desktop. Opening multiple windows can cause crashing and lockups.
    -Setting the CPU governor to performance or interactive can help to improve stability and performance. You can do this with and free overclocking app like Antutu CPU Master Free. Don’t forget to set it back to normal after you're finished exploring the wasteland.
    -By adding ISO/CD support windows becomes less stable and you should mount your ISO images right away.
    -Once in a game state the Win9x emulation is more stable and you can enjoy classic PC gaming with reasonable stability.
    -To maintain Win9x image stability I would recommend going to the start menu and shutting down after game sessions, before you exit the app.

    CD/ISO support issues:
    -Overtime using the ISO support can cause the C img to stop working correctly. I would recommend making a backup of the image once you have a game installed.
    - If this happens you can copy the backed up C image over to your device again. Your saved games will be located on the D HDD image and will be unaffected.
    -The CD Rom support makes emulation less stable and can cause error messages when starting win9x with DosBox Turbo.
    - If you experience errors simply exit and restart the app.
    -There are alternatives to installing game data from the ISO.
    -You can use the WinImage program to extract the ISO’s contents to a folder.
    -This can be added to an HDD image and the setup exe run from inside of an emulated win9x environment.
    -Many classic games can be run with a game fixes, that will allow you to play without the CD.
    GameBurnWorld No-CD Game Fixes
    -You can add CD/ISO support by downloading Daemon tools 3.47 here and installing the setup exe from inside of an emulated win9x environment.
    -Once running win9x with Daemon tools disable autostart and automount or the image may crash when launching win9x.


    Links:
    How to Play Baldur’s gate on Android [XDA Thread]
    http://youtu.be/LH6K8VeeLNg

    How to Play Fallout 1 and 2 with the QEMU emulator:
    How to Play Fallout 1 and 2 on Android [No Mutants Thread]
    How to Play Fallout 1 and 2 on Android with QEMU(Free)[Video]

    Fallout 1 Patches @ No Mutants Allowed:

    Fallout 2 Patches @ No Mutants Allowed:

    Fallout 2 Restoration Project Main Page:
     
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    You tried any bluetooth controllers? Wii remote etc?
     
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    Wow awesome thanks :) will try to run Fallout 1 & System Shock 1 on my SGS3 asap :D
     
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    I am having trouble getting this to work...I can only get to the stand by screen when fallout 2 is loading and then it just goes nowhere. Phone is still responsive though. I'm using an American s3 and have tried setting both 512 and 1024 in the cfg.
     

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    Pretty much any Bluetooth device that can be paired in Android can be used when playing games with the Emulator. I mainly use a Bluetooth keyboard but you can also you a mouse and probably a controller too but I don't have one to test.
     
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    Hi, Sorry for the slow reply tech question are best asked on my YouTube page. Depending on the model of S3 some people have gotten it working no problem and others have had difficulty. Have a look at some of the comments on my YouTube page, there is a lot of discussion there.

    The default for the memory is 256, I always use 512 but you can use more is your device has more. Is your S3 a 2GB model? because then you should be able to set it to 1024 but it should be set to half of your memory size. My HP Touchpad has a total of 1GB so I use 512. If you set the value too high the emulator won't launch.

    Next have you tried using my custom config files? If you are having trouble getting the game to launch then you should definitely try them. You can also open the config file up and change values in emulated windows. My files change the sound settings, default data path and change the art cache size.

    Here is what the changed sound setting look like, it's set to SB16 and the music path is defaulted to the fallout folder.

    [sound]
    cache_size=448
    device=57368
    dma=5
    initialize=1
    irq=7
    master_volume=22281
    music=1
    music_path1=sound\music\
    music_path2=sound\music\
    music_volume=22281
    port=-1
    sndfx_volume=22281
    sounds=1
    speech=1
    speech_volume=22281

    Art Caches
    [system]
    art_cache_size=512
    color_cycling=1
    If you have trouble launching the games try changing the art cache size. If you are already using the customs configs files, try 128 or 256. I believe you would get stuck at the fallout loading screen if iyou set it too high.

    Also certain patches have issues mainly mashes restorations patch due to its use of the Sfall patch. If you are using the restoration patch then you will need to use my Beta version and manually remove the direct draw files from the Fallout 2 installation directory.

    You can always make a fresh install of fallout2 for Android. You can save you games and add them later too. I would recommend doing this if you are unsure about which patches you have installed. Try running fallout 1 and see if you have a similar problem. Fallout 1 can also be launched via DOS if the regular exe gives you issues.

    Let me know if this helps
     
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    And you can also do retro gameing on phone or computer etc at NINTENDO8.com
     
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    Thread updated, Sorry I forgot that I had it here first;) I'm still working on fixing the format issues, some words may appear small.
     
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    Damn bro thanks for the info.
     
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    This is great! thanks OP!
     

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    Thanks Guys:)

    Thank guys I've just fixed up the links to the pictures and added in the benchmarking section. Sorry for the delay image shack recently decided to become a paid service and I've had to switch a lot of picture links.

    P:S: You can play Diablo 2 like this as well.

    How to Play Diablo 2 on Android with Dosbox Turbo
    http://youtu.be/HQUqMC5G5Ak
     
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