Thorsten Günther Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) Looks awesome, the interface is very nice. Unfortunately, my 1st generation Droid (overclocked to 800MHz) cannot quite run it at 100% Maybe if I kill some background tasks, it is SO close. So, an XPeria Play or similar last-gen Android phone is needed? Or will fiddling around with the options (frameskip, sound, PAL vs. NTSC mode) alleviate that problem? I thought of purchasing a used Milestone (the European version of the Droid) myself, but not being able to emulate Atari in 100% speed on it (as opposed to e.g. a Dingoo) discourages me somewhat. Thorsten Edited August 2, 2011 by Thorsten Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Looks awesome, the interface is very nice. Unfortunately, my 1st generation Droid (overclocked to 800MHz) cannot quite run it at 100% Maybe if I kill some background tasks, it is SO close. So, an XPeria Play or similar last-gen Android phone is needed? Or will fiddling around with the options (frameskip, sound, PAL vs. NTSC mode) alleviate that problem? I thought of purchasing a used Milestone (the European version of the Droid) myself, but not being able to emulate Atari in 100% speed on it (as opposed to e.g. a Dingoo) discourages me somewhat. Thorsten I tried frameskip, set sound sampling rate to 22050 8-bit, NTSC, and turned off all options such as filtering. I could not get it to run at a steady 100%. When it dropped, it was instantly noticeable by the sound playback. I am not sure if killing a few of the background processes would help - I think the phone just doesn't have the grunt needed. I have been promised a Droid 2 1.2GHz to play with at work - I will test it hopefully tomorrow. *** EDIT *** I turned off my live wallpaper, and killed all background tasks before running the emulator, and it is much better. Running Colourspace, it's been bouncing between 103% and 98%, with a very rare dip to 94%. Still not quite good enough for most things with sound. With it being this close, I may look into running a modded kernel which will allow be to bump the CPU up to 1.2GHz this weekend. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thorsten, I think an high end Android is necessary but perhaps not a dual core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Now this is insanely cool - I have working ATRs of my 2 WIP projects running on my phone Is paddle support planned? Analog control is so much nicer *** EDIT *** I should mention, this pertains to the Atari800 Android emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have a Droid 2, what do I need to do to get it & run a benchmark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have a Droid 2, what do I need to do to get it & run a benchmark? See link above. Go to the config settings, and check the box marked "Show Atari Speed". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have a Droid 2, what do I need to do to get it & run a benchmark? See link above. Go to the config settings, and check the box marked "Show Atari Speed". Or download it in Android market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I turned off my live wallpaper, and killed all background tasks before running the emulator, and it is much better. Running Colourspace, it's been bouncing between 103% and 98%, with a very rare dip to 94%. Still not quite good enough for most things with sound. With it being this close, I may look into running a modded kernel which will allow be to bump the CPU up to 1.2GHz this weekend. 1.2GHz may damage the CPU of the Droid, at least that's what's claimed here (scroll down the page to read it). 1.1GHz is the highest speed recommended by that site, but that already is nearly twice as fast as the stock Milest^WDroid. I am eagerly awaiting your test results! Good work! Thorsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi from a newbie. I found this thread while googling for info on Atari 8 bit emulators on Android. I've managed to get Droid800 to run fine on my new LG 3D phone (dual core) with the frame drop set to zero, and have that connected to my 42" lcd TV via the phones HDMI connection. I'm also using a "Zeemote" bluetooth joystick connected to the phone with the "bluez IME" app. If you want to use one of these you need to set the fire button to emulate the "left Alt" key and another button set to "space" to pause games. Set the others to "mute" as the default button settings cause the emulator to crash. The joystick works without needing to alter anything. Does anyone know which of the keyboard keys I can use to work as the "Start" button? I thought maybe some of you guys might be interested in seeing it? I put a video of it working on youtube here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_U1_EQKpk Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 THank you. Could you please test Atari800 too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_kay Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looks like both have been suspended from the Android market due to the ongoing problems with Atari enforcing its trademark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looks like both have been suspended from the Android market due to the ongoing problems with Atari enforcing its trademark. Good thing I downloaded new copies a couple of weeks ago when I switched to a new HTC for personal use from the one work gave me (and yes I deleted Droid800 from the Evo before I gave it back. ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 THank you. Could you please test Atari800 too? I can't find a link to this in .apk version, give me a link and I'll try it. It works with my other emulators so I'm sure it will. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Holy cow, this makes me want to run out and buy an Android phone RIGHT NOW. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 THank you. Could you please test Atari800 too? I can't find a link to this in .apk version, give me a link and I'll try it. It works with my other emulators so I'm sure it will. Pete You'll find it here: http://users.uoa.gr/~knakos/atari800/android/ --> http://sourceforge.net/projects/atari800/files/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) THank you. Could you please test Atari800 too? I can't find a link to this in .apk version, give me a link and I'll try it. It works with my other emulators so I'm sure it will. Pete You'll find it here: http://users.uoa.gr/~knakos/atari800/android/ --> http://sourceforge.net/projects/atari800/files/ Been there before, I can find Linux, Dos, Mac versions but no apk android version? The market version has been removed too. Pete Edited August 29, 2011 by Mad_Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) Been there before, I can find Linux, Dos, Mac versions but no apk android version? Pete Look Here or Here Jay Edited August 29, 2011 by AtariGeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Been there before, I can find Linux, Dos, Mac versions but no apk android version? Pete Look Here or Here Jay I must be missing something, all I can see are Atari800 tar.gz files, not a .apk one? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I must be missing something, all I can see are Atari800 tar.gz files, not a .apk one? Pete 1st link has 6 of them... 2nd link -> follow Atari800 2.2.0RC2 and look for "[ Download from this server (786.6Kb) ] " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Very cool - my Motorola Droid will not run it steady, even OC'ed to 800MHz. Looks like this needs dual core to run. Awesome setup though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Pete, I've found it! http://androiddev.orkitra.com/download/apps/?appid=-7067695649815299722&download=name.nick.jubanka.atari800_v1.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Well eventually I tried Atari800 but cannot get my head around it. My phone has no physical buttons at all, so trying to use the interface is virtually impossible. I can't even load a rom file and gave up. The Droid800 emulator works flawlessly so I don't need to carry on pulling my hair out trying to get Atari800 running. Sorry. I still can't find another key to work as a "START" button, anyone know if any other key on the keyboard will work? Pete Edited August 30, 2011 by Mad_Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Well eventually I tried Atari800 but cannot get my head around it. My phone has no physical buttons at all, so trying to use the interface is virtually impossible. I can't even load a rom file and gave up. The Droid800 emulator works flawlessly so I don't need to carry on pulling my hair out trying to get Atari800 running. Sorry. I still can't find another key to work as a "START" button, anyone know if any other key on the keyboard will work? Pete Have you really tried Atari800 by Kostas Nakos? Perhaps you tried the other Atari800 emulator. To load a rom you only have to touch menu and then Open button. EDIT Perhaps you cannot use menu button because your phone doesn't have it. But LG Optimus 3d has the 4 Android buttons. And if you don't have buttons, how do other apps works with your phone? Many apps use menu button. Edited August 30, 2011 by Philsan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Sunday Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Well eventually I tried Atari800 but cannot get my head around it. My phone has no physical buttons at all, so trying to use the interface is virtually impossible. I can't even load a rom file and gave up. The Droid800 emulator works flawlessly so I don't need to carry on pulling my hair out trying to get Atari800 running. Sorry. I still can't find another key to work as a "START" button, anyone know if any other key on the keyboard will work? Pete Have you really tried Atari800 by Kostas Nakos? Perhaps you tried the other Atari800 emulator. To load a rom you only have to touch menu and then Open button. EDIT Perhaps you cannot use menu button because your phone doesn't have it. But LG Optimus 3d has the 4 Android buttons. And if you don't have buttons, how do other apps works with your phone? Many apps use menu button. I used one from the links supplied above, it is Atari800-SDL It has no "physical" buttons but has 4 touch sensitive ones........ menu, home, back and search. Touching the menu button brings up a list of options, I can move the highlight bar onto the different options but can't select the option? What button is used to select the option? The only thing I can do to get out of the option menu is to press the home button and then kill the app! Pete Edited August 30, 2011 by Mad_Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 OK, 4 sensitive touch buttons like many Android phones (mine too). When I press menu button I get a bar with 5 options: Open, Next Side, Keyboard, Preferences, Quit. You only have to touch Open and select a rom. I hope you'll be able to use this emulator because is based on latest Atari800 core and it is slightly faster than others. It supports Wiimote too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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