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[Q] N64oid on the EVO?

Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried the n64oid app on their EVO? And if so how well does it preform? I am wanting to know before I buy the app.
Thanks!
-Mitch

Runs fine for me.....

Runs fine for me, just a lil sound lag, but its expected.

Decent for me on LOZ:OOT. Bit laggy though.

Ive used it, but quite laggy on the game i was playing, Diddy Kong Racing. It will get better tho

I just downloaded it, and EVERY rom i've downloaded on the EVO for n64oid is Super laggy, unplayable. Anyone know why?

ive had the same problem on my evo, except for mario 64 and harvest moon 64, but otherwise all the other roms are so laggy i can barely play them, even though some of the same roms i've seen youtube videos of them running perfectly. same question as above; anybody know why?

evo.altig said:
ive had the same problem on my evo, except for mario 64 and harvest moon 64, but otherwise all the other roms are so laggy i can barely play them, even though some of the same roms i've seen youtube videos of them running perfectly. same question as above; anybody know why?
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is there the option of changing the framerate? the higher the frame rate, the smoother the game, but it takes a heavy toll on your battery, you'll be best to play while tethered to the wall via charger cable

I just bought this app as well. Downloaded Goldeneye, Mario, and Mario Kart. All games are extremely laggy. Mario kart is playable, but the on screen timer takes about 3 seconds for every second in real time. Goldeneye, which I was really looking forward to, wont even load past the pre-game animated video. Very disappointing.

I changed the frame rate in mario kart, it worked okay, but still really laggy. Goldeneye and NFL Blitz were terrible no matter what the framerate!! I thought EVOs were fast?!!! What's going on?

amcintosh32 said:
I changed the frame rate in mario kart, it worked okay, but still really laggy. Goldeneye and NFL Blitz were terrible no matter what the framerate!! I thought EVOs were fast?!!! What's going on?
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Our processors are fast, our GPUs are outdated though. All the cool people run Adreno 205, we're stuck at 200.
Plus, as someone noted, it'll get better. There's a lot of stuff for the developer to work out to make the programming as efficient as possible so we don't experience so much lag. If you recall, it took the guy who did SNESoid several months before he could even get Super Mario RPG to work, and even so there's still enhancements being made to make it more playable.
patience...or buy a phone with better hardware. your choice.

Its not our phone, the dev clearly states at the bottom that the app should be considered an Alpha as he has so many performance updates to push thru to get it working close to perfect on most high end phones. Just give it time.
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Yes, the results posted here are actually typical of most phones right now. The Evo does have a slightly lower GPU, but that actually doesn't matter with these emulators. Someone explained that unless the emulator was using openGL, which it apparently isn't, it shouldn't matter. I don't know, I just read that.
I have tested it on two roms. Myns 2.2 RSL5, and UltimateDroid 2.5. Both with kernels that support overclocking. On the sense rom, I have to download setcpu and set it to performance. On UD, I can set it in the settings. I overclock to 1.19GHZ.
In the app I have found it doesn't really matter if sound is checked on or off. Turning up the frameskips seemed to help. My results so far are the following games play well:
Mario 64 (flawless)
Mario Kart 64 (just a little bit laggy, but very enjoyable)
Star Fox 64 (menus and videos are very choppy, but in game it's super smooth and definately worth the download)
If for nothing more than these 3 games, this was well worth $6. I would have gladly bought these for $2 each if there were available as standalones somewhere.
That being said, the developer is known for updating all the time. Star Fox is running much more smoothly now than it was when the app first was released, so already I have seen a compatibilty increase.
Expect to continue to see updates, and as they do, more games will be available.
Now, if ANYONE has some complaint about the $6 they paid, go complain somewhere else. We don't want to hear it.

Runs like bunk on the evo because of the adreno 200.
Just ran it on an epic and it works perfect with the almighty powervr. (although the rest of the phone sucks)

It has potential so I bought it. I just want to play Zelda and Mario Kart. I can't wait until the Dreamcast emulator comes out so I can play Shenmue.
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if you install CM7 and over clock to 1.1ghz it runs a lot better.

[Q] Opengl Angry Birds question

Hi there,
I have the latest stable Froyo build on my Rhodium(210) and I was wondering, why is Angry Birds so slow? It only runs at half speed. My first thought was that opengl is not working yet and android is just emulating a GPU but this isn't possible. 3D games work at almost full speed, so what is happening here? Why do I get a slower speed on something that shouldn't be using my GPU as much as something like Raging Thunder 2(runs at about 80% speed). Is this just bad coding? Or is angry birds java and raging thunder something a lot faster?
Aaron

Angry Birds requires OpenGL 2.0, which our phones only support 1.1.
Try searching next time, I've said this personally at least 100x.

There is a lite version some where here or ppcgeeks that worked much better. Most levels ran quite well, with only slow downs on levels with lots of stuff to smash. I finished the game on my TP2 actually.
Your going to have to search for it though...

Lol, nice, thanks man.

Gaming problems

So, I have the same problem that others have reported, several of my games just stop working after playing them for awhile. I'll get so far in the game and then the game just shuts down and goes back to the home screen. A couple examples of the games that do this are Pocket Legends and Muffin Knight.
I am rooted. I was wondering if flashing a custom rom helps at all. So far I am rooted, but stock. I guess I haven't figured out exactly what is causing the problem though I know it's a known problem with the S2.

I am curious myself. It feels like I'll never beat Plants vs. Zombies because of it.

As far as I know it's a sound issue with the E4GT in general even rooting will not help the problem. Atleast I don't remember seeing anyone saying the games we do know of that are crashing are now working without a crash on a rooted rom.

Play with the sounds and/or music off.

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Play with the sounds and/or music off.
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Tried that with Plants vs. Zombies it does not work still crashes after a few minutes of play time.

The biggest thing I've noticed was that the phone will heat up quite a bit during game playing.
I've found that underclocking the device down to 800mhz and using the conservative governor I'm able to play longer, but the phone still becomes incredibly warm.

I've been having this issue since day one. Its really aggravating.
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It has something to do w/ the soundpool bug that's causing the crash. It's been happening on the Int GS2 and Samsung still haven't fixed it. Turning off sounds doesn't fix the issue either. You can read bout it here http://groups.google.com/group/andr...hread/a40bf951f420b47e/6b736dba33793e00?pli=1

I've never had a problem with just headphones, n64 emulator, and starfox at 1.6GHz for hours.

hrffd said:
I've never had a problem with just headphones, n64 emulator, and starfox at 1.6GHz for hours.
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N64oid isn't affected by this. But nearly every other game is.

Thanks everyone. When i'm on the desktop I'll hit the official thanks button.
I don't use the emulators. I did try playing with the sound off, but no joy. I'll try underclocking just for fun.
I contacted Samsung and they keep singing the song that it's the developers fault.
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Just a FYI, PopCap did an awful hack job porting their games to Android, so I wouldn't use Plants vs Zombies as a baseline. In their case it's highly likely it's the developer's fault. Can't speak for any other games / developers, though I've had zero issues with playing Cut the Rope for 1+ hours.

mkeyslehman said:
Just a FYI, PopCap did an awful hack job porting their games to Android, so I wouldn't use Plants vs Zombies as a baseline. In their case it's highly likely it's the developer's fault. Can't speak for any other games / developers, though I've had zero issues with playing Cut the Rope for 1+ hours.
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I agree they did do a mediocre job but that point isn't valid. These same games play very well on other Android phones. My G2 had no issues running them but my wifes E4GT freezes all the time playing certain games.
On another note, I find it odd that the issue has something to do with the sound on these phones. Top of the line mobile GPU and we are trumped by a sound bug...

KCRic said:
I agree they did do a mediocre job but that point isn't valid. These same games play very well on other Android phones. My G2 had no issues running them but my wifes E4GT freezes all the time playing certain games.
On another note, I find it odd that the issue has something to do with the sound on these phones. Top of the line mobile GPU and we are trumped by a sound bug...
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Top of the line phone and we are trumped by a sound bug, LOS, weak gps.....smh

phatmanxxl said:
Top of the line phone and we are trumped by a sound bug, LOS, weak gps.....smh
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I guess I shouldn't *****, I haven't had any problems with LOS or GPS, but I do game a fair amount and it's annoying. The screen for camera and gaming is why I wanted this phone the most.
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mkeyslehman said:
Just a FYI, PopCap did an awful hack job porting their games to Android, so I wouldn't use Plants vs Zombies as a baseline. In their case it's highly likely it's the developer's fault. Can't speak for any other games / developers, though I've had zero issues with playing Cut the Rope for 1+ hours.
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I played Plants vs Zombies through to the end on my Evo3D and the game never crashed one time.

Plants vs. zombies is the only game that crashes on my phone. Unfortunately, it crashes so regularly as to be unplayable.
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hrffd said:
I've never had a problem with just headphones, n64 emulator, and starfox at 1.6GHz for hours.
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N64oid crashes consistently for me. Usually playing the Zelda games. Anyone with N64oid emulator experience frequent crashes?

I've been playing Chrono Trigger on the Snes9x emulator and it crashes on me the same way Plants vs. Zombies do.

Games for S3

What games are working properly on s3? other games are having graphic problems.

If you are into first person shooters, Dead Trigger by Madfinger games is pretty sick. Gears & Guts by Glu Mobile is working. I have a bunch other games but the 2 listed above have a big file size and are pretty graphically intense. Smooth gameplay w/o any problems. I am also running Blazer 1.7 w/ Apex Launcher.

thomasmatt25 said:
If you are into first person shooters, Dead Trigger by Madfinger games is pretty sick. Gears & Guts by Glu Mobile is working. I have a bunch other games but the 2 listed above have a big file size and are pretty graphically intense. Smooth gameplay w/o any problems. I am also running Blazer 1.7 w/ Apex Launcher.
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Have you tried amazing spiderman or Samurai II: Vengeance, having a graphics issues please let me know what could be a problem. I am using stock rom and the phone is not rooted.

Dead Trigger is insanely sick. It has amazing lighting visuals and is only about 150MB of storage. Been playing it non-stop. I also am a big fan of Asphalt games, however, the new 1$ asphalt game runs HORRIBLE on the S3. I am also hearing it runs horrible on other top end devices. The game has a major framerate issue.

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Dead Trigger is insanely sick. It has amazing lighting visuals and is only about 150MB of storage. Been playing it non-stop. I also am a big fan of Asphalt games, however, the new 1$ asphalt game runs HORRIBLE on the S3. I am also hearing it runs horrible on other top end devices. The game has a major framerate issue.
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sounds good, but i'd like to know why a game wants access to my phone calls/history..
i normally don't bother with free games or apps as their either invested with ads or want access to private data.

[email protected] said:
Dead Trigger is insanely sick. It has amazing lighting visuals and is only about 150MB of storage. Been playing it non-stop. I also am a big fan of Asphalt games, however, the new 1$ asphalt game runs HORRIBLE on the S3. I am also hearing it runs horrible on other top end devices. The game has a major framerate issue.
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on stock rom it ran like crap but when i tried a jb rom it ran normal. On stock rom it was horrendous.
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[Q] Laggy games?

Hi,
I got the Tab s 10.5 LTE, im on a debloated and rooted stock, and its all smooth as hell, even my iPad 4 lags more when using Chrome. The only weird thing is lag in some games, like PvZ2 and Angry Birds Transformers... when theres a lot going on, the whole scene is slowing down just to run smooth again to slow down again. Used to iOS, this is new for me and i guess its normal for Android devices? Im watching the cpu with cool tools and its always between 20-40% while gaming. So must be the gpu, right?
Edit: im always closing all open apps with task manager before starting a game.
Thanks,
Phil

Some games arent optimised for certian andriod devices. Their mostly supposed to run on most andriod devices with little lag. Unless the developer does optimises it it could run better. I get lag on some games too lol. I think there are some things you can do to tweak your device but idk if you can.

i have pvz2 and it's smooth as hell :v and as well as angry birds tranformer

tapped out is the main one I found with lag with my tab s 8.4. a bit disappointed but not enough to get rid of the tablet.. quick search brought me to some threads that claim tapped out and exynos octa don't like each other..

Tapped out seems to be bugged, AB Transformers and PvZ2 do run smooth until theres a lot going on on the screen, then the frames go down noticeable. Well i guess its really an optimization problem...