Mupen64plus Android edition [port] [new n64 emulator] - Xperia Play Android Development

Mupen64plus-AE
Hi I just wanted to give some attention to the new open source
n64 emulator for android Mupen64plus-AE which was developed by Paul Lamb.
Its currently in its beta testing phase and it would be awesome if other developers wanted to join in and contribute to the project.
Android market link:
https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Paul+Lamb
Heres a link to the latest build + source code:
http://www.paulscode.com/forum/index.php?board=11.0
[This is currently the only emulator for android with xperia touch pad support]
Here is an overview of the emulator:
Here is a comparison video of banjo-tooie running on n64oid and mupen64plus-ae:
Here is an extra video I made of the xperia play touch pads working with the emulator:
Common questions
The GUI is now finished so most of this information is now irrelevant​
How do I map the gamepad buttons?
First, install and run the "SDL Scancode Finder" linked below. Press the keys you want to map, and write down the Scancodes that are displayed. Then after running Mupen64Plus AE at least once, close the app and edit the file [sdcard]/app-data/paulscode.android.mupen64plus/data/InputAutoCfg.ini. Under the [Keyboard] section, enter the scancodes that you wrote down earlier. For the analog stick, use the scancodes for the left and right buttons for "X Axis", and the scancodes for the up and down buttons for "Y Axis". Finally, save the file and restart the emulator.
SDL Scancode Finder:http://www.paulscode.com/source/AndroidSDLScancodeFinder/ScancodeFinder-debug.apk
Alternatively you use my control config and just paste is over the file. Just replace [sdcard]/app-data/paulscode.android.mupen64plus/data/InputAutoCfg.ini with the custom version of the InputAutoCfg.ini
Heres my config: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13594612/paulscode/InputAutoCfg.ini (right click and save as)
How do I change games?
Delete or rename the file [sdcard]/app-data/paulscode.android.mupen64plus/roms/mario.n64. Place the ROM you wish to play into that directory, and call it "mario.n64" (it doesn't matter what format the ROM is in, just call it "mario.n64", and the emulator will load it instead of Mario64).
How do I remove the touch control overlay?
Go to [sdcard]/app-data/paulscode.android.mupen64plus/skins and delete everything in there except the folder called touchpads, the touch pads folder it what lets you use the xperia play touch pads.
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*I take no credit in the creation of this emulator all credit goes to Paul and the people behind the original Mupen64plus source code. Im just a tester nothing more haha*

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that'd be cool, but even cooler if N64oid got it

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Nhialor said:
that'd be cool, but even cooler if N64oid got it
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N64oid probably never will though. Adding touch pad support cuts of every android device
that has a firmware lower than 2.3 and thats alot of devices.
With Mupen64plus-ae multiple builds can be made so it doesn't effect other devices.
Thats why I feel so strongly that developers should help support this project,
it means that developers can add whatever they want and can create device specific features.

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I would love to see this with touchpad support. Waht do you guess how long will it take?

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IE-coRe said:
I would love to see this with touchpad support. Waht do you guess how long will it take?
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Touch pad support is nearly done, my best guess it will either be finished by tomorrow or in a few days. Also just to clarify I am not the one making this emulator.
This the latest build for non qualcomm devices: http://www.paulscode.com/source/Mupen64Plus-AE/13SEP2011/Mupen64Plus-debug.apk
This is the latest build for qualcomm devices (like the xperia play: http://www.paulscode.com/source/Mupen64Plus-AE/13SEP2011/Mupen64Plus-debug-sortProblem.apk
The xperia play version has very bad graphics at the moment but paul is working on fixing that atm.

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You mean Paul as in Paul O'Brien, Modaco's overlord and programmer extraordinaire?

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Logseman said:
You mean Paul as in Paul O'Brien, Modaco's overlord and programmer extraordinaire?
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No the full name of the Paul who is making the emulator is Paul Lamb

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Rockin'
Sent from my R800x using xda premium
P.s. I can't wait for this to come to fruition. Finally! A viable way to play Duke Nukem

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What are you talking about? Google made it so that multiple versions of the same apk can be uploaded to the market under the same heading, so adding it for our device would therefore NOT rule out other phones, as they could just download the regular version (our version wouldn't be able to be seen by them), also, as a computer science major, it'd be easy to not have this problem if he doesn't want to go down this road, he could do, for arguments sake, if build.prop=="R800i"|"R800x"{control-type="touchpad"}else{control-type="regular"}, or even just a tick box in the option menu...!
therefore avoiding the problem. Obviously it goes a lot deaper than that, but saying that adding support for us would rule out other devices is just not true. It's something else that's stopping him.

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Nhialor said:
What are you talking about? Google made it so that multiple versions of the same apk can be uploaded to the market under the same heading, so adding it for our device would therefore NOT rule out other phones, as they could just download the regular version (our version wouldn't be able to be seen by them), also, as a computer science major, it'd be easy to not have this problem if he doesn't want to go down this road, he could do, for arguments sake, if build.prop=="R800i"|"R800x"{control-type="touchpad"}else{control-type="regular"}, or even just a tick box in the option menu...!
therefore avoiding the problem. Obviously it goes a lot deaper than that, but saying that adding support for us would rule out other devices is just not true. It's something else that's stopping him.
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Well If you actually knew anything about n64oid you would know that its not even on the android market. Its distributed via slideme which does not support uploading of multiple apk's for a single app.
And ive talked to alot of emulator developers and for some reason (Im not entirely sure why) Including touch pad support cuts off support for older versions (lower than 2.3).

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bubblegumballon said:
Well If you actually knew anything about n64oid you would know that its not even on the android market. Its distributed via slideme which does not support uploading of multiple apk's for a single app.
And ive talked to alot of emulator developers and for some reason (Im not entirely sure why) Including touch pad support cuts off support for older versions (lower than 2.3).
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haha ,completly forgot about that, but still, u see my point about the proper implemantation?
EDIT: Wait, I remember something that either Yonghz or Shtruck said something like the classes needed for this are unaccesible for Froyo and before or something, so you may be right. Apologies

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Nhialor said:
haha ,completly forgot about that, but still, u see my point about the proper implemantation?
EDIT: Wait, I remember something that either Yonghz or Shtruck said something like the classes needed for this are unaccesible for Froyo and before or something, so you may be right. Apologies
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No problem and Im sure ive seen Shtruck say something along those lines on the fpsece forums

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I would imagine they would be able to add backwards compatibility after adding touch pad support, but that would take extra time - which they may not be willing to give the time.

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hairdewx said:
I would imagine they would be able to add backwards compatibility after adding touch pad support, but that would take extra time - which they may not be willing to give the time.
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Im not sure what you mean by backwards compatibility but in the future arm6 devices will be supported as well.
Also touch pads are in the process of being added, in the newest build the touchpad overlay has been added to the screen and different layouts have been made for different screen sizes (phone, tablet, small screens etc).

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bubblegumballon said:
Im not sure what you mean by backwards compatibility but in the future arm6 devices will be supported as well.
Also touch pads are in the process of being added, in the newest build the touchpad overlay has been added to the screen and different layouts have been made for different screen sizes (phone, tablet, small screens etc).
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I meant having N64oid, FPSE, etc. detect the android version and run version specific code to add touch pad support while avoiding the compatibility issues.
I have done that before in software (I am a software engineer for a living) but it takes a long time to do and adds extra things to support. I certainly would not be motivated enough to do that either

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hairdewx said:
I meant having N64oid, FPSE, etc. detect the android version and run version specific code to add touch pad support while avoiding the compatibility issues.
I have done that before in software (I am a software engineer for a living) but it takes a long time to do and adds extra things to support. I certainly would not be motivated enough to do that either
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Im no emulation programmer but alot of emulator developers have said the same thing that implementing the touch pad controls limits it to 2.3+
Im sure if somebody was brainy enough to create an emulator then they would know how to support more versions if it were possible.
also I would like to point out that Mupen64plus-ae supports arm6, It was already implemented but I forgot to update my post.

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bubblegumballon said:
Im no emulation programmer but alot of emulator developers have said the same thing that implementing the touch pad controls limits it to 2.3+
Im sure if somebody was brainy enough to create an emulator then they would know how to support more versions if it were possible.
also I would like to point out that Mupen64plus-ae supports arm6, It was already implemented but I forgot to update my post.
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Touch pads limit it to 2.3+ because of some of the classes and available system calls it needs are only in 2.3+.
But that doesn't mean it's impossible to make one apk support all android versions, just very impractical implementation-wise and probably not worth it.

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hairdewx said:
Touch pads limit it to 2.3+ because of some of the classes and available system calls it needs are only in 2.3+.
But that doesn't mean it's impossible to make one apk support all android versions, just very impractical implementation-wise and probably not worth it.
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The project is open source so anybody (with the right knowledge) could just go and add touch pad support if they wanted.
Also I would like to point out touch screen controls have now been added but they are still not finished, there are still a few more things to be added like a moving analog stick and lots of optimisations so dont expect it to be perfect just yet.

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Mupen64plus-ae now works properly on adreno GPU's (qualcomm chipsets)
It works great on my xperia play! keep in mind that its still not finished yet.

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bubblegumballon said:
Mupen64plus-ae now works properly on adreno GPU's (qualcomm chipsets)
It works great on my xperia play! keep in mind that its still not finished yet.
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did you use the first apk or the "qualcomm" apk?
because Im trying the second apk and its not letting me download the data from paulscode.com...
any help would be appreciated