I have Angry Birds (original, seasons, rio), Solitaire multi pack, Frozen Bubble, and Stupid Zombies. Had Doodle Jump but had issues with the tilt functionality (was causing problems with my touchscreen after playing i.e. nothing was working).
Are there any other "casual" games like these that you'd recommend? I am also interested in SNES-like 2-d scrolling adventure/rpgs (have tried Zenonia 2) like Super Mario --- not interested in emulator/ROMS.
I am also looking for a good crossword puzzle app like the B&N one (or any other word-based games). I tried Bonsai Blast and it looked fun but never went fullscreen for me.
Sorry, double post. Hit by accident when I came back to the pc.
3d magic words has been the best word game i've played so far.
I'd like to know of more good ones because my significant other likes them too, and we play them together.
Word Drop (dropwords?) was another decent one.
Both available in the google market.
I'd love to see a list of Nook compatible word/board games floating around here.
Air Control sand Pool Break are two of my faves. Quick and easy to pick up. Typical games last 15 minutes or less (my definition of a "casual game"). Warning: Air Control is deceptively addictive.
Shortyz is a great crossword game. My girlfriend loves it.
I hope these can be defined as casual games, and have them on my NC:
Angry Birds/Angry Birds Seasons/Angry Birds Rio
Doodle Fit--nice puzzle, similar to tangrams in idea (disable twitch so your eyes won't twitch along)
Grow--from a tadpole within a jar to larger environments. Payable game
Meganoid--probably Super Mario like
Paper Toss--toss paper balls into waste basket, with fan blowing
Hi.
I like 250+ solitaire alot. It has a very good version of Freecell.
Freecell is fun because if you are good you can win 2/3 of the time.
By contrast Spider solitaire has a win rate of 1 or 2%.
By the way, what are some recommended poker or backgammon
programs?
I have yet to see any 7 card stud or Omaha poker games in the market,
for example.
Thx, Dave
radiant hd (cool space invaders clone)
evac hd (cool pacman type game)
totemo hd (like bubble pop)
aces bubblepopper
also i cant get enough of the game Deathworm.
they need to be fed
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It has been about two years or so that I am use an Android Phone. I have tried almost every app available on the market. Here I am putting forth my experience on the best apps I have tried over the market. I hope you appericate my work
If you have any suggestions or quires or want to recommend any app then put an comment of PM me.
Best Music App
Double Twist (FREE)
Market Description- doubleTwist Player is the best all-in-one music, radio and video app.
Finds all the music on your phone and syncs music & video with the free doubleTwist app on Mac/PC.
Imports iTunes music playlists, music ratings & playcounts from your Mac/PC; sync music, play music & video podcasts!
For a wireless experience, upgrade to AirSync, which syncs your iTunes music, photos and videos with your Mac or PC over your home WiFi network:
Pros- Quite cool looking UI. Reminds me of the iPod touch UI. Great system. Also has Lockscreen provison i.e. that it changes the lockscreen while play music. Also plays videos.
Cons – Takes up a lot of space (6mb). Cannot be moved2sd. Recent update i.e. the addition of AirSync is quite irritating. Keeps on asking for the email id and asks to download AirSync.
CURRENT VERSION:
1.4.9
REQUIRES ANDROID:
2.1 and up
CATEGORY:
Music & Audio
PlayerPro (PAID- Rs. 220)
Pros – Great UI. Has Dolby, SRS sound effects which really work great on the Galaxy 3. Also has an external DSP pack which can be downloaded from the market to enhance the music quality. Another great feature is that we can change the Album Art, Artist name and fix other stuff. No separate App is required for changing Album Art, Names, ID3 Tags and for adding Lyrics.
Cons – Not many themes available. Sometimes becomes laggy. Quite pricy.
Market Link - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro&feature=related_apps
CURRENT VERSION:
2.08
REQUIRES ANDROID:
2.0 and up
CATEGORY:
Music & Audio
GTunes Music (FREE)
Pros- This app allows you to download Songs from your Android phones. You can download – American Billboard Charts, Hindi, Japan and Korea Pop Charts,Chinese, Latin, Jazz, Rapp, French Music. Even provides a list of some good songs. The fear of downloading a virus along with the song doesn’t exist when you download from GTunes
Cons- The preview sometimes doesn’t work. Sometime automatically changes and puts wrong ID3 Tags.
This app has been banned from the Android App Market as it violated the terms and conditions. But you can download it by searching GTUNES APP DOWNLOAD in google.
Shazam (PAID & FREE)
If you don’t know about Shazam then probably you are new to android. Supose a song is being played and you don’t know about it? Well Shazam can help you identify the song.
Pros – Great music recongination technology which quite better than SoundHound. Also gives the album info, track info along with Track name, album name, artist names.
Cons- In free verison you can only identify one song after which it asks you to buy the paid version (Shazam ENCORE). The widget does not work properly on Galaxy 3.
Market Link Free- https://market.android.com/details?id=com.shazam.android&hl=en
Market Link Paid - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.shazam.encore.android&feature=more_from_developer
CURRENT VERSION:
3.3.0-BB71230
REQUIRES ANDROID:
1.6 and up
CATEGORY:
Music & Audio
Best Games
Doodle Jump (PAID)(Free)
Jump, jump, jump to the top with the Doodle Jump!
WARNING:Insanely Addictive! Jump, jump, jump to the top, top, top with the runaway hit now on Android! Guide the Doodler on a springy journey using springs, jet packs and more. Avoid baddies and blast them with your nose balls!
iRunner (Free) (Free)
iRunner is a fast paced running game, with great HD graphics and special game play.
You need to keep good tempo to avoid all obstacles on the way. Trying to collect as many batteries as possible while running. Collect gifts to turn into fever state - cooler dress, exciting tempo, and doulbe score!
PS -This game is not linked in any way to Apple.
Racing Moto (Free)
One of My Favorate games!!! In this game we have to control a the bike using the acelrometer aka G-Sensor. You have to save yourself for cars which come in your way. This is a never ending game. You can unlock 2 new bikes; first at a score of 30,000 and second at the score of 70,000.
The game needs to have many more bikes!!
Cut the Rope (PAID ONLY)
The little monster is very hunger!! Your job is to feed is by cutting the rope #duh#. The game is quite cool and is quite fun. New stage and levels get unlocked to keep the interest going. But still is a little bit boring.
Death Worm (PAID – LITE AVAILBLE)
Death Worm is an app in which you have to control the huge worm and make it eat vehicles, animals, people etc. Avoid the bombs and other weaponary which the humans use against you. Great game. Though it’s a huge game it can be moved2sd till the size beomes 0mb. The game starts getting a little boring in story mode where at start it says eat 10 people then it says eat 20, then 30 and go on till some 50. It’s a great time killer when you play the arcade mode. Also has some mini games to.
Fruit Ninja (PAID AND LITE)
Use you finger to swipe the fruits. Another great time killer game. This 10 mb game cannot be moved2sd. There are 3 mode available in the latest version – Arcade, Classic and Zen mode. The classic mode is the one with unlimited time and fruits but you can only drop 3 fruits after which Game over. The Zen mode is the one which has a 60 second time limit. The new Zen mode is quite interesting. It has 60 seconds time limit but has 3 powerups –Freeze, Freenzy and Double. You can unlock new backgrounds, blades etc. Once you are done unlocking all the thing the game starts getting boring.
Speed X 3D (FREE)
The SpeedX game was once a paid game but now the paid game is available for free. It is a racing style action packed game which uses you accelerometer. In the game you need to tillt your phone to dodge all the obstacles. You thing that is unique in the game is that there is an option to choose between normal to real 3D. You need the stereoscopic glasses (Red-Blue Coloured Glasses) for playing that. When you play with that turned on the game becomes quite more exciting. Test your reflex in an ultimate speed challenge with smooth 3D graphic.
Devil Ninja 2 (FREE)
This is a game that some what resembles to Mario. Your task is to fight against the monsters,kill the boss, And there are various props to increase your combat effectiveness. In this game you need to either jump over the monster or kill them in this 2d game. It is a never ending game. You can pick up shurikeins, swords or a power up to unleash the dargon that will kill all the enemies in front of you,
NinJump (FREE)
In this fast paced ninja climbing game, your goal is to rise as high as you can while avoiding killer squirrels, angry birds, enemy ninjas, throwing stars and exploding bombs. With a simple tap you can jump from one wall to the other, knocking obstacles from the air as you do. Take down three enemies of the same kind to trigger mega-jump bonuses. Collect shields to plow through your opponents with. Just watch out for ledges and other ninjas because they will knock you off and send you to your doom! This game has some great graphics and ultra easy but still tough levels.
Slice IT (FREE)
In this game you need to slice some simple geometrical shape in many pieces. Sound easy, well it not. You really need to use some mathematical knowledge. One tip – Try Using both fingers, like you doing in pinch-to-zoom, that really helps.
More Coming Soon!
Best Productivity Apps
Move2SD Enableler (root)
This is the first app that I install when I install any new rom. This app proably changes and multiplies the capablitlites of our Galaxy 3. Using this App you can force any App to get installed on your sd card. Imagine a 7mb Asphalt Game that will occupy some 800 kbs! By this I have installed Angry Birds Rio, Season, Asphalt, and other games and had space to install much more. Don’t forget this requires root permissions.
Chainfire 3D
If you want to play Alphalt , NFS Shift, Gangster Miami or any other HD game, you need to use chainfire 3D by which you can play these games. Also one thing that you need the game resolution to that of the Galaxy 3. You can go to this site for chainfire 3d tutorial and Games.
http://samsung-i5800.org.ua/
P.S. I did not make this site nor am I in any way related to it.
P.P.S. Downloading Paid games from that site is some what ILLEGAL. Please note that.
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Reserved !!!!!!!!!!!!
ak700 said:
move2sd enableler (root)
this is the first app that i install when i install any new rom. This app proably changes and multiplies the capablitlites of our galaxy 3. Using this app you can force any app to get installed on your sd card. Imagine a 7mb asphalt game that will occupy some 800 kbs! By this i have installed angry birds rio, season, asphalt, and other games and had space to install much more. Don’t forget this requires root permissions.
chainfire 3d
if you want to play alphalt , nfs shift, gangster miami or any other hd game, you need to use chainfire 3d by which you can play these games. Also one thing that you need the game resolution to that of the galaxy 3. You can go to this site for chainfire 3d tutorial and games.
http://samsung-i5800.org.ua/
p.s. I did not make this site nor am i in any way related to it.
P.p.s. Downloading paid games from that site is some what illegal. Please note that.
more coming soon!
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I realize this is nothing new, but with many of the emulators being pulled from the market, and the somewhat confusing process of getting everything in place, I thought I would post a little guide here on how to get some old school console gaming on our Photons, for people who may not have realized it was possible.
I also would ask that no one flame on about YongZh. Whatever your opinion is of him, his N64 emulator is bar none the best on Android.
Now, with that out of the way, the MoPho is a seriously capable gaming machine for those of you who grew up in the 80's and 90's. Because of the support for bluetooth that Motorola has in their phones, you can interface with the phone with several devices, some of which you may already have. With it's fast processing power, and a solid GPU, it runs emulators smoothly, and with HDMI, you can connect right to your TV. I have tried similar set-ups with the Evo, and the Evo3D, and neither one compared to what I am enjoying with my MoPho.
To start, you will want download some of the best emulators. You need to create a SlideMe account to buy N64oid. You can do that here: http://slideme.org/application/n64oid
SlideMe is safe to give your credit card information. Plus once you have an account, you can download several other emulators for free, like SNES, Gamboy Advanced, etc. For PSX, it's available in the Android market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.emulator.fpse&hl=en
The best SNES app is no longer available in the market. It was Snes9xEX from Robert Broglia. You can still find it here: http://www.explusalpha.com/home/snes9x-ex/downloads
There is an initial investment here of about $10 for the newer consoles (N64 and PSX), but it's worth it if you have the cash. These developers continue to work hard on these emulators, and $5 is a steal for the experience you get.
Second, you will want to download the BluezIME that supports a Wii Controller. Found here: http://code.google.com/p/android-bluez-ime/downloads/list
There are other Wii Mote apps, but this is the only one that works natively with the N64 emulator.
This app will allow you to pair a number of controllers with your device, and it supports true analog movement with the Wii controller analog stick. For those that don't know, analog allows you to control the movement of your player based on how far you bend the stick. Digital is 100% or 0% with a trigger somewhere about half way. Analog lets you push the stick a little, and move a little, push the stick alot, and move alot faster. I hope that makes sense. N64 is really the only console from this era that used it actively. PSX had a few games that did take advantage of it.
Once you have N64oid installed, as well as BluezIME, you can go into N64oid, and connect a Wii controller directly there. Just go into menu>settings>input settings>bluetooth gamepads>controller 1.
Once you are in there, you can hit connect, and it will ask to turn on bluetooth if you haven't already done so. Once it is on, it will say connecting. At this point, hit 1 and 2 on the Wii controller to pair it. The buttons automatically map, but you can change them if you want to. The analog stick should not be mapped in this section. It's already mapped correctly. If you are using the nunchuck, it's mapped to that analog stick. If you are using the classic controller, it's mapped to the left stick.
If you have multiple remotes, you can pair them all up using the other controller slots. N64 had a lot of great 4 player first person shooters. The wonderful advantage to having the MoPho is out of the box mirroring on to your HDTV. Because mirroring uses far less resources than webtop, make sure you just do mirroring, not webtop. It will ensure your emulator runs more smoothly.
Pairing with FPSE is a little different. It doesn't support BluezIME right in the app. So you have to pair with Bluez before going into FPSE. The upside to the N64oid emulator is you don't have to change your input method. So if you pause your game to answer a text, you type with your regular keyboard. In FPSE, Bluez is now your input method and you are mapping to actual keystrokes. Which means you will have to change your system input method if you need to type something, and change back when you re-start your game.
There is another option for a controller, which is the Sixaxis controller app. I don't have that controller, and so I haven't bought or tested that app. If anyone has, feel free to post your feedback here.
The other thing these emulators have is on screen controls, or hardware contols that use the sensor to move or physical buttons to shoot, jump, etc. Again, the MoPho has an advantage here over other phones. The camera button, and the volume up button can be mapped as triggers, and they are placed nicely. Also, because the MoPho has a gyroscope instead of an accelerometer, using the sensor as an analog stick is much more accurate than it was on my OG Evo. You can also map the camera and back buttons if you so choose.
Once you have installed your emulators, you need to get games to play. I have to tread lightly here, because downloading game roms from someone else is illegal. If you already own the game, and make a back up of it, it's legal to play your own copy of your own game with these emulators. You can use Google to find roms to see an example of what your backup will look like. PSX roms are the most difficult to get a solid working copy. This is because they are very large to begin with, and need to be "un-cem'ed" usually. I can tell you there is a good youtube video if you search on how to get PSX roms for your android device. If me saying that violates something, let me know and I will take it out. For FPSE, you will need to install the PSX bios. Again, this is easily downloaded by doing a Google search. If you can't find it, PM me, and I will send it to you.
FPSE is a somewhat complex emulator with a lot of options. For more support related specifically to that system, go to their support forums at:http://www.fpsece.net/forum2/index.php?sid=0fe4c20b809864ad49553f31ba1e9d1a
For N64oid, you can view the discussion here: http://n64oid.forumotion.com
If you have made it this far, here is a list of some games that are fun to play if you re-map the controls. Most of these are games that used the gun, because it can be emulated with a screen tap.
NES
Duck Hunt - Use input method as zapper. Map volume up as select, and volume down as start to navigate initial menus.
SNES
Yoshi Safari - This was a game that used the superscope. So you have to set the superscope as your main controller. If you map the volume up as the up button, and the volume down as the down button, and use sensor as left and right, then you are actually playing it in 2 player mode. The second player controls Yoshi, while the first is Mario shooting. But if you hold your phone in portrait, you can tilt left to right to dodge enemies, and press up to jump on the platforms, and down to slow down and evade obstacles. These instructions should work with SNESoid or Snes9x EX.
Mario Paint - This only works with Snes9x EX. The developer allows you to emulate the mouse.
Mario Kart - Use sensor as left and right, and map Volume up as A, Camera as R. Leave the on screen controls for acceleration. You accelerate by pressing B on screen, steer with the phone, but hop to do power slides with Camera, and fire your weapons with volume up.
PSX
Time Crisis - Change the controller to Guncon, and map L3 to volume up, and R3 to volume down. L3 will come out of cover to shoot, then you can tap on the enemies, and R3 will pause the game.
N64
Star Fox - Use the sensor as your analog stick, map volume up to Z, and camera to R. Map Volume down to C-left (use for boost). Leave the on-screen controls except for the analog stick and L and R. Flying the ship is done mostly from the phone controls, and firing is on-screen controls.
The compatibility lists in the forums for N64oid and FPSE aren't really specific to our phones. I have found excellent compatibility with most games on this phone. FPSE runs almost everything 100%. For N64 here are all the ones I have currently running with no issues that I can see, but I am sure that more are compatible, and the developer is improving this app regularly.
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Star Fox 64
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Banjo Kazooie
Zelda OOT
Zelda Majoras Mask
I hope that helps some of you enjoy your Photon that much more. If I missed anything or you want to add anything, just let me know.
Great guide!
Sent from my MB855 using XDA App
Nice! Can't wait to try this out.
Yongzh is the freaking man. Google pulled his emulators I believe because of violations etc. Emulators don't last that long in the market. Ex, apple got a mame emulator and it was pulled in 2 days. I don't need to explain why they were pulled its pretty obvious lol. Also if you go to Google and search for "slideme market" yongzh gives his emulators free with updates. All of the emus are the latest versions. I'm not 100% on the story with yongzh and Google but the dude puts out qualify work. Not to mention the photon is the best devices I've ever emulated older systems/games on. Great write up.
Update: It appears slideme marketplace is down at the moment but I'm guessing it will be back soon? Here's a dropbox link to slide me i hope it's back up soon...
http://db.tt/KtgsxLaK
kennypow3rs said:
Yongzh is the freaking man. Google pulled his emulators I believe because of violations etc. Emulators don't last that long in the market. Ex, apple got a mame emulator and it was pulled in 2 days. I don't need to explain why they were pulled its pretty obvious lol. Also if you go to Google and search for "slideme market" yongzh gives his emulators free with updates. All of the emus are the latest versions. I'm not 100% on the story with yongzh and Google but the dude puts out qualify work. Not to mention the photon is the best devices I've ever emulated older systems/games on. Great write up.
Update: It appears slideme marketplace is down at the moment but I'm guessing it will be back soon? Here's a dropbox link to slide me i hope it's back up soon...
http://db.tt/KtgsxLaK
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I totally agree. My Evo was my first Android phone, and when I saw that there were SNES emulators, I was hooked. Yongzh replies to emails too, which is great. The Robert Broglia is also a really cool developer. If you want to venture into mame, and other systems like that, his emus are pretty legit.
Having in game sound stuttering issues in fpse playing resident evil nemesis
Checked the fpse forum and saw other posts with people with same issue, but that forum is a mess and didn't find any answers
Cut scene audio is intact, it's just in game audio
Anyone got re3 working flawlessly?
What settings you using for
Dual core boost
Hle mode
Mdec acceleration
Gte acceleration
Fast booting
Spu sync
Frame skip
Screen filtering
Fast draw
ksound said:
Having in game sound stuttering issues in fpse playing resident evil nemesis
Checked the fpse forum and saw other posts with people with same issue, but that forum is a mess and didn't find any answers
Cut scene audio is intact, it's just in game audio
Anyone got re3 working flawlessly?
What settings you using for
Dual core boost
Hle mode
Mdec acceleration
Gte acceleration
Fast booting
Spu sync
Frame skip
Screen filtering
Fast draw
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One of my biggest complaints about FPSE would be that the sound never seems to work correctly. I would suggest unchecking the framelimiter, and see if that makes it work. Some games ran too fast with that unchecked.
I was looking into this today. This is a great start for a guide. This is what I found. Looks like this article is about 8 months old but, should help with a few things to look for. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Top+10+Android+charts/feature.asp?c=29415
Thank you =]
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Nice write-up. I'm running Snes9x and Gameboid on my Electrify (Photon minus 4G) and they run great, but with on-screen controls, fast-action games like Mario are just unplayable. I beat both real Castlevania games for the GBA (I don't count Circle of the Moon, they made that for people who thought the other two and SOTN were too easy) on my Electrify, and Zelda 3 is kinda playable (SNES or the Capcom reissue on GBA). A Sixaxis controller is a little too expensive. I didn't think about the Wii classic controller.
Eek. Looks like the Wii option costs more than I thought. First you have to buy a Wiimote, and the black one with MotionPlus is $2.69 cheaper than the white and blue ones, and $4.69 cheaper than the pink one (girl gamers always get shaft...eh, scr... eh, cheated), but if you want to go black on black, Newegg needs $2 more to ship the black classic controller than the white one (both $19.99 with $4.99 and $2.99 shipping, respectively, and $35.30 and free shipping for the black Wiimote). So we're looking at $60 for the Nintendo option.
Meanwhile, Newegg wants $39.99 for the PS3 controllers in blue or black. If you want white or red, the price goes up to $44.99. But if you want pink (again, girls get... eh, you get the idea), the price jumps up to $54.99. All with free shipping. (Does the pink... eh, sorry, "Candy pink"... one support breast cancer research? No? Sony's just being misogynistic?)
Hmm... looks like Sony wins this one, by about $20. (Note that none of those are referral links, I'm not getting kickbacks or anything.)
Since I originally wrote this I bought a PS3 controller, and the sixaxis app is nothing short of amazing! The touch profiles make it so you can use N64oid with full analog control. But, what's more, is you can play games like Shadowgun and map the controls to key presses, or Modern Combat 3 with mapping on screen touch profiles.
If anyone is interested in these mappings or profiles, I can upload them here.
Yes please upload the n64oid profile
Hello evereone i'm very very beginner developer and this is my first published app for android. It's logic game, something like 3d labyrinth. It will be greate if u download and test it U can find it in google play as "Jelly and Labyrinth", the app is available in version over 3.0
Hi, I just tried it. I am going to be honest - I wouldn't play it. The graphics are pretty bad. I didn't understand what I was supposed to do in the actual gameplay. Moving the character with arrows rather than with dragging is very counterintuitive. Ditch the story animation at the start and work on explaining the gameplay in a more natural way. People want to jump right in a game and start playing. No one will go for the how to play first.
thanks for reply) i will try to make it better)