Emulator:Jetech.org PocketNester 0.7Masterall’s PocketNesterPlus 0.9Smartgear 0.12MorphGearNot very relevant titles: Jogosoft PocketNES 1.0NesterJ4u 1.15NesterJ4u for W-Zero 3 1.13YameCE 0.38gJetech.org PocketNester 0.5.4NesCE 2.0
VerdictExcellent. If you don’t need Smartphone or Landscape support and you don’t want to run it on very slow (under 200-250 MHz ARM) models, go for itPretty good and recommended if you have a QVGA device and you need Smartphone or Landscape support on top of PocketNester 0.7’s capabilitiesGet it if you have speed problems or have a VERY-VERY slow, old device (including slow, old Smartphones) – on them, it’ll fly, unlike anything else. Unfortunately, its generic game compatibility is severely limited and doesn’t support VGA.Definitely slower than NesterOutdated. There are far better choices.Doesn’t differ much from PocketNester(Plus)Doesn’t differ much from PocketNester(Plus); only runs on VGA. There, its additional landscape support may be of interest to you.Not recommended , particularly if you have WM5+ (incompatible)Make sure you upgrade to the latest (0.7) version! It’s WAY better!Sound very bad – it either stutters all the time or is absolutely not synchronized.
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Last modded?10/23/200312/09/200603/27/200601/24/200707/01/200603/03/20052006/01/0606/06/200202/11/200304/10/2003
VGA compliance?+-- (only occupies the upper left quarter of the screen)+++++++
QVGA compliance?++++++- (displays a Japanese error dialog upon trying to load anything)+++
Sound? Sound setting capabilities?+ / ++ / ++ / - (it has much fewer settings capabilities than Nester-based titles)+ / ++ / -+ / ++ / ++ / ++ / ++ / + (sampling freq / buffer size, no individual channel muting, as opposed to most other titles)
Zip support?++++---++-
2*8 scanlines displayed?Can be enabled (Options / Graphics)Can be enabled+-+---Can be enabled (Options / Graphics)? (couldn’t make Select / Start work)
Landscape?-; can't be forced+, both orientations; stretches-; Options / Settings / Orientation doesn't change anything+-; can't be forced-; can't be forced+ (by externally forcing; does NOT stretch)-; can't be forced-; can't be forced-; can't be forced
On-screen tap areas?+ (on-screen controller; A, B, A+B; could be larger).+ (on-screen controller; A, B, A+B; could be larger – the same as with Nester). It's also accessible in Landscape mode, at its original place (as opposed to the other edge of the screen) in both left- and right-handed modes - that is, then, it's pretty useless then-In Portrait only; pretty small buttons even in QVGA, let alone in VGA, where they're absolutely useless+ (on-screen controller; A and B; sufficiently large)----+, GUI is always on the screen; pretty small. Note that the SIP can easily activate but will always be hidden. That is, if you can’t use the GUI and see the SIP flashing in the background, make sure you click the SIP enable / disable icon in either the lowe right (pre-WM5) corner or the lower middle (WM5+) edge.
Autofire?-------??? Settings / Details / Input 1 has a Player 1 (Auto Fire) item in the drop-down list. However, I haven't managed to make it work.-+ (can be en/disabled any time for both A/B buttons)
Where it does start from with MP's FDC?\My DocumentsrootLast visited directoryLast visited directory\My DocumentsLast visited directoryLast visited directoryHome\My DocumentsLast visited directory
Problems?(no special remark)Any kind of graphics configuration change crashes it on WM2003 QVGA; doesn't even start under WM5 (unlike previous versions, which, on the other hand, didn't have on-screen controls and had severe flickering problems with enabled 2*8 scanline display mode)Not compliant with VGA; no niceties; no Landscape; about ~8kHz, very annoying hiss in sound, unlike with all the other titles (and there are no low-pass filters to enable, unlike with PocketNester(Plus) or NesterJ4u). Make sure you enable "Throttle framerate" when there is sound; otherwise, the latter will be severely distorted because of the high speed; severe compatibility problems (see for example KQ5)(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)No QVGA support at allIncompatible with WM5+: games just exit after about 2-3 minutes under WM5 (encountered on the HTC Wizard and Dell Axim x51v); Exit menu item / button doesn't work under WM5; SNES emulation is VERY bad; menu isn't viisble on WM2003SE VGA PL720.(no special remark)Major sound stuttering problems; can’t activate Start / Select
Other remarks(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)(no special remark)Upon the first start, it's Japanese. Switch the language in the second main menu, in the uppermost menu item. (no special remark)(no special remark)
Speed: (x51v running at 208 MHz, with active A2DP resulting in about 130-140 MHz effective speed): 1943Just playable; music is useless: it has VERY long pauses(no special remark)Excellent speed; music / sounds are OK too (44 kHz, Throttle framerate; Skip every other frame)Unplayable, by far the worst(no special remark)(no special remark)Awful speed; music OKSpeed is a bit better than Nester 0.5.4; music worsePretty much unplayable; music OK(no special remark)
DigdugPretty playable; music is useless: it has VERY long pauses(no special remark)+++ (excellent! The sound / music is desycnhed, though)--- (MUCH worse than PocketNES / Nester)-; major sound descynhronization(no special remark)(no special remark)- a LITTLE BIT faster than the older version of Nester (but not 0.7); however, it has much worse, desynched music / sounds-(no special remark)
Compatibility - I: Generic : 1943++++++++++
BattleToads++- (stops after “1991”)++n/t+n/t+n/t
Digdug+++++n/t+++n/t
Dragon Warrior 4 – RPG, huge, 1 Mbyte ROM image++- (black screen)- (black screen only)+n/t+n/t+n/t
Elite++- (major graphics problems & flashing)- (major bitmap problems)- (major bitmap problems)n/t- (major bitmap problems)n/t- (major bitmap problems)n/t
Final Fantasy+++++n/t+n/t+n/t
King's Quest 5++- (doesn't go further than the Konami logo; color problems in the intro)++n/t+n/t+n/t
Prince Of Persia+++++n/t+n/t+n/t
Wizardry+++++n/t+n/t+n/t
Wizardry 2+++++n/t+n/t+n/t
Zelda 2+++ (has some initial logo problems)++n/t+n/t+n/t
Compatibility – II – specific mappers: MMC1 : Metroid++++++++++
The Legend of Zeldan/t+Bitmap errors+++++++
MMC2 : Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!++-; #9 missing+ (while it has a bitmap problem in the logo, the in-game is OK)+++Major bitmap problemsBitmap problems in the game tooBitmap problems in the game too
MMC3 : Super Mario Bros 2++Partial: right D-pad doesn’t really work+++++++
Super Mario Bros 3++++++++++
MMC4 : Fire Emblem++-; #10 missing+Immediately exits++- (displays Init error)++
Fire Emblem Gaiden++-; #10 missing+Immediately exits++- (displays Init error)++
Famicom Wars++-; #10 missing+Immediately exits++- (displays Init error)++
MMC5 : Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse ++-; #69 missing+Immediately exits++- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)- (gray screen and, then, exits)
Nobunaga's Ambition II++-; starts but shows only a black screen+Immediately exits++- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)- (gray screen and, then, exits)
MMC6 : StarTropics++-; starts but shows only a black screen++++++- (gray screen and, then, exits)
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II++++++++++
Famicom Disk System : Pro Wrestling++++++++++
VRC6 : Akumajou Densetsu (same as Castlevania III, but with a much better in-game music!)+ (excellent sound emulation!)+ (excellent sound emulation!)-; #24 missing+; sound emulation is bad, thoughImmediately exits+ (excellent sound emulation!)+ (excellent sound emulation!)- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)+
Esper Dream II ++-; #24 missing- starts but shows black screenImmediately exits++- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)+
Nigel Mansell's World Challenge (NOT using the extended audio capabilities of the additional chip!)+++- (crashes after selecting “Race a single circuit”)+++- (nothing happens)++
VRC7 : Lagrange Point++; music stutters in the intro (273 MHz HTC Wizard)-; #85 missing- starts but shows black screenImmediately exits+ (no intro music stuttering on 624 MHz x51v)+ (no intro music stuttering on 624 MHz x51v)- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)+
NAMCO106 : King of Kings- (Constant color flashing at start; nothing happens)- (Constant color flashing at start; nothing happens)-; #11 missing+Immediately exits- (Constant color flashing at start; nothing happens)- (Constant color flashing at start; nothing happens)- (displays Init error)- (Constant color flashing at start; nothing happens)+
FME-7 : Batman: Return of the Joker+ (excellent sound emulation!)+ (excellent sound emulation!)-; #69 missing+ (sound is a bit worse than with Nester(Plus))Immediately exits+ (excellent sound emulation!)+ (excellent sound emulation!)- (displays Init error)- (“Can’t open” dialog)+