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By: Werner Ruotsalainen

Werner Ruotsalainen — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:27:34 +0000

Dadditude, unfortunately, very few games support the SP platform.

You may want to look around at http://www.modaco.com/Smartphone-Software-Gam-f38.html for some tips; also, don’t forget, in addition to PPC-compliance, I also review Smartphone compliance of the games / emulators I test.

Probably the two best games / emus for the Smartphone just released are SmartGear (an unbeatable emulator for a number of old gaming platforms; a real pleasure to use) and Arcade Park 1.3.

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:11:25 +0000

That is an excellent question, and one which I unfortunately cannot answer. I test all of the games i this column on my Dell Axim or Sprint Mogul. While some of the games do have a Smartphone version, I cannot specifically tell you which ones those might be.

Sorry I cannot be more helpful

Doug

By: Dadditude

Dadditude — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:58:32 +0000

Hi there. I just recently discovered your site, and I was wondering about a couple of things:

1. Could you tell me which (if any) of these games (and those reviewed in previous installments of the arcade) will work for Windows Mobile Smartphones?

2. If not, do you know of a site with a feature similar to the arcade which focuses on Smartphone-compatible games?

Thanks in advance!

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:26:04 +0000

@SPM. Yeah I still haven’t gotten though all of your suggestions. Just to be clear, the PPC game is not by the same people as Rubik’s Cube. The original plastic puzzle game was. Not sure if they actually invented the game or not. As for Ilium, they have a great free version of the game Dots! I featured it in a previous version of the Arcade.

@Knaak. Glad you like it. That Al Mobile Mines is a lot of fun.

Doug

By: knaak

knaak — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:01:08 +0000

Mobile Mines is a great game I had not heard of. Thanks Doug, for another great roundup of free games

By: spmwinkel

spmwinkel — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:56:52 +0000

I started to get worried that my other suggestions were all trial version of a commercial game – until I read your final remark.

The game in this roundup that interests me most is Four Rings. The name and graphics “breath” simplicity, but if you say that it’s from the same makers as Rubic’s Cube, the complexity will be all in the gameplay.

And I agree – freeware programs by commercial developers are very nice marketing material. Another great example is Ilium Soft; I know that you’ll agree but I just wanted to mention the name.

Thanks again!!