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N64 Emulator

One other thing would a device like the Zii Egg developer edition be able to handle this(it is not a phone) since is uses the zms 05 preccesor chip?
 
thanks zodttd!!

Mrniceguy said:
700 mhz x86 (x64) processor
Arm processors are a whole different beast....
and even if the hardware was sufficient ( it is not trust me)
the code is in an entirely different language.
as much as this would rock we will never see pj64 android.
and on the off chance that we do it will be slow as molasses in january
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@Mrniceguy, you do know the original Nintendo 64 is made by mips base on a RISC architecture (93.75mhz) And all of the android are arm which stand for Acorn RISC Machines...

Its definably do able...not sure if you have to rebuild the whole emulator(start from scratch, will give you the best performance but very time consuming) or porting it from x86-64 (the min system requirement is higher for x86-64 is because its interpreting instruction and loading data)
 
Yes I think it is definitely possivle, all depends on how efficient the code is. The reason console games run on their target hardware so well is because the software is made specifically for that processor and or processor architecture. Super Mario 64 DS is an n64 port, yet the DS's hardware wheb compared to the equivalent PC hardware required to run the game is terrible. Not many pentium ones can run 3d graphics, the nds has a 67 mhz proc. What comparable game do you know that ran on an intel 80486. Thus this prooves my point that clock speed means nothing. Rollercoaster tycoon ran super fast on intel processors because it was written in low level assembly code. The lower level of code you go the faster you make it, however you sacrfice compatibility with other architectures.

So if somebody was to make a very well programmed emulator for one processor architecture it coukd be done. Maybe better if it was made in the android ndk. However for the sake of compatibility with other handsets I think it could be programmed in the normal google java varient and run through dalvik. This probably would only work for the higher powered handsets. I am willing when I have learnt java and red somemore on processor emulation to have a go at this, but at the moment it is a no go.
 
I have a galaxy S, but I dont think I am a competent enough coder to pulls something like this off, nevertheless I have downloaded the source code of the pj64 compiler side, when I get time I will have a look.
 
The Galaxy S phones are more powerful than the iPhone 4, and there already is an n64 emulator for that..

The guy that made the PSX emulator for android is already working on the n64 emulator. However, he's pretty bad with updating. The PSX emulator hasn't received any updates at all and doesn't use the phone's GPU at all (games run just as well on EVO as they do on the Epic).

http://www.zodttd.com/wp/2010/07/are-you-still-working-on-the-n64-emulator-for-android/

Edit: The comments seem to suggest that he has abandoned the project.
 
Most N64 games are for PS1 anyway, just to bad we won't see the light of 3D Zelda any time soon.
 
zodttd said:
Hi, as noted in my PSX thread just posted here, I am working on an N64 emulator port to Android. I did the iPhone N64 port mentioned here as well. It should run pretty smoothly on Snapgradon / Cortex A8 processor based Android devices running a 2.x ROM.

The N64 is harder to emulate than the PSX, performance of their chipsets aside. But the N64 emulator is so well made that it handles better than PSX.

This should be fun! Good to be here. :)
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sounds great! i love being able to play psx games on my phone, but nothing like some mario 64 or zelda:oot on my evo. hows the n64 one coming along?
 
chris504 said:
sounds great! i love being able to play psx games on my phone, but nothing like some mario 64 or zelda:oot on my evo. hows the n64 one coming along?
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I'm pretty sure that project has been abandoned. It's been assumed that he's back to working on iPhone\iPad stuff. Check a lot of his site's comments.
 
Hey jirka.h23, Thanks for doing this. it says on the page that you need an openGL library or something? would that be this?
 
I think that this emulator must need at least 1Ghz CPU or more to run smoothly, not sure about RAM.

And will the emulator use the GPU to run too?
 
Omg n64 emu's on a PC hurt my brain enough (with all the original control buttons) i couldn't imagine it on any mobile device or tablet. Seriously it had like atleased like 16 buttons? :'(
 
P1zz4guy said:
Omg n64 emu's on a PC hurt my brain enough (with all the original control buttons) i couldn't imagine it on any mobile device or tablet. Seriously it had like atleased like 16 buttons? :'(
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Yep, imagine this on your phone. I don't really see how it will work.

Theres also a button on the back.

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Well, maybe the emulator detects certain games that needs the required buttons then remove the unneeded buttons and replace them with the required ones instead?
 
I do not look so bad for the controls, something like that is playable is a phone to the end of the day

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Tablet or phone i would be interested in mario kart would be excellent. Yeah the controls would quick difficult but surely someone with the right knowledge could if need be alter the original pad to usb for a tablet?

am no good with the coding but am sure i have a spare pad somewhere to do abit of re wiring etc :)
 
doad13 said:
Tablet or phone i would be interested in mario kart would be excellent. Yeah the controls would quick difficult but surely someone with the right knowledge could if need be alter the original pad to usb for a tablet?

am no good with the coding but am sure i have a spare pad somewhere to do abit of re wiring etc :)
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Try out Gameloft's Shrek Cart or Krazy Kart Racer, they're a LOT like Mario Kart.
 
hey if they can make a playtation 1 emulator for android why cant they emulate n64 on android wtf mates and if the ps1 has lower specs why did anyone even buy ps1 in the first place

oow and u guys seen the app that allows u to hook up a wii remote use that for controls
 
wow im surprised no one has said this, but ZodTTD is already making N64Droid. There is an emulator for iphones and he is in process of debugging the app. Give it 6mo and N64droid will arrive. My SGS can definately emulate N64.
 
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