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Mobile Gaming with BREW

Posted by michael on from the don't-brew-and-drive dept.

KeelSpawn writes "For the most of us who are bored with playing that game called "Snake" -- chasing a black dot with a string of lines -- that likely came standard with your cell phone, here's some interesting news. Try a round of golf instead, or a combat game called "Gladiator." Soon, even the ever popular "Dungeons & Dragons". All those will be playable through cellphones, wirelessly."

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  1. Gotta upgrade your phone... by emag · · Score: 3, Informative

    No one's yet pointed out that in order to even play these games, you need a BREW-enabled phone. Verizon's just started coming out with them according to the article, and there's no mention of any other US carrier offering them.

    Not to mention that this usually locks you into another contract with substantial penalties for early withdrawal. I think I'll stick with snake if I feel the need to play a game on my cellphone. Or just stick with my PDA for games, especially when I'm stuck on an airplane.

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  2. You mean like the Nokia 9210/9290? by Subcarrier · · Score: 2, Informative

    MAME on cell phones would be nice

    Here it is:

    http://koti.mbnet.fi/~haviital/

    Probably won't be long before it's available for other Symbian phones as well, like the Nokia 7650 or Ericssony P800.

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