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Emulate Nintendo on Your MessagePad

Posted by pudge on from the yes-that-nes dept.

Green and Geeky writes "That Marvel of a PDA, the Newton MessagePad, has always been a good product. It does a lot of things: plays MP3s, connects to the Internet wirelessly, can be used to bludgeon someone, fits in your pocket (if you're a giant), etc. Now, it plays Nintendo games. Strange, yes, but still pretty cool. I can't play Legend Zelda, Final Fantasy, or Dragon Warrior on my Palm V." And I don't need to waste money on a Game Boy Advance!

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  1. Re:Portability is a bit of a pain... by Space+cowboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Posted with no karma bonus...

    Well, this is massively off-topic. I'd reply in email, but you're being cowardly...

    The reason it's "forgetting" you is probably due to you having a dynamically-assigned IP address, and it changing from time-to-time. If you come in with the same IP address, I guarantee it will remember you - if you keep returning with different IP addresses, I don't see how it can "remember" you...

    Simon.

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    Physicists get Hadrons!
  2. Re:Amazing by HorrorIsland · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You have just inspired my new sig. Thanks!

  3. Re:Bandwidth Fun by SphericalCrusher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nintendo does not profit from emulation of their games.

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    "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher
  4. Re:Windows CE by saintlupus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dan East

    Speaking of old NES games, you wouldn't happen to be related to Data East, would you? What a Bad Dude. A Radical Ninja, in fact.

    [/dork]

    --saint