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The History of Cell Phone Gaming

Posted by Zonk on from the tiny-pixelated-fun dept.

Next Generation has a piece on the short history of cell-phone based gaming. From the article: "The first-ever mobile phone game was the black-and-white Snake embedded in the Nokia 6110 model in 1997. The gameplay was simple, as you led led the 'snake' (really just a thick line) around the screen to collect dots. Mobile gamers would remain color blind until 2001, when Nokia introduced the first color screens; a major step in the presentation of mobile games."

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  1. Nokia 6630 user.... by rathehun · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...says that he is extremely happy with his phone. Add one USB data cable, a couple of gigs of games/apps downloaded off The Pirate Bay = playing Prince of Persia, Sands of Time and Warrior Within for the last couple of weeks.

    Oh, and Pang. Addictive, muchness.

    This is why I love the cell-phone market in India. I can switch providers like I switch t-shirts, and there aren't any crappy four-year plans with huge cancellation fees.

  2. Some Good Pocket PC (phone) Games by Nightspirit · · Score: 2, Informative

    IMO here are some good pocket PC games (I have a pocket PC phone, the samsung i730).

    Emulators:
    Morphgear (tg-16 module) for devil's crush pinball (highly recommended)
    PocketSNES: FF2+3
    PocketNES

    PocketPC Games:
    4 pinball
    Bounty Hunter pinball
    GameBox Classics and GameBox Gems
    Links
    Mummy Maze
    Age of Empires
    Skyforce
    Warfare Inc
    Zuma
    Baseball Addict
    Soccer Addict

    not on par with GBA games, but adequate and fun while you are waiting for anything, such as a passanger in a car, at a doctor's office, etc. I could bring my GBA with me, but I never do, and always have my cellphone with me.