Cell Phone Gaming?

[Giga Power]

I have MAME running on my N-Gage. It's not perfect but it plays a decent game of Tempest.

That's all that matters.

[Grave]

I got a Samsung t509 today, and it's an awesome phone, but it seems like it's incompatible with all the Hudson games out. No Nectaris, no Bomberman, no Ys. Kind of a drag, but hey, it's a phone first and foremost, right? Metal Slug Mobile Impact (I think that's the title) looks pretty cool, I might give it a shot tomorrow and see.

In fact, it looks like the vast majority of phones out there aren't compatible with Hudson's mobile titles. Does anyone know why that is?

I don't think I can get Doom RPG either. This sucks.

[Dolemite]

If you have a Verizon phone, apparently they're releasing Phoenix Wright cases every month, for a total of 18 cases spread over the four games.

I hate cell phone gaming, but for this? I'm there.

[Diff-chan]

I've tried a shitload of cell phone games and paid a lot of money for them (if you download it and play it for 30 seconds Verizon bills you the full $2.99 or whatever). Unsurprisingly the only two games that were good, Doom RPG and Spelltris, were designed around control. For the rest, control is truly an abomination. I have no idea how it is so popular in Japan. As worthless as I think handheld gaming is, cell phone gaming will never eclipse it as long as the keypad is used for control.

[Revoltor]

Well, the NGage addressed those problems and look where it got them.

[mollipen]

I tried out the cell version of Lumines at E3, and was actually impressed. I was expecting it to be a novelty, and nothing more, but they actually pulled it off pretty decently.

[Timber]

I just found out the other day that I can get Uno on my phone and play it with other people.

Uno FTW.

[Revoltor]

I played the demo. It's slow and ugly (at least the avatars are.)

[Cheebs]

If you can play the Verizon Vcast games, Vijay Singh 3D is a good game of golf. Too easy, but plenty to do.

[Beefy Hits]

Just carry around a DS.

I've got an idea - why don't they put time, effort, money, and resources in making a cell phone that gets a good signal, doesn't drop calls, and costs a flat rate per month instead of giving us the ability to launch nuclear missles, type messages with 9 keys, and browsing the web with a 2" screen?