native NesEm (NES emulator) now available for Pre

KalemSoft · 03:53 AM

Hi all,

We are pleased to announce that NesEm (NES emulator) running natively on Palm Pre is now available for purchase from KalemSoft

A limited demo version can be downloaded from here

In the demo version, games will run for a short period of time after which they will freeze and you will need to restart the game. Also, the demo is limited to roms that are smaller than 40KB in size.

Installation requires WebOS Quick Install.

Update: NesEm is now available via Palm app catalog as well.

We thank everyone who showed interest in beta testing NesEm, especially those who spent considerable time and effort to help us fix the bugs.

Best Regards.

KalemSoft

Update: v1.0.0 is now available here. Here is the change log:

v1.0.0 - 08/30/2010
===================
-- Full screen resolution support
-- Fix for app catalog update overwriting NesEm with free version (you need to uninstall any previous version of NesEm and install v1.0.0 to get this fix working)

v0.9.9 - 08/13/2010
===================
-- Fix for WebOS 1.4.5

v0.9.8 - 06/23/2010
===================
-- Added GameGenie cheats support for select games (list will grow)
-- Added keyboard support for diagonal directions
-- Fixed a few graphics glitches
-- Fixed an issue where save states screenshots were not updating sometimes

v0.9.1 - 03/09/2010
===================
-- Fixed v0.9.0 bug where demo alert was still popping up after successful activation

v0.9.0 - 03/08/2010
===================
-- Fixed incompatibilities with WebOS 1.4
-- Improvements for on-screen controls
-- Option to hide on-screen controls

v0.8.0 - 02/09/2010
===================
-- On screen controls
-- Sound distortion fix
-- GUI enhancements
-- Bundled two public domain roms

v0.7.2 - 02/01/2010
===================
-- State saving support
-- GUI enhancements

v0.7.1 - 01/21/2010
===================
-- Fixed occasional freezes that were happening during game play
-- Speed optimizations
-- In-game back button replaced with quit key

063_xobx · 01/13/2010, 04:41 PM

any chance of getting it on preware

zefyx · 01/13/2010, 04:41 PM

Very nice, thank you!

supercluver · 01/13/2010, 04:51 PM

so is this a "linux" app running on the pre thanks to the sdl magic? or what? just curious as to what to expect as far as performance goes.... I tried the other nes emulators using the debian chroot and performance wasn't very good and there was no sound. Got any video demonstration of this running on a pre to show how well it runs? I guess i could try the demo... we'll see....

a dumb cat · 01/13/2010, 05:12 PM

How much are you asking? And how do we get more games?

063_xobx · 01/13/2010, 05:18 PM

its 9.99

NickDG · 01/13/2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a dumb cat

How much are you asking? And how do we get more games?

10 bucks. It says right on their website.

NickDG · 01/13/2010, 05:23 PM

Anyone know of a rom under 40K to try this with? All my roms are bigger.

mksand28 · 01/13/2010, 05:30 PM

ok tried the demo i played popeye which froze after like 15 seconds and no sound then donkey kong which was kinda sluggish then froze just like he said the demo would. Depending on how much it is i would buy it i guess but if the games are gonna run slow i wouldnt even bother

erasef301 · 01/13/2010, 05:32 PM

Why is this NOT in the palm app catelog? Emulators themselves are not illegal. My concern is if I download this there is no guarantee if you lose the files. I'd have to have to pay $9.99 twice.

Has anyone tested this? How well does it work? How is sound quality? How is gameplay?

NickDG · 01/13/2010, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erasef301

Why is this NOT in the palm app catelog? Emulators themselves are not illegal. My concern is if I download this there is no guarantee if you lose the files. I'd have to have to pay $9.99 twice.

Has anyone tested this? How well does it work? How is sound quality? How is gameplay?

The software is linked to your e-mail, so you wouldn't have to pay twice.

I used NesEm on my Treos/Centro and didn't have this problem.

mksand28 · 01/13/2010, 05:37 PM

just played tennis works well sound is good, game play is good

increased screen size on popeye, sound works and gameplay is smooth

errade · 01/13/2010, 05:52 PM

Thank you so much for this! It runs wonderfully (tested Super Mario Bros 1) and the controls worked very well once I redefined them to my liking

Fantastic work - thanks.

PS. If we spend the $9.99 are we entitled to updates? And for how long?

Thanks again

063_xobx · 01/13/2010, 06:02 PM

i should hope so

TMed_ATL · 01/13/2010, 06:11 PM

any chance of SNES action coming or will all my handheld gaming be handled by my Droid Eris while my pre is my business phone? Please snes love!

063_xobx · 01/13/2010, 06:14 PM

one step at a time

mksand28 · 01/13/2010, 06:36 PM

xenophonite · 01/13/2010, 06:56 PM

Methinks you'd have more success doing this as donorware. Emulators in general are free, on any platform. Try donorware, bet you get more bites and bucks.

063_xobx · 01/13/2010, 07:02 PM

silently nods because who wouldnt prefer it for a donation instead of a set amount

mattaspira · 01/13/2010, 07:18 PM

This is cool, hopefully it works well because the price is a bit steep for an emulator, but I've been waiting for one so I'm thinking about paying for it once I know certain games work.

I hope there's a PDK version out too with GPU access, if this doesn't use it already it would speed it up a lot.

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KalemSoft Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 267 Likes Received: 35 Thanks: 10 Thanked 132 Times in 58 Posts	native NesEm (NES emulator) now available for Pre Hi all, We are pleased to announce that NesEm (NES emulator) running natively on Palm Pre is now available for purchase from KalemSoft A limited demo version can be downloaded from here In the demo version, games will run for a short period of time after which they will freeze and you will need to restart the game. Also, the demo is limited to roms that are smaller than 40KB in size. Installation requires WebOS Quick Install. Update: NesEm is now available via Palm app catalog as well. We thank everyone who showed interest in beta testing NesEm, especially those who spent considerable time and effort to help us fix the bugs. Best Regards. KalemSoft Update: v1.0.0 is now available here. Here is the change log: v1.0.0 - 08/30/2010 =================== -- Full screen resolution support -- Fix for app catalog update overwriting NesEm with free version (you need to uninstall any previous version of NesEm and install v1.0.0 to get this fix working) v0.9.9 - 08/13/2010 =================== -- Fix for WebOS 1.4.5 v0.9.8 - 06/23/2010 =================== -- Added GameGenie cheats support for select games (list will grow) -- Added keyboard support for diagonal directions -- Fixed a few graphics glitches -- Fixed an issue where save states screenshots were not updating sometimes v0.9.1 - 03/09/2010 =================== -- Fixed v0.9.0 bug where demo alert was still popping up after successful activation v0.9.0 - 03/08/2010 =================== -- Fixed incompatibilities with WebOS 1.4 -- Improvements for on-screen controls -- Option to hide on-screen controls v0.8.0 - 02/09/2010 =================== -- On screen controls -- Sound distortion fix -- GUI enhancements -- Bundled two public domain roms v0.7.2 - 02/01/2010 =================== -- State saving support -- GUI enhancements v0.7.1 - 01/21/2010 =================== -- Fixed occasional freezes that were happening during game play -- Speed optimizations -- In-game back button replaced with quit key Last edited by KalemSoft; 09/21/2010 at 03:53 AM.
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erasef301 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 249 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 9 Thanked 54 Times in 12 Posts	Why is this NOT in the palm app catelog? Emulators themselves are not illegal. My concern is if I download this there is no guarantee if you lose the files. I'd have to have to pay $9.99 twice. Has anyone tested this? How well does it work? How is sound quality? How is gameplay?
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mksand28 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NY Posts: 405 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 54 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts	just played tennis works well sound is good, game play is good increased screen size on popeye, sound works and gameplay is smooth __________________ *THE CHAMP IS HERE!!*
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errade Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,609 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 383 Thanked 891 Times in 345 Posts	Thank you so much for this! It runs wonderfully (tested Super Mario Bros 1) and the controls worked very well once I redefined them to my liking Fantastic work - thanks. PS. If we spend the $9.99 are we entitled to updates? And for how long? Thanks again
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