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New phone: How to transfer game progress?
I'm planning to buy a new Android phone and I'd like to be able to transfer the progress I have made at several games to the new device, so I won't have to play all the levels again from scratch.
I ...
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Is it possible to run Minecraft on an Android?
I was thinking in using some tools to convert the JAR into an APK. But will my Nexus One have enough memory? And what about the controls?
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Why are Android games so much smaller than iPhone games?
I compared the size of some Android games with the size of iPhone games and I was quite surprised. For example Asphalt 6 is 6.1mb large on Android and 515mb on the iPhone according to the store ...
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Can I use my phone as a bluetooth game controller for my computer?
I've seen BT Controller but I think it only allows users to use their android as remote for other androids. I just want to use my phone as a bluetooth controller with up, down, left, right, L, R, ...
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decent right-click emulation
I'm using aDOSbox to play some classical games. This in turn uses SDL library, one of the thing this library does is emulate mouse. It's the same library, that is also used by ScummVM.
I've got it ...
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Back up not only games, but also game progress before flashing ROMS
I have a Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) And I'm about to flash a custom rom on it. I've done it a bunch of times but what really irritates me is that I lose all progress made on the games that I have on my ...
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How to connect wired xbox 360 controller to a tablet? (TF Prime)
I have read on certain blogs that it is super easy to connect a wired xbox controller to an android tablet. It should basically work right away.
I have tried to connect multiple xbox controller to my ...
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Is there such thing as an android game market that forbids apps with in-app purchasing?
The Play store and Amazon app store are just full of these horrid, "free" games that are actually crippled unless you want to spend (a lot more than a game like that is really worth). You know the ...
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How to play android games on PC?
I have Asphalt 6 on my HTC Desire S. That looks awesome on phone, now I want to play the game on PC. Is it possible at all? I mean is there any app which will let me play this game on my PC over wifi ...
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Which, if any, of the major console game developers also develop for Android?
The Android market has a lot of apps now, and for the most part almost anything that could only be done on the iPhone a couple of years ago is now possible on Android. The app stores have become quite ...
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Does Angry Birds and other games have Leaderboard on Android devices?
I went to a Best Buy store and tried Android tablets but didn't see any Leaderboard for Angry Birds Space edition -- is it because it is not logged in as a game user or does Android have a ...
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Gameloft Game Graphics problem
I installed a Gameloft game Brother in Arm.. But the graphics of the game is shown as below.
Use 2.3.3 on Samsung S2
Any idea why its not being displayed ?
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How does one install an emulator onto the Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play)?
I got a Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play) and would love to play old video games on it for free. I was hoping there was an emulator (maybe mame?) I could install on it. Is there some way I could do ...
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Are there any coding-training games for android?
I'm looking to increase my coding/development ability. Due to a rubbish commute I have lots of minutes here and there - sometimes without signal - currently wasted rather than spent.
Is there a ...
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Why do some games ask for calling/SMS permissions?
More and more Android apps (games to be specific) require permissions to make calls. Some of them also require permission to send SMS, read bookmarks, history, etc. What is the explanation for this? I ...
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Multiplayer Games and Wifi / LAN
So at work, 2 of my colleagues also have android handsets:
I have an SGS3 (stock, for now)
Colleague #1 also has an SGS3 (stock)
Colleague #2 has an SGS2 (rooted and ROMd)
We have been trying to ...
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Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab run Facebook games and applications?
Can I open any Facebook games/applications on the Samsung galaxy tab? Games/applications like farm villi, Poker etc will work properly in the tab.
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Gameplay video on android [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible record in-game videos?
I don't know where exactly to ask this question:
How can i make gameplay video from android device ?
I need to capture video
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Use android as xbox360 wireless adapter?
I have a rooted cynogen mod Lg P500.
I can connect my xbox360 to my laptop for bridging a connection. but have recently moved to ubuntu so the bridging is a mission and a half.
So I was wondering if ...
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Mapping Xbox 360 (wired) controller buttons on SuperGNES
I'm trying to map A & B buttons on a android snes emulator (on ACER A500 running android 3.2) but it seems that A & B buttons are mapped as "back" action by default on android. Is there any ...
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What would it take to turn my Android phone into a full-fledged TV gaming console?
I recently found an app called DroidEmu which basically lets me play any GBA, GBC, GameGear, Genesis, Nes, or Snes game I want on my phone. I also discovered a way to connect PS3 controllers to my ...
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is it possible to know the names of the files without root?
I'm saving my games data that I have on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using the adb program and I'm having problems finding out locations and names of files, where are they saved in?
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How do you log into Dead Trigger after a fresh install? [closed]
So I've wiped my Asus / Google Nexus 7 tablet, and reinstalled Dead Trigger from the Android Market (Google Play Store). How do you log into Dead Trigger with your user account? Do you have to play ...
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Forcing applications (games) to run at a low resolution
I own a Galaxy Nexus and the performance of a few "HD" games is horrible. Even with a bus overclocked kernel from here: http://www.derkernel.com/jb-tuna.php
Is there any way to maybe force apps to ...
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Modern Combat Sandstorm Texture problem on Acer Liquid Metal
The game works perfectly except many graphical glitches with textures (mainly those in the background).
any hints?
I have Acer Liquid Metal, official Froyo
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Android 4.1 touch accuracy
I have upgraded my Galaxy S2 to Android 4.1.2 XXLSJ.Now I'm having accuracy problem in games as basketball touch and overkill.If I try to aim slowly, it starts to shake and phone can't understand the ...
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Installing HD Games on HTC Desire SV,low memory
I have an HTC Desire SV, which has almost the same specs as Desire X. The problem is I'm unable to install HD games, since the phone storage has only 800MB space.
I have gone to Settings > Apps ...
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How to map tilt to a physical keyboard?
How do I map tilt/accelerometer functions to a physical bluetooth/usb keyboard to play the games that support it ?
Thanks.
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Is there a Gameboy Advance emulator in which I can adjust the location of all controls?
I have been using Gameboid for a long time in landscape on my phone, but since I got my N7, I've been playing in portrait mode instead of landscape. The problem now is that the L and R buttons are ...
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How can transfer my game progress from HTC Legend to Samung Galaxy S3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to backup Angry Birds saves/data?
New phone: How to transfer game progress?
I don't really want to root either phone. But if I absolutely had to, I could root the ...
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Is a 16gb class 4 micro sd card enough for hd gaming on Xperia Neo V GB?
I want to expand my storage to 16gb primarily for HD gaming (which the Neo V does so well). I have been offered a great deal for a SanDisk 16GB card Class 4 and wanted to clarify if it is enough for ...
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Does Google provide a global games achievements system like Game Center? or Xbox LIVE?
Does Google Play offer an achievement tracking system similar to Apple Game Center, Xbox LIVE, and Steam? For keeping track of achievements, game progress, time spent in a game, what your friends are ...
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Are all Xperia Play Optimized games compatible with the Xperia Z/ZL's native DualShock 3 support?
The Xperia Play is a one-of-a-kind phone that supports a physical keyboard for mobile gaming. Many games on the Play Store have been optimized to take advantage of these inputs.
Now, I've seen some ...
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Sony Tablet S - how to get PS1 games installed
I have a bunch of old PS1 games laying around and it is my understanding that the Sony Tablet S plays/supports PS1 games. But how do I go about installing them on there? Is this at all possible or can ...
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Virtual buttons (back, home etc) accidentally pressed when playing games. Can this be fixed?
I'm on the fence about buying a Nexus 4 for game development. I'm worried about the virtual buttons affecting games as some times you can hit them accidentally, closing the app.
I understand that ...
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Can MAME4droid emulate a trackball?
I see trackballs mentioned in the MAME4droid settings, but only a virtual joystick appears when playing. Is there support for emulating trackballs via the touchscreen?
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Desktop emulator found to be directly compatible to GameBoid saves?
I have a setup wherein I use DropSync to sync my GameBoid .sav files to my computer if ever I want to continue my gaming there. However, I can't seem to find any emulator that directly supports ...
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Can I use a joystick with the Happy Bay emulator?
I downloaded a few games from http://happybay.mobi and I'd like to configure them to use my Samsung joystick. Is there a way to do this?
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Can anyone give me the “catch” for Zenonia 3 and 4 being free?
I was looking for a game series on Android to play from the first release 'til latest. I then found myself looking at the Zenonia series. Both 1 and 2 are paid which is understandable but 3 and 4 are ...
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Ice Age Village app not working
I installed Ice Age Village on my Motorola Defy+ handset. After installing, it downloaded 21 MB of content onto my mobile's SD card. Whenever I try to start the app a Checking for updates dialog ...
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Pixelated (blackberry game) on Android? [closed]
I want that game in my Android.. does anybody know some copy of Pixelated to Android?
Here it says about "Colorised" game, but I wasn't able to find it anywhere
Thanks!
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How can I use the JXD S7300 game controller with RetroArch?
I want to use my JXD S7300 controllers with the Android RetroArch game emulator. But It seems not to be possible. Anyone has info?
