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You should all read that 'History of Bitboys' over at Firingsquad.
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Hahahaha ... History of Bitboys ... If I go to that web page, will it be blank? Aside from producing a stack of press releases that if piled end-to-end could reach the moon, Bitboys hasn't done jack.

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I´ve seen DOOM on a Gameboy, nice game. I think all these PC classics will be ported to these mobile devices.
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I'm avidly waiting for the port of Daikatana ...

Well, Doom certainly didn't need a 3D card and ran with 486DX... certain low-level 3D processing shouldn't be much of a problem even now.

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so we are going to get crappy 3d versions of pong, tetris, and snake?
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I´ve seen DOOM on a Gameboy, nice game. I think all these PC classics will be ported to these mobile devices.

They upped their 3D capabilities...

Originally Posted by davidwright
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Don\'t forget to turn up the 5.1 surround sound.

In truth, though, this kind of idea, while it does expand the technology, does not have a great deal of demand.
It is the same kind of problem as with the old mini TV.
The problem is, by using it, you end up down scaling your experience.
Most people are looking to up their 3D gaming or movie experience.

Myself, I would never consider getting one of these handheld things, when I am use to playing at 1600x1200x32 with thousands of polygons/frame and surround sound etc.

Like many other people, I hate mobile phones, as they stand.
The crazy thing is, that I actually develop mobile based products.

btw, FiringSquad has really died down lately, they suck now.

so we are going to get crappy 3d versions of pong, tetris, and snake? Woohoo...I just cant wait....(can you sense the sarcasm?..)

Ahhhh just what i need to become even more of a socail out cast....mobile gaming. So now when some real person attempts to talk to me i can wip out my "moble rig" (sorry had to get the word "rig" in there) out and play games.

Maybe 3d start menu anybody?

Originally Posted by Trident Troll
You should all read that \'History of Bitboys\' over at Firingsquad. Besides being informative, it mentions that their current project is 3d accelerators for mobile platforms. Might this be their killer app?

perfect.. now manifacturers will have a reason to use the then-useless ATI Imageon 100 graphic accelerator...

Not too shabby actually but my major issue with using a PDA as a gaming device is still those flimsy-ass buttons.

My Palm is great for stylus based screen tap games (Vexed anyone?) but any button masher a-la Mario World would have destroyed my Palm a long, long time ago.

Hell, I barely use the buttons at all and one of them went screwy after 8 months...

Hmmm... Have you guys BEEN to fathammer.com?

It is the website for the club crobar...

While I am all about promoting Chicago establishments, I'd like to fine the actual page the press release was discussed on...

Blah...

until battery technology increases... this is just another way of draining my cell phone battery faster.

Very nice! Pity that when the technology becomes available in modern mobile phones, the price will more than likely be waaay to expensive for most people - including me.

Forge, is there something you're not telling us?