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I simply had to report on this. I’m not much of a Nokia or Symbian guy, but I AM a Commodore 64 guy. Well, at least back-in-the-day I was. This is too good.
To get to the point here, if you’ve got the urge to play those classic Commodore 64 games in all of its 8-bit glory, right on your Nokia S60, S80, or N9210 series devices… There’s a new emulator that can handle the gig. (well ok, the emulator isn’t NEW, but the port to Nokia is!). Called Frodo, the emulator brings Commodore 64 gaming action to the palm of your hand. No need to plug in those bulky joysticks anymore. Plus, there’s also accelerometer support available via an add-on called Bilbo, so if you want to take things to a ‘new age’ C64 level, by all means check that out as well. Some of the cool features built-in as told by developer Hannu Viitala:
The latest version of Frodo supports also sensors (accelerometer), vibration, on-screen C64 keyboard and audio engine. To enable those those features, you have to install Bilbo library also. Imagine playing Pitstop II by rotating your phone like a steering wheel, or solving Quedex maze by turning the phone in any direction. If you do not want just imagine, look at the YouTube video below and after that get Frodo and Bilbo to your phone! Note that sensors and vibration is not supported in all S60 phone models.
For more information and to get Frodo for yourself, go here.
Note: Anyone remember Leaderboard Golf!?
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James was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. Almost 15 years ago he started out in the 'real world' as a web and graphic designer. Through the years he has finely tuned his skills in SEO, internet marketing, conversion strategy, and project management. To date, he runs his own successful consulting business where he advises companies all over the globe. A co-founder of www.crackberry.com, and sole proprietor of www.mactropolis.com, James in recent years has become very active in the tech blogosphere. Online community building and strategy is fast becoming one of his passions. Watch for James' no frills attitude, unique perspective and to-the-point comments here on IntoMobile!
