Xcade

[Baloo]

Is anyone using this program? Is it slow, fast, limited?

Are there games available and where?

and...no...please...I'm not trying to start the pirate/non-pirate thing again. I'm realy just very curious and wouldn't mind having a certain game or two on my NX.

[Mr P]

Not me as I do not understand what all the fuss is about this program as you can get most of the classic arcade games as palm programs or as flash and they certainly look like the original and they are legal.

[Lizard]

I've used Xcade, it's pretty neat, although it's in the early stages right now. I found it akward to use the hard buttons on the nx to play the games, no game controller support.. The shareware version runs fine but slows down after a period of time (codejedi's way of letting you know you need to register) although the slowdown does make it almost impossible to play the games.. and Mr P is right, a lot of the good games can be found as palm apps, but if you're looking for a specific game and xcade runs it, it's worth registering. They are making frequent updates. :)

[mrbosk]

I downloaded Xcade but haven't been able to get it working with my NX70. No matter where I put the damn roms, I still get the error message about roms not be found. Anyone have better luck than I?

Bosk

[Megadeth]

Xcade sucks!!! it only support about 8 games (pacman misspacman, donkey kong) there is a promisse to get more games but it was a long time

[Lizard]

Are you kidding? They nearly doubled the number of games supported in between releases, and I've looked at their site.. they have been making releases.. I guess it's all relative.. if you think they are slow, what do you think of Sony and no keyboard drivers!

[giorgos_gs]

I've tried it.. it looks great!
The only minus is the screen. (Not full screen)

[existenz]

I got a registered xcade 1.4 and managed to convert 7 roms to work.

If your a retro gaming fan then this is the right program. They're working at more compatible games for it. Not too worried about that since its so cheap and the roms are small to load.

Xcade can run off your MS. You put the roms into /Palm/Programs/Xcade/

I got a few hundred mame roms from a few web sites before they all got shutdown. So if you have them you can convert them to pdb files for xcade to run.

Do a google search for mame roms... you might still find some people out there with them.

[jmg_NX21]

OOH I have plenty of THOSE ROMS :D

Thanks for the tip...

[SteveIrwinFan]

I registered X-cade in version 1.3, and I couldn't be happier.  It works fine on my NX with the game controller, and games are being added and edited all the time.  The author is also a great guy who is very responsive to complaints on the yahoo group.  If you want a way to play classic arcade games on your NX, then I would shell out the money (and it is cheap). 

Also,  I have never had a problem running the roms.  You have to put them onto your clie, but then can transfer to the MS from there.  If there is a problem it might stem from the fact that you need to have enough memory on the clie to run the rom (I believe it plays the rom from the clie, and after you exit the rom gets deleted from memory but stays in the MS).

[fnm]

This is an awesome emulator which I have been using for the 3 weeks. It is fast and simple. Even though there is no sound at this moment I talked to Jeff Mitchell and that would be in future versions. BTW, Jeff provides an incredible support regarding Xcade as well as Shadow Plan.

Regarding Roms, there are plenty to choose from and he keep adding in every version. I know there is plenty of those games for Palm already, but it is not the same thing. This is like playing the real '80 arcade game. There is no comparison.

[Baloo]

Originally posted by jmg_NX21
OOH I have plenty of THOSE ROMS :D

Thanks for the tip...

Ok, but nobody answered the original question. Where are they? What do I search for?

I'm getting the impression some games are already installed?

[TheSpies]

www.classicgaming.com

go to the "game vault".

[existenz]

Originally posted by Baloo


Ok, but nobody answered the original question. Where are they? What do I search for?

I'm getting the impression some games are already installed?

As I said before try a google search for "mame roms" or "arcade roms"

Furthermore you can try http://www.mame.dk/


No roms are provided by xcade (ie. no games installed). Its just that xcade can currently only import a specific 12 or so games. Its not quite as easy as copying the mame rom into your palm.....

The games you think are installed are just the ones that are compatible. You still need to find the roms to convert onto your palm.

[Lizard]

it works with the game controller?? *reinstalls xcade* thanks for the tip!

[rob_squared]

Oh, BTW. Xcade runs natively on ARM processors, hence why the gentleman above with the NR70 couldn't use them.

[duus]

I have XCade installed and my wife and I enjoy it very much. The PDA keys are basically impossible to use, but the Sony game controller works wonderfully (excepting you sometimes need to exit XCade and 'use' the controller to sort of make it 'wake up' ... this happens seldom, so it's not that annoying). Anyway, several 80's arcade playing friends of mine were very skeptical, but once they tried it, they were hooked. Quite fun when in the car or waiting to eat out. I'm definitely a fan ... they've done a great job!

[doc10house]

The game controller for Xcade is great, but has anyone else found that it stops working after you switch games 2 or 3 times? At that point I need to soft reset for it to work. Also considerable slowdown on the NX a minute or two into each game.

[duus]

Yeh, I've encountered the same 'freeze-up' with XCade. You really don't need to do a soft reset (although that works as well), but simply exit out of XCade, 'use' one of the controller keys (i.e. bring up the address book by hitting right arrow), then go back into XCade. A bit of a pain, but it works. I continue to watch for a fix for this. BTW ... with the latest release I now have all games running off the memory stick ... and I see no noticable performance degradation.

[PDAPIET]

someone mentioned only a few games worked already with xcade without having to convert can anyone be more specific on how to convert or what games dont need converting and where i can find them?

[SacKingsFan]

I have 17 roms that work with XCade

[mrbosk]

Well I have the rom pdb files in the /Palm/Programs/Xcade/
directory, and xcade still gives me the no roms found error. Maybe I got ahold of some bad roms :(

Bosk

[birick]

The slowdown only happens when unregistered. I am running registered Xcade on MS with 16 or 17 different games and have no complaints.

[S_rangeBrew]

XCade is working great on my NX70. It can be a ***** to find the roms on the internet, and make sure each file is renamed correctly before you merge them with the included utility.

But once you get past that hurdle, the games work great. There is no sound right now (as of Jan 15th) but he is working on that.

Worth every cent IMHO. :cool:

[scooterhp568]

Anybody have any ideas why i am getting this error after i install??

[ojleblanc]

Can some please shed some light on what I'm doing wrong with xcade and ROMS. I have a few Atari ROMS. They are *.bin files. I tried to convert them for xcade using the Rommer application, but I get error messages saying I don't have the right number of ROMS. I thought the *.bin file was the complete ROM.

For example, the Donkey Kong ROM file is dk.bin. Is this the complete ROM for Donkey Kong? Why is xcade looking for dk.5e, dk.5d, dk.3p, etc.?

[mrbjg4]

I really like the app. I have had no luck romming games either. same prob as you, but also, I am confused. I think to successfully rom the game for xcade (like from a mame rom), it has to fit some sort of profile which is the same as one of the already operable rom games. If anybody can shed light on this (birick?), please help. For the guy who cant get the ROM files recognized, try putting the pdb roms in the same directory as the xcade prc file.

[ashVID]

I love Xcade, needs an update though. 17 games for under $10??? Best deal around, they run better and look better than any of the ports. Anyone having trouble with the roms, email me...I will make you whole...

ash =o) ashVID@aol.com

[yOyOYoo]

xcade is awesome!!!

I wish they would update to add sounds though. The games out are really solid, no bugs

[rinnovative]

about xcade ROM file in VFS issue...

ok, I personally have this problem, and I found out that they are case sensitive on VFS, all lower case!

funny tho......

: )

[rinnovative]

Originally posted by ojleblanc
Can some please shed some light on what I'm doing wrong with xcade and ROMS. I have a few Atari ROMS. They are *.bin files. I tried to convert them for xcade using the Rommer application, but I get error messages saying I don't have the right number of ROMS. I thought the *.bin file was the complete ROM.

For example, the Donkey Kong ROM file is dk.bin. Is this the complete ROM for Donkey Kong? Why is xcade looking for dk.5e, dk.5d, dk.3p, etc.?

you must be misunderstanded... XCade is an Arcade Emulator, not an Atari emulator.

the ROM on a Arcade Board contain these ROM chip which was dumped to file. 5e, 5d, 3p etc.

[ojleblanc]

Thanks. That helps clear things up a bit.

[dwallin]

Has anyone had a problem with x-cade where it slows down after a couple seconds?

[ojleblanc]

The unregistered version of xcade slows down. Its their way of getting you to buy the program.