Games
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N900 Gaming
The N900 makes a great gaming device. It has a TV Out, Accelerometers, and hardware support for 3D graphics.
Video showing what can be done with 3D and TV out
There is a range of options to get games on your device.
Native Games
The N900 supports hardware accelerated 3D OpenGL ES. Expect a full range of games! There are also dozens of games available in the Maemo 5 repository.
- 3d graphics engines
- Bounce Evolution for N900
- Maemo 5 Downloads
- OS2008 games - most of these games should be portable to the N900
- Chess - there are a variety of chess games available, including:
- Miniature - a networked, community-developed chess program, designed for Maemo - coming soon
Flash Games
As the N900 supports Flash 9 and has a hardware keyboard, many flash games should just work. Read more about the options.
Games Emulators
There are many emulators of older game consoles available for Maemo.
- Game boy colour - Vgb
- Game boy advance - Vgba
- Nintendo Entertainment System - iNES
- Old PC (x86, DOS) - DOSBox
- Sega 8 bit consoles - Mastergear
Other console emulators are not working 100% yet, but are available for the adventurous:
- SNES - DrNokSnes - Not 100% ported yet
- Control your N900 with a Wii controller
- ScummVM - Needs porting from n8xx to n900
- GemRB - Needs porting from n8xx to n900
- Frodo C64 - Needs porting from n7xx to n900
Some other terminal emulators exist for Linux, but do not work on Maemo:
- Neogeo - doesn't work but someone could fix it
- Xmame - Dead file needs fixing
- Hatari - Atari ST(e)/TT/Falcon emu - Needs porting
- Amiga - UAE has been ported to previous versions of maemo
- Exult - The engine for some of the Ultima series has been run on previous versions of maemo
Other Game Related Apps
- WiiControl - Use your wiimote to play games!
- N900 and Wii Balance Board Video
Frequently asked questions
Will n900 play games from big companies?
What if I want a game not yet available?
See above (where do I get software from)
All my previous phones have run java games: why can’t I play them on n900?
Java is not currently available for the N900.