Best strategy game for a VGA display?

[AlanJC]

Two of my favorite games on PDA devices of all time were Slay, and Hex Wars.

I took a very quick look at Wargus, but the thing seemed quite slow, and the mouse cursor was out of alignment which I found irritating.

Simple games like Slay, and on the Palm, a game called Hex Wars were fantastic, and very involving, even though they were very simple. I like games that you can stop and start when you have a few minutes to kill. Realtime strategy games require more time to devote to them, so I never end up getting into them anymore.

So, what is good for a VGA display? Are there any turn based games anymore?

[Steve Stern]

I just found "UFO: enemy unknown"

Wow, I feel 10 years younger now ;)

[vbJoe]

lol, I gotta get that! link me!

[AlanJC]

I bought Pocket Slay yesterday, takes me back a few years, but it's still great fun :)

[vijay555]

I love Slay. Had to not buy it just to retain my sanity and some time for programming lol.

However, Gears of Wars unfortunately beckons...

V

[nuclear]

I bought Pocket Slay yesterday, takes me back a few years, but it's still great fun :)
Heh i found SPB AirIslands real fun. Although its not really strategy and its QVGA. VGA I am going to try Slay as you say Alan. Also would you know of any other games? Age of Empires? Warcraft 3 lol i wonder if they make that for ppc. Slay sounds really like a brutal game. anyone know of GunBound? How about that really old school game WOLF 3D? Any car racing games like NFSCarbon. Wait now that i think of it my PSP has NFS Carbon. Maybe if we could install a game in the SD card and emulate it? Emulators anyone? I will donate the games if the emulator is ready.
Also has anyone tried mcafee antivirus on their ppc? I am wondering myself as to which antivirus should i choose. So far I havent had any problems on my ppc related to virus.

[kelford]

Heh i found SPB AirIslands real fun. Although its not really strategy and its QVGA.

There is a VGA version of SPB AirIslands. They offer both at their website.

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/airislands/?en

[nuclear]

There is a VGA version of SPB AirIslands. They offer both at their website.

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/airislands/?en
Is the island bigger in VGA mode. I find that everything is really cramped up in QVGA mode. I finished the game in 25 airisland days and i got freecell copy free. But it asked me if i want to continue with current island or make another island and i chose to make another island. How can i go back to the island i already finished? Is it gone deleted?

[kelford]

Is the island bigger in VGA mode. I find that everything is really cramped up in QVGA mode. I finished the game in 25 airisland days and i got freecell copy free. But it asked me if i want to continue with current island or make another island and i chose to make another island. How can i go back to the island i already finished? Is it gone deleted?

I only have the VGA version so I can't really tell you how it compares to the QVGA one. And unfortunately I haven't had it very long myself so I'm still on my first island and can't answer the other question either. It's always kind of looked like each island is one "play" of the game, so I was expecting to just move on from one to another. That's just my impression though since I haven't gotten to that point yet. They do have a website for the game itself (http://www.spbairislands.com/) that has a forum too, so maybe the answer can be found there.

[nuclear]

I only have the VGA version so I can't really tell you how it compares to the QVGA one. And unfortunately I haven't had it very long myself so I'm still on my first island and can't answer the other question either. It's always kind of looked like each island is one "play" of the game, so I was expecting to just move on from one to another. That's just my impression though since I haven't gotten to that point yet. They do have a website for the game itself (http://www.spbairislands.com/) that has a forum too, so maybe the answer can be found there.
I like games like SPB AirIslands and Age of empires Warcraft 3 WoW etc. I also prefer first person shooter games and tactical warfare. heh right now i only have Arkball 2 installed on my ppc. Its really fun, just keep going and see how far you can go.
So anyone know of any other good games?

[Menneisyys]

So, you need real strategy (preferably Risk / Stratego / 15-20-year-old C64/Amiga SSI strategy-likes) games?

Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=287321 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286689 for some more games (Warring Nations, Add-Venture , more info on Sean O'Connor's games, Napoleonix).

The first and the last even uses high-res on VGA devices :)

[nuclear]

Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?

[AlanJC]

Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?

Don't be silly.

[Menneisyys]

Would anyone know of any way of emulating psp or nintendo ds games or using a bluetooth game controller?

Come on - the current Pocket PC has problems even with emulating 12-year-old technoloy (PS One), and you want it to run games developed for current technology (PSP)?

It's like emulating an Amiga on a C64 :)

[r3bel]

i agree that it can't be done, but psp is not current technology.

half the games are psone ports!

[nuclear]

So i believe that SLAY is the best game to play on the PPC?

[AlanJC]

It's subjective, personally I hated pacman, but it was the most popular game at one time.

Feel free to get your own opinions on what you like, and try things for yourself.

[nuclear]

It's subjective, personally I hated pacman, but it was the most popular game at one time.

Feel free to get your own opinions on what you like, and try things for yourself.
From personal opinion i like expensive/costly, takes up a lot of space and uses a lot of memory, excellent graphics and sound,
Thats the type of games i like. Any games out there for my Universal? Money is not a problem really.

[matt1971]

Hi,

I have Age of Empires on my M5000 - It hasnt and probably wont be updated in a long time so isnt really WM5 compatible, however it runs fine with the only issue being memory leaks. It pays to save regularly as as some point during a long session the game may freeze due to lack of memory.

Warring Nations has a VGA version and is a very good turn based strategy game with additional maps available to download.

Favourites for me are Bejeweled2, Gamebox Solitaire, Sim City 2000, Pocket Sudoku, Jewel Hunter, Raging Thunder, Shanghai (Landware's) SkyForce, Skyforce Reloaded and Zuma.

Matt

[Menneisyys]

So i believe that SLAY is the best game to play on the PPC?

Gaming-wise, it's very cool. However, it certainly lacks hi-res VGA support, multiplayer and music. That is, I'd definitely give a try to alternatives - see my games reviews here in the General forum.

[AlanJC]

I like the look of Warring Nations, but I think it's a little too complex for what I want.

I find the best games for me are things that can be picked up and stared, but I can stop at any time, and carry on later.

I also really love Bejweleled and Zuma but you have to be able to concentrate on the screen due to it's action nature.

I tried KRally, and visually it's stunning, but it doesn't play very fast on the Universal, so it's a little dull.

Obviously those aren't strategy, so I am drifting away from the topic.

I think I might take a look at the Russian one, UFO something mentioned earlier in the thread. It looks like the old game I used to play called Laser Squad.

[Kassad]

Gaming-wise, it's very cool. However, it certainly lacks hi-res VGA support, multiplayer and music. That is, I'd definitely give a try to alternatives - see my games reviews here in the General forum.

If you use Tweaks2k2, there's an option called VGA Brute Force. This brute forces VGA (duh ;-) on applications, it doesnt work on all but it does on Slay. It's really cool, making Slay much much more playable.

[AlanJC]

You can also use ProgResoSwap (http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/en/index.php?soft=1740) to do this, which is freeware.

[haveric]

I really enjoy Enslave nice little blast :P

[morial]

If you like round-based startegy, just try "pocket heroes", it' s a free game, fan-based and lots of fun. the hp is pocketheroes.com I think. It's a ppc clone of heroes of might & magic which is an alltime-favourite.