@Aguiluz The PS1 emulator program for the iPhone provides software buttons, so you can use the buttons by touching them. Which means you won't need physical buttons. And yes, it sucks.
I disagree. I found the playing experience to be more than satisfactory. I played the 1st Spyro all the way through at least, which pretty much rocked. I like accelerometer controlled games better though; they take a little getting used to, but what game doesn't, right?
The problem for me was space, it took 700+ MB to put the game on there!
@who? I also have an iPhone and I also tried to play some PS1 games on it. I thought the NES emulator with its stupid software buttons was bad already, where you only have to use the D-pad and A/B. With the PS1 emulator you need far more buttons, like R1/R2, L1/L2 etc. You'll be concentrating more on touching the right button rather than playing the game itself. The worst thing though, is that the buttons actually overlap the "virtual game screen" in landscape mode. However they're transparent, when you press a button your finger sometimes overlaps the screen, which makes you unable to actually see, for example, where you're going or what you're shooting at. Sure, you can play in portrait, but that sucks either because the screen gets sized down alot. Oh and it doesn't provide the right analog stick.
I always played mine in landscape, but in regular size. That way, none of the buttons overlap the screen, and they are spaced out just right for playing. It just requires a bit of tweaking, you'll figure it out.
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My 2G touch is way better than my DS, you can play full PS1 games @29.7 fps! Spyro the Dragon FTW!
@who?
My PSP emulates Spyro 1, 2 and 3 perfectly (yes, I agree they pwn all), but how does it play without any physical buttons? :/
(Not a flame, but a question of curiosity)
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Didn't we already do this one last month?
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@Aguiluz
The PS1 emulator program for the iPhone provides software buttons, so you can use the buttons by touching them. Which means you won't need physical buttons. And yes, it sucks.
@Nick
I disagree. I found the playing experience to be more than satisfactory. I played the 1st Spyro all the way through at least, which pretty much rocked. I like accelerometer controlled games better though; they take a little getting used to, but what game doesn't, right?
The problem for me was space, it took 700+ MB to put the game on there!
"why so serious"
You look NERVOUS
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Ban-hammer, danger close. Fire for effect!
@who?
I also have an iPhone and I also tried to play some PS1 games on it. I thought the NES emulator with its stupid software buttons was bad already, where you only have to use the D-pad and A/B. With the PS1 emulator you need far more buttons, like R1/R2, L1/L2 etc. You'll be concentrating more on touching the right button rather than playing the game itself. The worst thing though, is that the buttons actually overlap the "virtual game screen" in landscape mode. However they're transparent, when you press a button your finger sometimes overlaps the screen, which makes you unable to actually see, for example, where you're going or what you're shooting at. Sure, you can play in portrait, but that sucks either because the screen gets sized down alot. Oh and it doesn't provide the right analog stick.
@Nick
I always played mine in landscape, but in regular size. That way, none of the buttons overlap the screen, and they are spaced out just right for playing. It just requires a bit of tweaking, you'll figure it out.