http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/ Engadget Comments for Quake ported to the Pre, webOS 3D gaming truly within reach http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
But phones are not ment to play games. Until a smartphone/psp or ds crossbreed is created they will never have good controls. ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
I beg to differ. Windows Mobile, Android, the iPhone, and the Pre all have a games section in their app stores. They've had them for quite some time too, so it's obvious that there's a demand. Why there isn't a better solution already, is beyond me]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
"But phones are not ment to play games. Until a smartphone/psp or ds crossbreed is created they will never have good controls."


Tell that to the iPhone fanboys and the dumbass media outlets who claim the iPhone is a better gaming platform than the PSP, or rival it in gaming ability.

No phone will EVER rival hand held systems so long as there are no viable physical controls to utilize -- no matter how precise developers make the tilt / movement controls.

Even the PSP could stand to have another analog stick if it's going to be so heavily 3D-gaming oriented.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Most importantly though I just don't want to play the same games I play at home while I'm on the go, especially if the trade-off for that is worse graphics, worse sound, worse controls and, of course, yet another device to carry. The PSP, frankly, hasn't got the software library to make it a decent platform and was never really very good as a portable platform because of its size. Great for taking on trips, terrible for sticking in a pocket. The Go addresses some of the size issue but the reliance on horribly overpriced downloadable games makes it a non-starter and doesn't address the terrible software library.

Again, not a fanboy, I was surprised when I realised just how much time I spend gaming on my iPod but I can't deny it's become my most used gaming platform.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
My ipod touch is a piece of crap gaming wise compared to the almighty PSP. Even the craptacular DS is better than the ipod]]>Jan 3rd 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/

many keys on both sides ftw
gaming on my Nokia N95 was awesome because it could open up so there were keys for both hands and the keys could be mapped to other functions. here is a pic: http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/109/nokia_n95_zoom.jpg

for Doom i mapped the multimedia keys to shooting, sprinting, opening doors and strafing, it was perfect, i got to around lvl 28 before i got a new phone :)

now i have an Omnia HD and i really miss the great gaming controls, especially the D-pad]]>Jan 3rd 2010 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
That's just your opinion. It would be like someone saying a violin plays better music than a guitar. There are no physical controls for the Touch and there are no accelerometer controls for the PSP. I definitely like my PSP, but that's just a personal preference. There are many types of games and some are better suited for different controls than others. I'm fairly certain I wouldn't consider driving a real car using tilt controls, so maybe there is some limit to not having certain physical controls. I probably could drive a real car with a thumb joystick, but I'd still prefer a wheel.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Dude, its like 5fps, sucks!]]>Jan 3rd 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/It's pefectly possible, since they're all Bluetooth and it's all in the software. Although I'm really not sure if I want to lug around a PS3 controller just to play games on my mobile phone.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
I wouldn't go as far to say that Heroes of Sparta is as good as MH on the PSP, at all. It's a great mobile game, and it's great on the PSP too, but it has no where near the depth of gameplay or detailed graphics as Monster Hunter Portable.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
I second that, and also suggest "Nova", "Eliminate Pro", and "Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies," for people who are more into first person shooters and/or playing against/with others online.

Just out of curiosity- am I the only long-term user on who can use the touchscreen (keyboard included) without looking at the iPod (or iPhone, as the case may be) touchscreen? It's a learning process to be sure, but now it's just like using a computer keyboard for me (albeit a touch slower).]]>Jan 4th 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 4th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/that would be the mother of all gadgets I would camp out for that!! Modern warfare portable!!!! Just need 2 analogs and 2 triggers maybe design like psp go??]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 4th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
It's true that Doom and Quake1 are just unaccelerated SDL apps. Have patience. :-)

posted from my Pre engadget app.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
thats nice when the OS has been out for years, WebOS is still very new.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/a winmo fan? they still exist??!]]>Jan 3rd 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
download the webosdoctor 1.3.1 from bell and 1.3.5 from sprint. Exchange the webos tar file in the bell doctor jar with the newer sprint version using winrar. Run the bell doctor on your phone and you will end up with 1.3.5 as if bell just gave it to you. I did a fresh instal so I didn't care what it removed aince I did a backup but you might.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Devs don't wanna sell games on a phone that has 2 customers.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/But maybe it's because Q1 is so old and modern CPU have to emulate an ancient environment or something.
Anyway I'm disappointed that they didn't skip q1 and go for q3 this day and age, and they released q3 sourcecode too if I recall correctly, so it should be possible to hack it somehow,
]]>Jan 3rd 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Baby steps. They need to learn how to use the libraries properly. Remember, these are hackers slowly discovering the hidden libraries in the recent update. If the rumors are true, need for speed is right around the corner. I wouldn't be surprised if we see it at CES this year.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
come on now pants, we both know the rumors are true. Btw internals is hard at work getting some real openGL ES stuff running. Should continue to be an interesting next few days.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/ ..."need for speed"...

THAT game probably requires real 3D acceleration unlike Doom and Quake - as someone noted above, the article title (and the previous Doom one) is simply incorrect about what these ports are really doing.
]]>Jan 3rd 2010 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/OK I'll try to be more trusting and patient!]]>Jan 3rd 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
I agree, while I do expect flash to come at CES and if not soon after it would be nice to have it in a format that we can watch on our phones through that app. ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Sorry, hate to be that guy.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Yeah, I thought the same thing....this video seems fake. Perhaps it's possible to do, but why show a video of it faking it.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Engadget is anti-Nokia, that's why they praise Q1 on Pre and ignore Q3 on N900.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/Jan 3rd 2010 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/quake-ported-to-the-pre-webos-3d-gaming-truly-within-reach/
Maybe if Nokia made themselves relevant to the US? No marketing, no sub'ed phones on any network. Who cares then? ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 9:26AM