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Free Emulators for Android-Currently Free on The SlideMe App Store (2 Weeks)

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PPry on 02/06/2011 - 15:50 slideme.org (2407 clicks)
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Mod — please read through the comments and related articles on the situation why yongzh's emulators were pulled from Android Market. It might be related to the violation of license terms, although nothing is confirmed. It might also disappear from SlideMe under the same reason. —scotty

yongzh's popular emulators for android are currently free on the SlideME app store. They'll be free for approximately 2 weeks. Inlcudes Nesoid, SNesoid, Gensoid, GBCoid, Gearoid, GameBoid and Ataroid.

N64oid is now also free.

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  • scrimshaw on 02/06/2011 - 16:00
    +10

    For those who don't know, Google has completely banished emulators from the official Android Market (possibly due to Sony Xperia Play's influence) due to copyright infringement.

    There are also rumours of YongZh apparently ripping off open-source code and integrating it into his own apps (in other words, he's making money out of stuff that should've been open source to begin with)
    Discussion at Reddit

    • Pry on 02/06/2011 - 16:05
      +1

      This is why i hadn't bought them previously, but for free I am happy to :)

      • 01011010 on 02/06/2011 - 16:36
        +3

        should we be encouring others to get them? its kinda bad form if what is being said is true.

        we shouldn't be giving him cred for something he's not giving to others.

    • kermuffle on 02/06/2011 - 16:08
      +2

      actually emulators like fpse are still on the market. i think yongzh and zodttd's stuff were taken off because of the gpl license violation

    • scotty on 02/06/2011 - 20:29
      +2

      What kermuffle said. You can still find emulators on Android Market. Those who got pulled were in violation of license, where they did not contribute back nor credit the open source projects they based their applications on.

  • izzeho on 02/06/2011 - 16:12
    +18

    Boo. This guy should be facing charges for the crap he's pulled. Deserved to make nothing for his N64oid project.

    He's basically taken an open sourced working GPL'd application from the Pandora (after they've managed to get it working under Android), removed ALL credits of original authors, rebadged it, recompiled it, and tried to make some money from it. Which is why it was removed the first time and it appears he has now re-added it (not sure if he's released source, but I can't find it).

    Worst bit is, you Android lackeys who think your running open source fair software have lapped it up and made the guy 10's of thousands of dollars.

    Feel free to use his applications, but please don't pay for them… he deserves no credit for the hour and fifteen minutes he spent 'find and replacing' the credits.

    Also if anyone out there knows a good lawyer who'll fight for GPL, they could stand to make a couple of very easy bucks.

    What's even funnier is the application has been available for my phone (N900 running Maemo), open sourced, for over a year now. Got to love a truly powerful linux platform. And it had more features: Multiple PS3 controllers + Wiimotes + USB controllers + accelerometer etc etc.

    EDIT: I was beaten it seems, glad to hear others at least know of this.

    • leiiv on 02/06/2011 - 16:22
      +1

      So, is it still just rumour or proven?

      • izzeho on 02/06/2011 - 16:27
        +3

        That they stole the code?

        Yeah its easily proven. I've personally had a look inside the executable and it's pretty much identical to the mupen64plus emulator available for the Pandora. Have a read here:

        http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/58889-n64-for-an…

        And read the rest of the thread if you can be bothered.

        Snesoid (or w/e it is called) is the same for Snes9x.

    • corsairDT on 03/06/2011 - 08:46
      +1

      Thank you for the heads up

  • syl on 02/06/2011 - 17:41
    -2

    pfffft… sony Xperia should be going downhill after that PSN incident!

    how can i download it into my phone?

    • Pry on 02/06/2011 - 17:59
      +2

      If you have a barcode scanner you can just scan the barcode on the site with your phone and it will directly download the apk. Otherwise you can go to the site from your phone.

      • syl on 02/06/2011 - 18:44
        +1

        thx!

  • syl on 02/06/2011 - 17:41

    edit
    double post sorry

  • Cobalt_ on 02/06/2011 - 19:23
    +2

    For Snes emulation get Snes9x EX, 100% free and no ads. YongZh has definitely breached GPL licensing and should not be supported for that.

    • Orte on 03/06/2011 - 09:23
      +1

      Just to set the record straight, Snes9x is not licensed under the GPL or any other open-source / free software licence. It's freely distributable in binary and source form, but only for non-commercial use, which makes it neither open source (as defined by OSI) nor free software (as defined by FSF).

      He may have violated the GPL from one/more of the other emulator projects, but the Snes9x case definitely has nothing to do with GPL.

  • annoynimous on 02/06/2011 - 20:50
    +1

    FPSE is pretty neat, if it works on andro 3.1 with a sixaxis connected that would be portable gaming nirvana

    ok scratch that, handsets will get it soon so get your emulators ready,

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYtGX-PaJFY

  • Rumbaar on 02/06/2011 - 21:38
    +1

    Nice, thx for the heads up. Had the 'free' versions of SNes before, these work quite well.

  • SydStrand on 02/06/2011 - 21:42

    Personally, I feel nothing but sympathy for anyone who's going to play N64 games on a touchscreen phone.

    • TimeOrMoney on 03/06/2011 - 00:23
      +1

      Android tablet + WiimoteController app + Classic Controller attachment = WIN.

  • Twisty on 03/06/2011 - 10:28

    Anyone buy the N64 one?

    • kimba88 on 03/06/2011 - 20:30

      I've tried but it keeps coming up and saying "Payment failed. 801". Not sure how to fix it either.

  • neonlight on 03/06/2011 - 12:44

    +1 great find!

  • kimba88 on 03/06/2011 - 19:56

    Are there any other Nintendo 64 emulators available to download on the android market? I want to play Mariokart on my galaxy s!

  • kimba88 on 04/06/2011 - 09:37
    +1

    N64oid is now free!

    • MHLoppy on 04/06/2011 - 16:26

      OP or mod if you could stick that in the description too, that'd be handy.

      Not really too keen on supporting this guy, but hey, they're free for now at least.

      • kimba88 on 04/06/2011 - 16:36

        I made it as a new deal last night, but it was pulled down saying it was a duplicate and too much commenting on pirating (roms). I think most people wont even know about N64oid being free now as this bargain is no longer on the first page and it isnt really stated in the title.. nor the description. Thats why i thought creating a new "deal" was appropriate.

        • Pry on 06/06/2011 - 22:02
          +2

          Sorry I did try to update it a couple of days ago but it gave me an error. Have done it now though.

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