The phone is pretty old, running Android 6. It has 2600.emu on it with the entire catalogue of 2600 games. She remembers playing on her friends’ Atari as a kid and some of the games she played so I added those as shortcuts.
I tried several emulation apps: 2600.emu, droid2600, and MAME4Droid. The modern versions of all refused to install. 2600.emu and drood2600 both had an older version that installed. Overall I liked 2600.emu for its better onscreen controls & better paddle control on these specific versions.
It feels nice to repurpose old tech for something “new”. It wouldn’t be possible without a dedicated community.
db2@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You should get a controller for her.
atari.com/products/wireless-cx40-joystick-atari
It’ll need an otg adapter but they’re cheap.
Deebster@infosec.pub 5 days ago
It says it’s wireless, but I’m not sure what it’s using - I’m guessing something custom enough that the dongle is necessary.
Wolfizen@pawb.social 5 days ago
Thanks for the suggestion.
How well do you think it will play? Two hands on the controller mean none for the phone. Maybe it would need a phone stand too?
I’ve had a hard time finding information on controller compatibility. Do you know for certain that 2600.emu will work with the CX40+ Wireless via OTG?
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
The controller is almost certainly an HID compatible controller that will work with any application that supports controllers.
As for a stand, I recommend a pop socket-style thing, as it permenantly attaches to the phone.
db2@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Nope, I don’t know for sure it would work. The VCS ran Linux though which is what android is under the hood so there’s a good chance.
It should play well if it works with that app. A phone stand or a case with one would be good.