Pandora (OpenSource Handheld)

[HarryButt]

I was planning to get one when it gets released later this year.
For those. who haven't heard of it, this Pandora thing is an OpenSource handheld designed especially for emulating old console games. The specs are quite impressive for its size. Its design sucks ass, but nevermind. I just wanna play my beloved classics on it.

And I was wondering, if there could be a port of Nexuiz?
Or is the hardware in fact too weak for DarkPlaces?
I think, it could make a nice addition to this console's game assortment.

[Psychcf]

I saw that. It's supposed to be based around the concept of the GP2X, which I have right now and am very happy with.

I'm really excited to see where this goes, I'm probably going to get one once it comes out (that is, if it's any good)

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

[....] Its design sucks ass [....]

What are you talking about?? It looks awesome! Like an audio-cassette! XD

[HarryButt]

Yeah, I suppose, they're doing this for a better "retro-feeling".
I was wondering if it could be possible to have a "linked" multiplayer with this thing. Like a GameBoy's Link Cable for example. See, it has WiFi and fast USB.
(Never heard of a game being played over USB though )

But IF this could be possible, AND Nexuiz would work on the Pandora (it can handle Debian packages btw) it would be the first full3D-1stPerson-Shooter ever to be played in multiplayer on a handheld, right?
This would be awesome.

Edit: It appears, that there's actually a port of Quake1 around for the Pandora's inofficial predecessor, the GP2X. And this one didn't even have 3D Acceleration at all.
With Pandora's new graphics hardware and low settings in Nexuiz (maybe a highly optimized port without any texture filtering?) it would look like an old PC- or PSX-game. Nevertheless I'd love to play it on my way to work / basically everywhere I want...

GFX examples without texture filtering:

[KadaverJack]

See, it has WiFi and fast USB.
(Never heard of a game being played over USB though )

An USB host-to-host cable might work, but ad-hoc wifi is probably easier...

But IF this could be possible, AND Nexuiz would work on the Pandora (it can handle Debian packages btw) it would be the first full3D-1stPerson-Shooter ever to be played in multiplayer on a handheld, right?
This would be awesome.

According to http://packages.debian.org/sid/nexuiz actually is there a debian package for ARM, but i doubt anyone has ever tested it
However i doubt that Nexuiz would run without modifications, since Pandora only supports OpenGL ES. If a port is worth the effort would depend wheather the CPU is fast enough.

[iSuck]

Definitely not the first FPS on a handheld (Metroid, Quake 1 ports)
I really want to see Nexuiz running on this, the textures could be trimmed to practically nothing (except playermodels). Even easier, the Quake 1 mobile versions could be modded just the same way Q1 was modded to make darkplaces, and we could call it "Nexuiz Mobile".
Unfortunately, Nexuiz runs at 20-30 fps maximum on absolute-minimum settings on my MacBook. I know the GMA950 is terrible at graphics, I don't expect the mobile processor in the handheld to be better, and 128mb RAM doesn't permit much loaded, but there was the 50-meg mod, and that demonstrated a mobile-style capability.

Then there's this. Arguably a mock-up, but:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrwyrvXVQ0Q
Fake? maybe. But if it's not...

[morfar]

Then there's this. Arguably a mock-up, but:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrwyrvXVQ0Q
Fake? maybe. But if it's not...

Could be real, Warsow can probably be run on anything It have little to no eye-candy.

[GreEn`mArine]

And one plays FPS on handhelds because.... ?

I don't see any sense in it.

Btw, it also does not make sense to play FPS on consoles, but thats another story.

[HarryButt]

it also does not make sense to play FPS on consoles

Good point.
This guy in the video could barely move, not to mention shoot & hit anything.

[KadaverJack]

And one plays FPS on handhelds because.... ?

Because you can...
That makes me wonder wheather ttyquake would run on Pandora or GP2X