An anonymous user preserved a whopping 23 #Konami i-mode games, including the the keitai-exclusive #Gradius NEO and its sequel Gradius NEO Imperial. The full list of games is in the replies. The DoJa 5.1 SDK doesn't run these games very well, in addition to poor sound emulation. - ThreadSky

rockmancosmo.bsky.social • 22 days ago

An anonymous user preserved a whopping 23 #Konami i-mode games, including the the keitai-exclusive #Gradius NEO and its sequel Gradius NEO Imperial. The full list of games is in the replies. The DoJa 5.1 SDK doesn't run these games very well, in addition to poor sound emulation.

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2ssg.bsky.social•21 days ago

I checked the North American J2ME release of Gradius Neo, and there's definitely something funny with its frame pacing, so no wonder the Japanese version also has issues on emu. The NA version differs in performance depending on emu settings, so I can test on hardware later and record a video.

gonzalocifaldi.bsky.social•21 days ago

📌

queerlinci.bsky.social•21 days ago

YOOO THIS IS HUGE

i remember playing the J2ME version of NEO when i first found that out 10 years ago, i don't think i saw NEO Imperial gameplay at all, the idea of you taking control of the bosses is kinda cool!

rewindarcade.bsky.social•22 days ago

Holy shit, NEO Imperial is playable now?? I am dying to give it a try!

rockmancosmo.bsky.social•22 days ago

Here's all 23 Konami i-mode games that were in this amazing haul. If you'd like to play them, the new Keitai World Launcher is the recommended way of setting up the DoJa 5.1 SDK emulator: https://scratchpad.keitaiwiki.com/s/AxTty326itLfEwE?dir=/Utilities

vgmuseum.bsky.social•21 days ago

BTW, where would one download all of the preserved mobile games?

rockmancosmo.bsky.social•21 days ago

The launcher that's linked above has a list of games in a sidebar, and selecting them lets you download your games of choice.

vgmuseum.bsky.social•21 days ago

BTW, is the way the launcher installs something you can modify?
If so, I got a suggestion: when launching for the first time, it seems that if there's an error (I got 3), the popup window hides behind this message (see pic) that is permanently on top of everything.

vgmuseum.bsky.social•21 days ago

I spent like 5 minutes looking at the progress bar before I noticed there was a popup window with an error message hiding behind it.

rockmancosmo.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yeah, this is a new error that Yuvi is working on fixing. You have to launch the EXE as an administrator for the first time (you don't have to for subsequent times). The program usually tells you this, but it was blocked by the new splash screen.

vgmuseum.bsky.social•21 days ago

Ah, it's included WITH the launcher. Got it. Thanks!

josephelacqua.bsky.social•22 days ago

I have a random question. I'm not new to emulation, but I have NO background with emulating mobile games. I was wondering if you happen to know if anyone also preserved "Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII" (FOMA, SoftBank Mobile, EZweb)? Now that I have to play Pied Piper, this would be good to know.

rockmancosmo.bsky.social•22 days ago

Before Crisis was partially preserved last year, and it may be the most difficult i-mode game to preserve. Here's a great article on the challenges from last December: https://www.readonlymemo.com/before-crisis-final-fantasy-7-keitai-preservation-interview/

josephelacqua.bsky.social•22 days ago

Fascinating! I'm glad I asked! Thank you so much!