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 droid2600 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.

    • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
      6·
      6 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.

    • WolfizenOPEnglish
      5·
      6 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?

      • Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        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.worldEnglish
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        6 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.