Thread: The N900 Game Review Project
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2010-02-24 , 14:34
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Originally Posted by late666 View Post
Sure.. I didn't even know there's a list there..
Will this get any better exposure though?
Shouldn't we make a dedicated game list thread? Or maybe just sticky this one?
Forum rules is not a very inviting topic, and putting the reviews under the forum rules section might give the wrong idea, that these reviews are somehow an official review..
If you sticky this thread, or make a new thread dedicated to a game list, it won't be "out there" anymore.
Heh. It should be an inviting topic. Everyone posting in the forum should read the FAQ and rules, right? If they don't and miss the game list, that's their loss. I'm not going to create a completely separate sticky thread to clutter up the forum just because people don't read before they post.

I will change the thread title to include "games list" when there's a real list there.

This is the relevant section of the FAQ:
What games are actually available?

Thought you'd never ask.

There are three types of games. Those that are completely free, those that have trial or "shareware" limited versions, and those that you need to buy or provide the content for (from your own copy for the PC). I have marked with an * those that have a "shareware" mode, and with red the games that don't work without it.

* * *
Request for volunteers
I would like some volunteers to keep up-to-date listings of available games, much like the emulator thread. Please see this thread for more details.

* * *
Note to maintainers:

i'd like to link to an "official" thread or wiki page for all the games that go in this thread, so that users can go to a source of up-to-date information. This would be a thread you start (or a wiki page prepared by volunteers), where you keep the first post always updated with information on the latest release and instructions. Please contact me with this if you want your game to be featured. I am willing to lock and unlock the threads per request so you can just post in them when you have a new release, if you want to do it that way, or you can let it be a free-for-all.

Example

* * *
Puzzles
First Person Shooters
Strategy
  • Stratagus (Warcraft2 engine)
  • Freeciv (In development)

Role Playing (RPG)
Action
todo more
  • ...

Flash and Web

If the native or emulated games are not to your liking, there are thousands of Flash and browser-based games available on the web (sites such as miniclip.com), many of which work in the nice Maemo browser. Read more.
As you can see, there's been a standing request there for weeks for someone to maintain it, so i don't really care if your subjective reviews come with the territory... that's what a review is, after all. My time is spent on moderation and development so there is currently no maintenance of that list. If you want to add games with links to their relevant forum threads, homepages, and your review, i will unlock that thread to let you post the list and then edit it periodically to update the list as you update the list in the first post of this thread. Unfortunately it doesn't let non-mods edit their own posts in locked topics. That lets you get the "Thanks" while keeping it tidy.

If you are willing to do that, quote this post and copy the game list entry portion from the FAQ and add it to your first post, modified to include your own game review in a link next to the game title/link. Obviously you could take out the request for a volunteer since that would be you.

Like this:

Role Playing (RPG)

Oh and I do rate the control, I call it compatibility.
And burger space is pretty bad.. Unless you like this kind of stuff..
"Compatibility" is probably not going to convey the intended message if you are really talking about UI.
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Last edited by Flandry; 2010-02-24 at 14:37.