Instructions for adding NES ROMs to G1 and other Android phones
Jul.05, 2009 in
Android, Tips and Tricks
Instructions for loading and playing NES ROMs onto G1
- Download Nesoid from Android Market
- And then, Either:
- Fire up your PC
- Google NES ROMs
- Choose appropriate site
- Download ROMs to PC hard drive
- Connect G1 (using original cable)
- Mount phone
- Transfer files to a suitable directory on phone’s SD card
- Open Nesoid and navigate to /sdcard/wherever-you-put-them
- OR:
- Visit Android Market on phone
- Search for and download ‘Steel’ browser in the Market (because the standard browser won’t let you download files it doesn’t recognise)
- Search for and download ‘Androzip’ or similar (to auto unzip downloaded ROMs)
- Google for NES ROMs in Steel browser on your phone
- Select and download ROMs of choice
- Open Nesoid and navigate to /sdcard/steel/downloads
- Enjoy!
The same technique should work for other emulators and SNES ROMs.
Click here for a full review of the Nesoid NES emulator app for Android.
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