Gaming Emulators for Android

Hey, Nexus 4 owners! You guys are aware of the power of your Nexus 4, which includes a 1.5 Ghz QUAD core processor and 2 gb of RAM. According to me this is the perfect device for gaming. Gaming on your Nexus 4 is not just downloading games from the Google Play Store and playing them. There is another way through which you can play games that you were used to play on your Nintendo, Sega console, Game-boy and Play Station 1, on your Nexus 4. This way of playing on your smartphone is through Emulators. There are tons of Emulators available on the App Store for free, specifically for each console. But, there is an emulator called RETRO-ARCH (CLICK HERE to download RetroArch my Google Pay store for free) which pretty much includes all kinds of gaming consoles:

• PlayStation 1 (emulator: PCSX ReARMed)- Super Nintendo (emulator: SNES9x Next)- 
• Nintendo Entertainment System (emulator: FCEUmm / NEStopia)
• GameBoy / GameBoy Color (emulator: Gambatte)
• GameBoy Advance (emulator: VBA Next) (*)
• Arcade (emulator: Final Burn Alpha)
• Neo Geo Pocket Color (emulator: Mednafen NGP)
• Virtual Boy (emulator: Mednafen VB)
• Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (emulator: Genesis Plus GX)
• Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear (emulator: Genesis Plus GX)
• Sega CD / Mega CD (emulator: Genesis Plus GX)
• PC Engine / PC Engine CD (emulator: Mednafen PCE Fast)
• WonderSwan Color / Crystal (emulator: Mednafen Wonderswan)
• Cave Story (game engine: NX Engine)
• Doom 1 / Doom 2 / Ultimate Doom / Final Doom (game engine: prBoom)

So, the way to play your old-school favorite games is that after downloading an emulator, you have to download your favorite game file. You can download these game files from many websites for free. One of the best site for downloading games for your emulator is http://www.roms4droid.com.

After your download your favorite game file on your Android smartphone, you need to open the emulator (Retro-Arch) and run that file. This will load up the game and you can play it from virtual buttons on the screen. To make it more realistic, you can also play these games through a joy-stick or a controller. A very good wireless, Bluetooth controller is provided by Phone Joy (http://www.phonejoy.us/), it costs about $50, but it's worth it. The video below shows PS one game being played with a wireless controller on an Android smartphone.

To have more fun, you can also connect your smartphone to a larger display like a TV. This can be done by using an OTG cable. An OTG cable can connect your Nexus 4 (or any other android smartphone) to the TV. Nexus 4 OTG cable can be bought from amazon for around $6.00. CLICK HERE to buy the Nexus OTG cable from Amazon.