Feel like playing Tekken 3 on an HD2? Well, now you can.

Smartphones are inching closer and closer to replacing computers in our daily routine. Some would argue this or claim to still prefer a bigger monitor and such. For that, I’d say ok, at the very least, smartphones are starting to encroach on netbook territory. There, happy?

Emulators are a geeks best friend. They allow us to play games/ROMs of our favorite games on devices that the console manufacturers/developers won’t allow us to or are too ill equipped to support the necessary changes. As far as smartphone emulators, the field is still in it’s infancy more or less due to smartphones only becoming of age within the last couple of years. For WinMo/HTC HD2 users, mobile gaming via ROMs just became a bit more interesting.

The FPSECE emulator works and works well on HTC’s current flagship HD2. Naturally, an emulator that is popular and has a loyal following that it’s built up over the last couple of years means actual games should be fairly robust. And so it is. As the video below shows, Tekken 3 — which is a graphically demanding game for the PS One and mobile devices — runs pretty darn smooth.

Word has it that a few recent updates to FPSECE even allow for Bluetooth controllers to pair up giving you full touchscreen and physical gaming. I don’t know about you, but touchscreen gaming still has a long way to go before it will get me to bury the controller.

If I had an HD2, I would be playing this right now. Instead, I’m telling you to go enjoy it while I sit here with my loved keyboard doing what it is that I do best…

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Retro gaming all under one, portable roof: GP2X Wiz

The ever increasingly powerful gaming consoles such as the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 have given gamers the ability of near photorealistic games that truly place you in the action. Some games are so graphically intense and beautiful, you may have to at times pinch yourself to make sure you really aren’t in the game. Games have come quite a ways from their humble days not so long ago when the bleeding edge of gaming was measured in bits. While modern games and all of the graphical eye candy are sure a treat to feast on, sometimes you just want to blow an evening controlling a character made out of a couple dozen blocks. Retro games, firing up the ‘ol *insert classic gaming system here*, and reliving your youth can bring back a part of your childhood that to many is a welcome vacation from the everyday realities we face. What if you could take all of that retro goodness in your pocket? Not just one system. But all of them?

One of the bonus of advancements in gaming hasn’t been the visual side only. Shrinking components means smaller systems, more energy efficiency, and unique designs. What if you could take just about any classic game from any classic system and play it, on the go, on a unit roughly the size of an old game boy? Yes…you can. The GP2X Wiz is your all-in-one retro gaming geek toy from heaven above. Games from the likes of Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, NeoGeo, Flash Games and so much more. No matter how much you pinch yourself, you aren’t going to “wake up” because this is reality.