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May 24th, 2011, 9:25 am
This is a real breakthrough!!!!!
I own a Galaxy S2, though there are some incompatibilities with many games made only for certain platforms! Though this is only the beginning, many, if not all games, can be played from other platforms on your high end android device.

1/ Download the free version of ChainFire3D from Market (got some bugs with the cracked pro one, so for the time being, use the free one to test).
2/ Install the app, install the driver in the app, and reboot.
3/ Download the 3 plugins for TEGRA, QUALCOMM and POWERVR drivers from http://www.multiupload.com/18ECNP4UH1
4/ Place them in the root of your SD card
5/ In the app, press install plugin and wait to find them (2-5 min), then install all 3 of them
6/ In Default OpenGL settings, select use Plugin and use nVidia to do a test.

7/ Download an incompatible game, for example Samurai 2: Vengeance (Tegra only) from the forum in here! Or Fruit Ninija THD, or I don't know what :D
Test it! It will work! :D

8/ Download any other game and test. Use the appropiate driver plugin.
NOTE: There might be some incompatibilies, so not ALL other games will work. Also, if your phone's hardware does not support the games h/w requirements, of course it will not work.


9/ and 10/ don't forget to say

LE: If the game requires too much RAM, be sure to tick the "Reduce texture quality" in the app (it will halve the ram needed), it will have almost no impact on the visuals in game. Cheers.

This has been tested so far on the below listed devices and reported to work 100%. You are free to test and report even you're not in the list, it may work on any 2.1+ device.

- HTC HD2 (MDJ on NAND, Adreno200)
- Samsung Galaxy S (2.3.3, PowerVR SGX540)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" (2.3.3, PowerVR SGX540)
- Samsung Galaxy S II (2.3.3, Mali-400 MP)
- Motorola Atrix 4G (2.2.1, Tegra2)
- Motorola Droid 2 (2.2.1, PowerVR SGX530)
- LG Optimus 2X (2.3.4, Tegra2)
- Nexus S
- Samsung Epic 4G
May 24th, 2011, 9:25 am
Last edited by ciss on May 24th, 2011, 10:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
May 24th, 2011, 9:39 am
is root permission necessary for this?
May 24th, 2011, 9:39 am
May 24th, 2011, 9:43 am
Yes, only rooted phones can use this.
Please report what games work/don't work and on what devices. Thanks! :lol:
May 24th, 2011, 9:43 am
May 24th, 2011, 10:17 am
This is awesome, samurai 2 works fine on my HD2, monster madness launches but then crashes to the home screen and dungeon defender wont launch at all.

Edit: installed dungeon defender from the tegra market and it works but the framerate isn't great.
May 24th, 2011, 10:17 am
Last edited by twisted89 on May 24th, 2011, 10:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
May 24th, 2011, 10:26 am
I tested only:
Samurai 2: Vengeance - works
Fruit Ninija THD - works
Pinball HD Tegra - ok
GOF 2 Tegra -ok
Backbreaker THD - ok
Guerrilla Bob THD - ok
Dungeon Defenders - exits after 30 sec
monster madness - not ok

Also got my Reckless Racing working using the POWERVR driver. It didn't work before. :D

This is tested on my Galaxy S2.

Also reports of working from other ppl:
riptideGP - ok on nexus s and Galaxy Tab

Please test and report games/device
May 24th, 2011, 10:26 am
May 24th, 2011, 10:43 am
yuupp its also perfectly work on my EPIC 4G hehehe...

thx for the tutorial and ofcourse to the awesome ChainFire 3D developer :D :D :D :D
May 24th, 2011, 10:43 am
May 24th, 2011, 11:09 am
Sweet!
Riptide GP v1.0 & Samurai II: Vengeance v1.0 both work great

Chainfire3d Pro here: viewtopic.php?f=399&t=199624
May 24th, 2011, 11:09 am
May 24th, 2011, 11:16 am
hopefully somebody will find something like this for unrooted phones? - don't want to root my phone just to see if this tegra game might just work with these drivers - but on the other hand i'd love to play samurai 2 on my DHD - dilemma!!
May 24th, 2011, 11:16 am
May 24th, 2011, 11:49 am
it works but phones colours has changed. :S something like ntsc

edit:fixed after installed latest chainfire3d

many thanks for the tutorial.
May 24th, 2011, 11:49 am
May 24th, 2011, 6:14 pm
ripvanwinkle: there's absolutely no way there will be an unrooted way. just thought you should know that.
May 24th, 2011, 6:14 pm
May 24th, 2011, 6:36 pm
Galaxy Tab 7" 2.3.3

Tested

Bang Bang Racing (No Worky :( )

Riptide ( WORKING :) )
May 24th, 2011, 6:36 pm
May 25th, 2011, 1:28 pm
Gah! Now I need to root my Incredible S (Dinc 2) more than ever before!
May 25th, 2011, 1:28 pm
Jun 2nd, 2011, 8:39 pm
Works great for my HTC Inspire 4G. Running Fruit Ninja and Samurai Vengeance.
Jun 2nd, 2011, 8:39 pm