u/Expert_Function1569

A few months ago I started working with a dev to get the unfinished PC port on Unreal Championship 2 to work on PC. As of writing this now its only available on the orginal hardware (OG Xbox). After a few hours of trial and error I still can't get it to work on Winlator it seems to want to fallback to directX when trying to run it in opengl even after changing the settings in the .ini file and making it read only. I dont have the time to decomp this but maybe someone would like to take it over. The one I'm using had the sound fixed and works on PC with minor graphic glitches with blood and stuff. If anyones interested in taking this over message me on here and I'll send over the UC port. You can find the Xbox iso on archive just need iso-xiso and run it through the UC port.

Used and customized multiple different Android Launchers to create game consoles on my phone. It can be used plugged into the TV or as a handheld device. I used a free account of Nivida G Force Now to populate the Cloud Gaming section. All of this was free.

Still needs a few tweaks like button mapper to map the home menu option to the guide button. I used Macrodroid to play boot animations for each console.

Been tinkering around a bit got some new ideas and some old ones. If anyones interested theres a YouTube tutorial you can follow. If you have any questions feel free to ask while my minds still fresh 😉

Fable and Halo (Winlator)

JSRF, Fusion Frenzy, and Deathrow are OG xbox games (hakuX)

The Warriors is a ps2 game with the xbox UI texture pack

Simpsons Hit and Run and Doom 3 are unofficial ports

GTA SA, Hitman Blood Money, and Oddworld Strangers Wrath are all official ports.

Built it all on Beacon launcher with macrodroid to load the boot animation. 👌

So for about a year now Ive been trying to get xbox on android I tried recently with Theseus the reverse-engineered Xbox dashboard for PC to work on android by running a desktop environment in termux with its Linux app package then creating android intents to run android games that were ported from the OG inside Theseus.

Also wanted to utilize the RetroArch compatibility to play PS2 and Gamecube games with xbox ui texture packs to liven the library.

Could even install wine and get games like fable and halo running. All of this presents a huge headache and its something I wanted to share but I dont have the time to Q&A everyone's problems they might have. So I figured out an easier option 🙂

Step 1: Install beacon frontend and winlator cmod 13.1.1, install ARMSX2 and download xbox ui texture packs, Dolphin and texture packs for those games on the OG, find whatever android games that were on the OG ported officially or non officially. Also install Macrodroid the free version works because you only need 1 macro

Step 2: Setup all your games, and create a macro in Macrodroid so that when the Beacon app is opened it opens a video file (with default vid player), runs for the length of the video, then opens the Beacon app. Obviously this is the xbox boot animation.

Inside the Beacon app change the background sounds to the alien bgm from the OG and the background image to the GIF of the Xbox Dynamic background. Set all the colors to green 💚

Step 3: (for Each Winlator Game) Go into Winlator cmod and create a shortcut in the container, exit out and select shortcuts then click the 3 dots and click export to frontend.

(in Beacon) under setting and platforms hit the +, change platform to custom. Under player app select the winlator app, hit ROMS folder and select the folder Winlator created. Click advanced, leave file handling to default, check the custom launch box and under the line argument type

\am start -n com.winlator.cmod/com.winlator.cmod.XServerDisplayActivity -e shortcut\_path {file\_path}\

Hit the sync button and your game will work, also setup controllers in the Winlator Cmod app and drop mods if available in the mods folder of each game to change the button UI to Xbox buttons

For Android Games

Step 4: Create a Dummy File for the Game, Beacon needs a "ROM" file to detect a game. You can create a simple text pointer for each platform:Open any text editor or file manager app on your Android device.

Create a blank new text file.

Name it after your game (e.g., KOTOR2.txt or MaxPayne.txt).

Place this file inside a dedicated folder on your storage

(e.g., Create a folder named AndroidShortcuts).

Step 5: Extract the Launch Intent using Shortcut Maker To launch the game directly, you need its exact activity name:

Open Shortcut Maker and select Apps.

Find your specific Android game and select it.

\Tap Advanced or create Shortcut and look at the app details to find the Package Name and Target Activity\

Eg: (com.rockstargames.gtasa.de.com.epicgames.ue4.MainActivity)

Note down the full string

Step 6: Open Beacon, go to Settings, and tap the + (plus) icon to add a new platform.

Set Platform Type to Custom.

Type a Name for this platform tab (e.g., Serious Sam or Jade Empire).

Set Player App to any default app (this is just a placeholder; you will bypass it).

Select the ROMs Folder where you saved your dummy .txt file.

Expand the Advanced settings toggle at the bottom.

Check Use custom launch to toggle it True.Inside the am start command box, enter the launch intent using the format you got from Shortcut Maker:

am start -n your.package.name/your.activity.name

(For example: am start -n com.rockstargames.gtasa.de.com.epicgames.ue4.MainActivity)

Tap Save. Then hit the snyc button

Beacon will parse the folder, see your dummy text file as a game, and map the custom launch command to it.

When you navigate to that specific platform tab and click the game card, it will bypass traditional emulators and fire the Android game instantly.

Step 7: Find PS2 games that have xbox ui texture packs and install those with ARMSX2 (I have a list here somewhere) Same for Gamecube Games with Texture Packs in Dolphin

Create a new folder on your device storage specifically for this setup (e.g., inside Documents, name a folder PS2 Standalone or Dolphin Custom).Inside that folder, make sure your game files (like .iso, .chd, or .rvz) are clearly named.

Example: Documents/PS2 Standalone/The Warriors.chd

Open Beacon and tap the Gear Icon in the top-right corner (or press Y on a controller) to open Settings.

Tap Platforms.Tap the + (Plus) Icon in the bottom-right corner to create a new platform.

Fill out the basic info exactly like this:Platform Type: Select Custom.Name: Type the Game name. Short Name: Type a short tag (same thing).

Player app- choose the ARMSX2 or Dolphin app depending on your game

ROMs Folder: Tap this, use the Android file picker to navigate to the folder you created in Phase 1, and tap Use this folder.

Phase 3: Inject the Custom Launch Commands

While you are still on that same platform creation screen, scroll down to the bottom to find the Advanced section. Toggle Use custom launch to True (checked).Tap the am start command text box and carefully type or paste this exact line:

am start -n xyz.aethersx2.cturnip/xyz.aethersx2.android.EmulationActivity -a android.intent.action.VIEW -es bootPath "{file\_path}"

You can find the exact "{file\_path}" by creating a shortcut for your game by selecting the file in shortcut launcher and under Advanced options click the game name and copy and paste the DATA text into your "{file\_path}" so (eg)

am start -n xyz.aethersx2.cturnip/xyz.aethersx2.android.EmulationActivity -a android.intent.action.VIEW -es bootPath {content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/primary%3ARoms%2FPLAYSTATION\_2%2FATV%20Offroad%20Fury%202%20(USA)%20(v2.00).chd}

It would be better to have all the files closer to Storage/Emulated/0

You could also install launch on boot apk so that Beacon loads on boot but that would trigger a bootloop of the xbox animation, if you want a dedicated Xbox Handheld just set Beacon as the default Launcher.

I have a spare T95 with a mali gpu and 4 gigs of ram. So far Ive got The Simpsons Hit and Run and the Unreal tournament port to run flawless 👌 currently looking for other games that have been ported from the Gamecube/PS2 era to android, that work as well as these do. I know its a long shot but Im creating a game console. Any suggestions would be appreciated 🙂

I have a spare T95 with a mali gpu and 4 gigs of ram. So far Ive got The Simpsons Hit and Run and the Unreal tournament port to run flawless 👌 currently looking for other games that have been ported from the Gamecube/PS2 era to android, that work as well as these do. I know its a long shot but Im creating a game console. Any suggestions would be appreciated 🙂

You can add games to your homescreen within the NetherSX2 app and Hide all your other apps in the launcher. By making this your default launcher and making a macro with macrodroid to play the PS2 boot animation on boot, you can potentially turn your device into a portable PS2 with a telescopic controller with Playstation buttons.

It says its not a port but a faithful recreation of CS for PSP so as to not face any copyright issues with Valve. Im interested in finding a download for this, if anyone knows where to find it?

So far im almost lvl 50 after a few days of grinding, its controller compatible so I just used the rubber band method 😅 pretty good overall. Theres only 1000 ppl online at a time its PVE and the community is not toxic from my experience 🙃. You can lvl up to 160. Its kinda got flyff vibes and a little bit of everquest and kinda reminds me of runescape with the combat and fishing. Overall its a pretty good game imo and it just came out of early access. Also its %💯 not p2w, you can buy cosmetics for like a dollar or earn it for free through discord trials I've heard. If your interested in a mmo thats not to grindy or resource demanding this is for you. 😉

Made a computer like a windows xp machine with Flash games and Offline runescape plus retro games for the offline side of things. Then got "Netflix" working with live TV and Ge Force now for the wifi side of things. Even put protoweb on it so when you search the internet you can only search from the early 2000s

Also Put together this working game console with ports like Simpsons Hit and Run and Unreal Tournament plus a bunch of unofficial ports and emulated games. Heres the YouTube link for the game console https://youtu.be/KvqSMkmc8Ck?si=Q77kA0FopAlxuze0

Edit: had the wifi turned off to showcase OSRS offline with bots so didnt get into the internet stuff sadly but its exactly like scrolling the internet in the early 2000s even has the same speed as dial up

https://protoweb.org/

Had to take advantage of these new android ports droppin so I slapped together a cheap game console lol

If anyone is interested in testing message the guy on telegram. Hoping to see an android port one day 🙏

The link provided is from about a week ago, been working with a Dev to get the PC port running with assets from the xbox iso which can found on archive here https://archive.org/download/microsoft\_xbox\_u I got it running and it works great but they need serious testers. If anyone's interested add his telegram on the link above.

(Device specs are Samsung S23 Snapdragon 8 gen 2 adreno 740 and 8gigs of ram) buts its more like 3-4 gigs of ram when emulating MK8, if I clean the ram up using ram plus it gives it a little boost it needs to run well again but slows down when all the background processes come back.

I used to have this game running perfectly 👌 when I was using the version of Eden Legacy right before the 1.0 release and using the Adreno T22 hotfix turnip driver. The settings are the same as this youtube video I watched which made it work @ 60fps zero lag. I was literally blown away how well it worked, but the only things thats changed is the version of Eden and the amount of ram available i used to have like 5gigs available. I've limited the background processes to 2 and put every app other then Eden into sleep mode and close all apps with app killer and clean ram up with ram plus to max efficiency before each play but it still slows down also I'm not using the virtual ram option on my phone.

Anyone know what I can do to get more ram 🐏? Or fix this 🤔