wraggster
October 14th, 2013, 02:04
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It has been quite a while since my last blog post for ax86. I have been working on the Raspberry Pi (http://rpix86.patrickaalto.com/) version, and then on the GCW-Zero (http://zerox86.patrickaalto.com/) version of my emulation core, so this Android version has not seen much progress. However, now I have a new licensee for my core, and thus now the Raspberry Pi and GCW-Zero versions are on hold until I can make all the changes to my emulation core that the new licensee needs. The new licensee is a company called Amiga Games Inc (http://amigagamesinc.com/) / Retro Infinity.
Amiga Games Inc has licensed many old Amiga games, and the Retro Infinity side of the company has similarly acquired licenses for many old DOS games. They plan to release the games on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 8 platforms, among others. They are interested in using my emulation core when running DOS games on ARM-based devices, and thus I am currently working on porting my emulation core to run on all those platforms. Android is the easiest as my ax86 project already runs on an Android device, the other platforms need more work. In addition to this porting project I need to create a suitable API to my emulation core which the user interface created by them will use.
Since they hope to release the first games by this holiday season, you can imagine that I have quite a lot of work to do in a relatively short time for this project, and need to put my other emulation projects on hold for a while.
Amiga Games Inc / Retro Infinity is owned by a public company Writers' Group Film Corporation, which has released several press releases concerning their future plans, if you are interested. See for example the following:
Amiga Games Inc., a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Writers Group Film Corp, Announces Distribution for iPhone and iPad Through Apple's iTunes and App Store (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/amiga-games-inc-wholly-owned-subsidiary-writers-group-film-corp-announces-distribution-otcqb-writ-1837484.htm)
Writers' Group Film Corp. Closes Share Exchange Agreement With Amiga Games Inc. and Provides Corporate Update (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/writers-group-film-corp-closes-share-exchange-agreement-with-amiga-games-inc-provides-otcqb-writ-1823006.htm)
Writers' Group Film Corp. and Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Amiga Games, Inc., Announces Distribution Through the Google Play Android Marketplace (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/writers-group-film-corp-its-wholly-owned-subsidiary-amiga-games-inc-announces-distribution-otcqb-writ-1813041.htm)
Amiga Games Inc., a Newly Acquired Company of Writers Group Film Corp., Announces Classic Game Co-Marketing and Distribution Agreement With Microsoft Corporation (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/amiga-games-inc-newly-acquired-company-writers-group-film-corp-announces-classic-game-otcqb-writ-1822066.htm)
It has been quite a while since my last blog post for ax86. I have been working on the Raspberry Pi (http://rpix86.patrickaalto.com/) version, and then on the GCW-Zero (http://zerox86.patrickaalto.com/) version of my emulation core, so this Android version has not seen much progress. However, now I have a new licensee for my core, and thus now the Raspberry Pi and GCW-Zero versions are on hold until I can make all the changes to my emulation core that the new licensee needs. The new licensee is a company called Amiga Games Inc (http://amigagamesinc.com/) / Retro Infinity.
Amiga Games Inc has licensed many old Amiga games, and the Retro Infinity side of the company has similarly acquired licenses for many old DOS games. They plan to release the games on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 8 platforms, among others. They are interested in using my emulation core when running DOS games on ARM-based devices, and thus I am currently working on porting my emulation core to run on all those platforms. Android is the easiest as my ax86 project already runs on an Android device, the other platforms need more work. In addition to this porting project I need to create a suitable API to my emulation core which the user interface created by them will use.
Since they hope to release the first games by this holiday season, you can imagine that I have quite a lot of work to do in a relatively short time for this project, and need to put my other emulation projects on hold for a while.
Amiga Games Inc / Retro Infinity is owned by a public company Writers' Group Film Corporation, which has released several press releases concerning their future plans, if you are interested. See for example the following:
Amiga Games Inc., a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Writers Group Film Corp, Announces Distribution for iPhone and iPad Through Apple's iTunes and App Store (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/amiga-games-inc-wholly-owned-subsidiary-writers-group-film-corp-announces-distribution-otcqb-writ-1837484.htm)
Writers' Group Film Corp. Closes Share Exchange Agreement With Amiga Games Inc. and Provides Corporate Update (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/writers-group-film-corp-closes-share-exchange-agreement-with-amiga-games-inc-provides-otcqb-writ-1823006.htm)
Writers' Group Film Corp. and Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Amiga Games, Inc., Announces Distribution Through the Google Play Android Marketplace (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/writers-group-film-corp-its-wholly-owned-subsidiary-amiga-games-inc-announces-distribution-otcqb-writ-1813041.htm)
Amiga Games Inc., a Newly Acquired Company of Writers Group Film Corp., Announces Classic Game Co-Marketing and Distribution Agreement With Microsoft Corporation (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/amiga-games-inc-newly-acquired-company-writers-group-film-corp-announces-classic-game-otcqb-writ-1822066.htm)