Nokia N-Gage Working! (somewhat)

[Ronsnk]

On 4/14/2022 at 10:17 PM, Rogerooo said:

Not sure how long it's been a feature has I just found about the emulator but looks like we can also mount zip files without the need to install them to the system drives. We can run the game with the following parameters:
 

--mount <name of the zip> --run <name of the application> --fullscreen

I'm currently testing with this method, it might be helpful for rom management and possibly import the games as a regular emulator.

 

EDIT: Looks like we can import and initialize the roms via the zip files, using "--fullscreen --mount" as the emulator parameters however this won't automatically start the game, it will load the emulator's gui and when clicking the game icon it will then launch it in fullscreen.

The additional parameter --run <name of the application> seems to be working via cmd (game launches automatically) however it must be specified AFTER the --mount parameter, so in Launchbox we need to specify parameters after the roms path, is that possible? It would also need to be set per game.

 

EDIT2: It seems that %romfile% is the variable to use in Launchbox in order to be able to set additional parameters after the rom path.

Here's what I did:

- Create an emulator pointing it to EKA2L1 executable (no need to declare parameters as we need to specify them per game) and associate with Nokia N-Gage platform (don't extract the rom).

- Import romset as zip files for platform Nokia N-Gage

- Edit game -> Launching -> Emulation settings (make sure you are using the emulator), enable Use Custom Command-Line Parameters and set them like so:

--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "<name of the application/game>"

(we must know what's the name of the application, to do that we need to mount the zip file and look for the game's name in the icons drawer, we can do this by launching the emulator and going to File -> Mount game card dump -> Zip, the game will appear, take note of it's name and insert it into the launchbox command)

ex: Asphalt: Urban GT

--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Asphalt"

Still a bit cumbersome but a little more intuitive I think. Not sure about save games though but looks like some data is persisted on the c drive of the emulator. Controls are also kinda clunky, it would be nice to be able to set a per game configuration as well.

 

EDIT3: And to finish off my already extensive post I'll share the command line parameters for the games I've imported. For the most part it's just the name of the game, but there are some odd ones here and there. I should mention that the names are case sensitive, this is especially relevant for the game Colin McRae, where for some reason it creates 2 shortcuts, colin mcrae rally 2005 and Colin McRae Rally 2005, the lowercase works the other doesn't. To be safe just copy the command parameters line for the relevant game and try it out. It's also worth mentioning that I haven't actually run every game, however their shortcut name should be working.
 

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Ashen
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Ashen"

Asphalt: Urban GT 2
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Asphalt 2"

Asphalt: Urban GT
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Asphalt"

Atari Masterpieces Vol. 1
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Atari MP Vol I"

Atari Masterpieces Vol. II
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Atari MP Vol II"

Bomberman
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Bomberman"

Call of Duty
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "CallofDuty"

Catan
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Catan"

Civilization
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Civilization"

Colin McRae Rally 2005
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "colin mcrae rally 2005"

Crash Nitro Kart
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "CrashNitroKart"

FIFA Football 2005
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "FIFA 2005"

FIFA Soccer 2004
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "FIFA 2004"

Glimmerati
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Glimmerati"

High Seize
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "High Seize"

MLB Slam!
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "MLB Slam!"

Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "MarcelDesaillyProSoccer"

Mile High Pinball
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Mile High"

MotoGP
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "MotoGP"

NCAA Football 2004
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "NCAA®"

ONE
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "ONE"

Operation Shadow
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Operation Shadow"

Pandemonium!
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Pandemonium"

Pathway to Glory
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Pathway to Glory"

Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Ikusa Islands"

Payload
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Payload"

Pocket Kingdom: Own the World
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "PKingdom"

Puyo Pop
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Puyo Pop"

Puzzle Bobble VS
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "PuzzleBobbleVS"

Rayman 3
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Rayman 3"

Red Faction
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "RedFaction"

Requiem of Hell
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Requiem of Hell"

Rifts: Promise of Power
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "RIFTS"

SSX: Out of Bounds
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "SSX"

Sega Rally Championship
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "SegaRally"

Snakes
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Snakes"

SonicN
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "SonicN"

Spider-Man 2
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "SM 2"

Super Monkey Ball
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "supermonkeyball"

System Rush
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "System Rush"

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Elder Scrolls"

The King of Fighters: Extreme
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "KOF EXTREME"

The Roots: Gates of Chaos
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "The Roots"

The Sims: Bustin' Out
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "The Sims Bustin' Out"

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "TW 2004"

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "GhostRecon"

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "SplinterCell"

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Team Stealth Action
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Splinter Cell"

Tomb Raider: Starring Lara Croft
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Tomb Raider"

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater"

Virtua Cop
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "Virtua Cop"

Virtua Tennis
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "virtuatennis"

WWE: Aftershock
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "WWE"

Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "WH40K"

Worms: World Party
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "WWP"

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "XMLII"

X-Men Legends
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "XMen™"

Xanadu Next
--fullscreen --mount %romfile% --run "XanaduNEXT"

 

First of all, sorry for reviving this thread but I wanted to share my experience just in case someone is google searching as I was a couple hours ago. 
Thank you so much to all the people that helped in this forum, specially you, Rogerooo, because this was the option that actually worked for me but I had to make a modification in the order of the commands. Taking as an example Ashen:

--app %romfile%--mount --run "Ashen" --fullscreen

Hope this helps.
Thank you all again.

Edited November 28, 2024 by Ronsnk
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[megaman_255]

Hi there! thanks for all of this as its helped me no end. however lol i cannot for the life of me get tech wars to install. ive gotten all the otheres going but i cant get it to work. it just says cant locate game folder?

everything seems in order and have tried to install multiple different versions from multiple sites yet no dice...

anyone got any hint s or tips for me?

 

Cheers!!!

[Pity1981]

On 6/2/2021 at 9:45, SiriusVI said:

Oye hombre, gracias por todo el esfuerzo. Acabo de probar el N-Gage_Shortcut_Creator, sin embargo, no emite la carpeta "Game Shortcuts" para mí. ¿Alguna idea de lo que estoy haciendo mal?

me paso lo mismo, tienes que asegurarte antes de crear el acceso directo al emulador que tenga el nombre correcto, ya que las ultimas versiones aparece como eka2l1_qt.exe creaba el accesso directo y al ejecutar el script no me salia la carpeta, corregi el nombre (eka2l1.exe) y al volver a intentar se soluciono.

[SilasMurder]

Struggling to make this work. I am setting to execute from zips using a command parameter. All that pops up is a command window. 

[swebley]

Struggling to make this work. I am setting to execute from zips using a command parameter. All that pops up is a command window. 

hi SilasMurder  ,check your inbox

[SilasMurder]

I managed to get this all to work just fine. Now to figure out how to get it to launch in Launchbox. I also noticed Resident Evil for N-Gage is non existent in the database?  

[swebley]

Ok I will try again

you are trying to import the games as they are

this will not work

what you have to do is import these command line files as games/roms then they will work, you will have to rename the games after you have imported them

there you go done ya septic 🙂 (private joke)

 

 

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[SilasMurder]

On 5/10/2026 at 7:35 AM, swebley said:

Ok I will try again

you are trying to import the games as they are

this will not work

what you have to do is import these command line files as games/roms then they will work, you will have to rename the games after you have imported them

there you go done ya septic 🙂 (private joke)

 

 

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Up and running. Now to get this 2.0 roms up and running. Yes, there is another way and total different set of roms to import. Resident Evil and Metal Gear are in that mix.

 

[swebley]

1 hour ago, SilasMurder said:

Up and running. Now to get this 2.0 roms up and running. Yes, there is another way and total different set of roms to import. Resident Evil and Metal Gear are in that mix

Thank you for the update getting roms now, I will add them to lunchbox & post the new command line files here

may take me a few days , I have to get my Lauchbox set up sorted out after losing a lot of files

Edited Wednesday at 06:33 AM by swebley

[hermanjr]

Very nice setup honestly. Nokia N-Gage emulation has come a long way compared to a few years ago, and LaunchBox integration was always the messy part rather than the emulator itself.

Your workaround with shortcuts + custom command lines actually makes sense. A bit tedious, but probably more reliable than fighting the emulator import system. The --app parameter issue is especially annoying since game IDs don’t always match the visible titles. Good tip about trying different ROM dumps too. I’ve seen some older cracked N-Gage releases behave weirdly with app launching and save handling. Funny enough, setting this stuff up sometimes feels more complicated than configuring an old router login page or network device manually.