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# Nokia N-Gage
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SDL port for the Nokia N-Gage
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[Homebrew toolchain](https://github.com/ngagesdk/ngage-toolchain)
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contributed by:
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- [Michael Fitzmayer](https://github.com/mupfdev)
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- [Anonymous Maarten](https://github.com/madebr)
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Many thanks to:
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- icculus and slouken for always making room for us, even when we show up in 2025
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still waving the N-Gage flag.
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- The Nokia N-Gage [Discord community](https://discord.gg/dbUzqJ26vs)
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who keeps the platform alive.
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- The staff and supporters of the
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[Suomen pelimuseo](https://www.vapriikki.fi/nayttelyt/fantastinen-floppi/), and
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to Heikki Jungmann, for their ongoing love and dedication for the Nokia N-Gage --
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you guys are awesome!
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## History
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When SDL support was discontinued due to the lack of C99 support at the time,
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this version was rebuilt from the ground up after resolving the compiler issues.
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In contrast to the earlier SDL2 port, this version features a dedicated rendering
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backend and a functional, albeit limited, audio interface. Support for the
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software renderer has been removed.
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The outcome is a significantly leaner and more efficient SDL port, which we hope
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will breathe new life into this beloved yet obscure platform.
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## To the Stubborn Legends of the DC Scene
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This port is lovingly dedicated to the ever-nostalgic Dreamcast homebrew scene --
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because if we managed to pull this off for the N-Gage (yes, the N-Gage), surely
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you guys can stop clinging to SDL2 like it's a rare Shenmue prototype and finally
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make the leap to SDL3. It's 2025, not 1999 -- and let's be honest, you're rocking
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a state-of-the-art C23 compiler. The irony writes itself.
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## Existing Issues and Limitations
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- For now, the new
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[SDL3 main callbacks](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/README-main-functions#main-callbacks-in-sdl3)
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are not optional and must be used. This is important as the callbacks
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are optional on other platforms.
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- If the application is put in the background while sound is playing,
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some of the audio is looped until the app is back in focus.
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- It is recommended initialising SDLs audio sub-system even when it
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is not required. The backend is started at a higher level. Initialising
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SDLs audio sub-system ensures that the backend is properly deinitialised.
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- Because the audio sample rate can change during phone calls, the sample
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rate is currently fixed at 8kHz to ensure stable behavior. Although
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dynamically adjusting the sample rate is theoretically possible, the
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current implementation doesn't support it yet. This limitation is
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expected to be resolved in a future update.
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- Dependency tracking is currently non-functional.
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