# N-Gage & Symbian

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Portable Game Console - Lifespan: 2003 - 2006

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>eka2l1</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> ngage</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.ngage .symbian</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>NO</td><td>NO</td><td>YES (incomplete)</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Bios file</th><th width="327">Folder</th><th>remark</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\NEM-4</code></td><td>for ngage</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rae-6</code></td><td>for 9300</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rh-29</code></td><td>for N-GAGE QD</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rm-84</code></td><td>for N70</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rm-320</code></td><td>for N95</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rm-409</code></td><td>for XPress Music 5320d-1</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rm-588</code></td><td>for 5230</td></tr><tr><td>SYM.ROM</td><td><code>bios\eka2l1\data\roms\rm-707</code></td><td>for X7-00</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
ROM must installed in the emulator first in order to be able to launch a game from RetroBat.
{% endhint %}

## Controls

| RetroBat key                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | N-Gage key                                         |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| START                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Right softkey                                      |
| SELECT / BACK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Left softkey                                       |
| D-PAD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | D-PAD                                              |
| Left analog stick                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                    |
| Right analog stick                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | <p>Up : 0<br>Left : 7<br>Down : 8<br>Right : 9</p> |
| ![A](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FW8q8wzu0yW9Htt5h4zEA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a4ae3ad3-3a80-4c28-8b15-92a1b5a80da7)                                       | 4                                                  |
| ![B](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FQlIryQa7tR2pBTWHhMXR%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e1940a32-2494-4e92-a8b1-df9a722ed4f8)                                       | 5                                                  |
| <img src="https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FxHRhyw00NGOZ8cEPrQdp%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d6027ace-7176-4b82-b702-e3b2b65d7cd4" alt="" data-size="original"> | 2                                                  |
| <img src="https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2F5yYVjQu41LdiMVCXpyNa%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e43f5c0f-2c53-49cc-9271-2385216d89df" alt="" data-size="line">     | 1                                                  |
| L1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                  |
| R1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6                                                  |
| L2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Star (\*)                                          |
| R2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Diese (#)                                          |
| L3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Middle softkey                                     |
| R3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Green softkey                                      |

## Specific system information

### First launch / emulator configuration

Before starting to use the emulator, it is necessary to setup the Nokia N-Gage device within the emulator.

{% hint style="info" %}
A copy of the N-Gage NEM-4 rom file is necessary to perform these steps, RetroBat does not provide that file.
{% endhint %}

From the RetroBat menu, launch the EKA2L1 emulator:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8uq6sZD.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

In the Emulator, click on "settings menu" and set the `\bios\eka2l1\data` path as the **Emulator Data Path:**

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/53xZy3q.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Close the settings window and choose File > Install > Device:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/w7FrdQV.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Point to the **SYM.ROM** file that should be placed in the `\bios\eka2l1\data\roms\NEM-4` folder of your RetroBat installation:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/BWnvG0i.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Click on "install":

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qCh5nxP.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

You can now quit the emulator.

### Accepted game formats

#### N-GAGE games

True N-Gage games in "folder" format (containing System > Apps subfolder) are compatible.

Here is an example of game format the way it needs to appear in the `\roms\ngage` folder of your RetroBat installation:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wUcyu53.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

{% hint style="info" %}
Do not forget to rename the game folder to make it end with ".ngage", else it will not be recognized by RetroBat.
{% endhint %}

#### Other symbian games

Symbian games need to be installed first within the emulator:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/cPdweb3.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Once the game is installed for the correct device, retrieve the "Application Name" from the emulator:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZHR11OX.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The app name here is "cakarting"</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Finally, create a .txt file with notepad and paste the application name inside the file:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9YkL68x.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Save the file with the `.symbian` extension in the `roms\ngage` folder.

{% hint style="danger" %}
In some cases, the application name is different from the name displayed in EKA2L1 main window.

In such cases, a deep dive in the `retrobat\bios\eka2l1\data\drives\e` folder is required to find the application name.
{% endhint %}

### Emulated devices

The following devices / Symbian OS can be selected from RetroBat:

<figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OENxwSZ.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Before using a device, you need to install the firmware of the selected device in the emulator.
{% endhint %}


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