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O metoda de vizualizare a valorii frecventelor orizontale si verticale de reimprospatare a imaginii in Windows

Daca avem nevoie de setarea unei rezolutii cu anumiti parametri (sau frecvente foarte specifice) si vrem sa ne asiguram ca acestea sunt aplicate, nu ne putem baza intotdeauna pe valorile raportate de windows sau de driverul video. De asemenea, acestea de obicei nu furnizeaza detalii precise despre parametrii rezolutiei actuale.

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How to play Classic Pokémon Games on your Smartphone

An emulator is a piece of software that replicates a different piece of hardware or another piece of software. They’re especially common when it comes to gaming because you can use emulators to mimic older games consoles—like a Game Boy or even a Nintendo DS—on newer hardware.

For example, this is exactly how the Nintendo Switch Online service lets you play classic games from the NES, N64, and other consoles on a Nintendo Switch, by emulating those consoles. It’s also how you can play classic games like Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, or Super Mario Bros on your smartphone.

Despite the fact that Nintendo has pressured some emulators, like Yuzu, into closure, it’s perfectly legal to download, install, and use emulators. When emulator developers get in trouble, it’s typically down to how they marketed their emulator or because they used directly copied the code of the original hardware instead of recreating it.

In fact, using an emulator can offer a wealth of benefits over the original hardware thanks to the modern quality of life features they normally include. For instance, most emulators let you save at any point, increase or decrease the speed of the game, install hacks and mods, and even alter the display to mimic different screen types. That’s not even mentioning the fact that you can get many emulators completely free and run them right from your phone.

One downside to running emulators on smartphones, though, is that you’ll need to use touchscreen controls to play games. This isn’t too much of an issue with turn-based titles like Pokémon, where timing isn’t important. But you still might prefer to get a smartphone controller like the Backbone One or other smartphone controllers for a more tactile and comfortable experience.

There are tons of emulators available for Android devices, but my recommendation if you want to play classic titles is to download One Emulator from the Google Play Store. This lets you emulate Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS titles for free, which will cover you for all the best 2D and semi-3D Pokémon games from Red & Blue up to Black & White 2.

If you want more emulation options—and a better app experience—go with RetroArch instead. The only catch here is that you can’t always download it from the Play Store, depending on your Android version, so you may need to manually install the app from the RetroArch website instead.

Apple finally allowed emulators on the iPhone App Store in 2024 and there are now several options to choose from. However, if your aim is to play Pokémon or other classic Nintendo consoles, I recommend Delta.

Delta is a clean, polished, and simple-to-use emulator that focuses on Nintendo consoles, combining emulators for NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS into one sleek package. It’s got everything you need to replay all the best Pokémon titles from Red & Blue up to Black & White 2.

If you want an emulator with even more options, then definitely check out RetroArch instead. This still includes all the Nintendo consoles listed above, but combines them with a range of other platforms from Atari to Commodore to PlayStation and more.

Emulators cover the hardware we’re aiming to replicate, like the Game Boy or Nintendo DS handheld consoles, but we still need some Pokémon games to run in those emulators. That’s where ROMs come in: these are digital game files with the code from the original cartridge or disc in them.

So, when you load a ROM file into your emulator of choice, the game will boot up, just like when you put the Game Boy cartridge into the back of the handheld and flick on the Power switch.

The issue with ROMs is that they aren’t always legal in the way that emulators are. It’s definitely illegal to download or distribute ROMs for games you don’t own. However, creating or downloading ROMs for games you already own falls into a gray area, as some claim it may be protected by fair use as a form of archival. Nevertheless, Nintendo takes a firm stance against even these use cases of ROMs.

With all that said, you’ll need to get your hands on some ROM files for whatever Pokémon games you already own that you want to play in your smartphone emulator.

Once you’ve gotten hold of some ROMs, add them to the file manager on your iPhone or Android. I create a dedicated ROMs folder and put all the files in here.

Finally, open the settings for your emulator of choice and look for an option to select a ROMs folder. Pick the folder with all your ROM files in it and hey presto, you should see all your games in the emulator library ready to boot up at your pleasure.

If you’ve played the classic Pokémon games a million times already, the novelty of playing them on your phone could wear off pretty quickly. Well, now that you’re emulating these games you can keep them fresh by downloading hacked ROMs to try out instead. There are all kinds of different Pokémon ROM hacks to experiment with, offering all new story lines, villain arcs, and quality of life improvements. If you really want to be the very best, you need to make sure you play ’em all.

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