WGE

WGE was a gaming engine used on mobile devices. It was developed by TTPcom Ltd. (TTPCom is now sold by Motorola).
Developer	TTPCom Ltd.
Type	Mobile Gaming Engine
Generation	5th generation
Release date	early-2000
Discontinued	2003
Dumped	TTPCom.com
Emulated	✗

Wireless Graphics Engine (also known as WGE) was Wireless Game Engine and a micro footprint software based platform, developed by TTPCom Ltd. in early-2000. It could turns mobile phones into handheld games consoles. It was the first platform/engine to enable high quality games using 2D graphics and sound to be integrated. WGE also supports 3D and sound effects and melodies.

Overview

WGE was a game engine designed to support games in C++ and Java can be ported to the WGE platform and can be embedded in the handset, or securely downloaded over the air. WGE does not contain a Virtual Machine and runs the compiled code. As games and applications run faster and require less memory, WGE also provides secure methods for run and download applications. Although it is a little slower than Mophun, but the several API modules make 2D and 3D programming easier (including tile management and collision detection functionalities), allow a simple access to networking functions and good sound support, among other capabilities.

TTPCom's WGE also fully supports Symbian and Microsoft Operating Systems. The Wireless Graphics Engine provides a very high level of security with a PKI application provisioning mechanism and manufacturers can enable the download of WGE games via the existing Java OTA download (JSR-118) standards.

The gaming application runs on TTPCom’s revolutionary Wireless Graphics Engine (WGE). G-WGE™ is one of three applications that run on the WGE platform. The other two applications are M-WGE™ and J-WGE™. M-WGE™ enables handset manufacturers and developers to rapidly create better looking and more user-friendly ‘man-machine interfaces’ (MMI). J-WGE™ accelerates standard Java™ games for a considerably better user experience.

API
The Wireless Game Interface (WGI) is the core of the WGE product as it provides access to all the mobile phone resources, from the display driver to Bluetooth technology. This API offers a carefully designed interface compliant with industry standards. The interface can be addressed through dedicated objects via C++ or Java languages.

The WGI API is modular and consists of:

• WGE 2D which handles devices, virtual devices and canvas objects

• WGE 3D which gives access to 3D graphics

• WGE Sound for adding music and sound effects

• WGE Net which provides access to various network facilities

• WGE Input allowing applications scanning for user input to be made independent of the hardware used

• WGE System allowing access to system resources

• WGE Download which handles OTA download, security verifications and MMI integration.

Emulator

Name	Platform(s)	Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Recommended
WGE SDK		?	Mid	✗	TBD

Download

WGE was a gaming engine, it had cellphone based games, which have been lost over time and are extremely hard to find. All games have been lost. If you have an old mobile phones that supports WGE and has the games pre-installed, then you can dump that games somehow.

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WGE supported devices

Developer	Mobiles (Devices)	Description
TTPcom (Japan)	B'ngo	B'ngo (pronounced BINGO) is a console-style games player as well as a fully-featured mobile phone with both Bluetooth and GPRS functionality allowing multiplayer games between 8 players.
TCL Mobile (China)	TCL 718
Panasonic	G51	Build-in WGE games.
Innostream	i-1000 i-2000 i-2100 i-188 INNO 30 INNO 55 INNO 89 INNO 90	The Innostream i1000 is the first commercially available handset with embedded WGE games. The Innostream INNO-90 support downloadable WGE games.

List of WGE Games

There are only 30+ known games, in which 28 have been released, 2 are unknown to have been released, 2 are unreleased.

Title	Release date	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Note(s)	Available for other platforms	Ref.
Asteroids		Tunafish Technologies	TTPCom Ltd.	Arcade Shooter			[1]
Aqua Disaster		Hailstorm	TTPCom Ltd.	Puzzle			[2]
Aqua Soccer		Aqua Pacific	TTPCom Ltd.	Sports			[3]
Battle Machine		Unwired Factory	TTPCom Ltd.	Puzzle			[4]
Batle Racers		Kiloo ApS	TTPCom Ltd.	Racing			[5]
Bomb Jack	2002	Elite Systems Ltd.	TTPCom Ltd.	Adventure		J2ME Mophun	[6]
Classic Rally		TTPCom Ltd.	TTPCom Ltd.	Racing			[7]
Desert Tomb		Hailstorm	TTPCom Ltd.	Maze			[8]
Dragon Tale	2002	Spark Creative SARL	TTPCom Ltd.	Adventure		J2ME Mophun ExEn	[9]/[10]
Fillip in Savannah Adventure		TTPCom Ltd.	TTPCom Ltd.	Platformer	Pre-installed in Panasonic G51 handset		[11]
Gryphon Racing		Almost Alien	TTPCom Ltd.	Racing Platformer			[12]
GT Racing	2002	Spark Creative SARL	TTPCom Ltd.	Racing			[13]
Hugo and the Evil Mirror	2002	Interactive Television Entertainment	TTPCom Ltd.	Platformer	GBA port	Mophun	[14]
Hurrican Space Fighters		TTPCom Ltd.	TTPCom Ltd.	Shooter			[15]
James Pond II			TTPCom Ltd.	Platformer	GBA port
Progressive Pinball: The Vikings	2002	Progressive Media ApS	TTPCom Ltd.	Puzzle		Mophun	[16]
Puddle Land		Tunafish Technologies	TTPCom Ltd.	Platformer		J2ME	[17]
Reflector		Tunafish Technologies	TTPCom Ltd.	Puzzle			[18]
Sheep Mania	2002	Progressive Media ApS	TTPCom Ltd.	Puzzle	Similar to Soko-Ban	J2ME Mophun	[19]
Trapped!	2002	Hailstorm	TTPCom Ltd.	Maze	Embedded with Innostream i1000 handset		[20]

External link

• flair-games
• WGE pdf

See also

• Mophun
• ExEn