Windows Gaming on Android: Winlator Tutorial and Review - Oblivion runs on ARM!

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Kei's Retro Gaming

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Published on August 9, 2023 11:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVnQ9odQIw

Game:

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

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Tutorial

Duration: 15:02

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Ever wish you could just play all your pc games directly on your powerful Android device? Winlator is a new emulator for x86 games! I'm absolutely shocked to see how well this emulator works. We can finally run Elder Scrolls Oblivion on Android! Let me show you how to get it set up.

Download the latest version below (1.0 tested on the video):
https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Mali GPUs?
1:22 - Beginning the Installation Process
1:34 - First look and Setting up a Container
2:06 - Core Affinity
2:28 - Resolution Settings
2:43 - Graphics Driver Settings
3:06 - DX Wrapper Settings
3:32 - WINE Settings
3:52 - VRAM Sizes
4:05 - DX Components
4:12 - Environmental Variables
4:19 - Drive Settings
4:42 - Testing GOG Installers
4:55 - First Boot
5:04 - Window and Mouse Control
5:39 - "Blazing Chrome" - Indie Game Test
6:27 - DX Wrapper Issues
6:56 - It WORKS!
7:15 - Setting up a controller
8:47 - Look at Keyboard Controls First
9:05 - Control issues... again
9:22 - Let's Try Installing Oblivion!
9:56 - Booting up Oblivion
10:20 - Oblivion - Does it run?
11:07 - Oblivion - In-Game Test
11:25 - VRAM Issues (Or Throttling?)
12:03 - Thoughts on Oblivion
12:18 - WINE Config
12:37 - Task Manager
12:57 - How to exit Winlator
13:02 - DX Wrapper Errors?
13:34 - Per Game Settings
13:46 - Uninstalling Games
14:08 - Final Thoughts / Worth Trying?



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