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News of this update has leaked from Free's portal and since have been removed from it, with videos taken out from online streaming platforms.
So far the platforms supported have not been specified.
The sample screnshot displayed on the page was for Duke Nukem 3D, which might hint at a Dosbox-based solution (which was used previously for a number of Steam releases of Dos-based games).
The large size of the recently pushed 1.6.0 firmware update for Freebox HD could suggest the apps having been pushed for local stored as a still disabled functionalty (which would corroborate an older find by the OpenFreebox project insidethe firmware code:
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# CONFIG_PACKAGE_DOOM_DOOM (Doom, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_FCEU_FCEU (Emulateur Nintendo NES)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_GNUBOY_GNUBOY (Emulateur Gameboy)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_HERETIC_HERETIC (Heretic, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_HEXEN_HEXEN (Hexen, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_LTRIS_LTRIS (Tetris)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_QUAKE_QUAKE (Quake, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_WOLF3D_WOLF3D (Wolfenstein 3D, FPS*)
+ un fichier baptisé SMSPLUS. A priori un émulateur Sega Master System / Gamegear.
*FPS = First Person Shooter ; jeu de tir à la première personne, comme Half-Life, Halo, etc...
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_FCEU_FCEU (Emulateur Nintendo NES)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_GNUBOY_GNUBOY (Emulateur Gameboy)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_HERETIC_HERETIC (Heretic, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_HEXEN_HEXEN (Hexen, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_LTRIS_LTRIS (Tetris)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_QUAKE_QUAKE (Quake, FPS*)
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_WOLF3D_WOLF3D (Wolfenstein 3D, FPS*)
+ un fichier baptisé SMSPLUS. A priori un émulateur Sega Master System / Gamegear.
*FPS = First Person Shooter ; jeu de tir à la première personne, comme Half-Life, Halo, etc...
Translation of the info page (removed since):
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"Directly accessible on your TV via the Freebox TV service, the games proposed by Free can be played with the included remote.
The game library developped internally (minesweeper, solitaire, morpion, bomberbox, Sokobox, Scavenger, Snakebox...) can be easily complemented by hundreds of emulated games.
For that, it suffices to be in possession of emulator ROMS or obtain ones from any existing legal download platforms (like pdroms.de) and to copy them on the FreeboxTV hard drive through FTP, a USB key (or any DDE) which can be connected to the Freebox HD.
A Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as tutorials are also available so that hobbyist subscribers eager to develop new games for the community can do so.
Available starting from today, this free service is available to all DSL subscribers equipped with a Freebox HD, wether or not qualifying for the TV service.
It is also available on a second TV for MultiTV subscribers.
Free will soon extend this service to support multiplayer."
The game library developped internally (minesweeper, solitaire, morpion, bomberbox, Sokobox, Scavenger, Snakebox...) can be easily complemented by hundreds of emulated games.
For that, it suffices to be in possession of emulator ROMS or obtain ones from any existing legal download platforms (like pdroms.de) and to copy them on the FreeboxTV hard drive through FTP, a USB key (or any DDE) which can be connected to the Freebox HD.
A Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as tutorials are also available so that hobbyist subscribers eager to develop new games for the community can do so.
Available starting from today, this free service is available to all DSL subscribers equipped with a Freebox HD, wether or not qualifying for the TV service.
It is also available on a second TV for MultiTV subscribers.
Free will soon extend this service to support multiplayer."
Original source: Freezone via Numerama
