What is the difference between PogoNES and regular PocketNES?
PogoNES and PocketNES are really the same program, they’re just used in different ways. When using PocketNES you build a menu rom which includes all the NES roms and you use the internal PocketNES menu to select games. PogoNES is used with Pogoshell and the roms are kept separately in the Pogoshell file system where you select the game. You can of course use a pre-built PocketNES menu rom with Pogoshell as well. PogoNES can’t handle variables so you won’t be able to use speed hacks or sprite following. How does PocketNES compare to the e-Reader games? Graphics: e-Reader graphics are identical to the scaled mode on PocketNES, but on PocketNES you can select the scaling cut-off lines. Sound: Sound is slightly better on the e-Reader since it’s done in software. PocketNES uses the GBC circuits in the GBA to save processing power. General: e-Reader basically has none of the features of PocketNES, no saving, no linking, etc. Also the games has to be very small to fit on the cards, so just a
