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'''''Munkiki's Castles''''' is a mobile game released in 2002, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 via the Club Nokia service. It was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics and also one of the first ever mobile games released for the Java ME platform, albeit only for the Nokia 3410. The game features a character named Munkiki wandering around the 3D landscape by pushing and destroying the blocks to try and collect items to finish the levels.
'''''Munkiki's Castles''''' is a mobile game released in 2002, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 via the Club Nokia service. It was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics and also one of the first ever mobile games released for the Java ME platform, albeit only for the Nokia 3410. The game features a character named Munkiki wandering around the 3D landscape by pushing and destroying the blocks to try and collect items to finish the levels.


Technically, it was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics, one year before OpenGL ES was standardized. Because of the limitations of the original Java ME (known as J2ME 1.0), Nick Reed and Nick Slaven developed a proprietary API for this game, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 mobile phone.
Technically, it was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics, one year before OpenGL ES was standardized. Because of the limitations of the original Java ME (known as J2ME 1.0), Nick Reed and Nick Slaven developed a proprietary API for this game, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 mobile phone, which allows rudimentary 3D graphics rendered on a black and white cellphone display.


The game is considered as inaccessible due to the fact that the Club Nokia service has been shut down and only a very few Nokia 3410 handsets owned by private collectors still have this game. Two videos of this game, as well as screenshots for this game has been surfaced since.
The game is considered as inaccessible due to the fact that the Club Nokia service has been shut down and only a very few Nokia 3410 handsets owned by private collectors still have this game. Two videos of this game, as well as screenshots for this game has been surfaced since. No person could even explore the file system of the Nokia 3410 to get the game's executable.


== Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==

Revision as of 03:28, 22 December 2016

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Title screen of Munkiki's Castles.

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Munkiki's Castles is a mobile game released in 2002, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 via the Club Nokia service. It was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics and also one of the first ever mobile games released for the Java ME platform, albeit only for the Nokia 3410. The game features a character named Munkiki wandering around the 3D landscape by pushing and destroying the blocks to try and collect items to finish the levels.

Technically, it was one of the first ever mobile games to feature 3D graphics, one year before OpenGL ES was standardized. Because of the limitations of the original Java ME (known as J2ME 1.0), Nick Reed and Nick Slaven developed a proprietary API for this game, exclusively for the Nokia 3410 mobile phone, which allows rudimentary 3D graphics rendered on a black and white cellphone display.

The game is considered as inaccessible due to the fact that the Club Nokia service has been shut down and only a very few Nokia 3410 handsets owned by private collectors still have this game. Two videos of this game, as well as screenshots for this game has been surfaced since. No person could even explore the file system of the Nokia 3410 to get the game's executable.

Screenshots


Videos

Gameplay Footage

A victory dance animation