Elite for Nokia 225 (MRE Port). Alpha version. The program only works partially.

A port of elite-ce — a C reimplementation of the classic space trading game Elite — to the MediaTek Runtime Environment (MRE) platform, targeting the Nokia 225 feature phone as a .vxp application.

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What is this?

elite-ce was originally written for the TI-84 Plus CE calculator using the CE C/C++ toolchain and TI-proprietary APIs (graphx.h, keypadc.h, fileioc.h). This port replaces all platform-specific code with MRE C API calls while keeping all game logic intact.

The project structure follows XimikBoda/CmakeMreTemplate.

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Dependencies

Tool	Purpose
MRE C API SDK	Headers (vmgraph.h, vmio.h, vmsys.h, etc.) and .a libs for ARM
TinyMRESDK	Packs compiled ELF + resources into a .vxp app bundle
arm-none-eabi-gcc	ARM cross-compiler (GCC 9+)
CMake 3.10+	Build system

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Build Instructions

1. Prerequisites

• Install arm-none-eabi-gcc (e.g. sudo apt install gcc-arm-none-eabi)
• Obtain the MRE C API SDK and TinyMRESDK
• Set environment variables (or pass as CMake args):

export MRE_SDK=/path/to/mre-sdk
export TinyMRESDK=/path/to/TinyMRESDK

2. Configure and Build

# Release build (ARM, Unix/Linux host)
cmake --preset arm-release-unix \
      -DMRE_SDK=$MRE_SDK \
      -DTinyMRESDK=$TinyMRESDK

cmake --build build/arm-release-unix

The output .vxp will be in build/arm-release-unix/main/.

Available CMake Presets

Preset	Description
arm-release	ARM release (Windows host)
arm-debug	ARM debug (Windows host)
arm-release-unix	ARM release (Linux/macOS host)
arm-debug-unix	ARM debug (Linux/macOS host)
win32	Win32/MoDis simulation build

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Nokia 225 Key Mapping

Game Action	Nokia 225 Key	MRE Keycode
Throttle up	# key	VM_KEY_POUND
Throttle down	1 key	VM_KEY_NUM1
Pitch up	Up arrow	VM_KEY_UP
Pitch down	Down arrow	VM_KEY_DOWN
Roll left	Left arrow	VM_KEY_LEFT
Roll right	Right arrow	VM_KEY_RIGHT
Fire laser	0 key	VM_KEY_NUM0
Arm/fire missile	5 key	VM_KEY_NUM5
Disarm missile	4 key	VM_KEY_NUM4
View direction	Right soft key + arrows	VM_KEY_RIGHT_SOFTKEY
Open menu	Left soft key	VM_KEY_LEFT_SOFTKEY
Jump / Hyperspace	* (hold)	VM_KEY_STAR
Galactic jump	2 (hold)	VM_KEY_NUM2
In-system jump	3 key	VM_KEY_NUM3
ECM	6 key	VM_KEY_NUM6
Delete (name entry)	7 key	VM_KEY_NUM7
OK / Confirm	Center/OK key	VM_KEY_OK

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Installation

1. Copy the built .vxp file to the SD card of your Nokia 225.
2. On the phone, navigate to the SD card via the file manager.
3. Open the .vxp file — the phone will prompt to install it.
4. After installation, launch Elite from the applications menu.

The save file is stored at E:\elite.sav on the SD card.

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Nokia Phone Signing

For use on Nokia mobile phones, the application must be signed using the IMSI code of your SIM card.

More information: https://vxpatch.luxferre.top

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Screen Layout

The game runs at 320×240 pixels (landscape), rendered via MRE layer rotation.

• View area: 320×210 pixels (top portion) — 3D space view
• Dashboard: 320×30 pixels (bottom strip) — ship status, radar, gauges

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Credits

• Original Elite — David Braben & Ian Bell (1984)
• elite-ce port — ariajd27
• MRE port — RDZDX
• CMake MRE template — XimikBoda
• TinyMRESDK — XimikBoda