[Android Apps and Games] Tom.K:
UPDATE: Mupen64Plus AE was taken down with DMCA by Brad Geng. He is NOT real developer of Mupen64Plus, more details below in third post of this thread, or here: http://www.paulscode.com/forum/index.php?topic=422.msg4593#msg4593

Some of you already know N64 emulator called Mupen64Plus Android Edition, by Paul Lamb.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1260390

His app is still free and open-source, and everyone can download APK if they want to, while "paid" version on Play Store is only donation and auto-update.

Now, here are some problems. Other "devs" are trying to make copies of his own work and make profit while they don't improve emulator unlike he does. It would be better that devs which want to help, they should collaborate with Paul, not fragment into new app.

One of very "popular" (his emulator was removed temporarily, then it returned to Play market, causing low popularity for now) and unfair copies is "N64 Emulator" by "Emulator Publisher" A.K.A. "Brad Geng".

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emudev.n64player

He just copied everything from Paul's work, and what did he added instead? ADS and PAID app links to his other programs.

THIS DEVELOPER CLAIMED FALSE DMCA VIOLATION, CITING A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION OF ORIGINAL MUPEN64PLUS. RATE IT 1-STAR AND WARN OTHERS, HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO PROFIT THIS WAY.

Just a note from Paul:

What was the result before? An "dev" which added ads into that app, has over 500k downloads already, then removes app and returns it back to market. Yet, he takes down original version of emulator on market. Don't you think that's fair to steal and Paul's work and just publish it as yours, removing his work from market (yet even make Paul to refund all donations) and take all money away?

Yet, read comments in apps, all those who rated it 5 stars have no idea who actually made that app.

Another suspicious app is "N64 Pro Emulator" by "Game Console". Note: Name seems to change a lot of times...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n64.emulator&feature=search_result

It seems he keeps changing it:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n64.pro.emulation

Even if it's free and ad-free, and even says that people should donate to original developer, here's a problem.

For now, it's not yet safe to install app due to such permissions, as such permissions aren't actually even needed. Hopefully dev won't make it for bad behaviors. I'm not that sure how safe the app is, and I don't intend to give this version of emulator as rip-off copy yet.

This Emulator was taken down by Brad Geng.

And just poor rip-off is "Mojo64" by "Mojojo", no comment.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojo.n64&feature=search_result

The only not taken down one is Brad Geng's very retarded emulator.

Others should know about this problem, it's not that fair that some dev gets less respect than others which did almost nothing than add ads or something misleading.

Out of all other emulators, none of such copies were fast as original Mupen64Plus, FYI.

If you still like those ripped-off apps and think they are original, wait when Mupen64Plus AE project stops (which hopefully won't stop). You'll realize what they have done.

There are lots of developers which have similar issues. Don't support fake copies of programs!