How to Put Games on a TI-84 Plus CE

Thousands of students worldwide are required to use a TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator every year for their math classes.

But what many don't realize is that these devices are capable of playing entertaining games! This includes everything such as Mario, Pacman, Portal, Snake, Flappy Bird, Geometry Dash, and more!

The process is not hard to learn at all, so let's get started!

Step 1: Gather Materials

Everything you need is listed here:

• A TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator
• Calculator charging cable
• TI Connect CE (download here)
• Games to download (This is the best place to get games)

Step 2: Download and Install TI Connect CE

Go here (if you haven't done so already) to download and install TI Connect CE. This is the software that will allow your computer to interact with your calculator.

Step 3: Download Games

Go to this website to download the games you would like to play. Click "Download" on any game you find interesting!

Step 4: Extract the Games

When you download the games, they will be in the form of a .zip file.

Before being able to send them, you need to take them out of this .zip file. This can be done by simply selecting all of the files in the .zip file, and dragging them onto your desktop.

Step 5: Send the Games to Your Calculator

Open up the TI Connect CE program that you installed earlier.

Click on the "Calculator Explorer" tab on the sidebar - it's the tab below the camera icon.

Plug in your calculator and double-check that it is turned on. TI Connect CE should now show a list of everything that is on your calculator.

Finally, just select all of the files that were in the file you downloaded, and drag them into TI Connect CE.

A "Send to Calculators" window will pop up. Just click "Send". If it asks you to replace any files, just click
"Replace".

Step 6: Launch the Games

On your calculator, press the [prgm] button, and select the game you want to play by pressing enter. Press enter again to launch the game.

IMPORTANT: Error: Invalid means you have a newer operating system that disables the ability to run games. To fix this, you will need to jailbreak your calculator: https://youtu.be/-t0H2nl75TA

Error Syntax or Error Archived: This means you have to update your operating system. Refer to this website for help.

Step 7: Play Your Game!

Congratulations! You have now installed games on your calculator! But why stop there? There is so much you can do on this calculator, from putting notes on it to running GameBoy emulators!

Helpful Links

How to Fix Error: Invalid

Installing Games on the TI-84 Plus CE: Troubleshooting

TI-84 Plus CE GameBoy Emulator

How to Store Notes on a TI-84 Calculator

Comments

[113585]

can you close the games and use it as a normal calculator?

[AndresS142]

Yes, all normal calculator functions will return once you exit the game.

[10200305]

how do you close the games?

[karel.peeters]

I always get this massage "the calculator was in use and could not be displayed.
refresh the content again."what can I do to let it work?
i also can't upload any games ?

[OrionABoy]

You probably should go back to the main screen. When the calculator is busy, that most likely means a menu is open or a program is running.

[bbdance6]

i am not getting the screen that says "send". i am dragging the selected files from the .zip folder into the TU 84 ce program and not receiving said screen

[OrionABoy]

You can't drag directly from a zip folder, you need to unzip it first, or drag it to your desktop.

[AndresS142]

Try dragging the files onto your desktop and then into TI Connect from there.

[beastslayer1166]

It would not work instead it says one or more of the files was invalid and could not be sent to the calculator(s).

[Golden_Anesite]

Don't put the whole folder in, put each file in one at a time.

[HELP ME NOW BRUH]

So I have a cyberpower pc. nothing wrong with it. but when i plugged my charger in to connect my calculator. it started setting it up. But it didnt show up on the connector app. please help me.

[jdhalz]

it has to be on when you connect it

[OrionABoy]

It started setting it up already, so that can't be it

[Golden_Anesite]

I got the ERROR: INVALID message so i double clicked on the file on TI Connect and it says: "Bad token. A token SNAKECE.8xp is in valid, so we are not able to open it." I have no Idea what a token is so if you know what one is, or better, how to fix it, that would be greatly appreciated.

[OrionABoy]

It means that it saw that it had assembly and assumed that it was an error instead of a game. You need to install arTIfiCE: http://bit.ly/cejailbreak

[jdhalz]

you have to drop it in the middle tab, not the one that has a download button

[ashleykneecaps]

i did it doesn't work?

[vogel_VRIJ]

I have exactly the same problem. But I don't know what you mean by "dropping it in the middle tab". Could you explain it more clearly to me, please?

[Golden_Anesite]

Thanks!

[Poes Minoes 13]

it all doesnt work...
not even the error fix video on youtube...
is it mabye because i have the python edition?