Does Android count?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)

"Then they are converted from Java Virtual Machine-compatible .class files to Dalvik-compatible .dex (Dalvik Executable) files before installation on a device. The compact Dalvik Executable format is designed to be suitable for systems that are constrained in terms of memory and processor speed."

And don't games use the Android NDK?

It's still garbage collected.

Dalvik does fix the startup issue with better class files, yes.