for a lot of you that don't kno about this console (because there is absolutely NO advertising done) its called the GP2X created by GPH. its a linux based gaming console that has a VERY active community for homebrews. as of currently, this console beats the PSP in anything homebrew but the PSP beats it in commercial games.
you can take a sneak peak at the console at our sponsor's site and buy one.. SPECS * Chipset: MagicEyes MMSP2 MP2520F System-on-a-Chip
* CPU: 200MHz ARM920T host processor, 200MHz ARM940T programmable coprocessor
* NAND Flash ROM: 64 MB
* RAM: SDRAM 64 MB
* Operating System: Linux-based OS
* Storage: SD Card (Latest firmware support SDHC)
* Connection to PC: USB 2.0 High Speed
* USB Host: USB 1.1
* Power: 2 × AA battery or via AC adapter
* Display: 320×240 3.5 inch, 65,536 colors TFT LCD
* TV output
* Physical size: 143.6 mm wide, 82.9 mm high, 27 mm (excl. joystick approx.) / 34 mm deep
* Weight: 161 g (without battery)
the console is unusually light (w/o the battery) and theres really
no mods at all done to this console. if anyone is interested in pioneering this console with me and PvP, please PM PvP
basically, the GP2X is a open ended handheld with LINUX as the OS this little is super moddable as it has a USB port, SD slot you can even hook up external devices like web cam, printer, keyboard, mouse and many others..
Here are a few emulators for this hand held remember only use roms created by you from your
own copies of games. AcidMods does not support copywrite theft..
GP2X MAMEDownload:
Version 3.7 The current MAME version by Franxis is awesome - easily the best portable version of MAME available. But what can it play?Well so far it supports 1124 games (including CPS, Neogeo and all the classics) - the full list of games can be found here.
It runs very very well, suprisingly fast for MAME. It is highly optimised with ASM CPU cores by Fdave and Reesy, games such as Ghouls and Ghosts, Street Fighter 2 and Final Fight (and the other games from that era/hardware) run really well (i.e. fully playable with sound). Almost all older games run perfectly (no frame skip) this is a must have emulator, and should be one of the first downloads you make!
NeoGeo ArcadeDownload:
DualCore BetaThis emulator by Pepone, based on GPNeo, is another masterpiece, we are using the latest Dual Core beta with the ASM z80 core by Reesy.
Not only is it full speed with sound, it also supports the giant NeoGeo ROMs - bypassing the RAM limit with some clever ROM graphics streaming, you won't notice it is even happening, but it works like a charm. Sound support is crystal clear and the games fit the GP2X screen so well - it is beautiful to look at. It supports both the Arcade and Home versions of the games and maps the controls to the GP2X as if it were a NeoGeo pad.
Show this to your friends and watch their jaws drop.
SNESDownload:
SquidgeSNES /
PocketSNESThere are 2 good snes emulators and between them they can play almost every SNES game near perfect, including Mode7 and games with transparancies.
SquidgeSNES is very fast and suited to the platform classics and speedy 2D games, PocketSNES is best suited to the mode7 (3D) games and games which use a lot of transparancy - such as RPGs like Chrono Trigger.
Both support Zip files, Save States, Screen scaling and the best thing is both are updated regulaly with plans to combine them both into one awesome emulator.
Credit for this emu goto: Squidge, YoyoFR, Reesy, Notaz and the original SNES9X team.
Megadrive / GenesisDownload:
Version 0.964PicoDrive uses both GP2X CPUs - you could not ask for anymore from this emulator - one word: Phenomenal - you can underclock the GP2X to as little as 133mhz and still play games perfectly with sound.
Save states, Zip support, crystal clear sound and more options than you will ever use - it all builds upto not only the best Megadrive/Genesis emulator on the GP2X - but one of the best on any system. There isn't much more to say about it, you will find it hard to fault in any way.
Hook this upto the TV and people will be hard pushed to tell if you are using a real Megadrive or not.
Atari STDownload:
Version 008Skeezix brings us OutcaST and with it near flawless ST emulation, onscreen keyboard, mouse, multimple floppy drives, and of course full speed with sound - it's all here.
The ST games look so good on the GP2X screen it is as if they were made for the system. Portable Stunt Car Racer, perfect
The menu system can identify the popular ST compilation disks so you don't have to guess what is on them and also supports multiple disk formats.
Again with TV out this looks and plays like a real ST on the TV screen - the ability to connect up a real keyboard via USB would be awesome!
Amiga 500 / 500+ / 600Download:
Version 0.5.1Well, the Amiga has always been a bastard of a machine to emulate - but the GP2X and Critical are giving it a bloody good try!
It is based on UAE - and runs suprisingly well considering the 68k CPU core is not yet the highly optimised ASM one. Many games are currently fully playable with sound at 250mhz - this is shaping up to be something very special and it is the emulator I am most excited about.
Supports A500, A500+ and A600 based games (that would be all the best ones!)
Mega-CD / Sega CDDownload:
Version 114Notaz, author of the amazing PicoDrive has also brought us a MegaCD emulator (yes the massive sega CD system from the 90's) which I think is a first for a handheld.
It currently does not have perfect compatability but it can run many games - and all the games which it runs are full speed with sound, many people thought this impossible without a high powered PC.
Like PicoDrive this uses both of the GP2X CPUs for maximum performance and supports MP3 files for the game soundtracks to save space.
CPS 2Download:
Version 0.5.1More Arcade emulation awesomeness in the form of this full speed stand alone CPS2 emulator. If you don't know what CPS2 is go
here.
All the classics work, Mars Matrix, Street Fighter Alpha series, Dungeons & Dragons series etc. etc. certainly shows how powerful the GP2X is and just what it can do in terms of throwing graphics and sound around even with a heavy emulation load
Even Qsound is emulated, it's like having a late 90's arcade machine on the go.
Amazing, this just shows how much the GP2X software has pushed the system in the last year. Download this now
