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Hands On: GP2X Wiz hand held - Koreans make Supply for the Emulator Demand

October 12, 2009 in Reviews comments 5

GP2X is a little device meant to act as an emulator, media player, and more. Basically it does what people hack their PSP's to do. Wikipedia claims it does .."emulators for game consoles such as Neo Geo, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, MAME"

GPH has so far licensed 24 emulators to play retro games on its Linux-based GP2X, including Batsugun, Twin Cobra, and Slap Fight. There are also 11 built-in games featuring a tower defense game, tetris-like puzzle game, and several shoot-em ups. All of the games are download only titles that will be available at the FunGP App Store opening on November 15.

According to the flyer, the app store will have an upload feature to allow homebrew games to be downloaded. In fact, Overseas Sales Manager, Tony Han, assured us that one of the main draws of the system is its friendliness toward indie development.

The emulation on each game was flawless, as far as I could tell from my time with the system. The buttons felt sturdy, however, overall the system had a delicate feel to it. The screen size was a bit small at 2.8 inches. Though, the quality of the display was crisp and well-lit.

I didn’t get a chance to browse through the menus and interface. According to the flier, however, the system has several multi-media functions including a video player, music player, E-Book support, day planner, photo viewer, and a function to view comic books.

The system can also be hooked up to a television through a TV kit and the upscale looked fantastic. I watched a member of the sales team play Metal Slug on an HD set-up and the results were crystal clear without any discernible flaws in the picture.
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  • 0
    Akira_EX Oct 13, 09
    I actually had my eye on this when I saw it on Play-Asia. How delicate is it, though? I hope it wasn't like the PSP where it felt like you can snap it in half.
    • 0
      Daweii Oct 13, 09
      I believe build wise it's going to feel very cheap despite costing lots. It's the OLED touchscreen that bumped up the price and will have lowered build quality elsewhere. It'll be solid i'm sure but it'll most likely suffer from a flimsy plastic feel, I have seen some good videos of it and using some very good emulators people have gotten Quake and such games running on it at a stable frame.
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      BANDITO ATTACK Oct 13, 09
      what kind of psp were you using? it feels like a solid piece of hardware to me.
      • 0
        Akira_EX Oct 13, 09
        The old PSP-1000. It's simply too long for how thin it was.
      • 1
        Slumpy monkey Oct 13, 09
        PSPs are flimsy as crap. They only put a spring on one side so the left side pops out a bit. The WLAN switch and power switch become loose. The corners creak. Also the L and R buttons become lose. It still works, But in no way does it feel like its strong.

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