A Clone.... Nearly
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meltbanana
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this was talked about on another thread. did anyone eventually buy one?
garengarch
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Jesus thats cheap
DBH
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PSP Clone.
nik166
:3 :3 :3
:lol: :lol:
Epicenter
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Lovely, no manufacturer, system specifications ... and they got horrific reviews. They really are terrible pieces of shit. :angry:
The reason it plays NES games is because it quite apparently switches from "PMP" mode to an NES Mode where the LCD and controls are wired directly to a "FOAC" or Famicom on a Chip. These are poor (usually made in Hong Kong) chips that imitate the Famicom (Japanese NES) hardware ... usually very poorly, with abysmal sound. If some samples play, other sound channels go silent, some samples become static ... the games run slower than they should due to a poor clone of the MOS 6502 microprocessor in the NES, there are massive graphical glitches and game compatibility is often low. This is futher evidenced by the 4 buttons and D-pad-- these FOACs have lines for an A, B, Autofire A and Autofire B button set, so they almost universally carry 4 buttons in Famicom clones (google for 'Famiclones'). A similar system was called the "Game Theory Admiral" (link below..) The control interpretation is often faulty as well, so it becomes impossible, for example, to hold DOWN, so ducking in Mario or shooting down in Contra is impossible, and a lot of games are unplayable for it.
So unlike the GP2X, it's not really a multi-function portable computer that runs an NES emulator-- and the machines appear to have little if anything in common besides both being laid out in a design similar to a GBA, or a Game Gear, or a PSP.
http://www.nesworld.com/gametheo.htm
Remember the lessons the Game Theory Admiral taught us.
The reason it plays NES games is because it quite apparently switches from "PMP" mode to an NES Mode where the LCD and controls are wired directly to a "FOAC" or Famicom on a Chip. These are poor (usually made in Hong Kong) chips that imitate the Famicom (Japanese NES) hardware ... usually very poorly, with abysmal sound. If some samples play, other sound channels go silent, some samples become static ... the games run slower than they should due to a poor clone of the MOS 6502 microprocessor in the NES, there are massive graphical glitches and game compatibility is often low. This is futher evidenced by the 4 buttons and D-pad-- these FOACs have lines for an A, B, Autofire A and Autofire B button set, so they almost universally carry 4 buttons in Famicom clones (google for 'Famiclones'). A similar system was called the "Game Theory Admiral" (link below..) The control interpretation is often faulty as well, so it becomes impossible, for example, to hold DOWN, so ducking in Mario or shooting down in Contra is impossible, and a lot of games are unplayable for it.
So unlike the GP2X, it's not really a multi-function portable computer that runs an NES emulator-- and the machines appear to have little if anything in common besides both being laid out in a design similar to a GBA, or a Game Gear, or a PSP.
http://www.nesworld.com/gametheo.htm
Remember the lessons the Game Theory Admiral taught us.
.. uh, yeah. That. :lol:
Epicenter
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Upon further research it could also be a different style of this device also from China, claiming MPEG4 playback and NES Emulation ..
http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/iwod_g...es_emulator.php
This one does indeed run an emulator, as nearly as I can tell-- but it's probably using the same hardware as the horrible HK DVD players that read DVDs and play NES games with the controller, on a pitiful slow emulator that runs on the MPEG decoding processor. Such emulator is so godawful slow the games are not even playable. And would you look at that pathetic excuse for a D-Pad; it looks like a PDA pad but even worse-- too comedically huge to be comfortable. Almost makes the GP2X stick look like it doesn't suck in comparison..
http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/iwod_g...es_emulator.php
This one does indeed run an emulator, as nearly as I can tell-- but it's probably using the same hardware as the horrible HK DVD players that read DVDs and play NES games with the controller, on a pitiful slow emulator that runs on the MPEG decoding processor. Such emulator is so godawful slow the games are not even playable. And would you look at that pathetic excuse for a D-Pad; it looks like a PDA pad but even worse-- too comedically huge to be comfortable. Almost makes the GP2X stick look like it doesn't suck in comparison..
Hellequin
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Maybe it's not the exact unit? Bit tricky to find out when there's no listed manufacturer or anything 
http://www.tradekey.com/product_view/id/60654.htm
At least for this one you can see a listed maker/product code
/me disappears back to lurkingh34r:
http://www.tradekey.com/product_view/id/60654.htm
At least for this one you can see a listed maker/product code
/me disappears back to lurking
h34r:BenScar
What does this do again?
So you mean this WON'T be an open source hand held then?
Jarska333
What do you want?
sbt posted on Sep 5 2006 at 02:15 PM said:
Is there a picture there, somewhere?
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telegramguy
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Does anyone know of a site or video of it running? That'll show how well it actually runs media and NES emulation.
DBH
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These shops can stock these things but not a GP2X? Bah I say! BAHH!!!
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Man... I'm a technosexual and this is nowhere sexy enough for me to consider doing something else than closing the webpage =P hehe GP2X FTW
On a slashdotish note: But does it run linux?
On a slashdotish note: But does it run linux?
sbt
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KoH posted on Sep 5 2006 at 07:09 PM said:
Hey Sorry KoH, I should have searched before posting. Apologies.
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