Any Regrets About Buying A Gp32

[Axeman]

Nope - has let me becomer part of a cool community and far exceeded my expectation (though I was one of the 'earlier' purchasers too)...

 

[bringoutthegimp]

If that was true Gimp you wouldn't still be hanging out here

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not so

i'd say i use the forums far far far more than i use my gp32.

i was a lurker here for months before getting one, i will go days without touching my gp, but i'll visit here everyday.

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true, i still visit here everyday. even though i keep moaning about the forum, i really do enjoy it plus it fills up the time when i come home from school and also on sundays. i only play my gp32 occasionally (maybe about once a week) though. littlejohn is really the best app for it, because the games are so small you can have hundreds of games on there and play a new one whenever you want

 

[Huxley]

No.

 

[Rico]

I regret it in a way. I wasted time devving for it but then again I waste time devving for everything and don't finish projects. I haven't used it for AGES (no long journeys, and I'm growing out of handhelds in general). I used to know everything about it but I'm no longer much help for most GP32 issues. Trips to Bath soon may get me using it again.

The best part is the community, because I love these forums and I wouldn't have discovered them without the GP32.

 

[WhiteFalcon]

spray: I fully agree with you, exactly same with me...

 

[declaration]

There is no way I regret it.

The best thing about it is easily the community. If I hadnt got my GP32, I doubt I'd have posted/ visited here so much.

Its also been educational. I've learnt so much about all sorts of things just by being a member of this community. I dont think I would even have made the jump to Linux if it want for these forums. There are plenty more examples.

And with the announcement of GP32 2, we have an excuse to keep these forums going for ever!

 

[LHC]

I sometimes regret it when I'm not playing. Then I play Super Mario World fullspeed, ejaculate and then no longer regret it.

Then I regret it again, then I play something superb and my regrets go.

Repeat ad infinitum.

 

[Octavious]

well, I regret that I didnt found out about the gp32, like, two weeks ago
I would have a BLU!!!
but, I found it when it came out, lurked for a LONG while, left, came back and lurked some more, than I bought one a few moths later
and ya, I use gp32x bout 7-15 time a day ( 2 before shool - many at school - and a hellovalot at home, love this place ) use my gp32 bout once a day, more when I have track or CC meets longer than an hour away

really got into it when I started to help the scene
GPFinal War
and HLBS eventualy...
and of course, Pimpquest If I ever finish it, my stockpile of gfx for FF9-32
and so many mreo , damn I wish I could finish them all
and Red Alert in a few weeks will start

so...
get a 32, then you might be compeled to help the scene, which is always good!

~Octavious

 

[Scott]

Yea. I regret it. My gp32 was good at first, then it started to degrade. The thing was a piece of shit. First, the flu switch stopped working, then it stopped over clocking, now it wont even clock to 100 mhz. This thing was a waste of my money and my time.

And whats worse is im stuck with this crappy paperweight now. Fucking thing.

Cheers :blink:

 

[Axeman]

Yea. I regret it. My gp32 was good at first, then it started to degrade. The thing was a piece of shit. First, the flu switch stopped working, then it stopped over clocking, now it wont even clock to 100 mhz. This thing was a waste of my money and my time.

And whats worse is im stuck with this crappy paperweight now. Fucking thing.

Cheers :blink:

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Can't win em all....

 

[Scott]

guess not.... Im looking to buy a asus mypal a730. Its gonna be awsome.

 

[Rico]

Considered RMA? (Or rather sending back to your retailer) ... looks like it warrants a replacement.

Ironically my experience with my MyPal has been pretty lame... it's not good for games, except NetHack but even that is clunky. Takes far too long to input stuff even with the keyboard. By default it ONLY plays WMV. I mainly use it as a dictaphone.

 

[yaustar]

Nope not for a second (even if I dont play it much anymore). I definitely had much fun with and plan to start (trying) to dev for it after I finish some projects for the GBA.. Lovely piece of kit.. still need to fix that damn joystick though

Got a pda though but the only I have used it for is Scumm (much better with a stylus)

 

[Forevereon]

Hmm, I don't regret buying it, but I DO regret:

Painting it, because I miss the glossy even shine.
The screen getting the blue scratches and not having the energy to get a new one.
Not having a chatboard.
OSnes9x not being perfect yet.
GBA not being perfect yet.
Everybody whining over no-perfect emulation.
People getting worked up over warez, when it's all emulation anyway.
Painting my gamepark PURPLE...should have picked blue.
Having a 'sunlit' version (lol)
My SMC falting a few days ago and having to wipe it.
Not having the energy to wipe my smc yet.

But I love my gamepark, I too use it at work!

 

[Jr2swiss]

I never regret purchasing a Gp32. When I purchased the item I was really happy what I got. Emulating NES, GB/GBC, SMS/GG, MP3 & Movie player was enough for me. All of the releases that had came after purchasing my Gp32 was a bonus, SNES GENESIS, etc.. Although I bought a used one off of ebay was a terrible mistake. (lik-sang sold the FLU's for about 220 if I remember correctly, so that is why I did not purchase from lik-sang). Got a BLU while ago, which was so much more better.

I still use my Gp32 few times a week, my overall use of the product was worth the money, and forever will be.

www.gp32z.com

 

[LeeT]

I don't regret getting a GP32 - In fact I am shortly upgrading to a BLU. However, a couple of years ago I read misleading reports saying you could play PC games and that a lot of the emulation was spot on (inc GBA). Obviously this isn't true, but most of the emulators (esp Frodo) are pretty accurate.

I think I will be using the BLU more, as the difference is outstanding!

 

[kknd_cf]

Here's my strory:
I found out about it via www.retro-gamer.co.uk
I then had a night of crazy research, it was really exciting and fun. The I told my mates irl, they all boned it. So two of them got them for there birthdays near enough straight away. I was stuck saving for months
The I eventually got it..
had to save up for an SMC for ages....
But then I got it! woohoo!
totally loved it for ages. Then I got annoyed with it, the fact that it reset on scummvm, Doom and most of the time GPcinema didn't work . I only ever got to watch family guy on it
I went of it my posts on gp32 became worthless and shit and I only went on off-topic mainly (most sorry).
But now I'm back into it again...
I forgot how : /
And now I'm getting it all modded by the helpful consolefix next week.
Hopefully everything will be better.
Also thanks Slubman your fw makes the whole experience 10 times better
EDIT: Also I'm posting helpful and good stuff once again.
Also thanks to everyone who helped me out when I first heard about it
SO in the long run....
I don't regret getting it

 

[Skop]

well, in my rush to download stuff on christmas day, not knowing what I was doing, I managed to disable my usb's.

Never to work again. Stopping me using my mini-disk player, digital camera etc.

So, I've never been able to add stuff onto it using my computer. I had to send a smc to someone on these forums.

That sucks.

But playing Super punch Out!! on the gp32 is cool.

 

[Blah]

Here's my strory:
I found out about it via www.retro-gamer.co.uk
I then had a night of crazy research, it was really exciting and fun. The I told my mates irl, they all boned it. So two of them got them for there birthdays near enough straight away. I was stuck saving for months
The I eventually got it..
had to save up for an SMC for ages....
But then I got it! woohoo!
totally loved it for ages. Then I got annoyed with it, the fact that it reset on scummvm, Doom and most of the time GPcinema didn't work . I only ever got to watch family guy on it
I went of it my posts on gp32 became worthless and shit and I only went on off-topic mainly (most sorry).
But now I'm back into it again...
I forgot how : /
And now I'm getting it all modded by the helpful consolefix next week.
Hopefully everything will be better.
Also thanks Slubman your fw makes the whole experience 10 times better
EDIT: Also I'm posting helpful and good stuff once again.
Also thanks to everyone who helped me out when I first heard about it
SO in the long run....
I don't regret getting it

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Wow... I never thought someone would not regret it through all that...

 

[DaveC]

I don't reget it. I do regret not giving it a chance sooner. While I knew about it for a long time I decided to buy a Zodiac instead. Everyone was saying how L337 the Z was and how the GP32 was for L4m3rz so I got suckered in and bought the Z. Then after awhile I kept hearing about the GP32 and it finally got to me. I thought what the hell I can have one of those too, they are cheap. Well after the short battery life (for me , was mine defective?), the fact that I didn't like the analog for emus, the weak scaled up pixely games, and the fact that I didn't need a PDA, I sold off my Zodiac. I wish I would have just got the GP32 first and forgot about the Z, it would have saved me money.