Gpx2 Just Arrived

[declaration]

no-cd?

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no

 

[Wonderdog]

So theres no sign of the official gp2x case or headphones?

I'll be rather dissapointed if this is the case. £130 down for 2 months (pre-ordered 17th September), but with the promise of a nice case and official headphones to sweeten the deal (a bit), even after several delays I've been content to bite my tongue and wait...

I understand that GBAx have been very, very busy with everything, but its a bit crap to ship the unit after such hefty delays, with an incorrect case and no headphones, especially if there has been no indication of such in advance. I'd have thought it better sense to hold off and ship the headphones/cases seperately when they are in stock and let customers know, rather than include the wrong stuff?

Don't get me wrong, I'm still really looking forward to getting my unit, but my excitement will be dampened if its not "complete".

Oh, and can anyone confirm if the units have the "first edition" branding on the logo?

#Wonderdog

 

[declaration]

Oh, and can anyone confirm if the units have the "first edition" branding on the logo?

#Wonderdog

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they sure do. well mine does anyway.

 

[barnesy]

Oh, and can anyone confirm if the units have the "first edition" branding on the logo?

#Wonderdog

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Yup. Mine does.

 

[CiderPunk]

most importantly...do we get a lolly?!??!

 

[xafier]

I dont think it was ever mentioned exactly what cases people would get with their pre-order, those fancy cases weren't even known about when Craig mentioned throwing in a case...

at the end of the day, mine isnt coming today, and i doubt i'll get a case... so stop whinging £130 is a lot cheaper than I had to pay for my GP32 when i got it!

 

[gaterooze]

its a bit crap to ship the unit after such hefty delays

Hefty delays? The only confirmed (well, tentative actually) ship date from GBAX was the 11th of Nov, and they ended up shipping only 4 days later.

Sounds pretty decent to me.

btw, headphones like that cost $1 at any budget store, and the case IS an official Gamepark case, it's just from Astonshia R (which is nicer and rarer anyway!).

Don't talk yourself into being disappointed, it's all good!

 

[GP40]

I can't get mine to connect to the pc at all I've tried using the usbmon program as well but I have no joy with it. I cant use a card reader cos I'm too skink to afford a SD card

Perhaps I'm not used to it, but the joystick seems awfully tight. I've tried turning it, but am not sure about it yet.

Yep. Thats my biggest concern at the moment. My thumb keeps sliding off it. I'd have prefered the joystick to be concaved like the gp32 one than convexed (think thats the correct way round )

I have had a quick play with it and it seems to be getting better and so looks like it needs bedding in.

 

[Wonderdog]

Shoulda been faster to pre-order then shouldnt you

A bit of transparency would be nice though, I gave my £130 to a business, not a charity... and I'd say that putting the cash down 2 months in advance would suggest that I'm fully behind the system! I'd just like for our support to be rewarded in the manner promised... no more, no less

#Wonderdog

 

[not_simple_si]

I agree with Wonderdog,... I ordered mine on the 16th of September... I bought into the whole package, and when I gave £130 (approx) over to a business over 2 months ago, I expect the full, promised package! It is fair, wouldn't you expect?

 

[evening2005]

Hiya,

I'm teribly jealous of you all with your GP2Xs! Are you all first-day orderers? (is that a word?) I ordered mine on the 23rd September and I'm still waiting for an email to tell me that it's been despatched! I've got my nice pong game all ready to play as well!!

 

[gleng]

Hiya,

I'm teribly jealous of you all with your GP2Xs! Are you all first-day orderers? (is that a word?) I ordered mine on the 23rd September and I'm still waiting for an email to tell me that it's been despatched! I've got my nice pong game all ready to play as well!!

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26th of September here and no email yet. I was waiting patiently, hardly thinking about it at all, up until late last week, and now I'm checking my email every 30 seconds.

I really want to try porting Frozen Bubble!

 

[gazcart]

its a bit crap to ship the unit after such hefty delays

Hefty delays? The only confirmed (well, tentative actually) ship date from GBAX was the 11th of Nov, and they ended up shipping only 4 days later.

Sounds pretty decent to me.

btw, headphones like that cost $1 at any budget store, and the case IS an official Gamepark case, it's just from Astonshia R (which is nicer and rarer anyway!).

Don't talk yourself into being disappointed, it's all good!

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I know what you are saying but I have to agree with Wonderdog, gbax is still a business and if you did not know about these forums and had just ordered from gbax the hole thing is a little poor.

I know what has been said here but if you didn't gbax said ship end of Oct with Dev kit, CD containg games emulators, Headphones and case.

They had also said Dev section up soon ages ago still not up and that they had the first unit and would would be posting loads of videos, only ever 2. Its fine for other people to justify gbax but it should be gbax themselfs telling people that have ordered ether directly with an email or at least posting it on gbax.

I know its all good and as an early adopter it takes time etc etc but it would have kept people a little more settled if we knew what to expect insted of guessing.

And I still dont know if we are getting a lolly

 

[ratx]

There was no lolly in my pack. I did get some earphones though, not that you'd use them or anything, they're awful

 

[yaustar]

I believe the headphones and cases were stated "while stocks last"..
Could be wrong though

 

[digitaljez]

What's in the box?

GP2X console (With 64M Internal Storage)
USB Cable for PC connection (With 2.0 Support)
Preloaded Linux with Media player (MP3, Divx, WMA etc.)
CD with Games, Utilities, MP3 player, Movie player
2 * AA batteries
:angry: SDK - Make your own games!
:lol: Full User Manual - 5 pages
How to Guide/ Movie Samples/ Game Ports included

:huh: Case that has custom holder for a GP32
:angry: invisible headphones
:angry: lolly

 

[Venkman90]

No CD is a little off IMHO...it was stated as "in the box".

Craig should remove that if its not

As much as I appreciate GBAX and think the service is exellent you must remember that Craig isn't doing us a favour here, he got paid by most of us 2 months ago (un-usual) and is doing this for profit

Critisizm, when constructive is allowed you know

 

[silentalarm]

Well after coming across as right moaning bastard the other day my unit arrived this afternoon too

I too got a GP32 carry case (no headphones), but I'm not to fussed as they were only freebies anyway. I have an O.G GBA case which is perfect for holding it...and the screen protector confused me too, I didnt realise there was another vinyl layer on it til a few minutes ago! Going to have a play around with it later on and download some more stuff for it.


YAY for new toys!

 

[Pixman]

I actually thought, that actually nearly everyone gets the standard value pack since there were enough first-batchers for all?

Don't we all get a value pack? Craigix said, that they'll be working on the shipping until the 21st of November.

Besides, the page says:

The first batch of GP2X consoles is shipping this week, but its very limited. Order now to get one from that batch.

Even though by now, this may not count anymore, but I was hoping for it, even though I ordered on 6-7th November (as far as I can tell).

(Oh, and Jacquelyn mentioned she's working on my order already... would be early but that's just fine to me )

Too bad I need more money for a 2nd device in a few months when they outwore the current bugs. But it's worth it I guess Need 2 machines anyway, one mainly for coding purposes and one dedicated to travel with me.

 

[alibee]

Can we be clear... do you get a CD or not?

I'm not going to get mine for ages I should think 'cos I only ordered it yesterday... but I'll be seriously farked off if there's no CD! :lol: