I Have Just Sold A Gp2x On The Tube...

[Loccy]

First tube journey with the GP2X today, and already got a convert.

Got on at Morden, and a bloke got on a few stops down and sat in one of the few seats remaining, which was next to me. About the same age as me, early 30s, obviously a product of the Pac-Man generation.

Between there and Kennington, I'd had a bash at PC Engine R-Type, Neo Geo Pulstar, Atari VCS Berzerk, arcade Moon Cresta, and arcade Pac-Man - at which point I feel a prod on the shoulder.

"Sorry to disturb you mate, but I've got to ask - what IS that handheld you've got there?"

Cue explanations etc from myself.

"That's brilliant," says bloke, "it's basically my misspent youth in a box!"

I think gp2x.co.uk can expect a sale today! If so, do I get a commission?

Meanwhile, I'm going to steal that bloke's comment for a sigfile.

 

[White Demon]

"it's basically my misspent youth in a box!"

Actually, that'd make an awesome slogan for the GP2X.

Slightly editied:

GP2X. It's basically your misspent youth in a box.

 

[gp2xuser23]

The same thing happened to me at work yesterday i was on lunch watching a series called Heroes and my friend sits next to me and says "what is that is it a psp?" then i say sort of but even better then asks me what it can do when I said it ran sega genesis and super nintendo he went all glowy eyed, then when i said how much it cost he went nuts and asked me where he could buy one.

if you build it they will come

 

[wild_eyed]

heroes rulez

 

[sam fisher]

I converted a Year 13 in the sixth form common room, and he's been using it a lot lol

 

[elvgren]

As it happens, just last week I was talking to bloke at work whom i've only seen in passing, when he seen I had a PC mag, he reminised over flight sims on the Amiga.. Guess what I pulled outa my pocket, yep, my Gp2x with the Amiga Emu, I loaded Falcon up and he was overawed with nostalga.. He then asked what is that machine i was using? I told him and I think we may have another customer.

The power of nostalga.

E

 

[andyB911]

First tube journey with the GP2X today, and already got a convert.

Got on at Morden, and a bloke got on a few stops down and sat in one of the few seats remaining, which was next to me. About the same age as me, early 30s, obviously a product of the Pac-Man generation.

Between there and Kennington, I'd had a bash at PC Engine R-Type, Neo Geo Pulstar, Atari VCS Berzerk, arcade Moon Cresta, and arcade Pac-Man - at which point I feel a prod on the shoulder.

"Sorry to disturb you mate, but I've got to ask - what IS that handheld you've got there?"

Cue explanations etc from myself.

"That's brilliant," says bloke, "it's basically my misspent youth in a box!"

I think gp2x.co.uk can expect a sale today! If so, do I get a commission?

Meanwhile, I'm going to steal that bloke's comment for a sigfile.

Talking on the tube? Thats outrageous

PS Bet he'd have liked the Speccie / C64 / BBC emulators....

 

[krosfyah]

It's actually surprisingly easy to convince anyone around 30ish to get one. The nostalgia factor is immense.

 

[lubidog]

I use mine to pull woman.

 

[Nighty]

It's actually surprisingly easy to convince anyone around 30ish to get one. The nostalgia factor is immense.

Well, there's that, and the fact that we have something called discretionary income...

 

[(naw)mcx]

I got a 11 year old to get one

 

[Draken]

Poor kid...

 

[Goity]

I got a 11 year old to get one

Loubear is not your friend, and you didn't persuade him anyways

 

[andyB911]

I use mine to pull woman.

woman or women?

Either way, if I remember the thread correctly PSPs are more successful h34r:

 

[OrR]

"it's basically my misspent youth in a box!"

Actually, that'd make an awesome slogan for the GP2X.

Slightly editied:

GP2X. It's basically your misspent youth in a box.

Nice, I'm going to use that one. B)

 

[krosfyah]

There's nothing misspent about skipping school to go play outrun in the arcades

 

[Cervante]

I barerly pull out my gp2x in public and play, just play mp3's. Im paranoid that someones is gonna run past me and grab it off my hands. I even had nightmares about it.

I dreamed that I left my gp2x in the student lounge then someone stole it, 2 days later I see a guy on the train with a gp2x. I hoverover him and see its my GP2X with my headphones & the custom wallpaper I made on it. I follow the guy, nab em and start beating the bloody pulp out of him telling him "oh you wanna steal sh**t huh!" then I woke up..Phew* glad it was all a dream, I heart my gp2x

 

[sensible GP32]

There's nothing misspent about skipping school to go play outrun in the arcades

amen to that brother

 

[JaqMs]

If, for some reason, I had a GP2X (if I got it for free), I would never show it in public. Strangers would reticule me after seeing that my headphones are plugged into the top of the unit, which is a nonsensical location.

 

[Draken]

If, for some reason, I had a GP2X (if I got it for free), I would never show it in public. Strangers would redicule me after seeing that my headphones are plugged into the top of the unit, which is a nonsensical location.

Yes. Yes they would.