stepp posted on Oct 10 2005 at 05:04 PM said:
But the only question i had was will it run mame full speed....that is THE only reason id buy one, truthfully.
I wouldnt want it for anything else.
Anyways thanks for some of the helpfull comments ill keep reading these forums and see how things go.
I sympathize, but I think you should choose your words more carefully. Your posts sounded awfully like a flamebait.
I've already placed my 200$ wager that the system will have good emulation potential. Like you, I'm eagerly awaiting a good handheld MAME unit, so far the PSP and Zodiac I own cannot do it enough for my liking. Oddly, last I checked the Zodiac is further along with mame than the PSP is, despite its lesser power of the two.
I'm probably going to sell my Zodiac 2 depending on how much I like the GPX2 when I get it. Of course, I wont really know how good it is until months down the road, I cannot expect it to fulfill my needs instantly. But the more I read these forums, the more I have faith in this community in comparison to the PSP homebrew scene. Maybe its the n00b in me.
I see it like this, I look at how many homebrew apps are out for the tapwave, I remembered going to tapland.com for awhile, and I saw a list of 'free must have apps' some post around the multimedia boards I think. There were maybe 4 or 5 homebrew. Zodtris, and some sniper game come to mind, was it called orbital sniper? Anyway, I think that the problems between the community and the company caused the entire thing to fall under. I've heard the homebrew scene for zodiacs is better since I stopped looking, somehow.
Then, the PSP. While it's the most powerful on the market, Sony is constantly trying to kill one of the few redeeming things left about their handheld. They haven't released any new games that are worthwhile, but GTA3:LCS is coming out soon, and I'm sure that'll sell a shitload of units. GTA3:LCS will probably also have the 2.01 patch, forcing many of us to make that inevitable choice.
I could say I've wasted alot of money on handhelds looking for the right choice. For a long time the flash card in my GBA was enough for me, and then the SRAM battery died
Now, this is the part of the rant where I might sound a bit crazy. Of the zodiac, and the PSP, I've never really felt like the device was 'my own'. This isn't just about the DRM, but I just felt like the devices themselves were limited in a way I can't put my finger on. To this day, I'm still tossing money out for a device that just feels right, and I'm hoping the GPX2 doesn't disappoint.
Where am I hoping it doesn't disappoint? Specifically SNES, and MAME. I'm not trying to be demanding when I say this, but I'm really hoping SNES meets my expectations eventually.
LJZ (now LJP, probably better so it probably doesn't matter) was slow-ish to begin with with any sound whatsoever, and the analog nub on the Zodiac is absolute crap, the buttons were too small and the device was a hassle to play.
I expected the PSP to feel better, what with it basically meant to function like a PS2 controller, which is the evolution of an SNES controller. Unfortunately, the PSP controls don't feel right either. I can't exactly define why, but the responsiveness of the directional buttons, and the mediocrity of the square button just ruined it for me.
I know I've set my expectations far too high for this unit more than likely, and I apologize. However, from the things I've read, this device has a community far stronger than the PSPs, and a company far more open than tapwave. I consider that good enough for now.
Sorry for saying a bunch of things you probably already know.
