Playin Games On A Pda?

[menion]

Hi
A friend of mine got a ASUS 620 PDA ( check the link below)
http://www.datorbutiken.com/se/default.php?artId=ASMPA620
but he will now sell it and asked me if i was interested. (400mhz, 32 mb ram and 64mb "harddrive"). Are there any god emulators to these kind of machines? Got a Gp32 Flu but the PDA looks very interesting. He showed me some kind of mediaplayer and stuff..

He wants around 1600SEK ($200) for the PDA which is very cheap but dont really know if I have any use of it.. got a gp32 Flu..

What do u guys think about it? somtehin worth buyin?

Sorry about my crappy eng

 

[BaDToaD]

Well let's put it this way. I've got a Sony t675c Clie which was top of the range a year ago and it's a very nice bit of kit but I don't use it for games much now as the GP32 is much better. I know it's a different OS but the principle is the same.

 

[khephren]

It's anice bit of kit- and it's very good for running the PS1 emulator

http://fpsearm.psxfanatics.com/

and there is a forum topic here about it: http://www.pdai.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1111

as for other emulators etc it can run, i'm not sure, but if it can run a playstation emulator, i'd have high hopes for the other emulators.

EDIT: SCUMM, quake 1 and 2, SNES, all run very well (the machine is also software clockable like the GP) a lot of general info can be found here:

http://www.pocketmatrix.com

hope this helps.

 

[BaDToaD]

Forgot to mention the main thing I hate about the PDA for gaming is the controls suck compared to the gp32

 

[khephren]

Forgot to mention the main thing I hate about the PDA for gaming is the controls suck compared to the gp32

And you can quote him on that...I just did!
Actually even the best PDA controls are shit for games (placement and button numbers mainly) really shit PDA's even have button lag( 620 does not suffer from this though)

 

[Magellan]

Anyone considered making some simple pda functions for a GP32? An addressbook and calender would be cool. Hell an iPod has that, but maybe the whole syncronization issue is hard to work out.

 

[Arnout]

The GP32 has one minor disadvantage, there is no powered clock when it's turned off.
So you would always have to enter the correct date & time.

 

[a1210]

I think i read somewhere the asus 620 is one of the best pdas for gaming :unsure:
there's lotsa emulators for pdas at morphgear... and i heard they work pretty well... but i dont kno.... cuz ive never owned a pda b4....

 

[khephren]

Anyone considered making some simple pda functions for a GP32? An addressbook and calender would be cool. Hell an iPod has that, but maybe the whole syncronization issue is hard to work out.

I'm pretty sure you can get some ST software that does this, can't for the life of me remember what it's called though.

 

[Septera]

The GP32 has one minor disadvantage, there is no powered clock when it's turned off.
So you would always have to enter the correct date & time.

The game pokemon have a clock inside and it works after you turn the game off, I just wonder how it works. :unsure:

 

[khephren]

I should imagine it has a powered rea; time clock inside.

 

[menion]

Hm.. yes the controls sucks at PDA comparing to handheld gaming consoles, but the "control-panel" at the Asus 620 seems ok even though its on a PDA?

But does the ps1 and GBA emulator work at fullspeed ?anyone know? Im not up to sell my gp32 or somethin but the litle Asus PDA seems to be a very powerful "toy" ;E
If the PDA is great to watch movies on i'll consider to buy it .. but i'll never sell my gp32 ;o

 

[menion]

It's anice bit of kit- and it's very good for running the PS1 emulator

http://fpsearm.psxfanatics.com/

and there is a forum topic here about it: http://www.pdai.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1111

as for other emulators etc it can run, i'm not sure, but if it can run a playstation emulator, i'd have high hopes for the other emulators.

EDIT: SCUMM, quake 1 and 2, SNES, all run very well (the machine is also software clockable like the GP) a lot of general info can be found here:

http://www.pocketmatrix.com

hope this helps.

thx for the links khephren

 

[NssOne]

It's not hard to make a real time clock that doesn't require a regular power source. Look at computers, the motherboard have a crystal counter clock (or something like that, can't remember, my dad told me what it was before) on them. It would probably require a decent amount of modification in order for the GP32 to read data from the clock in order to synchronice with the program.

As far as PDA functions go, I wouldn't mind seeing a text editor, address/phone book and other stuff for the GP32.