The "i <3 Gp2x" Thread

[WhizzBang]

I enjoy

1) This forum - for the news, views, help, information and just generaly an interesting read. Most people seem fairly reasonable and intelligent too.

2) Nostalgia - Mainly through GP2Xpectrum, GameBoy, MAME and DrMD (more for Master System emulation than MD though)

3) Discovering new things - Didn't know much about SCUMM or Quake until I got my GP2X, and Tilematch had me and my girlfriend hooked for months.

4) That feeling that things are just going to get better too. Maybe SNES or GBA will be emulated fully, maybe Rlyeh will stun everyone with a suite of emus as he did on GP32.

 

[shinneri]

I love the community, and it's been fun seeing it grow soo much from the GP32 days up to now. I also love the fact that anyone--even myself, who can barely write a "Hello World" program--is able to contribute to the community just by helping others understand the platform.

Of course, the console itself is very intriguing. I remember scoffing when I first heard about this wacky "Gamepark32" console that was supposed to compete with my Gameboy Advance. Then a couple years later, I wondered what became of it, and, boy, my first impression was WAY off (of course, it wasn't homebrew-friendly when I heard about it first). Being able to play thousands of classic game, cool homebrew, and multimedia is just plain awesome.

EDIT: Ah yes, and finally beating Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco II. Also, finally having the best baseball game ever, Super Baseball 2020, in portable form.

 

[gaterooze]

Thanks Telco Maybe I'll race you to the end...

WhizzBang, give AlexKidd2X a try for Master System emulation, it's great.

 

[b._.o._.b]

Yeah! Good thread.

Love:

1. Lightweight, feel and display of the GP2X
2. In combination with gmenu2x browsing and choosing games is very intuitive, easy and fast.
3. Great emulators, my favorites Vice/Frodo, OutcaST, MAME and Picodrive.
4. Some fantastic homebrew games and I also like homebrew that are still made for ST or C64 and will run on the emulators. I bought the GP2X primarely for emulation, but I play more homebrew than I expected. One of the many unexpected pleasures.
5. The open architecture of the GP2X. It gives the GP2X some kind of immortality and gives me the feeling I really own this device without being limited.
6. The future: I think there will happen a lot more great things for the GP2X. More great ports, more great homebrew. Also I think more hardware hacking projects will appear, especially when the GP2X will sell less and they will be less expensive. I see in a few years the GP2X having a small but very active community that will give the GP2X an even more cult status than it already has got.
7. Linux: I'm using it on my desktop and phone and love it. If it was possible I would install Linux on my coffee maker
8. The community: this board, the files archive and don't forget the great wiki. Love reading this forum and sharing the great stuff we can do with our toy and also reading what we could do. Above average reasonable people and not too much morons.
9. The Devs... They are the real hero's. They give their spare time to make a difference and deserve our appreciation. Even when I'm not gonna use a piece of software, I know every addition to the archive is valuable and makes my GP2X even more worthwhile having.
10. Myself: for buying a GP2X

 

[Cheezer]

Yes, I'm an emulator fiend. Ever since I got NESticle running on an old Win95 machine, I was fascinated by the magic of playing games on a system other than the one they were originally made for.

God Lou, that really brought back a flood of memories!

I remember when NESticle came out and it was the first time I'd seen something emulated about perfectly with full speed! Then there was that whole scandal about Donald from "Damaged Cybernetics" who hacked into the guy who wrote it (Sardu of Bloodlust Software) and stole the source code and then Sardu was so mad he said he'd never update the emulator again. I remember when that same guy did a near perfect emulator for the Genesis (Genecyst) and that other one that ran Capcom games. He was like a one-man emulating wonder! This was back in the day when the only other near perfect emulators used to cost money (e.g. Marat Fayzullin and his stuff). Remember all that too?

I used to read "Zophar's Domain" daily back in 96/97 to read about the latest emulators for DOS/Windows, and now I do the same at gp32x for my gp2x and my gp32!

 

[pkostrze]

What's not to love? I like the fact that there's a device that fits in my pocket and allows me to: watch movies, listen to music, emulate sega master system/genesis/game gear, nintendo NES/SNES/GB/GBC/GBA, PSX, NEOGEO, NGP... well, practically all good consoles, emulate tons of old computers. All of this and it's open source! The GP2X community is the greatest group in gaming and there are new releases practically every day.

I can honestly say that the GP2X is, to date, my single greatest purchase ever. I constantly promote the GP2X to everyone I talk to.

Also, any time I wait in a line I no longer care how long the line is as long as I have my '2X.

 

[Nickmon]

1) Have to be the friendly people/communite
2) The developers for all the great emulators and apps
(in particular NeoGeo and the PCEngine emulators)
3) The fact you can fiddle with it, change things, re skin it, add bits, alter the interface.
Reminds me of the 80 when I started playing with these things
4) The fact its made by a small company and not a big corporate
5) gp32x.de

 

[Nova]

Porn on the picture viewer.


Aha, but I kid. I love the community. I love the feeling of doing something for the community, and the praise you get in return. Makes me feel special .

 

[Cervante]

makes me feel different, I own something I dont see everyday so it makes me feel unique

 

[norm]

i everything about my 2x - cant say a bad word about it

 

[Estopero]

i love all that you say, and i love too when the batteries get off and i remember that i have another couple of batteries charged ready to be used ^^

 

[coldfish]

I've had mine for about 9 months, and still actually -want- to use it daily. That hasn't happened with a piece of technology since my C64.

The GP2X has that "special something" feel.

I dont interact with the community much, but it does seem dev's are both friendly and generous with their free time, well done fellas, everything you do just makes the GP2X experience all the richer.

All my 8-16bit memories, plus media playing, plus a constant flow of free apps and games...

...In a handheld!!!

What more could any geek want?

 

[virusx]

What's the best with this handled.. hummm

Firstly I bought it because I saw its potential in emulation. Gosh... I love emulation!
Then I met this forum and the community. I love this community! Like it or not I love you guys ;-)
Then I saw that people were dev'ing cool homebrew titles and applications.
I have the advantage of not taking my music player , plus my video player, plus my handled on the go (and I have a cd player, had a huge Archos b****h and a Nec GT).
All in one. That is huge... LOVE!
And finally I'm enjoying a lot those tweaking, bugs and crashes, searching, finding answers on the forum, problem solved things.
Even if I don't understand one little word in some discussions about hardware and dev'ing.

I imagine that if I still have my Nec Handled, I will bring this handled in my graveyard for sure.

 

[jedisolo]

I like the gp2x because it can play video, music, viewing photos and old school games. Now that I have bought the cradle the viewing angle is excellent for watching anime.

 

[TelcoLou]

I love that my '2X can now boot into MAME with TV-out activated ... mwa ha haaa!!

 

[smellybohemian]

I love the fact that the devs are pushing the GP2X as far as they can, haven't seen that since the C64. As well as this community, it really makes you feel welcomed and a part of something. The only other online community that does that for me is the Blender3D community. Another big plus is being able to play with not only my old favorite systems from a kid, but with the ones i never had. Yay for emulation! My whole experience with the GP2X has on the whole been a positive one, from the excellent and speedy service from the Australian GP2X shop, to the prompt reply for the only question i have asked so far in the forums. It has only been abit over 2 months, but i am down for life. And i like just how tough it is, no moving parts, dropped the thing 3 times in the first week and it is still going.

A huge thanks to all the developers, the community and Gamepark Holdings for making the GP2X such a wonderful device.

 

[Lithosphere]

I really like the community, everyone is working on something and everything keeps getting better and better. Also the many possibilities you have is fantastic. Lots of emulators, wifi, special things like: gps mod, bochs, ... If you program for the gp2x you also learn a lot of the linux system, hardware, the dual core processor ... It's all great! I haven't regretted buying one.

 

[___]

yay! With the recent gbax compo now finished and the entries revealed:

-I love how my gp2x can emulate all the old classics
-I love all the great and exciting homebrew released!!! In this gbax there was so much quality stuff... damnit I am addicted!
-I love refreshing the gp32x boards every 10 minutes to see if something new came out, something interesting or someone I like is online.
-I love how everyone contemplates ideas for new programs, how everyone tests and codes and plays and all that is thrown together... sort of a software melting pot ^^...
-I love being part of this scene and helping out newbies.
-I love that you learn so much about hardware and old console hardware only by reading the explanations of puck, squidge, zodttd, exophase and the devs...

I LOVE MY GP2X! Best idea ever to get one. I am addicted!

 

[berighteous]

I love being able to develop games on a handheld. How cool is that?

 

[X-Code]

I'm glad to at last be able to bring a personal dream to life... it's even more fun creating it for a device that fits in a pocket and doesn't belong to a big evil company

GP2X is great!

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