Ummmm.... Guh?

[CapnTree]

I would have to be the first to admit im not particularly good with computers. I can use programmes fairly well and i can usually find the on button after a few tries. The fact that im like this is making me wonder of the GP32 is for me. I am extremely interested in the emulation side of it (there are far too many classic games in the world) as well as the mp3 player. But if its complex to use i can just see myself and my annoyingly fickle attention span getting discouraged, and then ill have me a nice £100 paperweight

Basically, I want to know if the GP32 requires a certain level of computing knowledge, and if so is the level hard to attain.

Thanks in advance

 

[deanollive]

Same here m8, but after a few nights of messing around you will understand how the gp works!

deffinately worth it!

 

[Arutha]

There are a couple of newbie guides on this site or some others that cover the "hard" part of getting your GP32 setup. Basically, you need to register your GP32 with Gamepark over the internet, then you can download a "freelauncher" from their site that allows you to play non-commercial games, emulators, etc. The problem is the process isn't well documented by gamepark and their servers seem to work 1/2 the time . The guides will talk you around such problems though.

After that, the rest is fairly easy. Using a program called PC-Link on your PC (looks kinda like Windows Explorer) you connect to your GP32 and copy files/roms over. FXE files go to the GPMM directory, FPK and GPK files get installed using the File... Install menu of PC-Link and for roms you put them where the emu's readmes tell you to (usually a subdirectory in GPMM)

When you're setup with all that, you just play. And trust me, any problems you had will vanish from memory when you start playing!

 

[Rico]

Not at all...it is of course more technical than a Gameboy, but once you've put the ROMs and Emulators into the GP32, it's simply a case of pressing On and playing

I'll outline it here:

You follow a simple install proceedure that requires no more effort than the effort it took you to post this message.

Then you use an Explorer-style program to put the files in.

MP3s - put in gp:\\MP3 and they'll show up on the MP3 player.
Emulators - put in gp:\\GMMM.
Roms - put in the directory the emulator tells you to.
e.g. gp:\\GPMM\NES for NES roms.

If you need any help, there's a ton of people here and on the chat room #gp32 (EFnet) who can help you!

- Rico

 

[gary]

if you can read, you can use the GP - im not a computer wiz but i read every doc that came with each emu or programme & managed to get things working pretty much on my 1st attempt.

go on . . dive in!

 

[Demonix]

What confused me was how to set the thing up - I started with no docs and still managed to get it up and running.... with the docs you shouldnt really have a problem.

Another confusing thing is all the EMUs, games, utils etc - theres blooming loads em'. I suggest you pick say two things, like 1 emu and 1 util (I suggest GPFM - The GP File Manager, it can play mp3's, view jpegs and text files, and GPEngine - The PC Engine Emulator). Once you've mastered installing and using these you should be ready to attack all the other games/emus/utils etc

Good luck and if you need any help give us a shout - theres lots of people here who are willing to help out another GP32 owner.

 

[true karma]

If you know what emulation is you obviously have some knowlege of computing, if the prospect of playing old classics on the move sounds good too you you really can't beat the GP32, and once you've se up your GP32 and installed an emulator it'll be like second nature too you, if you need any help look in the guides on this site, or ask in these forums

 

[Shibaz]

What exactly is a PC Engine Emulator?

 

[Demonix]

PC Engine is an old console, the emulator allows cartridge "ROMS" (ie the information from the cartridge thats been saved into a computer file) to be played on the GP32. The PC Engine I believe was quite popular and a version of it was used in the arcades.

 

[kram]

You mights wanna go to GP32emu.com because they have some pretty good guides for beginners.

 

[CapnTree]

Thanks for all the posts you guys, i think i might have to give in and buy one the thing that got me was the realisation that i could totally watch transformers the movie whenever i get bored. I almost dropped my pint

The big question is: The light, is it worth it?

 

[Rico]

The big question is: The light, is it worth it?

Check here:
http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=654

Which is a discussion of the question.