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Anyone heard of this handheld? How does it work? And, would you buy it? :hmm:
kai123
07-20-2004, 06:37 PM
Anyone heard of this handheld? How does it work? And, would you buy it? :hmm:
I love my gp32 I will never sell it. I bought one about six months after it came out. It is wonderful for emulation. If you want official games don't look here. Only a few have been released and a couple are good. The Back Light unit was just released and seems to be the best model.
Go to www.gp32x.com and check the forums they can answer more questions.
ALrighty thanks for the info! :)
But hows it work?
jonjandran
07-20-2004, 07:31 PM
I've got a Flu (Front Lit Unit) and a Blu (Back Lit Unit)
The Gp32 Gamepark IMO is the best Handheld ever.
You buy a 128 mb Smart Media card and then you can load emulators, programs , etc, on it.
The Snes , and Genesis emulators are good and should be full speed and full sound with good compatiability within 2-3 months. Right now they are still fairly good with around 50% of the roms.
The Nes, Atari, Tg-16, etc emulators are awesome right now.
And the GBA emulator is coming along nicely , with full speed and good compatiability due in the next couple of months.
If you're going to buy one , buy the BLU 180 mhz unit from www.gbax.com
You'll gt it wuickly and their service and support can't be beat.
GET ONE !!!! You won't be dissappointed. :D
Is the BLU version hard to use? I mean when your using the emulators, does it come with instructions(that arent in japanese)? Also, how about hte MP3 player?
So far this thing sounds awesome! :)
PhoeniX
07-20-2004, 07:42 PM
Great little Korean handheld. Not only a good playform standard 8 and 16 bit emulation there are also projects to port some pc 486 era games to it. Personally, I am waiting to see if the tapwave Zodiak will get some of the functionality that the gp32 has but currently for portable emulation the gp32 is excelent. They are a little hard to find, your best bet is an importer online, they are seldom on ebay. When I went to China I looked high and low for one from Shen Zhen to Hong Kong, but to no avail. :(
They are an awesome device, though the resident games suck, and are largely in Korean, the emulation is awesome. If you can find one, it would be a wonderful addition to your collection to take your gaming on the go.
Flack
07-20-2004, 08:20 PM
Here are a few threads that should help.
GP32 Questions
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34326
The GP32 fun/help thread
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28153
GP32 owners, how do you like them?
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25186
So much for my GBA, how about a GP32?
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23555&highlight=gp32
If you need more info than that, search the forums for "GP32". I found another 20 or so threads I didn't cut/paste.
If you need more into than THAT, ask away!
Thanks for the help guys! LOL
I read somewhere that it is great if you overclock your GP? How would I go about doing this? Also, what is overclocking? LOL
srry...kinda new to this :roll:
Flack
07-20-2004, 10:12 PM
I read somewhere that it is great if you overclock your GP? How would I go about doing this? Also, what is overclocking? LOL
The GP32 by default runs at 66mhz. All GP32's can be overclocked to 133mhz with no problems. I think it has been proven that all GP32's can be overclocked to 156mhz with no problems. After that, it just depends on your unit. Most newer GP32's can be overclocked up to 180mhz. I know mine locks up at 160mhz.
Overclocking must be programmed into each particular application. I know for a while it was popular for authors to release multiple versions of their application (133mhz, 150mhz, 166mhz) and users could download which they preferred. Later programs came with a slider, which allowed users to select the speed they preferred. There is no hardware modification needed.
It's not a real big deal ... I'd say mine runs at 133mhz 99% of the time and I've never had a problem.
oops...just look athe message under this :)
srry for double posting
Do I really need 180mhz?
Last question! LOL
When I order this thing, and take it out of the package, will it be hard to get right into it and start emulating?
jonjandran
07-20-2004, 10:36 PM
As far as overclocking goes, yes it is done in software , BUT your GP32 must be able to support it.
For Genesis , SNes, and GBA emulation, 166 mhz is a minimum.
Thats why I said get your Gamepark GP32 from www.gbax.com
Then you can get a guaranteed 166 mhz or 180 mhz unit.
You can do a voltage mod to make sure your Gamepark will overclock. http://www.cobbleware.com/gp32/gp32oc.html
I did this on my Flu. It now overclocks to 168 mhz fine. But for my Blu I just got the 166mhz unit from www.gabx.com
As for your last question :
If you get the New Blu , then it will be easy to use out of the box.
You'll just need to buy a Multi Media card (128 mb is the biggest and recommended) Then you format it (with it in your Gamepark and hooked to the your computer or with the card in your computer if you have a smart media reader)
Then you just add your emulators and roms in the GPMM folder.
Crush Crawfish
07-20-2004, 11:15 PM
Wow! I'd never even heard of this thing until just know! Playing NES and SNES games on a portable sounds great!! But I saw a picture of this system and it looks like it only has 2 buttons, so how can you play SNES and Genesis games?
jonjandran
07-20-2004, 11:20 PM
Wow! I'd never even heard of this thing until just know! Playing NES and SNES games on a portable sounds great!! But I saw a picture of this system and it looks like it only has 2 buttons, so how can you play SNES and Genesis games?
It has 2 shoulder buttons, or you can map the x,y buttons to the start and select buttons.
I was looking on lik-sang and they have a BLU for $179.99, 166 mhz. Would that be a good buy?(would i be able to run SNES or Genesis emu's on 166mhz pretty good?)
Also, on gbax.com they have a 180mhz BLU for 132.99 only it's in european currency and i have no clue what that would be in dollars? LOL
jonjandran
07-20-2004, 11:30 PM
I was looking on lik-sang and they have a BLU for $179.99, 166 mhz. Would that be a good buy?(would i be able to run SNES or Genesis emu's on 166mhz pretty good?)
Also, on gbax.com they have a 180mhz BLU for 132.99 only it's in european currency and i have no clue what that would be in dollars? LOL
At gbax.com go to checkout and click on US , type of shipping, etc . (you don't have to enter the e-mail address) and submit it. It will then give you a US total.
It's going to be around $215
But with Lik-sang they only give you a 2 month warranty and they rarely honor it. At gbax.com , Craig will fix or replace your Blu for over a year. Some people have had their Flus fixed 18 months after they bought them.
So I recommend gbax . It's worth it.
I have to admit this thing sounds awesome! You can't beat some classic gaming on the go! LOL
I guess my last question would be, is it worth my $228.32?(not including the memory card)
jonjandran
07-21-2004, 10:33 AM
I have to admit this thing sounds awesome! You can't beat some classic gaming on the go! LOL
I guess my last question would be, is it worth my $228.32?(not including the memory card)
Uhh YEA !!!
GO GET ONE NOW !!!!
RUN , DON'T WALK LOL
kai123
07-21-2004, 12:25 PM
I read somewhere that it is great if you overclock your GP? How would I go about doing this? Also, what is overclocking? LOL
The GP32 by default runs at 66mhz. All GP32's can be overclocked to 133mhz with no problems. I think it has been proven that all GP32's can be overclocked to 156mhz with no problems. After that, it just depends on your unit. Most newer GP32's can be overclocked up to 180mhz. I know mine locks up at 160mhz.
Overclocking must be programmed into each particular application. I know for a while it was popular for authors to release multiple versions of their application (133mhz, 150mhz, 166mhz) and users could download which they preferred. Later programs came with a slider, which allowed users to select the speed they preferred. There is no hardware modification needed.
It's not a real big deal ... I'd say mine runs at 133mhz 99% of the time and I've never had a problem.
All Gp32s should be able to do 133 mhz since that is what it was designed for. Going over 133 mhz is when people start to have freezing problems. Some people can only go to 132 mhz and some like myself can go to 200 mhz with no problems. It just depends on the brand of memory in your gp32.
jonjandran
07-21-2004, 05:25 PM
All Gp32s should be able to do 133 mhz since that is what it was designed for. Going over 133 mhz is when people start to have freezing problems. Some people can only go to 132 mhz and some like myself can go to 200 mhz with no problems. It just depends on the brand of memory in your gp32.
No It doesn't depend on the memory it depends on the Processors Core Voltage.
It's just like overclocking a Pentium processor. If you crank up the core volts you overclock the CPU.
With the Overclock Mod on the GP32, you change the resistors that control the cpu's volts and it allows the cpu to run at a higher mhz.
On my Flu I changed the core to 1.94v and can get 168 mhz out of it. (before that it was stuck at 150 mhz or so ). On my Blu I'll be uping it to 1.98v so I can get 180-200 mhz.
Before i order my 180 BLU, can i use two different emulators on my GP32?
For example, could I have an SNES emulator and a Genesis emu? I still dont really understand how you emulate the games and everything?
Srry for making this such a big thread, i just want to know before spend my $228 on this thing LOL [/i]
jonjandran
07-21-2004, 05:52 PM
Before i order my 180 BLU, can i use two different emulators on my GP32?
For example, could I have an SNES emulator and a Genesis emu? I still dont really understand how you emulate the games and everything?
Srry for making this such a big thread, i just want to know before spend my $228 on this thing LOL [/i]
I have 6 different emulators and around 80 different games on my 128mb card right now.
So yes you can have several emulators and games.
kai123
07-21-2004, 06:09 PM
All Gp32s should be able to do 133 mhz since that is what it was designed for. Going over 133 mhz is when people start to have freezing problems. Some people can only go to 132 mhz and some like myself can go to 200 mhz with no problems. It just depends on the brand of memory in your gp32.
No It doesn't depend on the memory it depends on the Processors Core Voltage.
It's just like overclocking a Pentium processor. If you crank up the core volts you overclock the CPU.
With the Overclock Mod on the GP32, you change the resistors that control the cpu's volts and it allows the cpu to run at a higher mhz.
On my Flu I changed the core to 1.94v and can get 168 mhz out of it. (before that it was stuck at 150 mhz or so ). On my Blu I'll be uping it to 1.98v so I can get 180-200 mhz.
Well what I read on the gp32x boards points to memory. You can manually push it with the voltage mod but you can still only go to 168 mhz. My system and others can go to 200 mhz without a mod so I would think it has something to do with memory configuration.
Considering they use the exact same type of resistor to each system.
I will point you to this thread on the gp32x board. http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=1694 You may have to register to view it.
BTW try overclocking a computer with shitty ram you won't get the same results you would get with better ram. If I am missing something please let me know.
Just Ordered my GP32 Blue 180mhz! :D
Cant wait for it to come in!
jonjandran
07-22-2004, 12:39 AM
Well what I read on the gp32x boards points to memory. You can manually push it with the voltage mod but you can still only go to 168 mhz. My system and others can go to 200 mhz without a mod so I would think it has something to do with memory configuration.
Considering they use the exact same type of resistor to each system.
I will point you to this thread on the gp32x board. http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=1694 You may have to register to view it.
BTW try overclocking a computer with shitty ram you won't get the same results you would get with better ram. If I am missing something please let me know.
Well it's quite heavily debated on the gp32x boards. I guess it's a matter of opinion until someone does more tests.