Pfffft! Forget the NEO GEO X !

[OldSchoolGamer]

Forget the Neo Geo X this thing kicks it's ass at NEO GEO emulation and tons of other consoles and computers!
Any doubt check out Qbertaddict1's Youtube page for demonstration videos!
https://www.youtube....N2MemZkgn_eSd3e
This is the handheld emulation device built by gamers for gamers, it is not a walled garden but an open sourced device.

Here is the Kickstarter, check it out and decide for yourself !

http://www.kickstart...gaming-handheld


SOME of what will be emulated: NEO GEO / C64 / Various PC game ports / Mame / Final Burn / Neo Geo Pocket / Atari 7800 / Gameboy & Gameboy color / Genesis / SegaCD / Snes/ OpenBor / MANY Open Dingux ports/ AES / Amiga / AtariST / TurboGrafx & TurboCD MUCH MUCH MORE!

[Bojay1997]

Is this a joke? Why should anyone donate to a Kickstarter so you can essentially manufacture yet another Dingoo clone?

[Tupin]

Yes, what can this do that a Dingoo or a Yinlips cannot?

[OldSchoolGamer]

Yes, what can this do that a Dingoo or a Yinlips cannot?

Great question. If I may, below I am pasting a quote from rdemming on Atariage which I think best answers your question (I do not think he will mind):

As an owner of the Dingoo A320 I'm following the GCW-ZERO already for a long time and I even preordered the special edition version a few months ago that are currently shipping. It is the first successor to the A320 that is truly a successor. There were many knock-off devices (A330, A380, GameGadget) but they added very little to the A-320. The GCW-ZERO uses a CPU from the same series as the A-320 but much more powerfull and has a GPU supporting OpenGL-ES aswell.

It runs a version of Linux (OpenDingux) thus lots of Linux applications can be ported with modest effort. There are already emulator for the 7800, Lynx and Atari ST. Probably Atari 2600 and 8-bit emulator are in the works. So it is a must for Atari fan too

It might not be as powerfull as the latest Android devices but this one is really geared towards gaming. I've heard that Android emulators often suffer from audio lag and have problems using real buttons. The CGW-ZERO has quite some community support so I expect quite a bit from this machine.

For more info go to the Dingoonity forum.

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[Mister_Pal]

How is this any different than a PSP, Pandora or GP32/GP2X/GP2X Wiz etc.?

[Satoshi_Matrix]

indeed buy a PSP and mod it for around the same rpcie, or save up and get the much more powerful and versatile Open Pandora.

I dont see the appeal of this device either, unless emulators are brilliant out of the gate and it has crazy good battery life or something else to make it stand out.

[IHatedSega]

So someone made a portable Kawaks? Cool, but eh.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Geez tough crowd. Joke? No not at all, I ask only you guys check the video in the kickstarter or even more so the playlist of vids I linked to Youtube, look at the Neo Geo and other emulation you will see clearly it outperforms Dingoo , Neo Geo X and others. I thought the NEO GEO X was quick cash in crap like the Sega ATgames handhelds but I have been monitoring development of this device since day one and thus far emulation looks great, very sharp, sounds awesome, it will be competitively priced too. You're welcome to be negative, piss on it, jump on me WHATEVER but hey, again, from my first post I have only asked you check out the links, vids and decide for yourself, I am excited about it and I think it has a chance of being pretty sweet for the retro gamer. Thanks for your consideration.

[IHatedSega]

sorry if i sounded harsh. its just im kind of getting tired of all these emulation handhelds. theres so many you dont have enough room to shake a stick at. I think ill just get a PSP to emulate arcades games with. And theres ouya for tv gaming too. i think i may try that if reviews are great.

Ill watch more of those videos though, giga wing is a great shooter.

[OldSchoolGamer]

sorry if i sounded harsh. its just im kind of getting tired of all these emulation handhelds. theres so many you dont have enough room to shake a stick at. I think ill just get a PSP to emulate arcades games with.

Ill watch more of those videos though, giga wing is a great shooter.

Thanks, trust me as owner of Dingoo / Caanoo / Yinlips / JXD devices with varying degrees of satisfaction I too was pretty skeptical at first, but I watched all of Qbertaddict1's videos (He got a dev unit) and every video I watched, the sound the performance, the sharp screen, aspect ratio etc, the plain look of the handheld seemed to betray the quality of the display and emulation, the unit will be competitively priced like JXD and Yinlips but it is NOT an ANDROID device so it is not using those emulators, it's already running a basic OS that runs many emulators form Neo Geo to SNES and PC ports REALLY WELL and development is continuing to port even more games, emulators and apps. I AM THE LAST ONE to start a post yelling the praises of some new clone or handheld etc, but following this right from development to speaking with some people involved I am personally excited as a classic gamer, everything thus far indicates this will have the competitive price along with the performance. Again, I could care less if anyone is convinced, I am just being honest and raising awareness and hopefully support for an item that I think is the closets I have seen to "getting it right" If any if you watch the kickstart video followed by the Youtube playlist videos (I promise you will think THAT is what I wanted from the NEO GEO X HANDHELD!!!) if after that you are not at least somewhat excited or at least interested than fair enough!

[BricatSegaFan]

The title of this thread makes me think of flatus.

[Zach]

Seriously, everyone. The videos real do prove the quality of the emulation of this device as well as can possibly be done without seeing an actual unit. The gameplay looks incredibly smooth and faithful to the originals.

I have done lots of PSP emulation gaming in the past, and was certainly also disappointed by SNES performance. That was years ago, though, so maybe it's better now.

The d-pad on this Kickstarter device looks amazing, too. Just what I want for classic NES and SNES emulation.

[WCP]

Lot's of people are mentioning PSP, but it's been my experience with the PSP that when the screen scrolls, it can look pretty crappy. Since tons of retro games have those kind of scrolling screens, I just think that the PSP doesn't have the ideal kind of screen for emulation. Plus, widescreen screens aren't where retro games should be played. I'm a 4:3 purist when it comes to playing games pre Dreamcast. There is SO much amazing stuff out there pre-Dreamcast, so why not own a really good portable emulation device with a nice 4:3 screen.

The thing is, I'd really need to see one of these in person to be convinced. I'd need to feel the D-Pad and see how the screen looks.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Rise Of The Triad has been ported to the GCW Zero

[BricatSegaFan]

Not a dumb question. I was wondering that same thing, as it's very oddly-worded. "This level of support or above guarantees you one of our first round of consoles shipped,..." I'll bet we're overthinking it, though.

I did ask them this exact question on their Kickstarter page. I'll post here if I get a response.

I had read that if you pledge $135 you get one of the first run units.

So if you pledge $160 you get the same thing?

[substantial_snake]

Yay they made it earlier today!

I hope they make their stated goal for release in a couple of months. Seems that all they need to do is put production orders in at this point based on what I've seen on that guys youtube channel.

Also to answer the questions posted above:

$135 Pledge Level
-Guarantees a first production run console
-Access to official site/forums

$160 Pledge Level
-Guarantees a first production run console
-Acess to offical site/forums
-T-shirt with GCW logos
-Glass etched with the GCW logo
-Decal with GCW logo

Yeah its worded weird but nothing on the pledge list implies that one gets preference over the other. The only real difference is that your SUPER AWESOME for paying 25 bucks more for a shirt, glass, and decal.

[Zach]

While I'm still not 100% confident based on the wording (you get an early shot at...) I went ahead and backed it at the $135 level.

This looks like it might have enough momentum that they really keep adding features, like supporting the HDMI out and allowing the use of USB controllers, neither of which they have added yet but are in the works, supposedly.

[wiggyx]

Yeah, guaranteed a first run unit does NOT mean you GET a first run unit with that pledge. It could mean that you get ACCESS to the first run of units only. I wanna pledge, but I really need this to be clear first.

[BricatSegaFan]

Id rather have a kickstarter petition to have Sega make a new console.....IDEA!!!!!

[IHatedSega]

Id rather have a kickstarter petition to have Sega make a new console.....IDEA!!!!!

Thatd be awesome actually. I bet they could get enough money to do it too. They just have to promise to make the best Sonic game since the Genesis era.