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Gameboy Advance Clone Superemulator

Posted by Hemos on from the play-them-all-all-the-time dept.

Aluminum Tuesday writes "During a raging internal debate over whether to fork out for the new Gameboy Advance SP, I came across the Korean GP32, a handheld console that looks superior to the GBA in every way. It's capable of emulating the GBA, Super Nintendo, Commodore 64, etc. plus there's a SCUMMVM engine for Monkey Island games and a Java VM. Seems to have a huge online following. It runs its own OS, and there are programs capable of playing divx/mp3 files, though there's also a Linux port on the way. Not too expensive either. (99UKP / 149USD) That's a UK supplier; they ship worldwide, though I found this more expensive American supplier too. (179USD)" Gotta catch 'em all!

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  1. specs by slyguy420 · · Score: 5, Informative

    cpu 32 bit risc cpu
    screen 3.5" tft
    rom 512 kbyte
    media smc(smart media card)
    sdram 8mb
    communication usb port
    sound 16bit stereo sound
    4 channel wav mixing
    resolution 320 x 240 pixel
    power supply 2 batteries aa
    display colors 65536 colors

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  2. Excuse me? by Cutriss · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nowhere in that list does it say "Game Boy Advance" or "GBA". Considering that it lists the Game Boy separately from the Game Boy Color, I think it's a bit presumptuous to say that it supports GBA games just because you see that category there.

    So, seeing as how it does not actually support GBA games, I don't find it superior to my GBA, which *does* play GBA games.

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  3. The article's also wrong about GBA emulation. by dabootsie · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the GP32 Xtreme site linked as source for the emulators, there's no GBA emulator for the GP32. It can currently emulate the Gameboy/Gameboy Color and even the SNES... but not the GBA.