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GP2X Surpasses Expectations

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the raising-the-bar dept.

Harry Trotter writes "Gameparks GP2X Linux Based Console had a lot to live up to with Some amusing boasts from Gamepark, but it has lived up to its pre-billing rather well with great ports of commercial games and emulators such as Mame, Vice (Commodore 64), NeoGeo CD, Duke Nukem 3D, ScummVM and another 150 more releases so far, all of which can be followed at GP2X News & GP32 Xtreme. The Open Source Development of this console has ensured a following that will keep the console alive for years to come."

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  1. Bah. by oGMo · · Score: 0, Redundant
    This looks great, and I want one; but I'm not going to buy one until they have a rechargable battery pack.

    And don't give me BS about "additional costs". The only people buying these things are enthusiasts and hackers. Like me. Who are willing to pay an extra $50+ for a good lithium polymer battery. I'm not spending $$ on and carrying around AA's. I thought we got over that nonsense with the original GBA.

    --

    Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage

  2. What is this? by DF5JT · · Score: 1, Redundant

    http://wiki.gp2x.org/wiki/Linux

      Drawbacks of Linux on the GP2X

            * Does not expose the full power of the hardware - Linux does not see the second processor or the upper 32MB of memory.

    Huh?

    If I were their marketing department, I'd fling a couple of these things among kernel developers.