Post by: Lecter on July 02, 2003, 12:47:21 PM
http://www.gbax.com/gp32review.html
Hardware Specs - http://www.play-asia.com/paos-13-3032c007.html
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 02, 2003, 03:41:00 PM
Post by: Lecter on July 02, 2003, 03:49:15 PM
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Post by: Grey Ninja on July 02, 2003, 03:58:24 PM
I would strongly recommend picking up a C++ book someday and trying to learn the language. It will be difficult at first, and it's a long road until you get to the point that you can code something useful, but when you do get there... it's the most rewarding thing ever. I am still a newbie myself, although I have had 2 years of formal instruction so far, but I am actually able to code useful things now. Having that ability is actually quite nice. It takes me forever to code anything because of my inexperience, but I CAN code things.
It's seriously not as hard as many people make out. Once you learn the basics really well, the sky's the limit to where your abilities can take you. It really wouldn't hurt to learn it for a few hours a day for a couple of months.
Post by: Big_Pimp on July 02, 2003, 04:24:38 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 02, 2003, 04:31:08 PM
The GBA game goes on my resume as a sign of my interest in the industry. Near as I can tell, it's almost impossible to get a job in the industry, and I could really use the extra help that a full GBA game would get me.
Post by: aoi tsuki on July 02, 2003, 05:23:02 PM
i'd definitely say stick with the GBA because you've got a much bigger market. GP32 is a nice piece of hardware though, and i'm sure i'll eventually get one.
On a related note, you guys should check out the 15 days GP32 programming project. Some amazing stuff for only 15 days of developement > http://15days.gp32emu.com/
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 02, 2003, 05:30:29 PM
I have been meaning to get a flash cart for some time, but I just can't afford it. Nobody on the project has one either. The game is still in a fairly early stage of development, but it should be starting to look a lot more like a game in a couple of weeks. I just need to find the time and energy to code some more.
Post by: Lecter on July 02, 2003, 09:14:51 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 03, 2003, 10:22:41 AM
And regarding the GP32, I don't think it needs any recognition.
Check these links out.
http://www.maththinking.com/boat/books/ThinkingInCPPv1/Frames.html
http://www.maththinking.com/boat/books/ThinkingInCPPv2/Index.htm
http://freebooks.by.ru/view/CProgrammingLanguage/kandr.html
http://www.icce.rug.nl/documents/cplusplus/
These links are VERY good places to start.
For software, all you need to start programming is this
Post by: oohhboy on July 03, 2003, 12:27:35 PM
Also considering what nintendo could do with just 14MHz, with the next machine it would be crazy.
It is true one shouldn't compare the GBA and the GP32. But this is new tech and it is more powerful by brute force. So one would say it is light years ahead. But one another note, if you can play old games and hackers have already broken the copy protection and being relatively easy, how are devs going to make money off it? It would be stuck as an open dev deal without/little money to be made. Being so flexiable may well be it's undoing in the long run.
A delightul handheld, but economically unworkable. I salute Thee.
Post by: Lecter on July 03, 2003, 05:03:54 PM
Post by: oohhboy on July 04, 2003, 02:17:00 AM
Sure the handheld maker gets some money, but what about everyone else? With this unlimited replay value in old games you wouldn't buy any of the new stuff unless there was a really good reason. Even then you wouldn't buy it since you can just DL it off the net. This has to be the most Dev unfriendly handheld ever made economically.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 04, 2003, 11:36:44 AM
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Originally posted by: Lecter
Well basically the company makes $$ off the consoles it sells...and the system has unlimited replay value since its like owning 13 consoles. I'm gonna pick one of these up definetly, I mean cmon it emulates the GBA!. Why pick up the GBA when you can get a SNES, Genesis, NES, Commoder, GBA, Atar, Lynx and many more all in one. Plus its light weight and looks cool, and has its own OS or you can install Windows or whatever you want on it.
I'll give you a reason why you shouldn't buy it. Because it seems that you cannot keep yourself from pirating a bunch of Nintendo games. Instead of paying the developers for their time involved in creating a bunch of GBA games, you choose to pay a little bit of money to the makers of the GP32 and steal from the GBA developers.
Doesn't this strike you as being a little bit wrong?
Post by: Lecter on July 04, 2003, 09:39:38 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 05, 2003, 10:55:11 AM
As for GBA emulation, you can gussy it up all you want, but you know that you are just a common thief when you buy a GP32 just to rip off Nintendo. It's not free. It's stolen. Get that through your head.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 05, 2003, 11:25:14 AM
Post by: Lecter on July 05, 2003, 06:31:43 PM
Post by: aoi tsuki on July 05, 2003, 06:47:09 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 05, 2003, 06:51:33 PM
ANYWAY, if you can indeed play copied games on this GP32, I'm surprised it's producer hasn't been sued or something. I'm sure Nintendo and other companies alike don't like the idea of a machine you can buy to play their games for free. Maybe they've found some sort of loophole.
Post by: Shift Key on July 05, 2003, 07:51:51 PM
1. I cannot see why this thing is still around. It's a portable PC. The fact that they market it as a 'game system' but don't mention how to play games on it in the description means its probably going under the radar.
2. This thing is not that great. It is an emulator at heart. Therefore it requires more processing power to mimic the system and run the game. And even then it still has slowdown at times. Just because of the specs, doesn't make it great. The GBA is a great system when its compared to the past generation of games.
3. I am against piracy of games. Sure, they cost much more than music, but there's a reason behind that. The developers put in much more effort into making games today then twenty years ago, so the costs have to be recovered elsewhere. If the games cost too much, get a job. If that still doesn't help, manage your habit better.
As for past consoles, I'm undecided to whether its wrong or right.
But overall, I give this thing a bupbow.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 05, 2003, 11:49:43 PM
For emulation of old systems, such as the NES, SNES, Genesis, etc, I have to agree with Shifty. I am undecided whether it's right or wrong. Regardless, I do it myself, and when I do, I am reminded of a quote from Shigeru Miyamoto. When asked what he thought of emulation, he responded by saying that he was happy that people still enjoyed playing his games.
For emulation of new systems, such as the PSX, N64, or GBA, you have to accept that it's outright theft. It's not theft of a devalued object such as an '80s NES game, or something as trivial as a single song that's played repeatedly for free on the radio. You are stealing $60 worth of popular software, that the developers worked hard to make.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 06, 2003, 01:56:34 PM
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