Kabuki Quantum Lover
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I've always wanted this for emulation reasons, but by the time I had enough money to buy one, the PSP's homebrew community had really taken off.
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The Gamepark 32 is my absolute favorite handheld of all time
- Thread starter Krejlooc
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Did you ever play the post-patch tomak? It improved the game quite a bit.
Later models were front lit or back lit, much like the gba.
Screenshots are easy to find.
Well, I didn't have those models, I had the original one.
Well, I didn't have those models, I had the original one.
What game is this? I don't recall ever seeing it before.
Rally Pop.
Have to say this system sounds really cool and I barely recognize the name. Thanks for sharing.
Great snarky post for this well written informative out OP. I am proud of you.
Great snarky post for this well written informative out OP. I am proud of you.
MicroByter
Member
Had one of these as well as the GameparkGp2x and Wiz. They were great little emulation devices at the time, but all had their nuances. I just remember how clicky the controller was on the GP32, but it was a fun machine being able to carry all those games on the go. Good times.
My first model gp32 actually had a defect in the molding of the plastic, the well for the stick wasn't wide enough so it wouldn't hit both micro switches when you moved to a diagonal. So I had to take mine apart and sand down the stick shaft and widen the hole with an exacto knife.
My BLU model used the updated plastic mold so no need to mod. It wound up making my original model look quite rough lol.
It has six buttons - a, b, start, select, l, and r.
Things like the genesis emulator would use start as the a button on the controller.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Still not as cool as the R-Zone.
lol
lol
I had two models of the rzone, one that was the classic eye piece model, and one that was shaped like those old atari table top lcd mini arcade cabinets. I hated both so much lol. I had all the sega games.
Bomber Bob
Banned
Android phone with game pad > crappy game park
They had Android phones in 2001?
Uncle Rupee
Banned
I don't know. To me, any system be it handheld or otherwise is defined by its games. And I mean original games, not emulated at crappy frame rates. I'd still take the Neo Geo Pocket Color and Wonderswan over this because those actually had games, and those aren't even top tier handhelds.
MicroByter
Member
I also like the itt posts that took my topic title saying it's my favorite handheld as an argument that it's superior to that particular user's handheld of choice.
Take this guy as an example:
"Crappy framerates"?
But wouldn't playing most SNES games be impossible (or at least really awkward)? Not to mention stuff like Quake and Duke Nukem.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
It's shit, of course. What's your point?
The sonic video posted earlier shows it running pretty badly.
You could map macros and button combinations, and they saved configurations per game in the snes emulator. So, if the game didn't use select, you could remap it to something else.
Snes emulation was never that great, however. Mostly this was good at emulating older 8 bit stuff.
intheinbetween
Member
I guess many young people won't remember in 2001 you could only play java games on cellphones
MicroByter
Member
No point, just wanted to bring up a handheld that should never had seen light of day, I agree with your statements, sorry.
So you took that sole example to indicate that all emulation of this thing ran at crappy framerates?
I remember I had a ton of anime in real media format, and I'd spend hours converting them to mpeg 2 avis by physically outputting them from one pc to another using an ati all in wonder pro, then burning them to cdrs for archive. That way I could watch an episode on my bus ride to campus.
When the ngage came out, the primary reason I bought mine was the native real media support, lol.
When the ngage came out, the primary reason I bought mine was the native real media support, lol.
Teletraan1
Banned
I had never heard of this before. Great write up.
Geez the negative nancys on this site are getting unbearable. Op offers up a decent write up about an obscure handheld and we have a bunch of people on the attack for unknown reasons. Almost break time from this site and probably the internet in general.
Geez the negative nancys on this site are getting unbearable. Op offers up a decent write up about an obscure handheld and we have a bunch of people on the attack for unknown reasons. Almost break time from this site and probably the internet in general.
mgs2master2
Banned
I actually been trying to find one of these for a while that doesnt cost an arm or leg. nice to hear it was a cool device
CaptainTiptop
Member
Was the GP2X a sequel console made by a different company formed from GamePark or something? I remember wanting that one.
FrontalMonk
Banned
I remember the GP32, and its next gen big bro, the GP2X. I really wanted one, but the prices people wanted for imports was crazy, and at the time it was either a GP32 or a GBA, like you said...and I _really_ wanted a GBA (day 1 purchase, skipped school and hung out in a starbucks for like 3 hours with a buddy alternating between Castlevania, Super Dodge Ball, and THPS2).
I don't really regret my decision, but I do think it would have been awesome to have one of these in their heyday.
Edit: To the guy above me, yeah, that's the GP32's second coming.
I don't really regret my decision, but I do think it would have been awesome to have one of these in their heyday.
Edit: To the guy above me, yeah, that's the GP32's second coming.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
This Krejlooc guy is a pretty cool jerk after all
Love your walls of text OPs, don't listen to the haters
Love your walls of text OPs, don't listen to the haters
SerTapTap
Member
Oh my god that facebutton layout physically hurts me
The GP32 was made by a korean company called Gamepark. When time came to make a sequel console, the company basically split in two over direction where the company should go. The original designers of the GP32 left gamepark and formed a company called Gamepark Holdings. Gamepark Holdings produced the GP2X. The original Gamepark intended to create the XGP, but they went out of business before the XGP could be released.
All future gamepark handhelds like the Canoo or the GPWiz were from Gamepark Holdings.
Blue Submarine No. 6
Member
Definitely a system that deserved better than it got... I've still got my BLU and the GP2X I picked up after it; it's a shame the GP2X didn't live up to the GP32's design - the D-stick especially was a sticking point with me on that console... I don't really use either one of them any more since I got my GCW Zero, but I put a whole lot of hours on both... they were worth every penny...
BAD PHONE PIC ALERT! here they are laid out on my kitties' window bench...
BAD PHONE PIC ALERT! here they are laid out on my kitties' window bench...
Definitely a system that deserved better than it got... I've still got my BLU and the GP2X I picked up after it; it's a shame the GP2X didn't live up to the GP32's design - the D-stick especially was a sticking point with me on that console... I don't really use either one of them any more since I got my GCW Zero, but I put a whole lot of hours on both... they were worth every penny...
BAD PHONE PIC ALERT! here they are laid out on my kitties' window bench...
I used to watch your namesake on my GP32, haha.
whiteninja
Member
Got the non lit version off eBay few years ago mostly out curiosity. I really wanted the blu one but these things hardly ever show up at all. Took me months of waiting just until that came up. I flashed a cfw on it making it easier to launch home brew especially since the one I got didn't come with the (proprietary) connection cable.
CambriaRising
Member
This thread is very informative. I had no idea this thing even existed.
oh yeah, the stick on the GP2X was always breaking - such a shame.
Still have my Wiz - this thread will make me dust it off for a double-dose of nostalgia! lol
ephemeral garbage
Member
I remember reading enthusiastically about this on Slashdot but I was still in university at the time and couldn't really afford it. Looks like I missed a really cool boat. Thanks for the post Kreljooc! Do you still have any of the code you wrote?
PassiveObserver
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Never heard of the Gamepark 32? I thought NeoGaf was legit.
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
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I wanted the GP32 so bad when it was released; salivating at the prospect of a handheld emulation device. I eventually got a Gamepark device (the GP32 Wiz... psssh talk about wasted potential), but it wasn't quite the same.