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GP32 Atari 2600 Emulator

Started by Albert, Apr 8 2003 7:03 PM

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#1 Albert  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 7:03 PM

/images/news/GP32_icon.gifFabrizio Zavagli, author of Space Treat Deluxe for the Atari 2600, is bringing his Atari 2600 experience to bear on the GP32 gaming handheld. Fabrizio is porting Dan Boris' Virtual VCS emulator to the GP32 and has made excellent progress so far. The GP32 uses Smart Media Cards, allowing a great number of 2600 games to be loaded into the GP32 simultaneously. Fabrizio tells us that games are fully playable now, but presently without sound. To view a picture of Pitfall! running on a real GP32 as well as screenshots of games running in a GP32 emulator, follow this link.

#2 CPUWIZ  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 7:05 PM

Very cool. :)

#3 Albert  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 7:07 PM

Definitely. Now I have a very good reason to get a GP32! :)

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#4 lbaeza  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 7:11 PM

Where can I get one of those GP32?

#5 CPUWIZ  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 7:17 PM

Those units are only made and sold in Korea but you can order one from this place in Hong Kong. I have ordered many things from them, they are very reliable.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=...roducts_id=812&

#6 foxglove9  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 8:57 PM

Nice!! Can't wait for a Gameboy Advance version.

#7 liquid_sky  

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Posted Tue Apr 8, 2003 9:06 PM

yet more proof that a handheld linux based system opens the door for all sorts of awesomeness :D

#8 rasty  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 3:08 AM

Hi all!

liquid_sky said:

yet more proof that a handheld linux based system opens the door for all sorts of awesomeness  :D
Humm is the GP32 linux based!?!? (not that I know of :))

foxglove9 said:

Nice!! Can't wait for a Gameboy Advance version.
Not from me for sure :)
Coding emulators on the GP32 is more straightforward and gives great results speed- and screen-wise: the GP32's CPU is running at 133mhz (overclockable via software) and its screen is a beautiful 320x240 so you can fit the whole image without resizing. Plus, a nice 8mb of ram sure come in handy :)
All in all, the system is much closer to a PC than a GBA is!

Anyway, right now I still have to implement a file selector and some menu stuff before release. Of course I'd also like to speed up emulation as much as possible :) (right now it's not 100% speed but frameskip can be enabled)

Finally, much thanks to Dan Boris for his clean original code! :)

Greets,
Rasty.-

#9 Mayhem  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 4:30 AM

Keep me informed... I know a whole bunch of GP32 owners who would love to have this sometime ;)

#10 Brian R.  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 8:41 AM

I have no idea what a GP32 is. First time I'd ever heard of it.

#11 Godzilla  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 9:22 AM

the gp32 is the only handheld console I'm missing in my hand held console collection :-) I can't wait till fabreeze gets sound in this emu, awesome work!

#12 Jess Ragan  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 11:51 AM

Arrgh! What the heck happened to those 2600 emulators for the Game Boy Advance?

JR

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 11:56 AM

Jess Ragan said:

Arrgh!  What the heck happened to those 2600 emulators for the Game Boy Advance?

JR

Probably squashed by Nintendo. They don't want anything running on a GBA they didn't manufacture, and they're quite serious about it.

#14 Pocket  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 12:03 PM

Great job !!! :D

I'm a really happy GP32 owner, and I was really looking forward to an 2600 emulator 8)

To buy a GP32, I think the best place is www.entware.com , the cheapest place, very fast and reliable.

#15 Fiera_SouL  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 12:03 PM

I read this post and i try to post some info about GP32
Its a 32bits hanheld with an ARM9 series processor a 3.5" screen (320x240 resolution) running at Hi Color mode (more than 65k colors)
The store file format is in SMC cards (8 to 128Mb) and send and receive files througt an usb port built in.

But because of my ugly english i no make justice of them :-P

This is the official Game Park site:
http://english.gamepark.com/

At this site (Spanish) you can found daily updates and the latest info and emus:
http://elportal2000....lobal.com/gp32/

There are another english sites for GP32:
http://gp32.emu.pl/
http://www.gp32emu.com/

Site for buy the console, games and accesories:
http://www.lik-sang.com/

I think with this you have a closest idea of the power of this machine ;)

Fiera_SouL

PS: For Fabrizio Zavagli, thanks for make possible play the Atary system at the GP32. And, yes, u can launch some version of LINUX on the GP32. But you have to manually expand the system memory to 32Mb...
(more info at DarkFaders page: http://users.raketnet.nl/darkfader/http://...ader.net/gp32/)

Have a nice day ;-)

#16 Pocket  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 12:10 PM

And you forget, for the lastest news
www.gp32news.com
;)

#17 rasty  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 12:34 PM

Fiera_SouL said:

For Fabrizio Zavagli, thanks for make possible play the Atary system at the GP32. And, yes, u can launch some version of LINUX on the GP32. But you have to manually expand the system memory to 32Mb...
Thanks for the infos!

Well for now I think that the internal 8mb ram will be enough to emulate the 2600 :)

I'll keep you posted with updates to the emu!

Greets,
Rasty.-

#18 Blackbird  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 3:38 PM

This is very cool! I've wanted to get a GP32 for a while, and when I do, I will definatley think of playing this! :D This reminds me of the discussion a while back of the Atari on-a-chip, and everyone was discussing an emulator on the GP32 and GBA.

#19 t.skid  

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Posted Wed Apr 9, 2003 7:23 PM

Hi Fabrizio :)

Good job! Sad GP32 is so expensive...

#20 Pocket  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:43 AM

GP32 is not "so" expensive, if you consider it's a Game Machine + MP3 player + DivX player ;)

#21 rasty  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 4:05 AM

t.skid said:

Hi Fabrizio  :)  

Good job! Sad GP32 is so expensive...
Thanks :)

Well the GP32 sells for 149 euro + taxes here (without SMC).. not too bad if you consider that, in order to run homebrews on a GBA, you'll need a backup unit anyway!

Greets,
Rasty.-

#22 t.skid  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:14 PM

Rasty: what do you mean with 'here'? :) Here in Italy? There is a reseller for GP32?

Thanks :) [/quote]

#23 rasty  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:54 PM

t.skid said:

Rasty: what do you mean with 'here'?  :)  Here in Italy? There is a reseller for GP32?
I've got mine from gbax.com (UK) but I know of several shops that import the GP32 in Italy. Only, they're usually a bit on the expensive side!

Greets,
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#24 t.skid  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:59 PM

Thank you, I take a look at the site :)

#25 CPUWIZ  

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Posted Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:01 PM

Why don't you just order it from Lik-Sang they are very reliable ?
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