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The gp2x Wiz revisited - HD video footage taken from some of the newer applications
In this video I revisit the Gp2x Wiz handheld Linux device and show the improvements in the software that have been made since the summer of 2009. It is filmed in 720p HD footage so make sure you watch the fully encoded version to get a good idea of the picture quality the Wiz has to offer. I think the HD video really shows off the quality of the screen. Be sure to select the HD option from within the player.
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What do you think of the Wiz's d-pad, Mark? Is it connected, so it's easy to roll your thumb on it?
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Bill, the d-pad is actually fairly similar in feel to the Nintendo DS-Lite's d-pad. It's connected just like the d-pad on the DS-Lite, rolling my thumb on it and producing diagonals is easy.
The curvature is only slightly greater than the DS-Lite's and I prefer the Wiz d-pad actually.
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I have the early version with the joystick type thumbpad. Wonderfull system but the early joysticks where bad (the dpad looks much better) and battery life was pretty sad (but the PS has proved that is ok, its still selling, right?). The emulation on that thing is amazing.. Scumm, old Dos games, arcade stuff. Wish i had the dpad, the joystick version is just not good (becuase of the joystick).
I have the early version with the joystick type thumbpad. Wonderfull system but the early joysticks where bad (the dpad looks much better) and battery life was pretty sad (but the PS has proved that is ok, its still selling, right?). The emulation on that thing is amazing.. Scumm, old Dos games, arcade stuff. Wish i had the dpad, the joystick version is just not good (becuase of the joystick).
You mean you have an original gp2x machine? The joysticks on those machines were only good / intended by the manufacturers for navigating through media player menus. Gamepark made the unwise decision to use it in a device marketed as a games machine as well as a media player. They fouled up both as the original gp2x is not the best media player lacking compatibility with quite a few formats and the joystick is abysmal for gameplay. I ended up modding my gp2x.
The gp2x Wiz is a completely different machine though it sports similar software these titles in fact had to be recompiled as the machine is vastly different. They both have an SD slot, one screen and 4 action buttons and two shoulder buttons and carry the name gp2x but that's about it. The cpu is different, where the original gp2x had two cpu cores hindered by a cumbersome memory bottleneck the gp2x wiz actually has a fully openGL 3d hardware accelerated powerhouse on board and just a single cpu. As the executable format very similar it is possible to compile a single binary that detects on which platform it is running and then only use the routines for that specific platform and some devs have done that. But most do a complete recompile.
Existing gp2x original software won't run unmodified on a gp2x Wiz.
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Armchair arcade Editor | Pixellator | www.markvergeer.nl
Yep mine has the duel CPU's (overclocking!). I didnt reliase the new one where that different. I knew they had touch screens and now see the D-pad but havent read up on the much and had assumed that was the extent of the changes. Yes alot of guys modded the Joystick on the old ones. I used it to play Snes RPG's mostly so I never did it. But for any games that required a joystick and some real control, it was pretty bad. I havent messed with it in a few years. last thing i was toying with was the PS1 emulation that was just starting to take shape (long way to go at that time). The collector in me was more to blame for that purchase, it now sits on the shelf with all the others that dont get played. In fact the crappy joystick it can sit beside the PSP and its nub!