GP32

The GP32 is a handheld game console, the South Korean company Game Park, which was known mainly through the efforts of amateur developers. In November 2005, by the company Game Park Holdings GP2X has been associated with a successor on the market.

Formation

In 1999 the newly founded company developed called Game Park Mobile Devices, which should establish itself in the mobile and communication market. From the initial development tests, however, a completely different concept crystallized out, which ultimately led to the development of the GP32. Originally a pure gaming platform designed ( similar to the Game Boy Advance ), succeeded the hobbyist scene pretty quick to leave applications developed to run on the GP32, after Game Park the Software Development Kit and Free Launcher ( allows booting from unsigned software) publicly and presented free of charge. Erroneously claiming many sources, both would have already been in publication. The claim that it was an open source console is not correct - neither hardware nor the official Software Development Kit are open source.

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 147 mm × 88 mm × 34 mm
  • Weight: 163 g
  • Display: 3 ½ inches TFT screen (65536 various colors)
  • Resolution: 320 × 240 pixels
  • Memory: 8 MB ​​SDRAM
  • ROM: 512K (flash memory, ie own software may be )
  • Installed 44.1 kHz 16 -bit stereo sound, headphone jack, stereo speakers: sound
  • Storage media: Smart Media Card ( SMC) to 128 MB
  • Multiplayer: Up to 4 radio module
  • PC Connection: USB cable
  • Power supply: 2 AA batteries or 3V DC adapter
  • Control: 4-way Digitalpad (joystick) and 6 buttons

Versions

In the course of its product life cycle different models of the GP32 have been published:

  • NLU (Non Light Unit)
  • FLU (Front Light Unit)
  • BLU (Back Light Unit)
  • BLU

History

2001, the GP32 in South Korea has been published and made ​​accessible through import traders like Lik -Sang also interested parties from other countries.

2003 wanted to bring the device to Europe the industry giant Mitsui, but by a conservative management they could burst this deal. Nevertheless, they made the GP32 at the Games Convention 2003 in front on its own stand.

2004 finally brought the Spanish distribution Virgin Play, a subsidiary of the Virgin Group, the handheld to Europe. Unfortunately, only to Spain and Portugal.

2005 Game Park is divided into two companies, Game Park and Game Park Holdings. Game Park Holdings introduces the GP2X and Game Park the XGP.

2007 Game Park files for bankruptcy.

Active scene

The GP32 lives from the great and friendly hobby developer scene around the unit. Many free programs, games and applications can be found on the handheld, including the famous SCUMM interpreter ScummVM.

Another plus point of the GP32 is the ability to almost all 8 - and 16 -bit game consoles to emulate the 80s and 90s, so, and others for ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Sega Mega Drive, Game Gear, Nintendo Entertainment System, game Boy, PC Engine, Atari Lynx, Wonderswan. There are also emulators for the beginning of the 80 published 8- bit computers, such as the C64 or the MSX, even the arcade emulator MAME has been ported to the GP32. He is also able to play a lot of different music formats, including MP3, Ogg, MOD, XM, making it suitable as a Walkman replacement. In addition, you can watch DivX and Xvid encoded movies with the original and now commercially available software as Freeware GPCinema.

Since the release of the successor GP2X and turn its successor, the GP2X Wiz, but the activities of developers went on the GP32 back to a minimum.

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