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I'm not much of a "modern gamer"
when the PSP first came out I was looking at it and thinking it would make great emulation platform. but decided to wait and see before getting one.
now that months and months passed.
how is the status of the homebrew/ and emulation scene on the PSP now?
do we have near perfect emulation for the following systems yet?
- GAMEBOY/COLOR
- GAMEBOY ADVANCE
- NES
-SNES
- GENESIS
- TURBO GRAPHX 16/ PC Engine.
- and dare I ask NEOGEO?
although the psp is probably better for emus, im hoping that the ds starts to get some homebrew stuff pretty soon.
with the touch screen, the ability for it to be some sort of pda would be nice. Probably going to need some sort of flash cart for it though :/
Every system on your list (and then some) have emulators on the PSP. SNES, Genesis, game boy, NES all work great (sonic on geneis = <3), GBA is the only sketchy one. Latest versions seem kinda hit or miss, some games play ok and some are way to slow to be playable. All the GBA games ive tried are way to slow to be playable but im sure someday theyll be fine.
Only one i havent tried is the turbografx since i dont have any game for it (nor know of any id want to get)
do they all have full speed & sound? and full screen?Quote:
Originally Posted by [PinPals]Apu
because I am debating between a PSP or a GP2X (tho with this I don't mind waiting till it matures)
Yup, full speed, full sound :) full screen.. widescreen even! :) PSP is the ultimate portable. I did the homebrew thing for awhile and it was pretty cool. If the only reason you want one is homebrew.. well I have been out of the loop for a few months.. but it probably isn't worth it just for that :)
SNES works perfect now?
Last time I tried Mario Kart, it ran at like 5fps
SNES is still far from perfect and no emulator has been updated in months.
The PSP scene is dead.
Oh, and the ghosting on the PSP's awful screen makes some games unbearable to play
The psp scene definately isnt as exciting as it was back in June. The snes scene sucks right now--there is an emulator that will work decent if you turn off the sound and crank up your mhz on the psp. It really has a lot of potential but dont get one for emulation as you will be disappointed.
Also if you buy a psp now you get the updated firmware which isnt as compatible with homebrew.
yeah that's what I was afraide of it. Sony discourage homebrew. and SNES runs like crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanwv
I recently tried the PSP and the first thing I did noticed was the ghosting. and it's on Ridge Racer. so I can imagine how bad it will when it comes to 2D scrolling.
guess I'll wait for the GP2X to mature alittle. it'snot offically released and there's tons of stuff out for it already
I kinda view the PSP as the new game gear of the moment. Skipping this, but I'll proabbly be interested in the second generation of PSP. Sony has been pretty good and fixing mistakes.
ZSNES + Microsoft controller from Radio Shack = Great :D :D :D
my laptop is 3.7 LB and not really too portable or pocketable. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RPG Junkie
You're going to see games on the SNES running at around 90-100% of what they should for games WITHOUT mode 7 or SuperFX.
With it, it drops to around 50% sometimes less (haven't tried mario cart)>
what is gp2x?
It's a sort of Linux pocket console which attempts to do basically what people were trying to do with homebrew on the PSP:
http://www.gbax.com/indexgp2x.html
It was launched a couple of months ago here in the UK but it was clearly not ready for release as it was plagued with many bugs, hardware and software which they are currently working on sorting out before a more widespread release.
John
Get an ASUS a620 PPC for your emulation needs. 270 bucks or less if you buy it on E-bay. It's what I have and most SNES stuff works good, some perfect. Some GBA games work ok if you turn the sound off and overclock.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant
$270 is still a large chunk of change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kung_Fu_Fighter
$180 for the GP2x seems more affordable
but it's a control button issue. sure PPC have more "power" and use but when it comes to gamming I want gamming button layout.
It is pretty comparable to the price of the PSP.
Hmm, odd.. I have seen that much ghosting on my PSP... I usually play Burnout Legends... very fast action... and no ghosting.
I got a sharp eye for these kinds of things. the first time I played Ridge Racer I kinda notice it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark-Knight
it's not BAD BAD. but I can notice tho it doesn't really distract game play. thing is that in 2D scrolling ghosting is more apparent than in 3D movement
That's why I recomend the 620. It has large buttons that work much better then the rest of the PPC's and PDA's.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant
It's 189.99 outside Europe, so figure 200 with shipping. I just checked the site out. Looks like a nice unit that I would have bought instead of my PPC but 200 bucks is a large chunk of change when I already have said PPC.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant
I have a PPC also but again with the button issue. I can play GBC and NES on my PPC but it sucks playing on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kung_Fu_Fighter
to me $200 for a unit like the GB2X is not a bad price considering what it can do. I've been on the http://gp32x.com/ site and it have a very active community.
gonna get it in a bout a month or two. depending on how fast the community release near perfect emulators for the various 8bit and 16 bit consoles
Keep us informed. I myself would like a hands on report.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant
Did you ever buy that thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant