http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/ Engadget Comments for GP2X gaming handheld modded with D-pad, PSP batteries (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
I use a micro and a flash cart, emulates Gameboy, Megadrive ,NES and all the good SNES games are on the GBA anyway.]]>May 21st 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/You, sir, are a very loyal customer and fan. For me, Pandora's time came and passed, like two years ago. The handheld technology is taking a brand new leap into a new generation this summer, as ppl continue to wait for their Pandoras. Not to mention that when this happens, used moddable PSPs will drop to less than $99...]]>May 20th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
you strike a valid point. But on the same token, the 300+ i spent on it has also came and passed... I'm tons of paychecks ahead of that so I don't even miss the money anymore. When it gets here it'll feel like I got it for free or something =). So no matter how dated the hardware is on today's standards, I still wait in anticipation and will use it to its fullest extent... at least until I get bored with it, lol... but yes, my hacked 3000 serves me well in the meantime. Japanese Prinny 2 ftw, dood]]>May 20th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
The only compelling reason to get a Pandora anymore is for open source (handheld) gaming which is its primary function. Homebrew game developers probably aren't going to be able to fully utilize the power of the Cortex A8 let alone something more powerful. It is still king in its class by a good margin.]]>May 20th 2010 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/Well, you can always ask for a refund, and -following the same notion- get a "free" Nintendo 3DS + Used moddable PSP his summer.]]>May 21st 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
They are neat but there was too many hardware and software quirks for me at the time, amazed they are still kicking around non the less on the front page of Engadget.]]>May 20th 2010 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
... combine the Directional Pad and Fire Buttons from something like this GP2X or the Pandora, with the hardware of a modern Android phone (like the EVO or Incredible), and you are going to have some HUGE sales.

How is it that no company out there sees the market potential for that? A modern N-Gage would sell like hotcakes. ]]>May 20th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/I have been thinking the same thing for awhile, since gaming has become so popular on phones recently. I suppose you have to come up with some sort of control standard so each game doesn't have to be re-written for each phone though.]]>May 20th 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
My guess is that most of the games that people play are old ROMs anyways, so as long as you can map the buttons, I think it doesn't make much of a difference.
But then again, that is why having native games is so important - so you can take full advantage of the device's hardware.

That is why I sooooo would love if Sony came out with a PSPhone - let it run PSP games, let it be hackable and a phone too. (then again, if it was Sony, they would try to lock it down and ruin all the fun)]]>May 20th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
Phones already are more expensive than a PS3. An EVO or Incredible out of contract is about $500.

Adding a few well-placed buttons should be a nominal cost at best. We aren't talking about adding fancy hardware here - a couple of hardware switches and a couple of plastic buttons. It's just simply having the intent from the beginning that this phone will be game-friendly.]]>May 20th 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
I know what you mean and have thought the same myself. A landscape slider (or tilt) with a portrait sized querty to make room for a d-pad and buttons would rock the house, especially if it ran on an open platform.]]>May 20th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
Oh, and the d-pad and rechargeable battery are standard. ]]>May 20th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
For whatever reason, the Wiz hasn't gotten a whole lot of love in recent days. I was kind of hoping that GamePark would be ready for their usual yearly upgrade to the Wiz since its first birthday was about a week ago. Thought maybe they'd add wifi to it or something.]]>May 20th 2010 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/they really screwed up by not putting 3D accelerators on these things
and the ARM9s are pretty much a joke these days]]>May 20th 2010 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
I liked my GP2X. Unfortunately, the joystick was so bad on it that many types of games were impossible to play. I imagine the Wiz is probably way better than GP2X was. I might pick one up one of these days.]]>May 20th 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
I really don't know why such a modification is necessary, though. I carry six 2000 mAh rechargeable batteries with this thing, and each pair gives me around 4 hours of SNES emulator play. ]]>May 20th 2010 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 20th 2010 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
Stick a 32GB SDHC in there are you have all the Flight of the Conchords and Life and Times of Tim you could want in a handy package.

]]>May 21st 2010 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/
Put two 3g ipod batteries in parallel and got nearly double the battery life over nimh cells. Had to cut out the battery compartment of the GP2x (battery cover still fitted though and had to charge it using crocodile clips but other than that it was pretty easy.]]>May 21st 2010 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 21st 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/May 21st 2010 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/gp2x-gaming-handheld-modded-with-d-pad-psp-batteries-video/http://showcase.benheck.com/triton_project-hack2x_61.html i really need to get this thing 100% finished sometime soon :(]]>May 22nd 2010 12:53AM