MAME on the GP2X

Continuing with my GP2X posts, I finally got MAME working on it. There actually wasn’t anything to it, you just have to use version 0.34 MAME ROMS. There is a tool called clrmame that is supposed to help you convert your ROMs down to 0.34 but I couldn’t get it to work. I ended up […]

Best Homebrew/Ports for the GP2X

Here is my current list of the best games I have found so far that run natively on the GP2X (in alphabetical order): Beat2X – DDR for your GP2X Formido – kill the cockroaches! Kobo Deluxe – A nicely done Bosconian remake Super Methane Brothers – a really well-done game similar to Snow Bros New […]

Sega Genesis and NES on the GP2X

Now I have installed the excellent Sega Genesis emulator DrMDx. Super easy to use and loads ROMs from within zips too. I now have Sonic Spinball, Vectorman, NBA Jam TE, NBA Live 95, NHL 94, and a few more Genesis games on my GP2X. All games play at 100% speed. Too cool. I also tried […]

GP2X First Thoughts

My birthday was Sunday and I splurged and got myself a GP2X. What is it? It’s a portable game system (like a PSP or Nintendo DS) that is linux-based, fully supports homebrew games/applications, plays divx movies, MP3s, Oggs, etc. etc. I’ve only had it for 3 days now, but I am SOOOOO impressed and happy […]