Should I sell my PSP to get a GP2X?

[geise]

I love my GP2X.  I own a MK1 edition and can overclock mine to 290 stable.  Notaz did an amazing job with Picodrive, and squidgesnes and PocketSNES are great emulators as well.  Sadly the psp is better for PC-Engine emulation and can even emulate the SGX games.  MAME is amazing and yesterday Franxis just released GP2XMAME 4.9 and is a very nice improvement.  Also GNGEO2X is a blast and can run most games 60fps @ 200mhz.  Just remember to do the gfx dumps of larger neo-geo games on your pc before playing them.  It just takes way to long doing it in the emulator its self.  For CPS2 emulation, I like it  better on the psp since you have a bigger screen resolution that fits cps2 emulation better.  Also there is no cps1 emulator except MAME2X.  You'll need to run those in FastMame if you want next to no frame skipping.  The psp does better CPS1 emulation.  I have both a psp and gp2x and I love my gp2x better.  The screen doesn't ghost bad like the psp and it's resolution is way better for emulation - cps1 and 2 stuff.  Just get an F200 and have fun 

[mark p]

What do you mean UGnG was given away 5 minutes in? I haven't played it but everything I've heard about it has been very positive.

[Kitsunexus]

What do you mean UGnG was given away 5 minutes in? I haven't played it but everything I've heard about it has been very positive.

Well you shouldn't play it. It SUCKS. The difficulty level is ramped up beyond mortal ability, the graphics are ncie but the sound is just meh.

I dunno you may like it, but I absolutely hated it.

[Paisa49]

This GP2x sounds pretty cool. If you can emulate all the old school systems and have them available to play in a portable, where's the drawback in that?

Some of you on this thread mentioned PC Engine/TG-16 emulation on the PSP. Do you have to do a special mod to the PSP to do that? Can't the GP2x run magic engine just as easily as a Personal Computer? I'm not much of a techie, so please pardon my lack of knowledge. 

[Kitsunexus]

Some of you on this thread mentioned PC Engine/TG-16 emulation on the PSP. Do you have to do a special mod to the PSP to do that? Can't the GP2x run magic engine just as easily as a Personal Computer? I'm not much of a techie, so please pardon my lack of knowledge. 

You have to do a lot of complicated and dangerous (you can "brick" or ruin your PSP) stuff to the PSP software to get your PSP to run homebrew and emulators. Also the emualtors for PSP are not the same level or accuracy as they are on GP2X.

[Turbo D]

psp can be easily unbricked these days though. I do agree that the gp2x will probably play the emulators better that the psp because it was designed for it.

[Kitsunexus]

psp can be easily unbricked these days though.

But you have to buy another battery and waste like 2 hours of your time.

Simply, you don't want your PSP to get bricked, so it's best not to mess with it.

[mark p]

Hmmm. The Maikamura games were always insane for difficulty, so that's no surprise. I think I'll still pick it up eventually.

For me, a PSP is worth it for the Gradius/Salamander games, Capcom collections, etc. Lots of classic gaming available and you don't have to screw around with your firmware. Not to mention Drac X just came out...

What do you mean UGnG was given away 5 minutes in? I haven't played it but everything I've heard about it has been very positive.

Well you shouldn't play it. It SUCKS. The difficulty level is ramped up beyond mortal ability, the graphics are ncie but the sound is just meh.

I dunno you may like it, but I absolutely hated it.

[Kitsunexus]

For me, a PSP is worth it for the Gradius/Salamander games, Capcom collections, etc.

Exactly Gradius collection RULES! also get the Sega Genesis collection!

[Turbo D]

for me its worth it for initial D  I actually don't own the psp though; its my brothers, haha.

[Kitsunexus]

I'm actually not going to sell my PSP.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Parodius collection   And, I'd say the same for Suikoden 1 & 2, but, they're in japanese, so, I prefer to play the PS1 versions.

[Paisa49]

If the GP2x can run emulation without having to do any dangerous mods to the system, then it sounds like a no-brainer. I have a TG Express that I love, but the screen is always too small. If I could get a GP2x and install emulation software for various old-school systems, then it sounds like the portable to have. Are there any drawbacks to the GP2x that you could enlighten me on?

[Kitsunexus]

If the GP2x can run emulation without having to do any dangerous mods to the system, then it sounds like a no-brainer. I have a TG Express that I love, but the screen is always too small. If I could get a GP2x and install emulation software for various old-school systems, then it sounds like the portable to have. Are there any drawbacks to the GP2x that you could enlighten me on?

There are official games released just for it, but they are few and they suck. Don't expect any of your friends to have one handy for multiplayer battles. The systemes SD cards as it's way of storage, so hope you have a couple of those laying around.

Other than that, no.

[guyjin]

I'm actually not going to sell my PSP.

boo.