Filed under ‘Classic gaming’
Dingoo a320 retro handheld – better than the GP2X?
The superb new Dingoo a320 retro handheld plays NES, SNES, GBA, Sega Genesis, and Neo Geo roms – all for $99. The a320 features 4GB of built in storage, a mini SD slot for expansion, it plays movie files, audio files, and has a built in FM radio and voice recorder. It even supports video out, so you play it on your TV.
It’s available here.
Product Features
- No emulator software to load. Just copy over the roms and start playing.
- 4GB of internal storage, expandable via mini SD
- Beautiful 2.8 inch QVGA (320×240) LCD Screen
- Output to TV via included composite video cables
- Full media player functions including videos, music, FM radio, e-books and voice recorder
- Built-in Stereo Speakers
- Internal li-battery gives 6-8 hours of runtime on a single charge
Product Specs
- Display: 2.8 inch QVGA LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) LCD Screen
- Color: Black or white
- Internal memory: Internal 4GB
- External memory: Mini SD card (SDHC)
- All buttons user definable for gameplay
- NES (Nintendo Entertainment System – 8bit)
- SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System – 16bit)
- Sega Genesis (Sega Mega-Drive – 16-bit)
- GBA (Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
- Neo-Geo (SNK Neo-Geo)
- CPS1 and CPS2 (CAPCOM, arcade game systems, 1st and 2nd edition)
- Compatible Video Formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, SWF
- Compatible Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC
- Earphone jack
- Mini-USB port
- Mini-SD slot (SDHC)
- AV OUT (output to TV – NTSC or PAL, 16:9 or 4:3)
- FM Radio with recording function
- Voice Recorder (MP3, WAV)
- Image viewer (JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG)
- Ebook reader (with text to speech function)
- Built-in li-battery gives 6-8 hours of runtime on a single charge
- Dimensions: 125mm x 56mm x 14mm (L x W x H)
More information at ThinkGeek.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum+, buy one while you can
I’ve just bought a lovely old Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ (for a good price). I’ve always wanted one, and I figured that I should get one before the prices start getting out of control. It’s made in the UK, it’s kinda silly, yet mysterious. It’s the Tom Baker of vintage home computers.
Retro Duo NES/SNES console
The Retro Duo NES/SNES Game System plays both 8 bit NES carts and 16 bit SNES carts. It has two top loading cartridge slots, one for NES the other for SNES, and includes controllers – it’s also compatible with original SNES controllers. Best thing is the price of $49.99!
Duck Hunt light gun for Windows
If you’re a fan of retro gaming then you’ve probably missed using a real light gun on games such as Duck Hunt and Hogan’s Alley – unless you own an original NES and Zapper gun. I’ve just discovered a great little driver that allows you to use an inexpensive GunCon2/Gcon2 PlayStation2 light gun with Windows – you simply need to use your graphics card’s TV out to play your emulator games on a normal TV. I’ve been playing Duck Hunt all day (using the FCE Ultra Nintendo emulator), and it works perfectly – Duck Hunt is even better than I remember. 8-bit magic at its finest!
30 years of gaming history
Relive all those wonderful gaming memories from the 70s, 80s and 90s – The Encyclopedia of Game Machines covers over 30 years of gaming history, and includes around 450 games machines. The 224 page book presents almost every game computer and console ever created, from Japan, USA and Europe, along with background information and technical facts.
» Available from Play-Asia
GP2X Gameboy Advance emulator
Finally there’s a playable Gameboy Advance emulator for the GP2X, and even at this early stage in its development, GPSP2X can already play many commercial games at full speed.
Space Invaders Trilogy for PPC
HanaHo Games have release a new (and official licensed) release of Taito Space Invaders for Pocket PC/Windows Mobile. Space Invaders Trilogy includes the original Space Invaders, Space Invaders Part II, and Return of the Invaders – all featuring the original background artwork used in the arcade cabinets.
PSX emulator for GP2X
It may only be at Beta 4, but there’s now a real world PSX emulator for the GP2X. PSX4GP2X can run many original PlayStation games, with several listed as running at “full speed”, with “no noticeable problems”. There’s a few videos of the Beta 4 version of PSX4GP2X on YouTube, and although most of them run painfully slow, it’s still impressive to see so many PlayStation games running at all on the GP2X.
» More info at the PSX4GP2X wiki page at GP2X.org.
Super Mario Bros solar mushroom
We’ve found yet another solar powered gadget to brighten up your desk – this time it’s a solar powered Super Mario Bros mushroom that bounces around when the sunlight hits it. Maybe not as relaxing as the solar powered Hello Kitty, but probably a bit more fun. Available now (limited stock) at Play-Asia.
Atari Flashback 2
One of my favorite classic gaming consoles is without a doubt the Atari Flashback 2 – it’s fully licensed and manufactured by Atari, the games are the real deal, the joysticks are superb, and I love it. I see old Atari 2600 cartridges for sale all the time in junk stores and at garage/yard sales, and always wish I had a reason to buy them – and now I do. The Atari Flashback 2 can be modified to play original 2600 cartridges. And here’s how to do it.
