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Title: GCW Zero - new retrogaming handheld Kickstarter
Post by: TheButcherJB on January 16, 2013, 11:24:10 am

I just discovered this reading the NGX thread. It's a new retrogaming handheld specifically aimed at open source development. Specs look very good, should be better than PSP for emulation, and it has TV output. Might be a nice device to own, moreso than the NGX methinks.

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New info: They doubled the RAM and storage! :-)
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Latest Kickstarter status:
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Homepage (updated to new version): http://www.gcw-zero.com/ (http://www.gcw-zero.com/)

GCW Zero Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gcw/gcw-zero-open-source-gaming-handheld (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gcw/gcw-zero-open-source-gaming-handheld)

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Found some interesting info on the OpenPandora forum (http://"http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php/topic/8175-gcw-zero-prototype-teaser-video/page-2"); from a post by a GCW rep:



I will wait for user impressions but it does sound good.

UPDATE: more info and links

NeoGeo games running well:
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/OYo0ygKUKTY (http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/OYo0ygKUKTY)

Some very good videos showing many emulators and games running on the actual system:
GCW-Zer0 : Aperçu des émulateurs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0aR4W3KRQ#ws)
GCW-Zer0 : Aperçu des émulateurs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0aR4W3KRQ#ws)

CPS3...
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Reviews of early units:
http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-zero/gcw-zero/msg53959/#msg53959 (http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-zero/gcw-zero/msg53959/#msg53959)
http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-zero/gcw-zero-videos-and-reviews/msg53424/#msg53424 (http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-zero/gcw-zero-videos-and-reviews/msg53424/#msg53424)

Title: Re: GCW Zero - new retrogaming handheld Kickstarter
Post by: opt2not on January 16, 2013, 12:36:02 pm

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129605.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129605.0.html)

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