Gaming A Game Boy Advance 1:1 clone with extras.

[kuwanger]

Any chance a person with a K1 GBA would try out Dwedit's PocketNES 6-13-2012? I ask because I know my Gamebox Advance fails on it as well as Dwedit's previous latest PocketNES version, I presume from the error ("bad jump on 600....") because it tries to run code from VRAM which the Gamebox Advance apparently doesn't like. Given the K1 GBA doesn't use an emulator, I hope it behaves appropriately. That's especially true since Dwedit's latest versions do lots of tricks with VRAM, both to gain more usable RAM as well as to have speed-ups (as VRAM is faster than EWRAM, IIRC). So, that'd be a rather interesting test of compatibility.

 

[maxzhou88]

K100 is K1-SP sharp and K101 is new shape.

K100 don't support RTC,but K101 support RTC(Hard RTC)
K100 can consider to support the soft RTC in the future (Firmware upgrade).

Soft RTC is only a RTC emulator.

 

[moebius77]

Finally my K1 GBA arrived at zarmark and is ready to be shipped to my place. So looking forward to receiving this little device!!!

 

[Wiisel]

awesome mine's in also I hope its worth the wait.

 

[Pheinte]

This doesn't have Gamecube link support, does it?

If not, you can't say this is an 1:1 clone!

 

[TripleSMoon]

This doesn't have Gamecube link support, does it?

If not, you can't say this is an 1:1 clone!

All I know is that it has no backwards compatibility with original GB and GBC games. Plus the "100% compatibility" advertising is misleading... the FAQ on their site specifically says that it's "compatible with 100% of games" but "only 99% compatible" with said games. This means there are occasional hiccups, etc in gameplay in some games. Granted, that isn't too bad, but it's still definitely not a "1:1 clone" if it doesn't have true 100% compatibility, or all the features of the original, despite having many of its own.

 

[Hanafuda]

I'm curious about the way games look ... GBA resolution is 240x160. When you set this K1GBA to play GBA games, it displays them at 320x212. So yes, the ratio aspect is the same, but the resolution is not. In other words, the image is being scaled (stretched), even if it is equal horiz/vert scaling. What effect does this have on the look of things?? It's obviously not going to be a pixel-for-pixel perfect reproduction.

The appearance of DS games on the 3DS is a good example of scaling to the same ratio aspect, but with a different resolution. And to be honest, it bothers me so much on my 3DS that I'm considering the purchase of a new DS before I can't get one anymore.

 

[TripleSMoon]

The appearance of DS games on the 3DS is a good example of scaling to the same ratio aspect, but with a different resolution. And to be honest, it bothers me so much on my 3DS that I'm considering the purchase of a new DS before I can't get one anymore.

There's actually a button combination you can press that makes DS games display at their native resolution on the 3DS. I'm not sure how to do it, though.

 

[Hanafuda]

The appearance of DS games on the 3DS is a good example of scaling to the same ratio aspect, but with a different resolution. And to be honest, it bothers me so much on my 3DS that I'm considering the purchase of a new DS before I can't get one anymore.

There's actually a button combination you can press that makes DS games display at their native resolution on the 3DS. I'm not sure how to do it, though.

I am aware of this. You just holding down Start or Select when booting the game. You can do the same with the GB/GBC/GBA virtual console games (though not with NES, since it can display at native resolution on the full screen I think). But when you do that, the resulting displayed area is annoyingly small - much smaller than on the original device.

D/n really matter for this discussion ... can't do it at all on the K1GBA as far as I know. You play at 320x212 like it or not ... question is, do you like it? Remains to be seen. I'm not stupid enough to say it can't be done and look great ... I'm just not putting my money into one until I hear from some early adopters.

 

[raystriker]

The k1gba sp is surely one of the best gba 'clones' !
It will cost about 60 to 70$

 

[TripleSMoon]

It will cost about 60 to 70$

Do you have a source? or is that just your personal estimate?

 

[raystriker]

It will cost about 60 to 70$

Do you have a source? or is that just your personal estimate?

Yes indeed I do!
Source-
www.k1gba.com/gba-console-team-hardware-system-multiplayer-out-p-37.html

 

[TripleSMoon]

Thanks! And meh... way more expensive than it's worth, imo

 

[raystriker]

Thanks! And meh... way more expensive than it's worth, imo

oh c'mon , on ebay , an original gba is priced well above 100$ The k1 gba is priced fairly well. Any real classic gamer who wants to play classics will pay anything to get one of these!

 

[TripleSMoon]

Amazon has decent conditioned SPs for about $30 and backlight AGS101s for $50...

 

[raystriker]

Amazon has decent conditioned SPs for about $30 and backlight AGS101s for $50...

But these days, you can't get a decent gba flash cart . This is where the kgba comes! It comes with the k-card that can play all the games without have to relying on emulation!

 

[TripleSMoon]

Amazon has decent conditioned SPs for about $30 and backlight AGS101s for $50...

But these days, you can't get a decent gba flash cart . This is where the kgba comes! It comes with the k-card that can play all the games without have to relying on emulation!

An EZ Flash IV costs about $30 and works just as well. That's about the same price total as a K1, plus perfect compatibility TRULY 100%, plus GB/GBC compatibility, plus the EZ Flash IV can work on all GBAs, unlike the Kcard which is limited to the K1. Plus many people (like me) already own GBAs, meaning the $30 EZ Flash IV vs the $70 K1 is a no-brainer, at least for them.

Only pro the K1 has is the TV out and increased resolution. Which if that's what u like, go ahead.

 

[raystriker]

Amazon has decent conditioned SPs for about $30 and backlight AGS101s for $50...

But these days, you can't get a decent gba flash cart . This is where the kgba comes! It comes with the k-card that can play all the games without have to relying on emulation!

An EZ Flash IV costs about $30 and works just as well. That's about the same price total as a K1, plus perfect compatibility TRULY 100%, plus GB/GBC compatibility, plus the EZ Flash IV can work on all GBAs, unlike the Kcard which is limited to the K1. Plus many people (like me) already own GBAs, meaning the $30 EZ Flash IV vs the $70 K1 is a no-brainer, at least for them.

Only pro the K1 has is the TV out and increased resolution. Which if that's what u like, go ahead.

The k1 also has rtc and has official support for emulating many more consoles, the cpu is overclockable to 150mhz which gives it more grunt for the same.

 

[TripleSMoon]

Amazon has decent conditioned SPs for about $30 and backlight AGS101s for $50...

But these days, you can't get a decent gba flash cart . This is where the kgba comes! It comes with the k-card that can play all the games without have to relying on emulation!

An EZ Flash IV costs about $30 and works just as well. That's about the same price total as a K1, plus perfect compatibility TRULY 100%, plus GB/GBC compatibility, plus the EZ Flash IV can work on all GBAs, unlike the Kcard which is limited to the K1. Plus many people (like me) already own GBAs, meaning the $30 EZ Flash IV vs the $70 K1 is a no-brainer, at least for them.

Only pro the K1 has is the TV out and increased resolution. Which if that's what u like, go ahead.

The k1 also has rtc and has official support for emulating many more consoles, the cpu is overclockable to 150mhz which gives it more grunt for the same.

interesting... i didn't know that bit

 

[raystriker]

It might be a good idea to check out their website - www.k1gba.com
(all the information is there)