GBA clone with built in games

[TrolleyDave]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23834

I came across this on another forum and then forgot all about it, meant to post about it when I first saw it. Has anyone got one of these? The complaints about it not being full speed kind of put me off a bit but it might be worth owning for the novelty value.

 

[wchill]

You would be better served getting a Dingoo A320 or an OpenPandora (if they ever finish those).

 

[TrolleyDave]

I've already got a proper GBA, it's just the novelty thing that appeals to me. I gotta admit that I wouldn't mind a Dingoo though. I haven't kept up with the Pandora recently, haven't they started shipping yet?

 

[kobykaan]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23834

I came across this on another forum and then forgot all about it, meant to post about it when I first saw it. Has anyone got one of these? The complaints about it not being full speed kind of put me off a bit but it might be worth owning for the novelty value.

found a list on DX of games included

Spoiler

01pokemon -red
02pokemon -green
03pokemon -sapphire
04actionman -robot attack
05advance wars
06jimmy neuron
07alienator -evolution continues
08bass challenge
09army men advance
10atlantis -lost empire
11avatar -last airbender
12backtrack
13backyard basketball
14barbie -magic of pegasus
15bomberman story
16ct special forces-2
17cartoon network -speedway
18choro q advance 2
19chou makaimura r
20contra advance -alian wars
21gurious george
22danny phantom -ultamte enemy
23daredevil
24demon driver -time to burn rubber
25digimon -battle spirt2
26double dragon advance
27f-14 tomcat
28fightbox
29final fight one
30finding nemo -the continuing
31fortress
32guantlet -rampart
33go wild + spongebob squarepants
34gradius advance
35hot potato
36ice age
37inspector gadget -advance mission
38international karate
39invicible iron man
40jackie chan adventures
41jurassic park3
42kao the kangaroo
43kiki kaikai advance
44kinghts kingdom
45kurukuru kuruin
46lady sia
47land before time
48lizzie mcguire -on the go
49madagascar
50mario cart advance
51matchbox cross town hero
52men in black -the series
53metal slug advance
54moblie suit gundan seed -battle
55nfl blitz 20-02
56namco museum 50th anniversary
57nicktoon unite
58ninja cop
59pacman collection
60phalanx -enforce fighter
61pinball advance
62pitfall -mayan adventure
63planet monsters
64power rangers -spd
65power rangers -time force
66r-type3 -third lightning
67rescue heros -billy blazes
68road rash -jailbreak
69rocket power -beach bandits
70rocket power -dream scheme
71scorpin king -sword of os
72snood
73sonic battle advance
74sprint -stallion of the cimarro
75spirts and spells
76spongebob squarepants
77stadium games
78super duper sumos
79super mario advance 4
80super mario advance
81tang tang
82tetris world
83clash with anti world
84cat in the hat
85the continuing
86tom and jerry -infunal escape
87tomb raider -prophecy
88top gun -firestorm advance
89tweety-no hearty party
90wing cammander -prophecy
91winnie the pooh -rumbly tumbly
92xs moto

and apparently its backlit and cannot run any games that have additional hardware like the Sun Games and tilt games such as Yoshi Topsy Turvy etc

might be worth the £33 just for the built in games ?!

anyone willing to take a risk!? lol

edit: If i could be sure it would work with my EZ III cards then I would get one

edit 2:

found a couple of vids

list of games



side by side comparison with real GBA



a full review here

edit 3: apparently from the review it runs about 15% slower bummer!

 

[Joe88]

if you have a GBA (or the other 2) already it seems like a complete waste of money

but yea a Dingoo A320 would be a better choice (way better) or if you can afford it just get a psp and hax it and you dont have to worry about gba/snes games and such not going full speed

 

[TrolleyDave]

a full review here

edit 3: apparently from the review it runs about 15% slower bummer!

lol That assemblergames review is where I first came across it! The 15% slower thing does put me off a little but I have to admit I think the screen looks pretty sharp and pretty bright, although it's slightly more sqaure. If I get a spare 33 quid I might grab one.

QUOTE(Joe88 @ Jul 21 2009, 09:06 AM) if you have a GBA (or the other 2) already it seems like a complete waste of money

but yea a Dingoo A320 would be a better choice (way better) or if you can afford it just get a psp and hax it and you dont have to worry about gba/snes games and such not going full speed

It's more for the novelty value and my collection, basically the same reason that I've got a Megadrive, Megadrive 2 and a Scorpion (a Megadrive clone) plus I've picked up a couple of Famiclones along the way. Don't know why but I'm a sucker for hardware clones if they're half decent. I still want one of those SNES/NES Twin Duo clone machines even though I've already got a Super Famicom and a PAL SNES.

 

[kobykaan]

It's more for the novelty value and my collection, basically the same reason that I've got a Megadrive, Megadrive 2 and a Scorpion (a Megadrive clone) plus I've picked up a couple of Famiclones along the way. Don't know why but I'm a sucker for hardware clones if they're half decent. I still want one of those SNES/NES Twin Duo clone machines even though I've already got a Super Famicom and a PAL SNES.

yeah I'm sure I saw one that does Megadrive/Genesis and Master system in the one console like the Snes/Nes duo hybrid?!


I have loads of retro consoles too Dave! ..... lol must be our age generation that we all kinda collect that kinda retro stuff

 

[TrolleyDave]

It's more for the novelty value and my collection, basically the same reason that I've got a Megadrive, Megadrive 2 and a Scorpion (a Megadrive clone) plus I've picked up a couple of Famiclones along the way. Don't know why but I'm a sucker for hardware clones if they're half decent. I still want one of those SNES/NES Twin Duo clone machines even though I've already got a Super Famicom and a PAL SNES.

yeah I'm sure I saw one that does Megadrive/Genesis and Master system in the one console like the Snes/Nes duo hybrid?!


I have loads of retro consoles too Dave! ..... lol must be our age generation that we all kinda collect that kinda retro stuff

I've not seen that MD/Genesis/MS machine but I'm going to hunt one down now! I think you're right about it being a generation thing, any console I get I tend to hoard but my nephew flogged his Xbox as soon as he got his 360. I asked him why and he just shrugged and said "Don't need it now, the 360 has better graphics"! I asked him won't he miss playing his favourite Xbox games and he just said "No, cos the 360 has better graphics"! I obviously ain't had enough of an influence! I can never understand the people who give up the previous generation consoles when they get a new one, all those great games you lose out on. It'll take death to make me give up my console collection! lol

 

[Joe88]

well the 360 can play the popular xbox games anyway
I think MS just wanted to get rid of the original xbox asap

my ps2 is still hooked up though with my ps3 (mainly cause my ps3 cant play ps2 games and the ps2 is hacked)

I dumped the GCN though since wii can play the games as well and the controller and MC's still work

 

[TrolleyDave]

well the 360 can play the popular xbox games anyway
I think MS just wanted to get rid of the original xbox asap

my ps2 is still hooked up though with my ps3 (mainly cause my ps3 cant play ps2 games and the ps2 is hacked)

I dumped the GCN though since wii can play the games as well and the controller and MC's still work

There's problems with the Xbox games played through the 360 though as far as I know, like graphic and sound glitches. So it's not quite the same as playing them on the Xbox. The Wii and GC is different though, the GC games run 100% on it don't they? The Wii contains the actual hardware/bios doesn't it and isn't just emulating it like the 360 does?

 

[kobykaan]

I've not seen that MD/Genesis/MS machine but I'm going to hunt one down now! I think you're right about it being a generation thing, any console I get I tend to hoard but my nephew flogged his Xbox as soon as he got his 360. I asked him why and he just shrugged and said "Don't need it now, the 360 has better graphics"! I asked him won't he miss playing his favourite Xbox games and he just said "No, cos the 360 has better graphics"! I obviously ain't had enough of an influence! I can never understand the people who give up the previous generation consoles when they get a new one, all those great games you lose out on. It'll take death to make me give up my console collection! lol

lol we have (that i can remember and that's not in the attic stored until we get a bigger house!)

Atari 2600 (still works still have a load of carts)
2x original XBOX
1x XBOX 360
4x DS consoles 3 lite 1 phat
3x PSP 1000 (A fourth is on the way)
2 SNES
Megadrive
Master System II
Gameboy color
GameGear
Amiga 1200
Amiga 500
Gamecube
Wii
PS3
2 x PS2 PHATs
PS1 (original)
Dreamcast
N64
2x laptops and a tower based pc (had 3 laptops but sold an older one)

Also emulate via MAME and M.E.S.S. (Multiple Emulator Super System)


so yeah Dave we kinda hoard sh1t us mature gamers!

 

[Joe88]

I think both of NES's are broke
they wont read the carts no matter how many times you blow clean, ect... the contacts

the genesis is sort of on its last leg
it mostly works but the controllers and video connections are problematic

the 2600, have no idea if it still works
have to take it out and test

game gear still works

gb,gbp,gbc,gba-sp all work (sold the broken original gba back to gamestop)

dreamcast works

gcn still wroks

ps2 phat (broken, DRE problem, bad laser)

ps2 phat (the one I use now) still works fine

wii works fine

360 broken, no video output (ordered x-clamp fix)

ps1 phat still works fine

n64 still works fine

neo geo pocket color still works fine

 

[TrolleyDave]

ol we have (that i can remember and that's not in the attic stored until we get a bigger house!)

Atari 2600 (still works still have a load of carts)
2x original XBOX
1x XBOX 360
4x DS consoles 3 lite 1 phat
3x PSP 1000 (A fourth is on the way)
2 SNES
Megadrive
Master System II
Gameboy color
GameGear
Amiga 1200
Amiga 500
Gamecube
Wii
PS3
2 x PS2 PHATs
PS1 (original)
Dreamcast
N64
2x laptops and a tower based pc (had 3 laptops but sold an older one)

Also emulate via MAME and M.E.S.S. (Multiple Emulator Super System)


so yeah Dave we kinda hoard sh1t us mature gamers!

Nice collection mate! Mines pretty similar. Offhand I've got

Atari 2600 (Not a woody though unfortunately, one of the newer black plastic jobs)
NES (Toaster style)
A famiclone in the shape of a famicom.
A famiclone in the shape of PS1
Master System
Master System 2
Megadrive
Megadrive 2
Scorpion (it's got sme stupid roman numeral after it that I can't remember)
PAL SNES
Super Famicom
PAL Saturn MK 1
Japanese Victor V-Saturn
Playstation (one of the original ones with the phono connectors on the back, CD drive has gone on it though

)
2 x N64
2 x Dreamcast
Gamecube
Xbox
Xbox360
GBA
GBA SP
DS Phat
Gamegear
Amiga A500+
Atari 512STFM
Atari 1040STFM
Atari 800XL
C64
Spectrum 48
Spectrum +2 (The one with the built in tape after Amstrad took over)
Sinclair QL

and I've got a bunch of those 5-in-1 joystick type things.

If I'm ever really stuck for cash at least I'll be able to raise some! lol

edit : Nice collection Joe! I still need to pick up another Neo Geo Pocket. I had one a few years ago but it went walkabout somewhere.

 

[kobykaan]

ooh that reminds me got a speccy a zx80 (somewhere) was a self build kit too

(not my images but basically the same!)

just remembered too that also got an amstrad 464

and a 6128

and an atari 800xl

and previous to that a 600xl

crap wish i knew where that 600xl went it was awsome wrote a few good point and click type text adventure games in basic on that! ....aaaaaaaaaaah the memory's ... right back to my PS3

 

[Veho]

and an atari 800xl

Aw man. Atari 800. My first computer. Nostalgiaaaa...

(Actually I still have it, somewhere. As far as I know, it still works, but I haven't tried it in years...

)

 

[DeMoN]

The included games suck, the screen looks like crap, and it doesn't even run at full speed. Why would anyone want this? For $10 maybe, but for $55 I could get a real GBASP.

 

[TrolleyDave]

and an atari 800xl

Aw man. Atari 800. My first computer. Nostalgiaaaa...

(Actually I still have it, somewhere. As far as I know, it still works, but I haven't tried it in years...

)

The old Atari machines were underrated. They had my favourite version of BC Quest For Tires.

 

[Veho]

The old Atari machines were underrated. They had my favourite version of BC Quest For Tires.

How do you get over that second lake?

You can cross the first lake by jumping and grabbing that bird that flies you over it, but the second one is just impossible... After several hundred attempts I gave up but it still bugs me

 

[Dingoo]

I had a BBC B...

It had some reasonable clones of then-popular arcade games.

The best things about the beeb were Elite (the original, before it got ported to everything else) and Exile.

After that, I got an Arc.

Still have the BBC (with an internal MMC card mod) and Archimedes-compatible (Acorn RiscPC).

 

[fgghjjkll]

i know a gba clone and the cartridges is the screen itself O.o