History of video games/Platforms/GP2X

__NOTOC__ History Launch thumb|GP2X Booth at Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. GamePark Holdings, also known as GPH, released the GP2X after splitting off from GamePark. The GP2X was launched in South Korea in November of 2005.Bennallack Owain GP2X handheld offers an alternative to DS and PSP https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/001110/gp2x-handheld-offers-an-alternative-to-ds-and-psp/ www.pocketgamer.com en About 30,000 GP2X consoles were sold by October 2006.Boyer Brandon Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102187/GP2X_Expecting_50000_Sold_By_Christmas_2006.php www.gamasutra.com 13 November 2020 en The improved spec GP2X F-200 was launched in October of 2007 for 125 British pounds.GamePark's GP2X F-200 gets a price, release date https://www.engadget.com/2007-09-19-gameparks-gp2x-f-200-gets-a-price-release-date.html Engadget en Legacy thumb|GP2X logotype. GamePark Holdings discontinued the GP2X in August of 2008 with 60,000 consoles sold.Linux-based GPH #Caanoo emulates arcade & console #ROMs via an SD card http://8-bitcentral.com/miscellaneous/caanoo.html 8-Bit Central After the company split, GamePark folded in 2007, and GamePark Holdings survived a bit longer till March 23rd, 2013.A competitor falls: the end of Game Park [Update 1] https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-19-a-competitor-falls-the-end-of-game-park.html 19 October 2020 Engadget enGame Park is dead, long live Game Park Holdings https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-19-game-park-is-dead-long-live-game-park-holdings.html Engadget 22 November 2020 enHardcore Gaming 101: A History of Korean Gaming http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/part3/company-gamepark.htm www.hardcoregaming101.net 22 November 2020 Technology Compute The GP2X has a primary ARM920T CPU and a secondary ARM940T CPU, both clocked at 200 megahertz.Review: GP2X https://gbatemp.net/review/gp2x.492/ gbatemp.net The GP2X has 64 megabytes of SDRAM. Hardware F-100 The GP2X has 64 megabytes of NAND flash storage built in.GP2x https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/18390/gp2x Penny Arcade The original GP2X F-100 has an analog stick. The GP2X display is a 3.5 inch LCD with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels. The GP2X is powered by dual AA batteries, though the power draw is such that standard alkaline batteries will last about ten minutes at most, with rechargeable batteries lasting six hours at most.McFerran Damien A beginner's guide to the GP2X https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/008373/a-beginners-guide-to-the-gp2x/ www.pocketgamer.com enReid Rory GamePark Holdings GP2X https://www.cnet.com/reviews/gamepark-holdings-gp2x-review/ CNET enGP2X-F200 https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/004676/gp2x-f200/ www.pocketgamer.com en F-200 Only The F-200 adds a touchscreen, improves expandable storage to the SDHC Standard, and replaces the D-pad with an improved 16 way D-Pad, but is otherwise identical to an F-100. Software The GP2X runs GNU/Linux.Hands-on with GamePark's GP2X F-200 https://www.engadget.com/2007-09-01-hands-on-with-gameparks-gp2x-f-200.html Engadget en Games Commercial Releases 2006 Payback 3D open world game made in a similar style to early top down Grand Theft Auto games.Payback released for GP2X https://www.videogamer.com/news/payback-released-for-gp2x/ 15 January 2022 VideoGamer.com 18 December 2006 Read more about Payback on Wikipedia. 2007 Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles The demo of this game became a console pack in title after release in August 2007.Wind and Water : Puzzle Battles https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/wind-and-water-puzzle-battles.341/ 15 January 2022 GamingOnLinux en The game was developed by the studio Yuan Works, which sources either state is in Korea,IGN: Yuan Works https://web.archive.org/web/20070120194130/http://games.ign.com/objects/876/876304.html 16 January 2022 web.archive.org 20 January 2007 or Costa Rica.New Dreamcast game development continues with puzzler Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles https://www.videogamesblogger.com/2008/08/28/new-dreamcast-game-development-continues-with-puzzler-wind-and-water-puzzle-battles.htm 16 January 2022 Video Games Blogger 28 August 2008 Read more about Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles on Wikipedia. Gallery F100 F200 Notes The name GP2X was said to be short for "Game Park Times Two".Q&A: GP2X chief Craig Rothwell https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-gp2x-chief-craig-rothwell/1100-6159783/ 15 January 2022 GameSpot External Resources GP2X GP2X Archived version of the official website in 2005. References 2100%