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Re: GCW Zero Consoles for sale!! Brand New!!
« on: March 27, 2014, 11:48:42 AM »
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I'm not in the market but it's pretty cool to carry around a portable retro system that can fit in your pocket.

Well, pretty much every smartphone is capable of running emulators, and even have a display with decent resolution. The GCW isn't able to display an C64 or Amiga screen without rescaling it.
 

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Re: GCW Zero Consoles for sale!! Brand New!!
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2014, 12:01:25 PM »
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And once all the hardware drivers are sorted out, original software created for the platform could be pretty cool.

Shame that there probably won't be any decent original software on it though.
 

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Re: GCW Zero Consoles for sale!! Brand New!!
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2014, 12:19:03 PM »
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but playing c64 games on my note 3 with no touchpad is terrible.  I can't seem to get used to the on screen joystick.

I agree, but then again, most c64 games are best played with a joystick. Even a crosspad doesn't work for all games. And how about the games that require pressing keys on the keyboard? :)
 

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Re: GCW Zero Consoles for sale!! Brand New!!
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2014, 04:38:07 PM »
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It looks like it has a browser.
That could be useful, although there I'd probably stick to a larger device.

In 2014, at a 320x240 resolution, browsing would be horrible.
 

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Re: GCW Zero Consoles for sale!! Brand New!!
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2014, 07:17:46 AM »
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ThinkGeek.com has them for $149.99
But for Europeans $150 quickly turns into $200+ due to taxes and shipping costs.

(Edit) I did a quick check, shipping to Finland is $46, and on top of that I'd have to add around 20% tax. So 135e seems like a reasonable price.
« Last Edit: April 04, 2014, 07:20:18 AM by Britelite »