15 Facts About GP2X

GP2X is a Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by South Korean company GamePark Holdings.

GP2X is designed for homebrew developers as well as commercial developers.

GP2X was designed to play music and videos, view photos, and play games.

GP2X has seen several minor hardware updates, most notably the changes from the First Edition to Normal Edition and the Normal Edition to the MK2.

F-200 version of the GP2X hardware replaced the joystick with a directional pad and added a touchscreen.

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Connector used to expand the GP2X is hard to come by on its own but it is used with a few other devices.

GP2X supported TV-out with a special cable that plugs into the EXT port.

GP2X requires 2 AA-sized batteries if not running from an external power supply.

The GP2X has 64 MB of internal flash memory storage, of which 32MB can be used for user data.

Two ARM processors in the GP2X can be overclocked beyond their rated speed in software.

Tools required for development on the GP2X are freely available, there is a wealth of software available for the GP2X, much of which is free.

GP2X has several pieces of software built directly into the firmware.

Since the GP2X has a much smaller following than other handheld consoles, such as the Sony PSP or the Nintendo DS, there are very few commercial games available for it.

SDKs are freely and easily available for the GP2X allowing anybody with the required skills to write an application or game.

Port of the Allegro game programming library is available for the GP2X, as are ports of the Fenix and BennuGD game toolkits.