PANDORA: Linux handheld game device

dragonetti · Groupie in Training Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 35

Are there other Amiga fans out there considering this beauty?

@ http://www.openpandora.org/

- ARM® Cortex™-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux
- 430-MHz TMS320C64x+™ DSP Core
- PowerVR SGX OpenGL 2.0 ES compliant 3D hardware
- 800x480 4.3" 16.7 million colours touchscreen LCD
- Wifi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth & High Speed USB 2.0 Host
- Dual SDHC card slots & SVideo TV output
- Dual Analogue and Digital gaming controls
- 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
- Around 10+ Hours battery life

If I have read the topics regarding this device correctly, than it should be able to emulate all the amiga games perfect. (do NOT pin me down on that one, dive in the forums and have a look at it yourself...)

forums: http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showforum=61

It has an overclocking option that clocks the CPU from 600MHz to 900MHz.
It can emulate everything between NES and PSX1...
(and off course most of the other "exotic" retro consoles / machines, if I am right)

A full keyboard, touchscreen, TV out + 100% flawless amiga emulation ...well...that is what we all want...right? ....at least I am...

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tone007 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:05 am Post subject:

killergorilla · Amiga Enthusiast Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 532

Most pointless post ever award goes to the post above! Very Happy

To get back on topic, yeah it does look good. Although, emulating "all the amiga games perfect" isn't possible on a 4ghz quad core PC yet, let alone something this 'weak'...

but it'll do for emulating a lot of the amiga games, and the MD/SNES etc.
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Andrew McQueen · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

Looks good enough to me, even if it don't emulate 100%. If it emulates anything up to the N64 then that be the perfect handheld for me.

I've given up on next gen consoles like PS 3 or the reverse-gen gimmicked Wii.

EvilCensor · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

I'd like to see some more screen shots and gain a better idea of what it can do - as of yet I'm not too impressed.

Site needs improving also.
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HairFU · Groupie in Training Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

Some Infos from the official site.

Emulators that are in progress and will work in 100% speed when they are ready:

Dosbox (up to 386)
Amiga [Amiga 500]
Arcade Games up to early 90th
Atari Jaguar
Genesis/Megadrive/SegaCD
NeoGeo AES/MVS
Nintendo 64
Playstation
SNES

Emulators that could be ready very fast (after the developers get a Pandora) and would work with 100% speed:

Amstrad [zx-81]
Atari 2600/7800
Atari 800/XL/XE/5200
Atari ST
Colecovision
Commodore Plus/4
Dreamcas
Gameboy Advance
Intellivision
MSX
NES/Famicom/FDS
NeoGeo Pocket/Colo
Sam Coupé
Sega 32X
Sega Master System & Game Gear
Sinclair ZX-80/81
Tandy Color Computer
TI-92 Calculator
TI 99/4A
Thompson TO7-70
Turbografx-16/PC-Engine/CD-ROM
Vectrex
Wonderswan/Color

Beside this great thing for retro lovers, it is a great Machine for Homebrew Games and open sorce games (for example Quake 2, Doom 3, ScummVM), mp3 player, mobile video player (you don't have to reencode videofiles, it plays all formats like pc's do).
I order my Pandora tommorow to be one of the first 3000 people in the world.
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HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject:

Amiga 500 emulation... aka "we cant be bothered to add HD support, a kickstart selector and some extra ram settings"

hmm.

jeroen · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject:

Impossible to find
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Fiery Phoenix · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject:

I was tempted to put my name down for one of these last year, was put off by the build uality - heard the nubs were dropping off and some cracks in the casing - may all be sorted now??

I went for a Nokia N900 as it was a phone and emulated the Amiga, Playstation, Snes, Megadrive, etc - and web browsing was good on it.
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SkydivinGirl · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:45 pm Post subject:

I've got a Pandora and I'm very happy with it. Haven't tried much Amiga software on it yet, but the C64 emulation works very well, as does other game systems.

I actually purchased it at the new price but still have my pre-order pending. Unfortunately, I've been asking for a refund for my pre-order by calling them and emailing them and nobody is getting back to me. Mad

If you decide to get one then you should contact EvilDragon directly.

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cerium88 · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject:

looks ok. i've seen things like this before, the dingoo somthing or other, another handheld that is used for emulation.

Chuckles · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:29 am Post subject: compair

How would this compare to say, the MCC, loaded w/
a c64, amiga, and maybe another op system?
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SkydivinGirl · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:23 pm Post subject:

The main reason I got this instead of a Dingoo or other portable emulation system is the fact that it has a full keyboard, which is better for computer emulation.

I'm sure an MCC system would work better for at home use, but I bought the Open Pandora for the portability. Smile

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Rocky1980 · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject:

Been following this for a LONG time, yes its a very nice thing I would have to own one but £350(ish) is a bit to high for me. Hopefully now that production has been moved to Germany they will start appearing in greater numbers and the cost might come down a litter. However I have a very bad feeling that this great little machine might have missed the boat a bit
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akabei · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:18 am Post subject:

Not to forget, Lemonamiga member john4p coded an excellent Amiga500 emulator(uae4all) for it.
I'm really considering to buy one, as the new production in Germany seems to start in a few days/weeks.