page_title: GP32
section_title: Games
hierarchical_section_title: GP32 / Software / Games
caption_attribution_description: English: GP32 Front-Lit Unit with Ericsson Chatboard, owned by taras
context_page_description: The GP32 is a handheld game console developed by the South Korean company Game Park. It was released on November 23, 2001 in South Korea and distributed in some parts of Europe.
context_section_description: Five games in a variety of genres were released at the system's launch on November 23, 2001.  About 28 commercial games were eventually released.  The last commercial game to be released was the platformer/RPG Blue Angelo, which was released on December 16, 2004. Most commercial GP32 games could be bought in two ways: boxed or downloaded through the internet through Gamepark's online JoyGP store (typically for a much lower price). JoyGP was the international version of the MegaGP store, which existed earlier and was limited to South Korea. Although most games were sold in both formats, there were a few exceptions: for example, "Blue Angelo" was (and is) only sold as a boxed copy made in France, and "Gloop Deluxe" was only sold online, but not through JoyGP.
  Although the number of official games available for the GP32 system is limited, many open source/free software developers worked on various emulators and ported PC games. In addition to this, a wide range of free, public domain games were created by amateur developers. Game Park did not ask any royalties to release games for its device, which made it easier for small editors or independent developers to release software for the GP32.
  The modification of Ericsson Chatboard micro-keyboards to work with the system has seen a new flourish of software development, including countless attempts at ports of Linux, and keyboard support being added to many emulators.
caption: GP32 with an Ericsson Chatboard
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