A minor miracle has occurred over the past few weeks, the “bastardised k101” from my previous post has been given the OpenDingux treatment thanks to a talented fellow on the Dingoonity boards named Steward. The Chinese developer has just released version 1 of the OpenDingux image, which you can now download and flash directly on to the microSD card inside your RS-97.
Whilst it’s fair to say a lot of the emulators are currently quite buggy and/or slow, some more so than the stock ones, progress is being made at an alarming rate. What we will eventually end up with is hopefully an alternative to the GCW Zero, at almost a third of the cost.
For anyone intending to flash their console, there is a video here with links to everything you’ll need in the description. It’s a very easy job, the hardest bit being getting the case apart.
If you think you can keep up, the thread at dingoonity is currently at 56 pages and going strong.
You can find Steward’s github here –> https://github.com/steward-fu
and his website is here –> https://steward-fu.github.io/website/handheld.htm
If you’ve been waiting to grab one of these, now is the time. Although China is on holiday for a few days yet, you can snag a 10% discount on this over at Fasttech by using the code KUNGHEI (discount expires on the 20th 24th Feb). That brings it down to $45 with free shipping – do expect to wait a while for it though. It takes a little while for the juggernaut that is Chinese manufacture and distribution to pick up pace after the CNY holidays are over.
Update// The discount has been extended until the 24th.