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| SavannahLion:
If you have to set 2 player mode or 1 player mode in the emulator itself, then it's a piss poor emulator. It should always be the game (eg the ROM) that defines 1 or 2 player mode, never the emulator. The emulators job is to transparently emulate the hardware for the game to leverage. Some emulators will take it a step further and emulate any expansion hardware, such as NES's multi-tap. But to restrict or deny the player 2 port? Never, outside the obvious of not actually having a controller plugged in. That's why I think it's a little strange that player 2 isn't mapped to the keyboard as well. It's an unnecessary restriction. Just a thought, (I'm on a different computer otherwise I'd check myself), you might have to remap the compass controls to the left joystick. That's probably why it sort of works when you swap the controllers via W. Otherwise, if you're boning for P2 to be mapped to the keyboard, you could go into the source code and modify it to suit. But if you knew how to do that, you wouldn't be here I guess. :-\ |
| 1500points:
Whatever it is, is beyond my abilities. My 2 joystick USB works for regular mame 0145 and it shows 2 usb devices in the list. one for each joystick. Picked up a robotron cartidge from a friend for $1. found 2 old junk atari joysticks in a box of misc. parts. gonna wire them to a couple 8 way joysticks on a little control panel and call it a day. thanks for your help. it must be a goofy emulator or they didn't think about the robotron aspect when making it? not much at all on google search. infact this thread is about the main item that comes up other than download sites for emu7800. :( |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: 1500points on April 01, 2012, 10:20:38 pm ---thanks for your help. it must be a goofy emulator or they didn't think about the robotron aspect when making it? --- End quote --- I'm not sure. I took a peek at the source code (without using MSVS) and I kind of lost interest. The 7800 isn't in my current rotation for another three or four projects, so while I appreciate the numerous tech docs included with the source, I just don't want to devote time to figuring it out right now. I think it's more attributable to the fact that it never occurred to the developer that there would be a game that justifies the use of both joysticks. I can't recall very many older Atari games that even required two joysticks for one player (Indiana Jones was another title IIRC) They also might have never experienced the joy of having to sitting elbow to elbow around a keyboard playing two player games. Yeah, I think it's a bit of a strange oversight. I'm working on a 2600 project and the Right player port kind of stares at you in the face so.... ??? --- Quote ---not much at all on google search. infact this thread is about the main item that comes up other than download sites for emu7800. :( --- End quote --- I can imagine, I never even heard of the emu7800 until this thread. |
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