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marioxb:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on October 31, 2024, 06:26:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on October 31, 2024, 05:24:15 pm ---Thanks PL1. that does work, however it allows p1 joystck to control both players and P2 joystick to control both players too.
I can see where this could be confusing.
Ideal (for me anyway) would be P1 jostick only controls player 1 and P2 only player two.
Is this not possible?

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Not possible because the cab only had one joystick.  MAME is emulating the original game so there is no second joystick to assign.  The game just isn't designed for player 2 to use separate controls.  Someone would have to make a custom rom and rewrite parts of the game.

The default is for both players to use the P1 joystick.  Everybody my age just kinda knows that if a game makes the players take turns, the game only had one joystick and everyone uses P1.  I can see where younger people might get confused, but they'll catch on quick.

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What about the Switch Arcade Archives versions of games like DK, Pac-Man or BurgerTime? Pretty sure they have each player using their own controller. I wonder if Hamster modified the roms, or how they made this possible?

fatfingers:
Robotron 2084 is a one person game that uses 2 joysticks.  No cab is complete without Robotron!

danny_galaga:
I hadn't even thought of this. But they are cheap enough you might as well just have two servo sticks.

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