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Title: Robotron controls, how?
Post by: Apollo on July 31, 2003, 10:08:35 pm

How do u folks play Robotron? Do you start the game and then remap the player 2 joystick to the fire buttons or is there a more permanent way?

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: paigeoliver on July 31, 2003, 10:11:48 pm

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: 1UP on July 31, 2003, 10:56:36 pm

Quote from: paigeoliver on July 31, 2003, 10:11:48 pm

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

Shouldn't that be the other way around?  Left controls to left joy, right controls to right?

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: Sasquatch! on July 31, 2003, 10:59:09 pm

Quote from: 1UP on July 31, 2003, 10:56:36 pm

Shouldn't that be the other way around?  Left controls to left joy, right controls to right?

Yup.  

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: meta87 on July 31, 2003, 11:11:21 pm

Maybe it's wrong for you newbies!

It's a bit more challenging for people like me and paige that way :D

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: Apollo on July 31, 2003, 11:57:58 pm

Quote from: paigeoliver on July 31, 2003, 10:11:48 pm

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

Could you repeat that in language that a 6 year old would understand please? Thankyou.

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: 1UP on August 01, 2003, 12:55:48 am

I think what paige means is that when you're in Mame, go to the TAB menu, at the top of the list is "Input (general)".  Enter that menu, scroll down a ways, and at some point you'll see "P1 Left/Up, P1 Left/Down, P1 Right/Up, P1 Right Down" etc.  These are inputs for games where you use dual joysticks per player (Robotron, Battlezone, etc.)  The "P1 Left/Up" etc is for mapping Player 1's LEFT HAND joystick.  "P1 Right/Up" etc is for setting Player 1's RIGHT HAND joystick.

Title: Re:Robotron controls, how?
Post by: Apollo on August 01, 2003, 01:11:59 am

Cooool, thanks folks. Brains here I come.