Subject: Re: [stella] Four-player adapter? From: John K Harvey <jkharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 12:20:39 -0500 |
At 06:35 PM 9/14/98 +0200, you wrote: >When people on RGVC discuss about new games for the VCS, four-player >paddle versions of Combat or Indy 500 are always on the wishlist. >But I think those games should better be played with their nomal >controlers. Newer game systems all have a four-player adapter to >support these kind of games. > >My question is, if it would be possible to design a cheap and easy >to assemble four-player adapter for the VCS? > >From a programmers standpoint I think the easiest solution would >be to use one controler port for the input and the four output >pins of the second port to select the controler to read. Would >something like this be possible? Does a two port solution have >any advantages or disadvantages over a one port solution? > > >Thanks, Eckhard Stolberg > > > >-- >Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ >Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/ > I just asked my hardware expert engineering friend what he thought. He writes: "The adaptor is trivial, just as wiring a nintendo, or SNES, or playstation, or NES64 controller to the atari. The catch is that you need a program to utilize it. I'll probably write something up later tonight" I can keep you posted. -John K. Harvey -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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