Analog control support in emulators
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Analog control support in emulators
I was just thinking it would be cool to be able to use the analog stick on the dc controller in some of the emulators like nester or smeg (these are the most updated/most complete IMHO).
The way I could see this working is to make each direction like a realtime autofire type thing, so like if you were playing a racing game and barely pushed right it would be like tapping right really slow so the car would just turn a little. by the time you had the stick all the way over it would just be like pressing right on the digital pad. optimally it would be adjustable, like the dead zone and where its full on.
i dunno...just a thought...might be too much trouble or something. seems like it'd be pretty cool though since it would be better control and since the stick is better aligned then the pad. any thoughts?
The way I could see this working is to make each direction like a realtime autofire type thing, so like if you were playing a racing game and barely pushed right it would be like tapping right really slow so the car would just turn a little. by the time you had the stick all the way over it would just be like pressing right on the digital pad. optimally it would be adjustable, like the dead zone and where its full on.
i dunno...just a thought...might be too much trouble or something. seems like it'd be pretty cool though since it would be better control and since the stick is better aligned then the pad. any thoughts?
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actually it'd be cool if the top triggers could be assigned to A and B or whatever...same kind of setup. not sure about other systems but with nes it was always A=Accelerator B=Brake...same kinda deal with DC except R=Accelerator and L=Brake...
i dunno...make adjustable throttle in racing games. just a thought. i think it'd be cool if it worked...mainly the stick though...most racing games are all or nothing
i dunno...make adjustable throttle in racing games. just a thought. i think it'd be cool if it worked...mainly the stick though...most racing games are all or nothing
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Well, the fact that a controller has an arcade style joystick doesn't mean that it's analogue. A digital arcade stick just makes it easier to perform rolling motions (like Ryu's fireball in Street Fighter II).SmitZo wrote: U sure the snes didn't have analogue control.......IM POSITIVE that i saw arcade stick type controllers which aren't exactly the same but there MUST have been one analogue controller on the Snes or Genesis
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I know this forum hasn't been updated in a while, but I recently had the same thought. I know for a fact that there was an old school NES controller with an arcade stick and arcade style buttons. It was called the NES Advantage control deck. True, it may not have actually been an analog controller, but (and I might not know what I'm talking about) does that mean that that controller could not be "emulated" by using the analog controller ? It is obviously not absolutely necessary, but it would be quite a bit of fun (and a whole lot easier) to play old school arcade games (like Galaga, PacMan, etc.) on Nester by using the analog control. My old NES controller like that is busted (not to mention the fact that I have 0 skills with a soldering iron ), so I would not be able to mod my old controller to work on the DC. Anybody have any new thoughts on this? Am I just SOL ? Are there aother emulators that allow me to use the analog controller? Would the MAME emulators allow that?
BTW: Here is an image of almost exactly the controller I mentioned. I picked the pic up off of Ebay.
BTW: Here is an image of almost exactly the controller I mentioned. I picked the pic up off of Ebay.
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here the image you were probably looking for
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yup. that's it.
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i had 2 of those sticks. they were a lot better than the nes pad, at least if you had big hands. i think frnes supports the analog stick. im not sure though since its been years since i tried it.
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I also have one, orignal in box and almost never used, becuase when my real NES still worked I never liked it.
Yes, FrNES support the use of the analog stick, but I think you can't control the game analog because the game is not programmed to do that.pavelbure wrote: i think frnes supports the analog stick. im not sure though since its been years since i tried it.
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I was at funcoland today and saw they had atari paddle style controllers for the NES, they were for the game Arkinoid (a breakout type game). hmm, i just read that the controller is somewhat of a rare item, maybe i'll pick it up.
http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/reposito ... anoid.html
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Not true I'm not really sure about implementing it in emulation but I'm sure it's all the same. If I can find a DC example of analog controls then I can give a better answer.Captain Skyhawk wrote:Yes, FrNES support the use of the analog stick, but I think you can't control the game analog because the game is not programmed to do that.
Jimbo used it in his games but it seems his sources are missing on the net :-/ I'll check Boob.