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Is it possible to modify the controls in a game?
 Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:18 pm
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Silly question - is it possible to modify a game so for example buttons 1 and 2 functions are replaced with left and right? So you could actually waggle a joystick to play Olympic Gold? I hate using the buttons!
I was also thinking Out Run Europa would benefit from changing up to accelerate to one of the buttons.
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:24 pm
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Yes, it’s probably pretty easy. Although, who uses a joystick? Sounds like a home computer thing…
For Out Run Europa, is there ever a time you don’t want to accelerate?
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:56 pm
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Maxim wrote Yes, it’s probably pretty easy. Although, who uses a joystick? Sounds like a home computer thing…
I do...
Maxim wrote For Out Run Europa, is there ever a time you don’t want to accelerate?
Yes when you want to park the car, but seriously pressing a button rather than pushing up on the joystick and trying to steer is tricky/annoying. Pushing up is a home computer thing and who uses a joystick?!
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:34 am
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Phil wrote is it possible to modify a game so for example buttons 1 and 2 functions are replaced with left and right?
somewhere in the code, each game reads the status of the buttons and store that info into 6 bits - then later some other code checks each one to see what to do. Usually you just need to change that second part, making it check what you wanted to instead of what was doing - it's often a 1-byte hack (for each button).
Now, if you want to learn how to do that, I seem to remember there was already a topic in this forum...
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