Hi Dark, Sure. Although, I think I would prefer having some sort of tutorial or guide explaining the implementation of analog movement from a programmer's perspective than just talking to mainstream programmers from retro remakes etc. However, that I am aware of how the old NES and SNES controllers worked I am more in a position of figuring out how to work it with a keyboard since the mechanics should not be that difficult to replicate.
Cheers! On 5/26/14, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > nope, as I said up until the quite late 90's the 3D thumb stick controllers > > didn't exist and all input was either on or off, meaning analogue movement > was handled entirely by the game itself. > > Older arcade sticks (and indeed sticks like my X arcade one), basically > work the same way as joypads with several small metal switches in the base > around the stick, so pressing the stick in one direction presses the > switch. > > This is why the vast majority of 16 bit era games were equally playable on a > > stick or a joypad, or indeed on a keyboard for that matter. > > Regarding the correct formulae, over movement speed, key presses and > movement, perhaps this would be an occasion where communicating with > programmers of graphical games would help. > > There are after all lots of people on places like retroremakes who freely > program old style games from scratch. While obviously a lot of what is done > > graphically even in old style games won't be relevant, some ideas of > relative speeds for movement would likely be just the same particularly if > you really wanted to replicate similar mechanics to mainstream games. > Obviously it'd need tweaking depending upon the game, but just some basic > ideas might be a handy starting point to begin tinkering. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
