USB hub with external controllers for multiple players?

[mikesheley]

Hey guys,


New here and had a question. Is it possible to hook up a USB hub and multiple USB controllers with an emulator to allow multiple people to play games? Seems like this combined with TV out would make the Pandora a great portable console.


Cheers,


Mike

 

[milkshake]

yes this is possible


next (wow that was easy)

 

[gadgetoid]

iControlPad much?


Although it might be a little more expensive than USB controllers... and by a little I mean a lot.


The main problem I have with this, is finding 3 friends who want to play Micro Machines.

 

[mikesheley]

yes this is possible


next (wow that was easy)

Hey I never said it was going to be hard.

 

[milkshake]

Hey I never said it was going to be hard.

touché

 

[mikesheley]

The main problem I have with this, is finding 3 friends who want to play Micro Machines.

i have a problem finding just a friend to play anything


LOL


edit:


On topic: not all emulators support more than one player

What emulators support multiple players and/or USB gamepads?

 

[mikesheley]

Nice--all we need now is MAME!

 

[DarkCheetah]

Nice--all we need now is MAME!

Mame4all supports multiplayer.

 

[DarkCheetah]

but no usb gamepads (maybe it does, but i can get to map keys, do you?)

I'm at work so I can try later but if you hit tab while in a game it brings up the same menu as on my PC with mame and I've always been able to configure other joysticks through that menu.

 

[ManlyStump]

stella (2600), gpfce (NES), picodrive (megadrive/sms/gg/32x), pcsxrearmed (PSX)


Mupen64, i think

Have you gotten those to work? I can't get either of those to save the config.

 

[Caine]

The main problem I have with this, is finding 3 friends who want to play Micro Machines.

i have a problem finding just a friend to play anything

Penny Arcade has a solution for this problem

 

[gadgetoid]

The main problem I have with this, is finding 3 friends who want to play Micro Machines.

i have a problem finding just a friend to play anything

Penny Arcade has a solution for this problem

I loved Crystal Chronicles

 

[Muggie]

Speaking of multiplayer with emulators, do any of these emulators support wifi/bluetooth Pandora to Pandora multiplayer play? I always thought that would be awesome.

 

[diligentcircle]

stella (2600), gpfce (NES), picodrive (megadrive/sms/gg/32x), pcsxrearmed (PSX)


Mupen64, i think

Have you gotten those to work? I can't get either of those to save the config.

There's a "save config" option somewhere.

 

[captain_coconut]

mednafen (nes, pc engine, sega master system, others) supports net play as well as usb gamepads- and probably bluetooth pads as well.

 

[ManlyStump]

stella (2600), gpfce (NES), picodrive (megadrive/sms/gg/32x), pcsxrearmed (PSX)


Mupen64, i think

Have you gotten those to work? I can't get either of those to save the config.

There's a "save config" option somewhere.

...resisting the urge to be sarcastic...


Yes I know, there's "save config" and "save config for current game" but neither seem to do any good.

 

[Prometheus]

Yes I know, there's "save config" and "save config for current game" but neither seem to do any good.

Do you ever have issues with small writes being lost elsewhere, such as with saving the configuration of other software, or just writing a text file? If so, that might be an SD Card issue.

 

[ManlyStump]

Do you ever have issues with small writes being lost elsewhere, such as with saving the configuration of other software, or just writing a text file? If so, that might be an SD Card issue.

Nope, not that I've noticed.

 

[diligentcircle]

Well, I've seen a bug in gpFCE-GP2X where files in the appdata directory seem to get deleted (really annoying, especially because that includes the FDS BIOS). Maybe there's a similar bug in some other emulators?

 

[Helio]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to connect my n64 controller to the pandora through an n64 to pc adapter but I don't get it to work at all. I can't even find the controller being recognized by pandora. So is there like a tutorial or something on how to use it (does it even work?). Would appreciate your help.