hansolo77

Everytime I see your initials, I think of Emeril. Updated OP, DB, RSS

I'm kinda surprised I still haven't played this one. Even if I"m not submitting a score. Thanks for keeping the old ones alive! Updated OP, DB, RSS

You make it sound like this game is a cinch and you're just trying to be nice by posting a score lower than mine. I like your artwork though. Updated OP, DB, RSS

I need an official ruling on this one. Our competition is meant to be friendly, not fierce. Farming for points is generally frowned upon. In fact, in our OP, TwinGlaxies has specifically indicated a footnote about using such tactics: They say it's permitted up to 50 points against bosses (and they say CERTAIN bosses too). I think using a tactic to easily increase your score should be counted as cheating. But since I'm only a 1/3 supporting roll, we'll have to wait and see what @GimmeClassics and @DazzleHP have to say. Far as I'm concerned, I'll take the75 score without issue since you didn't mention using this tactic there, but I will wait and see what they say.

Rumble is apparently the hardest thing to get working. I wonder if the functionality was never fully implemented in RetroArch. There a couple of different cores that run PSX, I wonder if the rumble only works in one of them, or maybe not even in RetroArch at all. Maybe there is another emulator that doesn't utilize RetroArch. I like RetroArch because of it's capabilities to work with multiple systems with just one configuration. I also like that it connects to RetroArchievements. But since there are no achievements or leaderboards for PSX yet, it may be ok to use a standalone in it's place in this case. A sure-fire way to test would be to use your computer. We're all much more familiar with Windows, and can easily install and configure drivers for it. Verify the controllers are functioning correctly first. What gets me is that PSX won't even rumble with my Xbox 360 controller. It, and the official PS3 controller should be working out of the box because that's how they've developed RetroPie. There is always another alternative that I've not tried yet. Use the "XBOXDRV" software. I've got configurations set up with it so I can use official NES, Sega, and Atari controllers. By having that option, you can run simultaneous drivers. It's a nice tool have under your belt if you learn how to use it. The benefit here is that there are settings you can use to enable rumble and control it's intensity. This was my future goal. I read somewhere (perhaps the driver's manual page) that the rumble by default is actually very week, something like 35% strength. And by using the software you can drive it beyond 100% if need be. So this would be a great thing to test. Especially in my PS3 controller. If everything is really quiet, and I have the controller up against my ear, I can hear the motors spin. They're just not strong enough. So by increasing the intensity, it should work like it should. If you're interested, have a look here: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Universal-Controller-Calibration-&-Mapping-Using-xboxdrv/ and http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/xboxdrv.1.html also:

Good notes and feedback. I will try to find some time and tackle some of these issues myself.

Not really. From what I was able to gather, you only get rumble if you use the wireless PS3 controller and the 3rd party driver for it. The problem comes from the way the rumble works. It needs voltage on one of the wires to run the motors. The PSX->USB adapters don't supply enough juice to make it work. You'd need to run a separate power line (or via battery) just for the rumble if you're using a wired connection. Wireless works because the batteries in the controller are capable of supplying the juice. The only problem here is that you have to use a 3rd party driver and the rumble is very VERY weak. Somebody suggested it might be an interpretation error in the driver, in which it is signaling the wrong motor to spin. They suggested taking the controller apart and swapping the motors. That's too much work for me to try. I'm actually confused why I couldn't get it to work with the wireless Xbox 360 controller I have. I may have asked about it in the past, and recall seeing something about the RetroArch driver not actually supporting rumble on that controller. Anyway, that's what led me to think maybe this SNESPRO controller might work better. It's wireless and thus should have the juice to work the rumble if it's built into the controller. And the connection is via Bluetooth, so there shouldn't be any driver issues.

Let me know how you get along with that controller and your RetroPie! I've heard good things. I bought the Japanese version (blue and grey buttons). I too have yet to install and configure it. Been really busy. I'm curious how strong the rumble is and if it's compatible with PSX games.

Yeah I saw that trailer before Star Wars Sunday night. Gotta say.. WHAT?! Is it based on a comic or book or something? The trailer was very short, considering. I was left with a lot of questions, like wtf? Will follow this a bit more.

I saw it last night. I hate that theater though. They had the volume cranked all the way up. I left with a massive migraine. But I loved the movie. Had some good parts, had some "not so good" parts. I'd love to discuss the finer points, but will courteously wait.

Please, for the love of God, use the SPOILER tags if you guys are going to start talking about Last Jedi. I've not seen it yet. I'd hate to see something about the movie get posted here.

Nice one! Sorry I'm late updating. Our cable/internet went out yesterday around noon when I was at work. Never got a chance to update till now. Updated OP, DB, RSS

Nice score buddy! And great tip. I'm sure it will benefit somebody, even if they don't use the EXACT mappings as you. I never thought to change "for this game". Thanks! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Wow awesome! I regret not being able to play this last week. Gonna have to get a submission in some time though, just to participate more than moderating. Updated OP, DB, RSS

It's vacation time. Hopefully I'll manage to get some game time in this week. My plans were to do so, but my "home work" is pretty booked. I've got a seedbox that's over quota which means I have a lot of technical house cleaning to do. I'm also working on trying to improve my NesPi by installing updates to the software, which inevitably means it broke everything. At least I'm more comfortable now with trying to figure it out, vs a couple years ago. Good score @forest4585, you're looking like the champ so far! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Same goes from me! Be safe out there. Be kind not rude to our grocery store staff. And eat lots of turkey!

You got that right! This game definitely improves with companions. Very impressive score. Can't wait to have some free time next week to try getting a score too! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Thanks guys for keeping my hopes up!

I saw this on a Facebook feed. Sad to hear about it happening. Rest in Peace.

Thanks for submitting another score rtkiii! I'm worried this may be the last game we ever compete in. A month in and only 2 posts. Here's hoping things pick up! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Yeah I noticed that as well. I think this was nearest the turning point. When games started losing their randomness and the shift went from competing for points to competing to complete the game. I still think it's a fun game, and look forward to posting up a score soon! Thanks for being a first submitter! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Not a bad run. Think of it this way... you beat @GimmeClassics lol Updated OP, DB, RSS

Do I suck because I've never heard of this game before?

No love for this game huh? I'm on vacation in a week, I'm gonna try and post up a score then!

Oh yeah! Welcome! I'm sure @GimmeClassics will be in touch with you in PM shortly. He likes to send those out to new players to get them up to speed. Updated OP, DB, RSS