Posted: 9/2/2008 11:26 PM
Post subject: Cant frame advance while holding certain keys.
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SuperLuigiKirby
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for my VBA, i set the buttons like this for convenience (less reaching across keyboard): A= Num1 B= Num2 Select= Num3 L= Num4 R= Num5 Start= Num6 Frame advance= \ <left> = right arrow key ^ = up arrow key v = down arrow key Here's the problem, when i press and hold left + B then press frame advance, the frame doesn't advance. What's weird is if i instead press right + B + A then press frame advance, it advances as it should. So in the example of playing Super Mario Bros Deluxe for GBC, i lose time because even though i can run right and jump while running, i have to walk left when going through the warp pipes. Obviously this kinda screws any chance to TAS most things correctly on the VBA. I want to know if its the problem of VBA, my computer, or my keyboard (or something else). i will try other key combinations to see if they work. If anyone knows a key combination that works and you use, please tell me, and ill try it.
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Posted: 9/2/2008 11:30 PM
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Baxter
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It's not VBA that's the problem. It's certain key combinations that your comp won't register at the same time. You can either: - Assign the buttons to different keys - Assign the problematic buttom to multiple keys - Assign multiple buttons to a single key
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Posted: 9/3/2008 6:23 AM
(Edited: 9/5/2008 6:40 AM)
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LagDotCom
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Yeah, it's to do with hardware key buffers and all that boring stuff. Another good way to get around the key limitation is to use a joypad. :) I have a PS2-a-like joypad with all the usual buttons mapped roughly to the GBA controller, except for these: Square = Frame Advance Triangle = Pause L2 = Load State 9 R2 = Save State 9 L3 = Load State 1 R3 = Save State 1 Works pretty well, but I haven't been using it very long.
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Posted: 9/3/2008 6:28 AM
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LagDotCom wrote:
I have a PS2-a-like joypad with all the usual buttons mapped roughly to the GBA controller, except for these: Square = Frame Advance Triangle = Pause L2 = Load State 9 R2 = Save State 9 L3 = Load State 1 R3 = Save State 3 Works pretty well, but I haven't been using it very long.
I wonder how this works well. EDIT: Auto-fire and Auto-hold can do help.
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Posted: 9/5/2008 5:52 AM
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ljffdb2
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I wonder how this works well.
me too
Posted: 9/5/2008 6:21 AM
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I use an SNES controller, and I set X to FastForward. I can't think of a single function to assign to the Y button.
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