U.S. Games -> "For left controler" ...yeah righ

[FireTiger]

Why do US Games Towering Inferno and Commando Raid both use the RIGHT controller????

 

Or is it just that the Sears Heavy 6er is weird or something.

[bjk7382]

Wizard of wor and Tac-scan are the same way. It is just how they are programmed for some reason.

[FireTiger]

I noticed that on Wizard of wor I don't own Tac-scan, but they say on them,

 

"Use with Left Joystic Controller"

 

Wizard of wor says "Use Right Controller for one-player games."

 

odd

[Lauren Tyler]

Commando Raid uses left joystick controllers. At least the copy I own does.

[+SpiceWare]

Wizard of Wor does it to stay true to the arcade game, where player 1 is the right player.

[jsoper]

Here's the list I got, correct me if I'm missing something.

 

Games where Player one uses the right joystick:

Wizard of Wor

Towering Inferno

 

Games where Player one uses both joysticks:

Defender II / Stargate

Spy Hunter

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

Games where Player one uses paddles plugged into the right port

Tac Scan (hey, AA still needs an online manual for this one)

 

Now don't get me started on C64 games, I swear 1/2 use one joystick and 1/2 the other.

[FireTiger]

commando raid -> oh... NM I must have picked up the wrong controler twice.

 

Still Why towering inferno backwards?

[jsoper]

Oh yeah, Riddle of the Sphinx was also two-joysticks.

[+SpiceWare]

Now don't get me started on C64 games, I swear 1/2 use one joystick and 1/2 the other.

Having programmed the C= 64, I know the reason why. It was easier to read port B. If I remember correctly, you had to disable the keyboard in order to read port A.