Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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The helicopter always drifts to the left when I let off the d-pad. Can anyone confirm if this is a bug?

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Re: Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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The 5200 had analog joysticks, I don't know how well implemented they are in the 5200 core but if you want to play with a d-pad I suggest switching to the Atari 8-Bit computer core and play Choplifter! on this platform as it had digital inputs on the computer.

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Re: Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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Also, there's no mention of the type of controller used.
It could be data from an analogue stick that's off

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Re: Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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Hackshed_Carl wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:48 pm

Also, there's no mention of the type of controller used.
It could be data from an analogue stick that's off

I was using an 8bitdo SN30 2.4G and an 8bitdo Ultimate C 2.4G controller, wired. Both did the same thing.

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Re: Atari 5200 - Choplifter Problem

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A couple things to double check:

  1. While the DPAD may work in some 5200 games, it's actually meant to use an analogue stick, especially for choplifter.
  2. If you are using a controller with analogue sticks, make sure you have properly configured them with MiSTer's Main first (i.e. configure the Analogue stick(s) as the Left/Right Sticks.)
  3. Good idea to test the Analogue sticks in the InputTest Core in Advance mode and check to make sure ALX/ALY change values between -127 and 127.
  4. Configure the 5200 core to use the Analogue stick for direction (u/d/l/r).
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