unoclay Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I cannot seem to add a second player. I have 2 joysticks plugged in, and the keypad seems to do nothing. I can only seem to start the game in 1p mode. A manual online says "pull back" and press the button....but doesnt seem to be working. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Try swapping joysticks, see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unoclay Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Ive tried a variety of joysticks, to no avail. Really need someone else to try plugging in the game and 2 controllers and tell me im not crazy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASalvaro Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 9:07 PM, unoclay said: I cannot seem to add a second player. I have 2 joysticks plugged in, and the keypad seems to do nothing. I can only seem to start the game in 1p mode. A manual online says "pull back" and press the button....but doesnt seem to be working. Any advice? press lower red button then pull back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unoclay Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 what does "pull back" mean---thats what the manual says--i assume you're reading that/copy pasting? It doesnt seem to work when i press button/pull down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patroclus99 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 This may be another Activision anomaly; Activision's 2600->5200 ports were abysmal, right down to the cartridge PCBs. Their non-2600 titles (Dreadnaught and Zone Ranger) were actually very good. I have the same problem with Pitfall, I get on a vine, but can't get off, because there's no downward movement, across all 4 joysticks. I also can't go down ladders. I'm sure there's a solution; I feel like it's an overly sensitive analog register in the ROM. . . not sure. Pitfall 2. . . no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unoclay Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 in pitfall, was playing the other night, and i think i needed to press a button AND move the stick to disembark a vine. I sort of did a forward>down forward>down movement. Maybe a button press. I actually like several of the activision games i have, if memory serves. And Decathalon is a great game---but you need 2p to truly enjoy it. There has GOT to be a way to get it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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