Lotus 2 Player 1 using keyboard

Dreedo · 01 November 2010, 20:43

Is it possible to play Lotus challenge 2 with just a keyboard on your Amiga? I read in the manual that Player 1 MUST use a joystick, and player 2 has an option to choose what he wants to play with.

I just thought that was a bit strange, its not the sort of game i would play with a joystick, if its anything like Top Gear 2 on the SNES. (Which im a huge fan of).

Thanks.

s2325 · 01 November 2010, 21:14

http://hol.abime.net/930/screenshot look at 6th screenshot, there is no option to choose keyboard for player one

Dreedo · 01 November 2010, 21:18

Ok thanks, thats a bit of a shame.

s2325 · 01 November 2010, 21:22

I think technically it was possible, but who thought that someone had Amiga without joystick.

Dreedo · 01 November 2010, 22:10

Well Lotus 3 allows player 1 & 2 to use the keyboard, obviously realizing that they could have done it anyway :P

BippyM · 02 November 2010, 12:15

Well seeing as the keyboard code is already in there, I am sure a whdload patch could incorporate this!

Dreedo · 02 November 2010, 13:47

I can only run games via floppies, is it possible for people to load patched games onto floppies which can be run by stock amigas?

Retro1234 · 02 November 2010, 14:16

Get a joypad

s2325 · 02 November 2010, 14:18

Some games are easier when you play with keyboard.

Dreedo · 02 November 2010, 14:46

I've already ordered a joypad, was just wondering why the game didnt support 2 players using the keyboard. I suppose with an amiga its harder than a PC, as the keyboard is seperate from the machine and is easily shared.

By the looks Lotus 3 on the Amiga still forced player 1 to use the Joystick whereas player 2 could use either a keyboard or a joystick. The PC port of Lotus 3 however allowed them to both use Joysticks, or both use the Keyboard, or like the Amiga, use one of each.

T_hairy_bootson · 02 November 2010, 14:58

Everyone had joysticks or pads, they were cheap and widely available. It was one of the great things about owning an amiga instead of a PC at the time.

commie1974 · 02 November 2010, 18:44

The all-time DIVINE machine, ZX Spectrum, allowed keyboard usage on all games, even though mostly all of them had a joystick option as well...
Those were the days!!!

T_hairy_bootson · 03 November 2010, 04:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by commie1974

The all-time DIVINE machine, ZX Spectrum

/me vomits a little in his mouth.

01 November 2010, 20:43	#1
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	Lotus 2 Player 1 using keyboard Is it possible to play Lotus challenge 2 with just a keyboard on your Amiga? I read in the manual that Player 1 MUST use a joystick, and player 2 has an option to choose what he wants to play with. I just thought that was a bit strange, its not the sort of game i would play with a joystick, if its anything like Top Gear 2 on the SNES. (Which im a huge fan of). Thanks.

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01 November 2010, 21:14	#2
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://hol.abime.net/930/screenshot look at 6th screenshot, there is no option to choose keyboard for player one

01 November 2010, 21:18	#3
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	Ok thanks, thats a bit of a shame.

01 November 2010, 21:22	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I think technically it was possible, but who thought that someone had Amiga without joystick.

01 November 2010, 22:10	#5
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	Well Lotus 3 allows player 1 & 2 to use the keyboard, obviously realizing that they could have done it anyway :P

02 November 2010, 12:15	#6
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Well seeing as the keyboard code is already in there, I am sure a whdload patch could incorporate this!

02 November 2010, 13:47	#7
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	I can only run games via floppies, is it possible for people to load patched games onto floppies which can be run by stock amigas?

02 November 2010, 14:16	#8
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Get a joypad

02 November 2010, 14:18	#9
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Some games are easier when you play with keyboard.

02 November 2010, 14:46	#10
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	I've already ordered a joypad, was just wondering why the game didnt support 2 players using the keyboard. I suppose with an amiga its harder than a PC, as the keyboard is seperate from the machine and is easily shared. By the looks Lotus 3 on the Amiga still forced player 1 to use the Joystick whereas player 2 could use either a keyboard or a joystick. The PC port of Lotus 3 however allowed them to both use Joysticks, or both use the Keyboard, or like the Amiga, use one of each.

02 November 2010, 14:58	#11
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Everyone had joysticks or pads, they were cheap and widely available. It was one of the great things about owning an amiga instead of a PC at the time.

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02 November 2010, 18:44	#12
commie1974 Amiga? What's that?!? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Piraeus-Greece Age: 50 Posts: 256	The all-time DIVINE machine, ZX Spectrum, allowed keyboard usage on all games, even though mostly all of them had a joystick option as well... Those were the days!!!