Can someone program abuse like contra?/ to use gravis and no mouse?

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2 total messages Started by k... NetSurfer Wed, 13 Sep 1995 00:00

#5748

Author: k... NetSurfer
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 00:00

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can someone make abuse like contra for nintendo so that you dont have
use the aimer? like you just use the gravis pad and run around then
shoot... and like in contra if you point up you shoot up if you point
down you shoot down....?/ the moving the mouse around to hit your
target becomes VERY annoying.. can someone do this please? and then
send it to me?

Re: Can someone program abuse like contra?/ to use gravis and no mouse?

#5749

Author: dja... Douglas Jacobs
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 00:00

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NetSurfer (k...@kkr.seanet.com) wrote:

: can someone make abuse like contra for nintendo so that you dont have
: use the aimer? like you just use the gravis pad and run around then
: shoot... and like in contra if you point up you shoot up if you point
: down you shoot down....?/ the moving the mouse around to hit your
: target becomes VERY annoying.. can someone do this please? and then
: send it to me?

This would require quite a bit of hacking and rewriting the source code
I'm afraid...I wouldn't bet on anyone short of CRACK.COM doing it...

(besides, I like the mouse aimming...allows you so much more freedom
than Contra's icky 8-directions ;)

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