iCade compatibility list/wishlist

[yellowknife]

Originally Posted by SKELETOR68

Patch for iPad 1st Gen has been releast, see you guys in 10 months.

That's great. Running well?

[Freeman,Gordon]

Shamus just got icade controllers. I emailed them and it seems, shamus 2 and zeppelin! Are also going to be icade compatible.

[Space Fractal]

My own clay based puzzle game, Genius Greedy Mouse, supports iCade.

[frasermorgan]

Originally Posted by makaGeorge

Setting it up is easy... I'd have no problem doing it as I've already started two wikis there... the hard part is filling in the content. If enough people get involved it should be no problem...

Btw, I have a boardgame app ready (waiting to get approved) and wasn't sure what to do next, another boardgame or another arcade game. I. think I'm leaning towards arcade, as I'm really enjoying games with the iCade

I would definitely be willing to fill in content!

[Marconelly]

Is it true that they've removed the iCade support from the latest update of Fix-It-Felix? Why would they do that?

I have iCade Jr, and I can't get the game to work with it.

[yellowknife]

I think most of us agree that a wiki is a good idea. What data columns would be useful. Some ideas I have apart from game name are menu control support, customizable buttons, 8bitty layout supported (start and select are bad action buttons), landscape support, portrait support (some people prefer using iCade classic always in portrait mode so it sits inside cabinet). We might need some sort of data set for iPhone/iTouch also.

[Adams Immersive]

Originally Posted by Marconelly

Is it true that they've removed the iCade support from the latest update of Fix-It-Felix? Why would they do that?

I have iCade Jr, and I can't get the game to work with it.

That’s what some reviewers said—so I’m keeping the old version until they “fix it”! We should probably make time to write to their tech support so they know it’s important to people.

Originally Posted by yellowknife

I think most of us agree that a wiki is a good idea. What data columns would be useful. Some ideas I have apart from game name are menu control support, customizable buttons, 8bitty layout supported (start and select are bad action buttons), landscape support, portrait support (some people prefer using iCade classic always in portrait mode so it sits inside cabinet). We might need some sort of data set for iPhone/iTouch also.

Having that level of detail would be great—even if the data doesn’t all get filled in, it’s nice to have the option!

I like your column ideas. Some additional columns I’d like to see:

* iPad-only, iPhone-only (meaning iPad in 2x but not ideal, like Baby Monkey and maybe Pixl Party), or Universal.

* How to activate iCade mode? Manually Enable / Automatic / Automatic but must turn iCade on before launching app

* In-game documentation of iCade control layout? No / iCade only / Other iCade models

* Uses of full keyboard in the game? Rarely (such as to enter player name) / Never / Frequently (which would be an annoyance but I haven’t run into that personally)

* Auto-Fire? Always on / Hold button / No (manually stab-stab-stab!) / Optional

* Unnecessary touch-control overlays visible during iCade play?

* Can pause from iCade? (some games can do that even if the menus aren’t iCade-controlled)

* Needs touch control in addition to iCade during play? (haven’t seen that too much, but I have some ideas of my own that could work well that way—might not be a bad thing, but for some setups it would be)

* Screenshot

[makaGeorge]

Originally Posted by yellowknife

I think most of us agree that a wiki is a good idea. What data columns would be useful. Some ideas I have apart from game name are menu control support, customizable buttons, 8bitty layout supported (start and select are bad action buttons), landscape support, portrait support (some people prefer using iCade classic always in portrait mode so it sits inside cabinet). We might need some sort of data set for iPhone/iTouch also.

It's been a while, but I think wikidot supports one category per page, but then each page can have as many tags as you want. Maybe tags could be used for what each game supports, like portrait, landscape, menu control, and the others, and maybe use category as genre (arcade, adventure, puzzle...)

[frasermorgan]

Metal Slug 1 has iCade support!

[psj3809]

Originally Posted by frasermorgan

Metal Slug 1 has iCade support!

Yep it works great, i have to go back to Metal Slug 3 and test that again.

I did write in the Metal Slug thread it needs the mapping done a bit better, not just for the 8-Bitty but on the iCade the buttons are the ones right next to the joystick, be better to be further to the right.

Still cant moan too much, its great it comes with iCade controls and is a retro classic