iCade compatibility list/wishlist

[cplr]

Originally Posted by masvil

So currently the only way to know are reviews and forums, right?
Is there a (un)official omni-comprehensive always-updated list?

used to be this thread when i had time to update it

[touchten]

Just a quick question, how do game dev like us able to add icade support?
Thanks!

[Connector]

Thought I posted here before, but can't find it. Does icade work with hdmi tv? I think maybe I want to try icade, but only if I can play with my bigscreen tv. And is there a wireless icade I can play so I can play with a wireless icade controller on my tv using my ipad as a console?

[makaGeorge]

Originally Posted by Connector

Thought I posted here before, but can't find it. Does icade work with hdmi tv? I think maybe I want to try icade, but only if I can play with my bigscreen tv. And is there a wireless icade I can play so I can play with a wireless icade controller on my tv using my ipad as a console?

Yeah. iCade connects wirelessly through Bluetooth, so you can plug an hdmi cable to your device and connect it to your tv. I've tried this with my iPad2 and my iCade as I had to add support for a second screen to Vector Star Brawl in order to fully support the upcoming Gamedock controller. It works perfectly, so any game that supports an external screen and iCade should work too.

@touchten Get the sdk at https://github.com/scarnie/iCade-iOS
With a small modification you can add support for Gamedock too... Also, do check Simul80 http://kode80.com/osx-apps/simul80/ to use the Mac keyboard as an iCade controller, or even USB joypads. It's great when you are testing... especially if you don't have an iCade, and it can also simulate any controller of its kind...

[Connector]

Thanks, and is there such thing as a wireless bluetooth icade controller that I can use with my ipad without jailbreaking?

[Adams Immersive]

Originally Posted by cplr

used to be this thread when i had time to update it

Thanks for getting us started anyway!

Originally Posted by touchten

Just a quick question, how do game dev like us able to add icade support?
Thanks!

iCade is simply a keyboard of sorts, but with different "letters" pressed for buttonup and buttondown:

http://www.ionaudio.com/downloads/IO...rce%20v1.5.pdf

Originally Posted by Connector

Thought I posted here before, but can't find it. Does icade work with hdmi tv? I think maybe I want to try icade, but only if I can play with my bigscreen tv. And is there a wireless icade I can play so I can play with a wireless icade controller on my tv using my ipad as a console?

All iCade games work with my HDMI projector (at least with iPad 2 or newer) because the iPad mirrors all games. I fiddle with the picture size a bit to make it bigger, but it works.

That's partly why I wish I had a lap-friendly iCade Core instead of the full cabinet.

Originally Posted by Connector

Thanks, and is there such thing as a wireless bluetooth icade controller that I can use with my ipad without jailbreaking?

iCades are always Bluetooth. All models. And no jailbreak needed. (Jailbreak comes into play only when people want to add iCade support to games where the developer didn't build in iCade support.)

[Greyskull]

How does connecting via HDMI differ from Airplay (I have an Apple TV 2)? Also, anyone know if an iPad mini iCade is in the works?

[Connector]

Originally Posted by Greyskull

How does connecting via HDMI differ from Airplay (I have an Apple TV 2)? Also, anyone know if an iPad mini iCade is in the works?

How i think it is is that airplay is its own standard so it is full screen on the tv, seems to be a different resolution to ipad retina (lower), and you can use the ipad as a joystick the screen doesn't show the game at all.

Hdmi, video out, apple tv all support airplay. Mirroring is totally different, and that is where hdmi beats apple tv cause there is no lag or hitches.

[Connector]

@ adams immersive

Wow, if icade works with hdmi, I gotta do some serious research into it cause I only play on my tv nowadays. Gonna give it a serious look.

[yellowknife]

Originally Posted by Connector

@ adams immersive

Wow, if icade works with hdmi, I gotta do some serious research into it cause I only play on my tv nowadays. Gonna give it a serious look.

And if you get the Core version, the cabinet won't get in the way, but you'll still get full arcade controls. The 8-bitty would be another choice if a gamepad is all u need. Less compatible though.