iCade compatibility list/wishlist

[SKELETOR68]

I download that to play the Donkey Kong clone with iCade, but it is still shareware, any work if it will go full version?

[Adams Immersive]

Originally Posted by slamraman

Fantastic. I must have missed Monkey Labour and Bomber Cat.
Aemus Oldies (the dos) emulator also supports iCade now too.

Cool—and for others searching, it’s spelled Aemula (both iPhone and iPad versions are free, apparently—ad-supported with IAP for ad-free).

[crunc]

Ooh, I can't wait to try that 8-way update for Forget.Me.Not. Thanks for adding that!

[Rojoyinc]

Thanks for heads up, been awaiting a sale... Got it, looks good

[Adams Immersive]

Anyone getting iCade to work in Dingo, or ZX Spectaculator? How about iDOS or Aemula? I can’t seem to get any iCade response out of any of those old emulators, in either portrait or landscape. (iMame and C64 being the exception! They work.)

I see the switch in the app’s settings for iCade mode, but enabling it doesn’t seem to do anything.

TIA

[psj3809]

I havent tried Aemula, the last update said icade controls so i need to test that out.

Spectaculator has been fine for me, i've added tons of games to it as well and it works very well. Think you have to play the games using Kempston for the icade controls to work (As thats the default in Spectaculator)

[slamraman]

Originally Posted by psj3809

I havent tried Aemula, the last update said icade controls so i need to test that out.

Spectaculator has been fine for me, i've added tons of games to it as well and it works very well. Think you have to play the games using Kempston for the icade controls to work (As thats the default in Spectaculator)

Yep, on spectaculator you always have to choose Sinclair (or Kempston I can't remember now) and it should work a treat. On Aemula, before you start each game there's a menu page with a cog. Just click on the cog and switch iCade on. They've mucked up on Prince of Persia where up is down and down is up, but apart from that they work a treat too.

[KrisjohnTwin]

The App Store will probably hit 25 billion downloads in the next 24 hours. If you score the 25 billionth download you get $10,000 store credit. If you were looking for that one last excuse to buy an iCade app, you're welcome

Edit: And it's done.

[Adams Immersive]

Originally Posted by psj3809

I havent tried Aemula, the last update said icade controls so i need to test that out.

Spectaculator has been fine for me, i've added tons of games to it as well and it works very well. Think you have to play the games using Kempston for the icade controls to work (As thats the default in Spectaculator)

Originally Posted by slamraman

Yep, on spectaculator you always have to choose Sinclair (or Kempston I can't remember now) and it should work a treat. On Aemula, before you start each game there's a menu page with a cog. Just click on the cog and switch iCade on. They've mucked up on Prince of Persia where up is down and down is up, but apart from that they work a treat too.

Thanks! Aemula is working for me now. Maybe restarting the app did the trick.

Spectaculator and Dingo do not work for me: I see that (some) games have a way to choose Kempston vs. Sinclair, and I try both, but the iCade is being received as random bluetooth keystrokes, not as a game controller. This is in Dingo and Gloop Troop specifically. (I don’t see a way to choose Kempston in Alter Ego, but I did try Sinclair mode and no luck. Also no luck in Catch the Cash, but I doubt that supports iCade.)

Are there steps I might be missing, since I never owned a Spectrum? I started with a borrowed VIC-20...

TIA

[zxjon22]

Originally Posted by Adams Immersive

Spectaculator and Dingo do not work for me: I see that (some) games have a way to choose Kempston vs. Sinclair, and I try both, but the iCade is being received as random bluetooth keystrokes, not as a game controller.

Sounds like you've not turned "Use Arcade Controller" in the Settings App. Without this enabled, Spectaculator will treat the iCade as a bluetooth keyboard (which would explain your random bluetooth keystrokes).

It doesn't make a difference whether or not the particular game uses a Kempston, Sinclair or any other joystick interface - the iCade's controls are mapped appropriately.

Having said that, I've done away with the Settings App configuration for the next version and everything has been moved into the main app It's much more intuitive to setup now. It will also tell you if it doesn't detect the iCade for any reason:



If you're still having trouble, drop me a message over at spectaculator.com and we can investigate further.

Jon.