Author Topic: Dungeon Explorer and multitap (Read 783 times)

Digi.k · « **on:** September 02, 2006, 01:38:44 PM »

I got that 3 player multi-tap for my pc engine and... I was hoping to upload some videos of some multi player co-op of dungeon explorer... but looks like DE is incompatible with the 3 player multi-tap..

One player (in any joypad port) works fine but 2nd player just dont work at all...

Does it look like I need to get the 5 player tap?? or is there something I'm missing.. because all the other multi player games work fine with it except Dungeon Explorer..

esteban · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2006, 07:53:09 PM »

I don't have any experience with the 3-player tap

If I recall correctly, you hold down the Select or Run (?) button for a multiplayer game in DE. What happens when you attempt to do this?

Digi.k · « **Reply #2 on:** September 03, 2006, 05:27:01 AM »

nothing

no response all with with the 2nd controller when playing DE.

cheezio · « **Reply #3 on:** September 03, 2006, 05:30:48 AM »

did you try what stevek suggested?

in the first room screen (after the map screen at the start) you need to press and hold RUN button to choose number of players - i think it then counts up from 1 - 2 - 3 etc as you have to choose the number of players - then release the run button.

guyjin · « **Reply #4 on:** September 03, 2006, 08:14:53 AM »

pardon my offtopicness, but why would anyone want a multitap with less than 5 plugs?

Digi.k · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2006, 11:30:38 AM »

me! Because I only have 2 joypads and its what I got bundled when I bought my PC Engine. (Everything you see in that picture of the pc engine (boxed and instructions), the AV booster the 3 player multi-tap and two joypads were bundled in a deal from ebay for under $48 USD BIN from hit-japan.

Yea the room where you all start in at the bar.. tried holding down run and select but nothing happens in the 2nd joypad.

guyjin · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2006, 02:36:32 PM »

do you have other multiplayer games to test it with? it could just be a defective tap.

Joe Redifer · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2006, 05:18:59 PM »

I think you have to hold down RUN on the first controller only until it reaches the desired number. Is that what you are doing?

Digi.k · « **Reply #8 on:** September 04, 2006, 02:44:01 AM »

Quote from: "guyjin"

do you have other multiplayer games to test it with? it could just be a defective tap.

nah its not defective I've already uploaded multiplayer videos on youtube of Dragon Saber, Parasol Stars, twinbee..

Quote from: "Joe Redifer"

I think you have to hold down RUN on the first controller only until it reaches the desired number. Is that what you are doing?

right when I do this pressing RUN brings up the display of PASSWORD, STATUS and LEVEL

Pressing SELECT button changes between Black and White magic

Used to play DE in multiplayer years ago with no problem but that was with the 5 player adaptor..
might look as though I need to buy a 5 player one again.. which isnt' what I really want but oh wells...

Vanquish · « **Reply #9 on:** September 04, 2006, 05:45:58 AM »

now you are talking about this game... is it worth buying DE II or the DE I will be just enougth? which are the differences betwen them?

Digi.k · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2006, 02:54:41 AM »

you should hunt them both..

I've only had the first game.. but the 2nd one.. if you hunt for the USA version that would probably cost you a bit and quite rare.. apart from that all I can assume is that the 2nd one is just the same although bigger, CD music tracks and animated cut scenes.

Keranu · « **Reply #11 on:** September 06, 2006, 09:42:50 AM »

You could probably play through the Japanese version of DEII just fine, especially if there are any walkthroughs for it.

Vanquish · « **Reply #12 on:** September 06, 2006, 10:35:15 AM »

Ok, they i will try to get a JP DE on ebay.
They seem cheap

runinruder · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2006, 03:46:17 PM »

Dungeon Explorer II is much better than the first one, and I say that as a fan of the first one. The quest is much longer, there are way more bosses and characters, the story and cinemas rule, and the soundtrack is ridiculously good. Personally, I'd say go for the US version because you won't get to experience the true awesomeness of the villain if you can't understand what he's saying. But if it costs too much these days, then yeah, go for the JP one.

Vanquish · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2006, 03:14:33 AM »

ok, thanks. I will get it from "underground" sources until i get a copy of them.