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ControllerAbnormalities
Since there is some controversy about the controller in the video... I'll try to clear it up here. When I'm playing SMB, you can see Mario walks (and then runs) even though I'm not holding the buttons. If you look closely, I press the button, then slide my finger down and release it. When I press the button, it sends a "mouseDown:" event to my code (in the ControllerView class). I tell the emulator that the button was pressed. Then if I slide my finger off the button and release my finger, it sends a "mouseUp:" event. However since my finger was not on a button, I can't relate the X/Y location sent in the event to a button. Thus I can't tell the emulator that a button was released. If I release my finger while still on the button, the X/Y location sent in the event can be related to a button. And then I can tell the emulator that the button was released (as you can see when I jump). The biggest issue here is that since it is a multitouch interface, many mouseDown:/mouseUp: events can be generated simultaneously. Not knowing if a GSEvent in the mouseUp: specifies the original mouseDown: event, nor wanting to try and track/correlate mouseDragged: events, I left it as you see in the video/binary/code. I hope to fix this and other controller related issues in the next few days. |
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It's great!
Hey step, if you want some help get a hold of me. I'm a visual designer and could help make the visuals tighter. Check out some of my stuff. http://www.newthesaur.us/DS/ you can hit me at mtseng@newthesaur.us
cheers, M
Thank you so much, this is an awesome start! :)
If you do an usability evaluation strictly based on the Youtube video, the first thing that I would do to improve the control interface would be to have the emulator run in landscape mode and orient the controls in more of a PSP-esque configuration.
Awesome project though. Keep it up.
Excellent work! With bugs worked out, this thing could be big. FYI: I'm a user experience designer, and would be very interested in contributing if you'd like the help. Specifically, I've got an idea on how to make the controls much more natural feeling. Check out some of my projects at www.SparkLabs?.com , www.SparkBrand?.com , and www.WeoGeo?.com With some national awards for UI design under my belt, and experience within the game industry, I stand to add to the synergy happening here.
Regardless, congratulations on a great start! Charles
armstrong@sparklabs.com
I'm no coder, but I think you could easily solve this by recording the position of the cursor when MouseDown? was sent, and when you get a MouseUp?, check to see which MouseDown? event was closest and release the button depressed by it. Either that, or you could just make it use something like MouseOver? (if you have the possibility), but I don't know what other problems that might bring with it.
when will this work for mac users?
when will this work for mac users?
how do you install it on your iphone??? email me at dominican_737@hotmail.com please
how do you install it on your iphone??? email me at dominican_737@hotmail dot com please
Without knowing much about anything, maybe you could use trackingRects or maybe use custom NSCells for each of the controller buttons to avoid the ambiguity problem with mouseDown/Up?
There is no big problem tracking the mouseDragged event and comparing it to the known active mouseDown events, and updating the closest one (by distance). Of course, the problem is that each mouseDown event now needs to constitute of an "action" - you need to know what to do when the mouseUp finally happens. But that can be solved in many ways... :)
People like you are what make the internet great. Thanks for this.
I'm also confused as to how to install. Could you drop me a line at musgrove (at) gmail (dot) com if you get a chance ?
someone email me steps to install also please @eyefonetone@gmail.com
someone email me steps to install also please @eyefonetone@gmail.com
Hi I really dont know how to download this into my phone but could you send me the steps. Im really intrested in learning. My email is Gracies04@gmail.com
Hi I really dont know how to download this into my phone but could you send me the steps. Im really intrested in learning. My email is Gracies04@gmail.com
How do i get the Roms in, I downloaded the it but it has no games in the folder.
I haven't gotten too deep into iPhone development (BUT AM DYING TO DO SO!), but I can recommend that one of the most needed features is to develop some way of either capturing multiple button presses with one finger, or "mod" the NES controller graphic to show intermediate buttons. For example, you want to move diagonally on the d-pad, or, you're running in mario brothers, holding b, and you rock your thumb on to a, so that you're still holding b, and you don't lose speed while you run. Likewise, a dual a-b tap is not possible without discreetly using two fingers, so I can't jump or hyper-knee in Double Dragon.
But damn, what you've done so far is AWESOME. Let me know if there is any way I can help.
-Pete
I haven't gotten too deep into iPhone development (BUT AM DYING TO DO SO!), but I can recommend that one of the most needed features is to develop some way of either capturing multiple button presses with one finger, or "mod" the NES controller graphic to show intermediate buttons. For example, you want to move diagonally on the d-pad, or, you're running in mario brothers, holding b, and you rock your thumb on to a, so that you're still holding b, and you don't lose speed while you run. Likewise, a dual a-b tap is not possible without discreetly using two fingers, so I can't jump or hyper-knee in Double Dragon.
But damn, what you've done so far is AWESOME. Let me know if there is any way I can help.
-Pete
I haven't gotten too deep into iPhone development (BUT AM DYING TO DO SO!), but I can recommend that one of the most needed features is to develop some way of either capturing multiple button presses with one finger, or "mod" the NES controller graphic to show intermediate buttons. For example, you want to move diagonally on the d-pad, or, you're running in mario brothers, holding b, and you rock your thumb on to a, so that you're still holding b, and you don't lose speed while you run. Likewise, a dual a-b tap is not possible without discreetly using two fingers, so I can't jump or hyper-knee in Double Dragon.
But damn, what you've done so far is AWESOME. Let me know if there is any way I can help.
-Pete
my goodness. people, people.
Best way to install this is to use Installer.app. Google "Installer.app" or "apptapp". You will need a Mac. There is a way to do it on the PC, but like with most things, it's way more painful on the PC.
Best way to get ROM's is to scour the Internet, or your geekier friends. It is really not a difficult exercise if you are motivated. NOBODY is going to link to anything though as it's still considered illegal. So STOP ASKING.
I'm just glad I got Tetris and Donkey Kong, though the current control issues make SMB3 almost impossible to control...
As a possible solution, could you not make each button be an instance of the NSView class? This would allow the buttons to independently receive mousedown and mouseup events. I'm not an iPhone developer, but I've written cocoa apps for OS X. While you typically want to avoid making lots of views if you can avoid it, I don't think a view for each button would necessarily cause problems.
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Is there any controller hardware accessory plug into the iphone to replace this software buttons?
Would it be possible to add bluetooth connectivity for a Wiimote to use as a control instead?