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[dukbrand]

What are they?

[Austin]

They are games, so I hear....

[Chuplayer]

NBA Jam TE
White Men Can't Jump

That's all I know. Wasn't there a Worms port for the Jaguar? Isn't that game multiplayer friendly?

[Jag_Slave]

Chuplayer, on Tue May 24, 2011 6:33 PM, said:

NBA Jam TE
White Men Can't Jump

That's all I know. Wasn't there a Worms port for the Jaguar? Isn't that game multiplayer friendly?

Sure is!

[Tempest2k]

Chuplayer, on Tue May 24, 2011 6:33 PM, said:

NBA Jam TE
White Men Can't Jump

That's all I know. Wasn't there a Worms port for the Jaguar? Isn't that game multiplayer friendly?

You can play Worms with 4 players but you need 1 Controller

[Tyrant]

Tempest2k, on Wed May 25, 2011 3:17 AM, said:

Chuplayer, on Tue May 24, 2011 6:33 PM, said:

NBA Jam TE
White Men Can't Jump

That's all I know. Wasn't there a Worms port for the Jaguar? Isn't that game multiplayer friendly?

You can play Worms with 4 players but you need 1 Controller

Or the MultiTap adaptor by Steven Moss. Looks a bit like a TeamTap, but designed specifically for Worms and only worms. Lets each player have their own controller even though the game only supports hotseat mode.

[Punisher5.0]

Tyrant, on Wed May 25, 2011 5:23 PM, said:

Or the MultiTap adaptor by Steven Moss. Looks a bit like a TeamTap, but designed specifically for Worms and only worms. Lets each player have their own controller even though the game only supports hotseat mode.

This would make Worms a lot more fun. Does the tap wire the controllers in series?

[Stephen Moss]

Punisher5.0, on Wed May 25, 2011 9:28 PM, said:

Tyrant, on Wed May 25, 2011 5:23 PM, said:

Or the MultiTap adaptor by Steven Moss. Looks a bit like a TeamTap, but designed specifically for Worms and only worms. Lets each player have their own controller even though the game only supports hotseat mode.

This would make Worms a lot more fun. Does the tap wire the controllers in series?

No, that is not even possible.

It monitors each controller port for a keypad button 9 press (not used by Worms).
When it detects that full access between the controller in that port and the Jaguar is permitted while full access to the other ports is blocked. The LEDs in to top of the unit show which port (numbered 1 - 4) is active and Worms Overlays with backgounds coded to team text colours are provided to help players identify which team they are and thus when it is their turn.

[ATARI7800fan]

Stephen Moss, on Thu May 26, 2011 2:46 AM, said:

Punisher5.0, on Wed May 25, 2011 9:28 PM, said:

Tyrant, on Wed May 25, 2011 5:23 PM, said:

Or the MultiTap adaptor by Steven Moss. Looks a bit like a TeamTap, but designed specifically for Worms and only worms. Lets each player have their own controller even though the game only supports hotseat mode.

This would make Worms a lot more fun. Does the tap wire the controllers in series?

No, that is not even possible.

It monitors each controller port for a keypad button 9 press (not used by Worms).
When it detects that full access between the controller in that port and the Jaguar is permitted while full access to the other ports is blocked. The LEDs in to top of the unit show which port (numbered 1 - 4) is active and Worms Overlays with backgounds coded to team text colours are provided to help players identify which team they are and thus when it is their turn.

That's a excellent way of doing it, I wonder why Atari did not release something similar themselves.

[Stephen Moss]

ATARI7800fan, on Thu May 26, 2011 6:21 AM, said:

That's a excellent way of doing it, I wonder why Atari did not release something similar themselves.

Thanks, doing to that way also means it can be used to switch between attached controller types (i.e. Standard and Rotary) without constantly unplugging them (when not playing Worms).

Atari probably did not see a need for such a device for several reasons...
1) All multiplayer games prior to Worms either used the network or use software to scan the Team Tap controller ports as they are supposed to
2) IIRC Worms was an after market release so it is not clear how much Atari know about it and its lack of Team Tap support
3) If Atari did consider making something like that its limited usage (compared to the usage/advantage of using the Team Tap) probably made it unviable to produce

As a 4 player game Worms really should of followed the specifications in the documantation and made correct use of the Team Tap to support 4 players. I have no idea why it does not, maybe Telegames just did not think a single controller would be a problem with it being a turn based game.