• tehn00bi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    A few years back I was at a bar and they had golden eye on an N 64. Man the controls were hot garbage.

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      2 days ago

      But because there wasn’t anything better to compare it to, it didn’t feel that bad.

      Metroid Prime transcended its crappy controls. Like one of the worst control schemes but still one of my all time favorites.

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        20 hours ago

        Have you played it on Primehack? Among other fixes it gives it modern dual-stick controls.

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          19 hours ago

          No, I haven’t tried that. How is it? As awkward as those controls were, they also feel like a core part of the game, so I’m feeling oddly both attracted and repulsed by the idea. But I’ll look into it, thanks for making me aware if it!

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            19 hours ago

            I never played the original on GameCube but I did all three on Primehack on the Steam Deck and it seemed to work pretty well. It took a bit of tinkering to get it working, but it was definitely worth it. Happy to assist if you have any questions!

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              19 hours ago

              Oh wow, just looked it up and the description is even better because it was intended to give the games mouse look controls, which IMO is superior to even dual stick for fps. Like set up a mouse and keyboard for a console fps that supports it and it’s like easy mode because you can aim much more quickly.

              Guessing you need to bring your own ROMs (I wonder if I can rip my GCN discs with a blueray reader). Though to clarify, is this for the GCN versions or one of the other ports/remasters? I’ve got 1 and 2 for GCN and 3 for Wii.

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                19 hours ago

                Yeah it’s bring-your-own ROM because it’s just a modified version of Dolphin Emulator. I used the Wii trilogy version, had it installed on my WiiU and it was ridiculously easy to dump the ROM with Dumpling (you don’t need a modified console). If you’ve got GameCube/Wii discs then you’ll need a hacked Wii, I think it’s not too hard to hack a Wii if you own specific games (like Brawl which lets you read stages from an SD card and run arbitrary code), I think CleanRip is the tool you use to dump the ROM.

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                  18 hours ago

                  Ah so I might be able to do it with 3 just with what I have already but need a Wii and brawl, which is the one I’m missing from the three systems (have melee and the wii u one but not the wii smash bros lol).

                  Thanks for taking the time to write that, it’s a lot more info than I was expecting!

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                    18 hours ago

                    It’s relatively fresh in my mind fortunately. Have a look on the wiibrew wiki, it probably has all the other hacks available. Also consider a pre-hacked Wii, probably only £10 or so on eBay!

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      2 days ago

      You can change it so the joystick aims, and you move with the yellow buttons…I think. Either that or the d-pad.

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        2 days ago

        But even better? You can use TWO N64 controllers at the same time, one in each hand, for dual joystick controls. I didn’t even realize that was an option until I saw it in the Switch Online Emulator

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          2 days ago

          Oh, I do recall hearing that recently I think. I would love to try that. How do the other buttons work? Do you shoot twice as fast with 2 triggers? (/S haha…unless it’s true)