HELP! : Crash Team Racing & Multi-Tap!
Jonathan & Paula
Hi
I have a 9002 (UK) Playstation.
I bought a Team Mad Catz 'Multiport for the Playstation' recently for
use in 4-player games. I was assured that it was 100% compatible with
Sony equipment (all of my controllers are Sony).
It seems to work fine with 'International Track and Field' (all 4
controllers work), and with non-Multitap games the first controller
port works fine (as it is supposed to, indicating that the hardware is
OK) but I cannot get it to work at all with 'Crash Team Racing'.
When I have 1 or 2 controllers plugged in (with no Multi-Port) the game
works fine.
But when the Multiport is plugged in, I cannot get past the language
selection screen - nothing works, no direction buttons or any other
buttons. Not even the first controller works (as it is supposed to if a
game is non-multitap compatible).
Is this a problem specific to Crash Team Racing? Will it only work with
a Sony Multitap? Has anyone else noticed this?
Thanks for your advice.
Jon
Jerry Jessop
It's a problem with the Mad Catz Multi-tap.
Jerry
Vaughn Lewis
with the Sony multitap.
VL
Enrico Vanni
Vaughn Lewis <le...@fisi.net> wrote in message
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> My copy of CTR would not work with an aftermarket multitap. Works fine
> with the Sony multitap.
>
> VL
I had a similair experience with Formula One 99 and a non-Sony 'dual shock'
type controller - game stopped at the language select screen.
Pardon the conspiracy theory, but I suspect this is no accident.
Ric.
rickymartinisagay...@hotmail.com
worked perfectly fine with my CTR and 4 Dual Shock controllers plugged
in. Sure, it costs you like 10 bucks more, but hey, at least it's
approved by Sony themselves.
Jonathan & Paula wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> I have a 9002 (UK) Playstation.
>
> I bought a Team Mad Catz 'Multiport for the Playstation' recently for
> use in 4-player games. I was assured that it was 100% compatible with
> Sony equipment (all of my controllers are Sony).
>
> It seems to work fine with 'International Track and Field' (all 4
> controllers work), and with non-Multitap games the first controller
> port works fine (as it is supposed to, indicating that the hardware is
> OK) but I cannot get it to work at all with 'Crash Team Racing'.
>
> When I have 1 or 2 controllers plugged in (with no Multi-Port) the game
> works fine.
>
> But when the Multiport is plugged in, I cannot get past the language
> selection screen - nothing works, no direction buttons or any other
> buttons. Not even the first controller works (as it is supposed to if a
> game is non-multitap compatible).
>
> Is this a problem specific to Crash Team Racing? Will it only work with
> a Sony Multitap? Has anyone else noticed this?
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
>
> Jon
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Ken Lee
multi-taps it's the configuration you've put them in. I assumed that
you have tried the bleeding obvious with the multi-tap in port 1 -
also with it in port 2. Also remember to remove the memory card from
Port 1. The Sony multi-tap has an extented lip on the connector so
that you can't plug it in with a memory card - however it is
physically possible to force it in.
Ken.
On Sat, 01 Jan 2000 14:22:58 +0000, Jonathan & Paula
Thad B
it works with fifa 2000
but it does not work with
quake2
crash racing
nhl hockey 2000
blitz 2000
mine is from interact
it just hangs there
it reads that there are four players
connnected but thats it
it will not play the damm game
Ken Lee <ke...@compassnet.com.au> wrote in message
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Jonathan & Paula
Thanks for all the replies.
I have now taken the Multiport back to the shop and got my money back
as it is NOT 100% compatible with all Multitap games, as the box
suggests. The guy in the shop was quite insistent that it should work
with Crash Team Racing, but this is obviously wrong.
I have since picked up a proper Sony Multitap which works fine.
Lesson of the day - caveat emptor.
Cheers
Jon