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What's the official Super Nintendo Multi-tap?

DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
edited March 2008 in Games and Technology
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Is it that one? The official is made by Hudson Soft?

I want to get my Secret of Mana 3 player game on.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    That's the one. Made by Hudson because for awhile Bomberman was the only title to use it.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Fucking awesome contraption that leads birthday parties to last all night playing round robin bomberman snes tournaments.

    Fuck yeah multitap.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Did this work for NBA Jam as well? I remember playing 4 person NBA Jam and it was glorious.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Yeah I'm currently trying to track down

    1. SNES Multitap

    2. SNES 2 /SNES Jr / (redesign - hopefully with another controller or 2)

    3. NES 2 / NES Top loader (hopefully with at least one of the redesigned controllers, too)

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  • SpazMuffinSpazMuffin Hey Cut it outRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    On the topic of old system peripherals I got one of these with my PS1 back in the day.
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    I never really had a game to use it properly with. I just remember trying to play Crash Bandicoot and Tekken with it and then just going back to the controller. And that thing I big, I wish I could have used it more.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    SpazMuffin wrote: »
    On the topic of old system peripherals I got one of these with my PS1 back in the day.
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    I never really had a game to use it properly with. I just remember trying to play Crash Bandicoot and Tekken with it and then just going back to the controller. And that thing I big, I wish I could have used it more.

    goddamnit I've been trying to find one of those for 10 years to use with Descent

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  • God_is_my_goldfishGod_is_my_goldfish Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    That's the ONLY way to control descent properly.

    St. Jimminy Christ-mas, it's even better than the mouse keyboard combo they had for the PC.

    360 degree freedom FTW.

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  • Yellow RangerYellow Ranger Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I could have sworn my multi-tap was official and looked different from that, but I guess not. I was searching for the one I had and saw this picture. I had to post it because it’s the best thing ever. I mean seriously.


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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    mcdermott wrote: »
    No Great Name wrote: »
    Fucking awesome contraption that leads birthday parties to last all night playing round robin bomberman snes tournaments.

    Fuck yeah multitap.

    Hell, I remember plenty of all-night fun on my NES multitap (I had the cheaper, wired one) as well.

    I think they called it a "Four score" multi-tap

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2008
    For some reason I just read up on this stuff on wikipedia.

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    now that's awesome.

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  • gilraingilrain Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I remember the multi-tap being L-shaped. Am I crazy, or is there something else like that?

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    No I remember that. Must have been the multitap for the pal snes.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I will say this, 4 player games just aren't as fun as they used to be. I would still love to see some sort of quadra pong on the 360 XBLA.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    gilrain wrote: »
    I remember the multi-tap being L-shaped. Am I crazy, or is there something else like that?

    I know the PSX multi-tap was L-shaped, but the SNES one? I'm not sure. :|

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  • rvcontre78rvcontre78 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    SpazMuffin wrote: »
    On the topic of old system peripherals I got one of these with my PS1 back in the day.
    scph1100wn2.png
    I never really had a game to use it properly with. I just remember trying to play Crash Bandicoot and Tekken with it and then just going back to the controller. And that thing I big, I wish I could have used it more.

    There's a "That's what she said...", "I know you are but what am I?", and "Your mom's a..." in there all at the same time. I can just feel it.

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  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Yellow Ranger wrote: »
    I could have sworn my multi-tap was official and looked different from that, but I guess not. I was searching for the one I had and saw this picture. I had to post it because it’s the best thing ever. I mean seriously.


    SuperMultitap2.jpg

    I've got the saturn version of this, hasn't actually left the box yet, haha. Maybe I'll throw a guardian heroes geekfest at some point.

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  • rvcontre78rvcontre78 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Bomberman's head is actually what have tattooed all over my chest. You can kind of see where my arms, legs, and nipples would be. As an added bonus I can make him give you a raspberry which is difficult but not really in the game anyway.

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  • SilvoculousSilvoculous Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    Yeah I'm currently trying to track down

    1. SNES Multitap

    2. SNES 2 /SNES Jr / (redesign - hopefully with another controller or 2)

    3. NES 2 / NES Top loader (hopefully with at least one of the redesigned controllers, too)

    A noble endeavor. If you find any of these on eBay or something, and the seller's got more than one, these are items I'd also like to add to my repertoire. Keep us posted.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    For the Sega Genesis, I remember there were two or three mutually incompatable multitap designs for games from different companies.

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