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    Do some games only work with keyboard? Controller does nothing?

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      alistairgd
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      I was trying some Amiga games and some (Bomb Jack) worked fine with a BT connected PS4 controller, but other games (Dune) nothing was happening with the controller.

      Will some games require a mouse and keyboard?

      Thanks.

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        George Spiggott
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        Dune was mouse and keyboard IIRC. The SEGA CD version is almost identical and uses joypad.

        Currently running:
        Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
        ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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          alistairgd @George Spiggott
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          @George-Spiggott said in Do some games only work with keyboard? Controller does nothing?:

          Dune was mouse and keyboard IIRC. The SEGA CD version is almost identical and uses joypad.

          Good tip, many thanks.

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            grant2258 Banned
            last edited by grant2258

            The amiga is a hard one some games worked with two floppy drives and some would just lets you use one. I think some of the games like monkey island used the keyboard. Others will probably use the mouse or keyboard and joystick. Your millage will vary. Its safe to say you will need the keyboard available for general use if you have fixed games that just use joysticks youll get away with no keyboard

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              alistairgd @grant2258
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              @grant2258 Okay that's good advice, thank you.

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                grant2258 Banned
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                np if you havent played the game called blood money give it a shot that and rubicon an first samurai! the list can go on for a while with the amiga

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                  alistairgd
                  last edited by alistairgd

                  Thanks, I have added it to my list of games that I can recall that I want to play again... here's my list.

                  Battle Chess
                   Frontier: Elite II
                   Populous
                   Space Hulk
                  Alien Breed
                  Alien Breed 3D
                  Another World
                  Batman: The Movie
                  Blood Money
                  Bubble Bobble
                  Cannon Fodder
                  Dune 2
                  dungeon master
                  Elite
                  Elite
                  Eye of the Beholder
                  F29 Retaliator
                  Flashback: The Quest for Identity
                  Gods
                  IK+
                  It Came From the Desert
                  Laser Squad
                  Lemmings
                  Pang
                  Payback
                  Rainbow Islands
                  rainbow islands
                  S.W.I.V.
                  Sensible Soccer
                  Shadow of the Beast
                  Speedball 2
                  Stardust
                  Super Cars 2
                  Superfrog
                  Syndicate
                  The Chaos Engine
                  The Secret of Monkey Island
                  The Untouchables
                  wings
                  Wizkid
                  Worms
                  Xenon 2: Megablast
                  Zool

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                  • George SpiggottG
                    George Spiggott
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                    Most of the above games are available as WHDload files. I'd look out for the .ISO version of the CDTV Xenon II: Megablast if you're looking for the best version.

                    Currently running:
                    Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                    ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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