The PlayStation 2 had many impressive multiplayer games that allowed for up to four players, such as Shrek 2 and Crash Nitro Kart. Koei’s explosive Dynasty Warriors series has helped redefine the action genre with its musou games that specialize in seemingly endless hordes of enemies that need to be taken down. The Dynasty Warriors series has spun off in many unique directions, but Mystic Heroes marks one of the first deviations from the norm as it embraces magic and sorcery over melee weapons and pure combat. A: Yes. The two analog buttons (I and II), the left trigger and the twist axis are all reported as analog axis. The D-Pad functions as buttons.

The Gauntlet Legends series has fallen out of favor in recent years, but the games had a solid run of being some of the best four-player fantasy action games on the market. A: Not at the moment, but we could support them with a future firmware. Please let us know if you are interested.Could work, but not necessarily very usable, unless the system offers a way to map buttons. Please let us know! Prior to Dodge Ball, the first Famicom game to allow more than two players simultaneously was Konami's Moero TwinBee released in 1986, which allows a third player to participate by simply plugging a joypad into the expansion port without the need of an adapter. The export version for the NES, titled Stinger, only allows up to two players. Gantayat, Anoop (June 8, 2007). "PS2 Gets Lighter". IGN. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012 . Retrieved July 10, 2007. Only recognizes button presses when pressing two buttons on the controller, or hitting the controller. I know this is an old thread but I figured out why some games seem to be unable to work with the multitap option.

For the eighth generation consoles, the maximum number of wireless controllers detected by the PlayStation 4 was reduced to four, while the ones detected by the Xbox One was raised to eight. The Wii U can support up to seven Wii Remotes or Wii U Pro Controllers in addition to the GamePad, for a total of eight wireless controllers. The Wii U does not feature GameCube controller ports by default, but a GameCube Controller Adapter was primarily made for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U that connects up to four GameCube controllers via the Wii U's USB port. Through the use of a USB hub and two adapters, up to eight GameCube controllers can be used. [10] The Nintendo Switch supports up to eight controllers, in any combination of individual Joy-Con controllers or Pro Controllers. [11] Method of operation [ edit ]Cooperative: There’s something about working together with friends that can really make an experience special. These do it, and they do it well. The PlayStation 2 found tremendous success with most of its ideas, but it also pushed forward certain innovations that flew under the radar. The PS2 is largely a two-player console, but the advent of Sony’s multitap allowed more people to jump in on the multiplayer action. However, the average gamer remained unaware of many of the games that support this feature. Which port the multitap goes into varies somewhat from game to game. Normally, (unless the game supports more than 4 players) it goes in slot 1, with all controllers plugged into it.