Posted by Prophet of Retrogames on 14, 2000 at 6:42 PM:
In Reply to: Strange HotRod problem, can anyone help? Plus, some are on ebay if anyone's interested... =) posted by btribble on 14, 2000 at 6:14 AM:
I wish I could offer more help, but all I can tell you is I have an SE as well (in my ArcadePC - same thing basically) and I haven't had such problems. If the equivalent keys on your keyboard are not causing this behavior then I guess it's the HotRod and not your PC. I'm sorry to hear you're having this problem. :(
Also, HanaHo gets lotsa mail - I've emailed with Richard Ragon often in the past and it does take him quite a few days to respond sometimes. But in this case I don't think he could offer much help beyond telling you that behavior is not normal. I'd exchange it and see if that fixes things.
Maybe someone else has something more to offer but that's my initial impression in the matter.
-Proph-
www.retrogames.com
: I e-mailed Hanaho about this 2 days ago, but haven't gotten a reply yet, and having a HotRod SE sitting here and not being able to use it is driving me nuts!
: When I press right on Player 1's joystick and let go, MAME acts as if I'm holding it down. That is, my character continues to move right and I can't move left. It continues even if I press F3 to reset. And, it doesn't start until I press right on the joystick. This also happens in KGen, and even the HotRod test program on the CD. It does _not_ happen testing it out in a DOS prompt or notepad.
: Does anyone here have an idea on how to fix this? Or, should I call up PCIdea and exchange it?
: BTW, if anyone is in the market for a HotRod, I got mine from ebay, PCIdea has put 4 more up there with a reserve of $150 which is actually a pretty good discount (I even saved on shipping by picking it up in their Brea, California location since I live nearby). Though, the auction is ending pretty soon so check it out (search for "hotrod joystick")
: sigh