Lazy keyboard

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

I just tried to play some NES games on my laptop. It was kinda hard, but then I transfered them to stationary PC. I was surprised, because it appears my keyboard on laptop doesn't allow me to press more than few keys Oo. When I try to press X and an arrow, it works, then I press X and... I can't use Z again. In some games, that makes everything hard (lol ninja gaiden). For other games, it's impossible to kill a boss (lol ninja ga... yeah). Any solutions for this?

Jebus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium

Legion of Sacred Light [LSL]

W/

What emulator are you using? (If any)
Does this only happen when using this emulator?

Nazar Razak

Nazar Razak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

this is Keyboard Ghosting. Meaning that you cant press more than a few keys at a time, most newer keyboards dont have this problem.
Its the keyboard not the computer AFAIK.

Alexandra-Sweet

Alexandra-Sweet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

That one place with the trees, mountains and snow

Ember Power Mercenaries [EMP]

Me/

I believe Razor Hardware has a keyboard so you can press 10 keys at the same time, that's the maximum. (since normal human beings have 10 fingers, unless you have l33t skills and can play with your toes)

A solution to this is plugging a second keyboard in your laptop.

miskav

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazar Razak
this is Keyboard Ghosting. Meaning that you cant press more than a few keys at a time, most newer keyboards dont have this problem.
Its the keyboard not the computer AFAIK.
Correct.
Most older keyboards max out at 2-4 keys pressed at one time.

Ultima pyromancer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Club Of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???]

Me/

Yea, ive noticed this with desktop computers aswell. PS2 keyboards can only have certain combinations of 3 or 4 keys at the same time.

Some better USB keyboards however can take more keystrokes. So as Alexandra said, your best bet is to use another keyboard. But i reccomend a decent USB keyboard usch as a logitech G11/G15 or Razor Tarantula (thats around 140 usd last i checked)

Hope this helped

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Eh. Yeah, new keyboard could help, but you know... I bought laptop for a reason.

But I already fixed the problem by changing arrows to I, J, K and L, so it's like WSAD only in a more comfortable place.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

Sorry mate, but ROMs are not legal.

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