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[wbushby]

OK, thanks for that info. I can then develop and test the code. I was starting to get frustrated waiting for my new man cave to be finished. It is running about 4 months behind schedule.

[wbushby]

@axelb
You have this line for getting controller buttons.
button.lo = get("SERIAL_RAW") XOR 255
I thought controller buttons were obtained using "BUTTON_STATE" ?

[bmwtcu]

I think what he's suggesting is to first read all 8 bits of the raw famicom serial data one time into a variable that you can use with follow-up conditionals to parse, which would enable you to theoretically handle all 256 possible combinations of simultaneous key presses.

[wbushby]

I understand now. I hadn't tied SERIALRAW and BUTTONSTATE together when I read that before.
I have found that BUTTONSTATE provides the information showing direction key and A key being simultaneously pressed so either can be used it seems.

[at67]

There's a good explanation of the difference between the two registers here, by Marcel: viewtopic.php?t=138

1) serialRaw is the raw bits read from the shift register every 60Hz.
2) buttonState is an edge triggered representation of serialRaw that the native ROM creates for one shot events.
3) Axel's first line of code uses XOR 255 to invert the result read as both serialRaw and buttonState are active low logic

[wbushby]

Here is an upgrade to Manic Miner that allows you to walk and jump at the same time when using a controller. 'A' button for jump.

[bmwtcu]

Works much better!

[axelb]

Your new version is now working great with my controller. Thank you!