Throughout this week, we will be reviewing the QuasiCON 2 Player Controller by Quasimoto Interactive.

Our exclusive review will be separated in the following parts:

- Introduction

- Features

- Opening the Box

- Product Build

- Accessory Build

- Setting up the Unit

- Gameplay

- Conclusion

What is the QuasiCON?

The Quasicon is the only arcade controller on the planet that features analog buttons and joysticks required for next generation game play. The layout of the buttons and joysticks is intuitive and a backlit graphical legend helps guide you through game play. Each Quasicon includes swappable legends for your specific game system. The Quasicon is simple to connect and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you are playing a next generation games or classic arcade, the Quasicon is designed for the best possible experience. The two player design features two cables coming from the back of the controller. These cables connect to your favorite game system's controller ports, such as the Playstation, Xbox, or even PC (through USB).

 

Each Quasicon player has access to two analog joysticks, one 8-way digital arcade joystick, and over 10 pressure sensitive arcade buttons. The pressure sensitive buttons can detect 256 degrees of pressure.

 

The Quasicon is also handicap friendly! The Quasicon has received praise from the disabled community. People suffering fine motor disorders, such as those suffering from cerebral palsy find new life with the Quasicon's large buttons and joysticks.

Keep checking back on 1Emulation for the updated review.

C64 / C128 / VIC20 / most PET models / PLUS4 / CBM-II (aka C610) emulator.

* Changes in VICE 1.22

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** C128 changes

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- Added 2 MHz mode support (experimental).

- The cursor keys are mapped differently in C64-mode now.

- Fixed C64-mode autostart support.

 

** VIC20 changes

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- Improved the sound emulation where the 'volume change click' is concerned, and normalized the audio output level.

 

** VIC-II

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- The VIC-II border mode can be selected now (normal, full, debug).

- Some sprite fixes needed for Krestage 3 demo.

 

** Drive changes

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- Improved drive LED emulation.

 

** Unix changes

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- Fixed the "black screen" bug caused by some X11 library security update.

- Fixed the usb support for bsd based platforms.

- Changed the preferred libdir and docdir for netbsd and freebsd.

- Xaw/XRandR fullscreen mode is supposed to work.

 

** MS-Windows changes

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- Positional keyboard mapping is used as default again.

- New volume slider control.

- The win32 port can now be compiled with openwatcom.

 

** OS/2 changes

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- The os/2 port can now be compiled with openwatcom.

 

** RiscOS changes

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- Added a build script for the RiscOS port and all needed binary files are now part of the source distribution.

 

** AmigaOS changes

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- Added netplay support for AmigaOS3 port.

- Added netplay support for AROS port.

- New VICE Volume control for all ports.

 

** C1541 changes

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- Fixed some unlynx bugs.

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NES emulator for the iPhone

0.21 nervegas Added support for external audio / switch added for earbuds

0.22 stepwhite Added diagonal direction hotspots, SHOW_HITSPOT flags

0.23 nervegas Tweaks to orientation change, DEBUG shows hot spots now

0.24 nervegas Using K6502_rw.h from older core, Metroid and Punchout work! Made more improvements to orientation sensitivity. Implemented slightly faster rendering

0.25 nervegas Enlarged controls for landscape mode

0.26 nervegas Change status bar background to black on landscape

0.27 nervegas Controller fix to allow button, then directional pad hold

0.28 nervegas Added save SRAM support (to save SRAM for games like Zelda)

0.29 nervegas Added auto-save state and "Saved Games" selection

0.30 nervegas Fixed SaveState for many games, +Mapper1 +Mapper5. This fixed Tetris, Bubble Bobble, Super Mario 2, others...

0.31 nervegas Fixed SaveState for Mapper4 games (Earth Bound Zero, etc)

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Arcade emulator

What's new: 12Aug 2007, OldSpark-C++ first public release.

 

OldSpark C++ is a complete rewrite of my Java Oldspark emulator. It's a multi arcade emulator written with C++and based on the SDL. This open source emulator is released under GPL. See License.txt for more information about the license. The emulator is available for Linux, and Windows. At this stage, the emulator is a command line application. It should not be a problem for people looking for nostalgia The idea behind osmose is not to become an object oriented MAME. I wrote it for the fun, and nothing else.

 

Note: OldSpark C++ expects the roms to be in the directory .\roms in zipped format. Romset are identical to the MAME romset.

 

What's emulated:

 

-Z80 cpu.

-M6809 cpu.

-SN76489 signal generator.

-AY-3-8910 signal generator.

-Namco Sound wave generator.

-Multiple 76489 sound board.

-Z80 driven multiple AY-3-8910 sound board.

-Z80 driven multiple SN76489 sound board.

 

Video filters (2x):

 

-bilinear

-tv

-nn2x (nearest neigboorh).

-scale2x

-scale2xscanline

 

Supported games(13):

 

pacman.zip puckman.zip eyes.zip mrtnt.zip jumpshot.zip ponpoko.zip mspacmab.zip vanvan.zip

galaxian.zip zigzag.zip piranha.zip lizwiz.zip solomon.zip mikie.zip

>> Get it HERE.