Console Games (Nintendo, Sony etc.) and Arcade Games/star wars battlefront

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Expert: Helen Joan Casper - 7/10/2005


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This question is driving me crazy: why is it that when I try to play the co-op splitscreen mode on Star Wars: Battlefront, I can't?  Is it because I'm using a PS2 controller for the first player, and a PS1 controller for the second player, so it won't recognize that a second controller is actually plugged in?  Do I need two memory cards?  Does co-op need to be unlocked?  Please, please help me!  Thanks ahead of time!

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You need two PS2 controllers. =) It won't recognize the controller if it's not specifically a PS2 controller.

Let me know if you need any more help! Also, you might want to check out the FAQ at the Battlefront site:
http://yodashelpdesk.lucasarts.com/faq.asp?sid=220443050710070156234140&pid=1374...

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Ever since I played "Pong" in the early 80's, I've been a video game aficionado. I can answer hardware & games questions about PSP (PlayStation Portable), all PlayStation (1,2,& 3), Wii, Wii Fit, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo, Gameboy/Gameboy Advance, and antiquated systems (ColecoVision, Atari, Sega, etc). I can answer hardware questions about all systems (including PS1 - PS3, Wii, NES, SNES, PSP, DS, GBA, GB, Xbox and Xbox 360). I can also answer PC game questions, especially CounterStrike: Source, Vampire: Bloodlines, Half-Life 1&2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all Sims & Sims 2 questions. I am ESPECIALLY knowledgeable in Square-Enix (formerly SquareSoft) games such as ALL the Final Fantasy games (I can even tell you really obscure things about these games). If I haven't played the game yet I will research it and help you find the answer, renting the game if necessary. I can even answer questions dealing with the consoles themselves (hardware questions). I cannot answer questions about Action Replay. I cannot answer questions about football, basketball, or wrestling sports games. I also have very limited knowledge about Xbox & Xbox 360 games unless they are cross-platform. If it is an independent game that has not been widely published and/or a game only released in some countries, I may not be able to help with it either (sadly!)

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I currently am employed as a supervisor for a large, national video game retailer. I am also an expert here in games/roleplaying games, weddings, childbirth, and doulas. My husband is a computer programmer and one of the forefront coders for CounterStrike: Source scripts & mods. He has his own forums for coders/scripters at Mattie.Info. I have been an expert here since 2000 (under the name of Helen Chipman) and also volunteer on numerous other game-related websites and forums.

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