Don't use a Wavebird when playing it. When I had one the Wavebird would often turn off after a few moments of not pressing anything or using the joysticks. It made some parts of games difficult as I always had to have a slight bit of motion for it to work properly for me. Never had any problems with Super Game Boy though. I was playing on a plasma so I don't really think that was part of the problem. It worked fine for me with a regular Gamecube controller though if that helps.
Only chumps use anything besides the hori gameboy player controller when using the gameboy player for gamecube.
Or, use a PS1/2 controller with a GC adapter for a fraction of the price. The adapters are like $5-$7 on Ebay.
The controller didn't physically turn off, it was always on. Just the bluetooth connection would turn off when not being used constantly. So if I stopped for 1-2 seconds to wait for a bad guy to move so I could advance. The problem happened very obviously for me when playing Batman: The Animated Series on the GBP, but I also had it happen when playing Super Mario Land 1. The bluetooth signal was only constant when constantly moving or pressing buttons. I don't think it'd happen on all games but it was enough for me to sell my GBPs as it made enjoying the games difficult.
Did you think that maybe selling off your "defective" Wavebirds and instead using wired controllers was a better stratedgy? Gamecube extension cables are cheap and readly available.
I use the Wavebirds on my Wii and Gamecube routinely with no problems like the ones I stated about, I think the problem originated from just how the original Game Boy games translate to being played on the GBP. I never tried it with GBA games though. I have 4 Wavebirds so they can't all be defective or have defective receivers. When you don't move the controller or buttons for a few moments the light on the receiver turns off despite the controller being on, that's where the hint of lag comes from and causes the delay.
Maybe not a problem with the units themselves, just the types of games I'd play on the GBP have lots of stop and go which would always cause a hint of lag due to the receiver turning off when I needed it. Games where you constantly move like Tetris wouldn't notice any issues.
Maybe the wavebird doesn't listen to dpad inputs because no games ever used them exclusively?
Which is exactly why I suggested using wired controllers instead of selling the GBP simply because the wavebird didn't like your specific usage application. I've never even owned a Wavebird. I always played with Madcatz...
Don't use a Wavebird when playing it. When I had one the Wavebird would often turn off after a few moments of not pressing anything or using the joysticks. It made some parts of games difficult as I always had to have a slight bit of motion for it to work properly for me. Never had any problems with Super Game Boy though. I was playing on a plasma so I don't really think that was part of the problem. It worked fine for me with a regular Gamecube controller though if that helps.
Only chumps use anything besides the hori gameboy player controller when using the gameboy player for gamecube.
Or, use a PS1/2 controller with a GC adapter for a fraction of the price. The adapters are like $5-$7 on Ebay.
The controller didn't physically turn off, it was always on. Just the bluetooth connection would turn off when not being used constantly. So if I stopped for 1-2 seconds to wait for a bad guy to move so I could advance. The problem happened very obviously for me when playing Batman: The Animated Series on the GBP, but I also had it happen when playing Super Mario Land 1. The bluetooth signal was only constant when constantly moving or pressing buttons. I don't think it'd happen on all games but it was enough for me to sell my GBPs as it made enjoying the games difficult.
Did you think that maybe selling off your "defective" Wavebirds and instead using wired controllers was a better stratedgy? Gamecube extension cables are cheap and readly available.
I use the Wavebirds on my Wii and Gamecube routinely with no problems like the ones I stated about, I think the problem originated from just how the original Game Boy games translate to being played on the GBP. I never tried it with GBA games though. I have 4 Wavebirds so they can't all be defective or have defective receivers. When you don't move the controller or buttons for a few moments the light on the receiver turns off despite the controller being on, that's where the hint of lag comes from and causes the delay.
Maybe not a problem with the units themselves, just the types of games I'd play on the GBP have lots of stop and go which would always cause a hint of lag due to the receiver turning off when I needed it. Games where you constantly move like Tetris wouldn't notice any issues.
Maybe the wavebird doesn't listen to dpad inputs because no games ever used them exclusively?
Which is exactly why I suggested using wired controllers instead of selling the GBP simply because the wavebird didn't like your specific usage application. I've never even owned a Wavebird. I always played with Madcatz...
I never really used the GBP enough to justify keeping it. I play all my GCN games on the Wii with the Wavebirds so there was really no point to keeping the GBPs when I sold the GCN consoles I had. Wired controllers worked fine on the GBP but the distance they would have had to stretch was also more than the length I'd need for my couch. Yes I could have bought an extension, but I'm fine with it the way it is. My portables are still portable as they were intended to be. The Wavebirds are still useful to me too.
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Don't use a Wavebird when playing it. When I had one the Wavebird would often turn off after a few moments of not pressing anything or using the joysticks. It made some parts of games difficult as I always had to have a slight bit of motion for it to work properly for me. Never had any problems with Super Game Boy though. I was playing on a plasma so I don't really think that was part of the problem. It worked fine for me with a regular Gamecube controller though if that helps.
Only chumps use anything besides the hori gameboy player controller when using the gameboy player for gamecube.
Or, use a PS1/2 controller with a GC adapter for a fraction of the price. The adapters are like $5-$7 on Ebay.
The controller didn't physically turn off, it was always on. Just the bluetooth connection would turn off when not being used constantly. So if I stopped for 1-2 seconds to wait for a bad guy to move so I could advance. The problem happened very obviously for me when playing Batman: The Animated Series on the GBP, but I also had it happen when playing Super Mario Land 1. The bluetooth signal was only constant when constantly moving or pressing buttons. I don't think it'd happen on all games but it was enough for me to sell my GBPs as it made enjoying the games difficult.
Did you think that maybe selling off your "defective" Wavebirds and instead using wired controllers was a better stratedgy? Gamecube extension cables are cheap and readly available.
I use the Wavebirds on my Wii and Gamecube routinely with no problems like the ones I stated about, I think the problem originated from just how the original Game Boy games translate to being played on the GBP. I never tried it with GBA games though. I have 4 Wavebirds so they can't all be defective or have defective receivers. When you don't move the controller or buttons for a few moments the light on the receiver turns off despite the controller being on, that's where the hint of lag comes from and causes the delay.
Maybe not a problem with the units themselves, just the types of games I'd play on the GBP have lots of stop and go which would always cause a hint of lag due to the receiver turning off when I needed it. Games where you constantly move like Tetris wouldn't notice any issues.
Maybe the wavebird doesn't listen to dpad inputs because no games ever used them exclusively?
Which is exactly why I suggested using wired controllers instead of selling the GBP simply because the wavebird didn't like your specific usage application. I've never even owned a Wavebird. I always played with Madcatz...
Don't use a Wavebird when playing it. When I had one the Wavebird would often turn off after a few moments of not pressing anything or using the joysticks. It made some parts of games difficult as I always had to have a slight bit of motion for it to work properly for me. Never had any problems with Super Game Boy though. I was playing on a plasma so I don't really think that was part of the problem. It worked fine for me with a regular Gamecube controller though if that helps.
Only chumps use anything besides the hori gameboy player controller when using the gameboy player for gamecube.
Or, use a PS1/2 controller with a GC adapter for a fraction of the price. The adapters are like $5-$7 on Ebay.
The controller didn't physically turn off, it was always on. Just the bluetooth connection would turn off when not being used constantly. So if I stopped for 1-2 seconds to wait for a bad guy to move so I could advance. The problem happened very obviously for me when playing Batman: The Animated Series on the GBP, but I also had it happen when playing Super Mario Land 1. The bluetooth signal was only constant when constantly moving or pressing buttons. I don't think it'd happen on all games but it was enough for me to sell my GBPs as it made enjoying the games difficult.
Did you think that maybe selling off your "defective" Wavebirds and instead using wired controllers was a better stratedgy? Gamecube extension cables are cheap and readly available.
I use the Wavebirds on my Wii and Gamecube routinely with no problems like the ones I stated about, I think the problem originated from just how the original Game Boy games translate to being played on the GBP. I never tried it with GBA games though. I have 4 Wavebirds so they can't all be defective or have defective receivers. When you don't move the controller or buttons for a few moments the light on the receiver turns off despite the controller being on, that's where the hint of lag comes from and causes the delay.
Maybe not a problem with the units themselves, just the types of games I'd play on the GBP have lots of stop and go which would always cause a hint of lag due to the receiver turning off when I needed it. Games where you constantly move like Tetris wouldn't notice any issues.
Maybe the wavebird doesn't listen to dpad inputs because no games ever used them exclusively?
Which is exactly why I suggested using wired controllers instead of selling the GBP simply because the wavebird didn't like your specific usage application. I've never even owned a Wavebird. I always played with Madcatz...
I never really used the GBP enough to justify keeping it. I play all my GCN games on the Wii with the Wavebirds so there was really no point to keeping the GBPs when I sold the GCN consoles I had. Wired controllers worked fine on the GBP but the distance they would have had to stretch was also more than the length I'd need for my couch. Yes I could have bought an extension, but I'm fine with it the way it is. My portables are still portable as they were intended to be. The Wavebirds are still useful to me too.