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Bomb Jack issue

bombbomb
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So i came here to get my all time favourite... Bomb Jack

I got the emulator, i got the file, the game loads fine but and when i try to do that super jump with "X" and "Q" (at the same time), the special jump that takes you from the very bottom to the very top... i can't do it from right to left (i can't do that jump diagonaly from the bottom right to the uppper left) It seems the diagonal right to left in the super jump is disabled, but oddly enough, i can do that super jump from left to right.

Can anyone help here?

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  • Ast_A_MooreAst_A_Moore
    It’s probably this.
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    Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
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  • bombbomb
    Can you help me fix this problem?
  • AndyCAndyC
    There's not an awful lot you can do, it's just a physical limitation of the way (most) PC keyboards are wired up. You might be better off trying a gamepad, which don't suffer in the same way. Or you might find that re-defining the keys reduces the clashing issue somewhat.
  • TimmyTimmy
    There might be some high-end keyboards that can help, but these are very expensive, and you still have to try them out first before you can be sure they can fix this problem.
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  • crunchy_frogcrunchy_frog
    If you tap "X" to jump, then immediately press "Q", you should be able to do the super jump. (It works for me anyway)
    Alternatively, you can select the "Keyboard(Turbo)" option, which makes every jump a super jump.
  • crunchy_frogcrunchy_frog
    You can use shift instead of "Q" if you poke 55077,254.
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  • bombbomb
    crunchy_frog you are the best... thanks a lot, it solved the problem...

    First i had to learn how to insert a POKE code since i never had inserted one in my life.

    When i finally learned how to do it instead of "shift" i got the "caps lock" key as my super jump key, it was kind of annoying to have a locker opening and closing in the middle of the screen everytime i super jumped... (the laptop was always warning me of this change - meaning the case sensitive warning).

    Having a bit of sensibility to computers and codes (since it's not at all my area) i simply tried a different value i inserted 253 instead of your 254 and i got the "A" as my super jump key...

    Great to be able to get all those sparkling bombs again
    Thank you
  • bombbomb
    By the way... is there a way to save this POKE permanently in the game so that i don't need to insert a poke just to play with the right keys every time i load it?
  • Ast_A_MooreAst_A_Moore
    The easiest way is probably to save the game as a snapshot. Most emulators allow you to do that.
    Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.

    Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
    and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
    Member of the team that discovered, analyzed, and detailed the floating bus behavior on the ZX Spectrum +2A/+3.

    A few Spectrum game fixes.
  • bombbomb
    Ast_A_Moore, that worked fine
    Thank You
    And thank you all good peolpe
  • zx81zx81
    Timmy wrote: »
    There might be some high-end keyboards that can help, but these are very expensive, and you still have to try them out first before you can be sure they can fix this problem.

    Or you can buy an inexpensive Logitech K-120 that handles four or five keys without problem, depending on combination up to six keys (plus modifier keys). It's the only keyboard I own that allow press the V-I-C-T-O-R keys in Abu Simbel Profanation!!!. :D
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