Viewpoint supports 2-player simultaneous play!!

Bydobasher · Post by **Bydobasher** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:16 am

Okay, I'm sure some of you know that already, but I never did until tonight. I always thought it was just a one-player game. I love to play video games with friends; this makes Viewpoint even better!

PooshhMao · Post by **PooshhMao** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:44 pm

Yes, I discovered this too only recently...

thegreathopper · Post by **thegreathopper** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:09 pm

PooshhMao wrote:Yes, I discovered this too only recently...

Viewpoint was always 2 player on mvs Arcade and 1 player on AES home NeoGeo.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:23 am

I thought it was only 2 player with the use of the debug dips? Not specifically an MVS thing, I have played MVS Viewpoint with the 2 player alternating mode before.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:37 am

I don't know anything about the Home version, but in the MVS test menu you can set the game to 2P alternating or 2P simultaneous.

I could be wrong since I no longer have my MVS copy, but I believe a side effect of using 2P simultaneous is that 1P gameplay becomes instant respawn instead of checkpoint respawn.

Bydobasher · Post by **Bydobasher** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:11 am

it290 wrote:I have played MVS Viewpoint with the 2 player alternating mode before.

I seem to recall having played 2-player alternating way back when the NeoGeo was new as well; I think that's where I got the impression that there was no simultaneous mode.

iatneH wrote:a side effect of using 2P simultaneous is that 1P gameplay becomes instant respawn instead of checkpoint respawn.

Yes, that's precisely part of its appeal.

It gives the game an entirely different feel -- and makes it possible to simply blast your way unthinkingly to the end, which I enjoy doing with a buddy.

I really like it when a "checkpoint" style game gives you this option. Last Resort and the Japanese version of R-Type Leo offer something similar.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:50 am

Nice to see some respect for Viewpoint. Love that game. Music's great too.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:24 am

Tatsujin 2 offers that option as well... it's the only way I could get through the game at all.

Bydobasher · Post by **Bydobasher** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:33 am

Yeah, that's a tough one. I did make it through on my own, once.

qatmix · Post by **qatmix** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:57 am

Does the playstation support 2player play? I only have a neo geo not an MVS,

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:36 pm

Nope.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:19 pm

Does the playstation support 2player play? I only have a neo geo not an MVS,

If you have the Unibios or install one, you can activate this mode.

D · Post by D » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:42 pm

Bydobasher wrote:Okay, I'm sure some of you know that already, but I never did until tonight. I always thought it was just a one-player game. I love to play video games with friends; this makes Viewpoint even better!

Hmmm, I too was not aware of that. I had played the home port way back, and there was no 2 Player option!
even more respect to viewpoint.

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:53 pm

Alternate mode is a lot harder than Simultaneous due to the fact that when a player dies they don't have to restart back at the way point. Saying that though the annoying thing about playing Viewpoint two player simultaneous is that sometimes it's really annoying when your friend goes one way and you are going another and the screen does not scroll due to this and one of you end up dying, very annoying indeed!

Saying that I own the MVS verson and I knew of this mode straight away because I always go to the bios screen when first play a MVS game for the first time to make sure it's on defualt settings and discovered it that way.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:34 pm

iatneH wrote:I don't know anything about the Home version, but in the MVS test menu you can set the game to 2P alternating or 2P simultaneous.

I could be wrong since I no longer have my MVS copy, but I believe a side effect of using 2P simultaneous is that 1P gameplay becomes instant respawn instead of checkpoint respawn.

It's better that way IMO. Checkpoints are a pain, especially when you're at the 4th boss. Having this son of a bitch come back good as new isn't fun.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:47 pm

I put Viewpoint on my top 25 list in the end. I don't know if it will stay on there in the next few years to come, but I find it really enjoyable and innovative.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:02 am

Yeah, I do really like the creativity in environmental interaction.

Unfortunately I sort of feel like I'm cheating when I turn off the checkpoints. Which sucks because the game is so felchin' hard even without the checkpoints...

~Kid Icarus~ · Post by **~Kid Icarus~** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:54 pm

You can also use the dipswitches to change whether you would rather re-spawn straight away or restart from a checkpoint in single player mode.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:50 pm

I actually think checkpoint for 1` player and respawn instantly for two player is a good way to handle things.

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