Fighting games and the PSP...

**KunoNoOni** · January 8th, 2007, 10:55

Maybe its just me, maybe I'm just old and can't do it any more... but I'm finding it very hard if not impossible to play fighting games on the psp. I have the Darkstalkers UMD and for the life of me I can't get any of the special moves to work. I've tried almost every fighting game I own for the PS1 that works on the PSP and again, can't get the special moves off. is there a trick I'm missing... anyone else having this problem?

**C0R3F1GHT3R** · January 8th, 2007, 11:07

i like own at DBZ shin budokai, and MK UC. I dunno; lol old...

**steve-b** · January 8th, 2007, 11:34

It's the fact that the d-pad is f**king useless on the PSP at getting diagonals/quarter circles etc. I really hate it with a passion.

**g00gy** · January 8th, 2007, 11:43

yeh i hate the d-pad too. isnt there some kind of alternative to the D-pad i think capcom created?

**dootiez** · January 9th, 2007, 10:10

Man fellas I totally agree about the $#@!ty d-pad....I can't execute any of the Capcom quarter to half moon moves at all...lame ass PSP d-pad.

**ACID** · January 9th, 2007, 10:12

yeah i agree as well sucks to the high heavens.

**Baboon** · January 9th, 2007, 10:20

Capcom did release a d-pad fix with the Jap version of Street fighter Alpha 3. You can get basicaly the same version on ebay for cheap: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SONY-PSP-S...QQcmdZViewItem

The sticky pads that come with it are a bit naff though and tend to come off after a wee while. I used some plastic glue on mine about a year ago and the d-pad is still on my PSP and is working like a treat.

With this fix all of the complex moves in the fighting games work (NJ's CPS2 and Neo Geo fighters etc) and are now a whole lot easier to do! ...before this pad fix doing Akumas Raging Demon move was impossiple!

There are other methods to fix the d-pad but they require taking your PSP apart (which is something I dont really like the thought of doing).

**C0R3F1GHT3R** · January 9th, 2007, 10:59

i hate that stick on dpad... its bulky... whats this method of taking the psp apart? I'd like to try that.

**Baboon** · January 9th, 2007, 11:04

Originally Posted by C0R3F1GHT3R

i hate that stick on dpad... its bulky... whats this method of taking the psp apart? I'd like to try that.

It may be a bit bulky but it gets the job done and makes all the Vs game playable.

I quick google search produced the other method for fixing the $#@!e d-pad...

http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/vide...pspdpadfix.htm

I just dont like the idea of taking my beloved machine apart. lol