Difficulty: Easy
Multi-player games come to life when you include four of your friends. A multitap is the perfect accessory for anyone who loves a social gaming experience.
Instructions
STEP 1: Find a game that will support three or more players.
STEP 2: Turn off your PlayStation.
STEP 3: Place the game in the CD tray.
STEP 4: Plug a controller into the first player slot of your PlayStation.
STEP 5: Plug the multitap into the second player slot of the PlayStation.
STEP 6: Plug up to four controllers into the multitap.
STEP 7: Turn on your PlayStation.
STEP 8: Set up the game with the controller in the first player slot.
STEP 9: Select your sides and let the wackiness begin!
Tips & Warnings
Multi-player video games are designated by an emblem on the back of the case. It states the number of players the particular game can support.
Reviews and ads will say “Multitap Compatible.”
Plugging a multitap into both of the PlayStation’s controller ports will allow up to eight players to compete at once.
Difficulty: Easy
Three different game platforms are available: console (games that attach to your TV, like Playstation and Nintendo), handheld and personal computer (PC). Handheld is best for kids who like to pull out a game any time of the day. But the consoles and PCs provide the kicker graphics.
Instructions
STEP 1: Think about the price of the system. A good PC may run as much as $2,000, and the best may be closer to $3,000. A console system is only about $200 to $250.
STEP 2: Consider power. Today’s PCs can offer a 300-MHz, 64-bit processor; a 32-bit wave table with FM synthesis (for sound); 16.8-million-color, 800-by-600 or greater resolution display; 16 megabytes (MB) of RAM; 500MB of storage and a quad-speed or faster CD-ROM. Consoles offer a 6-MHz, 32-bit processor; 16-bit FM synthesis (sound); 32,000-color, 500-by-300 resolution display; and 1MB of RAM. The more limited console capabilities force detailed games to skip frames in the animation and lower the speed. Consoles miss a lot of the detail and depth found on PCs.
STEP 3: Ponder compatibility. Every PC has different specifications and a huge range of other variables attached to it (operating system version, other software installed that may conflict with games and so on). PC owners may find themselves calling the tech line to find out how to configure the computer properly for each game - a problem console owners don’t have.
STEP 4: Consider the price of the games. The cost of games for PCs is often less than the cost of games for consoles.
STEP 5: Determine who’s going to be playing the games. If your kids are the gamers, do you want them messing with your computer all the time, perhaps trashing your files in the process? Do you want play games with multiple participants? This can be easier on a console.
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