OPERATION WITH GAME CONSOLES
On gaming consoles, the unit operates just like a standard gamepad, with buttons assigned to the
arcade buttons. See the appendix for the appropriate button legend for your game system starting on
page 9. You can play with four players using two X-Arcades™ and two 2in1 X-Adapters™.
Digital vs. Analog Control Overview:
Handheld gamepad controllers for newer game consoles feature both digital and analog controlling
devices, a D-pad and two analog thumbsticks. Most games use the D-pad and/or left thumbstick to
operate a game. The X-Arcade™ supports only one digital joystick per player, therefore adjustments
need to be made to select whether this joystick functions as the D-pad or the left analog thumbstick.
See the key legends starting on the next page for directions on switching between analog and
digital on each console, but in general:
PlayStation 3™, Xbox™:
Side Button 1 (Top-left) = Digital (D-PAD)
Side Button 2 (Top-middle) = Analog 1 (primary thumbstick)
Side Button 3 (Top-right) = Analog 2 (secondary thumbstick)
Analog Tilt Sensitivity
While using Analog 1 mode (Button 2) you can change how sensitive the movement is from
normal full-tilt (default) to half-tilt sensitivity. Half-tilt sensitivity would be equal to moving the analog
thumbstick on your gamepad to about halfway in any direction instead of fully (full-tilt). This is useful
for games that you need more precise movement in, for example in a racing game, or to make your
character move slower in your game.
Tilt Sensitivity Mode Toggle:
Side Button 7 = Half-Tilt Sensitivity
Side Button 8 = Full-Tilt Sensitivity (default)
DualStick Mode (2-Player X-Arcades Only):
Some games may require the use of 2 control devices simultaneously, for example console versions
of arcade classics like Robotron™, SmashTV™, Crazy Climber™, and Karate Champ™. While the
X-Arcade™ is not ideal for all types of games, for example first-person shooters, it now has the ability
to play all of them thanks to the new DualStick Mode.
DualStick Mode makes the second player joystick of a dual X-Arcade™ act like the right analog
thumbstick on a gamepad. But it also makes the buttons on the player 2 side mirror those of the
player 1 side, so the buttons on both sides can be used for single-player gameplay. As you may have
gathered, this means that DualStick mode is for single-person gameplay, and requires a 2-player
X-Arcade™ controller, it will have no affect on an X-Arcade Solo™ for example.
DualStick mode is toggled on and off by pressing the Modifier and button 6 simultaneously, and while
in DualStick mode you can still change Joystick 1 between D-PAD and analog thumbstick as usual.
DualStick Mode Toggle On/Off:
Mod Button 6 on the player 1 side only
07
06
Mode Functions
Start
Start
1
2
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 2 3
4 5 6
Modifier1
Modifier2
7 8
7 8
