[stella] Auto detecting paddles in port 1 or port 2

[Dennis Debro]

Hi David,

> I did some checking around and thought, a little :)  but here I am lazily
> consulting the oracle instead. Any thoughts on automatically detecting
> paddles plugged into the 2600?

I don't think you can. This is why Arcade Pong on the FB2 uses the trigger
to determine if the play is using paddles or not. Even that technique is a
little flawed. If the player has joysticks plugged in and accidentally
pushes the joystick to the left, it will register as a fire button pressed
on the paddle.

It would have been nice to determine this. I know the NES can determine
which type of controller is plugged into the unit. It can also tell when the
controller is not plugged in too. This could make for a nice pause feature
where the action would pause if the controller was unplugged. You know, in
case some one trips over it and it comes out of the unit.

Take care,
Dennis