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Can't start Pitfall #33

@dixius99

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@dixius99

I'm using RetroArch on macOS (Apple Silicon), and I have this weird issue with Pitfall where pressing the Enter key (mapped to Start) doesn't seem to work for that particular game, preventing me from playing it.

When I press Enter, I can see that Start registers, since the scrolling text at the bottom changes to show the Activision logo, but once I let go of the button, it's as if I hadn't pressed the button.

If I hold Enter, I can press the direction buttons or the jump button, and my character will start to do those actions for a spit second, before the game goes back to a state before Enter was pressed.

I've tried both of the Device Types available to me:

  • Atari 5200 Joystick (OSD Keypad), and
  • Atari 5200 Joystick (Direct Keypad buttons)

but neither allow me to start the game. Other games seem to launch fine, either with Enter, or with the OSD keypad.

I'll add that very infrequently, like maybe 1% of the time, Pitfall does start. Not sure what it is about that 1%, and if I close the ROM and try again with the exact-same settings, it usually doesn't work.

I'm not sure what else info I can provide, but please let me know and I can add it in.

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