How to Code Button Controls for the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive - Beginners Dev Tutorials

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Published on August 20, 2022 10:59:46 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5Kxe-FT-U

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In this lesson we will look in to how to code button controls.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Difference between "continuous controls" and "event controls"
1:50 How I use Kega Fusion emulator
2:40 D-Pad controls in eventHandler
9:33 When to use which control scheme
12:11 Coding button controls in handleInput
15:30 Coding button controls within eventHandler
28:07 Using "else"
29:19 Cleaning up the while loop using functions