PC local multiplayer recommendation thread

[ElectroSheep]

So you managed to make big picture to work on your TV ? is there a tutorial or something on the internet ?

[Squad]

Big Picture was mainly designed to be used on TV. Why is it not working for you, 3Dnj?

 

Some more info about it on Steam

[ElectroSheep]

I probably need a better HDMI cable.

[Jord]

Any of the Lego games really.

[Pericolos0]

My projector has a VGA input so I just got a vga splitter that duplicates my primary monitor. Really loving steam TV so far! The fact that you can set it up to launch non-steam stuff really turns it into basically an amazing console. I added XBMC to it as well so basically I can play movies, netflix, go back to steam, play some emulators etc all with a controller .

[Squad]

My projector has a VGA input so I just got a vga splitter that duplicates my primary monitor.

 

Do you have to change any settings in Windows for that? I use DisplayFushion and have to switch between profiles, since my gfx card doesn't support more than 2 monitors. So the default profile is just Dual Monitor PC and the other is that my primary monitor is duplicated on TV (and with this the seconday monitor is automatically disabled).

The situation you seem to have is what I wanted from the beginning.

[Pericolos0]

- The 2 Trine games are great coop puzzle-solving

- Renegade Ops, fun top-down driving game

- The Watchmen games are so bad they become good in coop, I enjoyed them

- Dead Pixels is worth a try, seeing how cheap it is

- Dungeon Defenders was cool, never tried coop but has potential

- Jamestown

- Hammerwatch

- Magicka

- Shank & Shank 2 (although too hard for me and my wife, never got past the first bosses)

- Kung Fu Strike (same, was hard)

- Rocketbirds

- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is awesome

- Capsized

 

ooh yeah i forgot about renegade ops and magicka, I have them on steam but never tried local multiplayer!

 

I'm pretty impressed so far with the amount of local multiplayer games there actually are on steam. Makes the selection on current consoles look pretty abysmal

[Pericolos0]

 

My projector has a VGA input so I just got a vga splitter that duplicates my primary monitor.

 

Do you have to change any settings in Windows for that? I use DisplayFushion and have to switch between profiles, since my gfx card doesn't support more than 2 monitors. So the default profile is just Dual Monitor PC and the other is that my primary monitor is duplicated on TV (and with this the seconday monitor is automatically disabled).

The situation you seem to have is what I wanted from the beginning.

 

 

Nope, windows doesn't know about the projector at all. It's just a cable splitter with a usb plug to increase power for the signal. There are HDMI splitter as well which function the same.

 

This is what I got for my setup: http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-VGA-Video-Splitter/dp/B000YB2HEM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411662018&sr=1-3&keywords=vga+cable+splitter+usb

 

of course HDMI or digital VGA output is better quality because it's not analog. But simply splitting VGA was the most simple setup in my case . Takes a little fiddling to get the sharpness right, but once setup it's perfect.

 

I also got a charging base for my 360 controllers setup up next to my couch;

 

So now all I have to do to get the console experience is turn on big picture, turn on projector and grab a controller . Really feels like a proper console experience, except everything is 1080p and 60 fps , which from what I've seen the xbox one and ps4 are still struggling to achieve

[Jord]

I'm also going to be doing what you're doing eventually. I'm building up my steam library of big picture and local co-op games. I don't see the point in buying any of the new consoles when my steam library has over like 600 games in it already. I could just build a dedicated little pc. I might miss out on some console exclusives but I probably wouldn't have played them anyway.

 

Also PC Master race.

[Pericolos0]

I think in recent years controller support in PC has become a lot more common. Mainly thanks to indie games, and steam making AAA console title releases on PC profitable again. It used to be even just a few years ago that PC releases of traditional console titles were pretty crappy or plainly just ignored but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Even the new metal gear is going to be on steam now! 

 

Really the only thing ps4 and xbone have going now is a few exclusives but with the PC space being so strong now I'm ready to just skip getting any of the consoles this time around . 

[Pericolos0]

hidden in plain sight is an amazing party game, which i had a blast with on the 360. It's now released on steam!

 

[selmitto]

Hammerwatch! [2]

[Pericolos0]

trackmania2 is fantastic with 4 player split screen, and everything is controllable with a controller, EXCEPT for one part of the menu (to open trackmania2 from maniaplanet). What a stupid oversight . It sucks having to walk over to the computer just to click than one button. Of the whole game they left one button you cant access.. what a bummer, hopefully I can find a way around it

 

literally the only thing you can do in the maniaplanet menu is exit the game lol

[Pericolos0]

I found a tool that alllows you to enable/disable mouse control with a controller: http://nirklars.wordpress.com/xboxmouse/

 

you press the left and right bumper + B at the same time and it will toggle mouse control. Really useful for situations where you absolutely need to use the mouse to navigate a menu! It's a hack, but still, better than nothing . I actually adjusted the source code and my version uses left and right bumper + X, because B in some menus also triggers you to go back or even exit the game. If anyone wants it, let me know!

 

At least now I can play trackmania without having to leave the couch .

 

Maybe I should start a separate STEAM TV HACKS thread?

[text_fish]

Never tried split-screen but Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a surprisingly good Mario-Kart-alike.