SNES Multitap
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System had several multitaps, the first one being Hudson Soft's Super Multitap which was released in 1993[1] and featured four controller ports. With one of these devices plugged into the Super Nintendo's controller port #2, the Super Multitap added multiplayer support for up to five players. It came bundled with the game Super Bomberman or could be purchased separately. Hudson Soft's Super Multitap 2 was released in the shape of Bomberman's face. It also featured four controller ports. Another version of the multitap was the Naki Tribal Tap which featured five controller ports. However, it has been shown that the fifth port on these units is not actually functional.[2] If two multitaps were used simultaneously, one in each of the Super Nintendo's controller ports, up to eight controllers could theoretically be used. However, no commercially released games for the Super Nintendo ever offered multiplayer compatibility beyond five players, although at least one homebrew game has been made which offers 8-player gameplay.[3] As the N-Warp Daisakusen developer stated,[3] every game licensed by Nintendo expected that the multitap would be attached to the #2 port, thus so far N-Warp Daisakusen is the only game that allows two multitaps on the SNES console and therefore has support for more than 5 players.[4]
Multi-Player Adaptors
- 3 Way Multiplay Adaptor (Gamester LMP) (with only 3 sockets)
- 5 Player Game Plug (Laing) (same polygonal case as SN-5)
- HORI Multitap HSM-07 (HORI) (4 "top-loading" connectors)
- HORI Super Tetris 3 (HORI) (red case, otherwise same as HORI HSM-07)
- Multi Adaptor Auto (Partyroom21)
- Multi Adaptor Auto (OPTEC) (same case as Multi Adaptor Auto, but without the Super Famicom Logo and words "Partyroom21")
- Multi Player Adaptor (unknown manufacturer) (roughly PS1 shaped)
- Multi-Player Adaptor (Super Power) (same case as Multiplay Adaptor from LMP)
- Multiplay Adaptor (Gamester LMP) (square gray case, "crown" shaped LMP logo)
- SN-5 Multitap (Phase 9) (same polygonal case as Super 5 QJ/Super 5-Play)
- SNES MultiPlayer 5 Schematic Diagram (1 May 1992) (Nintendo) (book2.pdf)
- Super 5 QJ (same polygonal case as SN-5)
- Super 5 Multi-Player Adapter by Innovation (same polygonal case as SN-5)
- Super 5-Play (Performance) (same polygonal case as SN-5)
- Super Link by BPS (Bullet-Proof Software) (same case as HORI HSM-07)
- Super Multitap (noname) (polyshaped, but different than the SN-5 case)
- Super Multitap (Hudson) (long slim device with 4 connectors on front panel)
- Super Multitap 2 (Hudson) (square device with yellow Bomberman face)
- Super Multitap Honest (same polygonal case as SN-5)
- Tribal-Tap 5 (Nakitek) (same case as Multiplay Adaptor from LMP)
- Tribal Tap, 6 Player Adaptor (Naki) (this adaptor actually has support for 5 players like the other multitaps[2])
- Tribal Tap, 6 Player Adaptor (Fire) (same as Naki, but without Naki logo) (this adaptor actually has support for 5 players like the other multitaps[2])
Compatible games
There are more than 100 games which support the Super Multitap:[5]
| Game | Languages | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Bakukyuu Renpatsu!! Super B-Daman | Japanese | ? |
| Bakutou Dochers: Bumps-jima wa Oosawagi | Japanese | ? |
| Barkley Shut Up and Jam! / Barkey no Power Dunk | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Battle Cross (allows to select 6 human players, but supports only 5 joypads, so the 6th player is always inactive) | Japanese | 5 |
| Battle Jockey | Japanese | 4 |
| Bill Walsh College Football | English | 4 |
| Capcom's Soccer Shootout / J.League Excite Stage '94 / Soccer Shootout | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Chibi Maruko-chan: Mezase! Minami no Island!! | Japanese | 4 |
| College Slam | English | 4 |
| Crystal Beans From Dungeon Explorer | Japanese | 3 |
| Dino Dini's Soccer! | English, French, German | ? |
| Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | English | 3 |
| Dream Basketball: Dunk & Hoop | Japanese | 5 |
| Dynamic Stadium | Japanese | ? |
| Elite Soccer / World Cup Striker | English, French, German, Japanese | 4 |
| ESPN National Hockey Night | English | ? |
| FIFA 98: Road to World Cup | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | ? |
| FIFA International Soccer | English, Japanese | 4 |
| FIFA Soccer 96 | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | 4 |
| FIFA Soccer 97: Gold Edition / FIFA 97: Gold Edition | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | ? |
| Finalset | Japanese | ? |
| Firestriker / Holy Striker | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Fever Pitch Soccer / Head-On Soccer | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | 4 |
| From TV Animation Slam Dunk: SD Heat Up!! | Japanese | 5 |
| Go! Go! Dodge League | Japanese | ? |
| HammerLock Wrestling / Tenryuu Genichirou no Pro Wrestling Revolution | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Hanna Barbera's Turbo Toons | English | 5 |
| Hat Trick Hero 2 | Japanese | ? |
| Hebereke no Oishii Puzzle wa Irimasenka | Japanese | ? |
| Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle | Japanese | ? |
| Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle | Japanese | ? |
| Hungry Dinosaurs / Harapeko Bakka | English, Japanese | ? |
| International Superstar Soccer Deluxe / Jikkyou World Soccer 2: Fighting Eleven | English, Japanese | 4 |
| J.League Excite Stage '95 | Japanese | ? |
| J.League Excite Stage '96 | Japanese | ? |
| J.League Soccer Prime Goal | Japanese | ? |
| J.League Super Soccer '95 Jikkyō Stadium | Japanese | ? |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 / J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Volume One | English, German | 5 |
| Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage | Japanese | ? |
| Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour | English, French, German, Japanese | ? |
| JWP Joshi Pro Wrestling: Pure Wrestle Queens | Japanese | ? |
| Kunio-kun no Dodge Ball Da yo Zenin Shuugou! | Japanese | ? |
| Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen | Japanese | 3 |
| Looney Tunes B-Ball / Looney Tunes Basketball | English | 4 |
| Madden NFL '94 / NFL Pro Football '94 | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Madden NFL 95 | English | 4 |
| Madden NFL 96 | English | 5 |
| Madden NFL 97 | English | 4 |
| Madden NFL 98 | English | ? |
| Micro Machines | English | 4 |
| Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | English | 4 |
| Mizuki Shigeru no Youkai Hyakkiyakou | Japanese | ? |
| Multi Play Volleyball | Japanese | ? |
| N-Warp Daisakusen (homebrew) (requires two multitaps) | English | 8 |
| Natsume Championship Wrestling | English | 4 |
| NBA Give 'n Go / NBA Jikkyou Basket: Winning Dunk | English, Japanese | 4 |
| NBA Hang Time | English | ? |
| NBA Jam | English, Japanese | 4 |
| NBA Jam: Tournament Edition | English, Japanese | 4 |
| NBA Live 95 | English, Japanese | 5 |
| NBA Live 96 | English | 5 |
| NBA Live 97 | English | 5 |
| NBA Live 98 | English | 5 |
| NCAA Final Four Basketball | English | 4 |
| NCAA Football | English | 4 |
| NFL Quarterback Club / NFL Quarterback Club '95 | English, Japanese | ? |
| NFL Quarterback Club 96 | English, Japanese | ? |
| NHL '94 / NHL Pro Hockey '94 | English, Japanese | 5 |
| NHL '95 | English | ? |
| NHL '96 | English | ? |
| NHL '97 | English | ? |
| NHL '98 | English | 5 |
| Olympic Summer Games | English | 5 |
| Peace Keepers, The / Rushing Beat Shura | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Pieces / Jigsaw Party | English, Japanese | 5 |
| Rap Jam: Volume One | English, French, Spanish | 4 |
| Saturday Night Slam Masters / Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 | English, French, German, Japanese | 3 |
| Secret of Mana 2 / Seiken Densetsu 3 (3 players mode is only available when applied a patch created by Parlance; this game is originally for 2 players) | English, Japanese | 3 |
| Shijou Saikyou no Quiz Ou Ketteisen Super (8-player mode requires four Twin Taps attached to a Multitap) | Japanese | 8 |
| Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Fantastic Story | Japanese | ? |
| Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Kounin: '94 Battlefield in Tokyo Dome | Japanese | ? |
| Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Kounin: '95 Tokyo Dome Battle 7 | Japanese | ? |
| Smash Tennis / Super Family Tennis | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Sporting News Power Baseball, The | English | 4 |
| Sterling Sharpe: End 2 End | English | 4 |
| Street Hockey '95 | English | 4 |
| Street Racer | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Sugoi Hebereke | Japanese | 4 |
| Sugoro Quest++: Dicenics | Japanese | 4 |
| Super Bomberman | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W | Japanese | 4 |
| Super Bomberman 2 | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Super Bomberman 3 | English, Japanese | 5 |
| Super Bomberman 4 | Japanese | 5 |
| Super Bomberman 5 | Japanese | 5 |
| Super Final Match Tennis | Japanese | 4 |
| Super Fire Pro Wrestling: Queen's Special | Japanese | ? |
| Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special | Japanese | ? |
| Super Fire Pro Wrestling X | Japanese | ? |
| Super Formation Soccer 94: World Cup Edition | Japanese | ? |
| Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A | Japanese | ? |
| Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club Edition | Japanese | ? |
| Super Formation Soccer II | Japanese | ? |
| Super Ice Hockey / Super Hockey '94 | English, Japanese | ? |
| Super Kyousouba: Kaze no Sylphid | Japanese | ? |
| Super Power League | Japanese | ? |
| Super Puyo Puyo Tsu: Remix | Japanese | 4 |
| Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk! | English, Japanese | ? |
| Super Tekkyuu Fight! | Japanese | ? |
| Super Tetris 3 | Japanese | 4 |
| Syndicate | English, French, German, Japanese | 4 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports Challenge / Tiny Toon Adventures: Wild & Wacky Sports / Tiny Toon Adventures: Dotabata Daiundoukai | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Top Gear 3000 / Planet's Champ TG 3000, The | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Vegas Stakes / Las Vegas Dream in Golden Paradise | English, Japanese | 4 |
| Virtual Soccer / J.League Super Soccer | English, Japanese | 5 |
| Vs. Collection | Japanese | ? |
| Wedding Peach | Japanese | 3 |
| WWF Raw | English | 4 |
| Yuujin no Furi Furi Girls | Japanese | ? |
| Zero 4 Champ RR | Japanese | ? |
| Zero 4 Champ RR-Z | Japanese | ? |
References
- ^ "VIDEO GAME MAKER HUDSON SOFT USA INTRODUCES FIRST-IN-THE-INDUSTRY, MULTI-PLAYER ACCESSORY; ANNOUNCES THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE SUPPORT". PR Newswire. June 1, 1993. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ a b c http://www.neviksti.com/wiki/TribalTap#Fraud_Warning
- ^ a b "8-player SNES game? Load up on spells, bring your friends". Ars Technica. July 19, 2009.
- ^ http://www.neviksti.com/wiki/Talk:TribalTap#Tests Tribal Tap Tests. May 22, 2012.
- ^ "Super MultiTap". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2007-05-11.