Are you always inserting more coins to continue? Do you want to actually get better at the games, instead of throwing more coins at it? Read on...
All you need is a gamepad with 2 extra/unused buttons on it, and you won't have to keep reaching for your keyboard anymore
Load up the game you want to practice
Hit f5 and assign the gamepad buttons to System Load State & System Save State
-> I use L1 for Save and R1 to Load on my Dualshock 3 (I use the Scarlet.Crush DS3 Drivers)
The next part takes some getting used to, but it isn't that bad...
Every time you accomplish something great or make some good progress -or- if you see a tough wave of enemies about to happen: press L1 <- do this often!
When you die, press R1, do it again and get better at it. (its like a glitch in the Matrix...The first one)
After a while, you'll do this almost automatically without even thinking about it.
That's all there is to it!
If you want to take this further.. Once you've mastered the game, disable the savestates and play it normally. I like to do this until I can get through a game on 1 single coin.
best regards,
- dink
